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The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28
DUCKS AS

A correspondent of Land and Water
thinks that it is better to let ducks hatch
their own eggs than to set them under
hens. He says
II know it is a popular belief that
ducks are careless and indifferent moth
ers, SO far that a custom prevails with
keepers of setting ducks eggs under
hens. l think both this principle and
this practice are wrong. The only ad-
vantage that hen mothers have over
ducks is that they are ready to set earlier
in the year. Apart from that l believe
there is not any advantage in such a
custom. From my own observation
can say that hens kill many more young
ducks than duck mothers do. Naturally
tle feet of a hen are not calculated for
treading about among little things which
slide and struggle along the ground.
Her chickens can jump and spring out
of the way of her feet; but | have fire..
quently seen a hen stand with her great
outspread toes upon the back of a young
duckling who was vainly striving to get
from under it, the hen all the while
reaching after something to eat, appar-
emily unconscious that she was slaughter
ing her pseudo offspring. A ducks
feet are all one, are fat and splay, AMI
she shufies about without lifting them
much from the ground. l do not re-
member ducklings being ever trod upon,
or, as the people about here say,
ssquabbled' by a duck mother"
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28
Suicide or a Sparrow.

A sparrog sat on the limb of a tree
near the fountain in City Hall PARK the
other nooa and twittered. A dozen
ragged newsboys turned their attention
to the lonely little bird.
"Hnlly gee!' said one; "where's me
shot. See me pick him now, Socky."
Taking bsansaooter from his pocket
the boy aimed at the bird. The pebble
whistled a few inches from it. The spar
row broke off in the middle of a note,
iiuttered IFS wings aud took to a higher
branch. The bird was young aud could
not fly far.
The same boy tried again TO hit the
little bird, and six other boys had BY this
time got their bsansa ,oters drawn on the
bird. The pebbles few thick and fast
around the sparrow, driving 1t from limb
to limb. Then it tried to elule the young
sters by flying over the fountain. The
boys followed.
Back to the tres the sparrow went,
with the pebbles from a dozal beam
shooters after it. Fron tree to foun-
tain, and from fountain to tree few the
bird with the boys in pursuit.
The sparrow made one final laborious
effort and futtered over the fountain. I,
circled over the water a second or two,
and then diyed into the water and was
drowned. The little birds prosecutors
looked at each other in amazement.
"Hully geel' said the spokesman.
Sim bloWedi'-St. Louis Star Sayings.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28
p,rRYxEy SHOULD GROW PEAS.

A New York farmer who handles a
large herd of COWS writes that he has
spent from $500 to 5000 a year for sew
eral years past in the purchase of bran
and other grain feed for his CO VS.. Be-
ing a reader Of Hoard's Dzi5ymaa he was
greatly interested when that paper took
up the question Of growing field peas as
d substitute for bran. This the paper
did two yeas ago, but did the same work
more theoretically last winter. He had
always accepted the notion which pre-
vailed among the farmers of bis neigbor-
hood that peas could not be successfully
grown. The Dairyasan took the ground
difficulty with the average farmer was
that he did not understand how to grow
peas. In the field the pea roots deeply;
yet almost every farmer pays no atten-
ton to this law or principle, ald sows
the peas broadcast, with oats maybe,
and harrows them in, rarely covering
them more than a quarter to a half inca
deep.
The Daaymm further advised the
sowing of peas more than ever, but in
| sisted that the seed must be covered at
least two to four inches deep. This
can Ie done with a deep running grain
drill WHEN the soil is in good tilth, bat
where the farmer has no drill he can do
the work just as well by blowing the
seed under not to exceed the depth of
four inches. The New York farmer
lays he tried the latter plan. His neigh
bors all ridiculed him for trying some
oook-farming notion, but the peas are
looking the finest ever seen in that sec.
ion. It will prove a great blessing to
Hairy farmers if they ever ges in the
way of growing an abundance of peas
for the use of their cows. Two pounds
Of pea meal is considered nearly the
equivalent Of six pound, Of ordinary
,ran. A good crop will produce $500
pounds Of pea meal to the acre. Further
comment IS unnecessary.-Ne0 Orleans
Nep Delta.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28
CULTURE OF SOUR CHERRIES.

The culture of sour cherries has greatly
declined in the older sections Of
America. The cause was the prevalence
of black knot. This disease has now
almost entirely disappeared, and there is
no reason why there should not again be
a great planting OF this most wholesome
fruit, says E. P. Powell. II only a few
trees are set by scattered cultivators
there will be no fruit saved from the
birds. There should be a special move
ment on the part of nurserymen to en-
courage cherry planting. The sorts most
advantageous for the general grower,
covering all the Northern States, are the
Early Richmond, the Mayduke, the large
Montmorency, and Common our cherry,
from which the Richmond and the
Montmorency have been improved.
These are entirely hardy, and could well
be grown for their beauty in poisoning
season.-New England Farmer.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28
SAYING SEED POTATOES.

There is a principle in seed saving
that applies to potatoes as well as to
other plants. This principle is selection,
and selection means choice in all that
relates to crop, no matter what it may
be. 1t is essential in It's relation to
earliness, quality, aud productiveness.
It is a well-known fact that any veg
etable grown in a given locality will, if
proper attention is paid to toe saving of
seed, and, by selecting the best plants
for the purpose, gradually improve in all
points that go to make up a choice va
riety. In q few years a distinct typs will
be secured that will for a long time re-
main constant, even when grown under
other conditions. The proper time to
commence this important work is not in
the early spring, but before the crop is
dug. 1t IS the best way to 90 over the
field, select the hills with the most Wig
orous vines, especially those that are
growing singly, the shorter and more
stocky the better. Dig these before the
main crop is disturbed, and save such
only as produce the most potatoes to q
1-4
plant, and such as are the most uniform
ii size and shape, not those that yield tht
largest tubers, but those that give the
greatest number Of good, salable pota.
toes, and the least small or poor ones,
Vitality is az essential element in al
plants, as upon it depends productive.
ness. When a hill is opened, if there is
a single potato that is not perfect, dis
card lhe whole. Each tuber should BIZ
carefully examined a. 10 form, color
and shape. and, what Is more importa1
still, see that IL has = clear, thick skin.
This work, although it may be tedious,
Is profitable, it viii take perhaps a dal
for d farmer to secure sufficient for hi
next years planting. but in return fo
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28
In Mental Ruts.

"The monotony of certain lines of
business and slight use of the mental
faculties consequent upon a familiarity
with a simple, unvarying routine said
an observant gentleman, "soon gives a
stolid, apathetic, half idiotic cast in the
human countenance. Take the average
elevated railway ticket agent or gate
man, or park official, or theatre door
keeper, or anybody else who has little
or no variety in his daily life, and in a
short time his face is as blank as a piece
of putty. A wooden impassiveness of
feature takes the place of what We term
expression, and the intellectual powers
relapse into that dormant state that char
acterizes alike the savage and the idi-
otto. You will see the same thing in
the idle, ~listless man about town, who is
toe lazy to work OF think, and hasn't
enough energy or even inclination to be
bad. 1t is irritating to talk to such peo-
pie. The restless, nervous man Of keen
intellectual edge VINO comes in contact
with them chafes inwardly and some
times outwardly. Half the trouble and
friction that arises between individual
members Of the great, active, hustling
public and officials of various lower
grades Is from this very fact. Neither
the offender nor the offended under
stands the seat of the difficulty in deal
ing with each otl er. There are theatre
cal officials in the box office and at the
door whom the average man Of intelli-
gence can scarcely address without the
itching desire to club. The hotel clerk
generally arouses the same animosity."-
NeD York Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

his labor he will get better seed than he
can buy for twice as much as his cror
sells for. If followed up fora few year.
IN any given locality it will secure TO the
grower a stock that will be far more pro,
ductlve than any grown under other con-
dltlons and in different localities. Thi;
plan has been followed successfully BY
some of the best farmers in our country.
When the early Ohio potato was first in
troduced, one of the most successful
farmers on Long Island, N. Y, convinced
of the great value of this variety, com.
meuced the work of systematic setectlon.
The result was a variety or type of far
greater productlveness, Of a more glob,
ular shape, and in every way a much
superior potato. Not only that, but h.
selected with a view to e~arliness with
surprising results What this man has
done others can and ought to do, and
there is no better time to commence than
the prese1t.-American A2rjenIturjst.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

every cent you've paid for it, if it
doesn't benefit or cure you. A med"
icinc that promises this is n that
promises to help you.
But there's only one medicine of
its kind that can and does promise it.
It's DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis"
coycry. It's the guaranteed remedy
for all Blood, Skin and Scalp Dis
eases, from a common hlotch or
eruption to the worst s~crofula. It
cleanscs, purifes, and enriches the
blood, invigorates the system, and
cures Sa!t-rheum, letter, Eczema,
Erysipelas and all manner of blood
taints from whatever cause. Great
Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under
its benign influence.
It's the best blood-puriier, and it's
the cheapest, no matter how many
doses are offered for a dollar-for
you pay only for the good you get. ,
Nothing else is "just as good" as
the Discovery" 1t may be better
for the dealer. But he wants
money and you want help,
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28
Unclaimed n

There are teas of thousands of dollars
living in the vaults of the Sub-Treasury
in New York which belong to pension
ers. Checks have been issued probably
covering the whole amount, but from
one cause or another the money has never
been claimed. The checks have never
been presented. The money stands to
the credit of the various pension agents
acting as discussing officers of the Gov
eranent. An account with one of these
officials is never closed until all the
checks come in and no more are to come.
He may lave o%verdrawn. There is nc
way to determine this until everything
is squared up.-NeO York Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
FOWLS.

When fowls have food always before
them they are overfed, and they become
too fat. They will lay eggs in this con-
dition, but are apt to be taken by APP
oplexy and die on the nest or fail sud
denly and die in 6 few minutes. The
remedy is to give only as much food as
they really need. For a dozen hens this
is n quart Of grain per day, and with
what other food they will pick up on
good range, &od some finely broken
bones, they will live to a good and
profitable old age.-Mro York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28
How England Could Take Chicago


In two weeks after a declaration Of
war, asserts Colonel Theodore A. Dodge
in the Forum, England could place fifty
gunboats on the Lakes and more than
thirty armored vessels in the harbors of
our leading cities, and could concentrate
as, 600 regular troops IN Canada, backed
by a sturdy militia ready to march across
our border; while in twice that time
part Of her Asiatic squadron could sail
through the Golden Gate. Oar Lake
frontier is a cobweb. No land defences
of such towns as Chicago, situated on
the shore itself, could save them from
bombardment. The best army could not
protect Chicago against a mediocre mod
ern feet. The shipping and commerce
of the Lakes Is attractive. The goods
adoat and ashore suffice to pay a huge
WA indemnity. They are all at the
mercy of an English fotilla. Some PEG
pie imagine that modern war has been
humanized out of such measures as
bombardment. Bat Paris was bonn
barded in 1870; so was Strasburg, and
its beautiful cathedral spire was seriously
injured. War has no aesthetic maxims.
The occupation of a seaport leaves NJ
alternative but submission aud the pay,
ment of a heavy ransom lombard.
ment. In a town like Chicago thil
would be followed by fire, an3 we all
rumember the $500, 900, 0o0 lost in the
fire of 1871.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

Golfer or the Eye and Workmanship.

ssThe idea that the color Of the eye
has anything to do with expert marks
manship isa fallacy," said Captain H.
G. Broun, who came over with the
T~wenty-third New York Regiment rifle
team, to shoot against the Washington
boys at Fort Nyer. He wa talking
with a reporter at the Ebbitt, and the
question came up as to whether men
with light or dark eyes made the best
shots. 1T happens he continued,
ssthat nearly all my men are dark-eyed,
and twice this year we have o the
honors-in the State shoot at Creedmoor
and the Second Brigade's prize. There
is d popular notion that the blue or gray
eyed men are the finest marksmen, but
there is no invariable rule. Some of our
men who are frst-rate shots use glasses
for long-distanee practice, but the ques-
ton of color has nothing to do with
sight. - Washington Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

Lemons were used BY the Romans I.
keep moths from their garments, and IN
the time Of PIiny they were considered
al excellent poison, They are natITes
If Asia.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

The great vine at Hampton Court, ne7'
London, has borne we'll this year. The
number of punches was 1909, aud the
fruit is we'll up to the average.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28
TWO THINGS
In Regard to Catarrh
1st, Es fs Constitutional disease;
and 2fg, lie Requires u on
sfffnfiDH0E Remedy

sfffHfiOHaE Ren9eays
These two facts are now so well known to the
medical fraternity that local applications, like snuifs
and inhaIants, are regarded as at best likely to give
only Temporary relief. To effect a permanent cure
Of catarrh requires a Constitutional remedy like
Hoods sarsapariila, which By purifying the blood,
repairing the diseased tissues, and imnarting healthy
tone to the effected organs, does give thorough and
lasting cure.
az want esav for the benefit of suffering humanity,
that Hoods sarsaparila is
Peyhaastcssf Care for Fafdsf.li.
After suffering with catarrh in my head for a num-
Der Of years, and using every obtainable remedy, I
was requested to take
Hoods ~SaYsapas.sga
4 aid d. and after using three Of four bottles ! an
healed of the most annoying disease the human sys,
tam Is halr 10" ?. a sTouE. Sheridan. Ind
It is an old-fashion notion
that medicine has to taste
bad to do any good.
SCOTS Emulsion is cod
liver oil with its hsh-fat taste
Iost-nolnlng IS LOST Dut Inc
taste.
This IS more than a mat
ter Of comfort. Agreeable
taste IS always a help to di-
gestion. a sickening taste
is always a hindrance.
There IS only harm IN taking
cod-livero oil unless you digest
it. Avoid the taste.
seors 8 Boxasr. Chemists ), South sth kyenus.
New Yurk.
Yoar druggist keeps SCOTS Esaalsson q col. liver
eia-alI druggists sysTyNhefa da
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

F. A. Rood, Toledo, Ohio, says: Halls Ca
tarrh Cure cured my wife of catarrh fifteen
years ago and she has had no return OF 1t. Ite
a sure cure" Sold by Druggists, Toe.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

Lowelrs vision of Sir Launfal''
which gave suea an impetus to his early
fame, was composed in forty-eight hours,
while Gray struggled for seven years
over his famous tsElegy.7
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

THE German Government has entered into
a scheme with private firms to blacklist
%workingmen who come under their displeas-
IRE.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

Loss per head OF beef ..........,... 81
This is where the hog steps in. In
following the steer he has increased from
$50 to 800 pounds. The feeders &C
count, therefore, reads as follows:
300 pounds pork at 4 cents per pound. Sl2
One steer total selling price ............ 81
Total selling price hog and steer -. sig
Total cost hog and steer ..........':'. OF
Total gain on hog and steer .... : .
Total gain on 800 steers and accompany
ing
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

FITS stopped free by DR.. KL1NE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first day.
use. Marvellous cures. Treati:e and 81 trial
bottle free. DR.. Kline, 93l ArchSt. Phila Pa
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

NEW YORK granite cutters now work
eight hours.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

About sixty per cent. Of those Apply
ing to the New York Masonic Board OF
Relief hail from Great Britain.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

q FAMILY USEA new invention, shouia % %
L in every well regulated family saves aaAiCtS "a"
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

EE8NFS make 100 PEI CENT and win S74s oAsg Prises
MEANkA on nv Corset,, Belts. Brushes and Medicines
Eassmpls free. Territory. Or. EridEman, s7s B'wAy' NIX
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

II afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye-water.D Druggists sell at 25c.per bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

He ~ WEAK NERVOUS, WRErcHE y mortals get
&EAsE well aud keep well. Health Helper
q SyEA tells how. scots. a year. Sample copy
free. Dr.. j. ii. DYE, Editor, Buffalo, N Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

money and you want help.
Evening journal., 1891-01-05
az NFws nv sslee.


The directors Of tho Delaware railroad
have declared semi-snnual dividend Of
3 per cont.
A seven pound carp was captured in
the Branny ywine Saturday by = wogh man
in Bsnerofts mills.
Wenonah Lodge. No. 8, Shield OF
honor. held its annual installation oi
officers on Saturday evening
singiey Brothers OF this city lost a fne
horse worth 1926, which died from spinal
meningitis on Saturday evening.
Coroner sparks this morning gave .
certificate of death from inanition ia the
case Of the child, Kratlo Counstor, who
died suddenly.
Water Inspectors Farra, CulbeTt and
Dowling will continue thoir work and
wlll. 20 over their various districts again
this yeaF, the same as before.
Ex Justice Of the Peace J. W. vsnde
grift has regained consciousness and ia
recovering. He rested quietly last night
and his physicians expect a speedy
convRlescence.
The following Delawareaus cave re-
ceived increase Of pensions: Henry ".
Whiteman, New Castle; William 81.
Gardener. Wilmington; Peter d. harring
ton, Pennington.
John Hickey, a carpenter at the aims
house, fell on the side walk at Second and
West streets while intoxicated yesterday
and brUke his nose Ills wounds were
dressed by DR.. Shortlidge.
Traffic over sll the railroads was very
heavy to-day, and the trains wers so
loaded that nearly all Of them were late
IL VAS the last day on which the reduced
rate holiday excursion tickets we're good.
DR.. John C. Fahey's Koch lymph
patient is reported as progressing fGv, r
ably. There have been several application ms
for inoculstion, but DR.. Fahey hes de-
termined to confne his experiments to
the case on hand.
Evening journal., 1891-01-05
.upae NIX MN ae1lRls.
His Resig nation Presented 10 PresIder
Harrison on Saturday


His Resig nation riossnred 10 President
Harrison ou Saturday
William McKennan. judge OF the
United States Circuit Court OF Western
Pennbyl lvania, having reached the age Of
retirement, presented his res gna
ton from active service 70 H..
President Saturday The document was
handed TO the President by his son. John
D hckennan, who was accompanied to
The White House by Representative
Dalgell Of Pittsburg. The president will
probably not appoint bis successor until
he has the opinion os all the bar associa-
lions In the district.
Judge MeKennan was appointed 10 the
bench In December %, 1889, by President
Grant He reached the age OF retirement
in 1880, but as his faculties were
unimpalrtd he stayed on the bench
1t is not yet known who will be his
successor. There are four districts in
the Third circuit, aud IL Is believed that
tho judge OF all these district courts will
be candidates foS promotion. They are
Judge Batter, Of the district OF Eastern
Pennsylvania; Judge Acheson OF Western
Pennsylvania; Judge Nixon OF New Jer
sey, and Judge Wales OF Delaware. As
Judge Mckennan comes from Washing
ton county in Western Pennsylvania
the people Of that region seem 10 take Il
for granted that his successor will also
be appointed from there, but there Is no
good reason for any such assumption.
The friends Of :. 3. Hollingsworth, OF
Philadelphia, are urging him for the
position, and il ie said that there are
several other well known Republican
lawyers of Phlladelphia who would like
the place The salary Of the position Ii
| SO, 900 year.
Evening journal., 1891-01-05
RERsoNAL eAhAeaAens

Senator George Grey went to Washing
ton this morning
Superintendent Cooper of Kent county
was In this city to-day
George Rose Of this city has been visit
ing friends in Odessa.
Miss Ida Wallace Of Middletown Ia
visiting relatives in this city
John Hurlock Of this city has been
visiting his brother in Milford.
Miss Belle Donovan of Georgetown hiss
been visiting friends in this city.
Miss Matilda Evsns OF Georgetown has
been visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs w. H. PrettymGI and sister have
returned from a visit to friends in Clay
mont.
Miss Bella Kerr OF Baltimore spent
Sunday 10 Wilmington. the guest of Mrs.
George 4. King.
Frank P Kane Of this city has secured
a position In the railway mail service He
has been In the service before.
William and Latimer Ely of Norfolk.
Va. are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ulysses ) Grant of this city.
George Peterson. father OF Sergeant
Peterson, il very i'll at his sons home,
Eleventh and French streets.
Miss Lizzie Aldred of No 1918 Market
stree. is suffering from injuries received
by falling on the ice at the Brandywine
bridge
Miss Hannah NJ. Tally, cashier for
William B. Sharp & Co, has resigned to
accept the position of book keeper for
w. & ]. Lang.
Mr.. and Mrs Leonidas r. Pennington
celebrated their silver wedding at their
home. No 307 East Seventh street on
Saturday evening
Agnes B Stewart, the famous soprano
singer OF the Balmoral Choir, died in
Chicago. December 80, from tho effects
OF cold contrasted some time ago
Madame Stewart was unable to be with
the choir when it sang here Dscem-
Der 20.
Evening journal., 1891-01-05
A Wei KNOWN Minister Dead.

Rev. T. Gardner, ons of the Oldest
active ministers on the Peninsula and a
member of the Wilmington conference
since its foundation. died at Pivot
Bridge, Cecil county. Nd, early yester.
day morning He had been preacher
in the Methodist Episcopal Church for
thirty i've years and during this
long career he bad been the pastor Of
many churches on the Peninsula, and
was well known all over the conference.
For the past two years he had been in
charge Of Bethel ano Glasgow circuit
which includes churches at Glas-
gov and Pivot Bridge Mr.. Gard
ner was married twice, his second
wife and three sons survive him. He
was about 90 years old His three sons
are Edwin, pastor OF the Red Lion NJ. E..
Church; Frank. principal of Pivot Bridge
public school. and S. T. Jr, in the
Methodist Episcopal ministry in the
North