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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
HOW GEMS ARE INITIATED
Nature Copied with Remarkable SoS-
cess by the Men Who Make Co"n-
terfeit Precious Stones.

The makers of imitation precious
gems cow nature with remarkable
success.
Zircons are composed OF zlrconia.
Their luster is deceptive, a mean nav
ing beer discovered of extracting the
color. thus leaving them diamonds to
all appearances, although their false
ness promptly %proclaims itself under
test.
Precious stones are frequently dyed
with such t~horoughness that, It IS sald,
the stone may be broken without dis
covery of the process-that Is, by the
uninitiated.
The village Of Oberstein, in Ger
many, devotes itself to the making OF
imitation jewelry and the dyelng OF
chalcedony and other stones. Inc
ONYX. carnelian, bloodstone, and agate
may be enriched in color by INNER
sion in the dye-pot. The stones are
placed in vessels containing the color
ing matter and are then subjected 10
great heat for periods varying from a
few hours to a week or more. In the
Il - W
case OF ~chalcedony, which shows
bands of different degrees of intensity
certain of the bands take the colol
and others do not. The stone then re
ceiyes a further stewing in pots con
tanning other dyes.
Fluorspar is capable Of great i'm
provement in tint when subjected tt
a heating process and crucidolite Ii
given a hue Of blood-red by a simlia
method.
The emerald and the cat's-eye are o
all stones the most easily Initiated
One family at Oberstein is said t.
possess the secret of converting cru
cidolite into ~cat's-eye. Cat's-eye ma,
also be made of aragonite, some OF tn
hornblende and even Of fibrous gyI
sum.-Harper's Weekly.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
So They All Ate Onions.

Sallie Fisher, the musical comedy
star, who sang herself into the upper
register Of popular favor with that
"Dearie" song, has a mother who oc-
casionally gets Sallie into trouble. 1t
was at a little dinner party in New
York last season and there yer four
at the table, Sallie, her mother and
two friends. Mrs. Fisher carefully
scanned the menu card and then stat
ed, with particular emphasis. that she
wanted an order of Spanish onions,
sliced and raw, and didn't care what
else wac ordered.
Mother" calculated Sallie
Onions? And before the perform
ance?"
Onions and before the perform
ance," insisted Mrs. Fisher. Then she
cast q rather scornful expression to
ward the f%astidious daughter. "1f these
boys could see you eating garlic In
the summer time they would have nc
objections to my eating onions in the
winter time" said Mrs. Fisher. de
cisively, whereupon Sallie collapsed.
Then they all ate onions.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
Natures Hints to Inventors.

The view has been advanced IN
more than one quarter that during the
next two or three centuries invention
will probably be in the direction OF
Initiating the wonderful economy and
the simple, direct methods Of nature.
An instance in point is the electric
eel. It's electric organ is in no sense
a storage battery, but a contrivance
by which electric energy Is liberated
at the moment when it is required. AT
rest the organ shows so small an efec-
trio force that a good galvanometer
is needed to detect it, but a sudden
nervous impulse from the cells spinal
| cord raises a potential Of many volts
with very little heat and SO small an
expenditure of matter as to defy the
most expert chemist to weigh 1t.
Firefies. glow-wOrms, and many deep
sea fishes produce light without heat
at a cost which would make a match
an ~extravagant outlay.-Harpers
Weekly.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
GOD GRANTED WINGS
Aummino Bird Has Well Been Called
the Gem Of the Feathereo
Creation.

Our continent has q monopoly OF
humming birds, the gems Of the feath-
cred creation. OF these there are said
to be as many as 400 species, most or
which confine themselves to tho trop
ical regions.
ONLY eighteen varieties live further
north than Mexico. It is generally
thought that humming birds live upon
honey. This, however, is a mistake.
They do devour some honey. it is
true. but most of their food consists
of the small insects which inhabit GER
tain flowers.
The little bird is therefore useful as
we'll as beautiful and has been called
a flower to which God has granted
wings.
Humming birds are 30 small that
when they are captured for CONNER
cial purposes it is impossible to use
even smallest shot for fear of injuring
their skins They are therefore
stunned with a drop Of water from
a blow gun or syringe and fall into
a net, when they are quickly poisoned.
Humming birds vary in size from
those half as large as q sparrow to
| those about the size of a bee. Their
| flight is so swift that they al be
we'll seer only when poised on q
flower. The little creatures bid fall
to be exterminated on account OF the
senseless and cruel fashion of using
them as trimming for women's hats
From the Ave Maria.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
Parish Fair.

The attention of the ladies is call
ed to the show window OF the Pelican
Furniture Company, where are dis
played the fine guitar and piano
bench given by the Fair Association
as special premiums in the Art and
Floral Departments. These prem
iums are worth trying for, besides the
regular premiums, and the Art and
Floral Department should be the best
yet.
Entries have begun to come n in
several departments.
The Southern Passenger Assocla-
The Southwestern Passenger AS
ISOLATION announce a rate of n n
one third fares for the round trip dur
ing the Fair. The excursion trains
for October 18th, Sunday, are being
extensively advertised and a large
crowd is expected on that day.
Final arrangements were made for
a race with Dynamite, the famous MI
nez mare from Erath. Gyp is being
tried out at Broussard and if her in
iuries do not prove serious, will prob
ably appear on the track during the
Fair.
Manager Joe Daigre has arranged
a base ball game with New Iberia for
Sunday, October 18th. 1t will be about
the last of the season, don't miss it
Mr.. Wilkins of Bellevue, has secur
ed space for two pens of white wyan
dottes.
Secretary Mouton and Mr.. AL
phonse Peck visited the poultry yards
of. Messrs. Billeaud and DeBlanc a
Broussard and saw a fine lot of bar
red rocks, red cochins and Indian run
ner ducks. Some of the birds will bt
at the Fair. poultry show.
The ribbons for the poultry show
/, have come in and can be seen in thu
show window of Moss & Co.
Fourteen hundred catalogs wer'
and town during the past few day
mailed and distributed in the parish
and Autographs posted in a humble
of business houses, advertising tn
Fair.
Supt. l.. J.. Alleman has written t.
Mr.. Harris and Prof. Richardson a
Baton Rouge asking them to be her
!. for school day at the Fair, Saturday
October 18th, to organize Pig an
Corn Clubs for next year.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
WHERE THE CHILDREN OBEY
Courtesy to the Elders Universal i
That Country, Makes the Ger
man Homo Ideal.

AS a rule German children of all
classes are treated as children and
taught the elementary virtue of obedi-
ence. Das Recht des Kindes is a new
cry with some of the people. but new
erthelesS Germany Is n of the few
remaining civilized Countries where
the elders still have rights and priv
ileges. | heard of an English oman
the other day who said that she had
never eaten the wing of a chicken,
because when she was young 1t was
always given to the older people, and
now that she was old it vas saved for
the children. If she lived in Germany
she would still have a chance, provid-
ed she kept away from a small loud
set. who in all matters OF education
and morality would like to turn the
world upside down.
In most German homes the noisy
spoilt American child would not be
endured for a moment, and the little
tvrant of a French family would be
taught its place to the comfort and
advantage Of all concerned. have
dined with a large family where eight
young ones of various ages sat at an
over nw table and did not disturb
their elders by a sound. 1t was not
because the elders we're harsh or the
young folks repressed, but because
Germany teaches its youth TO behave
The little girls still drop you a pref
tv old-fashioned courtesy when they
greet YOU. The little boys. if you arr
Saying in the house with them, COM
and shake hands at unexpected times
when they arrive from school, TO
instance. and before they go out TO
a walk. They play the same games
as English children and ! need nardl!
say that they are brought up on tn
same fairy stories, because many o
our favorites come from Germany
From Home Life in Germany b.
Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
H ADVERTISER.
Campaign Launched For Tax erorm

CAMPAIGN Launched For Tax Reform.
In response to a call issued by Gov
Hall there was a large and very rep
resentative meeting Of citizens OF
Louisiana held at Alexandria on the
21st instant, for the purpose OF or
panizing a campaign of education
among the people to the end OF en-
surfing the adoption of the tax re-
form amendments at the election IN
November.
The friends and advocates of tax
revision realize that because OF a
lack of correct knowledge OF the
real merits of the proposed new sys-
tenn of assessment and taxation by
the public, this great reform measure
NAV be defeated and its great n en-
during benefits be lost to the peo-
ple of Louisiana for many years to
come.
II is also well known that indiv1d-
uals and business corporations, whose
private interests may be adversely
affected by the new tax plan, are IN
dustriously at work creating wrong
and misleading impressions regard
ing the real purpose of the new tax
plan with a view of arousing suffl-
cient misguided opposition to pre-
n thu nnIo
For these reasons it is very ne
cessary that an active campaign OF
education and enlightenment on the
subject should be aggressively car
ried on that the whole people may
be correctly informed on the subject
and thereby be enabled to arrive at
an intelligent and unbiased decision
in the matter.
A central committee of twenty-five
leading citizens of the state at large
with Gov. Hall az chairman Of the
body, was appointed by the meeting
at Alexandria to organize a state
wide campaign of education, and de
wise ways and means for carrying OF
this campaign effectively and success
sively. The committee will hold it,
first meeting at New Orleans on thu
Goth instant. .
At the Alexandria meeting, a
which a Tax Revision Association
was formed, Lafayette was represen
ted by Senator Fernand Mouton, Dl
r. D. VOORHEES, and DR.. Moss, and b,
Mr.. R. u. Bernard, of Broussard.
The meeting was an enthusiast
one and very Illuminating in respcc
to the intelligent and convincing di:
cussion Of every phase of the segregs
ton tax plan presented to the NEE
ing.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
She Hadn't Taught as Long as That.

A primary teacher, whose efficiency
had extended her term OF service IN
one school so long that she was teach
ing the second generation, frequently
spoke to her pupils of the time when
their parents had been in her room
and often mentioned persons ABOUT
town who had gone to school to her.
Just before the winter holidays she
took occasion to speak of the sign'd-
canoe at Christmas, explaining that II
was the anniversary Of the birth OF
Jesus. Tie story was familiar to most
of the children. but one little fellow,
whose religious education was not as
extensive as that of the others, spoiled
the effect by innocently piping up:
did he ever go to school to you!"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
Found Use for SaWdust.

In the consideration Of a change
from steam to electric drive In a st.
Paul (Minn.) saw and box mill, the
one stumbling block was the matter
of the disposition Of the sawdust &C
cu~nulated about the machinery. I'm
der the old system this was made use
Of under the boilers. and thus it saved
the expense of fuel and Of being car
ried away, but the problem was event
ually solved by the erection Of a stor'
age house where the sawdust wa.
stored in the shape Of bales and dis.
posed of during the winter. when II
demanded a higher price than could
be secured in the summer. In win
ter the material is in demand for bed
ding in stables. The change from
steam to electricity proved to be q
desirable n from every standpoint
after the matter Of the disposal Of the
refuse was solved in this manner.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
For Invisible Writing.

There are several ways in which
two persons can correspond with each
other unknown to even the persons
before whose eyes the very letter is
held. For instance. new milk may be
used as ink. When dried this Is in
visible, but II coal dust or SCOT be
scattered upon the paper the writing
becomes legible. Diluted sulphurie
acid, lemon Juice. solutions Of nitrate
and chloride Of cobalt Or Of chloride
of copper write colorless. but on being
heated the characters written with
the first two become black or brown
and the latter green. And when the
paper becomes cool the writing disap
pears, leaving the paper blank again
Two good invisible inks are made b,
saltpeter dissolved in water and equa
parts Of sulphate Of copper and sa
ammoniac dissolved in water.-An
swers.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
The Cane Crops.
La. Planter.

La. ante
The Louisiana cane crop is near
ing the time of harvest, and its ap-
pearance indicates plainly that our
planters and sugar manufacturers will
have to add a material crop short
age to the numerous other disasters
and Affections of the year 1912. AS
outlined in our crop reports and fore
casts throughout the season, the cane
required weather of an exceptionally
favorable character throughout its
growing period to enable it to re.
trieve the bac~kwardness occasioned
by the u~nfavorable conditions exist.
ing in the early spring and unfortu.
nately the conditions so essential un.
der the circumstances have not been
had. The crop will be light as to ton,
mage all through the sugar district and
while some hope is still entertained
that high sucrose content may to
some extent Offset the lack of ton
mage, there is no assurance that such
will be the case. Aside from the dam
age inflicted by the crevasses, there
fore, there will be a marked decrease
in the Louisiana cane crop as com
pared with normal years. Cuba, and
the rest of the sugar world in gene
n ronort tho continued nreva1onco nj
favorable. conditions.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
DISAGREE as to Penman.hip.

Today doctors in France agree in
condemning the upright characters
which the government has decreed
must alone be taught, and with tender
solicitude for the future Of the children
they point out that straight c~aligraphy
is not tolerated in the business world,
and that its use 10 a serious handicap.
They are urging the government to
return to the old system. Perhaps the
most practical suggestion Of ill IL that
Of q young doctor who would wish
every child to do its lessons on . small
typewriter provided BY the state.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
Ten Things to do in September.

f tCU bUSU9o " w ~ 0SPACV'1S''
1. Save feed-cut and shock the
corn If you have no silo. %shredding
or cutting it up later if you can; har-
vest everything that will make good
hay, and store or stack it so it will
keep.
2. Save seeds-select your cotton
and corn for next years planting II
you do moi expect to buy from some
one who has better than you have;
don't put it of till next spring and
then plant poor seeds.
8. Sow oats if land can be made
ready; keep land intended for wheat
well stirred; use a grain drill to put
In oats II possible.
4 Sow rape. crimson clover. IT,
nips. ETC., for pasture and winter
cover.
{. Prepare to keep the cotton IL
ct Of the weather; pick a. promptly
- you can and keep dry and clean
+XAEA NA
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
He Reason.

III H02O0U.
He-Dearest, during the frst dance
I have with you be surs to say some
thing to me
She-Why?
Hs-Because you're 70 Hight II you
don't speak I viii not know I have
you in my arms.-Prtnceton T1geS.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
IN rebellion.

Mother-"Where are you going,
boys?" Willie-'Over to the prfn-
cipal's house. mamma. We want to
register . protest against tearing
down the boys crochet and fancy
work room to use the space a. .
girls' basketball court.-Satire.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24

Gro0oh Wlks Production.
In . GOOD year France pays taxes On
moro than . thousand million gallons
e wins.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
Ror, In Revolution.

The we'll known J~ri-color Of Francs
dates from the revolution OF 1888.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
A Poser.

HE who puts his hand to the
plow," screamed the crossroads ora
tor, "must not TURF back" what IL
he to do when he gets to the end OF q
furrer?" asked the auditor in the blue
lean overalls.--Youth's Companion.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
Motor Tricycle..

The most recent novelty IN Lendon
ia the automobile tricycle.. invented
for shopping purposes. 1t is operated
standing and takes up scarcely more
room than the driver. so that 1t can
he propelled into a shop and wheeled
about as desired. 1t has a speed rang
inn to as much as sixteen kilometers
uer hour. A receptacle for parcels is
placed on the under de.-Harpsrs
Weekly.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24

Advertise in the Tw1ce-a-Week 40
vertlser.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-19
What Is the Answer7

1t happened during the construction
Of one of Kansas City's skyscrapcrs
The noon whistle blew, and paSterer.
working on the floor above that OH
which he had left his street clothes.
wanted some change from his pockx
book and ordered his tender to 20 and
get it,
The tender paused Look hyah.
Mistah jim" he objected, "if some
body has already stole yo' money an
] comes back hyah an tells you dat it's
gone yO' is gwine to say TUX it."
Although struck by the seeming JUS
tice Of the objection, the plasterer was
impatient. What's the matter with
your be calculated. Nobody has
stolen my money. You go ahead. and
If the money is gone | won't blame
you"
The tender departed, to return in a
few minutes and stand just inside the
door. WELL" said the plasterer point
eddy.
The tender shuffied his feet, wide
eyed and innocent. Its jeS' like tole
yo'. boss, jes' like tole yo'. Some
body done robbed 20. Dey wuzn' a
cent in dem clothes" -Kansas City
Star.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-19
FREEZING TO DEATH.
Sensations That Come With Exposure
to Extreme Cod,

In the course of q series Of experl
ments with extreme cold carried on al
Berlin, RaOul Pictet an investigator
inserted his bare arm beyond the Ell
bow In a chamber refrigerated to d
temperature of 157 degrees below Zert
+. and kept it there for several min
utes. He suffered no permanent dam
culiar and painful sensations. Tn,
chief of these and the most trying WAS
a feeling of pain in the bones Of the
hand and arm.
The pain increased steadily. Ii was
located chiefly in the interior parts OF
the arm and was far less severe In the
portions near or at the surface. The
skin was purple when the member was
withdrawn. In about ten minutes a
violent reaction set In with violent
burning sensation Of the skin wherever
it had been exposed.
Investigation carried on with dogs
indicated that the process of freezing
to death is not necessarily an unpleas
ant one. Placed in q temperature OF
lbs to -150 the animals displayed
Quickened breathing and heart beats
with decided rise above normal in
the blood temperature. These signs
pointed to sudden and violent auto
matte effort of the heart to preserve
the bodily temperature. In spite of en-
ergetic heart action the temperature OF
the blood fell gradually to II degrees
At this point the heart action ceased
very suddenly.
The sensa tons of bodily warmth and
languor mentioned in descriptions OF
death by violent cold can easily be IN.
derstood in view Of the above expert
ments.-New York Sun.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-19
Helping the Books.

Persons about to install new libra.
rfes or those who find their books in
bad condition will be glad Of the ad-
vice offered on this subject by a writer
In Les Annales Paris. Glass cases
should always be avoided except for a
few precious volumes which are spe-
cially looked after and frequently dust
ed since the confined atmosphere and
lack OF air circulation in such book
cases are favorable to the development
Of germs, insects and mold. Second.
ly," adds the Scientific American, 1.-The
simple precaution should be taken of
placing on the shelves behind the
books strips Of cloth or flannel mois.
tened with benzine, phenol, tobacco
juice or turpentine. These strips give
excellent results If renewed from time
to time"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-19
He Obeyed Orders.

Sir Henry Roscoe tells this Of the
scientist Faraday and his assistant
Sergeant Anderson: Anderson was
the sole assistant to Faraday and OF
course was utterly uneducated in scien.
tific matters, but he could obey orders
which is not always O characteristic of
an educated man. One day Anderson
was told by Faraday to keep stirring
pot containing some chemicals over
a fire until he returned, Faraday being
In the habit of going upstairs to tea in
his rooms and coming down directly
afterward to work in the laboratory
during the evening. For some reason
he was prevented from coming down
again and forgot that he had told An
derson to watch the pot. On coming
down the next morning he found An
derson still stirring the pot, having
been at 1T the whole night and thus
carrying out the order which was Civ
en- him"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-19
Anecdote of Sheridan.

When Richard Brinsley Sheridan
was in distress in early life one of
his recourses was that Of writing for
the fugitive publications Of the day,
In which he was materially assisted
by bis wife, and many years after his
entrance into the sphere Of politics he
was heard to say that IF he had stuck
to law he believed he should have
done as much as his friend Tom Frs
kline: but" continued be, 81 had no
time for such studies.
Mrs. Sheridan and myself were
often obliged to keep writing for our
daily leg or shoulder of mutton; other
wise we should have had no dinner"
One Of his friends, with whom he con-
versed thus. wittily replied. Then
perceive it was a joint concern"