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The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

ssTHERE is q tide in the affairs of men
which il taken at the food leads on to fort
une." II your affairs are at a low ebb now,
don't fail to write to B. F. johnson & Co,
1909 Main street, Richmond, Va, who have
plans that will enable you to make money
rapidly.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15
Rocked on the Crest of the Waves.

The landsman, tourist or commercial
traveller, speedily begins, and not only be-
gins, but continues, to feel the extreme Of
human misery during the transit across the
tempestuous Atlantic. But if, with wise
prescience, ne has provided himself with a
supply Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, his
pangs are promptly mitigated, and then
cease ere the good ship again drops her
anchor. This is worth knowing, and thou
sands Of our yachtmen, summer voyagers,
tourists and business men do know it.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15
Disease OF the Kidneys.

QUAKER GAP, Stokes Co.. N. c., July 8, 1885.
DEAR SIR:-Your DIR. Morse's Indian Roee
Pills have effected a most remarkable cure. MY
mother was suffering from kidney difficulties; the
disease had got 80 firm a grip upon her that s1@
could not walk a step. thought q bog of your Pills
and commenced giving her two pills every night:
before she had taken all of one box she could walE
about the house. To-day she is perfectly well ana
saws that Nhorse's Pills saved her life.
Yours, etc.. i. w. FERGUSON.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

"WHAT in creation have you got all those
chromos hanging in the garden fora" asked
the lady OF the house of her gardener.
"Sure, mum, thim's out Of the seed catty-
logs, an / put 'em in front of the seeds
when I plant 'em, so they can see fwhat kind
av crops they's expected to perduce. num-
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15
A, P. MCNEIL.
G. D. STEWART,

Contractor, Carpenter and Builder,
WILL contract for the erection of buildings
wv of all kinds, furnishing all material If
desired. Work done promptly and at reason
able rates. Orders through the postofice
given prompt attention. Estimates and plans
furnished. Having special facilities for OBJ
tanning LUMBER AT REDUCED RATES, / will
give my patrons the benefit of the same.
sep3-87m
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

If you are tiaed taking the large old fash
Toned gripping pills, try Carter's Little Liver
Pills and take some comfort. A man can't
stand everything. One pill adose. Try them.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

= Som Windsor LOCK- tCohA.) People
who forwarded 81 each for a Emusic box
capable of playing t~wenty-three tunes" re-
ceived a large package on which sixty
cents express was charged containing
three fye-ceut Harmonious.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

lie should contain nothing hurtfulin any
dose. Such a medicine is Shallenberger's
Antidote for Malaria; it destroys Malaria
as water puts out fire, and is just as harm
less. Sold by Druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

A YOUNG American lady went 70 Burmat
as a missionary and married the drs'
heather she converted. Now the Burmese
are bowling for more missionaries.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15
W ::: ! their Weight in Gold
Cured nf

CHAPANoKE. N. c., July %, 1879
SIR:-For years have been afflicted with gi1VsP
and after trying the best doctors in this locality
without = Ia1g any benefit. tried DIR. MOrse's
EElhssn Ak3OS Pills with the result that to-day /
am a new man, completely cured. ! would not be
without them; they are the best Pin l ever used.
Yours, etc. WIN. JACKSON
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

PITTSBURGH has the largest axe factory
in the world. 1t turns out 5000 axes per
day.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

HE-(looking up from his paper)-sI see
here that Johnny has got it." She-Gnter-
ested at once)-"Got what, Wilhamf he
Ills gun"
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

CONSUMPTION may be avoided by the timely
use of Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Tootache Drops cure in one minute.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15
q. MARY'S
OEelonSas. La,

OEe1ousas, La.
THE cou,se of instruction in this institution
embraces English. French, Latin, Greek,
Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Book-keep-
I'll NATURAL sciences, History, Geography,
1@.nMknship, and great care is bestowed on
SST5stianeInstruction.
s~TrErs-Board and tuition, per month, SIS;
n.r Scbolars, per month, $2, $3 or 81, accord
- IN class. Glasses are resumed on Wednes
.say. september Is, 1853.
REV. J. F. RAYMOND,
HENRY G. LEWIS.
Aug. a. 1883. JOHN }. "lLLoz.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15
After e5 Years.

PRINCETON, Ind, Aug. "a, 1883.
". II. CoMsTocK:
DEAR SIR:-For twenty-five years I have been
afflicted with rheumatism of the bowels; l gave up
all hopes of recovery; l was unable to stand upon
my feet at times and was compelled TO sly and do
my housework. In 1885 your agent called at my
house and said that "he could cure me-" asked,
How2 he replied. by the use Of DIR. Morse's
INDIAN Root Pills. l decided to give them .
able to do my own work. All the neighbors around
here use your Pills and say that they would not Do
CELIA JOHNSON.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

EVERY thinllao o y smooth sailing with us
when we havesSsso difficulty in raising the
wind. SCI
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

Instead Of feeling tired and worn out, in
stead of aches and pains, wouldn't you
rather feel fresh and strong! II you con-
tinue feeling miserable and good for-noth-
ing you hive only yourself to blame, for
It is a certain cure for dyspepsia, indiges-
ton, malaria, weakness, kidney, lung and
heart affections. Try it if you desire to be
healthy, robust and strong, and experience
is remarkable curative qualities.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

For any case Of nervousness, sleepless-
ness. weak stomach, indigestion, dyspepsia,
relief is sure in Carter's Little Liver Pills
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. Csc
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

Paine's Celery Compound Is of %unequaled
value to women 1t strengthens the nerves,
in curing the painful diseases with Which wo-
men so often silently suffer. .
81 per bottle. Six for IS. AZ Druggists. :
WELLS, RICHARDSON & Co., Burlington Vt,
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

LESS beer and cigarettes and more study
would be a good change for college stu
dents. q
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

p MACHINERY is driving out hand labor at
last in the nail-worklng trade in England.
The machines have had a monopoly Of the
business in this country for many years.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

IT is a great social mistake to think that
the best and largest fish are SIN the SWIM"
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15
INVENT d tp IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

OpelOuSaSs La.
1r,aF course of studies in this institution il
most extensive, embracing all the branches
taught in the best institutions OF America or
Hoard and tuition per month, $l2; Dag
.cboiars. per month, g, 80 Or -, according tc
sass. Opening of the classes, the first o
Ssy of September. aug2
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

Female Institute
ooslousas, ST. Landry Parish, La.

.n,s institution is undenominational, prae-
III and progressive. Discipline Arm and
- on sound principles ennobling and de-
baseut H1 character. Honor and self-resDect
Eelspomresd Methods of training and culture
pIors1sh. The curriculum prepares the pupil
tnoITYSniversity or practical life. Certificates
1 ~ ydnjomas conferred. Buildings comfort-
ans and commodious. Patronage solicited.
sCs further particulars apply to
MRS. M. M. HAYES, Principal.
~ REV. F. W. LEWIS, First Assistant.
Feb-2-tf
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15
q. D. LARcADE,
~

Bellevue Street, near the Bridge,
0PELOUSAS, La.
4 Ii kinds of Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron
n work done on short notice and at reason.
able prices. Guttering and repairing a spe-
cialty. Makes and repairs evaporation syrup
pans.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15
Paine'S
Celery Compound

Strengthens n builds up the old, and cures
their nfrmities. Rheumatism, indigestion and
nervousness yield quickly to the curative power
Of Paine's Celery Compound.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15
A Perfect Tonic and lnvlgosators It
GIVES NEW LIFE.

"I am now GO yea, ) old and have tried several
remedies. but none had any effect until l used
Paine's Celery Compound. 1 feel entirely diff
walk nearly straight, sep sound and well, and
feel as though there was new life and energy
coming into my whole system"
H. MYIIna GlnVeland. Tenn.
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O. w A MONTH AND BOARD PAID,
SWA or highest commission q d so DA YSs
~~ Agents on oh New Book.
p. w. d Co. 523 Market ST." IT. Leafs, aoo
mrNAME THIS PAPER every tinayou Writa
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-06-22
RIPENED MEATS.
why Fowls Should Not be Eaten fmmc d.
ately After They Are Killed.

why Fowls Should Not be Eaten fmmc d.
ately After They Are Killed.
People accustomed to fowl and other
meats bought in the markets are apt to
be disappointed in the quality OF the
chicken they raise themselves with
great care and expecta tion. To their
surprise they find it not so tender and
of less delicate flavor, and pleasant an
ticipations of rewards of country or
crushed. The principa. reason is, the
unripe condition in which home
dressed fowl is almost invariably
cooked. Caterers who appreciate the
advantage OF pleasing their customers
do not serve themwith recently slaugh-
tered meats. Epicures prefer that all
meats, especially fowl and game, be
kept as long as possible without be-
coming actually tainted.
If lady will provide n suitable re-
.rigerator and ripen the meat before
she cooks it, she will learn with eXpe-
rience that an old fowl well ripened is
a daintier morsel than the finest chick
en- just slain. One reason, and very
potent one, why Western-dressed beef
is crowding domestic meats out of our
local markets is that it is more thor
oughly ripeued. Our local butchers
do not provide themelves with
the means of perfecting their
meats before putting them into
the retail markets, while the others
come to them already much improved
by time. Immense quantities of meat
were formerly sold the same day it
was slaughtered, and while still unfit
for food for any body but savages. so.
S. Bliss, in N. Y. Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-06-22
Clocks a Century Ago.

A clock was an expensive luxury in
those days. 1t Is true that clocks had
been in use, more or less, for more than
a century, but they were large and
costly, and the common means of tell
ing the time OF the day was by a sun
dial or by a pole set in the ground about
which its shadow travelled, thus lndica-
ting the time The Connecticut maxi
ers first brought clocks within the reach
of all. Toward the close of the last
century Eli Terry, of Plymouth, Conn,
commenced making the old-fashioned
hang-up clocks, in which the wheels
and teeth were cut by hand. Theoo af'
fairs cost s25 each. In 1907 Mr.. Terry
commenced making wooden clocks by
machinery, which greatly cheapened
them. Mr.. jerome invented the one
day brass clocks, stamping out the
wheels from soft brass plate. In few
.enrs by the invention of machinery,
the price of these clocks was reduced
to 50 each In 1912 clocks were sent
to England and from this small begin
ming Connecticut has become the cen
ter of the worlds market for CHEAP
clocks. Chicago News.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-06-22
ABOUT DEEP FLOWING.
An Old Farmer Tells why He Considers L
Detrimental to Soil

An Old Farmer Tells why He Considers 1t
Detrimental to Soil
While / agree with you that deep
loosening Of the soil is protection
against drouth, l think turning a fur
row eight to ten or twelve inches deep,
will be a lasting and serious injury to
the land. A few years ago, trench, or
as it was called, sub-soil plowing was
all the rage. 1t was done by one plow
following another in the same furrow.
The first turned six or seven inches of
the surface into the bottom of the deep
furrow; the second raised five to six
inches from the bottom of the same fur
row, and inverted it on top OF that
turned by the first. 1t buried the weed
seeds which lay on the surface, so that
it made clean cultivation-but it was
soon found that it buried the vegetable
matter, the humus, the aerated and
oxidized surface soils as deep as the
weed seed, and the productiveness of
the land decreased in geometrical pro-
portion to the depth of the plowing. A
neighbor of mine told me he trenched
field ten to twelve or thirteen inches
deep, and did not get fair crop
from it again in ten years, and
such was the united testimony of all
who trench plowed, and it was aban-
doned. To clean very foul piece of
OF land, it is sometimes practiced,
but never to make both plowings
more than four to six inches deep.
When first came to Illinois, Horace
Greeley, in his articles on agriculture,
recommended deep plowing-p plow deep
was reiterated in every article. AS we
all in my neighborhood took the Trib-
une, and swore by Greeley, we re-
solved to put it in practice, SO we
gauged the depth only by the strength
of the team, but we found in the fall
that the weakest teams raised the best
corn.
One man had a powerful span OF
horses, and plowed most of his ground
ten or twelve inches deep. One horse
got lame, and he supplied his place
with a colt, and was forced to plow
only three inches. and the three-inch
plowing yielded twice as much us the
deep plowing. i could not say from
memory whether the season was wet
or dry, but think not extreme either
way. To turn four or ive-inch fur
row and follow with the English SUBJ
soiler, which loosens but does not in
vert, would doubtless be good policy;
but to bury the surface soil ten inches
deep and replace it with the dead inert
soil from that depth will ruin our land
Elmer Baldwin, in Orange Judd
Farmer.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-06-22
A Useful Tropical Tree.

The tamarind tree is native in Africa
and India. 1t grows to u height Of
sixty feet or more, and is of handsome
form, with dense foliage. Its white
blossoms turn yellow soon after open
ing. The fruit-pod is three to six
inches long with hard, brittle shell.
Inside this is the pulp, surrounding the
seeds. The pulp Is firm, juicy and acid
and contains many woody iibers run
ming from the stem. The fruit, divest-
ed of the shell, is packed in casks and
boiling-hot syrup poured overit. Some
times it is packed in the shell in jars,
with alternate layers of sugar. Tama-
rinds are used in tropical countries to
prepare refreshing drink. 1t has a
laxative and cooling effect. The wood
is useful as timber. Good Housekeep-
ing.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-06-22
FARM AND FiRESiDE.

old pieces OF oilcloth can be used
10 good advantage as covering for
coops in rainy weather.
"A bushel OF land plaster per acre
on the clover will show beneficial
effects. On sandy soil ashes are better.
Very cheap seed should be always
viewed with suspicion. They are
usually the most expensive thing the
farmer can buy.
Three wants are responsible for
nine out Of every ten Improbable
farms, according to American Agri-
culturist-want of cultivation, want OF
manure and want Of drainage.
"A Rolly Polly: Beat together tive
cupfuls of sugar, one cupful OF butter
one egg, two cupfuls of cream, half
glass of wine, three cupfuls of flour, q
heaping teaspoonful of baking powder.
half a pound of seeded raisins. Pour
into pudding bag and boil for thres
hours. When done serve hot with
cream sauce.
In dry season cultivation is neces-
sary not only to destroy the weeds and
keep the soil in good tilth making
available plant food already in the soil,
but in addition if only the surface is
stirred considerable aid can be given
the soil in retaining moisture. So that.
in order to keep up good growth in a
dry season it may be necessary to con-
tinue the cultivation much later than
If there is a sufficient supply of mois-
ture in the soil to mature the crop.
1t is said that birds are the poor
mans music, and flowers the poor
mans poetry. The country then is
where he can best enjoy this music and
this poetry and there thAy may be to
him as the echoes of Heaven in the
human heart. Let him cultivate a
flower garden and it will be to him a
spring of sunshine, and its silent in
fuence will make all the household
better by its insensibly ennobling in
fuences.
The husband certainly is the head
OF the household, yet many women are
far more careful and frugal than their
husbands. 1t could hardly be very
agreeable feeling for man to be de-
pendent on his wife. But it is no less
CALLING for the woman to be so dependent
that she has not penny OF her own, and
it is quite as hard for the wife to beg for
money as it is for the husband. The
right way-the only way--fcr perfect
harmony is to carry out the principles
of the ideal home-share and share
alike.
Just how many times and how early
the cultivation must be given depends
largely upon the condition of the soil
and the growth and thrift of the plants.
One of the essentials in securing q
good crop is thorough cultivation given
in good season. Some seasons the
work of cultivation can be finished
much earlier that at others. Consider
able depends upon the weather, and no
rule can be given either as to the num-
Der of times or the length of time that
it will be necessary to cultivate in order
to secure good crop.-Western Plow-
man.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-06-22
ROUMANIAN lAOUTARi.
Music that Is Ever veirder Than That OF
tho Hungarian Tzlgans.

An interesting feature of the eXhibi-
tion will be the laoutari or gypsy musi-
clans whom the Roumanian committee
has brought to Paris. A few evenings
ago they delighted select company at
soiree given by Nine Edouard Herve,
the wife of the well known Orleanist
journalist, and last night they earned
golden opinions alta private perform
ance to which they treated Il party o!
very competent judges at the head
quarters of leading Partisan newspa-
per. The band is composed of about
score of members, not one OF whom
can read note of music; yet the style
in which they played variety OF their
native airs, throwing in Viennesc
waltzes and scraps OF operate music.
perfectly charmed their hearers. Vio-
lins and stringed instruments OF the
either type predominate in these gypsy
bands, but the piece de resistance is II
species of pan-pipes,, in the manipula-
tion of which they are remarkably pro-
ficient. Hungarian tzigans have al
ready performed both here and in Lon
don. but the appearance OF these Rou-
manian laoutari is new departure
which will be highly appreciated by
visitors to the exhibition, where they
are to play every afternoon and even
ing IL is from their earliest childhood,
even before they can speak distinctly,
that these musicians begin to be initia-
ted by their progenitors into the mys-
teries OF their art. the talent being he
reditary in certain families. In their
native country they are in high re-
quest in the cafe-gardens on SUM
mer's evening; al fairs, and on festive
occasions like weddings, though they
also figure at funerals. The music of
the Roumania laoutari is more wierd
than that of the Hungarian tzigans.
and is probably heard to the best ad-
vantage among the mountains OF Tran
sylvania, the minstrels OF the hills be-
ing less affected by surrounding infu-
ences than their brethren OF the plains.
London Telegraph.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-06-22
The Parsons Thrilling Climax.

Rev. G. r. Palmer, of Augusta, one
of the members of the conference, told
while in town the story of a brother
whose elequence was of the soaring
style. He was accustomed to attempt
the most ambitious rhetorical flights;
sometimes he completed them all right
and sometimes he didn't. Not infre-
quently he lost command of his vocabu-
larry at critical moment and the re-
suit was disastrous to his metaphor.
One Sunday he was pronouncing a
glowing eulogy on departed saint.
He raised him in a stately and resplen-
did progress step by step to the pearly
gates. He almost had him safe in
Heaven when he hesitated and seemed
at loss.
"And brethren" said he, land
brethren, he went in as slick as a
mouse!"-Lewiston journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-06-22
hoesHEAps OF WINE.
France Has Now Huge Barrel Which
Rivals the Tun of Heidelberg.

France Has Now Huge Barrel Which
Rivals the Tun OF Heidelberg.
The great tun Of Heidelberg IS to be
deposed from its proud supremacy over
all other wine casks. There is on the
road to Paris huge barrel (sent by
the people OF Epernay) which will
compel the colossus OF Heidelberg to
take, in future, secondary place. The
cask was naturally declined as freight
by the railways. for the obvious reason
that it could not pass under their
arches. However its triumphal jour-
uey through France, dragged by twelve
yoke of oxen and mounted on a lordly
vain. was in better keeping with the
object it is to serve than any more pro-
sale mode of dispatching it to the grand
exhibition which this overgrown ves-
sci is intended to grace, and an appre-
ciable portion of which it will un-
doubtedly fill. The good liquor with
which it is to be consecrated will fol-
low by a more commercial route.
Epernay is understood to be the dis
trict which the tun is to advertise in
an especial degree. But Epernay,
with its vast cellarage hewn out OF the
limestone rock. is the headquarters OF
q number of famous firms, each of
which would feel that it had suffered
irretrievable disgrace if a drop of its
precious vintage were mingled with
the less noble blood OF its neighbor' s
grapes. How, then, are they to agree
on the contents of the great tun which
they have sent to ParisP
France has hitherto regarded the
huge tun at Heidelberg with mingled
feelings of envy and regret. 1t APP
peared to the vine growers of the Gil
ronde and the Cote dor that to conse-
crate such a gigantic vessel to the sour
juice of the Rhineland was degrade
tion of mechanical art from the func-
tions which it was intended to perform.
The present tun is comparatively mod
ern. Even the one which Thomas
Coryat describes in his '.Crudities"
was not the first of the series, which,
as matter of fact, was begun in 1913,
when it was made to contain twenty
one pipes of wine. When Coryat came
to Heidelberg iu 1908 the caslS he de-
scribes was only seventeen years old.
1t had been begun in 1889 and finished
in 1891. AS history records that anoth-
er tun was made in 1864 to hold 60c
hogsheads and was destroyed by the
French in 1858, the one which is at
present moldering away in unhonored
emptiness must be the fourth of its
race. 1t was begun in 1751, and in its
height of twenty-four feet and length
of thirty six the great tun is. as Long
fellow has put it, "next to the Alham-
bra of Granada, the most magnificent
ruin of the middle ages"
Nevertheless, the fame of the Heidel-
berg cask is somewhat undeserved.
The tun is really much smaller than
many beer watts in British breweries,
which attract no crowd of gaping tour
lists and are not described in volumes
of nineteenth-century travel For in
stance, there is in one great English
brewery cask which is said to be ca
pable of holding twice as much as the
Heidelberg tun. At any rate, this vat
measures SO feet in diameter at the top,
or 113 feet in circumference, and is 4C
feet in height. Standard.