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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-05-07

Al illinois postmaster gives notice aa
follows Alter this date, every
body must Lick their own postage stamps.
for my tongue give ont HI
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-05-07

He who loves little, prays little; he
who loves much, prays much.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-05-07

"Who are you ?" inquired the ma
gistrate in New Orleans court of a wild.
looking fellow brought before him.
"Your father, SIR What :" ex-
claimed the astonished Judge. !" | said
your father" Why, I've got none."
care you sure ~ Quite certain. !"
"Then / reckon I'm mistaken but
your ears deceive me- "My ears!
Why how could that be :" All my
Children have very long ears. Sir very
long ears there are but three classes Of
the species, si,, my children, the rabits,
and the donkeys. You are not RABBIT
y The outraged Judge could endure
no more, bit shouted at the top of his
voice to the officers to take him down.
"Oh, sir, ] hear you brayp' and the
poor fellow was sent to the asylum.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-05-07

Jonathan says he couldn't help laugh
ing the other day, at an aneedote of a
man accustomed to make long prayers,
who had persuaded guest. greatly
against his inclination. to stay to break
fast. He prayed and prayed, till lila
patient guest began to think of edging
quietly away, and walking off but in
attempting it he walked up to the old
mans son, who was asleep in his chair.
/" How soou will your father be
through whispered the guest.
Z Has he got the Jews ~ asked the
boy in reply, In the same tone.
No" said the other.
Well, then be amt half through"
replied the boy, and composed himself
again to his nap; whereupon the guest
bolted at once.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-05-07

!. Three brothers, bearing remarkable
resemblance to each other, recently
went into the same barbershop, and
on the same day, to be shaved. one GO
ing in the morning and the other at
noon. and the third at night. When
the last one Appeared, the barber, who
was German, dropped his rasor in as
tonishment and exclaimed " Veil, dat
man has de fastest beard I never saw !; ]
shaves him dis morning, shaves him at
dinnertimes; and he comes back nit his
beard so long as never vash."
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-05-07

On the premises is large Livery Stable,
for the accommodation of trayeleS Horses,
buggies, and hacks always on hand, for hire
Travellers sent 10 and part of the Parish Or
State.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-05-07

A True Bill" A Pennsylvania
bathelor" thus gets after lovely woman
=" Iimpeach her in the name of the
great whale Of the ocean, whose bones
are torn asunder to enable her to keep
straight. impeach her in the name of
tie peacock, whose strut, without his
permission, she has stealthfully and
without honor assumed impeach her
in the name OF the horse, whose tail she
perverted from its use to the making of
tresses to decorate the back Of her head
and neck. / Iimpeach her in the sname
of the kangaroo, whose beautiful figure
she, in taking upon herself the Grecian
bend, has brought into ill-tayor and
disrepute." Here the old fellow heaved
sigh, and heaved himself overheard.
GETTING INSURED "A thin, cadove-
rous looking German about fifty years
of age, entered the office ola health in-
ssurance company in Philadelphia the
other day, inquired Ish de man in
what inshures de peoples helts p The
agent poiitely answered, asteiia ~
that business, SIR /" Veil, ] wants my
helts insured !; vot you charge 9 dit
prices" answered the agent; from
three to ten dollars year. and you get
/ ten dollars week in case Of sickness"
la Vell," said Mynheer, /" ! wants ten dol
liars yort.o The agent inquired his
/ state Of health. Veil, ! ish sick all de
time. Use sbusht out de bed. too, trea
i hours day, and de doctor says he can't
do nothing more goot for me-" " II
that's the state of your health returned
the agent, we cant insure it. we
only insure persons who are IN good
health At this Mlynheer bristled upln
great anger. g You must think Use pig
| fool! Vot.. you think | come pay
you ten dollars forinshure my helt ven
! was vell."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-10-05

HARVESTING AND BALING Hops.-Much care
is required to prepare the crop for market
The first is clean picking; the ne1t is to have
them fresh when they are put in the kiln, as
they will heat in sacks, if crowded, in four
hours in hot weather. If sacked in the fore
part of the day, but one box should be put in
sack, the sack spread its entire length on
the ground, and no pressure allowed on them.
When they are put on the kiln floor they
should be spread evenly, and a fire put under
them at once. and the heat raised to about
$50 degrees Fahrenheit, and remain there
four or five hours, when the hops next the
floor will begin to dry then the heat should
be slowly reduced TO about leo degrees.
When dry enough to turn, which is when
the top hops have commenced to get dry, so
that they are getting lighter, they should be
carefully turned over.
The sulphur should be used (the first of
the season) at a rate of about one and half
pounds to forty boxes but during the last
of the season the amount should be increased,
as then the hops are not as bright. In using
sulphur the steam should be well started on
the hops first, SO that they are quite damp /;
then it should all be burnt at once on the
stove in large dish like a dripping pan, that
it may burn quick, so that the fumes may be
forced through the hops at once.
After turning the hops, the heat should be
gradually reduced to about 80 degrees, as
they will thereby be rendered tough, and no
danger Of overdrying or the lupulin being
crystalized, which renders it nearly worth
less. After being dried so that at least
seven-eightbs of the stems on the inside of
the hops are entirely dry, they may be showed
from the kiln to the cooling floor, and from
there when another kiln full is ready to the
store room.
In baling, care should be taken that the
corners and outside are well packed in the
press, that the bale be of good shape, the
sewing well done, and the selvage edges just
drawn together, so that the bale will all be
of a size. When completed, the name or in
itials of the grower should always be put On
the top or the bottom of the bale, so that
when standing up it can always be seen.
One thing every hop grower should remember
that his hops are always made or spoiled
after they are ready for harvest.-RurGl NerD
Yorker.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-10-05

How Wool MAKES ITS GRowTH.-The
growth of wool is probably more entirely I'M
der control than any other part of the body,
and gives more permanent Indication of any
influences which operate upon it. Its mode
of growth and its source of nourishment are
so completely under the system of manage
ment adopted, that we C an, with care, i'm
prove its quality, and regulate its general
character.
The manner in which wool makes its gen.
eral growth is exceedingly simple. We find
beneath the skin a series of simple cells, from
one of which each fiber of wool emanates. Ii
may be compared to a minute onion, with its
rising stalk. This fiber of wool, after com
menciDg its outward growth, has to penetrate
through the pores of the skin it then be-
comes visible to the eye, and by its extended
growth clothes the animal with a covering,
varying in character according to the circum-
stances of its growth. Like every other Or
ganic structure, it needs suitable nutriment,
upon which it may feed, and from which it
may extract the materials required for build
ing up its frame work. This nutriment is
secured by the small cells +, by which the wool
is rooted beneath the skin, which absorb all
that the wool requires from the blood circu-
lating beneath them. This will tend to show
how the nourishment of wool is so much
under our control. If the blood does not
contain the materials required for the wool
it is simply impossible for any growth to be
secured The cells cannot absorb the neces-
sary supplies if not presented to them in
blood. 1t therefore becomes evident, that
unless the animal food is of such character
as to supply the nutriment required, its
growth must cease. On the other hand, a
liberal supply of proper matter promotes a
rapid growth, and gives it strength of
texture considerably greater than is obtained
from inferior food, whilst its softncss is fully
preserved-H S Randall.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-10-05

EXACTLY Tine Wool TRADE.-In an ar
ticle in the y. S. Economist, written in the
interest of the eastern wool dealers, the fact
is stated that manufacturers had gone West
to buy wool, Z" while eastern dealers prefer
to stay at home.''
OF course they do; for if they should come
here, they must pay the wool grower his
price or not get his wool: but if they can
keep the manufacturer at home and persuade
the growers to consign their wool to them,
(the dealers, } then they can manipulate the
matter to suit themselves. They are sure of
storage and commission, and how much more
they get the producer never knows. The
writer proceeds to say:
Z" We suppose farmers hold for the best
prices, and we can find no fault with them
tor trying to sell their wool at the best rates
this is the duty of every one yet we do not
see why buyer should pay more for an ar
ticle than it is worth, simply because he is a
buyer. Men had better do nothing than trade
at loss, though this has been the fate of
numbers the past few years. 1t is
time that this was stopped.
Exactly Let them quit, and let the man
ufacturer come directly to the producer and
buy his wool. He can transport it to his
mills (by shipping in large LOTS cheaper than
they can send it in their small parcels to the
commission merchant. in which case the
manufacturer might save the full amount of
storage, commission, and at least part of
the drayage.
All the profits of the dealer-the middle
man-may be divided between the manufac-
turer and the producer, and thus both be
gamers by this manner of doing business.
Since the manufacturers show disposition
to go to the producers for supplies, let the
mere traders quit and 90 at some productive
labor-&. LOUIS Journal of Agriculture.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-10-05

| questions. The fairy sewed up the rent
with her needle Charity and her thread
Tact 3 and then she covered Mrs. Cater
pillar up snug, and tucked the coverlet
around her, over her head and all. And
the result was, that Mrs. Caterpillar slept
the soundest sleep she had ever enjoyed in
her life; and when she woke up she was so
fresh that she glowed bright crimson,
and all the people called her Mrs. Butter
fly.
What became of the fairies, did you
ask 2 o, they are living still: Talkweh
married DIR. Mole, but she neglects her
family shockingly. And she has, more
over, taken up one of her husband
worst traits, and has become a regular bore;
and she flies from house to house meddling
in every body's business.
Meanwell is maiden fairy still. She
is very apt to 60 visiting with her elder
sister, and tries to smooth over every ones
feelings where Talkwell has made mischief
but she generally only makes bad matters
worse.
And Dowell She is married, too, and
has three lovely, rosy, happy children,
who rejoice in the queer names of Healthy,
Wealthy and Wise They are apt to
follow their mother every where she goes,
and blessed is the household where they
are constant visitors.-Mary Densel, IN
COn0reqdtiOndllSt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-10-05

Necessity OF MANURE-The following ex-
tract from an article in the Agricultural Ga
zette, though specially applicable to English
farming, points to the true and indispensable
source of profitable husbandry in this and
every other country
Our great crops are obtained at great cost.
We work the land harder than we once did.
We pillow it deeper and crop it faster, and we
feed it better Unless it be SO fed our deep
cultivation and other operations do not pay.
Even the richest land does not long bear our
rotations of crops, without being fed by ma
nures obtained directly or indirectly outside
the farm. The German professor was not
far wrong when he said to his pupils, 50 ma
nure is the soul of agriculture 1t is almost
the one thing needful TO the English farmer
all his other processes would fail without it.
Some persons have declared that the earth
is inexhaustible. Let them attempt to farm
without manure, l. E. all the fertilizers The
truth is, plants appropriate the substance of
the soil, which is removed with them. The
land has no power of continual self-restora-
ton, and therefore, farm it as we will, by
plow or by spade, we must constantly manure
it. The expenditure for manure is an enor-
nous, and apparently an increasing item,
in English farming.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-10-05

PREMIUMS FOR HoRsEs.-We were reading
few days since, an article in New York
paper, on carriage horses, in which a state
ment was made that probably there were not
in the United States half dozen pair Of
first class carriage horses, that are perfect
animals, good roadsters, hardy ami well
formed and that such animals would be
cheap at so, 900 the pair.
Now without arguing with the writer in
all his statements, we are convinced that we
are sacrificing everything else desirable in
the horse merely to attain his greatest speed.
We are fast people and naturally love fast
horses, but it is not the fast horse alone that
we want and need, and sooner or later it will
be seen that we are on the wrong track.
What we want to build up is a strong, me-
dunn sized animal, tough, well formed, of
from a thousand to eleven hundred pounds
weight, active and Intelligent, and capable of
carrying fair load over good road, at
rate of ten miles an hour. We want a race
of carriage horses, not race horses, and il is
time now that officers and managers of agri-
cultural societies exact more from and give
more to the class usually termed q family
horses and withhold portion of their
premiums from racers There is no reason
or justice in giving three-fourths of the horse
premiums to two or three animals which NAV
:. for a squirt be driven in 20, and diyid-
ing the other fourth among fifty other animals
which may be for all practical purposes in
dividually as valuable.-Ploughman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-10-05

A SIMPLE TEsr.-Dr. McCulloch gives
the following test, which, perhaps, may be
innocently tried by all who are at all skep-
teal as to the prejudicial effects of alco-
holic drinks on the human constitution
Hold a mouthful of spirits-whisky
for instance-in your mouth for FIVE min
utes, and you will find it burn severely
inspect the mouth, you will observe that ii
is infamed. Hold it ten or fifteen minutes,
you will find that various parts of the
mouth have become blistered then tie a
handkerchief over the eyes, and taste, for
instance, water, vinegar, milk, or SIENNA
you will find that you are incapable OF
distinguishing the one from the other.
This simple and easy experiment proves
to a certainty that alcohol is not only a
violent irritaut, but also a narcotic; for in
this experiment you have objective evil
dence that it has infamed and blistered
the mouth, and subjective evidence that
1t has, also, for the time being, paralyzed
the nerves of taste, and to a certain extent,
those also OF common sensation. Now,
this is not an experiment or fact upon
which any doubt has ever been or ever can
be thrown: and l ask you, can you be-
lieve that the still more important internal
organs of the body can be less injuriously
affected than the MOUTH
Even the moderate use,' says DR.. Will
son, of such liquors, if long continued,
and grown habitual. cannot fail to ulti-
mately have a prejudieial effect upon the
health, while it may be confidently asserted
that there are no circumstances, of ordinary
character. under which it can be justified
as beneficial or necessary
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-10-05

The New AUTUMN CosTUME.-The nov
city of the season is costume composed
of several different shades of one color.
For example, if the foundation material is
green, it will be trimmed with three diff
ferent shades, darker or lighter, or both,
of this color; if brown, with three diff
ferent shades of brown, and the hat must
correspond in color and shading with the
dress. The favorite method of arranging
silk toilette is to turn it in clusters of
ruchings, or narrow ruffles, which may be
either bound, pinked, or feathered upon
the edge. Purple, green, brown, or gray
shade very finely, blue not so happily, the
dark shades of blue always presenting a
repulsive and unattractive aspect. Poplin,
merino and Empress cloth turn handsome
ly with narrow bands of plush in darker
shades, or with shaded velvet, which has
been imported in small quantities, but will
be scarce, because the war renders it diff
cult to duplicate certain new styles in
trimmings and fabrics. There is, however'
a very handsome new trimming of Ameri-
can manufacture introduced this fall, which
consists of narrow band of soft, moss
like plush 1t is all silk, AID made in all
shades of all colors. 1t IL called Mara
bout from its softness and beauty, but it
is more like velvet moss. 1t is exceeding
Iy effective when arranged in the different
shades of one color, upon the plain surface.
Jenny Juase,' IN Boston Post.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-10-05

SAVE TIE SWAMP MUCK.-We have from
time to time dwelt upon the Importance of
saving good supply of swamp muck. The
degree for labor in the swamps, and gener-
Gus supply of this valuable material should
be secured.
As material for composing with barn
and night manure it is most valuable. When
thoroughly dried it is grand absorbent, and
if thrown behind the cattle stalls will take
up its weight in the most valuable of fertil-
izers. If spread literally over the barnyard,
it also absorbs and mixes with the animals
droppings and urine, and altogether affords
one of the most valuable fertilizer reservoirs
on the farm. 1t is of but little value when
first hauled from the swamp, but if seasoned
by the action of the sun and frosts is ready
for use in few months. Pi0ughman
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-10-05
A Brothers. Charge.

One day little boy asked his mother to
let him lead little sister out on the green
grass. She had just begun to run alone
and could not step over anything that lay
In the way. His mother told him he
might lead out the little girl, but charged
him not to let her fall. l found them
at play, very happy, in the field.
Is this your sister -?
Yes, sir
Can she walk alone p
Yes, sir, on smooth ground
And how did she get over these stones,
which lie between us and the house
%, sir, mother charged me to be care
full that she did not fall, and so put my
hand under her arms, and lifted her up
when she came to a stone. so that she need
not hit her little foot against it
That is right, George; and l want to
tell yon one thing. You see now how to
understand that beautiful text . He shall
give his angels charge concerning thee
and in their hands they shall bear thee up,
lest at any time thou dash thy foot against
a stone God charges his angels to lead
and lift his people over difficulties, Just as
you have lifted little Anne over these
stones. Do you understand it now ?
%, yes, sir, and l shall never forget it
while | live
Can one child thus take care of another,
and cannot God take care of those who
trust him !? Surely he can. There is not
a child, who may read this story, over
whom he is not ready to give his holy
angels charge.-Chldren's Friend
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-10-05

An INSPIRATION IN YoUTH.-A writer
in Lippincott's Magazine says that the
Emperor Alexander of Russia formed his
plan of emancipating the serfs in early
boyhood. He was noticed once by his
father looking sad and lost in thought, and
when asked what he was thinking of he
replied: OF the poor serfs, and when l
become Emperor l will emancipate them"
T he answer startled the Emperor and his
court, to whom such sentiments were the
worst form of political heresy. When
asked how he came to think of the matter
and to feel an interest in it, he replied,
" From reading the Scriptures and hearing
them enforced, which teach that all men
are brothers"
Very little was said on the subject by
his Imperial father, and it was hoped that
the traditions of the Russian Court and the
influences surrounding it would gradually
correct the heterodoxy. But early i'm
pressions continued, and no sooner was
Alexander on the throne than he called
wise statesmen to his councils, and the plan
of emancipation was drawn and the decree
went forth by which serfdom was abolished.
The doctrine of human brotherhood was a
good seed from the Bible lodged in the
heart of the young Prince, and brought
forth mature fruit.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-10-05
Washington County Fair.

Tho committee of the Washington coun ty
Agricultural Society on Fruits and Vegetables
did not get their report in seasonably enough
to have it publ last week. The reason
they give is that they were g zate committee
from the start, not being chosen until the
afternoon of the second day" They award
premiums as follows
Best peck Potatoes, David Benjamin, l. 90
I'd, A Ii. Davis, soc.
Best peck Beets, ID. B. Wheelock, SOC /;
I'd, J. B. Pike, Csc.
Best peck Onions, A. NJ Foster, 90 |:
ID. S. F. Cummings, Soc.
Best peck Carrots, A. NJ. Foster, SOC: I'd,
Nathan Skinner, Csc.
Best peck Turnips, a. M Foster. soc ID
l.. A. Pearsons, Zoe.
Best peck Tomatoes, Luther Town, Loo !:
I'd, Geo. NJ. Seribner, soc.
Best FIVE Pumpkins, Ii. III Hollister. Soc
ID, l.. A. Pearsons, 25c.
Best five Squashes, Luther Town, SOC: I'd.
III. A. Putnam, Csc.
Best five Watermelons, Luther Town, 90 !.
I'd, David Benjamin, soc.
Best three Muskmelons, r. E. Pearsons.
LOG; I'd, Luther Town. Soc :
The biggest Squash, E. E. Andrews.
Best specimen Grapes, Hiram Atkins, L. 90:
I'd, s. Wood, SOC.
Best peck Sweet Apples, H. H. HOLSTER
zoe: I'd, L. NJ. Cate, Csc. al
Best peck Sour Apples, s. P. Orcutt, SOC !;
I'd, A. Holt, Csc.
Best variety Potatoes, A. NJ. Foster, 90 :.
ID, A. ID. Arms, Soc.
Best lot Garden Vegetables d. B. Wheelock
LOO. Iofe 8 r
Best twelve specimens Winter Apples, G.
5. Bennett, 25c.
Rest twelve specimens Fall Apples. A,
Webster, Csc.
Best peck Pears, J. II. Batchelder; I'd, A.
W ebster.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-10-05

SKIs-MILK CALvEs.-The general impress
sion is that calves, in order to do WELL must
have all the new milk they will eat But
here is a case a. to the contrary notwithstand-
ing" The pair of Devon grade calves that
drew the first premium at the New England
Fair are owned by Ward Parker, of Merri-
mack. They were taken off the COW at the
age of four days, were taught to drink, and
were fed the skim milk OF two cows, with
shorts and good hay, and kept in the barn all
summer, and on the third day of September
they weighed LOIS lbs, and their girth is
four feet and six inches Their age is six and
a half months.
At late meeting of the Little Falls Far
ner's Club. Mr.. Willard said his observation
led him to believe that it was better to have
one large pasture than to alternate from one
to another. The feed was more uniform and
the results more satisfactory. twas thought
that it would take in Herkimer county from
one acre and half to two acres of pasturage
to keep COW. In some very fine pastures
an acre would suffice Mirror and Farmer