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The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-14

This is the age OF wonders, aud the average
A nerican citizen is no longer surprised at
anything If you want TO experience that
sensations, however, just writ to 3. +. John
son g. 60, 1909 Main ST., Richmond, Va,
and hear what Il have got to say Of the
SUCCESS Of some Or. Jheir agenss. They have
got the goods that sell, and any one out OF
employment viii consult their own Interests
by applying to them.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-14
What wrought the change: This woman

Is marriage a failure? Ofconrse not; MAJ
riage Is an assignment.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-14
make

Pears will ms grow on wet ground. Ap
pies will thrive Non moist. but not springy
coil
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-14

DR.. Pierce's Pellets. one q d0s'. Cure head
ache, constitution and Indigestion.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-14

Tie Eiffel Tower is capable Of hold
ing, Ii different landings 4. GOO per
soas. -
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-14
Collar and Sleeve Buttons
IN

I'm CI2E4I4UK4SH9J.
Which can never rattle or tarnLs's tae ""iia"a or
cuffs. Three collar buttons for 5 cEttta. sleeve nut
tons in many varieties and co!oIs, from 25c. u So.
Der pair. All goods warranted STRONG anu dhfhOie.
We send to any address free Of ro9tase.
The CeIiulotd Company codhffntttg assert thar
they have attained the highest improvement IL tncsT
Watrrrfoof Collars, Cats aud EDs9t7s Which has
We have examined their LAt0aE improvements ana
tested ti:sn by every El&ans at or c4.:l!i"'''ti. W.
are convinced that they have never been e%GE'sej
aud we are ready TO give th5ul our nc@"t'S@t i3'pIH--
ment. They ere piiable, Esost duraHta OF aiF gf@riS
or the market, and resemble tireu more Per Gct.t
than any waterproof imitation. Some aIr'sc5a'4
who have little acquaintance with these EpfN;, Hfs
nrfer the impression that ceiiIIlo!tt Ia 1871 c~&>'cs.Tr
liatciial. THIS is az entirely eJt3heotiS itea. We
can Eold ccilfi5ti upon the 4,ott@ss Ef8lIHt bairhc'.
and it will melt, but never igoito. Tb3 iilcn ti'Er'
lining makes 1t much stronger than GEY g.1er E.sf'S
in this line. We shall he glad To nave any ai,'l a.!
OF oar former patrons try thsse go9dS an'f "fiic rs
their opinion OF the same. A ti't ;ss'f,iaclt ~
Cpf:uloid Collar buttons, As ) cfntE caih by 'r"ll
rostuaid; aud Cuff Ttuttoa9 fEpin 2,t. 10 %l.W YEA
lair ny mall. These buttons ctt dura''ie ahP TeN~
tarnish the Collars and CUTS.
~IEILULOlD COLLARS and CG@FS coal no nc
than linen-Iooli better aud wear saasEr. The.
never wilt from perapiratlnn, are always Write
clean AMI fresh; require no iaundryinS-2fe 'H.tnt-
Ilctured 10 all the leading styles H&o!ettt L}hie"ii~-
,,crts. G.rIs and BOYS. When soiieG, siFApt2 wit}b
thcm OFT with soap and water ihe5 save 'a@h t'%'
iii a weeks wear. Try them.
Keep this for reference. ~LUh Coi-ltAt"'
and CUFFS are as economical and desirable as rep
rasan ted. Can always obtain the Same, FREE h9
POSTAGE. by addressing GEORGE i.kAEN g CO,
So East 22d st., New York, at the following prices:
Cuffs, 5Oc.; six FOR g.. 7-S4. rs per dnz. Ladies i'!'
lars. i5c.; six for s5c.-$f. so doz. Ladies Gufs, 3'ni
six for s.. TO-s3.O dog. Small Bosoms, 50c. Ahrsf
Eosoms, 15c.
! Address GEO. CLEMENT IS CO..
3S East S3d Street, New ork CltE'
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-14

The Bohemian clement is rapidly multiply,
ing in Ne. York City.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-14

nake\-
A pockdw m ~ safe free to smokers of
''Tansill's T Sc. Cigar.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-14

Is ruddy with n roses grace.
Her eye is bright,
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-14

of the canal, and which carries fresh
water from one end of it TO the other.
The work oof preparing harbors at Port
Said and suez was Very expensive, and I
took a look athe piers at Port Said,
| which are intended to ward off the accu-
mutations of sand and mud, and which
form the navigable entrance to the
canal. These piers are made of artificial
stone, composed Of desert sand and &C.
ment. The machinery to make them was
brought here from France, and the stones
were made to throw into the sea. Each
stone weighed twenty tons, and it took
%, 600 of these massive rocks to form the
bases of these piers. On the top of this
foundation the piers were built, and this
artificial stone will, / am told, last as
long as the natural article.
Immense dredges are now employed
throughout fae canal. These pump up
the sand, which blows in from the des-
ert, and throw it out beyond the banks.
There are stations or guard-houses at IN
tervaIs along the course and q few small
towns have grown up here and there.
Outside of these towns and the guard
houses you see few signs of life. Her'
a caravan trots along over the desert
the long, ungainly camels, with thei
riders bobbing up and down against tn
clear sky of the horizon. There a f1ocf
of long-necked cranes springs from tn
water into the air, and now, away acros
the hot sands at the side of the ship
comes into view a new ship and nes
waters which loom up out of the sand
and which looks as real as the green wa
ter through which we are moving. Til
IS the wonderful mirage Of the LihEal
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-26
Methods Of Culture.

In answer to queries of correspond
ents who fail to entirely grasp TRUTHS
Method, the Southern Cultivator gives
the following:
1T is fact of not uncommon OBJ
servation that moderately fertile up-
land, well tertilized, will produce a
larger yield of cotton than rich allu-
vial soil. This is due to several causes.
The greater abundance of moisture to-
gether with the larger percentage of
organic vegetable matter yielding
nitrogen) that we find in alluvial soils
induces an abnormal and excessive de-
velopment of foliage, which is unfavor-
able to the rapid and early maturity of
the bolls. The excess of moisture, the
dense shade and imperfect circulation
tend to produce boil rot. Cotton is
smphatically sun plant. and its ripen-
ing holls especially require sun heat
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-26
JUSTICE IN RUSSIA.
The Kind of Treatment Melted Ont to Per.
sons Suspected of wrong-Dolng.


sons Suspected of Wrong Doing.
An inhabitant of Schuschin, named
Oganessoff, was accused of fraudulent
bankruptcy. arrested, and as usual in
such cases kept in prison till his trial
His debts amounted to $4,000. Tbs
preliminary judicial investigation,
which in Russia always precedes the
opening trial, and requires con.
siderable time, lasted in this in
stance fourteen years, during
which NJ Oganessoff, with that
glorious birthright of his, languished
in one of those prisons which MI.
Stead so wildly and accurately de
scribed. At last, in january, 1882,
fourteen years after his arrest. the Pro-
curour acquired the conviction that
there were not grounds enough to pro-
coed against Oganessoff, who was re-
leased in consequence aad officially de-
clared innocent Another interesting
case in point which occurred iii tie
Government of Kieff, was only brought
to light few days ago. The son Of 8
Kieff Merchant K, owed 30 rubles
(about &2 12s) on bill of exchange,
and when the document was presented
to him for payment he tore it up and
refused to pay. The Juge diRstr@ction
caused the young man to be arrested
and kept in prison during the prelim-
mary investigation. which in this case
lasted only twelve months. When the
trial at last came on il was proved by
cloud of witnesses that although
the act complained Of had been
committed by K, the prisoner ut the
bar was not K. and bore no re5em-
blance to him whatever, but was Il rail-
way official on the Southwestern rail-
way. 1t was also proved that from the
day Of his arrest this unfortunate youth
never lost an opportunity of proclaim
ing that he was not X He even drew
up at various times seventeen petitions
to persons IN authority. explaining who
he was, referring them to numbers OF
respectable witnesses who cot1ld and
begging for speedy inquiry on the
grounds of irreparable injury which
several months Imprisonment would
cause to his health ind his life pr0s=
poets. The governor of the prison
took charge of these petitions and un=
dertook to forward them, but not one
of them reached its destination. The
prisoner was lately set at liberty, but
not only will he receive no compensa-
ton for the girevous wrong done him,
but those who are to blame for his UNI
just Imprisonment will not be even
reprimanded. If this kind of treat
ment is melted out to men of sufficient
intelligence to look after their own in
terests, what can the unlettered peasant
expect who can not formulate his
grievances, and would as soon dare to
have a letter written to an archangel
or seraph as a petition to the Gar of
all the Russias2-Fortnigh Review.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-26
Rye straw for Cigars.

The use, or the alleged use, of cabbage
leaves for tobacco made up into large
cigars that sell for small prices is now an
old thing. One might suppose that there is
sufficient genuine tobacco raised in this
country and in the West Indies to meet the
demands of all the smokers, but competi-
ton or something else has brought out a
new imitation of the veritable leaf of S,r
Walter Raleigh. This is a preparation
from rye straw. The substance is STEPPED
in strong solution made from tobacco
stems, and lie then manufactured in such a
manner az to make fair imitation of the
sort of tobacco used for wrapping cigars.
The favor Of the tobacco stems is COM
municatec te the rye straw, and there il
stamped on s. the grain which is noticeable
In the leaf used for wrapping. It Is said
that many OF the cheaper cigars now on the
market have this spurious wrapper. IN Z
szns
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-26
HERE AND THERE

Piles of brush or stubble afford
harboring places for the insects, and
they can be better destroyed by burn
ing such material early than to delay
until the ground is frozen.
Bran and SKINNED milk will make
more growth on pigs now than any
thing else. Corn is required only
when the pig is to be made very fat
A ration in which csrn is portion Of
the food will give better results than
to depend entirely on it for fatteniBg
When a farmer has more grass
than he can NOW, or use in any man
ner, it will pay him TO attach heavy
chain to a two-horse pillow and turn the
grass under. as it will prove more
serviceable as a green manurial crop
"A small crack in the wall of the
stable will do greater injury than to-
leave a window out More harm re-
suits from constant current OF air
coming on portion of the body Of an
animal than when the animal is exposed
entirely.
"A successful dairyman for many
years gives it as his conclusion that a
well-fed cow that does not earn her en-
tire value in a single year is notworth
keeping in the dairy. Says he: "A COW
that has cost seventy-fve dollars should
make net earning of seventy-iivo dol
lars"
When a man wants to sell cew
pretty badly--unless it is the breeder
of COWS for sale-the cow he wants to
sell is a good COW not to buy as rule
We shall never believe that a man can
get good COW in any way as easily as
he can get her by intelligent breeding
and raising the calf. Western RuraL
The hog will thrive better If kept
clean and given plenty of water. MIX
will not answer as water. The water
trough should be kept filed with clean
water at all times. Many hogs fail 70
thrive owing to the fact that they are
given plenty of slop and no pure wa
ter.
Land devoted to timber should be
completely occupied. 1t should Ds
thinned out, but never cleared on, uh-
less it is to be used for another purs
pose. We are no longer obliged to ae-
stroy hive or colon y of bees in oraef
to get the honey. SO we need not az
stroy our wood lot in order to ges
timber.
"A Jersey COW knocked one Of her
horns off early in the spring. me
accident was discovered before II e
came cold. It was put back IN "
place and tied. In few days it grew
fast, and is now the same as the othel.
Nothing was done except to piek i
from the ground and put it in posl1'o-
while the blood WIS sitting oozlns
from the stump. Country GentlenlAS
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-26
DUST.CLOUD AT SEA.
Explanation of g Very Curious Atmos
phertc Phenomenon.

pher.c Phenomenon.
have just read the experience of q
German steamship amid clouds of dust
in the middle of the South Atlantic.
This suggests to mo that perhaps the
readers of tho Sun may be interested
in what the great "Naturalist's Voyage
Round the World" concerning the dust
that falls at sea. He sailed from Eng
land on the Beagle, on December q,
1881, and early in 1882 reached Porto
Praya; and this is what he says of it.
Generally the atmosphere is hazy;
and this is caused by the falling of i'm.
palpably fine dust, which was found to
have slightly injured the astronomical
instruments. The morning before we
anchored at Porto Praya (Cape Verde
Islands,, l collected little packet OF
this brown-colored fine dust, which ap-
peared to have been filtered from the
wind by the gauze of the vane at the
masthead Mr.. Lysee has also given
me four packets Of dust which fell on o
vessel q few hundred miles northward
of these islands. Prof. Ehrenbera
finds that this dust consists in great
part of infusoria with siIiceous shields.
and of siliceous tissue of plants. In five
little packets which sent him, he has
ascertained no less than sixty-seven or
ganic forms.
The infusoria, with the exception o
fy-n Ill Al.
of fresh water. l have found no less
than fifteen different accounts of dust
having fallen on vessels when far out in
the Atlantic. From the direction of the
wind whenever it has fallen during
those months when the harmattan dry,
hot wind blowing during December,
January and February from the in
terror of Africa over the Atlanticl
is known to raise clouds of dust
high into the atmosphere, we NAV feel
sure that it all comes from Africa.
ut Is, however, a very singular fact
that, although Prof. Ehrenberg knows
many species of infusoria peculiar to
Africa, he finds none of these in dust
which sent him; on the other hand.
he finds in it two species which hither-
to he knows as living only in South
America The dust falls in such guam
titles as to dirty every thing on board
and to hurt peoples eyes; vessels even
have run on shore owing to the obscur-
ity OF the atmosphere. 1t has often
fallen on ships when seven hundred
and even more than a thousand miles
from the coast of Africa, ana at points
sixteen hundred miles distant in north
and south direction.
'In some dust which was collected
on a vessel three hundred miles from
the land, ] was much surprised to find
particles of stone above the thousandth
of an inch square mixed with fine mat.
ter. After this fact, one need not be-
surprised at the diffusion of the far
lighter and smaller sporacles Of cryrtp-
gamic plants, Cor, N. Z. Sun.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-26

tsuu uty uess IN ofder to mat,ro
The maturing of the Dol Is Is Ia~V,
a drying process. They re rnnta ssiy
and opened by the pres sure 81 ~, ],
confined fiber as the latter dries a.. sao
moisture and assumes the snona@
elastic state. Any cond' dion 81 ~
plant, or of the air, which. retards ~. 10
drying process invites the fnna.,s
which produces rot, and. by 50 ms +
diminishes the yield.
Another reason is tlAat the ail,,u.,
lands can not be planted so earlv 8
the spring, nor do the plants develoa
so rapidly from one stage to anotber
First blooms, and FIRST open bolls i
always occur on the. uplands.
On q good upla nd soil, naturslr.
well adapted to cotton, a fertile,
may be prepared Which, while brine
ing such soil fully up to the riches,
alluvial in point of content Of avail
able plantufood, yet at the same tim.
preserves a proper relation between
the several elements of food tits well
known that ammonia and moistnrs 4
abundance induce rank and suceu1.pt
gro With. So when we manure baar;1-
we can withhold ammonia, or sunnlv
it in moderate quantity; and when tbo
natural conditions present too mncb
moisture, by insuring DRAINAGE. &
the case of corn, sugar corn and foraoa
crops, the conditions, or alluvial lana
are especially favorable to the laroa
yield. because the crops, as q rule, =.
quire q maz;imum of moisture and If
ammonia.
or course, the method of cultivation
is important, and we are of opi.1ion
that surface cultivation, as practiced IN
the older States east of Mississinn;
would give better results. HIGH beds.
are probably necessary in Mississinnf
bottoms. on account of too mncb
moisture in early spring, and durino
protra eted wet spells, But there an.
pears no reason why sweeps and cul-
tivators may not be used as elsewhere.
Deep blowing induces large develops
ment of weed, and is opposed to fruit
fulness.
We have no doubt that cotton is gem
orally too closely crowded on most
lands, but especially in the rich soils
of the Mississippi valley As a gem
eral rule the rows should be as wide
apart as the average height of stalks
when full grown; aud should be not
closer to each other along the row than
One-half the width of the rows. Ger
tainly five feet rows and ten to eight
cen inches apart in the drill in very
uneq ual proportion and much too close
for 20 ur rich alluvials.
One of the most important considorg
stfons on such soil is the selection Of
seed. We would suggest the use Of
seed of soms, prolific variety grown on
the uplanls Of Middle Tennessee; or
s0sae other more northern locality.
Sucf2 seed win be apt to produce short
Iimbed, prolific and early maturing
plants.
We think tse open secret of Mr.
FRUITS success, iS thorough prepare
ton. high manurfDS, good distance,
the best seed. and through, shallow
cultivation.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-15

Colonel Parsons. of the Natural Bridge
is on the rolling deep but his luminou.
thought takes wings back, like the
stormy petrol or Mother Cary's chickens
to bring as the glad tidings that
he and a banker of Amsterdam can
settle the debt question. The Colonel
cannot tap the cable wire in mid-ocean
and hence his thoughts may get left
like the carrier pigeon without IA tions
but all the same the Natural Bridge
Statesman has his say which, being
picked, will serve for a cold lunch to
crossroads statesmen of the doubtful
sex, without any responsibility, and nc
chance of offspring.
It's written that fools rush in where
angels fear 20 tread
Colonel Parsons belongs to that en-
lightened class of philosophical states
men who think that a hotel keeper from
the great and oyerpowering North
knows more than all the pro-
phets of Israel, but he has
not washed himself in the waters Of
Jordan, and he thinks that The rivers of
Damascus are purer than all the hal
lowed brooks of Israel, or in other
words. the Colonel and prophet
of the Natural Bridge bought on a
Blaine speculation thinks in the infinite
wisdom of a kitchen cabinet that any
thing out of Damascus is better than all
the wisdom Of thehOme rule.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-15

SARAu's LirrIE AD.-Sarah Bern
hardt has got rid of her lions whelps
Their terrible maucaise 0denr was the
main reason why they were sent away.
10 keep down their probable appetltes
for live human flesh. they were stuffed
every day with raw meat. 1t being inn
possible 10 take them ont for walks,
they became gloomy in confinement, los
ing their kittenish graccs and playfulness.
-L'0nsilLull0A.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-15

SALE OF VALUABLE
/ PROPERTY IN ASHLAND, VA.

Under and by virtue of two certain deeds OF
,r,,et executed 70 me. the undersigned trus-
tee. by John l.. Saunders and VIE, one usten
the 2 II dav of June. Isl. and the Othcr on the
2.th dav Of December. 1857. and BOTH OF record
In Hanover County Court clerk once, ana
under and by virtue Of decree OF the chan.
cory Court OF the city OF Richmond. entered
an The ri day of April. lssq. In the cause OF
priddv. Sc. against Gilman. &c. aud oelng
thereto requested by one of the beneficiaries in
the second deed. | will offer for sale az public
auction. So front OF the dining store OF u. H.
Nixon. on
MONDAY. rHE 10Th DAY or MAY. lSse,
one lot Of ground In the town OF Ashland,
fronting II feet inches on the east line OF
Railroad street. and running back between
parallcl lines i52 feet. more or less 70 an alley
len feet wide. adjoining the lots OF X VI. Nash
aud +. B. Trcyillian. upon which lot there Is !,
small building. also "A valuable lot OF ann
south of the town OF Ashland. and on both
sides Of the r.. F.N =. X. R..cOntainngzA acres
with two dwelling houses and other improve
mcuts recently erected thereon.
This IS highly desirable property a. ASH.
land is rapidly growing, and the price OF reai
estate i'm ana around IL naturally ana raphhS
Increasing IN value.
TERMS: Cash a. 20 sO much Of the proceeds
I AS may be necessary 10 discharge the amount
due under the first deed. tO-WIt the sum OF
Ss.si<N. ith interest from the l2th day oi
I January lss4. ana the expenses OF executing
thi. trust and 10 pay Of and discharge Ger
tain note dated December rth. 49,, LOT ssti
with interest from date until PAID, for 90
with line interest 10 he para on tne 5slh on
+ December ls-,i and The like sum with IKE IN,
fcrcst plyah.c on the seth December lrp anu
the residue. IL any upon such terms as may
'' '''''''''' GEORGE p. HAw. Trustee.
ap 2f.gs.my5.U.l2,l3.4, l5Id,s Il lH@N
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-15
DRUGS. MEDICINES. &C.
-.-~------------------
@ " { n S & M n 0 R
DRUG COMP ANY,
Wholesale and Retail
Druggists,
1907 MAIN ST.,
OPPOSITE POsT0FFIcE.

Keeps a large and welLselected stock OF fancy
TOILET SOAPS and PERFUMES. COSMb-
TICS. FACE POWDERS, BALMs sndal kinds
Of beautiful fine English. French and American
HAIR BRUsHE CLOTH BRUSHES FLESH
BRUSHES. SHOE BRUSHES. TOOTH and
NAIL BRUSHES.
We keep all the year round PLUSH CASES
suitable for Bridal Presents as well as Ladies
and Gentlemen's travelling sets.
All kinds Of MINERAL WATERS both at
wholesale and retail. We are agents forthe now
Justly ceebrat Dyspepsia cure, CHAsECIIf
LITHIA WALL which we deliver In any
part OF the city for p cents per gallon. Per
sons suffering with Kidney affection will do
well 10 drink this water freely.
We make a specially of fitting TIKI SSho
and keep "A full stock always ON hand. also
SHOULDER BRACES and CLUTCHES. all
kinds and prices.
SWe hayeall the leading brands OF CHEWING
TOBACCO. and keeps nice line Of CIGARS.
Give our PLANTATION CIGARa trial. Re
member 20 try our NELLIE BLY, CHEWING
TOBACCO
Physicians prescriptions carefully prepared
bv cOmpetont Pharmacists. and none but the
PUREST MEDICINES USED.
Persons contemplating having painting done
ought TO call and get Color Card and prices
OF WadeswOrths Silica Paint. which Is better
and cheaper than Lead and OIL.
Please remember that for everything usually
found in a first class wholesale and retail drug
store. 20 10
Owens & Minor Drug Co.
,...,..~,r ,,,,rDrrr~n
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-15

By terms Of contract the Company must de-
post the sum of all prizes included In the
scheme before selling single ticket. and re-
ceive the following official permit.
RTIFICA TE.-IhtJe5y ceffyg n0fWe Lon
i0n Rank n MsJicO amt smith d1Herica has ot
special denosn ne necessary Tu0ds 10 guarantee
M yaymenf ~ all prizes drdira by ne Loffftdf Ne
Ia Bfnfarenfid Fu5iicd.
y. RODRTG JEZ RIVERA, hfsrrenior.
Further. the Company is required 10 dis
tribute 81 per cent. of the value OF All the
tickets in prizes-e larger proportion than j.
given by any other Lottery.
Finally. the number OF tickets Is limited 20
NJ. D0-2il 90 less than are sold by other lOtte
ries using the same scheme
For fun particulars, address L. bassetti'
Apartado 738. City Of Mexico. Mexico.
myl2-lm or Box 5S3, Montgomery, Ala.