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The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-03
HERE AND E

The Screven County (Ga-) Alli-
ance requests merchants not to handle
jute bagging the coming season, but
to lay in their orders for cotton bag
ging.
The Paris Kentuckian says: DIR. J.
E. Rays thirty-eight-year-old mare
gave birth to a colt this week. THERE'S
approved evidence as to the age of the
mare. We believe this is the Oldest
mare yet known to have given birth to
a foal.
If you raise any amount of chick
ems it will pay you to get or nAsRe
breeders. They can be earedfor and
reared much cheaper than when al
lowed 70 run with hens, especially in
rough, wet weather. Build a brood
ing house so.-Southern Farmer.
-The1Atlanta Pathological Society
will change its name to the Atlanta
Horticultural Society, and enlarge the
scope of its objects SO as to include
flowers, vegetables and fruit and orna-
mental trees. Ladies are admitted to
membership free of charge.
One of the best cures for thrush in
horses feet is said to be calomel.
Clean the frog, pare off all ragged
edges and introduce the calomel into
the cracks. after which keep in a dry
place, and repeat the calomel every
few days till the frog is restored to a
healthy condition.
The grange, says an exchang, hasa
a niche for every honest. respectable
farmer who desires in any way to bet
ter his condition and increase the hap
piness of himself or his family. But
these inches are not adjusted to drones;
they fit the workers only, and as it
takes all kinds of work for a success
full grange, every worker will find his
or her proper place.
I'm 1916 it took just one bushel of
ORR to buy one pound of nails, now
n bushel of corn will buy ten pounds
of nails. Then it required sixty-sour
bushels of barley to buy Que yard OF
broadcloth. now the same amount of
barley will pay for twenty yards OF
broadcloth. 1t then required the price
of n bushel of wheat to pay for one
yard OF calico, now one bushei OF
wheat Will buy twenty yards Of ee1sss
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-03
Tie Secret OF His influence.

The Boston clergyman, Rev. E.
M. p. Wells, who will be remembered
by many Of our citizens. was early in
life a sehoolmaster. He told me that
he regarded among the most impor-
tant of his duties that of playing with
his boys at their hours of recreation,
and SO he always insisted in joiJ dng in
their games of ball and marbles and
other pastimes in some capacity that
should. as it were. bEsAg them to a
common social Jewel 1t least ono in
the twenty-four hours; that thus he
had an opportunity to know and love
them free from the restraints of official
position. and that they were drawn
nearer together in heart for their
work. YES" he said. as his mind re-
verted to those days, .'had / to choose
between the two / think I would have
let another man hear their lessons,
but | would have insisted on my right
to play with them; ! could thus have
done more good and the lessons would
have come out all right"-Boston
Traveller.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-03
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL.
Lucerne as a Forage Crop.

-
Lucerne, as a soiling and forage
crop, is specially adapted to the soil
and climate of the Southern States.
1t withstands the drought of summer
and the ~severest cold of this latitude.
1t keeps constantly green and, during
mild winters, it is constantly growing.
It's roots penetrate from ten to twenty
feet beneath the surface. and, as it
draws~a large part of its substance
from the atmosphere, it thrives and
grows vigorously where other plants
droop and die.
The soil best adapted to lucern is a
rich sandy loan, with a good, we'll
drained subsoil. It will not grow upon
land that retains water. Before seed
ing, the land should be well broken
and thoroughly ~pulverized. The
analysis of lucerne would Indicate that
a good supply of lime in the soil will
be of advantage. If the land is put
in good filth after being we'll MANFRED,
I know of no crop that will make a
more abundant yield than ~lucerne. Ny
first crop will be ready to cut by
April Is. Under favorable seasons
I will be cble to save four more during
the year. / do not believe there is any
known plant that will yield more nutri-
ment, per acre, than lucerne. Prof.
Wref's analysis of %lucerne, when in
blossom and cut for hay, shows, al
buminoids, 144; carbohydrates, 22.5;
crude fiber, 40; fat, 2.5, in 100 parts.
The amount of forage that can be
grown on a suitable, well-prepared lot
of lucerne is wonderful. ut is especial
ly adapted to the production af milk
and butter. Cows are very fond of it.
In a test. made in an experiment sta
ton IN one of the Western States, it
was found to be an admirable food for
hogs. One acre will furnish sufficient
food for four COWS. duftmg the season
of soiling. One farmer claims to have
kept four horses on an acre from the
first of May until the first Of OcDber,
without any other food.
When quite young it is liable to be
overrun by weeds and destroyed. 1t will
be better, therefore, to sow in the fall
in drills about Is or IS inches apart.
and keep entirely free from grass and
weeds for the first year. After that,
the growth will be sufficiently early
and vigorous to take care of itself. 1t
is sometimes sown broadcast, with
good results, but the crop is much
more certain if sown in drills and Gull
tivated. After the first year it is only
necessary to top dress and lightly har-
row. Properly cared for n seeding
will last ten OF twenty years.
One farmer near me claims to have
saved ninety dollars from the use Of
one acre in lucerne, as fooe his
stock. In such sections of the State
as will not grow red clover to advan-
tage, lucerne can be cultivated with
great profit. It's rapid growth, after
being cut, its vitality and
shelters it's roots from the hot sun. 1t
revives and rapidly RECEIVERS itself I'M
der a drought that would utterly de-
stroy less vigorous plants.
If the farP ers in Georgia would
take a few of the acres they have been
giving to cotton, very heavily,
thoroughly p~ulverize and SOW to lu-
cerne, as suggested above, they would
obtain a large amount of very desira-
BILE stock food at very little eost.-W.
J. Northen, in Southern C%ultivator.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-03
Agricultural Experiment Stations.

The following is a list of the expert
ment stations in the Southern States:
Alabama, Auburn; Arkansas, Fayette-
vile; California, Berkely; Florida,
Lake City; Georgia. Athens; Ken
lucky, Lexington; Louisiana, Baton
Rouge; Maryland, Agricultural Cox
lege, Mississippi, Agricultural College,
Missouri, Columbia; North Carolina.
Raleigh; Oregon, Corvallis; South
Carolina, Columbia; Tennessee, Knox
Vile; Texas, College Station; Virginia,
Blacksburg; West Virginia, Morgans-
ton.
Farmers in any State can obtain the
reports and bulletins of their own sta
ton, free of charge, upon application.
The reports and bulletins from other
States are sometimes sent free, but
when the applications become so
numerous as to be a tax upon the in
come of the station, a small charge is
made, varying from forty cents to sixty
cents per year.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-03
A SCORE OF BANGLES.
That's About the Number the Fashionable
Girl Now Wears.

That About the Number the Fashionable
Girl Now Wears.
The popular bracelet is a bangle,
and the popular girl wears about
twenty on the same arm each pre-
sented her by some admirer. The
most elegant bangles are those set
across the top with a row of tiny
diamonds, rubies, pearls Or sapphires.
Only three of these jeweled bangles
are worn. one}of diamonds, with a
ruby and sapphire on either side.
Sometimes only two are worn, and
they represent. a value of more than
one hundred dollars} A very pretty
fancy bangle has a rpw-of forget-me-
nots in enamel for ornament, and a
comparatively new Gsign is a twist or
braid of gold and pl ltinum. But it is
in the slender twisted and plain wires
of gold and silver that the sweet girl
revels most luxutiously. She can't
have too many, and her friends are
never at a loss to know what to pre-
sent to her on any anniversary so long
as the bangle market is not exhausted.
A very new and unique variety is
the Shakespeare bangle, which is a
thin band of silver with an appropri-
ate quotation from the great master
printed in small letters as a decora-
ton. These maotations are of a very
sentimental nature, and a bashful
lover, by the purchase of ten or fifteen
of these iattle ornaments, might con-
trive to express the sentiments of his
heart to his best girl without bursting
a brain blood vessel or wearing out
the knees OF his Sunday trousers. N.
Y. Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-03
OLD SAWS IN RHYME.

A workman Is known by the state of his tools;
Wise men live in houses erected by fools.
Half tie world doesn't know how the other half
lives;
Who cuts doesn't shuttle; there's honor 'mong
thieves.
Who stays in the mill grinds-not who comes
out and goes;
An inch may be much-at the end OF your nose.
Two can play at that game; getting down to
hard pan;
AS gay as a butterfly; under the ban.
AS dark as a pocket; as blind as a bat;
Taking Goals TO Newcastle; knocked In a
cooked hat.
a friend in the market Fats money in the
chest;
Begin on the best and you'll always have best.
Prnise to the face is but open disgrace;
TITS hurrying often that loses the race.
Love flies out the window when poverty knocks
At the door; put yourself in his place; in a box.
Each one for himself and the devil for all;
Those who are not high up have not far to fall.
"A pint is a pound all the whole world around:
A man born for hanging will never be drowned.
II faketh q smart man to be a great fool;
Don't gnaW at a file; easy FOOLS a knave's tool
Al plenty as fingers and toes: true as steel;
Faith has q quiet heart; slippery as an eel.
The more one possesses the more he'll! desire;
Smart Aleck; he won't set the river atire.
A dog that will fetch bones will carry them, too;
Good manners insure success; rich as o Jew.
What won't make a pot may a pot-lid produce;
OF his base; money talks; he has got screw
loose.
Driving pigs to poor market; don't strain at a
gnat
And swallow a camel; a brick in his hat.
A fool rides a free horse to death; toe the mark;
Soft side of a plank; in the dumps; on a lark.
Blossoms before the fruit comes; black as ink;
AS proud as q peacock; as quick as q wink.
If folly were pain there'd be groans in each
house;
A cat that wears gloves never catches a mouse.
Nursing trouble don't mend it; speak not than
speak Ill;
The still pigs the one that gets most of the
swill.
III C. Dodge, in Detroit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-03

How does commerce between ma
tions affect themgn was asked of a lit
tie girl in the geography class. 1T
makes them cousins, she answered,
promptly. The geography said, Com
merce between two nations brings them
into close relations,
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-03
TOWN PROPERTY FOR sab

A CENTRALLY located and onsIousss q 4
small sIsslIis store to being the property K nod sod
postoffice. This property wa md bslsDess
Cheap for cash, or half easn VIZ 10 sgss
terms to suit purchaser. ApeD mR
Moad v. Dupree
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-03
A, P. MCNEIL
@. D. STEWART.

Contractor, Carpenter and Bui6eL
WILL contract for the erection of bufdlur
w of all kinds, furnishing all materisFi
desired. Work done promptly and at reasus.
able rates. Orders through the postoRs
given prompt attention. Estimates and Diam
furnished. Having special facilities for Oh
tanning LUMBER AT REDUCED RATES, | vi
give my patrons the benefit of the same.
sep2E
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-03
n. D.
II LN1SNATTH

Bellevue Street, near the Bridge,
OPELOUSAS, La.
A LII kinds of Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron
~ work done on short notice and at reason,
able prices. Guttering and repairing q spe
ciRlty. Makes and repairs eyaporator syrup
pans.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-03

came 10 bn6 GaOl6 Sn6 was
"Miss Gwenny, Mr.. Bee.n AS she
was the niece. he concluded her name
to be Cooper. but as the farmer adj
dressed her as Miss Gwenny, and the
farmers wife as GWenny. Philip chose
the more respectful of the two.
As Philip was a gallant young
gentleman. and as the young lady was
charming in manner, he naturally paid
her much attention. When @ young
man and a young woman r. thrown
together under such circumstances it
is not unusual Tor a Irritation to follow.
1t is generally a foregone conclusion.
Philip soon learned that .Gwenny''
was diminutiye of Gwenllian, and not
| of the more stilted Gwendoline. which
interested him. Philips mother had
been a Powell. with Welsh blood in her
veins. and bore the same name. This
later Gwenllian vas q mystery to him.
For the niece of a rather coarse farmer
for Cooper, though a worthy man.
was the reverse of refined-she dis
played unquestionably gentle manners.
Then she showed a fair knowledge OF
any subject touched upon in converse
ton.
What was shea teacherp She had
not the look nor the way OF q school
ma'am. A governessP Possibly. II
SO. in q good family. But her belong
ings 3 not Of the secondhand kind.
Philip had q keen eye for female APP
parel. Her lace was Of the rarest;
her gloves were perfect and Of the
newest; her dresses were pretty and
weliftting. though quite II tone; and
though she displayed little tn the Yay
Smyrna times., 1889-03-27
Another Untimelv Death

Horace Faulkner, son of Andrew
Faulkner of this town, died very nm
expectedly on Saturday EVENING in
the 10th year of his age. But very
few OF his friends knew of his sickness
and the announcement of his death
was a great shock to them. He was
delicate in constitution though in his
usual health at noon on Friday. At
dinner he ate heartily of dried corn
mot canned corn as has been statedl
and apparently without masticating
1t properly. This, towards the close
OF the day made him feel badly. He
however, during the evening went mn
town on an errand for his mother and
on the way home fell in with some nc.
soclates who wanted to play "Iost
track" or Chase the Fox" which he
consented to do as he could make the
run IN the direction of home. He was
given the usual start, and in eluding
ms pursuers, ran into an alley near his
nome which is usually emptv. but in
TINS case wagon had been left
against the tongue of which he ran
with his full force. On recovering
from the hurt he went in homo buf
out of tender regard for his mother
who is in feeble health he said nofbino
about It, TO keep from distressing her
he suffered from attacks Of collie that
night and during the next dav. but of
which be was relieved by his doctor
and was down stairs resting on n
lounge. In the latter part of the af.
ternoon, when he was considered re.
lieved of further trouble, a rapid in.
hamation or modification set in that
ended his life in two or three bours
His condition was past hope before
medical assistance could be aooin
called. 1t was not until this turn in
his condition that he spoke Of the in
jury above referred to. Whether the
TWO together or the corn alone was the
cause Of the unusual and violent in
namatiOn we do not know. He was a
boy who, for ore of his age was
unusually thoughtful and tender Of his
parents, was a great help to his father
IN ms business, carpentering, and to
them his loss is irreparable.
Smyrna times., 1889-03-27
An Early Shad Season.

Seventy-fve fine shad, caught in the
lower Delaware, were in the fish mar.
ket at Spruce street, Philadelphia, on
Saturday. They were quickly dis
posed of to dealers for 90 cents each.
1t IS said TO have been several wears
since So many shad have been caught
at one time so early in the season. In
former years Il stray shad has been oc-
casIonally caught in Delaware bav
much earlier than this, but the reg.
ular run" did not begin until much
later.
The opinion seems to be general
that the run" of shad will begin ear
lier this year than usual, as there are
but little snow and ice in the upper
Delaware to melt and come down.
Fresh shad are in the Northern mar
kets as early as January, Florida be.
ginning to send hers first bv fast
freight, followed by the Savannah pro
ducton; then the North Carolina and
virginia season opens and continues
until the Delaware bay, and river fish
are in season.
The market is now supplied with
North Carolina shai IF the present
mild weather continues the receipts
will increase, and North Carolina sbad
are expected to hold the market until
the middle of April, no matter now
early the Delaware season opens. Il
Is said that North Carolina shad canoht
III the afternoon are offered for sale in
the Philadelphia market the next
morning.
Smyrna times., 1889-03-27
VIII be made at the Warerooms Of Geo
w. & ). Taylor Co..
On Saturday, March 3Oth,
AT > o'clock, p. NJ.

These HarrOws will be sold for the
account of l.. G. Nixon. the pateutee
upon easy terms to be made known an
the day Of sale. 4 number of these
harrows have been sold TO our custc-
mers and have given great satisfaction
they are made in three sections. three
bars in each section and five steel teeth
IN each bar, making in all fortv-fye
teeth. One, two, or three sections max
be used according to the work. the
whole harrow covering slightly more
ground than the old twin harrow and
doing the work in a superior manner
Ihey will be sold with or without
handles and chains, and are complete
with single and double trees. The ~.
tall price of these Harrows has been
SIS.OO. They were made under con
tract and are sold at public auction be-
cause the patentee has failed 10 dis
charge the obligations of his contract
ana the proceeds, whatever they NAV
oe' VIII be credited to his account
MS Is hrst rate opportunity to OBJ
tam necessary implement at or below
cost OF manufacture, the material and
Workmanship being equal to our best
ana the sale being positive to Obtainthe
room and close the account.
EsgS sale Saturday, March 80. 1889. at
clock, P. NJ, at the wareroomso of Geo.
W. q ;. Taylor Co., Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1889-03-27
Death of Thomas ]. Fnos.

Thomas }. Enos Of Odessa. but well
known in Smyrna, having learned his
trade and married his wife here. a
daughter of the late Capt Humphreys,
died at his home on Tuesday 18th inst,
in the 72d year ofhis age. He was
born and his bOyhoOd was spent in
Thoroughiare Neck, but he learned
the trade of cabinet maker in Smyrna,
under Alexander FAIRIES. His parents
names were Abraham and sarah Enos.
both of whom. he lost, by death. at an
early age. In the year of 1910 he
went to Odessa, and started the busi-
ness of cabinet making. Two sons.
Joseph H., who is the junior member
OF the firm, and Doctor T. A. Enos, of
Townsend, survive him, having lost
his wife few years since.
The funeral took place on Friday
amid a large gathering of friends.
Rev. r. c. Jones conducted the ser
vices. Nearly every place of business
IN Odessa was closed out of respect for
the deceased.
Smyrna times., 1889-03-27
Killed at CLAYTON BY the Cars

The news OF the sudden deatb NJ
young Faulkner on Saturday EVENING
was followed by another at Noon of
sunday under more shocking condi-
uons. The Clayton correspondent of
the EOeTy Eyentng states the circup.
stances as follows
William 7. Salisbury, a brakeman
on the Delaware railroad. was rnn
over by train of cars Sunday and
silled. At this point the freight upon
which Salisbury was "brakinpu vas
hagged while Clarence Smithers hoard
ed It, The unfortunate young man
was watching intently to see that
Smlthers succeeded in his efforts
salisbury was riding on the roof OF the
car and IN his anxiety for his friends
safety, was unmindful Of the overhan0-
ing shed Of the station. The train was
moving rapidly and in an instant tbe
young brakeman's head struck the sta.
hon shed roof knocking him from his
perch on the car roof, between two
cars. In falling he struggled to save
himself and clutched a part Of the car
Tor moment and arrested his fall. but
was unable to hold on. His strength
was soon exhausted by the great strain
and he dropped between the bumpers
TO the track and four cars ran over
him. Both legs were severed from the
body. The sad accident was az once
flashed by wire 10 his family at Dover
and his fiance, who lives IN Whining
ton, but he lived but a short time. dis
solution occurring a few moments be-
fore either bis father or sweetheart ar
rived. The unfortunate man suffered
great agony, despite the medical at
gentlon which was promptly rendered.
ne was conscious and pleaded that
some one would IN kindness perform
sne me dispatch and end bis agony. The
ie5 5''',ns t. were taken TO Dover and bur
sea n.t from The residence of bis fatber
i1oinas ~ d salisbury, tuesday,
masr;sS 3'".eu that he was TO have been
was bn,icsds csdsaierday, the day that he
Smyrna times., 1889-03-27
A Substitute for Clouer

DIR Neal, in charge of the Agricul-
tural department of Delaware COLLEGE
is making an eiiOlt to find something
to take the place of red clover. which
IS wearing out or seems not to stav in
the ground as formerly. He has the
authority to place an experimental
acre in each hundred Of New Castle
county to be seeded and cultivated
under his direction, so as to tell which
plants will answer best in the different
localities. Of the plants he proposes
to commence with are lupines, spurrv
and senadella, for sandy soil free from
lime, and sand lucerne for true lucerne.
Also, alfalfa esparsetta, wundklee and
summer vetCh. He will also have
three plots Of ground of an acre each
IN different localities Of the county to
experiment with phosphates with req
uiar rotation crops, divided in smaller
plots so as to try the different phos.
phates and demonstrate the needs of
different localities.
Smyrna times., 1889-03-27

The proceedings Of the session of the
Wilmington Conference, held the past
week at Easton, Nd, show it to have been
an interesting one The watchword of its
management is progress The spirit of de-
yelopment is manifest. The successful
minister is he who is making steady ad-
vance year by year in the material educa-
tional and spiritual condition ofthe church
In addition TO new churches, advance in
salaries, &c., the past year cxcells in revi-
val influence -the conversions in number
Of the churches exceeding one hundred.
As body of men they are exceedingly ag-
gres-iye in reforms, political, moral and
social, and society throughout the bounds
Of their territory owes them a great debt Of
gratitude The progress Of the Conference
since its formation twenty-one years ago
has been very marked, but at no time in its
history has the intelligent progress and life
work of the church been more manifest
tian iJ is to-day.
Smyrna times., 1889-03-27
Personal.

b: Benson Cahoon, Esq. of Fred
ericksburg, Mo, was iu Smyrna on
Saturday.
Miss Lucille Martindale, ofSalisburv.
Md, has been visiting Miss Clara
Bewley.
Miss Jennie Smith, of Salisbury, is
visiting relatives in this section.
Miss Nan Hofiecker has been on a
visit to Dover the past week or two.
Frank Bailey has returned to Laf-
ayette College Easton, Pa, after a
week at home.
Joseph L. Cavender, of Wilmington.
made his friends here visit yesterday.
Miss Nora Cotton is visiting in
Wilmington.
Rev. p. H. Rawlins, of Camden.
stopped in Smyrna last night on his
way home from from conference to see
his Smyrna friends. Rev. E. II. Hyn-
son also came to town this morning.
Frank and Charles Townsend. Of
Leadville, Col, are visiting Mrs. $. E.
Richards.