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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

PHYSICIAN writes: "For all diseases af.
fecting the blood, liver AMI Kidneys, brain and
nervous system, there is no combination nre-
pared for general use more beneficial than DR..
Guysott's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparlla.
rer Ss2I it frequently in my practice"
nervous sufferera Why not be strong, heslthv
and robustl
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

CB- No woman really practices econ omy I'M
less she uses the Diamond Dyes. Many dol.
lars can be saved every year. Ask the druggist.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05
Beautiful Women

are made pallid and unattractive by functional
Irregularities, which DR.. Perce's "Favorite
Prescription' will nfalibly cure. Thousands
of testimonials. By druggists.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

is crime; and ladies can not afora TO do
without Dr.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription"
which by preserving and restoring health, pre-
serves and restores that beauty which depends
on health.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

The Lowell Courier is not surprised that
car wheels are being made out of paper, as we
have had stationery engines" for long
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

You can't eat enough in week to last YOU
year, and you can't advertise ON that plan
either.-Ron1s Sentinel
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

GIRLS, like opportunities, are all the more
to you after being embraced.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

BEEF is so scarce and high that gentleman
OF this city is having a srloin steak set for
breast pin.-Boston Courier.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

SKINNY MEN. "Wells' Health Renewer'' re-
stores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia. 81
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

THE lal-de-dah, cigarette-smoking young
man, Is now styled third-class male matter.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

No MATTER how ugly nose may be, its inn
PROJECTIONS are overlooked by its owner
Boston Transcript
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

FLIES reaches, ants, bed bugs rats, mice,
crows, cleared out by "Rough on Rats" 15c.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

MY boarders shall have "the fat of the
land she said, as she receiped for tub of
oleomargarine. ~
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

THE Boston Transcript recommends kero-
sene oil to take the smell of Onions out of the
breath, but doesn't state how many barrels
are necessary.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

CAPTAIN MURRAY calls his steamship Alaska
the greyhound Of the Atlantic" She is
probably bark rugged Transcript.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

ANOTHER dynamite thine in Russia. Go
East, young man, and blow up with the coun-
try
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's EyeWater. Druggists sell 1t. 25c.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

The proprietor of this celebrated medicine
Justly claims for it superiority over all re m.
edies ever offered to the public for the SAFE.
| CERTAIN, SPEEDY and PERMANENT cure
ofAgue and Fever, or Chills and Fever, wheth.
er OF short or long standing. He refers to the
entire Western and Southern country to bear
| him testimony to the truth of the assertion
that in no case whatever will it fail to cure if
the directions are strictly followed and carried
out. In great many cases single dose has
been sufficient for q cure, and whole families
have been cured by single bottle, with per-
feet restoration Of the general health. It is,
however, prudent, and in every case more GER
tain to cure, if its use is continued in smaller
doses for week or two after the disease has
been checked, more especially in difficult and
long standing cases. Usually this medicine
will not require any aid to keep the bowels in
good order. Should the patient, however, re-
quire cathartic medicine. after having taken
three OR four doses Of the Tonic single dose
of BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS
will be sufficient.
The genuine SMITHS TONIC SYRUP must
have DR.J0HN BULL'Sprivate stamp on each
bottle. DIR. JOHN BULL only has the right to
manufacture and sell the original JOHN ].
SMITHS TONIC SYRUP, of Louisville. XIV.
Examine well the label on each bottle II nv
private stamp 10 not on each bottle do not
purchase, or you will be deceived.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

THE man who tries to belittle others
must always be little himself.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

THE boy who feasts upon dime literature is
like cold molasses. He turns out bad.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05
1t is the Concurrent

TRY the new brand, ''Spring Tobacco"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

HANEY's TRADE MANUALs-Practca
IL books for practical men-fresh, full. reliable and
nna 5sw,sr, 10 Furniture and Cabinet F:nisher, %.
Taxdcrmst, So Authorship, g, Wood. cngraycr, Is.
1l9 Nassau st., N. 7.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

CHEAPER than blacksmithing-is Frazer's
Axle Grease. For sale everywhere. Try it.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05
EDUCATIONAL.
THE ST. LOUIS MIDLAND FARMER

Is the oest and cheapest Agricultural Monthly No
NUNS No clubs We simply ask Is cents for each
subscription. Every Farmer wants It, Established nina
years. Sample copy for Scent stamp Address
MIDLAND FARMER, St. Louis. Mo-
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05

mai flesh. Try bottle.
AS these cuts Indicate tho Oil Is used successful,
for all diseases OF the humG11, foul and dntnG
flesh. Shake well before using.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-10-13
JAMES G.. JACKSON.

The PRooF READERS TROUBLES
Speaking ofcontrbutors to newspaper, a
writer says There is the minister who sends
In mere skeleton of sermon, page of
which looks like the top Of a tea. box cover
ed with Chinese hieroglyphics, all discon-
nected, with Scripture proper names written
In dots and dashes, aud the whole affair a
complete enigma. However, he knows it
Will be all right, and that the printers and
proof:reader will unravel it, no matter if
they are fit subjects for the madhouse be.
fore they get through with it. Then there
is the local reporter. Well, he is n good
fellow and means well he has troubles of
his own but if he spells mans name four
different ways in an item three inches lonp
he knows the proofsreader will drop every,
thing, rush around, find directory or
something else and fix it all right before it
goes into the paper Also comes the statis
ticai fend, with his figures all presenting
the same appearance, but not having time
to cast up his columns for totals, knowing
the proofsreader is bound to fix them nm
There are also county correspondents, the
young poet, the scientist. and the linguisticaI |
Smart Alecs, who cant write fve lines
without scattering in bits of French. Latin
and Spanish, tn>how that he has been there
it matters not wheth he gets his forei "a
r'is right or not, the proof reader must
oratch around and get every hing right
omehow, or the next day he will hear from
the powers in :he sanctum. In fact. tn be
sue cess, the proof reader should be an ami.
mate cycl"pedia, with the patience of job
aud the endurance of ndan,ant-bu but he is
not, hence his troubles -IIriafsr's Circular.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-10-13

A GooD Crop OF WHEAT-Tn reply to
your request for an account of The cultiva-
tion, etc of my wheat crop this year,
will give you short statement of the facts
in the case. The field was an oat -stubble
preceded by corn plowed early 10 Au.
gust, although the ground was very dry
Stable and yard manure, which had been
piled up alternately and well plastercd in
the spring, was spread Immediately from
the wagon and the field received very fair
dressing, especially the poorer portions -
One and half bushels of wheat was then
seeded the last week in September, with
two hundred pounds of"Agencys Favorite"
to the acre. The wheat was cut early, in
some parts ofthe field appearing quite green.
| attribute the heavy yield to early and
careful'plowing, early and liberal manuring,
and frequent and thorough narrowing and
rolling of the ground before seeding.
l would mention that there were some
places in the field where the drill failed to
seed the full amount per acre, from slipping
OF cogs, and in these places the heads were
very long, measuring 10 many instances FIVE
aud one half inches. For this reason I
shall only seed FIVE pccks per aero this year.
The variety was Blue Stem Fou!tz the
yield forty two and half bushels per acre.
B't'more TO-. Md. G. w LURMAN.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-10-13

RICE WAFFLEs Rice waffles, which are
simply delicious for breakfast, must be start,
ed the day before you wish to eat them
that is, the rice must lbe boiled A good
way to accomplish this is to make a rice
pudding to.day and reserve halfa cupful
OF the cooked rice for to-morrow's waffies.
10 this quantity add pint of sweet milk
the yelks Of three eggs, two ounces of butter
Cora good sized lump), aud little salt.
Mix half teaspoonful of soda with one
pint of -four, beat these al! together, and
bake in waffle irons in hot oven.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-10-13

He that lendeth to tramp give,h to a
saloonist.
An cnkissed kiss is the kind YOU send
through te ephone.
Before an apple becomes elder it must co
the rounds of the press
The reas' so many yorng !; dies o one
old maids is because they arc not content, d
with small 6sh-they want to catch whale.
Does your mother play cards?" inquired
billy OF his chum. IL dou't know" sad)y
responded Jimmy 'but she often plays
lone hand on me-"
In some parts of Chicago there is q saloon
for every sixth house. It is only the great
cities that can thus place delirum tremens
within the reach Ct all.
Said lhtle Edith to her doll: "Tbere.
don't answer me back You musn't he SAN.
cy, no matter how hateful | am. Yop
must remember am your mother!. Strange.
what curious ideas children get into tboir
heads sopciiucs
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-10-13
ALL ABOUT ENsILAaE.
1rocess Of Preparing this Valuable Food--A
Hint to Our Farmers.

COLUMBIA, September 13-Iu con-
versation with Professor McBryde few
DAYS ago, he mentioned incidentally that he
had put up nearly two hundred tons of en-
siiaSs Il forget the exact Ggures) on his
experimental farm at Knoxville, just before
leaving to assume his duties at the Univ.r.
sity here. AS the subject Of eusilagc is
much discussed nowa days, asked him
something about it, and he referred me for
information to his agricultural report for
1881. The article therein contained is full
OF interest. 1 will give synopsis for the
benefit Of the farmers of Fairfield. Eusi.
ange is said 10 be nothing moro than pre-.
served green forage, and is analogous to
cunned vegetables or canaed fruits. The
green food is packed away iu tight conpar..
ments durirg summer or autumn, and is
thus kept green for winter use. As none
OF the juices are lost it can be readily seen
that the food thus preserved must 20 very
much farther than the dried product All
sorts OF food can be pitt:d, but Indian corn
gives the best results.
Articles heretofore published have given
elabora te descriptions ofbricked and cemep.
ted s'los, or pits, the very cost of which
would deter almost any farmer from making
the experimen Professor McBryde, how.
ever, made his cnsiage as follows:
"a pit was prepared on the northern
side OF small grove aud on the edge of
dry knoll, niue feet long, six feet deep
The Soil was strong, firm clav, over
close, dry and compact red clay subsoil.-
The sides of the pit were neither bricked
up nor cem"nted. Owing to the long con.
tlnued drought the corn was dry and wilted
1t was cut down, when the ears were bepin.
Mug to fill, with sickIes-about the middle
OF Septembcr-and Immediately cartcd to
the pit after being weighed. 1t was carefully
laid lengthwise in the pit aud packed closely
down, layer BY layer. The mass was carried
carried up vertically six feet above the sur.
face ofthe pit in order to allow FIR its set>
ting About three feet Of the clay was
then thrown in on top, and it was al
lowed 10 stand for twenty four hours At
the expiration of that time It had settled
dowa al most to the surface. 1t was then
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-10-13

HARNEss.-f1ow often does i. happen To
see farmers workin. horses to their wagons.
plows or carts, with harness SO i'll fitting, tut.
tered and patched, that the sight at once
ELECTS pity from any human person ? For
such neglect there is no excuse, as the cost.
OF harness necessary for plowug is so small
that only the most careless and slovcnlv
farmer has any excuse to offer. Wagon
ana cart harness are more elaborate and
complicated, yet even they are simple enou. h
to be manufactured at home, if certain por-
tlons are purchased at the saddlers, such az
buckles, rings, traces and names. Collars
sest suited to our Southern climate, are
made OF sbucks; these are easily procured,
there being many persons in every neighbor
mood who are very adept iu max ing them.
and when made to fit, are smooth, and with
them the shoulders never become cbafcd
and being SO cheap, can be replaced as otter
as necessary.
Nothing betokens poor, improvidcnt
farmer sooner than slouchy harness. to saw
nothing of the damage they inflict on the
poor dumb brutes. When an animal is ro-
qulrcd to labor, the owner should compare
his case to theirs. For instance, how would
man like to follow plough all day with
shoes that pinched his feet, or which had a
rock in them? Yet he would not suffer any
more than the animal with collar too
small, or back-band which CALLED his back,
or one trace shorter than the other but
unfortunately there are too man, who ap-
parently care nothing ,or these details
though in attending to them depends in a
great degree their success
On well regulated farms there is attached
to each barn or stable harness room where.
after being used, the harness is carefullv
hung upon pegs. there to remain until want.
ed; when rainy day comes. then it is
overhauled, mended and oiled. BY this
means, they not only last longer, but are
more comfortable for the horses, and ore
proofs OF thrifty management. When har-
ness is purchased complete, cheapness is not
always wise consideration, because 90, d
set, made of well tanned leather, properly
put together, will in careful hands outlast
two or three of the fimsy made opes.-
Southern Industries.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-10-13

wheat bran, ship stuff, oil cake, etc. A
successful farmer fed to each of his fattening
steers daily two quarts of corn meal and
twenty seven pounds ofensilage with most
satisfactory results. The general tcstimo-
ny ofdairymen is that no other feeding
stuff will compare with green Indian corn
in increasing tic yield Of milk hence the
value Of ensilagc in the winter for nilch
cows.
A great dell more of valuable infbrma-
tion is contained in this article, bit l can
quote no more. I wish that some of our
progressive fairfield farmers would try this
experimental ensilage The process des-
cribed is very simple and economical
Il would be capital idea to try the milo
maize as aff ensilage corn. It's ,luxuriant
growth is evidence that it would make an
enormous yield. Some of the patches are
in good condition now for the experiment.
ID.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-10-13
NUMsER zIl'l
DOMESTIC RECIPES.

APPLE BUTTER. = Boil half barrel Of
new sweet cider down half, and add to il
one and half bushel of peeled and cored
good cooking apples. When they are cook
ed soft and smooth sti, constantly (stiIl
slowly stewing) for eight or ten hours. IF
done 1t will adhere to an inverted plate.
Put away in stone Jars, with writing pap:
cut to til the jar pressed closely down upon
the apple butter; ii: thick brown pancr over
the top
TOMATO PRESERVES -Scald n peel
carefully yellow pear shaped tomatoes-not
too ripe. Prick with a needle to prevent
their bursting, add three fourths of their
weight in sugar and let lie over night.
Then pour ofkall the juice in a. presersins
kettle, boil it to thick syrup. clarifying il
with the white of an egg then add the to-
matoes, aud boil gently till they look trans.
parent, Sometimes little ginger root is
added
RIPE TOMATO PIcKLE.-Pare and weigh
ripe tomatoes, put into jars I'd just cover
with vinegar. After standing two or three
days pour off the vinegar aud add five
pounds OF sugar to every seven pounds OF
fruit, spice with cinnamon, mace and =
few cloves, or none; pour over tn a, toma toes
and cook slowly on the back Of the stove
nearly all day.
SPICED GRAPES To five pounds of
grapes allow three of sugar, two tcaspuousful
OF cinnamon and allspcc, a half tcaspoonful
of cloves Pulp the grapes, boil the skins
until tender, cook the pulps aud strain
through a seivc, add it to the skins, put in
the sugar and spices, and little vinegar to
taste Boil thoroughly.
GREEN TOMATO SAUCE FOR MEATS
Cut up two gallons of green tomatoes
take three gils of mustard seed, three table.
spo'n'uIs Of dry mustard, two aud a half of
black pepper, one and half Of alspicc, four
OF SALT two of celery seed, on, pint Of chop
ped onions, one quart of sugar, and two and
half quarts of vinegar Beat the spices
and boi! altogether until we'll done.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-10-13

the top and sides. Ia day or 81 more the
smass had settled Gown well into the pit
The pit was closely watched for some time
anu all cracks covered up. 1t held 10000
pousds Of the green corn. As its capacity
was 324 cubic feet, the ensiage must have
weighed about 40 pounds to the cubic
foot
"When opened on the 18th of Dece mber
last. thrco months after it was filled. the
mass within was found to be sound and fresh
and but slightly changed in appearance,
the edges and top alone to the depth of an
anch or SO being somewhat damaged One
end only OF the pit was opened The soil
was taken from this end and the ensilage
removed by cutting a slice out vertically
doWnwards. An axe had to be used for
this purpose, SO great was the compres sion
OF the mass. After few hours exposure
to the air alcoholic fermentation set in
This food was greatly relished by the stock
The end Of the pit was lett uncovered, ex.
cept that little straw was thrown on ton
OF the open section. The ensilage was fe,.
out during the months of December, Janu.
airy aud February, remaining sound and
anahered to the last.
From careful comparison of the pub
ilshed results of numerous experiments, |
have every reason to believe that corn will,
keep as we'll in pits dug in tho naked clay
rs In brickcd up and cemented siios, provi.
dcd the clay is dry and compact.
"The great object to be attained is the
exclusion Of air, which coutains oxygen,
the great agent Of decay"
The walls of the pits must be perpendi.
cular, so as to admit Of the settling of the
mass. Its also advisable to chop up the
food before pitting but this is not necessary.
Ihe cost OF cutting, hauling, chopping up
and packing the corn in the pit was 6sa
cen'sper ton, with labor at seventy Eve cents
day. The corn should be packed away
Immediately on cutting, and before il willis
and o little rain on it does no harm. The
best covering is earth, which affords a "con.
tinuaily descending pressure"
The feeding value of ensilage is two tons,
or estimated at from one third to one.half
that OF hay. From two to fvo tons of hay
can be produced on an acre of best meadow
The same land should yield twenty Eve to
thirty tons of Indian corn with the same
treatment. In France the average is from.
twenty six to thirty fvo tons of corn, ,nd
even sixty six tons per acre are reported.
Goffart claims 1873 tons from an acre from
the gigantic maize of Central Amcrica.
y III is cnntended by no one lhot cnsiIare
a'Nnc viii t'ten an anminal IL must be
enr.eacd by tho addition Of corn meal,
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A VARIED DIEr.-To secure uniCormlv
tn very best result it is necessary TO vary the
diet as well as to give those foods which will
answer the purpose best in conjunction with
giving the best of care and attention in the
other departments Of the management
1t Is necessary in winter, In the case OF
fowls Psrned up or at liberty, and at other
seasons when they are confined, to give the m
little animal food few times week as
compensation for worms and insects OF
which they are fond, and without which
they will not bo kept in good condition OF
yield regular supply Of eggs.
ln summer the grass an the large ouan.
tlty OF bugs, hoppcrs and other insects which
the birds can at all times help themse Ives
to, 1T at liberty, furnish them with a varied
diet to counteract any harmful influence
which might trise from feeding large auan
titles fgrain or food. Bu. where the birds
are kept in confinement tuey need change
OF food at all seasons of the year. es
peciaIIy during the warm months of sum.
mer and early fall.
Some of the food usually recommended
can only be used to good advantage in con
junction with others. Middliugs would be
too. .porridgy If prepared without any other
meals; Corp meal would be detrmenta | to the
production of eggs if fed al, ne, as its ten.
dency Is to iatten and potatoes or turnips
alone are not to be recommended as a stable
diet Tor every day use. When, however
pitatdes are mixed with corn meal barley
meal, bran or mi Id ing', or VIII ~ c,rn
meal is c"ojpincd with one ofthe other nea Is
most exc llent diet is obtained that a .recs
well with tho fowls winter aud summer
-Amerjcam Farmer.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-10-13

We SEQ an article in the papers about boy
inventors. We hope they will invent boy
who won't whistle through his fingers and
yell on the streets at night.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-10-13

AN ExACTING OFFICER. Said the Tex
as sheriff as he was about TO spring the trap:
Kick and squirm as much us you can.
There's about four thousand people present
end we want 'em to have all tho fun poss:
ble."