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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-04
Faster Time.

The Queen and Crescent Route an
nounces that beginning June 6, Train
No. 4 will leave New Orleans at 500
q. m. daily, and arrive at Cincinnati
the following morning in time te
make the morning connections for
points in. Ohio. Michigan, New
York and Pennsylvania, thereby max
ing from four to six hours quicker
time.
THjs train will carry sleeping cal
to Cincinnati, and on Mondays, Wed.
nesdays. and Fridays sleeping car 20
Asheville, reaching Asheville the fol
lowing morning.
All meals in dining cars.
C. F. WOODS, GEO. H. SMITH
W. P. A., @. &C. Gen. Pass. Agt.
Dallas, Tex. New Orleans, La.
6-4-3t.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-04
MAXIMS THAT LIVE
THOSE OF FRANKLIN HAVE BE.
COME UNIVERSAL.
"Poor Richards" Sayings Are curren'
and Enduring Proverbs, Priced
for Their Sage Advice and
Wisdom.

The maxims of Poor Richard" ar
often merely current proverbs. but thu
wording in which Benjamin Franklin
clothed them has endured and the!
are therefore usually credited to him
Tie line: Think l, that man has al
az to grind" is one Of the many well
known sayings contained in the Penn
sylvania Almanac of 1858. The ex
preston: That man has an az tt
grind" also occurs in Essays from
the Desk Of Poor Robert, the Scribe
written by Charles Miner and first
printed in the Wilkesbarre Cleaner In
1911.
When I see a merchant" wrote
Miner, "o%verpolite to his customers
begging them to taste a little brandy
and throwing half his goods on the
counter-thinks l. that man has an Ak
to grind"
Benjamin Franklin entered the
printing business o after his ar.
rival in Philadelphia, and on October
2, 1929, issued his first number of the
Pennsylvania Gazette. AS every print.
er in the colonies published an alma
nae, Franklin issued his first number
In 1892, under the name Of Richard
Saunders. Poor Richard" as the PEG
pie called the almanac, contained, be.
sides the usual information found il
such publications, a collection of max.
Inns in quaint and simple language.
An extract from one Of the pages OF
this almanac runs as follows:
Richard says: 'Tis foolish to lay
out Money in a Purchase Of Repent
ance; and yet this Folly is practiced
every Day at Vendues; for want OF
minding the Almanac. Wife, Men, as
Poor Dick says, learn by others.
Harms, Fools scarcely by their own;
but, Felix quem faciunt aliena Peri.
cula cautum. Silks and Satins, Scar.
and Velvets, as Poor Richard
put out the Kitchen Fire."
1t was in this style, and in this way
On the pages of his almanac, Poor
gave to the world the hun.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-04

Experts Endorse n New Cooking Fat.
Marion Harland." Mrs. Janet NJ.
Hill, and Mrs. Sarah Tyson Rorer. are
three cooking authorities who's names
are familiar to almost every house
Wife. Each has her own distinctive
methods Of work, but it is interesting
to note that on the all-important cues
ton Of a cooking fat, they are unan-
imous in recommending COTTOLENE.
Marion Harland" says of COTTO-
faction" Mrs. Hill says: Very salts
factory; glad to recommend it," Mrs.
Rerer says: "A much more healthful
product than lard"
With such authority behind it, every
housekeeper will be safe in giving
COTTOLENE at least a trial 1t is a
vegetable oil shortening. purer and
more wholesome than lard-and it is
cheaper, too, One-third less being re-
Quired.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-04

dreds of maxims which are nov al
most universally quoted.
In order to devote more time t(
study, Franklin, in 174S, sold his news
paper, almanac and printing house tt
David Hall, n of his employees, ir
consideration Of 91S,000, payable in
Is years, during which time Frank
lin was to contribute occasionally to
the Pennsylvania Gazette and assist
in editing Poor Richard.
Franklin's first Philadelphia print
Ing office vas established in the rear
of So Market street, and to-day he lies
buried only a few blocks away, at
Fifth and Arch streets, in a grave un-
pretentiously marked. In early life
he had written a fanciful epitaph for
himself. which was published in the
New England Courant, and has be-
come famous: "The body of Benjamin
Franklin. printer, like the cover of an
old book, It's contents torn out, and
stripped Of its lettering and gliding,
lies here, food for worms. But the
work shall not be lost, for it will, as
he believed, appear nee more in a
new and a more elegant edition, re-
vised and corrected by the Author"
The Photograph In China.
American phonograph companies do
a big business in China. The most
Chinese bands and palace sing
ers are engaged to make records. They
are brought from all parts of the en-
pire to the three record-making GEN.
ters-Peking, Shanghai and Hongkong.
Here the apparatus for making the
master records is set up and the re-
cording done under the direction of an
expert. A record popular in the north
Of China seldom is popular in the
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-04

DR.. j. w. Darby and wife, Of Oak
Ridge, La, are visiting Mr.. F. E. Oar
by and family. DR.. Darby has arrang-
ed to locate in Lafayette and will prac.
tice his profession in this town and
parish as soon as he can settle his bus
mess affairs in Oak Ridge.
Captain M. H. Picard, of New Or
leans who bought in the Houma gas
well, registered at the Gordon Hotel
Wednesday and yesterday visited Anse
Ia Butte.
V. ]. Poirson, state inspector Of feed
stuffs, was in town yesterday, a guest
at the Gordon.
Mr.. and Mr.. Albert Richard and
little son have returned to their home
in Washington, La, after a pleasant
visit to Mrs. F. c. TRAY.
For Rent.
One cottage centrally located, two
rooms, hall, dining room, kitchen and
galleries. Also one on north side of
of railroad neal depot, two rooms, hall,
dining room, kitchen and galleries;
large yard and stable; will zen very
cheap apply at this Office.
S. j. Leblanc will discontinue the
business after June 5 and
will devote his attention to real estate
and insurance.
Mr.. Clifford Bourgeois, of Thibo-
deaux, is spending a few days with
his aunt, Mrs. A. J.. Bourgeois.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-04

A. B. Denbo, President. T. NJ. Biossat. IT., Secty
A. J. Leblanc. Vice-Pres. 5. r.. Parkerson. Treas
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-04
HERE IS A PROPOSITION,
Notice By the Chief.

Notice is hereby given that on and
after this date the stock law of the
city Of Lafayette will be strictly en-
forced and all animals found roaming
at large will be impounded and held
for fine and costs.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-04
For Rent.

Cottage with five rooms and hall on
Buchanan street, opposite Presbyterian
churoh-s-Also, two cottages on Monroe
street, near Hopkins avenue. Apply
tod Thos., Hopkins.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-04
For Rent.

e. For Rent.
"A new five room residence, cheap
So per month, apply to,
EACOSTE HARDWARE CO., Ltd.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-04

We have some good coffee at 10
cents a pound, try it. you will like it.
F. O.. Broussard, phone 245.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-04

Ring up If you are In a hurry for
\gEpeeries and we will deliver prompt.
Hs-YBernard & Meaux, phone 1873.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-25
First Go See the Farm.

Washington, Nov.-Schemes to de-
fraud the farmer and the would-be
farmer-meaning the city man who
is attracted to the country by specious
advertisements, are receiving the at
tention Of the Department Of Agricul-
ture, and it is probable that Secretary
Wilson in his forthcoming annual re-
port will sound a note OF warning to
the over-credulous.
Tracts of almost pure sand left af-
ter the cutting Of pine trees are being
advertised as farming lands Of the
finest description.
UNFRAMED swamps are described
as priceless possessions, and all sorts
of inducements are held out to attract
purchasers Of these alleged worthless
lands.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-25

grew stronger, and within three months
I was a perfectly well woman.
Al want this letter made public to
show the benefit women may derive
from Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Componnd."-Mrs. JOHN G. MoLDAN,
2li5 Second St., North, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Thousands of unsolicited and genu-
Inc testimonials like the above prove
the efficiency of Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which is made
exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from those dis.
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
not lose sight of these facts or doubt
the. ability of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to restore their
health.
IfyOu want special advice write
10 Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass.
She win treatyOurletter as strictly
confidential. For 20 years she
has been helping sick women In
yi,is way, free of charge. DOD't
hesitate = write at once.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-25
Ever Eat Eggs a La T0basco?

Topeka, Nov.-In hotel at Abilene
a few days ago a travelling salesman
ordered soft boiled eggs. When the
order was brought he seasoned his
eggs in the usual way with salt, pep
per and butter. He then drew from
his coat pocket a small bottle and
added three drops Of the contents to
the seasoning. A stranger who sat
near him seemed interested in the
proceeding.
Never tried this in boiled eggs,
did your" the salesman asked.
well, Il you do you'll never eat 'em
any other way. That's tobasco sauce
and It tAkes away that 'ecgy' taste
and gives 'em a flavor III s delight
full The trouble i Il you, begin to
eat eggs treated tbs xay ypur aste
fcr'plain eggs Is forever ruined. l
always carry my bottle with me be-
cause It's not always certain that I
can get Il It the country hota and |
don't want togo without my Abssco
and segA
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-25
Forced Into Exile.

VIM. Upchurch, Of Glen Oak, Okla,
was an exile from home. Mountain
air, he thought, would cure a fright
full lung-racking cough that had def
ed all remedies for two years. After
six months he returned, death dog
cling his steps. "Then l began to
use DR.. Kings New Discovery" he
writes, ''and after taking six bottles /
am as well as ever" It saves thou
sands yearly from desperate lung dis
eases. Infallible for coughs and
colds, it dispels hoarseness and sore
throat. Cures grip, bronchitis, hem
orrhages, asthma, Group, whooping
cough. 50c and $1.00, trial bottle
free, guaranteed by F. T. Clay.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-25
TO TALK WITH
WHEAT GROWERS.

Board OF railroad anu HIdehOuSc
Commissioners Considering
New Wheat Grading Rules.
The Times is in receipt of the fol-
lowing letter from 7. NJ. Bradbury,
Secretary Of the Missouri Board OF
Railroad and Warehouse commission
|ers.
Dear Sir:-The Board of Railroad
and Warehouse Commissioners OF
Missouri now have before them the
question Of the ACCESSIBILITY Of adopt
ing uniform rules for grading grain
similar to the rules in vogue in near
ly all the large markets of the coun-
try, with special referenceito fixing a
grade on Pacific Coast" or RED
Russias" wheat, which at certain
seasons Of the year comes in COM
petition with Missouri, Illinois, Ohio
and Indian RED" wheat, to the det-
riment of the latter.
In order that the Commissioners
may have the fullest information pos
sible formal hearing Of the above
matter will be held at the Baltimore
Hotel, Kansas City Mo-, Monday, No
vember 10Th, 1909, 10 o'clock a. m,
at which ii is desired that representa-
tives Of all the milling and grain in.
terests be in attendance.
The above matter is important to
farmers, the grain producers Of the
State, and if you care to give it gen.
eral circulation through the columns
Of your paper the Commissioners
wish to say that everybody will be
welcome and they will be more pleas.
ed the more the people of the State
join with them in securing action
which will be Of the greatest benefit
to all concerned. Thanking you fol-
whatever disposition you may make,
| am Yours truly,
T. M. Bradbury Secretary.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-25

| have never held to that view. l
have in mind young man who grad
uated from one of those institutions
last year, and it's no uncommon
thing to find him husking out l20
bushels of corn day. Just as soon
as our agricultural educational insti-
tutions get few thousands of such
fellows as that on their graduating
list, they will come into their own in
the matter of reputation.
There are a great many agricultural
problems that have been solved for
all time, even though our experiment
stations are still pegging away on
them. Twill simply point out one of
these. II is an absolute fact that you
can always make cheaper gains in fat
tening hogs if you use some by-prod-
uct like oil meal, tankage or mid
dlings along with corn than you can
with pure corn. A bulletin publish
ed recently by the Ohio station shows
that by feeding tankage one can make
gains practically for two-thirds Of the
price of making them with straight
corn.
The owner of a large city dray line
told me the other day that he did not
believe electricity or gasoline would
ever take the place of the draft horse
for heavy drayage purpose in our
cities.
| do not know of another instance
where a given expenditure Of money
will give so much satisfaction as an
investment in a few good farm gates.
A man has no idea how often he
opens and shuts his gates until they
get out of order, then he begins to
feel that he is spending most of his
time performing that humble task.
They say that the average yield OF
the potato crop in this country is
ninety-seven bushels per acre, while
in Germany the average is 26O bush
els per acre. We haven't the facts
and figures at hand relating to the
yield in Ireland, but we presume thai
it would be quite as large as the law
allowed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-25
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there IS at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease requires
a constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation Of the dis
eases, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature is doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith in
Its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case
/ that it fails to cure. Send for list Of
testimonials. Address,
F. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, &c.
Take. Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-25
The School and the Farm.

Missouri is a state of many and
varied resources, but is first Of all an
agricultural state. On Missouri farms
are 282, $40 families. Thousands of
others derive their livihood indirectly
fromthe soil. Yet, importantas isag-
riculture, there had.until recently been
comparativelyno attention given to its
study, even in country schools. Too
often is it true that our country boys
and girls are being educated. away
from the farm instead Of for il"
The foregoing is a bulletin, 'The
School and the Farm" recently issu-
ed by the Missouri State Board of
Agriculture, and which may be had
free by addressing, Geo. B. Ellis,
Secretary, Columbia, Mo. The bull
letin is intended primarily for those
engaged in work in rural schools, but
will doubtless be read with interest
by others. The author explains that
by the term rural schools" is meant
mot only the schools in extremely
rural districts, but also those in vii
lagos and small towns which draw
largely on the adjacent country for
pupils and financial support"
Failure to take up the teaching Of
agriculture in some FORM" writes
the author, has not heretofore meant
that the teacher has been at fault.
Local conditions may have been such
as to have made it unwise to under
take the work. However, the point
We would make-and we would
make it plain-is that the rural school
teacher is at fault when he fails to
point out to the country boys and
girls, who are his pupils, the beauties
and advantages Of the country, who
is constantly directing them cityward,
and whose general demeanor and
conversation is such as to make them
dissatisfied with their surroundings.
Not that we would have our boys and
girls blindfolded, not a bit Of it. We
would not have them remain on the
farm just because they were born
and reared there, but we would have
these boys and girls receive the kind
Of instruction that would be Of value
to them should they decide to remain
there"
Not only d the need Of agriculture
pointed out. but there are suggestions
as to how 10 Interest the boys and
girls in the study Of soil and growing
things. In addition, there are speciaI
chapters By men prominent h rursl
school work IN one 81 thsss Thos.
R Melton tells Of how be instructed
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-25

caused q Weakne0
and broken down
condition of the
system. l read 90
much Of whatLydia
Z. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women l
felt sure 1t would
help me, andI must
say 1t did help me
wonderfully. My
pains all left me, /
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-25
SCOTS Emulsion

is a wonderful food-medi-
cine for all ages of man
kind. It will make the
delicate,s ickly baby strong
and well-will give the
pale, anemic girl rosy
cheeks and rich, red blood.
1t will put flesh on the
bones of the tired, over
worked, thin man, and
will keep the aged man
or woman in condition to
resist colds or pneumonia
in the winter.
rop s.rv NV ATT ppuoarsTa
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-25

agriculture in a district school, and
describes a novel and successful
school district fair.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-25
WANTS Her
LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit Of Women who
Suffer from Female ills

Minneapolis, MINI. - was q great
sufferer from female troubles which
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-25
FARM BURROWS.
Farmer and ssOckmAa

Farmer and stoekmga
A city resident was complaining t.
a farmer about the high price Of
eggs, the latter being asked if he
considered there was any possible
solution to the problem. To this, he
replied: ''The only way is to induce
the agricultural department to get
busy and make two cocks crow where
only one crew before"
tits rather common to see farmer
riding in his own automobile, but il
they begin investing in airships it will
look as if they were flying rather
high.
The dairyman who has a good sup.
ply of forage and feed and bunch Of
good dairy cows to feed it to will
strike pay streak this winter.
King Winter has well-known way
of furnishing those who do not make
ample provision for his annual visit.
1t is all right to have pet calf or a
pet COW, but pet bull is like pei
stick Of dynamite.
The salesman can easily claim that
he has a fence that is horse high, pig
tight and bull strong, but the buyer
usually finds that it takes lot Of hard
work to put ii up so that it will stand
the actual test.
Hunting for a leak in a gasoline
tank with lantern is about the last
thing anyone should think Of doing,
and, to tell the truth, it usually is.
A writer in the comic columns re.
fers to the non-laying hen as suf'
fragette. Some people can make
their living by making funny com
parsons.
A friend of mine in town bought Q
pound of butterine the other day AND
the grocer sent the coloring matter
along in a little bottle. The pure
food law that is all right and it pro-
tects the innocent, but there never
yet was law, but there was way
of getting around it.
Serving on jury isn't hard work,
but it does disclose the fact that there
are lots of stubborn men in the world
The last time | was on jury there
were eleven stubborn men, and they
wouldn't agree with me, so we had
to report mo verdict"
Some of these new-styled conund.
runs the young folks are springini
nowadays are certain silly. The lat
est I've heard is this: 'Why shoult
we die, five must all be born again?'
One reason why Thanksgiving
comes before Christmas is that il
wouldn't be possible for a man to b.
so thankful after he'd seen all thu
Christmas bills.
lido not like to deliver myself of in
vective or vituperation, but believe
would rather enjoy helping to hang
some ef the men whose function il
life is to work the earth roads. Tit
contract for caring for several mile
of road in our township is let to ;
man who seems to enjoy tearing VI
the center of the highway. Upon tn
slightest provocation, he will pull il
sods from the sides and place then
, in the center, thereby making tn
road spongy during the whole year
l do not believe that we will eve
have good roads until somebody
punished, and therefore made an ex
ample Of for disfiguring them.
They say that agricultural college
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-25
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS

Send Ioc.. name Of paper and this id. for our
beautiful Savings Bank and Child's sketch.Book
Each bank contains Good Luck Penny.
SCOTT & BOVINE. 400 Pearl ST.. New York
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-25

They say that agricultural colleges
spoil young men for farm work, but
The Newtown bee., 1909-08-20
Nichols
ITEMS FROM OUR sCRIBE's NOTE
 BOOK.

ITEMS FROM OUR sCRIBE's NOTE
 BOOK. Clarence E. Bilton has sold his horse to parties out of town.
 Robert Silliman and family of Noble avenue, Bridgeport, were re- cent guests of Mrs Louis c. Couch.
 Mrs McClennan was a guest of her daughter in Huntington, one day last week.
 Mrs Erwin Fairchild entertained the Ladies' Afternoon Whish club on Wednesday.
 Mrs Frederick E. Silliman of Bridgeport entertained Mrs Carr and Miss Burr for few days, last week, and gave them several rides in their auto. '
 MT and Mrs Oscar Plumb and daughter are contemplating spend ling their vacation at Fairfield Beach.
 MT and Mrs Edwin -.awley spent Thursday with Mrs Herbert need.
 MT and Mrs Samuel Hubbell of Stratford were recent guests of Mrs Frederick Smith. t.
 Mrs Ernest E. Vincent spent Fri day in Stratford.
 MT and Mrs Lester Shelton leave this week, for Elgin, H., to visit relatives for two weeks. Their children will go to Booths Hill and remain with their grandparents, MT and Mrs Louis Shelton. ~
 MT and Mrs Ernest DibbIe of Bridgeport were week end guests of their parents, MT and Mrs Charles Thorpe.
 Mrs George Macdonald and daughter and Miss Annie Macdonald were guests in town on Sunday. Miss Annie has just returned from two weeks visit at the seashore in Mil ford. Mrs H.. D. Gates of Bridgeport made brief stay in town, last week. Mrs Clarence E. Bilton and child ren left on Thursday for Spring field, Mass, and Will go from there to Canada. MT Bilton will join them before they return home.
 Miss Kusterer ard Miss Topping, who have been guests in town for a few days, have returned to their homes in East Bridgeport.
 Mrs Cook entertained company from out of town, over Sunday.
 Elliott Curtis was a guest i1 town on Wednesday.
 Charles E. Quick and boys were guests in town on Thursday. a
 Miss Fanny Outward has re- turned to her home in Bridgeport but will return again, the last of tht
The Newtown bee., 1909-08-20

A party of High school boys, with Principal Curtis E. Cook as chaper- one, have been camping out on the banks of the Housatonic in Hanover. They have had fine time and a fair catch of fish. Those who made up the party were: J.aL. James, Earle Peck, James Peck, Percy Platt, Henry Carlson, Herbert Ferris, George Ferris, George Garfield, c. E. Cook, William Driscoll, J. Keane and George Rasmussen.