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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-03-13
A Juvenile Taste Explained.

Little Boy-Our cook has gone
away, and I'm awful glad. Now man.
ma will have to make the cake, and
mammals cake is always heavy.
Guest-Well, l declare! Do you
prefer heavy cake?
Little Boy-Yes'm. You get more
chAwin' IN ona niece.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-03-13
Maxine the Best Of Il.

Making The Best OF It.
Caller-You can hear SO plainly
from one fiat to another in this build.
ing. Doesn't it annoy you?
Mrs. Sly-Oh, mercy, no. That
scrappy young couple next door give
us about all the amusement We
have.-Detroit Free Press.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-03-13
For Sale.

One pen Us pairs) pure breed Homer
Pigeons. They are all fine birds and
will be sold cheap. Call or write
A. J. BONNET.
Lafayette, La
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-03-13
A Success.

New rules for football are all right,
The public lear is filled
With joy; the season still is young
Yet two men have been killed.
Houston Post.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-03-13
A New Departure.
Shreveport m

We'll dIlu "OIllCA VI viz PASSNhe
day who are the fathers and
mothers of a new generation of
school children must view with
curious interest the progress be-
ing made in the construction OF
the new WestpOrt high school.
which will be the most %up-tO-date
public school building in Kansas
City and possibly in this country,
SAYS the Kansas City Journal.
1t is indeed a far cry from the
little red school house" of
former days to such an institu-
ton as the school board has
planned for WestpOrt. In factit
is almost impossible to trace the
process of transformation, so
great have been the strides.
Kansas City's new school build
ing will represent the very latest
and most progressive ideas. 1t
will be equipped with several al
together unique features that
will make it a combination school
and club for the pupils. Per-
haps the thing of most unusual
interest will be the Grecian
theatre, which will accommodate
400 boys and girls, or practically
the entire enrolment of the
school. This theatre will have a
balcony and well-equipped stage
where the pupils may produce
plays or from which lecturers
and other speakers may address
the juvenile audiences. The Gre
clan scheme will be carried out
from the decorations to the seat
ing arrangement. In another
part of the building will be the
gymnasium. According to Gen.
Milton Moore, of the board of
education, who is very much in
terested in this enterprise, the
gymnasium will not be the small
and incomplete thing of many
school buildings. 1t will have a
high ceiling, with every kind of
device known to the athletic
clubs. Adjoining will be the
baths, and every boy and girl will
have an individual locker. A
running track with twenty-three
laps to the mile is also provided.
A cafe will be run in connection
with the school, with a schedule
of prices sanctioned by the school
authorities. In a large and sun
ny room will be a branch of the
public library, and the club fea-
lures will be carried out in many
others ways. 1t is the idea of
the new school system to make
the boys and girls feel differently
toward the school buildings and
surroundings than formerly.
TheWestport high school will be a
magnificent club where boys and
girls may have all the advantages
of club life that are enjoyed by
their parents who pay hundreds
of dollars a year for the priv
leges of clubs no better equipped
than this school house. Instead
of having to urge students to &c
to the school it is the purpose to
make it so attractive that the
students will want to spend al
the time possible there. In its
bright, comfortable and whole
some atmosphere the boys anC
girls will find enjoyment in con
nection with their studies
Nearly half a million dollars will
be spent on this building and it!
equipment and it is doubtful j
its equal in enterprise and beaut.
can be found in the Unitet
States.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-03-13
Her Right.

Chauncey-Why do you allow your
wife to pick out your clothes?
Doolittle-She pays for them.-De-
trOit Free Press.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-03-13
Different.

He'd hear her voice by telephone
From early morn till night,
And in his mind had cOnjured up
A vision of delight;
But when they met he found her not
A vision but a sight"
Houston Post.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-03-13
Obstacles.

What kept those loving twain
From kissing as they sat?
The maid exclaimed: MY goodness!"
But of course It wasn't that
Puck.
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31

to learn if any alarm had been given.
 All was as still within as the black ness of the garden wall, and after re- moving the bulky canvas bags from his old betrayers pockets MT. Bilks again entered the kitchen window and made for the dining room. There producing his lantern, he carefully counted the pennies and nickels, ab- stracted so short time ago from the little bank, and silently replaced them piece by piece.
 Jest a dollar an forty-tree cents" he growled. An ter t'ink dat one of us would sink his manhood as de mis- sion guy says, fer dat!"
 Then he fumbled in his pockets and at last produced three shining silver dollars. "Mebbe de warden frisked it from some poor devil afore dealin' it out ter me, but so far as Ise con- cerned it's dead honest an l reckon de bank needs it more'n I does" And the broad discs went to join their humble brethren.
 With this charitable errand done, MT. Bilks noiselessly retraced his soft steps and emerged in the moonlight just as "Hunch" began to show signs of returning to reason. Come along" he growled, catching the prostrate form by the collar and dragging him out to the road. Come along, youse baby's burglar. It goes again de grain ter leave youse where de cops can pinch youse. But when youse wakes up an misses dat bit of stuff from de big bugs house I hopes youse will swear off dis Chris mas tree work an reform. Gawd knows when big live man sinks ter dis dat room fer a re- form is come"
 And as the moon watched MT Bilks wend his carefree way homeward to- ward the big city, laboriously carry ing several bags of clinking stuff, the five-year-old in the home of the rib bon-counter clerk dreamed on of say ing up pennies until he could buy a pony.
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31
KNITTING MACHINE ROMANCE.
Invented That a tilted Lover Might
 Have His Revenge.

Romance may certainly figure in many of the knitted waistcoats and gorgeous stockings worn by our un- dergraduates of to-day, but these have not so romantic an origin as the first of these articles produced in this country.
 For tradition has 1t that William Lee, who in the sixteenth century in- vented the knitting frame on which both stockings and waistcoats were produced mechanically, was driven to this piece of ingenuity by the cruel fouting of the lady he loved, who hap pened to be a stocking knitter.
 Enraged at his failure to make an impression on her heart, he sought to make it on her purse by killing her means of Livelihood; and one is glad to read that all stocking makers com bined to frustrate his cruel purpose. with the result that he fled with his invention to France, where he finally died of a broken heart, whether for love of his lady or of his spoiled in- vention, tradition does not say.-Lon- don Chronicle.
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31
DIR. TALKS OF FOOD
Pres. of Board of Health.

What shall I eat?" is the daily in. quiry the physician is met with. do not hesitate to say that in my judg- ment, a large percentage of disease is caused by poorly selected and improp erly prepared food. My personal ex perience with the fully-cooked food known as Grape-Nuts, enables me to speak freely of its merits.
 From overwork, I suffered several yea with malnutriton, palpitation of the heart, and loss of sleep. Last summer I was led to experiment per sonally with the new food, which used in conjunction with good rich cows milk. In short time after l commenced it's use, the disagreeable symptoms disappeared, my hearts ac- tion became steady and normal, the functions of the stomach were proper ly carried out and I again slept as soundly and as we'll as in my youth.
 T look upon Grape-Nuts as per feet food, and no one can gainsay but that it has most prominent place in a rational, scientific system of feeding. Any one who uses this food will soon be convinced of the soundness of the principle upon which it is manufac- tured and may thereby know the facts as to it's true worth" Read, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. There's q Reason"
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31
Care of tie Asparagus Bed After Cut


 ting.
 Cutting of the asparagus shoots should not be done after the middle of June in the northern states and should cease a little earlier in states of more southern latitude.
 At this time the whole bed, rows and all should be thoroughly culti- vated fully three inches deep. Pre- vious to this the application of barn. yard manure is advocated by some growers, but some of our most noted experiment stations and most exten- sive growers of the product near New York city and Philadelphia strongly recommend the application of com plete commercial fertilizers instead, with summer applications of nitrate of soda. 160 lbs. per acre of this lat. ter is sufficient and should be applied twice during the growing months.
 It is claimed that manure contains the seeds of noxious weeds which ma ture and scatter before the aspara- gus tops are matured sufficiently for moving.
 As the asparagus crop is gathered from the early shoots and these are removed continuously for about two months, therefore the roots are very much reduced in vitality when the cut ting season is over. and unless plant foods, which are directly available are supplied, there will be poor growth of top. If the tops grow rapidly and strong, they aid in storing up food in their roots.
 A fertilizer well adapted to the needs of asparagus contains
 Nitrogen .............. 49o
 Available Phosphorie acid. Sfo
 Actual Potash ...........10fo
 One-half ton of this to the acre is not too much, either applied broad cast or along the rows, before the cul- tivating is done.
 Both nitrogen and potash in con- siderable amounts are necessary, or the shoots will lack both fine flavor and crispness. E. A. SEASON.
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31
The Lives of Fish.

The normal length of life of our com mon small minnows probably rarely exceeds four or five years, and may be much shorter; but there are few satisfactory observations on this point. No general rule can be laid down regarding the age of fishes or the relation between age and size. It is known that the salmon of the Pa cific coast, which enter the river in such immense shoals, live to be four or five years old. and then invariably die after once laying their eggs One Japanese fish died when one year old On the west coast of Europe there oc- CUTS small fish which is like an an. nual plant-that is, all the individuals die each year, and only the eggs-i. e., the seed-remain to produce the next seasons crop.-St. Nicholas.
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31
SAILORS POOR RIFLE SHOTS.
Little Opportunities Given for Small
 Arm Practice.

That the men of the United States navy have but little proficiency in small-arm practice is unfortunately a fact. The official records of navy small-arm practice in no way ap- proach the splendid records of heavy gun practice. and it is plain that the men have very little knowledge of the use of the rifle. Lieut.. Harris Laning, U S. N., who so ably explained the navy rife team last season, in an of ficial report of the lack of instruction in small-arm practice, says:
 "The first thing that impressed it. self on me was the fact that although the navy has taken high stand in great-gun practice, its small-arm prac- tice is lamentably poor. It is not to be expected, nor is it desirable to de- velop small-arm practice to the extent we do great-gun practice, but every man in the fighting force should be given enough training with the rife to make him at least effective with a rife in case of an emergency. TEat
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31

men who are considered fair shots on board ship are not so trained was ap- parent in the men sent for trial for the rife team. Many did not know how to set the sight either for elevation or for wind Some did not know how to align the sights, and of the new men scarcely any knew how to properly clean rifle.
 One man given an excellent rife and having the sights correctly set was able to hit the target but once in ten shots at 200 yards. Another fired for three days at 200 yards bef~ he made 34 out of a possible 50. And yet these two men were sent from the U. s. s. Pennsylvania to try for places on the team! There were no othe. cases as bad as these, but there were other men sent out nearly as bad. Con- siderable time at Guantanamo is de- voted to baseball, boat races, etc. If the opportunity were given for an equal amount of team rifle shooting 1t would rank with these as a sport. This was demonstrated at the Naval academy this year, where the volun- tary candidates for the rife team out numbered those for any other sport" Army and Navy Journal.
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31

dining room. and would have grunted in disgust if lie had been an amateur, for the stuff was all plated He had not need to turn on his lantern to as- certain this. But as he was prepar- ing to softly retreat his small eyes caught a glimpse of toy bank, the property of some youngster, and rather than leave entirely without compensation he gingerly turned a handful of pennies and silver into his great coat pocket
 Fer de love of-Why, say, dat four flush is breakin de kiddy's bank" moaned Slinky Bill, overcome to find even an enemy in his profession play ing so low and onery a game.
 Then as the hunted one turned to drift as silently as shadow to the window MT. Bilks anticipated him, and as the robber of tots reached the ground he was met with stunning blow from chunk of lead, fastened to a strip of leather.
 If youse had been true blue ter de callin youse would have got off wid jest a touch fer de stuff But I cant stand ter see a man sneak tings on baby" commented MT. Bilks. standing over the prostrate form and listening
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31

one might call up the president by telephone, or at least the White House, it is impossible to do the same with many New York millionaires. The names of the possessors of great fortunes do not appear in the tele- phone directories. These men are not without telephone communication with the outside world, but they choose to have private wires laid to their houses. in order to avoid the annoy ance of being continually rung up. In other words, these houses are far more isolated than the average pri- Vate residence, and the inconvenience they must endure is of course obvious While they can ring up anyone, they themselves cannot be called on the telephone except by the chosen few who have their private numbers. so that the seclusion works beth ways
 In the matter of personal mail, again, the possession of wealth and the notoriety it inevitably brings is a source of great inconvenience The mail of a multi-millionaire is likely to be so heavy that a secretary, perhaps a considerable staff of them, must be employed to care for it. This mail is of course, for the most part unso- licited. Mir. Andrew Carnegie for in- stance, receives on an average from 400 to 500 letters a day making direct appeals for charity. His own personal mail, which is naturally large, is not included in this number.
 Guarding Private Estates.
 The country establishments of the very wealthy must again be even more carefully guarded. A few years ago it was common for the grounds of great estates to be opened at certain hours at least to the public, but today such privileges are rarely granted. In
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31
~Tainted Money" No New Thing.

"'Nay, nay, nay!' said the arch. bishop, waving white, jeweled hand as the chief began to divulge some of his larger plans. Tell me not of thy wicked schemes! Thy methods l must condemn utterly, but if thou bringest me the money, well, can at least see to it that 1t be not used for bad pur- poses. And speaking of money, we need for the walls of the apse hun dred bags of gold. Dost think thou couldst manage it?'
 "'Ay,' said the Gentle Robber, and that night he despoiled nine men, killing three that resisted longest, for he was great lover of holy church, and devout believer, nor could she ask of him any service that he would not perform '-"The Gentle Robber,' in McClureS.
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31

of course, unusual, but, on the other hand the fear of Kidnapping hangs very heavily over the families of the rich. As a result the children of fam flies of great fortune have, as mat ter of fact less liberty than children of families in much poorer circum- stances.
 The fear of blackmail, again, is much more general than is generally supposed. The mail of practically all men of great wealth constantly brings them threats of every possible kind. The person who attempts blackmail may have no discriminating knowledge whatever In most cases he probably has not, but the menace is none the less disconcerting. A considerable part of the public is always ready to believe the worst of men in high places, and clever blackmailer may do incalculable harm.
 Our great modern fortunes, again. are often amassed with amazing rap idity. It has never before in history been possible to accumulate such wealth in so short period. It is for gotten that there is another side to this situation, and that the danger of losing such fortunes is corresponding ly great. The financiers, while they make enormous gains, must also face frightful losses. Scores of men might be mentioned who have risen to great wealth in few years, only to fall again and be forgotten. The experi- ence of James R. Keene, for instance, who has several times been worth mil lions and at other times been millions in debt, has many counterparts on a smaller scale. The struggle for wealth is so frantic and the element of chance so great in the manipulation of great sums of money that it is perhaps more difficult to retain money than to &C., quire it.
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31
HORNS NV THE
 # ROSE OF PLENTY or ALL FUN TO BE WEALTHY
of Millions Condemned to Isolation in Life Pursued
 y Selfish Greed, While After Death There Are Spu. rious WidoUs, VIII Contests, and Half q Hun. dred Other Kindred Ws

New York.-The embarrassment of riches is, of course, proverbial To- day the burden of wealth is probably tunes than ever before. A multi-mil- Nunaire is a marked man. He is de- nfed privacy even in the most intimate family relations, and he is constantly beset by armies of beggars and must be guarded like any king At his death hordes of claimants fight over his property, his memory is bitterly attacked and his character perhaps blasted by interruptions heirs through long years of litigation.
 A short time ago MT. James Henry Smith, universally known as Silent Smith Aan of great wealth and the dispenser of wide private benefactions, suddenly died. He had lived life of singular seclusion. A man of very sim pie Tastes and habits, he had always summed notoriety in every form. Any ordinary man of his character rsiisht have enjoyed a secluded life, but for Mr Smith it was a constant eff 10rts to i've ms own ll1e Tn ms own way. On his death it was announced that he had left fortune of more than s50,000,000. The embarrassment Of riches has literally followed him into his grave. Instantly crowd of relatives and claimants, many of whom he had never known, appeared on the scene.
 HIS widow is obliged to retain the best counsel and instantly prepare for a long and presumably bitter conflict in order that his dying wishes as ex- pressed in his will may be carried out In this undignified scramble for his millions every detail oi'his life will be gone into, and this by expert lawyers and in no friendly spirit. MT. Smiths
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31
Sunshine the Great Disinfectant.

Let plenty of sunshine into your house. Sunshine is the greatest of dis infectants. It will also discourage bugs" of all kinds, great and small. No room is fit to inhabit if the sun doesn't shine full into it for couple of hours daily Carpets and hangings? Yes, of course it will fade them. If you value your carpets and hang ings more than the health of yourself and family by all means keep out the sun.
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31

Spfivate benefactions were many and KV4ried and his character will stand the stsIt, but it is situation which would AeNe given him great pain in anticipa- {fon. The situation is peculiarly a burden of the rich.
 { oo1yeuards of the Rich.
 is no eXaggeration to say that ncores of millionaires in New York, in order to gain privacy in their homes, Sere guarded quite as closely as any Ling. It is literally true that the spresident of the United States is much more easy to approach by any ordi- nQxy citizen than many owners of treat fortunes. It is not generally kn0wn for instance. that whereas any
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31

.vcted attention to the very general use which is made of private detec tives by people of great wealth. The fact comes as surprise to many. So quiet a figure and so much beloved character as Miss Helen Gould, for in stance, frequently employs private de- tectives as a safeguard against rob- bery. Many well-known millionaires go about accompanied by gentleman ly-looking detective who acts as bodyguard. In many cases these men are not employed so much to guard against robbery as to protect them in case they should be threatened with actual bodily harm. Should the mail of some wealthy E:an contain some threatening letter i. is not uncommon for detective to be called in and en- gagged for a few days, perhaps for long period, either to run down tke writer of the letter or to personally accompany the wealthy man to and from his office.
 Detectives Always on Hand.
 Even in their most private social functions it is common for people of great wealth to employ detectives, sometimes several of them being on hand. Some years ago Mrs A. T. Stewart appeared on the piazzas of summer hotels with a detective hover ing within a few feet of her to safe guard the fortune in diamonds she wore. To-day things are differently managed, but the necessity for pro- lection is none the less real. Fash ionable weddings, where a fortune in wedding gifts are known to be col lected, are almost always policed. It is common for a private detective agency to be called upon and the en- tire arrangement looking toward it's
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31
A VERY RARE CASE.
ere an Investor Got the Best of Promoters of Bogus Mine.

Ne were talking about copper |fks and the money that had been de and lost in them, when the man p had been consulting his diary for Hast quarter of an hour closed the |{e book and turned and said: Gentlemen. that reminds me of one 1ny first mining experiences. had p,0O0 left me, and while casting End to go into something read the <pectus of a silver mine in Mon- ,. After bit I made up my mind 70 out and have a look at the prop ! and I went. I found hole in Aground where some ore had been n out, and found half dozen men
 told me that the thing was a
 dle. It certainly looked like one,
 am man who has a horror of
 g anyone an injustice. l waited
 pix with two brothers who owned
 nine before condemning it.
 Ind they said it was all right, of
 se?" was querjeS
 les. they d''