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The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
Making the Sun Work.

One of the most notable inventions
displayed al the Paris Exhibition was an
apparatus for transforming the heat Of
the sun into motive power for pumping
water and other mechanical uses. It is
the device Of q French inventor named
Charles Teller.
This apparatus is of great interest as
fo~reshadowing the time when solar heat,
In combination with electric transmission
Of force, will be made TO furnish motive
power for all engines and take the place
Of coal and steam, a change which will
vastly cheaper manufactures and travel
and greatly enhance human comfort the
world over.
The heat which comes to the earth In
the suns beams is, - has long been
known, the equivalent of n to five or
more horse power for every square yard
of the earth's surface, according to the
latitude and the season Of the year. The
utilization Of this waste heat, it's CONVEX
sion into usable power, has been the
study Of inventors, and much time and
great sums of money have been spent
upon it. MI. Tellier's continuance aims
to accomplish this object.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
Pride Raised the Valuation.

A certain young married lady in Min.
neapolis, Mimi, is thoroughly imbued
with Minneapolis ideas, and is nothing il
not loyal to her native city. While she
knows all about housekeeping, and car
make a dollar go about as far as any one,
when it comes to municipal affairs she is
at sea.
When the assessors were at work ont
of those officials visited the lady's home.
In stating his GRAND the assessor ex-
planned that he was getting the accurate
value of all the property in the city, and
from the way the population had increased
and real estate jumped he was SUR the
assessment would show a prosperous in.
crease for Minneapolis.
That caught the young wife, and, NOT
knowing the whole truth, she believed il
her duty to help swell the valuation by
placing everything owned by herself and
husband at the highest possible figure.
That she was lavish in her estimate OF
values there is no doubt, and a more sur
prised man than her husband was would
be hard to find when he received notice
that he would have to pay a tax on per-
sonal property valued at 81, 900. OF
course he kicked, and finally had the sum
reduced to $1,000, which is even more
than he expected to be assessed for.
It is safe to say that if an assessor
would call on that woman now she would
tell him that the furniture was only
ranfnd and that. there vpas a cbatfnl
mortgage on the Stoves. Paul Globe
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
DELICATE

No matter how pure the dairy is kept,
or how carefully the milk is strained, to
secure absolute cleanliness it is necessary
to strain the cream. Use a large square
of linen c~heese-cloth. 1t will catch the
hair from the COW, or the tiny speck which
occasionally gets in the milk while set
cooling. Strainlng the cream makes it
smooth, and seems to facilitate churning.
If the churn is a kind which cannot be
set in ice-water, and it is necessary to use
ice to change the temperature, tie the ice
in a thin piece of cloth before putting it
into the churn. This will keep the grains
of sand or other impurity frozen in the
ice from getting in the butter. Having
thus secured clean, firm butter, work it
well, adding a little sugar to the salt,
and then pack in new stone jars and de-
post in the cold storage rooms where ice
is manufactured, until such time as needed
for home consumption, or when there is
a market demand at good price. AL
ways make brine, when possible, of dis
titled water. If there is no ice manu-
featured near, where the price for storage
is a mere trife, the next best plan is to
dig holes, deeper than the butter-jars, in
one corner of a cool, clean cellar, and
bury the butter until cold weather or such
time as the butter is needed.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
STORING VEGETABLES.

A little freezing will not hurt cab
bages. 70 be KEEP; properly they should
be kept as cool as possible without freez-
ing or, at least, without much freezing,
for they need some ventilation. Many
judicious handlers simply pile their cab
bages away in cellars without any other
protection; some put them n racks OF
open frames, reaching from the floor to
roof ST cellar, SO that the air can circu-
late about them freely. When put up in
this way they are cut off at the middle OF
the stalks and stripped of the loose out
side leaves. Some gardeners pack them
away in broad, shallow pits, covering
first with straw or hay, then with earth,
till secured against freezing-that is, toe
much or hard freezing.
We ourselves, however, practice q
simpler method still, and which we find
answers well. Take the cabbages up,
roots and all, and pile them just any
where on the ground without any exca-
yation where they grew, and where water
does not stand; pack them closely to-
gether, tops turned down on the ground
or rel slightly upon one another as to
that matter, the roots standing above,
and if desired, extend in long, narrow
rows or put into broad beds, then q
light covering OF straw, where If is pre-
ferred, may be put oerYe. however,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

If you have any new land to pillow or
old sod to turn under do it now.
Be sure the onions are thoroughly dry
before storing them away IN bulk.
Spent tan bark is an excellent mulch
for fall set cuttings of c~urrants, grapes,
etc.
Burn at once all piles of brush, weeds
and other stuff which afford a harbor fol
insects.
Poultry growing On the farm is as a
rule more profitable than when it is made
a speciality.
It is suggested that cold stables may be
cheapIy made warmer by lining them
with building paper.
Let the white clover come in. 1t
thickens the bottom grass and is good
food for most animals.
II meadows are to be top dressed with
manure there is no other time so favor
able as late autumn and early winter.
All the rules for feeding COWS and car
ing for them are proGtless, excepta as they
are accompanied in practice by kind
treatment.
Season the feed of chickens and all
other fowls with salt. It is a preventive
of disease and is good for the entire an
imal creation.
A stiff brush in the stable, judiciously
used on farm horses, is a good deal bet.
ter than a horse doctor, and not so costly
or uncertain.
Wheat straw makes a good mulch, but
not better than many other things. Wheat
land would not so soon be exhausted u
the straw were returned to it as a mulch
He who makes the greatest success al
| swine growing is n who commenced IN
| a small wav and works to greater mum.
bers as he learns to breed, grow ano
feed.
Good country roads may be regarded
as one of the highest evidences of civil.
| i~zation, but this evidence is not found II
| such abundance as to become tiresome to
dwellers on the western continent.
The farmer who thinks cattle can pick
their own living from late autumn grass
is not wholly wrong, for they can get a
living, but that is all, and the farmer
must not expect profit from such feeding.
1t may cost less to buy cows than to
raise them on the farm, nevertheless, it
is better to raise them, for then n may
know what they are, and they will do
better, too, than eows shifted from place
to place.
A pig that is stunted in the early days
VI weeks Of its life should never have q
place in the breeding herd. If used in
the herd it is to be expected that the OFF
spring will inherit some of the unthrifti-
ness caused in the parent by stunning.
IL a meadow is to be preserved many
years cattle must not be permitted to
Craze it at any time of year, except it be
given up occasionally q full season to
grazing, and then no hoof should be al
lowed upon it when the soil is full of wa
ter.
a good time to sell farm products il
when they bring good prices; better than
to wait with speculative desire for some
thing more but better still is intelligent
understanding of conditions that lead VI
OF down IN obedience to the law OF SUD
ply and demand.
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The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
Stuffed Beforehand.

james 2. Root, Of Chicago, believes IN
bringing up children the way they should
go. 81 know how It is myself, 2 he said
the other day, as he spoke of this mat
ter. when I was a boy he continued,
81 had d most appetite, like all
healthy boys. Ny dear mother wa great
on training and etiquette, and she had
me at her afternoon teas. Now, tea was
q little light for me then and abe knew
,@, so just before the tea she would quiz
city lead me back to the pantry and I'LL
me up with milk pudding until I couldn't
wink. Then ] would participate In the
afternoon tea. OF course, loaded as I
was, IcouId find no room for anything
else, I'D when the tea and cake came
around / said: No, thank you, The
ladies' present would regard me with
amazenent and say What ! Well-be
haved boyp They didnt know that I
had besn stuffed beforehand hicngp
Hsrasd,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
DRAINAGE IN THE FALL.

It is not good economy to allow water
to stand upon growing crops, meadows,
orchards or land intended for spring
crops. This is rather worse in what may
be termed the winter months than in the
summer And trees or plants in the
orchard or small fruit plot are seriously
injured if not killed outright by care
lessness in allowing water to stand around
them during the winter, often freezing
up and forming a coat of ice over the
soil and roots. Grass both in the pastures
and meadows is often entirely killed out
by a failure to provide sufficient drainage
to get rid of the surplus water.
With the cultivated fields it is nearly
always an item to get the greater portion
Of them properly fitted for the soil as
early in the spring as the soil can be
worked into a good condition.
Fall blowing is one valuable assistant
in this work, yet ii is impossible to fully
derive all the benefits of fall blowing IN
less good drainage is provided. With
the surface water out of the way fall
plowed land will dry out and work up
much. earlier than if this is neglected, SO
thai. if earliness is an item with the crops
cS.e should be taken to see that it is pro-
vided.
The work should be done in the fall be-
fore the ground freezes. In planning the
work care should be taken to avoid
washing as much as possible. There is,
of course, a considerable difference in
land in this respect, as some is much
more easily damaged than others. When
the land is broken and is easily washed
the burrows or bitches should be suf-
fciently winding to allow a gradual
descent. On more level, where there is
less danger of washing, straighter fur
rows can be made. The character Of the
soil and the way it lays should determine
the way the burrows are run out. In the
majority of cases a good plow and a
team will make the bitches large and
deep ehough for all practical purposes.
The better plan is to look carefully over
the ground and determine where the fur
rows can be run out to the best advan-
tage and then run them out. A little
time spent in a careful survey of the field
will not only lessen the work but secure
better results. Securing good outlets is
necessary so that the water can flow of
easily, and the burrows should be made
clean so that they will not be easily OBJ
strueted. By doing the work in the fall,
whether the land is plowed or not, will
be found quite an advantage in the spring
so far as the work if concerned, but the
damage to land will also be avoided.
Moisture is an essential item IN plant
growth, but an excess of moisture is as
detrimental both to the soil and the
crops as a deficiency, while with a little
care at the proper time a good share OF
the damage can be avoided if good drain
age is given.-NehrasbG Fda7aer.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
SECOND BLosson1Se OF TREES.

Fruit trees that have had a portion of
their leaves destroyed sometimes start in
the fall the leaves that should appear the
following spring, and with them the bios
SONS of fruit buds have formed. Cherry
trees too roughly handled when cherries
were picked are the most frequent exam
Piles of this second poisoning freak,
though sometimes branches of apple, pear
and plum are affected in this way. The
branches that thus blossom prematurely
do not bear the following season. 1t is
not good for the tree to have its regular
habits thus disarranged. Sometimes
green shoots put forth with the blossoms,
and are killed by the cold of winter, and
this more or less Injuries the vitality of the
tree.-American Cuhivator.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
Deafness Can't be Cared

y ioca' applications. as they caunot reach
5ne diseased portion of the ear. There is only
me way to cure Deafness. and that is by
constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused
~ IN inf .ned condition Of the mucous
lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this
5ub9 cts inftsmed you have a rumblIng
'on,rt Or imperfect hearing and when it isen.
sIrely ciosel Death IS is the result, aud unless
he mil ANIMATION can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; min cases out OF
ten are caused by catarIh, which is nothing
but an inilam'd condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars TO-
any case Of Deafness (caused by Catarrh)thal
We can not cure by taking Halls Catarrtr
Cure. S n | for circulars, free.
F j. C6ENEY & co Prop, Toledo, Z
t-EfHHOli by DcuppiStS. &c.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

dred yards from the beach, the CAPTAIN
| VINO had been keeping an eve out behind
TOT some time, suddenly cried: e.Lav to
double quick" as a huge roller strucl
the stern or the boat. The crew i'm
medlately bent over their oars at the to,
OF their strength, and the speed, sud
denly increased. had the desired effect
Inc GOAL rested easily on topo1 the wave
ahd went rushing toward shore like a
~face-horse. The oars were shipped and
every man was in readiness for a quick
Jump. just refore the shore was reached
che boat seemed to slide a little ahead of
the breaker, and as the keel struck the
sand the wav broke with a roar over the
stern, completely. drenching the reporter
and the Captain. In an instant the men
were on their feet at each side of the
boat, and up the beach she was dragged
before the next wave could reach her.
The life belts, which had only been used
for practice, were taken off and the boat
rolled back to her place in the station.
The men at once began to clean up the
boat and the apparatus belonging to the
oreeches buoy, while the Captain invited
The reporter into the kitchen to dry his
clothes.
CATER every return to the station"
said he, Everything has to be thor
oughly cleaned before anything else is
lone"
What's your daily routine?" asked
The reporter, as he placed his shoes by
the stove and hung his coat over a chair.
There are four watches every night"
explained Captain Van Wicklen. "Two
men in each watch, which exactly make
up the number of the crew. One man
:oes east about two miles until he meets
.he western watch from the Point Look
out station. They exchange checks,
which have to be examined and found
| correct upon their return to their re-
spective stations. The other watch goes
vest two miles to what we call the Key
Post station. He carries en- indicator
with him, which runs by clockwork. At
;he time he is supposed to be at this
station he must make an indentation in
The indicator with a key which is always
Kept at the Key Post station, situated
next to the Long Beach Hotel. He can
aot exchange checks with the watch from
another station, as on this side the next
crew are situated eleven miles away,
which is quite too long for a patrol
"These two systems are only used to
compel the men to go the entire length
Of the patrol each night, no matter what
the state of the weather.
1.-THE first watch goes out at 4 o'clock,
which is called the sunset watch These
men are relieved at 8 o'clock by two
more of the crew, who are in turn re-
lieved at 10 o'clock. The sunrise watch
then goes out and stays until 4 o'clock in
the morning.
"The crew are required to report for
duty on the first day of September and
stay until the last day of April, eight
months in all. I have to keep a regular
log of each days proceedings, and re.
port at once any INSTRUMENTATION on the
part OF the men. During the winter
when the hotels are all closed here we
have to go to Far Rockaway by boat for
food and the provisions we need. Yes,
we find it a little dreary at times, but we
never get lonesome.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
a Peculiar Tuft of Hair.

"A French paper notes that the mem.
bers of a distinguished family Of Limou-
sin, when ebout the age Of twenty, de-
velop a round tuft of white hair over the
forehead, albeit the rest of their hair may
be black, brown or red. The portraits
OF their ancestors for many generations
past show this distinguished mark, of
which the descendants are not 9 little
proud. We believe the Orsini family OF
italy are also remarkable for the growth
Of i tuft of white hair, q characteristic
of their ancestors duringmany centuries.
London Court Journal
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
New York has Chinese tailor-shaps
ne coats cost $500.

You may sin Of the beauty Of s~pringtime
That CLOVIS en- the cheek of the young,
But sing Of a beauty that's rarer
Than any of which you have sung,
The beauty that's seen in the faces
OF women whose summer is DER,
The autu nn-like beauty that charms US
Far mere than the beauty OF yore.
But this beauty is seen too rarely. The
faces of most women lose the beauty of youth
too soon. Female disorders are ike frosts
which come to nip the flowers which
hetoken good health, without which there
can be no real beauty. If our American
women would fortjfy themselves against the
approach of the terrible disorders SO preva-
lent among them, by using DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription, their good looks would
be retained to a "sweet old age.' This REM
edy is a guaranteed cure for all the distress
ing weaknesses and arrangements peculiar to
women. - ,~4x
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
THE FARM AND R d
SOAKING GRAIN FOR HOGS.

A floating item declares that the most
careful experiments which have been
made show pretty plainly that cooking
grain feed for hogs is not only unprohta-
BILE, but an absolute waste. On the other
hand, the same experiments show that
soaking the grain is an advantage. In
these experiments the grain was all
ground, and was in all cases fed before
it soured. Sour Stops are not good for
hogs, and a great waste of the most nu-
tritive qualities occurs in the process Of
souring.- Weekly Witness.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

The great-crested hy-catcher and sew
eral other birds adopt an exceedingly
novel method to frighten away other
birds or lizards that would prey upon
their eggs. They wind into their nest
one or more of the old skins which have
been shed By snakes,s 50 that these appear
10 be- live snakes coilsd about the nests,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
A Pleasing nj

OF health and strength renewed and of ease
and comfort follows he use of Syrup of Ffgs,
as it acts in harmony with nature to eTectual-
Is cleanse the system! when costive or bilious.
For sale in SOC. and i bottle by all leading
druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

Bradfield's Female Regulator will r all
Irregularities or arrangements peculiar to
woman. Those suffering should use it. Sold
by all druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

Mild, equable climate, certain and abun-
dant crop. Best fruit, grain, grass and
stock country in the world. Full informa
ton free. Address, Oregon Immigration
Board, Portland, Ore.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
Oregen, Tho Paradise of Fnrmers.

A man likes to have good neighbors when
he must love his neighbor as himself.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

b topers MOTTO ia olive for to-day
but he employs two DIS.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

HOME STUDY. Fock keeping, Rusin IS Forms
IL Penmanship. Arithmetic, Shorthand; etc.
thoroughly taught by MAIL. Circulars free. BRY
ANT"% C0LLE9ts. 49, Main St, Buffalo
New York.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

Ii afflicted with sore eyes use DIR. Thomp-
sons Eye water. Druggist sell at Csc per bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

The Birmingham races were declared
off yesterday OF account of bad weather.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, one a dose. Cure head
ache. consultation and Indigestion.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

Tne smokers delight-"Tansill's Punch"
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

DALNgS Buy COLLEGE,, Philadelphia, Pa
L Scholarship and position, $50. Write for circular.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

Mrs. Frank Leslie wears black leather
boots with tips and laces of silver.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

The man who is right is seldom left.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

WAMTuD Well Qualified Tenchers in the
WhNluD public Schools" STUART NORMAL
COLLEGE mo Vacation offers a complete teachers
course for LESS expense than any other Normal Col
lessan the South. Special offer to those entering be-
fof69 an. /, 1870. WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.
j. W. GILES, PRESIDENT. Stuart, Va.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

Experts at picking locks-wig makers.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-08

Lee, Lester (Ga-), Lewis, Mansur, Martin
Texas|, McClammy; McCreary, McMillin, Nc
Rae Mills, Montgomery, Moore u. H. J, Moore
lTexash. Morgan, Mutchler. O'Ferrall, Peei,
Perry, Pierce, richardson, Rogers, Rowland,
Rusk, Sayers, Skinner. Springer, Stewart GA.
Stewart Gexasl. Stone (Ky), Stone {Mo.l Tars-
ney, Tillman, Tollmsn. Tucker, Turner tGal,
Wheeler (Ala.), Wike, Wilkinson, Wilson tW.
Va, Wise-67.
Absent or not voting-Andrew, Arnold, Beck
with, Blanchard, Boatner, Brewer, Browne
(Va.), I. NJ. Browne, Drummer, Burton, Cald-
well. Catchings, Cbeatham, Ciunie, Cobb, Grain,
Darlington, Delaney, Dibble, Evans Fitch,
Fithian, Flood, Foreman, Frank, Furnsten,
Gissenbarrier, Clifford: Grosyenor, Hatch, Hayes,
henderson IN; g., Kennedy, kinsey,, Knapp,
Norton, Oates, 0Donnell. 0'Neall Qnd.) J.
ONeill (Mass.), Outhwaite, Owen Qnd J, Pen
nington, Phelan Quinn, Raines, Randall (Pa.)
Ray, Reilly, Robertson. Rockwell, Spinola,
Sp0Oner. Stephenson, Stockdale Taylor TENN,
]. D. Taylor, Townsend pa, Tracey, Turner
On. ". Wallace Mass, }, Whiting, Wilson (Mo.),
Wright and YaIdley.
priations, reported the legislative executive
and judicial appropriation bill.
Calendar moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill increasing from 81 600 to $1,000 per
annum the salary of the Supervising surgeon
General of the Marine Hospital Service.
A long debate ensued, but the motion to sus-
pend the rules failed.
A bill was passed for the relief of Asa Ellis,
Collector Of Internal Revenue for the First Col
lection District of California.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the naval appropriations bill, but
without action the committee rose and the
House adjourned.