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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-04
Personal MENTION.

During his recent visit to this place, we were
pleased to receive a call from Rev. A. A.
Gilbert, who for more than quarter OF cen,
tury was the successful publisher and editor
of the Sumter Watchman, which paper we
think he founded, having been previously
identified with the printing business at other
points in this State. Mr.. Gilbert is now in
the active ministry, having connected himself
with the South Carolina Conference some two
or three years arO
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-04

In the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Church last Sunday, Rev. c. B. Belts preached,
on the occasion of communion services.
Rev. A. A. Gilbert, of the Nortl. Newberry
Circuit, preached in the Methodist Episcopal
Church Sunday forenoon and in the evening,
and addressed the Sunday y-school in the after
noon.
Services were conducted in the Episcopal
Church by Rev. John johnson, of Charleston,
brother of the late lamented rector.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-19

an immediate excretion of chloroido
of sodium in the urine. the amount
being at once increased three-fo]d.
Much potash was of course also passed
The experiment was repeated at vari-
Gus times, employing different salts
of potash in every case producing an
immediate excretion of soda. Bunge
believes that this tendency Of potash
to produce great waste Of soda in
the system is the cause of the desire
shown by herb1vorous a:ri.nals for
common salt.
Their vegetable diet is generally
very rich in potash, and they instinct
lively seek an additional supply Of
soda. Soda does not seem to be an
essential ingredient of plantx. but it
is certainly indispensable in the ami
NAL economy. In the muscle and in
sblsod corpuscles potash is an es-
sential constituent; but in the fluid
portion of the blood, potash is injuri-
Gus, and if injected, even in small
doses, produses death. Soda salts,
on the other hand, can be injected
with safety and their presence in the
blood is essential to the continuation
of vial processes.-Journai Of Chem
istry.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-19
Labor Statistics.

The third annual report of the New
Jersey Bureau of Labor Statistics,
just published, shows 4 fairly en-
couraging state of affairs. 1t shows
that the average amount spent by
workmen in 4 year is S455. p, ana the
average amount earned <ss49S.53, leav-
ing an average saving of only $43.26
in a year. The expenses also include
sundries, tobacco, liquor, physicians
and druggists bills, and other SINH
lar items. The report says that the
truck system-compulsory dealing
with stores in which the employers
have an interests nearly abolished
in the State, and that nearly all the
wages are paid in cash. The average
number of hours per week during
which labor is performed is sixty.
During the past year there was a
marked elimination in the number
of days lost through inability to oh
tain work. The average was forty
from this cause, while last ye.r it
was eighty-seven. The average from
sickness was seventeen. Wages have
also advanced in most occupations,
the average for men this year being
$l.78 as compared to $l.45 last year.
A fact shown in the report is that Il
great many laboring men depend for
assistance upon their
families; indeed, that nearly all
wages-earners receive aid in this way.
american.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-19
Salt for Animals.

It is we'll known that herbivorous
animals are fond of common salt, and
this is true Of wild animals as of
those domesticated by man. Car
niyerous animals, on the other hand,
either have no liking for salt, or show
4 positive aversion for it. Cats, for
example, will rarely touch salt meat.
The difference is not easily explained.
The blood of both classes of animnls
contains a certain amount of soda
salts, but the quantity of soda in a
vegetable diet is not neces-
sarialy less than in one of flesh. A
German experimenter, Herr Bunge,
has boon the first to suggest a plausi-
BILE solution of the enigma. A vege-
table diet furnishes twice as much
potash rs flesh diet does, and it oc-
CURED to him that the greater sup
ply of potash must bs attended with
= greater waste of soda. To test this
theory experimentally he put himself
upon perfectly uniform diet OF beef,
bread, butter, sugar and small guam
tity of salt. When by daily anal
ysis Of the urine, he found that the
quantity of soda and potash excreted
had become constant, he proceeded to
take such dose Of potash Of: s%8s
during the day rs woql}l> Ne{AS, ,thS
amount Of potash <i1s e<$jetys3GNa
level with, thSaeAxjfSaQ e2 r.1&%l
|herbiyer3 Shhjdsf s96teS1a.let&
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-19
Goats to Protect Sheep.

The farmers of Huntcrdon and
Somerset counties, New Jersey, use
goats to protect their sheep from
dogs. Two goats can drive away 4
dozen dogs, and two are about all
each farmer puts in with his sheep.
As soon as a dog enters the field at
night, the goats attack him, and their
butting prepensities are too much
for the canipe, who soon finds him.
self rolling over and over. A few
repetitions of this treatment causes
tho dog to quit the field, limping
and yelling. Formerly, when a dog
entered sheep field at night, the
sheep would rnn wildly around and
cry piteously. Since tho goats have
been used to guard them, they form
in line behind the goats and seem to
enjoy the fun. The idea Of utilizing
goats in this way came from the
west, where they are put in sheep
pens to drive away wolves.-N Y.
,Snn
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-19
Neighborhood News.
EASTERN WADENA.

SA0A~HN " AOANAs
Our lyceum is going on swimming
ly; meets every Saturday night. We
have weekly paper, with the eupho-
Mus title Of "Bmgtown Bugle," and
the ideas advanced in it are startling
for their brilliancy, you may rest IS.
sured.
Mr.. and Miss Williams, of Wadena,
favored us with their presence last
Saturday night. Also Miss Hunting
ton, formerly of Floyd, Iowa. She is
stopping at MI. tSchermerhorn's.
The seats for the school house have
arrived and been put down, and our
back don't begin to ache as it used to
with those old benches.
Oh! yes, we arc progressing peo-
pie. We now have patent seats in
our school house and a nice lamp
with reflector, and money enough
subscribed for another one. Rath Ter
ahead Of the primitive style Of by
gone days, when the folks used to
meet in log school house with boards
nailed onto blocks for seats, and can
dies stuck in between the logs for
lights, with the grease running down
on ''Sary james, best gown.
Mr.. Wonser's folks made = visit
among we, us and company week
before last. Come again Dap, and
stay longer.
Time scarce and men scarce.
ARTICHOKEs.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-19

Wh;.. - 0.,--i ~-=H1 N~Sts'
l. A days absence from school IS
a days opportunity irrevocably and
lost.
2. The absentee loses interest in
the occupation of the school room;
loses all desire to excel; loses every
incentive to close application; comes
to feel that for trivial excuses the
duty of securing an education may be
neglected.
3. On his return to school the de-
linquint descries missing link be-
tween the lesson last recited and the
one next expected.
4. The delinquent takes the time
and patience of the teacher, and
filches from the many who have been
punctual the teachers services, III
having repeated to him the instruc-
tions of yesterday, which for want OF
previous study he does not compre-
hend.
S. The delinquent affects his class
unjustly by checking their progress
while waiting for him to make up
his loss.
6. The teachers time is involved
in making record of the absence,
hearing the delinquent's excuse, and
in striving to remedy the cause.
:. In the end the reputation of
teacher and school alike is cOmpro-
missed when the examination displays
an ugly record of failures in one COL
umn and a list of absences in another
| Fergus Falls Journal.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-19
FtRms~,:NnTEs:
Feeding Horses.

The following extracts are from an
essay read by John f. Russell, at the
Farmers Institute. ut Salem: The
horse has the smallest stomach in
proportion to his size of any animal.
This space is completely filled by four
quarts of oats and the saliva that
goes into the stomach with it. Horses
are generally overfed, and not fed
often enough. For horse with mod
crate work, six OF eight quarts Of
bruised oats and ten pounds of fine
hay day is sufficient. This should
be fed in three meals, and is better if
fed in four.
A horses digestion is very rapid,
and therefore, he gets hunger sooner
than man. When he is hungry he
is ineffective, and wears out very rap
idly. Water fills the stomach, lowers
the temperature and dilutes the gas
trio juice; therefore horse should
not drink Immediately before eating.
Neither should he be watered imme-
diately after eating, because he will
drink too much, and force some of the
contents of the stomach ipto the
large intestine, whicn will cause
securing. Securing is also caused by
too rapid eating, which can be pre-
vented by putting half 4 dozen peb-
bles half the size of the fist into the
manser with the oats. A large drink
of cold water before being driven will
have a very quieting effect on ner-
vous horse. A race horse always
runs on an empty stomach. Digestion
progresses moderately during exercise
if the exercise is not so violent as to
exhaust tho power of the horse.
I consider bruised oats worth twen-
ty per cent. more than whole. They
are more completely digested. Prefer
oats to any other grain for horses.
Cracked corn is very good under some
circumstances, but wouldn't use meal
or shorts. The disease called big
head is caused by feeding corn. When
horse comes in hot, would give a
moderate feed Immediately. If the
horse is too tired to eat, would take
the feed away. A heated horse is 4
reason against watering and for feed.
ing, for the system is then lust in tho
condition to begin digestion. a horse
will not founder if fed Immediately
when hot. prefer dry feed unless a
horse has some disease Of the throat
or lungs. Do not consider it worth
while to cut hay. l always feed hay
from the floor, then the horses do not
get particles in their eyes.-Ns1O Eug-
land Farmer.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-19
QoMEsTlc RECIPES.
From the Minnesota Farmer.

rom TIC MlHRcSOCa + STblcE.
NCsH MuFF1Ns-Cold mush is not 4
very promising mixture to tho eye,
but when thinned with 4 little milk
and thickened with a little wheat
-four and eggs, in the proportion of
four to the quart, it makes very
good mullins.
THREE KINDS OF CAKE FROM ONE
REC1PE-The housekeeper who is linn
tied as to time and materials, will
find the following rcceipe most ex-
cellent one; lb. flour, lb. sugar,
3-4 lb. butter, 10 eggs. Mix as for
pound cake. Divide into three parts;
take onc-third, flavor with lemon, or
to taste, and bake as a pound cake.
Mix l cupful Of raisins, cupful cur
rants, piece of citron, cut thin, spice
to taste, aith second one-third, and
bake as 4 fruit cake. To the re-
mainder add -four enough to roll, cut
and fry as crullers.
LIVER AND BACoF-Two pounds of
calf's liver, three-quarters of pohnd
of streaked bacon, one onion. juice of
lemon, pepper. salt end table.
spoonful of -four. Wash the liver,
wipe dry and cut into peices an inch
wide and three inches long. Cut the
bacon into thin strips and fry; take
out and keep hot while the liver is
frying. Mince the onion, pepper,
salt, and dredge the liver in -four and
fry with the onion in the bacon fat.
When done, take out and arrange the
bacon and liver upon a platter. Strain
the fat and return to the pan with a
cup of hot water. Thicken with a
spoonful of flour, and when it boils
up strain in the lemon juice. Pour at
onoe over the liver and serve.
POP OvERs-Make a batter with
two cups of sifted flour, two eggs,
two cups of milk and little salt
Beat the eggs to = foam and tho but
ter like sixty; don't use any baking
powder or anything else to make il
light; the beating is to do that, Have
the muffin tins we'll buttersd and pip
ing hot, put in the battor as quickly
as possible, and bake in very ho
oven. They will puff up most aston
ishingly and be as light as feathe
if they are well made and baked.
INDIAN PuDD1NG. -Scald three cup
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-19

of sweet milk, stir in one cup of In.
dian meal and boil five minutes; take
from the fire, and when cool add the
yolks of three eggs we'll beaten; one
cup sugar and one.half cold milk;
bake one hour; beat the whites of the
eggs to stiff froth with little
sugar, and spread on top of the pud.
ding.
APPLE PCDD1NG-Fill a pudding
basin about two-thirds full of sliced
apple or stewed fruit, make 4 batter
Of one small cup of sour cream, one
cup of sugar, one egg. two cups of
flour. one-half teaspoonful soda; mix
and pour over tho fruit; bake from
thirty minutes to an hour, tho length
Of time depending upon whether the
fruit has previously been cooked.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-19
Northern Pacific Farmer

A Printers Protest.
Oh, why don't people form their as,
And finish off their BIS?
Why do they make such crooked c's,
And such confounded DIS!
Why dothey form such shockinge's
And is with ague fits!
Their gs and b s are too much
For any printers wits,ss
What human eye is without sight
Is an i without dot;
sare such curious, crooked things
We recognize them not.
X ought to stand for kussedness,
But comes in we'll for kick;
LIS and ms are mischievous,
While ms just raise Old Nick,
O's are rarely closed at all,
And p's are shaggy things;
Q's might as well be spider legs
And rs mosquito wings!
Some people make passing s,
Who never cross t,
Others use the self-same strokes
To form a u Orv.
W's get strangely mixed,
KS seem on a spree,
Y is a skeleton on wires
Zounds! how we swear at Z.
& yet, just think, what typos get
From drivers of the quill
They call us such a careless set
And scribble on at will!
Well, they must scribble, and we must
swear
And vainly try to please,
Till they go back to school and learn
TO make their a, b, c's!
dIh.,,o,, Daoco
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-19
An Old Swindle Revised and Re-
Vived.

The old patent-right swind1e, which
few years ago was used with soma
success in this vicinity. and to quote
a large extent in York county, Me-.
to defraud the substantial farmers of
their earnings, has been revised ara
improved, and again put on the mar
ket. A farmer in Pennsylvania was
recently swindled rs foflews:-A
stranger offered to sell him the county
right for a patent wagon-tongue, for
$3.50, and was entirely willing to take
tho farmers note in payment; but
the agriculturist declined to invest.
In a. few days another man came
along; he had heard the farmer held
the county right for the patent wa
gon-tongue, and wished to buy it,
knowing it to be a good thing; he
would pay s400 for it, cash down.
Here was legitimate opportunity 10
make $3.50 right off, and the farmer
finally sold the county right to his
new acquaintance, who insisted OF
paying ten dollars down to bind the
bargain, and would call again in !.
few days with the balance of,tTeSppr-
chase H. roney. As soon asa$fe$sR ~
man had gone ,thS farReSes wee sf&
swindlereNS936r tn&fai9, x4fs'
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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-19

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SOLD ~ ALL DRUGGISTS EvxnvwHERG. -.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-19

Making close connections At st. Paul with morn
ing and evening trains to and from Chicago
= 49, and xll points east and south.
At Duluth with Lake Lines for the interior and
eastern points. At Giyndon with st. P. NJ. &
M for points north. At Bismarck with
Missouri River Transportation lines
for Montana.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-07-08
Pushing Ahead.
IN O, Times-Demoerat.]

Few railroads have shown such ener-
gy and vim as has the New Orleans
and Mississippi Valley. Comparative
ly but few weeks ago it was not known,
and now it has, after overcoming many
obstacles, made sncll progress that its
success seems we'll assured. Rights of
way through the very heart of planta-
tions between this point and Baton
Rouge have been secured, and already
ever 1000 men are hard at work build
ing the roadbed and laying cress. ties.
Large numbers of these ties have been
gotten out, and contracts fer all neees-
sary work made During the last two
weeks seven barges, with 5000 tons of
steel rails, have come down the river
from the Carnegan Iran and Steel
Works Of Pitteburg, and four have been
landed at College Point, TIVE here and
one above at Vicksburg.
During the early part OF next week,
wark will be- commenced above Car
rollton, and pushed forward rapidly.
There will be four centres of work and
from these the gangs will lay rails both
ways until they meet.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-07-08
Proceedings Of the Board of Police Of
the Town of Opelousas
WEnNEsDAY, JuLY 5th, ls82

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9th, 1882.
The Board met pursuant to call of the
President. Present James Ray, President,
Messrs. SandoZ, Martin, Lesassier, Chachere,
Birotte and Petferkorn.
The President stated that the meeting was
called for the purpose of taking into consider
alton the petition of the taxpayers of the
town of Opelousas whether they would be
assessed TO purchase steam fire engine or
not.
Whereas, the following petition, containing
the names of third of the taxpayers of the
town of Opelousas, has been submitted to the
Board, ON motion the same be submitted to
the vote of the property Taxpayers of Opelou
sas according to law.
To the Honorable Mayor and members of the
Board of Police of the town of OpelOusas,
La:
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned property
owners and taxpayers of the town of Opelou
sas would respectfully call your attention to
the following facts:
Whereas, we have in the town of Opelousas
well organized fire department, and where
as Opelousas Fire Co. No. /, composed of
Engine, we believe it to be of absolute neces-
sity that the town be provided with light
and adequate Steam Fire Engine to be used
by said Company. And knowing the fact that
after our town will have fully equipped
Fire Department the rates of insurance on
the property of this town will be decreased to
such percentage that it will he fair remu-
neration for the purchase of said Engine by
the property owners of said town. We there
fore request your honorable body to levy on
the property OF the town special tax suff-
cient in amount to purchase one of the Silsby
Mfg. Co.'S. lightest Steam Fire Engine, and
The Opelousas courier., 1882-07-08

PERsoNAL.-Felix Veorhies, Esq, editor of
the St. Martinsvile Observer, and also prac-
ticing attorney, gave us q pleasant call on
Wednesday last. He is attending the session
OF our Supreme Court.
Messrs. White and OBryan, attorneys from
Abbeville, favored us with q visit this week
during their attendance of the Supreme Court.
Also Hon. H. N. Ogden of New Orleans. and
Col. Wm. Mouton of AbbeviIle.
Major st. Paul, of Mobile, Ala, is attending
our Supreme Court. The Major bears age
we'll. and looks like he had many years Of life
before him.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-07-08
No. 40.
JUDICIAL NOTICES
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HDUBLIC SALE.

Probate Court Parish Of 81 Landry, No. 4334
ESTATE OF NUNA CHAcHERE.
By virtue of an order of the Hon. tho Pro-
bate Court in and for the parish of st. Landry,
there will be sold at public auction. TO the
last and highest bidder, by the undersigned
administrator, or any duly qualified auction.
Rayne, parish aforesaid. ON TJE.SDA 7,
the 9th day Of August. 1882. the following des-
cribed property, belonging to the estate of
Numa Chachere, deceased, to-wit
!. Three lots of ground situated in he town
of Rayne, in the parish OF ST. Landry. meas
uring forty feet front each by one hundred
and twenty feet in depth, with all tho bnild-
lngs and Improvements situated thereon and
bounded as follows: North by Texas Avenue.
south by twenty feet reserved east by lot No
81 or j. ID. Bernard, and west by lot No. IS or
Cnmmings-sad three lots being Nos 32 SO
and "a.
,. One lot situated in the town of Ravne,
measuring forty feet front by one hundred
and twenty feet in depth, being lot No l2 in
block No. 6, bounded north by lot No 10.
south by +. F. Perrodin, east hy Chns Perrr,
din and west by Parkerson street
3. One mare, one hack, two stoves. one sad
die. one watch, household furniture, etc.
Terms-Cash.
There will also be sold, by the undersigned
tioneer, at the residence of Joseph Chaei,pr6,
in Bellevue, on I,HURSDA z, August 10th,
1882, the following described property belong
ing to said estate of Numa Chachere, deeeas-
cd, tU-wit:
l. tract of ptairie land, containing fifty
arpents. situated in that part OF St Landry
parish known as Plaisance, in Township 5,
south range cast. section "a, bounded north
by lands of FRANCOIS d. Pitre and f. Jouhert,
south by Lastie j. Duprc. east by lands of
Eugene Bell, and west by F. d. Pitre and F.
Joubert.
?. A tract of woodland (undiviiedj contain
ing twelve and one-half arpents, situated a.
- St. Landry parish, bounded north By
-, south by -, east by -, and
west by, boundaries to be given on
day of sale.l
3. One pair of mnles one gun, two cows and
! calves, two heiters, eleven bead of horned cat
tie, five wild creole mares, three one-Fear old
| colts, one wild creole horse, one branding iron
Terms and Conditions-The purchase price
Is payable on November lst 1882, purchasers
furnishing their notes 20 the satisfaction et
the administrator. said ubtes to bear eight per
cent per annum interest from maturity until
paid. The land to remain specially lnortgaged
in favor of the estate until final payment Of
the purchase price.
FREMONT FrSILIER.
Jnjy 9, 1852. Administrator