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The Opelousas courier., 1890-02-08

Inc emi-anDual apportionment of
clool funds made on the lst inst. al
|Ota ~ cents for each educable child
n ne State. Acadia gets $96s for 3O26
Ehildren AvoyeIls S255i for 7g73 chill
sEen Calcasieu $i640 for STAG chill
|lFsIl Iberia S2240 for 1000 Children
etle 1885 for GIL children OF.
ssIas va sl2l for 69, ,13I children !; Ra.
'lues S2123 for s51I children; Sd. Lar.
Il ssss66 for 10 $40 children St. Mar,
s'n 49, Slso5 for $50 children !; ST. MARY
ssss Tor 6904 ehildrsn and Vermilion
sltsa toF S703 children. Orleans IS the
aly perish which has more edncable
s.asskan than St, Landry. The total
sneF of children il 336 .I37 and the
nk apportioned ii Sl07 500. .84.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-02-08

The Alexandria Town Talk has re-
gently entered it's seventh volume. It
~ az excellent newspaper and deserves
'ail the success it has achieved. An ar
|Sicie which we copy from its last issue,
beaded Pay Living Rates. contains
Rnany truths which we commend TO the
public men hereabout and to the entire
press of HE State.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-02-08

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Get our prices for job work.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-25
The Trade in Authorizations.

OF all the dishonest trades, the most
interesting is that which supplies the ma
terials used in adulterating or initiating
Legitimate articles of commerce.
dropped into one not far from Chatham
Square, and was astonished to see the
ingenuity and scientific skill displayed
as we'll as the large amount of business
done. 1t destroyed many romances tc
have the proprietor pour upon piece OF
tissue paper few drops of ''Havana Elk.
tract" and produce cigarette worthy OF
Honradez, or mixed raw spirits, burnt
sugar and oil of otacd and have a very
palatable brandy.
[ asked the proprietor who were his
chief customers. He said:
"All and every sort of people. Candy
makers are large buyers. They want
imitation tiavors for their cheap, so-caueG
French confectionery. Cigarmakers ust
immense quantities of Havana Extract
while tobaccOnists that article and Turk.
lsh oil. Liquor dealers-both wholesale
and retail-are the heaviest purchasers.
using vast quantities of preparations tc
age blend and improve their goods.
Spice men, who grind cocoanut shells
into black pepper and cigar boxes into
cinnamon, consume the extracts of thest
genuine articles or else limitations of them,
OF course we ask no questions, and
generally we want cash down or else sci.
G. O. D.-NeD York Star.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-25
\ LESS AREA.

In Order to realize a profit when prices
are low the cost must be reduced. In
many cases this can be done by reducing
the area. Plant less acreage, but re-
ceivc a larger yield. This is one very i'm
pOrtant item in reducing the cost with
quite a number of crops. In attempting
to farm or work too large an area the
work of preparing the land, planting,
seeding and cultiyating the crop is not
done III thorough manner or in good
season, and in consequence the yield is
light and the profit small As general
rule a light yield indicates a higher cost
than a good crop. 1t is possible, Of
course. to 90 to the other extreme and
increase the cost to such an extent that
the profit is reduced. But in the major
ity of cases there is less risk of giving too
much work than not enough.
With cultivated crops, especially, a
little more work in thoroughly preparing
the soil before planting the seed, and a
more thorough cultivation afterward will
pay we'll. Often two more civilizations
would have added materially TO the
growth and yield If given in good season,
and it would have added but a small
amount to the cost. In cultivating more
land than can be managed well, there is
often less opportunity for doing thorough
work than when everything is crOwding,
and it is often the case that ten acres
given good treatment from the start will
yield larger profit than fifteen poorly
treated. 1t is easy to attempt too much,
and any one that has been accustomed TO
skimming over Will be hard to convince
that more profit can be derived from d
less acreage.
In addition to the lessened profit in at
tempting to cultivate too much ground IS
the wearing out of fertility. Better seed
to grass and let grow up in weeds and
pillow under portion of the farm than to
attempt to farm where thorough work
cannot be done. The available plant
food in the soil at least will not be wasted
but if a green crop Of any kind can be
plowed under it will add to the fertility
and aid to secure larger yields next year.
-Fdr1a, Field and Stockman.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-25
IDLE HORSES ON THE FARM.

The problem what to do with farm
horses during the five months lull in
farm work, admits of several possible So
buttons. They can be hired out to do
outside hauling, but this is seldom salts
factory, as the wear and tear" of the
animals is liable to offset the expense of
feeding them in idleness Or contract
hauling may be undertaken; but this is
apt to be Overdone, and the return to
farm work too long delayed. Common
stock may be sold, but they 90 slow dur
ing the lull in farm work, and then it
takes man who is up to snuff or has
''cut his eye teeth, " to manage this traf-
tic without loss. Horse traders, like
poets, are born, not made. One man can
any circumstances, while another, his SUI
periOr in every other particular, would
bankrupt himself III short order by a
similar undertaking. Therefore neither
Of these solutions will answer for gen
eral adoption. A better plan would be
for good horses lasts all the year, and
they arc staple product, ready for the
Market and the market is always ready
for them. Raise good horses and keep
them in good condition, and when the
rush of work is over take them to the
market and sell judiciously. Then, when
the necessity rolls round, buy what horse
power the farm needs and let the work
90 On.-Ful7n anil R0nch.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-25

confined a considerable portion Of the
time. With little care in gathering up
and storing away properly, so that its
most valuable properties will be retained.
conside rabe quantity IF valuable fertil-
izer. especially for the garden and small
fruits, may be- secured
1t is very necessary for the health and
comfort OF the fowls 10 keep their quar-
tiers clean, and If this i done the drop
pings should be gathered up every few
days and be stored where they will keep
dry. Dry dirt or sifted coal ashes are
the best materials 10 use as an absorbent,
although when these cannot be had con
veniently, Cut-straw can be made 70 an
swer. Coarse litter should not be used,
If the largest benefit from the manure Is
desired. Old boxes or barrels can be
utilized for storing away. 1t should be
kept dry, and if this i done, will be in
good condition 10 apply by spring II
properly cared for IL can bc easily fined
and In this condition can be thoroughly
incorporated with the soil With small
fruits and with all garden plants that are
planted sufficiently far apart To render 1t
economical, the better plan is 10 apply
IN the hill, taking pains TO incorporate
well with the soil before sowing the seed
or setting out the plants.
With the small garden plants, or those
grown closer together, like onions, let
tuce or radishes, good plan is 10 pre-
pare the soil in good filth, ready TO
SOW the seed, and then scatter the fcrtil-
izer evenly over the surface; and then
with q good steel garden-rakc work we'll
into the surface. This will place it
where it can be reached by the roots of
the plants. As it is very concentrated
fertilizer, small quantity will answer for
each plant, when applied in the hill and
as it can be readily fined, it should be
stored carefully and used in the spring
in the garden. 1t is we'll worth taking
considerable pains to save and apply
Prairie Farmer.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-25

Only the face of a pauper:

Onlv the face OF pauper:
EAGERLY pressing the window pane;
Needless alike of the snow and the rain;
Watching the rich sit down to dine,
To their smoking meat and sparkling wine,
Hungrily cycling the tempting fare,
With look that bespeaks the hearts de-
spair:
Then turned again to the dismal street.
To the piercing wind and the singing sleet-
Only the face Of pauper.
Only the hands Of pauper:
Tremblingly clutching the tattered shawl;
Bloodless and numb are the fingers small.
Once they were rosy and plump and fair,
4 baby fingers untouched by care;
Little more than an infants now
Are the slim hands pressed 70 the throbbing
brow,
As with feeble steps she totters on,
To be io,tIe1 and pushed by the heartless
throng-
Only the hands Of a pauper.
Only the feet OF pauper:
Bleeding and bruised by the icy stone,
Shoes and stockings are all unknown,
Sensele-s now to the freezing air,
As she hurrie5 on. she knows not where;
On through the streets unshod they roam,
Sheltered no more by the warmth Of home
While the fierce wind roars, and the storm
beats wild
On the iil-cIad form of the shrinking child
Only the feet of pauper
Only the cry Of a pauper:
Wrung from the lips by the hearts deep
woe
As the frail form sinks in the drifting snow
Drowned at once by the shrieking gale,
All unheard IS that feeble wall
Yet He who rules from His throne on high,
Who heareth even the ravens cry,
Think We not He hath caught the note,
That rose from the dying wanderers
throat
Only the cry OF pauper.
Only the soul of a paupar:
Freed at last from its earthly thrall,
Rising up at its Makers call,
Leaving forever the want and woe,
The pain and heartache it knew below,
Borne alOft to that blissful shore
Where cold and hunger shall pinch no more;
Through the white gates of the city of love
Into the presence Of God above,
Floateth the soul of a pauper.
Mortimer c. Br'o1cn, an Yankee Blade.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-25
The Eyes of the Mole.

Carl Hess, the German naturalist, has
proved by minute microscopical investi-
CATION that the eye of the mole is per.
fectly capable Of seeing, and that it i:
not short-sighted, as another naturalist
would have us believe. Hess maintains
that, in spite of It's minute dimensions
1 millimeter by 90 millimeter-the eye
Of this little creature possesses all the
necessary properties for seeing that the
most highly developed eyes does, that it
is, indeed, as we'll suited for seeing as
the eyes of any other MAMMAL and that
in the matter of refraction it does not
differ from the normal eye. In order to
bear out the theory of short-sightedness,
the physiological reason was adduced
that in its subterranean runs the mole ia
accustomed to see things at close dis
tances, and that its eye had become
gradually suited to near objects. But to
this Hess objects that the mole when
under ground most probably makes no
use of his eyes at all, as it would be i'm
possible to see anything, owing to the
absence of light, but that when he comes
to the surface, and especially when he
is swimming, he does use his eyes. In
order to accomplish this, he only has to
alter the erect position of the hairs which
surround and cover his eyes, and which
prevent the entry of dirt when he is under
ground, and at the same time to protrude
his eyes forward. -Nuture
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-25
A Remedy for Burns.

The celebrated German remedy for
burns consists of fifteen ounces of the
best white glue, broken into small pieces,
in two pints of water, and allowed to
become soft; then dissolve it by means
of water bath and add two ounces of
glycerine and six drains of carbolic acid :;
continue the heat until thoroughly dis
solved. On cooling this hardens to an
elastic mass, covered with shining,
parchment-ike skin, and may be kept
for any length of time. When required
for use it is placed for few minutes in
a water bath until sufficiently liquid and
applied by means of a broad brush; it
forms in about two minutes a shining,
smooth, flexible and nearly transparent
skin
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-25

her be ashamed of her husbands manners
l am d blunt OLD man. but / mean well.
I have seen much of this one sided part
nership business among married people.
Your wife has as much right to her share
of your income as you have. hope you're
not offended, but I'm glad l had the
courage 10 give you something TO think
about. Keep up the loving care, Hunt
ington. and your wife will be around in
a month.
That month was one of pleasure and
sorrow to the repentant husband, but he
had resolved upon a new course of &C
ton, and as they sat at the table on New
Years Eve, he said tendcrly:
1T was kind of the mother to leave
us to begin the new year together,
Nellie; it shall be the beginning of a new
life for us. Henceforth my partner is
an equal with myself. The household is
your branch of the business. will see
that you have sufficient funds to cover
all expenses in a creditable way. My
wife shall never again feel ashamed be-
cause of my stinginess."
Il never was that" Nellie protested,
loyalty
"Perbaps you were not sensible of it,
but the feeling was there just the same, .
replied her husband firmly. 1T shall
never happen again. Tomorrow the firm
of Huntington and Wife begins anew, and
on different basis. l will cherish my
family hereafter"
And happy years have proved the truth
of his vow.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-25
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
THE BEST FArTExIxG RATION.

In those sections where sweet potatoes
are grown easily, the Use of small pota-
toes for poultry will make an excellent
ration fer fattening poultry intended for
market Cooked potatoes thickened
with corn mea' will put more flesh on a
hen in the shortest time than any other
food known. In tact, any kind OF food
rich in sugar will fatten stock or poultry
quickly, and there IS nothing superior to
sweet potatoes for that purpose. Such
food, however, is not suitable for laying
hens. as with them fat is detrimental to
laying.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-25
A Dogs Scent and Sight.

Have you ever thought how largely a
dogs scent really depends on his
sight? Note how confused he gets in
trying to follow his nose on a hard sur
face. Then watch how he stretches his
neck and throws his head up. And finally
consider how the puzzled guide or hunter
gets down to take dog's-eye view of
the situation, whence every bent twig or
broken blade becomes plainly visi bic as
a pathway in the wilderness.-NeU York
Tribune.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-25
TOO FEW NUT TREES.

The country needs more nut trees; they
are easily grown from seed; and generally
it Is best TO drop the seed where it Is de
sired that the tree shall grow, rather than
to attempt transplantin9. As seedlings
vary in quality and ether particular>-just
as Is the case with fruit-trees generally
and as 1t is always desirable To have the
best, hardest and mos: prolific sort, graft
ing or budding is advisable. We have
succeeded best with budding in the case
of the chestnut and walnut. but PROBES
sOr Budd says that the trouble in grating
these or the hickories is that the cion is
apt to dry before any union can be formed.
To prevent this, he slips little water
proof cap of oiled paper over each graft
when set, as he does with cherry and
plum CRAFTS (Which require to be set
early. AS there are varieties Of the
English walnut and the pecan which are
hardy and fruitful as far north as the
lakes, we may hope to add these fine nuts
to the fruit supply of thousands of homes,
where they will be greatly appreciated.
The common sort Of English walnut
freezes to the ground every winter in the
Middle States.-Neto York Tribune
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-25
AN UNEQUAL PARTNERSHIP.

Never daWned brighter morning than
that which usherGd in Ray Huntington S
wedding day Never thrObbed a happier
heart than that Of the fair girl who, for
saking home and friends, vowed to love,
honor and obey him ''until death do us
part.
''Shc was the belle of the village, and
ought to have had her choice among us
all, - exclaimed Carl Trenton, who,
everybody knew, had been refused by
the bride at least half dozen times.
He is so handsome, and rich, too,
they say. Really Nell Alden has done
remarkably well," said more than one
envious maiden.
Ray Huntington, although he was not a
rich man, was advancing rapidly on the
road to wealth. AS he was a lawyer in
a distant city, the welded pair at once
went to the home which he had provided
there, a modest cottage in the suburbs,
very plainly furnished, but as beautiful
as palace in the eyes of the loving
bride.
''Wc shall be away from the disagreea-
bic and hustle. dearest,' said Ray, I'M
Vastly can IuICL DIT hOScE ana
Aliens, and be home for an early tea,
except, perhaps, in very busy seasons.
Besides, | got this place at a bargain
it costs dreadfuIIy to rent-and we must
really economIze in every way possible
We must creep before we can walk,
Nellie.
II am sure everything is as nice as it
can be, said the wife. ut is much
better than being right in the city.
am sure that | should be crazy in a week
there
Il don't doubt it" returned the re
lieved husband. cut you will not be
bothered here at all. | will attend to
the marketing each day as | 90 to town,
and We will have a quiet little home of
our own.
That was the beginning Ray Hunt
lngton' boosted creed was that marriage
was simply Il partnership Of two CON
genial souls, Il blending of two lives
into perfect whole, whose thoughts,
whose aims, whose energies, were one
nat WIS all very well, if our legal
iflenu h"d lived up to his professed be-
nel. But, like many others, he pro-
IesSeu one thing and lived another
" hlIc he often declared that a man and
MS wife were one, his daily life added
most emphatically, land the man is that
one
Pretty Nelliewa not long in discover
ing that fact, and, although grieved that
her exalted idol proved to be but com
mon clay after all, she made the best of
lite as she found it, and succeeded in
eklng out the scanty allowance which
was grudgingly given to an extent which
surprised and delighted him.
1t isn't every man has a wife like
mine, he often said TO a friend, but
never word of praise to the toiling wife
herself.
What wonder that the roses in Neliie's
cheeks gave place to colorless lilies, and
crows feet multiplied in the fair face
as added claims taxed her strength and
economy, Tiny feet battered here and
there; baby voices made the sweetest of
all music to her mother heart, and the
added numbers brought added labor to
The patient mother.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-25
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

1t Is poor practice TO let cattle help
themselves at the haystack.
Put your pear orchard on high ground,
and it will not be likely TO be troubled
with the scab.
Keeping matches in any other recepta-
Gle than an iron or tin box is tempting
Providence.
Some people think farm animal is like
a pOstage-s tamp--no good until licked.
They are sadly mistaken.
A successful dairyman must be a far
mer and must raise most of the food con-
sumcd, says prominent Vermont dairy
man.
All animals are benefited by a change
of food occasionally, and every one is in
iured that is allowed to stand on cold,
wet floor.
Terracing on lands inclined to wash or
shed water too rapidly is superseding the
old style of hillside ditching with many
Southern farmers.
Any one who intends to begin bee
keeping for profit will make a good in
vestment by working for time in the
apiary of an experienced beekeeper.
Hen manure should be kept in barrels
or dry shed and well mixed with either
plaster, muck or road dust. Handled
IN this manner tits the hest fertilizer the
farm produces.
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roads in no,.r,,aI+ for +bc;r radl;na Tbcv
o.(, a,,+bdrit,. -, +bo snI,;oc+ Lo7o donc
+bo;r shara +o,r,ard r.oari,;,, ,,,t tbo roo5s
ord b,,,a on ;r+aros+ :, l,oo,,in,, tbon, IN
,'1'3 a,.,l,;.;., i7
IN buying poultry lot oree"lh3 Pur-
poses 20 70 SOME ieiia''0 oIeeNe'' "Ho
mas a reputation at STAKE. IL may coSI
htfie more Tor the BIRDS but the buyer
can dcpehd on "haI ne gets. luis are
expensive at any price.
To make good, warm breakfast for
forty fowls: Boil a heaping halfpeck of
potatoes, mash them ana one quart rach
OF ShortS ana oFan' teasPoohiu' eacm Oh
Sail anu PEPPER an" Hhl'n pS 1u"llS
not water enough 70 hlIA IhVo SUI
uou9h.
Glover cHt up IN small pieces, scaIded,
mixed with Dran an" oats makes Sooo
morning 1ced Tor lows. Have you ever
'IiCu 10 II "i'i "'AN '-,''' - ~ ''--'
produces an mcmahon 70 Jay Eggs arc
what you need most when mems are want
ing TO SIT. Better Try II.
Ten eggs Matched from thirteen set, IL
good enough don't expect too many and
you will never be disappointed. Take
all things as they come; you will fee!
good humored. There Is great deal in
being cOntented; few people are nova
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-25

During cold winter is when it is pos
sible to secure the largest quantity of
this fertilizer, as the poultry must be
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1890-12-05
SCHEDULE C-METAuS AND MANU.
EACTURES OF.

Schedule c. including metals and manufactures
thereof, is the most complex in the bill. contain.
ing III specifications. OF these 81 increase the
rates and 40 reduce them. There are also many
changes from ad valorem to specific duties. and
many provisos that no amount of rust or wet
shall be allowed for, as well as many changes of
classification in iron and steel-all tending to op
crate as increases.
Most important among the provisions are these:
Any ore of other metal containing more than 2
pc of copper is fairfield extra 1ac per ID on the
copper. Silver ores heretofore admitted free are
taxed 11lc per lib on the lead therein All tin ores
and pig tin heretofore free, to be taxed &c per
Id after July /, 1893, but if on July 1, 1905, the
product of American mines shall not have reached
5000 tons per year this duty shall cease. and oil
tin and tin ores be free. After July l. 1891, all
manufactured articles of tin and of sheet iron or
steel coated with tin Commonly called Tin
plate'O shall be fairfield IS G, but if the amount
of tin plate lighter than 63 lbs per 100 square feet
(manufactured) shall not equal one-third the
amount imported by July l. 1897, then after the
list of October, 1887, tin plates Of that weight
shall he admitted free.
There is also final provision that all articles
not herein specifically provided for and composed
wholly or in part of any metal fairfield, whether
partly or wholly manufactured, shall pay duty
of ape. EXPERTS differ widely as to the effects
of the metal schedule but all agree that it amounts
to a considerable advance