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The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27
The Past Winter.

Ne shall now begin to reap the re-
EaFa Of our winter management of the
a0ek. Il the management has been
gocd 2 high standard of health will
akeiy pc the rule and the breeding
sWes Will perform their mission safely
aaa we'll II the management has not
seen good the reverse OF this possibly
tlI happen. In either case we may
earn g good lesson. There is one
ssature Of poor management that is
sery aptto be- entirely overlooked or
10y accounted as good management
snu INA IS feeding too much. Some
Ivy overlooking is regarded as kind
Issss and good treatment. There are
~ LOCKS that do not get enough to
~ 1nere are many that get
w much. Ewes are often kept
% TT Sheep management fails in
eeuing too much especially Of the
| sr0ng kinds of food, and in neglecting
provide plenty of water and to keep
y quarters clean. Too much dry food
uaa But then, again, too much
sasefy food is bad, especially for breed
w s0ss- To fill up a eve with cold
wy VIII likely cause abortion, to say
osaiag % the tendency of feeding such
2Ous Y too large quantities toward
ssaole With the milk and the machin-
y That makes il.
Waldo Brown saws that ewes fed rem
Aoasly On bright c~orn-fodder and fine
ssen-eat hay do not require a grain
~..sa until about the middle of the
ss1sa month of pregnancy. In the
ny Stages of this condition there is
4ssacy toward plethora and the lay
~ q fat, but the shepherd must
aaloW himself to be deceived by
80 olx weeks or SO before parturi-
z gram ration becomes imperative.
ssea not be large-a half bushel
\ aaalled corn per hundred daily, or
ss saaaValent, Is enough. II running
49, re a@#&E&##
ss q ~ CRY flock hitherto, they ought
9 90 so no longer. Gestatiose
is, g veil enough on dry feed
ass. plenty Of exercise), but lactation
ss,'ls more succulent nourishment.
ss ssa of Yen days before Landing be-
s.,ss s1oxsF hay and bran should be
800 me latter at the rate Of a
HI or more per hundred, mixed
aFsy pounds of oats or shelled
Il = roots are given, they are bet
A'pea, though ewes will soon
@ sak them whole when thrown
" Aay-racks on the orts. 1t il
g give pregnant ewes all they
Il ss,M sssalae Of such cold watery feed
sgs er potatoes; It Is liable to
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27
r. "A. "a true Top,c.-s. n. y,

Vhef you don't feel well and hardly
know ais you, give B.. B. B. Botanic
Blood Balm) a trial. It is a fine tonic.
T. o. Callahan, Charlotte, n. c., writes:
"B. B. B. isl fine tonic, and has done me
great goodl'
L. W. Thompson, Damascus, Ca, writes:
81 believe Z. B. B. is the best blood purifier
made, It has greatly improved my general
health"
An old gentlemen writes: "B. B. B. gives
me new life and. new strength. If there is
anything that will make an old man young,
it IS B. B. B."
P. A. Shepherd, Norfolk, Va, August
10th, 1888, writes: 81 depend on B. B. b.
for the preservation of my health. / have
had it in my family now nearly TWO years,
and in all that time have not had to have a
DOCTOR"
Thos. Paulk, Alapahe, Ca, writes: 81
suffered terribly from dyspepsia. The use
Of B.. B. B.. has made me feel like a new
man. would not take a thousand dollars
FOR the good it has done me-"
w. NJ. Cheshire, Atlanta, Ga, writes: 81
had a long spell of typhoid fever, which at
last seemed to settle in my right leg, which
swelled up enormously. An ulcer also APP
peared which discharged a cup full of mat
ter a day. / then gave B. B. B. a trial and
it cured me-"
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27
HERE AND {

The Tennessee Senate voted
against a bill making it a felony for a
tenant to dispose of the crop on rented
land without the consent OF the own
er. q
MIR. Goodpasture, of Montgomery
County, Tenn, introduced a bill in the
lower House of the Legislature maxi
ing the erectiona and maintaining Of
barb-wire fen ces unlawful.
If you have a good farm where
you are, stay on it and be contented.
II you have no farm, And no prospect
of getting one to an ~advsatage where
land is high, go out on the free lands
and develop a farm.
Secretary of Agriculture Rusk>s
said. to be worth 81, 900, 900. Who says
farming does not payP Write the sec
rotary for instructions how to go to
work to make something like that. It
is his sworn duty to tell you.
Have you a dog? Keep him at
home. Know that he stays at home,
never guess at it. Your neighbour. ii
he knows that you know that your dog
is at home. will not feel like telling
what he thinks, when his sheep are
killed.
Plant onions freely and put them
on the market when grown. ItEias
been demonstrated to be one OF the
best crops of Tennessee A Thousand
bushels have been raised on an acre
and were sold for 81, 200. -Gallatin Ex-
aminer.
j. M. Frost, of Houston, Tex, res
Gently sold to o Mexican Senator all
of this years crop OF Brahmin bull
calves at $50 pen head. They will cost
the Senator $3.50 each laid down ON his
rancho at Chihuahua, as he Fas to
pay duty on them.
"A good average dairy COW ought TO
give at least 1000 pounds OF milk In a
year, which should return the farmer,
whether sold or made into butter n
cheese, at least a cent a pound, SO that
such COWS ought to bring in at least
forty dollars a year per head.-stoclk,
Farm and Home
Colonel o. Z. Stephens, OF Honey
Grove, Tex, q breeder of Jersey cat
tie, had q fine COW to drop a calf Feb
ruary III, which had eight ~well-devel-
oped teats, instead of the usual COM
nlement of four. The mother OF the
calf was one of . pair OF twins. Inc
calf was sired by q bull which tool the
premium at the Dallas fair last fall.
Tho dairy interests OF the United
States represent more than y, 1000. w.
600 The number of mich cows IS
estimated at 81. 900, 900. which give an
aggregate milk productionsof 7,35o,-
100000 gallons. Four billion gallons
are used for butter, zoe, 00.00O for
cheese, and the balance for general
purposes. The annual production OF
butter is 1885, o0. 900 pounds, and
/, 100, 900 pounds Of cheese. This o
mense dairy herd requires 10o,o00OW
acres Of pasture land to support It.
"A writer in the Southern Planter
Virginia. agrees to pay 800 to any
d who gives the following q fair
trial ana it does not prevent hog
cholera. Take d sack Of salt and q
barrel Of hard wood ashes (hiekory or
oak preferred); mix the salt and ashes
thoroughly; prepare q box of any n
venient size; put It under cover where
the hogs can have free access to it al
all times, and keep . supply O. the
mixture in 1t. This mixture will cost
i dollar and some trouble, but will
be sufficient for several hogs for .
year.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27
A GREAT many people feel themselves

4 GREAT many people feel themselves
gradually falling. They don't know just
what is the matter, but they suffer from a
combat of indescribable aches and
paiss, lhich each month seem to grow
worse. The only sure remedy known that
win cqunteract this feeling and restore per-
rapid assimilation it purifes the blood,
drives out disease, gives health and strength
to every portion reached by the clrculatory
system, renews wasted tissues and re-
stores robust health and strength.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27
Reforms Need More Than . Day

To bring them about, and are always more
complete n lasting when they proceed with
steady regularity to a consummation. Few
of the ~observant among US can have failed
to notice that permanently healthful
changes in the human system are moi
wrought by abrupt and violent means, and
that those are the most salutary medi
cines which are progressive. Hostetter'e
Stomach Bitters is the chief of these.
Dyspepsia, 8 disease Of obstinate charac-
Ter, is obliterated by it.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27
Defective Acoustics.

ssWhat an odd echo this room hasr'
observed the Chicago girl, as she
slipped her chocolate and looked about
he large dining-halI. Don't you
think its acoustics is bad, Mi. Ca
hokiaPn
Toughest I ever struck" replied
the young man from st. Louis. saving
away on his steak with great energy.
Chicago Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

IT has been foreibly said that 1.-THE pleas
ATTEST things in the world are pleasant
thoughts" and that the great art in life Is
to have as many of them as possible" 1t Is
possible to have a great many of them. The
way to have them is so to live, alike in re-
spect to God and man, that u thoughts
will be the natural result. They grow In
the soil of purity and fill the air W b thetz
fragrance.-N. Y. Independent
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27
Has shipned one daY n.

There Was Shipped n day from
the Savannah river to a Baltimore
dealer a fish weighing 400 pounds.
The eye of this monster was nearly
three inches in diameter, and tho
head was twenty-three inches long.
From head to tail the total length was
six feet and ten inches. The meat was
white and had a promising look, but
the dealers intended sending him to
ghe Smithsonian Institute. He was
taken with a lot of shad and is known
"a his region as a feuh fish.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

SHALLENBERGER's Antidote for Malaria
destroyes the cause of disease, which
Quinine and other remedies do not pretend
to do. 1t e%ffectually neutralizes the poison
in the system and thus prevents the chill.
1t contains nc arsenic or poisonous in
gredient af any kind, and may safely be
given to al infant. Sold by Druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27
MANY arts and sciences are mt

Many arts and sciences are more
easily acquired late in life than a good
manner. If people are to behave well.
they must be taught early SO to be-
have-a practice that demands unceas-
ing sacrifice of minute personal lik-
ine to the general pleasure and con-
Yenience.-Once a Week.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

-Coeoanut Pie: One grated cocoa
aut. oneGpound sugar, one-half pound
IL butter. six eggs. Beat the sugar
and butter as for cake. then mix in the
segs and cocoanut. No upper crust
This quantity makes three pies
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

A GREAT Hume was lately completed at
San Diego, Cal. It extends fifty miles from
the western slope of Cuyamaca mountain,
where there is reservoir containing a four
years supply of water at an elevation OF
400 feet. The cost was 100000
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

T CALIPoRNIANs are beginning to think the
dandelion q nuisance. A few years ago it
introduced from the East, and now it
threatens to crowd out every thing else.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

In England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
the decrease in cattle in two years was
100000. The number of sheep ia reduced
more than 1,1o0,oM in three years, and If
ten years the decline has been in excess o.
three and q half millions. Hogs have in
creased.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

WHERE a regular system of under drain
age does not commend itself, drains at
in fields. which by drowning out will per-
haps Offset the gain on other portions.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

THE last month of the old and the first
two months Of the new year make up the
limited period when intelligent folk are sup
posed to let Holsters alone. At ali other
times they are s~sseasouabIe.'
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

THE Emperor OF Germany is an early
riser. When be takes his usual drive
through the Thiergarten at $50 he has net
only breakfasted, but done more than an
hour hard work.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

KING LEOPOLD, of Belgium, has shown
himself possessed of almost as great a
craze for building as Nine. de Pompadour,
and many new buildings at Ostend and
elsewhere are tasteful monuments to his
love for Improvement.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27
is the Season

When a good medicine Is q necessity. The impure
state OF the blood, the deranged digestion, and the
weak condition of the body, all call FOR the purify.
ing, regulating. and strengthening influences SO
happily and effectively combined in Hood 8 Sarsa-
pariIla. It overcomes that tired feeling. cures
headache and dyspepsia, and ezpels every faint of
%scrofula from the blood.
my daughter had been aillng some time with
general debility. and Hoods Sarsaparilla was rec
commended to US. After she had taken three bottles
she was completely cured and built up. 1t is with
great pleasure that ! recommend Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla." BEN NJ. MIARIELEEs, Supt. Cincinnati 4
Louisville Mail Line Co. Cincinnati.
To Purify Your Blood.
1"Two months ago I commenced taking Hoods
sarsaperilla es an experiment, rs l had no appetite
or strength, and felt tired all the time. l attributed
my condition to scrofuious humor. l had tried sew
eral different kinds of medicine, without receiving
any benefit. But as soon as l had taken half q bot
tie of Hoods Sarsaparilla, my appetite was re-
stored, and my stomach felt better l have now
taken nearly three bottles, and never WAS so well
in my life." MRS. j. F. D%oLBEARE. Pascoag, r. l.
Hoods SarsapariNa
Sold by druggists. 81; six for s. Prepared only by
C. L. HOOD & co. ApoaieeatF9Gs, Lowell. Mass.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

WILL bG,tound an excellent remedy for
sick headahIe' Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Observation-Disclosures from people who have
used them l;ore this fact. Try them.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

PLANTERS in North Carolina are much
alarmed at the exodus Of negroes. Many
agricultural sections will not DO able to Sc
cure hands to cultivate the lands this year.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

TIE farm animals of the world are
estimated as follows: Cattle, se33,00o,000;
horses, 60,O00,0G0; sheep, 4s7,eoo,0oo; hogs,
100000.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

'%uor9vAr1Ino 10 $500 sq9 sussssJ pus ss9uBId
LsSuoI9s suo!9suImIeS I944sq g saonpuI paas
eq9 SuIMos eIoIsq uogBIsdeId HaoaonL
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

The dark o%ransjsf grown in Florida s,e
known there as thStss"Afrioan russell" They
are growing in popF1ar favor.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

SUFFERERS frriA Coughs, Sore Throat,
etc, should try Eeten's Bronchial Iroches,"a
sim pie but sure Needy. Sold only i" oo1es.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

THE Buffalo and Niagara Falls Drainage
Company has been Incorporated with s5,-
100000 capital. The object is to construct a
ditch by way of Tonawanda to the bottom
Of the Niagara gorge. which wilt BIO used as
q tail race for water motors.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

III pouring coffee for guests q hostess
should ask each guest If she shall serve the
coffee with cream and sugar.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

A FRENCEMAN is anxious to arrange for a
fight between a deviI-tish and q shark in q
tank where 10000 people can sec the combat
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

UTAH is soy thtous for Statehood that II ,
Mormons decrns that they will abolT,or
polygamy to brOO about the desired result.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

SIX different patents were secured on
cheWing-gum last year.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

STATISTICS published in Germany show
that 100000 emigrants left Germany since
1871, Of whom 100000 have come to Amer
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

New ZEALAND offers q bounty of Eve
cents each for the destruction OF English
sparroWS.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

A SALMON caught on the Pacific coast had
an iron spike seven inches long, with o
half inch head, in its stomach.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27
Honest Statement.

In ~endeavoring to give to their preparation
a greater publicity and n wider fehd of use
f~ulness. the proprietors of MaSee's Eiaui~
sio: are presenting no new medicine for
popular favor, nor arc they attempting to at
tract public attention TO any mysterious COM
pound or doubtful docoction Of dangerous
drugs and chemicals.
1t has been on tho market long enough to
prove its rare merits to the satisfaction of the
thousands who have been benefited By its use,
and whose restored health and happy lives
bear living testimony to the power and virtue
of this excellent preparation.
1t has stood the most severe tests of the
medical profession, and the fact that no other
preparation on the market has been SO freely
prescribed by doctors III their regular practice,
is conclusive evidence that this has been the
most elicacious in all wasting diseases, such
as Consumption, Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis,
Scrofula, Dyspepsia, General Debility, and
any low state of the system brought on by ex-
posure, overwork, impurities in the blood
hereditary taints, etc.
A,l- r-o,,r yA-,,rpict ord no vi pat
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

TIE garaishing Of a salad should not b
eaten.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

PAIN in the Side nearly always ZONES from
adisordered liver and Is promptiy renewed oy
Cart. IS Little Liver Pills. Don'tforgetth this.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

THE production Of coal in b United State.
in 1888 was 145, 1861, 743 tons, against 129,975,
$50 tons in 1887.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

produce abortion. After lambinp "a
over there Is no danger if the ration ia
increased gradually. Western R,ral
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27

FoRT1FY Feeble Lungs Against Winter
with Hale's HoneySf Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-27
oAGEATS s e. :sEs.: sl e. -:
SAsAAIEAAAIk4Asy GEO. A. SCOTT, New York City.

eu0nTNANA Successful Home Instruction.
Louis, Mo, An old-established school. Write for circular.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-08-21
PASTORAL POEM.

Face to face they stand in the cleaning light
Ola glorious summer day:
Her breath fans his brow, eye looks into eye,
Yet never word say they.
The soft winds, perfumed, slowly creep
Over beds of folded flowers;
The nightingale and whippoorwin
Wake up the dusky hours.
Oh, who can know of the thoughts that thrill
His heart on this dew-kissed eve?
Who tell of the wishes all unrevealed,
That make her bosom heave?
The birds safe at home in their downy nests,
Lost in slumber, have naught of care:
And the house dogs bark as he goes his rounds
Swells out on the evening air.
At last they stir and still closer creep,
In the fading light of day;
Her head is bent as in pensive thought,
Or to list to his evening lay.
The shadows keep on and grow apace.
And the stars the waters kiss;
The night birds sing to the rising moon,
That shines in a glowing mist.
At last he speaks: "Hist over. Bass;
Col darn yer measly tail !"
And the farmer squats on the grass beside
The COW and the milking pail.
The woods grow dark and the shadows fall
Athwart both limb and Dough;
go and leave the farmer alone,
A milking the brindle COW,
Chicago Herald.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-08-21

W IRGiNIA-In the Circuit Court of Angus
v Ia county. May 18th, 1889.
Geo. P. Sheets. Ex'or OF Jonathan Sheets,
Plaintiff,
against
Sheets, &C., Defendants.
This cause came on this day to be again and
further heard upon the papers formerly read,
and the affidavit of Mamie Edison this day
fled, and was argued by counsel.
On consideration whereof, and 1t appearing
from said affidavit that Geo. p. Sheets, TX or
of Jonathan Sheets decd, is and has been for
the past four years q nonresident OF the State
of Virginia. with no property in said state, IAN d
that he has not since February Sd. 1855, made
settlement Of his accounts, as such executor,
on motion of the said Mamie Edison, by. coun
sell 1t is ordered that o rule do issue against
said George p. Sheets, return able TO the No
vember term 1889 of this court 10 show cause,
if any ne can, why be should not be removed
from his Office rs Executor of said Jonathan
Sheets, decd as aforesaid.
And 1t appearing further from said affidavit
that said George p. SHEETS in his capacity as
executor as aforesaid is the trustee OF the said
Mamie i. Edison, and that he hiss not since
August, 1857, paid TO said beneficiary any in
terest account of said trust fund, 1t Is furth-
er ordered that q rule issue, on motion OF sa q
Mamie Edison, by counsel. against said Geo
Z. Sheets, Executor and Trustee as aforesaid,
returnable to the next term November, 1857
of this court requiring him to show cause, II
any he can, why he should not he compelled
10 pay into court the corpus of SAID trust iGud,
with accrued interest, said corpus to be invest
ed in real estate for TIE benefit Of said Mamie
E. Edison, under The will of Jonathan Sheets,
decd, aforesaid. and such accrued interest 10
be paid over to her.
And said rules shail be eEecoted b9 pubiica
| ton for four successive weeks i'll some news
paper published in Stauuton Tie said affidavit
/ non residence of said admin Illustrator and truS
| tee. Copy Teste.
j. n. RYAN,
White & Gordon, pa. Clerk.
| iulV 31-4t
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-08-21

ATOFECE The undersigned have assCcia-
~ ted themeelves together rs partners i'll
the nam aud sty,e Oil & I'LL. BUMG ARDNER,
Alton neys-2t. Law.
We viii practice in the courts of the City OF
stanton end the counties of Augusta, Rock
ingham Rock bridge, Highland and Bath. All
law business entrusted to our care wlti be
promptly aud faithfully attended TO
JAMES BUMGARDN FIR. JR,
]. LEWIS BUMGARDNER.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-08-21
TWO YEARS.

I.-LAsT YEAR.
They strolled on the beach by the bright sum-
mer sea
He and she.
And they never paid any attention to me,
He and she.
His air was superb, and to all that he said
She modestly listened and hung down her
head,
While with swift flying bushes her fair face
grew red,
Dear me.
II.-THIS YEAR.
Again they are seen on the beach by the sea,
She and he;
That they're married this year you'll quickly
agree,
She and he
In silence he stalks while she lays down the
law,
A man more submissive the world never saw,
He's learned that kitten has claws in her
paw.
Dear mel
-Someryille Journal
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-08-21
standing with reluctant feet

II
is period of 'fmaidenhood' which is per.
ilous in the extreme to q vigorous woman.
hood. Reckless exposure, at certain times
which induce irregularities, has wrecked
many - fair young life. To all afflicted
with arrangements of uterine nature DR..
Perce's f ,vorite Prescription is of inesti-
mable value. 1t is the only medicine for
women, sold by druggists, under positive
guarantee from the manufacturers, that ii
will give satisfaction in every case, or money
will be refunded This guarantee has been
priHted on the bottle wrapper, and faith.
fully carried out for many years.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-08-21

SYMPATHY ALL AROUND - "Mistah
Jones, hyah you's bean habbin trubble."
ain what way?'
"Why, dat yoh wife done run err way wuf
Pete Jenkins"
"Ob, yes"
"You has my sympathy"
"NIucF obliged"
tI'm glad ter note dat you doan't take it
to HABIT"
''No, amt had time to think about it
mucb.''
"What yoh bin doin'?'
"Bin sympathizin' with Pete Jenkins"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-08-21

NOTICE 30 FARE ERS.-Having complet-
~ ed my arrangements for the purchase
OF grain ! desire to announce that [ will pur-
ase at top n3rk ct prices all tirst-f lass mer
ehantable wheat, delive red at Patterson's N i'll
at Wayneshoro, or at stations ATTY of the
railroa dis aching that point. Ii is my desire
to keen the mill running to its full capacity
lust IS heretofore.
A - BRAXTON, Trustee,
for James A. Patterson ir.,
~'aug 1T Waynesboro,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-08-21

4 CORRECT DIAGNOSIS George-Eh!
You got engaged last night? Gus, my old,
my dear friend, tell me how you did it.
Gus--Really, l hardly know myself.
Couldn't help it. Just like falling down
stairs. 1 was On the edge of proposal, she
gave me push, and there was-engaged.
"Well. l haven't had any such expert
ence. Every timeI try to start my knees
knock together, sId my teeth chatter, and
my tongue cleaves to the roof of my mouth.
I've tried dozen times to pop the question
to Miss De Pink and stamped every time"
Gard did she let you slnmp?"
Yes"
"You are courtiug the wrong girl. p
MINNEAPOLIS Tribune.