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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-24


to stand on, can not become Truly la
tional, nor obtain any permanent sue
cess. This is the great defect OF the
white leagueplatform. The Republican
party in the United States, has more
whites in it than the Democratic party
has the Democratic party certainly has
more whites in it than the white league
faction; and yet neither of them exclude
men on account of theirrace. Weknow
a white Republican, who belonged to
the Loyal League, that will not vote for
a negro; but this is al individual and
not a party matter with him. Some men
will not vote for candidates of their own
party, even if regularly nominated, UNI
less they suit them personally. But this
is the extent of their opposition; they
do not organize a party to exclude them
from office, but simply do not vote for
them. The true principle in organizing
pOliticalparties, is to leave the door open
to all. There are too many races and
classes in the United States, for them to
make war on each other.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-24

Farewell, Susan-you have driven
me to the grave wrote John Larch, OF
Alabama, four years ago, aud left the
note On the river bank. He was arrested
the other day in Cincinnati, living with
another woman.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-24

PEACE AND HAIMoNY.-The PERM
cious effects of agitating the question of
races is already apparent in this COM
munity. Among the men, it is not so
pereeptible, baG among the boys, it has
eliminated in personal conflicts. We
objected to the White League move
ment, because it would tend Inevitably,
state of turmoil and excitement, if moth
ing worse. Fortunately, the movement
has provena failure, and it is to be hoped,
that there viii be nonloFe discussions.
The white pe0gle can and no do1btwill,
be united in affecting ali necessary re-
ferris This ean he accumulated III
peace and many good and honest col
ored men win assist in doing it. There
fore, let us have harmony among the
whites and peace between the races
Lafayette Advertiser, July 18th.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-24

HoM1cIDE.-Last Saturday, an afida-
Wit was made against Gnstaye Mouton,
charging him with the crime of man
slaughter, III the killing of Joseph Tlli-
bodeaux. on that day. We learn that
the accused Immediately surrendered
himself, and as the offence charged was
bailable by the Parish Judge, lie was
required to furnish bond to appear fol
preliminary examination, on Tuesday
next 21st inst. The parties were neigh
bors and connected by family ties. We
refrain from giving the rumored details
of this unfortunate atiair.-FLafayettt
Advertiser. July 18Th.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-24

pear fully in acts Nos. i. y and "a of said session
OF the General Assembly. which are herewith
officially published forthe information of voters.
and will he submitted to the people at the gen
manner andform that the people may vote for
or against such amendments separately; and if
Il majority of the voters shall approve and rHtifv
all or either of said amendments, the same shall
become II part ofthe constitution.
7. G. DESLONDE,
Secretary of State.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-24
TIN SHOP.

REMOVED To landry >THLIT.
(Nedr the Hpet-Onirr,D
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-23
Working and Sailing Butter.

TOUCHING this important branch of
making butter of prime quality, S. E.
Lewis, of Oxford, n. Y, writes as fol-
lows to the New York Herald:
When the butter comes as soon as the
dash churns clean, take off the churn; do
not gather the butter compact with the
dasher in the Churn las is usually done);
do not gather it at all, but have a hair
sieve, which first wet in hot and then
cold water, so that the butter will not
stick to it; then have piece of q board
that will fit inside of the churn to hold
the butter back; turn the buttermilk from
the churn through the sieve; when the
butternilk is drained out let the butter
remain in the churn; then take your
water, holding it up as high as your
head, and pour it upon the butter in a
stream sufficiently large SO that it will
force its way through the butter; keep
the stream moving about upon the butter.
This will separate the little balls of but
ter. Fill up the churn with water until
what little buttermilk there was in the
butter is diluted to that extent that there
will be no necessity of changing the water,
and the result will be that your butter is
washed, or the buttermilk all rinSed out of
the butter, without breaking, marking or
1njuring single grain. When it
sufficiently hardens IN the water
take it out for sailing, using
the ladle to get out the most Of it,
then the sieve. Now comes the sailing
and working. [ prefer for a butter
worker an inclined plane in the shape of
letter A with round lever. Spread the
butter upon the worker, then put one-half
the quantity of salt that you may desire
to put on, roll it in, then with a small,
fiat wooden shovel turn One-half of it
over on to the top of the other half Put
on half of the remaining salt, roll it back,
do the other half the same and then put
on the balance of the salt; then work the
salt in somewhat, taking particular care
not to let the lever slip on the butter
while working it. Always let the lever
go on the butter in a rolling motion. If
you allow the lever to slip on the butter
it will destroy the grain and make it look
sDlny. Set the butter away in cool
place; at night put it on the worker
work it little, then let the mass stand
until the morning and work again just
enough to be sure that the streaks are out
(the white streaks are parts that have not
taken salt, then pack it. The butter
worker should stand face to the light
The best butter bowl to use is the COM
mon white oak butter tub. If you will
but follow the above directions you can
manufacture butter from sweet cream as
we'll as sour that will stand the atnos-
pheric changes for any length of time
when properly cared for.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-23

violet; for orange, aniline d'orange; for
lemon color, picric acid, which should be
dissolved in boiling water and then
thinned with a little warm water. Dip in
the flowers, but do not drain off the liquid.
All kinds of ornamental grasses can be
thus colored, especially stipG pera7ldtG and
anam0bitt1n alaturn, white xerranthemums,
and most other everlasting flowers. Immor-
telles, however, as well as the other kinds
of helichrysums, must be treated differ
emily; their natural yellow color must
first be extracted by dipping them in
boiling soap water, made with Italian
soap, and afterward dried in an airy,
shady place. The flowers generally be-
come closed when thus treated, and should
be placed near an oven and subjected to
the influence Of dry heat, when they
will soon reopen. This is very important
if they are intended to be colored; If not,
they will remain fine pure white lmmor-
telles. Most immOrtelles, however, are
cOlored bright scarlet by means of boraX,
which gives beautiful color; but it does
not keep well, and becomes gradually
paler. For this purpose dissolve as much
borax in boiling water as Will color 1t
nicely; when cool, dip the flowers, but do
not allow them to remain in after they
have taken the color; if kept in too long
they will not again open their flowers.
The chief point in every mode of color
ing immortelles is to place them
first in a dry, warm atmosphere,
where they will open their flowers well;
and after coloring they should again be
exposed to heat, by which means they
will nearly always reopen them. Very
nlce-looking immortelles are also pro-
duced by coloring only the center Of each
flower scarlet, which is done very rapidly
with borax, by means of a small pencil
or thin wooden splinter, which is
dipped into the color and afterward APP
piled to the center. This is generally
done by little children in those establish
pents in Germany and France which
supply the trade with everlasting flowers.
The following is very cheap and very
good recipe to color ornamental grass
and moss beautiful green: If dark
green is required, take two parts
of boiling water, one ounce of
alum, and half an ounce of dissolved
indigo carmine; plunge the moss or grass
into the mixture, shake off the liquid and
dry the grass or moss in an airy, shady
place. In the winter, however, they
should be dried by means of fire heat.
If light green is required, add to the
above mixture more or less picric acid,
according as a more or less light shade is
equired.-Sc5entitic american.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-23
Poultry in Gardens.

IF one could only make use of the good
qualities of poultry in gardens without
suffering from their bad ones, what q
capital thing it would be. The amount Oh
insects they destroy is astonishing to
those who have not been initiated into
the mystery of the thing; but YeIyOody
knows that they claim all the crops IN pay
therefor, if they get chance; ana mus
we have all our labor for our pains. we
like to have our peas come up early, but
they come up little too soon when there
is flock of chickens about; and they are
not satisfied with the early worm, out
want the early green blade from the straw
berries also.
There are many times when chickens
cannot only be introduced into the garden
without serious injury, but with great
good 1t is best to have good chicken
yard attached to all gardens, where the
poultry can be confined when there Is
damage to be done, and let out when they
can work to advantage. Besides this
simple arrangements can often be en-
ployed whereby the seed beds, and often
the growing crops, can be preserved from
danger, and at the same time the chickens
| be allowed to roam about, doing good as
| thew 90. Brushwood can be laid over
seed beds and young crops just planted,
| for little while, and it will be found to
be good protection. Chickens do not
care to rumple their feathers against these
crooked sticks. Then, again, many have
| coarse f1sh-nets, or other manufactured
articles, which, suspended over the seed
beds, make cheap and efficient protec,
! ton.
Of course all these suggestions are in
tended only for small gardens. They
| cannot be well employed on large scale
But it is only in small gardens that the
evils of chickens running around loose
are so seriously felt. In the far West
| ducks are looked on as excellent things
for potato fields and vineyards; and even
in gardens they are looked up to as the
preservers and defenders against insect
enemies. Whether what good they do in
this way pays for their keep we do not
know; for, as a general thing, ducks are
hardly a paying investment. They shovel
down the food alarmingly in most cases;
while the "luck" in raising young ducks,
or in getting an abundance of eggs, is not
equal to that from the ordinary fowl
Where there is water, or marshy ground,
or other conveniences where ducky can
get in measure his own living, it is of
course different. We are speaking chiefly
of ducks as an everyday affair, and solely
from an insect-gathering point Of view
HOTneU'S Press
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-23
Dyeing and COloring Natural Flowers.

"Painting the lily" is generally con-
sidered about the acme of useless per
formances, but correspondent of the
Garden in the following lines tells us how
to do it. The idea, of course, is not to
improve on Natures handiwork, but
simply to prepare the flowers so that they
will keep for an indefinite length of time,
and, when arranged in bouquets, form
handsome ornaments. The process, it
will be seen, may also be applied to
grasses and MOSES with very good effect:
Dyeing is especially used for the red
TerTGntlteD1una G717luaIn1 fl. pt., red asters,
and all kinds Of ornamental grasses. Mix
ten parts of fresh water with one part of
good nitric acid, plunge the flowers in,
shake off the liquid and hang them up to
dry. In this way Xerranthemums, which
should be cut when entirely open, will
acquire beautiful, bright red tint, while
grasses become only a little pale red on
the tops, but will keep afterward for
many years, and may, if needed, be col
ored otherwise at any time. Asters gen
orally, when treated in this way, are not
so fine Is if dried in sand or smoked with
birthstone To color flowers and grasses
blue, violet red, scarlet, and orange, use
the different kinds of aniline; for yellow
use picric acid, and for bright
scarlet use borax The aniline dye
should be dissolved in alcohol
before it is fit for use, in which condition
it should be kept in well-closed bottles
until it is required. 1t may also be pur-
chased in dissolved condition of any re-
spectacle chemist. To color by means
of aniline take a porcelain or any other
well glazed vessel, pour in some boiling
water, and add as much dissolved aniline
as will nicely color the water. Accord
ing to the quantity of aniline used the
color of the flowers will become more or
less bright. After the water has cooled a
little, plunge in the flowers or grasses, and
keep them in it till they are nicely col
ored; then rinse in cold water, shake Oh
the liquid and hang them up in the open
air to dry. To obtain fine blue, take
aniline bleu de Ian, boil the color with
the water for five minutes, and then ada
a few drops of sulphuric acid before using;
For violet, use one part aniline violet ana
one part of aniline 6Leu de lam FOR
red, aniline fuchsin; for scarlet, one
part Of aniline fuchsin and one of a, hin
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-23
gOTRER HENS ADVICE.

BY GEORGE COOPER.
zs.y3, SgaT! "a, deari" cried a foolish Zen
gvsszz q pair of baby chickens,
~ Eaos is hard not fowl in ten
Esnrvs how nay poor heart sickens.
Ia feed these hungry bills;
flux Z wish there were no eggs to hatch
gT life is full of ills"
~ agd neignbor mine" said q stately dame
rEa8t slowly wandered by,
sEz.& her brood of ten behind her came
= TRU piHing heref o fiel
zEr4saEgn my chicks are larger, still
Ezaaage TO provide;
zgg cheerful heart and an earnest will
are lighting on my side"
T .. h Yesi it's well for those to preach
Whose skies are bright and blue;
f5Boa fortune some can always reach,
3Ara days they never knew.
2 ! ogiy had myself to keep
never more should fret
zSHt Us toll and care till 90 to sleep,
E-Fe tRbies-you forget"
- Eez. GRatNs the world, :" then the dame replied,
- Most people see their labors
fg'ss5ir ceres and trials magnified
AID greater than their neighbor's
e ar daily toll, good sister, here,
EEth cheerfulness we dos
I'D - easy, love, to scratch for ten
As i e to scratch for tWol"
Hearth and Home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-23

COUGHS, COLDS, SORE THROAT and similar
troubles, if allowed to progress, Will result in
serious pulmonary Internationally in.
durable. Wishart's Pine Tree Tar Cordial
reaches at once the seat of the disease, and
gives immediate relief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-23

AMONG the fine arts not lost is the art OF
children making holes in the toes of boots and
shoes Time taken about ten days. SILVER
TIPS arean excellent remedy, never known to
fail
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-23

A BURGLAR who was found under a
mans bed in Philadelphia excused him
self on the ground that he was looking
for his dog.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-23

WANTED, AGENTS to sell the LIFE OF
w CHARLES SUMNER, by Rev. Elias Mason
Wide-aWake canyaSsers.
B. 3. RUSSELL, Publisher,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-23

CONSTANT EMPLOYMEyT-AT HOME,
- Male or Female $50 a week warranted. No cap
Hal required all particulars and valuable sample
sent free Address, with 6cent return stamp, A. D.
YOUNG, 800 Fifth street, WILLIAMSBURG, n. 7.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-21
Croaklng nhont RenI Rs,nie.

From N. 7. Correspondence Chicago Journal.l
A real estate panic is now predicted
by croakers here, and a large circle Of
spectators are operating on the bear
side Of stocks on the belief that this pan.
ic Is close at hand. It Is unquestionably
true that there has been during the past
fourteen years an immense amount Of
real estate "balooning" in and about the
metropolis. It Is unquestionably true
that hundreds Of men who year or more
ago regarded themselves as independent,
are now cramped and hampered, II moi
absolutely blockd by their land purchases
For ten or fifteen years 1t has been decid.
edly the thing for rich men TO purchase
large tracts Of territory within ten or
fifteen miles oi New York, and cut
them up into village lots. Proprietors Of
new railroads hereabouts have made a
point ot buying In advance all the land
they could, and then holding on 10 1t for
a high market. Men thrown out OF en-
ployment, who have not gone into insu-
rance, have, to large extent, betaken
themselves to the real estate business.
Ever since war times, when money grew
plethoric, there has been disposition to
buy up town lots, both on time
and margin, with the expectation that
there would be q rapid advance In values,
These and various other causes, which |
will not stop to enumerate here, combined
to make q glut in the real estate market,
and to arouse serious apprehensions
whether rush 10 sell may not cause q
panic this season and consequent throw.
ing overheard OF property regardless Of
decline and shrinkage. Should such q
time come, undoubtedly there will be
CONSERVATION among the landed proprie.
tors of New York and vicinity, especially
among those who Tor years past have been
operating and epeculating in real estate
just as the bulls have been manipulating
railroad shares. Then will be the time
for artisans having few hundred dollars
to buy their little plats Of land, and thus
secure homes for the future. One thing
Is very certain, real estate has advanced
In price in New York unnsturally fast
during ten years past, and prices are now
too high, by all odds. It stands TO reason
that the reaction must come, sooner or
later, 1t Is beginning to come now. A
gentleman who 10 compelled to part with
some Of his real estate in order 10 secure
ready cash, said to me one day last week
that he should have TO sell a building on
Broadway for one hundred thousand dol.
lars less than he was offered for 1t three
veArH apn
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-21
The Wintermu,c Trial.

YANKToN, DAKOTA, May 2O.-In tho
Wintermute case to-day tho forenoon
was taken up in the discussion Of aues.
tions growing out OF the claim BY the
defendants counsel, that in the cross
examination Of witnesses Of prosecution,
he could go into report OF meeting and
into other matters about which Witnesses
had not testified. Several Witnesses
have been examined, three or four as 10
the shooting itself, corroborating In all
essential particulars tho statements pre-.
viously made. Four witnesses testified TO
the difficulty in the saloon of the hotel sd-
Joining about an hour before the killing.
They testified substantially that Winter
mute came In, and McCook soon after.
wards Wintermute approached him and
said, VI can whip you" McCOock 70.
piled in a light manner, 70, I guess not"
Wintermute said, "If can't whip you, I
can shoot you" and soon afterwards
added, "You arc o id dirty puppy"
McCook then seized him, pushed him
back, struck him two or three times, and
said, You'll shoot me, will you." They
were parted, and McCook went out
with the witness, and agreed that Win.
termute was hurt considerably on one sido
OF the face, but not seriously. Ope of the
same witnesses afterwards met Winter
mute In the door way, when Wintermute
said: "Tel McCook intend 10 shoot him
on sight" Witness said Wintermute did
not seem excited, but was entirely cool At
the time. This virtually closes the testi.
mony In chief Of the prosecution, and the
defence will begin tomorrow.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-21
Arkansas Affairs.

LITTLE Rock, May 2O.-Hon. Henry
Page, State Treasurer, to-day tondered
his resignation to Gov. Baxter; which was
promptly accepted.
Both houses Of the Assembly passed a
joint resolution raising a committee 10
investigate the conduct Of Senators Clay
ton and Dorsey and the representatives ID
Congress in attempting the overthrow Of
the State government.
At 70 o'clock to-day both bodies
marched from Otter Block 10 the State
House and took possession Of their respec.
tlve halls.
A joint convention was held this even
ing and elected the following commits.
sioners to supervise and control the ensu.
ing election Tor delegates 10 the Constitu-
tional Convention: A. II. Garland, Dud.
ley E. James and Gordon N. Pesy.
A bill Of pardon and amnesty TO those
engaged In the late insurrection was In.
troduced in the House.
Everything Is very. quiet, Weather
cloudy and warm.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-21

q But many who pfSfsss 20 be TEMPER
ance men 4Ayor the sale ot LIQUOR under
legal restrictions. He was not one ol
these. His definition Of temperance was ,
a moderate ASe of useful things and total
dbStinsnee from hurHat things. It Is but a
few years apparently, since the use OF
liquor as o beverage has been prevalent
incur country ; ,b6i Il hls been incfeas-
Ing year after year at q fearful rate, until
finally great reaction has taken place.
And as to whether the reform would be
permanent he had no, doubt In the world,
II might meet with reverses, and there
would be lulls IN the conflict, but there
would be finally created such o healthy,
moral, public sentiment on the subject
that there can be no reaction. he spoke
q the glorious feelings he experienced
four years ago when at the meeting OF The
National Temperance Convention at Bal!
umore, on hearing tho speeches Of tenn
petance men from all parts Of the Union,
and hearing felvent prayers offered ior
the coming Of the times that are now
upon US. Ho congratulated the Presi-
dent on the success OF the meetings that
have been held. They had created a
!eattRtHt that had almost bAnished drink.
Ing from Moundsville. He said many
good things which our space lorbids our
mentioning. At the close Of his speech
the audience returned vote Of thanks by
q rising vote. The following resolution
was also passed: 1T,N
Resoleed, That the Temperance Associ.
AtionI Of Moundsville, by rising vote,
return thanks to the Supervisors Of our
county for their action Ia refusing TO
grant license.
A few did not vote in the affirmative,
but not one voted nay.
Rev. Walter Evans was called on, and
he responded in some very happy re-
marks, which, had we time, we wOuld
like TO notice. He especially noticed the
customs Of our fathers in the use Of
liquors on nearly al occasions, and that
vas now the fruitful source Of much Of
he drinking at the present day.
Adjourned TO meet next Tuesday night.