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The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
rnr WAGES or FARM LABOR.

Notwithstanding the general depres-
sion in agriculture and the low prices
ruling for farm products the wages Of
farm employees seem to be we'll maintained
and not to have been much affected as
yet by low prices. According to the re-
port OF the Government statistician, COW
ering Investigations made during the past
two years, there is everywherea pressure
of competition with farm labor, with
drawing laborers from rural engagements
and thus leaving to the remainder fair
wages. In New England farm wages are
slightly higher than two years ago. There
is complaint of the scarcity Of intelli
gent labor, aud where foreign labor is
abundant much of it is untrustworthy,
beside requiring instruction and super
vision. Farmers In New York and in
many other States as well, are trying to
do their " work to AVOID n expense
Of skilled labor and the annoyance Of un-
skilled.
The demand for labor in other pursuits
with better compensation and the desire
for living in cities and towns are the
chief causes of the scarcity Of intelligent
farm labor wherever it exists. In the
cotton States very few laborers are en-
ployed through the year at given rates in
money, this class mostly preferring to
work at shares of the produce. The ex-
cessiye wages formerly demanded BIZ har'
vesters ID the great wheat regions havs
bsen reduced along with the introduction
ot improved machinery for dolng has
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
SyrMfHs OF

The ca~terpillars of the cabbage meth
do great mischief by eating the hearts oil
6abbsees and ~eauli6owers, rendering
them totally unfit f6t use: Hand PICK
ing and busting the plants with newly
Stacked lime are the best means by Wh1c0
these destructive insects can be kept ID
check. Another insect injurious to the
leaves, and especially so to cabbage ana
broccoli. is a minute fly. it IS very
abundant from midsummer to the end OF
autumn, and from going through all Its
shsnEgs id less than q month, its mum
bsrs increase With alarmi1g rapidity.
Cutting Of and burning the infected
leaves is the only way of arrestlng pro,
oress. There are several ether kinds OF
caterpillars besides the abcTa which a..
tack the cabbage tribe, all Of wn'ci NAV
be- kept In check by ~ :cioI hand
picking. snails and slugs attack ALI tic
varieties of cabbage, and frequently prove
| verv destructive. The best mode OF de-
s~troying them consists in busting the
| plants and ground about them with
oEwle stacked lime or fresh sawdust.
The formation of pfotabsanees on the
roots, usually termed clubbing, il the
most destructive disease to which the
, cabbage tribe is subject. 1t is ascribed
to one or more species of insect, mag
gots being generally found in the tuber,
cles. Lime, wood ashes, SCOT, nitrate OF
soda, and ommon salt are considered to
be useful applications to the soil IN
which cabbages, etc, are to be grown
and mari unquestionably is so. 1t Il
also 8 good plan to dip the roots Of
giants about to be planted in a mixture
# SCOT and water, made Of the consist
sneF Of thick paint to this some rec
bmmend the addition d. ~saItpetre, IN the
proportion Of one pound to every gallon
Of SCOT. In transplanting, all plants
! that are dubbed should be thrown away,
Or if this cannot be afforded, the tuber-
.les should be cut off with q sharp knife.
The ground should never be cropped
with cabbages in succession.--Ch Chicago
Times,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
CAPACITY OF A HORSES STOMACH.

The capacity of an animals stomach is
aot in any way a criterion for judging
FULLY of the quantity of food and water it
nay require or may consume. The
stomach has a capacity of about twelve
quarts, but yet the animal will eat more
aay and oats at a meal than the stomach
could hold in its ordinary condition. A
large bundle of hay and d pack of oats
will be readily eaten by d horse of 1000
pounds weight. This quantity Of food
will distend the stomach considerably,
but it is relieved of this distension by
the constant passage of the food into the
iutestines, where it is finally digested.
The water drank stays in the stomach or
the intestines a very short time. Afew
minutes is sufficient time for the water to
become absorbed into the blood and the
tissues or pass off through the skin or
the kidneys. The reasonable way to
test the safe quantity of food is to con
suit the healthful appetite of the horse,
and to avoid trouble after a full meal by
always watering the animal before feed
ing. More harm is done by neglect of
this ~precaution than by the horse eating
more solid food than the stomach can
safely eontain.-New York Times.
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Precious Metals.

Probably ninety-nine persons out
Of every 100 if asked to name
the most precious metals would
mention gold first, platinum sec
ond and silver third. A few might add
nickel aud aluminium to the list. Let us
see how near the truth they would be,
taking as the basis of comparison the
following from St. Louis Globe democrat
Gold is worth about $40 per pound.
troy; platinum, $130, and silver about
S12. Nickel would be quoted at about
sixty cents aud pure aluminium S8 to 50
to the troy pound. Now compare these
prices with those of the rarer and less
we'll known of the metals. To take them
in alphabetical order, barim sells for
S975 d pound when 1t is sold at all, and
calcium is worth $500 a pound.
Cerium is a shade highor-its cost is
$50 an ounce or 1920 a pound. These
begin to look like fabulous prices, but
they do not reach the highest point;
chromium brings 5000, cobalt falls to
about half the price of silver, while did
ymium is the same price as cerium, and
| erbium $40 cheaper on the than
calcium, or just 1880 per pound. If the
! wealth OF the Vanderbilts be not over
stated it amounts to nearly $500, 00o, 600.
With this sum they could purchase BIZ
toms of gold and have something left
over, but they couldn't buy two tons Of
| palIium, that rare metal being worth
$3.50 am n With this metal the
highest price is reached, and it may well
be called the rarest and most precious Of
metals.
Glucinum is worth $3.50 per ounce
indium, $3.50; iridium, 1868 a pound
t~anthanium, S175, and lithium, $3.50
per ounce. Niobium costs S12a pei
ounce; asmiurn, palladium, platinum,
potassium and rhodium bring respect
lively $40, $500, $130, S32 and $511 pc
pound. strontium costs 1928 an ounce
tantium, $144; telurium, So, thorium,
S272; Tanadium, $500; yttrium, S144
and z~erconiun, $3.50 IN ounce. Thu'
we see that the commonly received opIn
ion al to what are the most preciou!
metals, is quite erroneous.
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bRoF1f ii POPCORN:

If more popcorn were grown the de-
mand for it would increase without much
diminution of the price. 1t will bear to
be some lower, because in proportion to
cost of growing it is much dearer than
most other farm crops. Nearly always
in spring there is an active demand, and
prices are always higher than in the fall.
Most kinds of popcorn require a long
season to fully mature, and hence should
be planted early. When we'll kept the
bopcdfn is exceedingly hard and expands
in the soil in growing by the absorption
of moisture. Hence it is less likely to be
injured by cold or wet weather at plant
ing time than field or sweet ORR Only
three stalks should be allowed in a hill,
as the stalks are more prolific than those
of ordinary corn.-Boston Cuhioator.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
CLOVER ENs1LAGE,

The great losses of elover-hay oc-
easioned by rains last year ought to dis
pose farmers favorably to the silo. The
reaper can be put in the 81 yer AZ soon
as the dew is off, and the clover put in
the silo almost as soon as it is cut.
Hence, the silo makes the clover-grower
independent of rain. Expensive cutters
and powers, and the labor of cutting, are
DOT needed for clover. Clover-ensilage,
with grain and meal, is ar excellent
winter feed. Glover for ensilage should
not be cut until it is mature. In the
early days of the silo, clover was cut
while too young, and the result was a
very poor quality Of ensilage. The amount
Of moisture in the ensilage is an impor-
tant factor, as it always has d marked eff
feet on its fermentation. Glover cut too
early has an excess Of moisture: This may
be responsible for the poor quality of
The ensilage; and it Is certain that ma;
sure clover makes the better ensilage, al
well as the greater quantity. And, as
we can make elover-ensilage while the
sun shines, and also when it does not,
here is no need of hurrying the mower
INTO the feld.-Ameriean Agricultural.
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example
4 movement Is on foot at Middlesbor-

A movement is on foot at Middlesbor-
ough, Ky, to erect . colossal monument
on Pinnacle Rock, on topof Cumberland
Gap Mountain, in memory of U. 8. Grant
and r. 3. Lee. Pinnacle Rock is 5000
feet above sea and 1000 feet above the
surrounding country. To reach it n
must pass through the States Of Ken
lucky, Virginia and Tennessee, as they
corner very near it. On this historic
spot, at historic old Gumberland Gap, it
Is proposed to build The Monument. The
matter was started by ex-C Confederate and
Grand Army Of the Republic soldiers at
Middlesborough, and at once they sub
scribed ! sum reaching several thousand
dollars. The present plan is to call on
the soldiers all over the country to con
tribute.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
THE A r AND GARDEN.
pArrrNrNe GEESE IN FRANCE.


In France the fattening of geese for
market is the business Of men who 40
nothing else. They contract with, the
dealers to get their stock in marketable
condition at a certain time for d price
agreed Upon: France is considered the
largest poultry market in the world, the
keeping of poultry being done in a man
her that makes il pay: It is mot un-
common to see the French peasant dr1V-
ing into market a flock of several hun
bred geese, selling them as we would SO
many sheep or hogs. There are also
many who go among the farmers, pluck
the geese feathers and market them on
percentage; this gives employment and a
living to many poor Professionalism
A1riculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18

Pathologists are unanimous in the opin.
ion, asserts the Philadelphia Record, that
tuberculosis or consumption in COW may
be transmitted by meat Or milk from the
diseased animal. Health officers in Mas
sachnssets have made Investigations
which show that many dairy herds
throughout that State are infected with
the disease, and.th their milk is being
sent to Boston for sale. The proposition
to exterminate the disease and protect
consumers by giving the State Board Of
Health increased power is in harmony
with the true intent Of legislation, and
should lead other States to follow the
examnle.
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note, however, the g~rotesqueness Of the
horses in our reproductions. It will be
said that no sensible artist would paint
horses in quite such outre positions. Very
true. No sensible artist would. But
photographs such as the FIVE from which
our sketches are taken are invaluable in
just this way. They reveal the funda-
mental elements in the beautiful moVo.
ment which if visible to the naked eye.
They show the artist Of what the con1-
plete leap lie composed, 50 to speak, and
they Thus enable him to grasp the prob
lem with greater fhllness of knowledge.
Mem Yorb Commercial Adpertissr.
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bered that the human figure has received
quite as much attention from photogra-
pliers; indeed, Professor Muybridge's
work contains scores of remarkable plates
made from racers, wrestlers, jumpers,
f~enoers, and other athletes, all engaged
IN their particular sport. Thus Ii will
be seer that the painter of the human
form, and be is the most frequent person
age to be met with in the artist world, is
benefited fully as much as his brother of
the brush who is satisfied to paint the mag
n~iicent hunter as he boundr across the
fields. leaping fences and hedges like q
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18

The wonders Of the cotton plant are
only coming 10 be fully understood, ex-
claims the New York Neus. a few
years ago the seed was thrown away as
of NO account. Now that seed Is one Of
the most valuable parts Of the plant. The
seed furnishes an oil which, when re-
fined, Is sold a. pure olive oil, and which
enters into various food products. The
cake which remains when the oil has been
crushed from the seeds II i high grade
fertilizer as well as . high grade cattle
food, and the bulls have recently been
found as nutritious a food for milk cows
u ensilage. Recent inventions and ex-
pe1irnents have also demonstrated that
the cotton-seed hull can be used for max
Ing the very highest grade Of paper stock,
including the best grades Of linen and
ledger paper. II has been ascertained BY
these experiments that when the fbre of
tae paperstock il extracted from the bulls
the reaiduurn will make the best liquid
fertilizer cf any known product. Last,
but not least, this perfect fertilizer win
~ ysgy cheap. What the next discovery
will bein the direction of utilizing cot
ton-seed i Of eourss ! matter Of doubt.
All this means more industries ID ths
South and greater prosperity u the
aatioat
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18

humane Mr.. McGrath, howevers reared
1t with care, and when it was old enough
to be weaned ne made a wooden paw,
which he flied on to the leg where it
was needed.
AS the cat grew the artificial paw ad-
hered to the flesh, and the cat could use
it as well as a natural one. He runs,
walks and jumps with ease and grace.
| But the most curious fact is that he does
not kill rats and mice in the ordinary
way. Thomas jumps on his victim, but
instead of killing it with his claws he
stuns II with his wooden paw, which he
uses like a club. Mr.. McGrath is nat
urally very proud of his cat.-NeW YorS
SIN.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
"a SPRING UPWARD.

den to the naked eye. Naturally the in
stantaneous camera was invented.
The value of the invention is, after aIlg
much greater than would be supposed.
It has not alone gratiied our desire to
see what we could not see otherwise, but
it has put within the reach of every art
ist the most fascinating possibilities"
We might safely say that since the adj
vent of Muybridge good pictures Of ami
mails in action have contained far more
natural and expressive figures than they
did formerly. In military paintings
alone, a great deal has been i'm
proved, for artists have learned now
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
Men E~mbroiderers.

Mending gloves is not the only fcmi-
nine art in which men have learned to
excel. Everyone is familiar with the
Irish embroidery on linen lawn wrought
in fairy stitches in patterns of vine and
flower with thread SO fine that it is al
most invisible. This is not the work of
the fingers of pale nuns, as sentimental
lists would have us believe, but of the
horny hands Of the sons of toll
10 the north of Ireland-men who work
in the fields during the summer and in
the winter employ their time with this
dainty ladies', work.-Nep York Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18

Emperor William, of Germany, has re-
solved to cease giving jewels to those
whom he wishes to honor, and will here
after present to them cabinet photographs
of himself and the Empress. "The EN-
porer has but recently embarked upon
the mortgage-loan business, and proba-
bly, finds it necessary to economic be-
tween payments Of interests" is the com
ment oil the New York Times.
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his revenge

The New York World ascertained that
bread and milk is one of the most popu-
lar dishes served for lunch at the Con-
gressional restaurant in Washington.
Glasses of pure cream or of half cream
and half milk are greatly in demand
among the Congressman who come from
cities, but they are avoided by the rural
members
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18

According to the Detroit Free Press
ssthere are only five States in the Union
in which a schoolmaster can now legally
dog a pupil. In all other States a pupil
menaced with corporal punishment can
arm himself with anyGprt of weapon and
use it as best he can. Massachusetts,
teachers fog an average Of two boys per
day per capita"
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18

a recently returned Mexican tourist
says that the average Mexican senorita is
ugly and that a beautiful woman is IS
great q rarity there as a truth-telling ma
tive. Many of the women look pictur-
esqne in their mantills, but on close in
spection their beauty proves a delusion
and a snare.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18

how to sketch a regiment of cavalry with
out giving each horse the aspect Of hav-
ing been shot bodily from a cannon. And
30 in other pictures, hunting scenes or
studies of travel, with horses, dogs and
birds introduced, in every field the utility
of the instantaneous camera has been
proved. We have spoken with especial
reference to the uses of photography as ap-
pl1ed to animals in motion because our IL
Illustrations represent that phase of the
art. At the same time it must be remem-
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18

A man named Willis has taken up his
residence on the coast of Florida for the
purpose of killing sharks, and he kills
them by exploding giant powder in the
water. In one months he has done for
over 100 of them, and he says he shall
make the number 1000 before he stops.
a shark bit his wife in two, and this is
his revenge.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
PREPARING TO E A

which the same subject might be seen
in the graceful and natural appearance
of repose. We presume that this IS
simply another manifestation of that un-
quenchable curiosity which is n of the
most prominent characteristics of man.
A horse can be seen in the state we know
him at any time. But the wonderful
distortions of the creature as he eleaves
the air with bis superb muzzle are hid
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
HORSES In MOTION.
SOME sRarCHEs FROM INsTAN-
TANEoUs PHOTOGRAPHS.
A Horses Various Attitudes While
Taking a Leap-Odd Move
ments Revealed by
the Camera.

Since the publication. Of Professor
Muybridge's great work on The animal
in motion the resources of the instan-
taneous caRnera have been taxed to the
utmost by those enthusiasts in photog-
raphy who would rather possess a plate
showing q horse, with the picturesque
outlines of a kangaroo, than n in
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18

The King Of Sweden recently received
q letter from o young farmer who had
been drafted for military service, begging
His Majesty to release him and let him
join his relatives in America, who had
just sent him q passage ticket. The King
did 80.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
A Cat with a wooden Paw.

A very interesting and credible story
comes from Woodtord, Ky. A resident
of that village, Mr.. Patrick McGrath by
name, has a cat which is the pride and
joy of his life.
This cat, who ~rejoices in the very
ordinary name of Thomas, was born with
three paws, that is to say, n leg had
no pedestal. Many persons would have
drowned the unfortunate kitten: The
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
How the Sea Hedgehog Builds a House.

The sea urchin, or sssea hedgehog"
as it is sometimes called. is known to
settle itself in round holes or cavities in
the rocks of the seashorc, and these
have often a much smaller opening than
the chamber within. 1t is believed that
the animal carves out its den, but tho
process has hitherto been a mystery, and
some have considered it a chemical one.
M. John, however, in the "Arch. t.
Naturges.,o attributes the formation OF
the lair to the animal giving itself a
rotatory movement aud scratching the
rock with its spines. In course OF time
the surface, even of granite, may thus be
worn away.-Consmercial AdeeYttser.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18

vest work. There have been only slight 8
fluctuations in the average rates Of wages
since 1879, and the result of the whole
Investigation indicates a fair, If not full
emnloynent of farm labor at wages SUBJ
stantiallv the same as two years ago,
when a similar inquiry was made'-Ne"
York World.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
The Bad Lands.


The Bad Lands are an immense barren
desert in the Dakotas, Wyoming and
Northwestern Nebraska, west, south and
southeast Of the Black Hills. They ex-
tend from the North Fork Of the Platte
TO the South Fork OF the Cheyenne
River, lying mostly betweea 103 aud Ids
degrees Of longitude Tae estinased
ares is $4,000 Squire miles. The land
IN question IS composed a the sl1riaee Of
white and ycloWis.a inatiaated claTs.
sands, mavls and occsioastiy d thin bed
Of sandstone and liaia. The soil
abounds in the masI marvcioas fessll
formations 81 the giaos.-ur-saytays
An %, 900. 900 ship canal IS to be
bull. BY 4 French company connecting
Delaware and Chesapeake Bays. II viii
be ! valuable shortcut,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
TewN DRopERTY EoECAR
B OWN Is RoRERTY u Or 0AEE

a GENERALLY To- ased and desirable
sasinam stand ON Main street, Opeleusas,
asals1apg Of building suitable for residence
I'd snnaN store. bel 4 the property next TO
as pDgfqfIce. This property viii be sold
reg dsaeap fer cash, or half cash and halance
ID karaSs TO guit purchaser. Apply to LIZA
8Sauuf g, nupre.
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OPELOUSAS
Female Institute
e4EbeUsAs, ST. LANDRY PARISH, La

This In~stitutioa il undenonninational, pFae-
seal and progressive. Discipline firm sad
BASED On sound PRINCIPLES erfnobnng and do
SSioning character. Honor and self respect
nrofIoted. Methods of training aud culture
thorough. Toe curriculum prepares tBe
nuuil for University or practical Life. Ger.
tificates and Diplomas conferred. Buildings
comfortable and odlous: PATRONAGE
MRS. M. M. HAYES, Principal.
Or Rev. F. w. LEWIS First Assistant.
Feb -2tf
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The Chicago Sun estimates that the
shipments of lumber from Lakes MIGHT
gan and Superior this year will amount
to 200, 600, 900 feet to Eastern points,
an increase of forty per cent. over last
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
A. p. Mcneil,
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER,
OPELOUSAS, LOUIS ANA.

Plans, Specifications and Estimates fur
nished for all manner OF buildings, ON the
host reasonable teras. Contracts taken for
all Kinds Of work, In brick, o scssne and
wood. Material furnished for repairs and
construction il desired. Plantation and
country work attended to with dis patch. Al.
work frst-class and satisfaction guaranteed
ORDERS directed to p. o. Box 81 will receiv
pyon1pt attention. ja6tf
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NEW SHAVING SALOON

UAyING recently built and refurnished
q throughout, my Barber Shop, / am
aow prepared, with increased facilities 70
serve the public In hrsS-class style In My
spsv Auarters between Brand and Mcgiagstsa&
s8avfng, Hair Cutting, Shannnoipg, &C,
3osss Id the highest style Of TIE at eve
~ . call. E. A BODEMGGLER.
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A New York paper thinks chat the
presence of icebergs 81 far South indi.
Gates an open season at the pole that
should stimulate polar exploration.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18

St. Louis, Mo-, has five daily papers
printed in the English languaas
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
JOSEPH N. MOORE.

y II Ut. MUUIlue
Attorney at Law,
las resumed the practice of his pro-
IL fession and will practice in tie
Courts of Saint Landry and Acadia. on.
Gee on Bellevue street, near corner OF
Market, Opelousas.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
SAMUEL NJ PETERS

BRIO
Every description Of brick work done eg
shCxb notice, and at most moderate prlc4A
C6nstFucaen oe chimnsys, ton1bs, ETC., ans
whttewashiDg o speciality. r.u.
Residence On North street, near {. Dles
leins grocery, Opelousas-