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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24
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exactly In Its center and put the grad
aated bolt through 1t. Next lay the
short lever with the plate containing
the largest hole and continue TO adjust
the other levers until the. lever with
tho plate containing the smallest hole
is on the top. Then put on the nut, but
do not secure it SO firmly 6 70 Interfere
with the free working Of each separate
lever. The rod attached It u 70 the
long lever must reach TO tho scale beam
{ or steel-yard hook After making the
platform, spike blocks on its lower side
with bearing plates to lie upon the bear.
ings which turn up on the levers. The
scale beam you could also make il yon are
mechanic enough. but the steel yards,
which vii weigh four to Eve humid red-
weight can usually be bought to better
advantage. Secure this in the beam
box in permanent man ner and hook on
the rod from the lever-ID At tach
weight, enough to the end Of the scale
beam to balance the platform and levers,
aud you are ready for business. II the
measurements have al been correctly
made every pound on the scale beam
vi II count for ten pounds, and an OBJ
act will weigh the same on all parts Of
the platform. But the maker will have
10 measure closer than - carpente
hair. Corrections are easily made,
however, and no farmer should think
OF doing withouta good scale, even il
he has to make G s. ~ Sweet, in
Farm and Home.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24
s. LT-s
.FIG.l

mated male birds, Is feet wide. i is
the coop for unmased female birds, Is
feet vide; G is the store-room for grain.
with stars on the opposite side Il Fig
8 is the main breeding loft, and nests,
n, around one side and one end; D is
the drinking fountain; +, the feeding
room; Wa wire partition; s, stair land
ing. *fs34
Pigeons begin 10 build their nests
within e week after mating. Hay or
straw cut into pieces about 10 inches
long is the most onvenient form TO pro-
vide material. Pigeons can not always
make as safely instructed nests as de-
sired. The fancier then must take a
handful Of material and shape nest
within a box or earthen bowl. and in =
few days they Will take possession. il
takes from Il to ~ DAYS to hatch their
young. tits. 4 good plan to feed wheat,
cracked corn and bread crumbs during
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

this time, q 4 sol nil ~ fluid which
the pigeon feeds Its young IS more
Eeasil formed Viti,in their coops and of
neeessi ty led asl soon 81 TERI ardy rs the
young BIRDS VIII take is After being
led G lev dsys the Ioung grow apidly,
becoming sc = az s days tho
pin feat hers beg ii 10 bow and il three
weeks the you ne one is conn lafel eoy-
cred with small Il ffea III s.Ea After they
are iotir week. q can be allowed
outside the nest boz On the floor sof the.
i'm loft where they SOC and soon;
learn i,ic the irai n thrown ia Inc
sotber birds. soon no you nt,tiee they
can eat vpeek, ttlme) turn
them into the yoan & bird q lott below,
on the first foor. his q yoids croWdir
ln the breed roo IL d Al e no Did birds
M # thet1 start hatc hing q second set az
Iseg NJ @ Caug ii Ohio arl,er.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

81 iiEEPs FOR MI TTo ~
Nhat ciu 4 l,ratii fhsrs q an edaoias
~. II I. 81

ths2 ii sst.
Prot. Wood, IS che Ont pertinent
EARN. made a sefi asS .ol & perinlents8
|some timess nee $to d d out 10 NJ Il heaplys
stnutto could sbe prod ucedl. md what
actual profit there was - producing In
sHes expeti nented III the pure
breeds; but 10 briin II down Is the 5prac-
teal Turner of Cana he sitook the
3$common ssheepsoi the :coun try md gave
these one cross ~ some pure bred
animals feeding them sun TIL they ere
10 year old, pasturing them and selling
be- carcass. He did th is for & ve years
and then balanced accoun IS, and thefol
lowing Is a summary:
The halt blood Sou down cost IS for
Its keep and this included all the
items, the shepherd s care, the use o.
the mother, over and above what her
Efeeca brought In for the year prev ious.
Every item was reckoned in, SO that
this SO is the ctual cost Of keeping that
sheep until he was sold. which was at a
little over year 81 il sheared 8
pounds Of wool, bringsng 81, 40, Its
carcass weisg he'd 4 AZ poun Ids, live weisht,
and II sold al 611s cents per pound,
bringing 5000 and giving Q total profit
Of SIS. Y 5a ..&
The half blood Shropshire cost 81 to
keep, sheared 2 pounds Of wool which
sold at s. cents Q pound, bringing 81 AZ.
II weighed 165 pounds, live weight
which sold AT 9 ce ntsa pound, making
. net prof otS6.Ss n Il. Is
The half-b Oxford cost 81. 40,
sheareds 9 pounds OF wool, which sold at
IS cents per pound, bringing $3.50;
weighed III pound s, which sold at 6
cents per pound, bringing $1,000 net
prof of Sc %. sss. =s=::.. Il
The half-blood Merino sheep cost
IS. 50, sheared pounds Of wool, which
sold at IA cents per pound, bringing
q. 81; weighed las pounds, which sold
! ct cents pound, bringing 1925, Civ
ing net profit Of S4.69.
The half-bl ood Leicestershire cost
IS TO- sheared 8 pounds OF wool, which
sold at 2s3cents, bringing $2. o.; weighed
198 pounds, which sold at 3 cents per
pound, bringing 500, or net profit Of
81. Oh. @ass .s - n II; 5.4.53g i. 81
The common grade. the native which
was tried side by side with these, cost
S TO keep; it sheared s pounds Of wool,
which sold at IS cents per pound, bring,
ing sl.25; weighed $50 pounds, which
sold ct cents; per pound, 81 bringing
s. 50, q net profit Of 1915. }5 =l5.
The half-blood Cotswold cost 50. Isl,
sheared pounds, Of wool, which sold
for % cents per pound, bringing 50 50;
itweig he'd 199 pounds which was sold
ut S cents per pound, bringing 1926.
giving net profit OF $3.l B
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24
GAR
lioME-hA an q Az {.

4 anaI That Gan m F,ut u 81 81 Cost 81
leu III taEs suEs So.
Many tasmefs want i scale hut
sHre not 16les to buy one. Thescut and sde.I
ption tollo wing vii d I'll low d man ct
3 ttais mechanical u I'LL stos build Us two.
sss5ssl,n scale Tor hinselt for SO not nclud.;
! ilig odd lum Der found about the farm.
B COURSE . pit nj st be dug and foun-
saation under each corner drml laid. SO
ttha ii viii not be- heaved frost.
- con the found ton posts a bearing
ate Inust secured l. For levers shown
| st "a Is q, use four Pieces OF oak dx6
ine hes. Each must be long en- ontgh III to
reach from the cornersto the center. To
eaehof these secure two bearings like
Is. 4. The behring's must be 9 Inches
vide and the bearing at the corner end
Sof the lever must be just even with Its
lever surface. The second point must
4 he on the upper side, Just one fifth the
8 distance toward the center. Upon this
. point place the platform at each corner.
To the center end S OF the levers secure
& iron plates 1--WE. xteenths OF m inch
thick and have them project beyond the
ends Of the levers just TAR enough to at
hsto the center pin or bolt. Eaoh
lever plate must have 8 hole Of di fer
eat size from the Others and be attached
to q center bolt. This must be turned
in different sizes to hold the plates even.
~ apart, and allow the levers free play.
One long lever, marked ID, must ex-
tend at right angles across the bottom
of the pit, being sustained at one end
by a bearing, like Zig. !, and supported
4 aat the other end by . rod which passes
up to the scale beam. Having placed
this long lever in position. bore o hole
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24
/ AN AMERICAS We AkNEss.


We Are Always At High Pressure and
}zE& .Honce We Live Too r Is. ss Il 5 n
Poor Mantilini regretted at life was
one DENIM zion grind. Z With us it gis
one perpetual rush. and the goal Is often
bitter disappoin tment, some times OK.
travagant, unmanagable wealth, often
the lunatic asylum or the grave. The
Psalmist David said that goddess men
should not live ont half their days.
But there are thousands OF very god.
~ men, but very unWise men,
against whom this sentence is
passed. Our daily papers this week
las they do every weeh---have brought
I the records OF men smitten down
to death by needless worry, when COM
paratively in the prime of life. Next
week the papers will have similar
record, and the next and the next, and
the next! A sagacious and OBJ servant
man talking OF criminals, and part'ou-
larly OF thieves said: ''The trouble is
the people who steal are just the people
who have no need, no reason for steal
ing" And itwould seem that the people
who are just worrying themselves to
death are very. often the people who
have. the least need to worry.
There are men In this city who
have more monsy than they could
spend in . century, who are wearing
body and mind and soul5out with worry.
a, hnctuating market fills them with 8
horrible anxiety. They dread the mes.
sage Of the morning papers, and when
they open their mail the heart almost
stands still with gonizing suspense.
This is no exaggeration. We have
heard millionaire OF Chicago curse
moro over the breaking Of q Window
pane than Job did over the loss Of all
he possessed The trouble IS that this
fever OF unrest that is 4 burning out
what s Is best in the lives Of 50
|. nany Of our business men, s. 81 a con.
tagious nature, and is fltering
down into all the spheres Of social life.
Those who do not rush and worry to get
gain or fame, manage to invest the
simplest occupations Of lite with this
restless spirit, This is our weakness
And . powerful threatening weakness
fill n M have SO much 10 do We are
IA such haste, that all we do Is Of ne
cessity poorly done. The hand lis
tremulous 81 the result 81 hurry, and
the fine touches, grow fewer and will
soon cease. The eye anxious tossee all
sees nothing rerfectl The student
anxious to learn ten anguages, soon
comes where he can hardly
parse the simplest SO ntenoe. This
weakless - finding itsa way into our
schools and chill dren are il danger of
sbejn % "a h Il, crain med with
lessons. that they VT II learn nothing
we'll and hate tho very IA 1na III sch ool.;
il 81 IN our church 4 and fuss, and
show, ars croNdiI Al OUT quie ct Work Our
home ito u invaded ~ this weakness.
Hurry and exci tenient {, here tnsre
should Be rest, and peace, md quiat
joy Oh Tor The al OF isupe when
men aI,lrseds M ir souls 70 strength ~
"a ,iiet honghs M " are zof otIr
frsst nerican ven kness. Chicagp Sat
snrdax Evening" Hers
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24
FREsH ouLTRY CHIPS.

RoUP is generally caused By damp
ness or draft Of afr blowing IN on the
fowls. Keep them from both this vim
ter. ss 4s 5
DO CHICKENS. pay? Yes as al know
B who have given them 9 fair trial; but,
Like any other business, they pay only
ii proportion to the attention given
them.
sz Fowls q ust have stimulating food in
cold weather il they are9expecteds to lay.
we'll. Cabbage. onions and clover hay
if the clover is cut fine and steamed,
5 Ill sc fed to hens, add to the number
eggs laid.
HIRE is what we have found to be q
good breakfast for forty fowls: Boil .
heaping peck Of potatoes, mash them,
i add one-quarter each Of shorts and bran,
ssa tablespoonful each Of salt and pepper,
add hot water enough to mix into a stid
doag q $50
PoULTRY dropplngs make the best
manure for the garden. IL you have not
already built i light bin for their pres
ervatfon you should do 50 atsonce. Their
sdroppings when properly saved vii be
Worth ut least one-t third as much as S.
costs to keep them.
FEED literally this winter. Liberal
/ feeding secures liberal profits. Scantily
fed poultry pay scantY prof IS, & any,ss
aRaglect 70 furnish enough means the
loss of what you do give them. Elmer
iced your fowls we'll Of give them %
some, ono that wi do So GiiYe them:
proper care or kill them at once The
sooner the better. ss#ss5.
EysRx poultry house should have 4
iced box JIG saves food, and it IS a:
very poor plan 70: throw the food, and.
especially soft food, on the floor in the.
dirt Or even IN the Shal low disheS used
4 many The latter aFe liable q be-
I upse and their contents tramp1ed under.
foot and wasted. Besides 80 does not
exhibft tho true spi of the fancier.
I.THOuGH many persons think that
eernSi u on best food Tor poul try, trey
nse kar being correct unless the
oci sct q III ten Tor the market, then
our best food ut our mis- 10:
secure eeeA hen ii l,reak fast of bran.
ar1 meal cook "a and ~ oned tos staste;;'
ag noon scatter oats md yy heat ins the
pon the 1looft !. md n nig giyes
fanter q full feed Ssof corn. An en-.
ye corn q iets the hens TO IN
much fat. md % co1lseg uenceE
ciers 1onfna la
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24
HOUSE FOR P GEohs.

How TO Ralsa the Birds with Profit on
e. 81 this Farm. &
In Fig. We have9an elevation OF a
building Is feet long and Is feet wide.
The arrangement OF the ground hoor is
shown in Fig. .. and the second floor in
Fig. s. Height OF building, IS feet.
giving 9 feet for each floor. Outside,
on one end Of the building, second
story, there is q platform aviary or fl y
s(not shown In the cut where the birds
may sun themselves without being at
liberty, should thissbe desired. In Fig.
81 &c the COOP for young birds and ,in-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24
OMEsTlt5 CON GERM d
DARK blue Hing Il \ good q tor n
houae-wi NJ III ron.

~
Is,eio % nned lobster 3 or
shrtunp ffor sAl ad, hoo the con tents cs
seach Gans over care i'll N, e,noye NIL
shel inse sItl Nv le 10 VI ri, and
drslns iore ni ring With ths dress,
issi so q cups ,l 81 sng n. pne 'oiY
butter. one ~ syree III mil I, two aggs, one
and q hull teasr III fuls 81 sSd y. two and
a halt toaspoonfuls 81 cream az tartar
I've an pss 81 ;flonr. Roll quite thin and
bake ina uick oven.
Cream Cake: One cupfnl ana half
ot one ou pfnl and q half Of but
ter, j All cupful 81 Ssweet i mi two
cnpfuls of flour, three eggs, two tea
spoonful ISof baking -powder Bake In
layers, and With whipped cream, sweet
ensd, Or jelly. Demorest's Monthly
NJ - Poor Mans Gems: One pint Of corn.
mea| one pint of A our, one tcaspoontul
Of salt, two teaspoonsful baking pow-
der, one third Of a. pint each III milk and
water; sift the neal, -four, salt and pow-
s1pr toge ther; then add milk and water;
mix into az Arm ter; fill gem pans
two-thirds full and bake III q good oven
fifteen minutes. Boston Herald. sss5
Bell Fritters: Put q pint Of water
ina stew-pan over the fire. When It
boils stir in rapidly one pint Of -four,
making q very stiff paste. Take 1t Of,
and when sufficiently cool add three
we'll, beaten eggs with q little salt
Have boiling lard ready and drop III the
fritters with spoon, and il the lard Is
|. just boiling they will puff up like balls
Serve with lemon sauce. ..53.5
Coffee Frappe: Put two quarts water
into the tea ket title and letit come TO
boiling point. Put two ounces 81 best
/ M. and j. coffee in boiler and pour
the water over It; stir for five minutes,
then strain through fine muslin; add
the sugar. stir till dissolved; and when
cold add the white Of an egg unbeaten,
and freeze to the, consistency Of wet
snow. Serve in glasses. Tea Frappe
may be made In the same way, using 4
mixture OF black and green tea Home.
Gateau OF Apricots: Make some
sponge cake In a plain mold. and, when
cold, cut out the inside. Ornament II
with cocoanut mixed wi tn sugar and
whites Of eggs in the proportion OF one
fourth pound OF cocoanut. one-fourth
pound Of sugar and two eggs), and
sprinkle on the top Of that some pis.
| tachio nuts blanched and chopped up
finely, Fill the center Of the cake
with preserved apricots and heap m on
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24
ChildreI, Enjoy

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and
soothing effects ofSyrup of Figs, whom In
need of o laxative and it tho father or moth
or be costive or bilious the most gratifying
results fe asa i; TIA that It t. tas nss.
should have bottle. 81. 5.a 81 : Nj s. II 5.41
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

!, CONSIDER the man who is always punct
ual-how' much time no wastes waiting for
other people Elmira Gszette,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

81 The Office Of Q dentist Is also studio.
While heiss drawing those about him are
making music and dancing. IN. o. Picayune.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24
Birthplsue III l3rsat 1Esn.

irthpIAc0 OK lIfeAt kens
curious history belong q house
nov occupied NV ancis BISON, In
Spring sTownsh ip,is Perry County I'a. Isl
q II occurred tho tbi rth cf ohm Is, G ibson,
chi f-Justiee az tia supr elne tourt8o
PENNEY vania George sis,spn, Commis.
+ sar 81 tho Unite tes;s I)r. John
Bern heissl, the Morr,o 81 yh III frst repre-
sent al the M in ;ongress;; Ion
John Digler, oyernor of Cal itornia
from 1882 "a 1865: md Hon. Han
Bigier, Governoro 81 Pennsy yania from
1881 to- 1855 Santa Claus.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

A NAN doesn't have to understand mill.
tary tactics to drill hols.-Birmingham
Ledger 535ss s5 TN s ,.ts.ss,gss ii
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

II II may be said Of q man who invests II .
quarry that his lot IS . hard one. II
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

8 BRoNcHIEs Is cured BY frequent small
doses OF Piso's Cure for Consumptio
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

# TO RRauLATE the stomach, liyera bowels,
Little Liver Pills every night. Try them
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

IS The more you pelt tanner the better b.
likes III II lttsburg Oh Dispatch
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

The Great Northern Railway has just
opened a new branch, SO miles, between
Grafton and Cavalier, N d. and l2l miles
Of irs new. Pacific Short Line In Montana.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

s$ THROAT DISEASES commence with Cough,
Cold, or Sore Throat. $ Broscn's BroNcAtdl
1rochss'' give immediate relief. Sold only 4.
bozes. PriDe IS cts IS Sss sxs5 Il, l
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24
Borne i: Down with Infirmities,

ISL al Borne Down with 1nfirmities.
Age finds its surest solace ID the benignant
tonic hid afforded by Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which, connteracts rheumatic and
{malarial tendencies, relieves growing
Inactivity Of the kidneys, and is the finest
remedy extant for disorders Of the stomach,
liver and bowels, Nervousness, too with
which old people are very apt to be Rf1ict-
ed, is promptly relieved by 1t. sSss Ell
t"D1D you ever 60 thropRh one OF those
labyrinthsi" NO, but i once tried to find
my wife's pocket. '--St Joseph News.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

PARA why do they call this census re-
t.Because Ii has not been fled vet, my sou. +
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

TnE anatoulist Is the man who can give
us tho surest INSIDE information. Puck.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

TIE reason why q COW wears horns is b.
cause SHE'S rot two. ~ inghamtOn Leader.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

81 FoRTTYY Feeble Lungs Against Winter
Pike's Toothaehe Drops Cure il one minute.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

Takes 1000 people to buy
DR. Sage's Catarrl1 Remedy,
at So cents a bottle, to make
up $500.
One failure to cure would
take the profit from 1000
sales.
Its makers profess to cure
scold in the head, and even
chronic catarrh. and # they
fail they pay $500 for their
oVer-confld ence,
Not in newspaper words
but in lzayd cash Think Of
what confidence it takes to
put that in the papers and
naea,s it. .. =.s II.
Its makers believe in the
Remedy. Isn't it worth a
trial? Isn't any trial prefer
able to catarrhl
After all, the mild agencies
are the best. Perhaps they
work more slowly, but they
| work surely. DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are an axtt0s
/ agency but quiet and mild.
They're sugar-c Dated, easy to
take, never shock nor derange
the system and half their pow
er IS in the mild way in which
! their work is done. Small
est, cheapest, easiest to take.
i One a dose. Twenty-Five cents
a vial. Of all druggists.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

BIB MII1IoNs pf women use Dobbins, Electric
s6onp dall and say Il 10 the best and cheap
sestis1 e they are right, nv opgh III 10 use it
bar Of your grocer and try II NEXT Monday
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

l.'ssWHr do you put up that sign, Hands
Of, on the outside Of your buildinga' BE
cause my men are on q strike. Z Boston
Gazette. 5 .3 81 ss
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

rHERs are man idol words III the Ian
guage III the heath Pittsburgh Chron
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1890-07-19
Queen & Crescent Route.

Take the Queen & Crescent to reach
the Mountain and Sea-Shore resorts
it being the quickest and most popular
route to Newport, Martha's Vineyard,
Portland, the Catskill and White Nom.
tains, Lake George, Niagara Falls, Sara
toga, st. Lawrence River, Putin Bay,
Lake Chatauqua, Cresson, Pa, and
other summer resorts, tho time being
from to 10 hours quicker than ether
lines. Time from New Orleans to Gin
einnati only 26 hours, and several
hours quicker to all Eastern Cities (yia
Cincinnati) than competitive lines.
No other line offers as quick time and
excellent Accommodations All trains
being solid through trains, and the only
line running the Elegant Compartment
Cars, every section being a private
room.
For full particulars and other infor.
nation write to r. Fl. Garratt, Div.
Passenger Agent, @. & c., or cali at
the Company's office, No. 32 st. Charles
ST., New Orleans, La.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1890-07-19
oPELOUsAs PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, LA, JULY 49, 1890

complete, and il accompanied with yio-
lent language in discussion, with
threats and attempts at coercion, the
disintegration is final.
Every Democrat will frown down
any organization on this question.
a very serious state of things is
promised by the continuance of feuds
growing out of the lottery campaign in
the Legislature, and the highest patri-
otism is necessary to prevent the tfou.
bic that threatens to ensue,
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1890-07-19

Tile Supreme Court adjourned sine
eellie on last Tuesday evening after ses-s
sion of eight days. The docket was
larger than usual, there being thirty
seven cases filed. All Of the business
before the Court was disposed of. saw
ing tie case0f Ernest d. Smith versus
Miss Lizzie Lewis, on appeal from ST.
Mary parish, which was taken up to-
New Orleans by consent of counsel.
Strangely enongh no candidate for
admission I'd the Bar made application
To the court for examination Mr. CT
i. Garland applied for admission but
subsequently withdrew his application.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1890-07-19

N. o. City Item The excess of pre-
caution, or courtesy, or whatever it was,
that induced the Legislature to invite
the Governors opinion upon the con-
stitutional amendments which they had
legally passed, would have had no con-
elusive effect even had it been carried
to the intended finish. It is learned
that the 'santisn would still have fought
the great relief measure in the courts on
technical grounds; and it is just aswell
that the subject go before those high
tribunals-to be adjudged under the
law, not upon prejudice-on one point
of dispute as another.