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The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11
ADVICE on killing Weeds.

The following advice and suggestions
ase given in tie Agricultural Department
report:
Plants cannot live indefinitely de-
priged of their leaves. Hence prevent
ing their appearance above the surface
Wlllkill them sooner or later.
Plants have greater need for their
leaves. and can be more easily killed in
the growing season than when partially
dormant.
Cultivation in a dry time is most in
iurious to weeds and beneficial to crops.
avoid the Introduction of weeds in
manure or litter or from weedy sur
mundings. Some gardeners use no stable
manure or grounds they desire to keep
especially clean, relying on commercial
fertilizers and the ploaghing under OF
green crops. &
After q summer crop has ripened,s in
stead Of allowing the land to grow up to
Yseds, it is often well to SOW rye or some
her crop to cover the ground and keep
them down.
Give every part of the farm clean
cultivation every few years, either with
hoed crop, or, if nece ssary, with a
failow.
II is ossten stated that cutting weeds
while IN flower viii kill them. aThis is
only reliable with biennials, and with
them on y when done so late hat much
of the seed will grow
f the ground is kept well occupied
with ether crops weeds will give much
less trouble. Keep meadows and road
sides well seeeed and plough-land cult
saled, except when shaded by crops.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11
POisOns of Java.

Java and the Archipelago generally are
the centre of p%oisons, animal and vege-
table. The poison Of the sumpitan, or
blow-tube dart, is very real. The Bataks,
that singular race inhabiting central
sumatra, and the only known people who
combine cannibalism with civilization
enough for a written alphabetical Ian
guage, are Vnry skillful in its use. They
obtain it from two sources-one the upas
tree aud the other an allied species called
the ''ringus." The juice of this latter
is most virulent, and burns the skin like
boiling oil. / have many a time seen
coolies brought in bowling dismally,
with heads and faces swollen to panto-
mimic size from having incautiously
struck an axe into the ''ringus." The
only way to attack it is for the, woodmen
to give themselves a thorough Boating Of
grease, and even then the risk to the
eyes is SO great that it is generally
allowed to stand. The upas noison,
however, requires to be used quite fresh,
as a few hours exposure to the air con-
verts it to a crumbly black rosin, quite
harmless. Another poison is obtained
from a species of vine, bearing clusters of
bright fruit, the size of a cricket ball,
containing a number of seeds in an in
tensely bitter pulp. The effects of
this are very rapid. | have seen the
BaIak creep up, sumpitan in hand, to
where o troop of gibbons were yelling
their noisy chorus from a lofty tree top,
aud scarcely half a minute elapsed be-
tween the dispatch of the missile and the
crashing fall of the struck ape. Even the
gigantic and formidable species of the
ourang-outang, which haunts the forests
of the east coast, falls paralyzed by two
or three of these tiny darts. One of the
most famous poisons of Java is obtained
from the bamboo. The young shoots of
the cane, when they first appear, are
covered with fine, brownish hair; this,
under a powerful microscope, appears as
bayonet-like spikes of slick, infinitely
sharp, and l think hollow, Enough /
could not be quite sure. This hair, adj
ministered daily in small quantities in tle
food, brings on liberation OF the bowels,
Stimulating malignant ~dysentery. The
action must lie of a mechanical. rather
than chemical, nature, just as with the
terrible effect on the eyes of the spores
of the common puffball. 1t is greatly
dreaded by the Dutch and Europeansliv-
ing in Java. A Dutch official told me
that scores of deaths among European
planters, ETC., put down to dysentery and
diarrhua, were really due to the bamboo
hair and the jealousy of the native
women-English Mechanie.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11
-RnYnl Professions.

The London Baptist gives the prices
paid at different times Tor seats to view
royal professions. In the time of
Edward I. it was onc-half cent; OF the
accession of Richard Ii. it was two
cents. From the coronation of Henry
V. to that of Henry VII. it was four
cents; in that of Elizabeth it was raised
to twelve cents, and twerty-four cents
was pad for a seat to view the corona
ton procession of James I. Sixty
cents was. raid in the time of Charles
IT. and $1.2O in that of William III.
At the coronation Of George III. the
price had risen to 81. so, and at that of
George ". people were astonished to
hear that from $35 to $50 was paid.
But at the recent procession $4,000
was paid for the windows of one
house. Q
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

1t is said that the convict population
of the United States is 81, $40, or n to
every $50 inhabitants.
In the great Lisbon earthquake, in
1855, 6, 900 houses were thrown down and
30, 900 persons persisted.
James S. Wethercd, of San Francisco,
owns a snuff box made Of the first lot of
gold found in California in 1913.
Color blindness is twice as common
among Quakers as it is among the rest OF
the community, oEing to their having
dressed in drab for generations, and thus
disused the color-s2nse.
The bicycle law Of Oregon requires
bicycle riders to stop 100 yards from
any person going in the opposite direc-
ton with a team, and remain stationary
until the team has passed.
Forty-two years ago a lawsuit was begun
in Illinois for the possession of a pig
valued at So. AS figured up a few days
ago, the expenses on both sides had
amounted to about $1,000. Each con,
testant was determined to have che whole
hog on one
1t is a curious fart, that when young
cartridges are Matched and have eft the
nest, the two portions of each shell will
be found placed the one within the other.
This is doubtless done by the chicks
themselves in their last successful effort
to escape from prison.
King David's treasure amounted to So,
600, 600. Reduced to tons it would be
S $3.50, sufficient to load 10, 500 camels
made in a rod one inch square it would
reach 1850, 900 feet, or 1860 miles; {
rod on~e-fourth of on inch square, nearly
1000 miles; cut into three-fcet lengths
it would make 1866, 666; put into
fence, six to the rood, would reach 217,
I7T feet, or sufficient to make a gold fent
over fifty miles long.
A curious proposition has been made
by the Chief of Police of one of the large
European cities-that photographs O
C [minals should be taken not with thu
full face, as now, but with the side fac'
in view, using the ear especially, othe
features changing with the course O.
time "a mouth falling, an eye sinking
a nose projecting, % brow growing prom
inent, a cheek either baggy or hollow,
chin either pointed or doubling, but al
ear always remaining unchanged into ole
age, and no two ears being alike; SO tina
a thief would be known by his ear a
long as there was anything left of him.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

Its normal course, / aOck O spike-tooth
harrow and snoothed it down as we'll A.
| { could, finishing the job with a prong
noe. | then gave it a light dressing with
manure from the shed-a good quality Of
manure-and re-seeded it. A part of a
Ioad OF manure left over was also spread,
very lightly, over a part of the plot
nearer the fence.
The operation was in every Way a sue
cess, and 1 was beautifully repaid for
the labor and expense. The season
proved dry, and the general grass crop
was much shortened, but where that
tlttie spring dressing was applied it was
fuil and luXuriant. Of course it was a
very small experiment, but it was won
dertully suggestive, and l determined to
follow it up. | have not wholly aban-
doned tall or winter dressing, but I have
dressed in spring up to the time when
the grass had got a good, large start.
Fhe only difficulty experienced in late
spring dressing is i'll getting the manure
well spread. When it is carefully and
thoroughly spread, so as to leave no
Jumps, the effect has always been magical
IN t~hickening the bottom growth and
improving the quality as well as increas-
ing the quantity of the hay. / believe l
have in my barn now more that a ton of
the finest of hay from the application of
four loads of after the spring
work was done this year. / have never
seen SO good results from fall as from
sizing dressing, the same quality and as
nearly the same quantity as possible of
manure being applied to adjoining por-
tions of the same field"
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11
Tests Of Dairy Cows.

AL the Ontario lCanada) Agricultural
College grounds ten different breeds of
cows have been tested as regards the
value ef the milk, cream, butter and
eheese made by them. The results of
these experiments have been reported
upon BY rTof. Brown, and while these
may not be conclusive they are of gem
eralinterest. A~ceordmgto Prof. Browns
report. the Jersey is far ahead is a pro-
dueero cream orof butter, with Ayrshire
next The Ayrshire, IN The same report,
stands frs where the milk is to be sold
or cheese made; the Devons rank next
tof Tho cheese-maker, and5the shorthorn
grAde comes close after.
Inthe lists referred to, Prof. Brown
calculates values on q basis OF three
ipaTths of 4 cent per pound for milk,
fKe cents q pound for cream, ten cents a
pound for cheese and twenty cents for
batter, The shorthorn, with an average
weight per head of 1870 pounds,
Yielded, by his calculation, SO worth of
ipllk, from which the cream would have
amounted TO only $l1. The cream made
batter til the value of $22 or $50 worth
e eheese could have been made from the
alk. This breed averaged giving
nsilk as0 days in the season. The short
Born grade, which averaged in weight
800 pounds each, proved better, as they
Produced milk 220 days iii the season to
lhe value Of $50, but the cream wa val
nea At $10 only, and would make but
Sl6an butter, though it yielded $40
Nossh Of cheese.
0s Devons give milk 300 days. its
HalHe was set at $21; the cream at
SllaS and they averaged $f9 worth of
1lIfer, Or $45 worth of cheese. The
hegpus made an everage weight of 1850
pounds each.
he Axrsllires weighed 4. 900 pounds
eaela and gave milk 30 Gays, valued at
the cream was worth $21, and it
flfae $95 In butter, while the cheese from
KlAa ralik was worth SIS.
e Jerseys averaged 4 weight of TAO
Asslnds per head and gave milk 200 days,
Na1leaa was valued at SO. The cream
Wy was valued at S57. According to
asae tests made in which 100 pounds of
cream made AZ pounds Of butter, the
sssaef amounted to SIS, without any al
AaNaaEe ior extra quality of butter.
" qfawing conclusions, another point
asasse Ipr Jersey and Ayrshires was then
asSaAB weight, taken Id connection with
sAS lsEt that d COW requires food very
h@aslg f. proportion to her weight.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11
yeIlows i'm Peaches.

RE disease Of peaches known as yell
,ers Is due to a parasitic fungus which
;ssecfs the whole tree. 1t is not in the
leaees only, but in the stem, and the par
as;to seems to enter the tree by thc roots.
# IA been known to affect a tree
.irouah diseased twigs buried near the
yaots. and it spreads through al orchard
fran centres where the disease begins.
ptf II is not known to attack trees where
H. eoil is furnished with an abundance
a n5t ii aud lime. Where the soil is
veil supplied naturally with these mate
ris.ls the FELLOWS is not known, as is the
case III rarts of Tennessee and the noun
tain region of the South, where very old
arshards are found and scattered wild
trees of very large size. The remedy is
Main. Before planting a peach orchard
the land should be well prepared by plow-
iug. narrowing and liberal m~anuring,
With d dressing of lime and wood ashes,
md the orchard afterward should be
regularly manurcd and supple lowith
abundant food. If this were done the
peach would be q longer lived tree than
III ID the existing orchards, which are
rarely cultivated or manured.-Nep FORK
xrA.4a. EMSy-
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11
AGRlCULTURAL
.,.rs oF INTEREST RELATIVE
M FARM AND GARDEN.
CARING Corn Fodder.

rrory enc who has raised a heavy
~ Il f0Ndder corn realizes that it is nc
pls task ID cure it so as to preserve it il
n IAN TO pursue when aside from pack
49, 4 ] silo Is to cut it in fair weather,
l ~, free from dew, and lay it in swaths,
a hns the butts of the stalks on a line
s ~ III II remain until thoroughly wilted,
~ hind in fair-sizcd bundles and place
s y aboeks of four and six bundles each.
u y san remain in the field where grown
Ill cured, then draw near the barn and
siass II large shocks, where it can re
@sia nntil wanted for feeding.g II
,anwed away in the. barn it would be
nsyr likely to mould badly, and perhaps
hssano unfit for cattle. - Cu~tticator.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11
Farm and Garden Notes.

LOOK Out LOT DOFcfS IN the OrcndfQ
A heavy coat of manure will improve
next years asparagus.
Sow rye on ground from which a crop
has been already cleared.
Protect the birds-the great annihiIa-
tors of destructive insects.
Popcorn is said to be better for pigeons
than any other variety of corn.
when the axe is dull there must be
put forth more strength" says a very
ancient proverb.
For keeping small quantities of seeds
paper bags are excellent. They protect
against insects and moisture.
Barley and oatmeal are becoming
f~ayorite articles of feed for hogs that are
raised for home consumption.
1t has been demonstrated, says a New
York journal, that roup in fowls and
diphtheria in children are identical.
The value of corn-stalks for feed will
be a subject of interest to farmers in the
dairy regions where drouth has pre-
vailed.
The bark louise is reported as increas-
ing in the West. A moisture of soap
stone and carbolic acid is a remedy en-
ployed.
Plenty of cornmeal and mill feed is
being used by dairymen in sections
where remunerative prices rule for butter
and cheese.
Dr. G. C. Caldwell thinks summer fall
lowing s'poor economy and a lazy trick, .
and we do not know another man who
weighs words more carefully.
Mr.. j. c. Plumb, of the Wisconsin
Horticultural Society, says that the sea
son following a great drouth is exceed
ingly productive. lowing to the bring
ing up of elements from the subsoil in q
dry year."
A very little insect powder busted
among the feathers on the head, neck,
back and sides of chickens, it is said,
will kill all vermin. After being busted
the chicken shakes itself, thus distribut-
ing the powder thoroughly over its
body.
Prepare trees for planting by cutting
the tops back in proportion to the amount
lSaf injury done to the roots, which is
generally from one-half to two thirds o.
the entire top. onthis pruning ali shoots
should be entirely cut away that are moi
needed for the formation Of a perfee'
head, and the others cut back one-haf tt
two-thirds of their length.
Hungarian grass proper has black seee
mainly. The miilets have yellow seed,
Hungarian grass has less head and more
stalk and leaf, and is less liable to rust
and hence is better hay crop and mo-
SO good a grain Of seed crop. In select
ing seed for a hay crop buy of a reliable
scotsman, and take that which has thu
largest possible proportion of black seed
The deeper the preparation of the sol
the deeper will the roots penetrate, thu
/ advancing eIoser to moisture, as well a
permitting Of the growth of a large pro
portion of those roollets that collect food
| If tile soil be shallow and the subsoi
hard, theroots wa spread nearer the sur
face, thus rendering them not only NOR
liable to being winter-kiiled, but also t.
damage from dronth.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11
{. THE Blood is the Life

Thoroughly cleanse the blood. which is the
fountain Of health, by using DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, and good digestion q fair
skin buoyant spirits, vital ST. ength and sound
ness of constitution will be established.
Golden Medical Discovery cures all humors,
TO the worst s. ~rofuia, OF blood poison. Espe-
ciaity has I: proven its efficacy in curing Salt
rncum or letter, Fever-sores, Hip-joint Disease,
Scrofulous sores and SwelIings, Enlarged
Glands, and Eating Ulcers.
Golden MEDICAL Discovery cures Consump-
ton (which is Scrofula of thu Lungs), by its
wonderful biood-purifying, inyigoratins, and
ting of Blood, Shortness of Breath, Bronchitis,
Severe Coughs, Asthma, and kindrfed affec-
tions, it is a sovereign remedy. 1t promptly
cures the ~severest Coughs.
For Torpid Liver, Biliousness, or Liver
Complaint Dyspepsia, and indigestion, it is
an unequaled remedy. Sold by druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11
Thirteen Mistakes.
To yield to immaterial triiles.
To look for nrefectinn in our nW

To yield to immateri4l trities.
To look for protection in our W ac-
tions.
To endeavor to mold all dispositions
alike.
To expect uniformity of opinion in this
world.
TO measure the enjoyment of others by
our own,
To expect to be able to understands
everything.
To believe only what our finite minds
can grasp.
To look for judgement and experience
in youth.
Not to make allowances for the in
irmities of others.
To worry ourselves and others with
what cannot be remedied.
To consider everything impossible that
we cannot perform.
Not to alleviate all that needs allevial
ing as far as lies in cur power.
It is a grand mistake to set up your
own standard Of right and wrong, and
judge people accordingiy.-Botom Ga
1efte
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

Diseases can he cured, If PROPER y treated in
time. as shown by the following statement
from D. C. FREEMAN, Sydney: "Having heeti
a great sufferer from pulmonary attacks, and
gradually was ing away for the past two years.
if affords me pleasure to te:tify that o $
EMU SION of Cod Liver OIL wish Limo and
4 has given me great relief, anil / cheer
fn}ly recommend it to all suffer in q SINH
lar way to myself. In additionI. lwould say
that it is very pleasant TO take"
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

In every community there are q number of
men whose whole time is not occupied such as
teachers, ministers, farmers sons, and others.
To these classes especially we would say, If you
wish to make several hundred dollars during
the next few months, write at once to Is; r.
johnson & Co, of Richmond, Va, and they
will show you how to do it.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

Piso's Remedy for tata1rh is agreeable to
use. 1t is not IL iinuid or a snuff. SOC.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

Silk and bilious headache, and all derange-
ments of stomach and bowels, cured by DR..
Pierce's S'Pellets''-or anti-bilious g~ranules. Is
cents a vial. No cheap boxes to allow waste of
virtues. BY druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

CENsrRE is most effectual when
mixed with praise; SO when o fault is
discovered it is we'll to look up q virtue
to 90 in comnany with il.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

4 X y g Delicate diseases of either SEX radi-
cally cured. Send 10 cents in stamps for book.
Address, Worlds Dispcnsary Medical Associa-
ton, Buffalo. n. Y,
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

Bear with me a ~little,' observed the
grizzly as he Rugged the hunter.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

mo, Nellie, a stirrup is not what they used
to beat eggs with, bnt to ride horseback.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

ALTHOUGH lettuce n rev cabbages
are in the market, one frequently
hears people complain that they can't
get ahead.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

The sculptor is the mar h carves out his
own fortune.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

ROYAL GLUE mcnds everything! Brcsan
Chine, Glass Wood. Free Walls at Drugs & Gro
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

1t is the silent watches of the night that
render alarm-ciocks necessary.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

Rich bread-A big pay r0,l.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11
Lung Troubles ana wasting

An advertisement in a We p per is of great
assistance to u dt mist. 1t draws" tor h m
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

rnrghter.. wives 7na Mot5sko
Send for Pamphlet on hemale Dr. sBes, fres
ecurely sealed.eDr 4. b. Marchisi. Utica, NY.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11
oR q CASE or cATARRH WHICH THEY CAN NOT CUT
UHTOlD heoHY
FROM GATaRRH.

T@.3 Prof. W. HAUsrER, the famous nesmer-
\ flNTnaN hG0uV = list, of Ithaca. N. T.. writes: Some ten
UHtULD AauH5 years ago i suffered untold agony from
rnnsa Aarsnru chroHlc nasal catarrh. My family phys=
n kWU@ GAGkMnMs h clan gave me up as fncurable, and said L
-- must die. Ny ease was such a bad one,
fbSt every day. towards sunset. my voice would become so hoarse
I Gould barely sneak above a whisper. Inthe morning my cough
inT and clearing Of my throat would almost strangle me. By the
ne Of DR.. Sages Cafarrh Remedy, in three months, l was q well
man. and the cure has been permanent"
@1A THOMAS J. RUSHING, ESQ. 1908 Pine Street.
CONSTANTLY g. Louis. NO. writes; II iva, was q great suftt
i NAWRIMG ann H times I could hardly breathe, and was con-
kAMktHu HHu n stantly hawking and splitting, ana ,IOr the
QnfTTsMn n last eight months could not breathe through
OfI4sfMHs uTSe n0strils, I thought nothing could be
-AMnnN1z% daue for me. Luckily, / was advised 70 Try
DIR Sara,a Cafnrrh Remedy, and / am now a well man. 4 be-
lave IL III III Y inaas fhe only sure remedy for catarrh now manufac-
4nr rd snJ ona has anly to give it O fair trial TO experience
astounding results and a permanent cure.
EmMmmmmE ELI ROBBINS. Retnada r. o.. Columbia Co..
4 TurrE lnTTT 70 4 Pa. says: MY daughter had catarrh when
\ bEnEE HufILEo q She was FIVE years old, very badly. l saw
nunr# ngTauDu Or. sage.s Cafarrh Remedy advertised, and
E@-aaam1 that it helped her; q third bottle effected
d permanent euro. She Is now elgSseen years on ana souh0
and hearty.n
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

Pensions 4 $ E; .; ;@5's S;S; : 1 "s En- sS T i' & 9
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

DIR. Sage's CatarTh Rem.
lieve It TO be the only
tured. and one has 0nl.
astounding results and q
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-11

that every day, towards sunset; my
/ could barely speak above q Whisptt
ing and clearing Of my fllT0as wont
use of DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy,
man, and the cur has been perma
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-07-14

Entered at the Postoffice at Hillsborough,
Sierra County, New Mexico, for transmits
sion through the United States Mails, as
second-class matter.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-07-14

In accordance with The PROVISIONS OF
The law, viii pay the above named war
rants upon presentation at thus oiiice.
NORMAN G. RAFF,
County Treasurer.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-07-14
ROUND UP.

A sorrel bay pony horse has
been estray II months in the
neighborhood Of Hillsborough,
Lake Valley or Kingston. Is
Q years cid, has ) white feet,
bald face and saddle psrked.
Branded !. on left hip and NJ
on left cheek. SeHd postal
card to this office where to be
found and receive IS reward.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-07-14

We denounee the Hostile spirit shown
by President Cleveland in his numerous
yetoes OF measures for pension relief, ana
the action Of the democratic house OF
representatives in fefising even the cois-
sideration OF general pension legislation.
In the support Of the principles here
with annunciatYd We invite the co-opera,,
ton Of PATRIOTIC men OF all parties, ana
especially all Zorking mon, whose pros
perity is sexs Asly threatened by the iree-
trade policy/ol the present admlnistra-
tiou.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-07-14

Z Lr. Derringer twho has a weakness tor
pretty nurse girls)--"W What a pretty baby
Swapping his fingers at the baby and
boldly eyeing the girD, and such an ele-
giant carriage. Whose baby is itF''
Pretty Surse-stIt is yours, sir. Mrs.
Derringer engaged nae this morning. ~
Detroit Free Press.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-07-14
!. mad I.ost Her ariver.

She wanted to take some lessons in
archery, but she was very, very verdant.
Have you bow and quiverf" asked
the teacher.
fe-ye-ycs, she hesitsted, ~ have a
bean, but | haven't quiver any more !,
He's been ccming for about two month";
now. and I'm used TO IL. t.1-WsshingV