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The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-07
WISE WORDS.

The parlor is the matrimonial market
place.
Are you a man or woman, or are you
a part of the publica
Do not grow old, it is both unneces-
sary and inexcusabie.
There is no perfume like a fresh-turned
furrow in the spring.
Tt trouble with the crank is that he
will turn only one way.
The lark rehearses rot and men do not
catch the secret of his singing.
There is more good common sense in
the French duel than in any other kind.
Children warm the world; there is a
wintry landscape in a graybeard's face.
Carving white pine goods boxes with a
pocket knife is a profession and not a
trade.
Tire are two ways to forge ahead, aud
young men are frequently getting them
mixed.
He said, "Gcod morrow, neighbor,"
and II wish you we'll" And | said,
"Canst lend me gold?" And he babe
me goodbye.
Learn your business thoroughly. Keep
at one thing; in nowise change. Always
be in haste, but never in a hurry. o.
serve system in all you do and under
take.
Labor and pluck ere the invincible
heroes who win success, they strike out
new paths, create, eontrive, think, plan,
originate, take all legitimate risks, toll t,
surmount obstacles, push forward, and
win renown by success. the glorious
galaxy of successful business men and IL
lustrious authors have all been hard
workers.
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farmers fail to solve to their own salts
faction after repeated years of trial
New York World.
SMALL CHEESE,

A subscriber wishes directions for
mak:rs small cheese that take bus forty
or fifty pounds of milk. The fresh
sweet milk is curdled by the use Of rem
net tablets. But too much should not
be used as it makes a harl cheese. About
four quarts Of cheese will make a pound
Of cheese. The curd should be used
fresh and before it has cooled. IF i. is
cooled it should be warmed up to ninety
degrees. A large dish pan or a tub
Will do for q vat where but q small
amount of milk is used.
After the rennet Is stirred in leave the
milk IN a warm place for about an hour
wi en- the curd is set.
A convenient way of setting the curd
is to lay a square of muslin in the pan.
securing the ends and pouring the milk
into the muslin. When the curd is set
the corners and edges of the muslin are
drawn together and tied, and the whole
lifted out and hung up to drain. AS
soon as the whey is drained off the curd
is put into a mold of any shape or size
desired. Have them made of maple,
beach or of tin. They must be without
top or bottom.
Mats of rushes, or clean rye or wheat
straw may be used to rest the molds upon
while the cheese is making. The mats
are placed upon a cloth which absorbs
the moisture. The molds and their con.
tents are turned daily for three days and
if desired are s~prinkIed with salt at each
turning. If to be eaten fresh they will
be ready in three days. If intended for
future use they must be removed to a
dairy house or cellar and kept curing
for six weeks or two months, being
turned every day and laid upon a lattice
shelf. The flavor of the cheese is in
parted during the curing process, and
may be varied to suit the taste of the
maker by wrapping them in powdered
sweet herbs, cloths dipped in vinegar,
etc., etc.-Farp, Field and Stockman.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-07
The Mosquito at Last Clrcumventea.

A correspondent who has had eonsid-
cradle experience in camping says that
out of sympathy with thousands who
have elected to spend more or less OF
their summer under canvas he would
like to make known the way in which he
once secured lasting peace from the arch'
enemy of the camper, the mosquito.
He was camped on the blnk of a lake
and the mosquitoes hung around IN
clouds, so that sleep was out of the ques~
ton. After trying every expedient he
could think of, be found among his
stores a piece of gum camphor. Taking
q piece about Jhe size OF a walnut ne
placed it on a tin place and set fire to it.
It burned as readily as pitch, with a
clear, bright fame, and apparently no
smoke, but it acted like a charm. In
two minutes the hated ping Of the mos
quito had ceased and in five minutes not
one of the tormenters remained within
the walls df the tent. Then covering
his one wird,ow with mosquito netting,
he slept dddisturbed the sleep of the
just. 1t may, however, be we'll to state
that while the fumes of gum camphor
are distasteful to the mosquito, they are
not particularly beneficial to human be.
ings, and under similar conditions it
would be advisable for the camper to
see that a supply of fresh air is intro
duced into the tent before going to
sleep.-Chicago News.
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Canine Sagacity.

The following story comes from Stone
Lake, Ind. "a gentleman living Oh
the banks of the lake has a small spaniel
dog that is the pet Of the family. A
neighbor owned a vicious English bull.
dog that seemed anxious to fight and
kill the little spaniel at any opportunity.
Strenuous efforts were made to keep the
dogs apart, but through the thoughtless-
ness 0 fsome little children the dogs met
on the banks of the lake and the little
spaniel began his fight for life. He
adroitly managed to get the bulldog to
the edge of the water and then get him
where he had to swim. After this dis
play of intelligence his battle was a
good deal more than half won, for he
had the bulldog at his mercy and in a
very short time had him drowned."-
Detroit FREE Press.
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PROJECTING STOCK.

In most pastures there are more or less
trees that afford shade sufficient to pro
tect the animals feeding in them during
the warmest portions Of the day. Where
this is not the case, / think there should
be some temporary provision made for
,afording it, suggests an Oiio farmer,
for it seems but little short Of downright
cruelty that there should be no place in
"A pasture where cattle can lie down out
'of the hot sunshine. This Is more likely
ito occur when cattle are turned into the
hal vested grain field than anywhere else,
and this is easily provided for by putting
up one or more open sheds which will
furnish the required shade and which can
be qu.cSly novel to another field il
necessary. The material can be of the
toughest and cheapest description, and
can be taken down and stored away un-
til the next season. When there IS not
enough natural shade this is not only a
dictate of humanity, but il is profitable
in a pecuniarv way to provide comfort
able retreats fer domestic animals,
whether it be from. the heat of the sun
+ from storms. A simple shed without
any boarding up Of sides or ends is all
that is necessary, and under this the
weaker cattle are less liable to be injured
by Others than II one inclosed on three
sides.-Nem York World.
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


The hens laying thin shelled eggs is
often caused By a lack Of gravel.
When the hens are confined a mess of
cooked meat will promote laying.
Do not sell off all the old hens. Keep
some Of them for mothers next spring.
Old geese should not be sold they
furnish the most and best feathers; sell
the young and keep the old,
To hatch out late chickens, the best
place to make the nests is upon tbs
ground. A more even heat an ! moisture
will be secured.
In nearly all cases chickens should be
separated from the old hens whenever
they are full feathered. Separate them
and let the hens go to laying.
After the first two or taree days 1t is
important that young poultry should be
provided with a good variety of food in
order to maintain a healthy growth.
Store away the sorghum seed, some
millet and slnfower seed, a good bunch
of clover hay, as we'll as corn, oats and
wheat, to feed the poultry during the
winter.
One al vantage in buying needed breed
ing fowls the latter part of summer or
early fall is that a better selection can be
had and the fowls be purchased at q
lover price.
If young chickens are well-fed SO as
to make a rapid growth they ought to
be ready to market when they are six
weeks, and at latest when they are two
months old.
It is said that heading back all the
leading shoots of tomato plants three to
six inches, from late July until late Au,
gust, will increase the yield with an i'm
portant gain in e%arliness.
Keep the March and early April pull.
lets for laying, If given comfortable
quarters they will lay regularly the greater
part of the winter. Late Matched pulletg
will rarely lay before spring.
This is a good time to Gull the apiary
and substitute poor queens with other.
The colonies that have done well, hav.
ing a large number of bees, are the ones
to select. These are worth double thu
price Of Others that have just made a llv-
ing without replenishing the purse Of
their keeper.
etAlIow about two quare inches Of
drone comb IN one of the outside framet
of each hive" is the advice of g. NJ.
Doolittle in An1eric1a Bee-Rssper. Then
you will know just where to look for it,
and can shave off the drones' heads every
twenty days, and the bees will not try
SO hard to build drone comb elsewhere
Geese and ducks can be picked regu-
larly until cool weather in the fall, and
if properly managed the feathers will
pay nearly Oh quite as well as the eggs.
This ana next month are the best fer
Matching all kinds of poultry and the
work should be pushed along as rapidly
as possible. Generally late ~hatchings are
less profitable.
The statement of a Western farmer
that he has been trying forty years to find
the most profitable methods of storing
and feeding coarse feed and grain, and is
not sure he has yet succeeded, is worthy
Of note as showing the difficulties with
which the livestock owner is obliged to
contend. It might also furnish a much
needed lesson in modesty to some would
be instructors whose years are few and
whose theoretical knowledge is consider
ably more extensive than their actual ex-
perience.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-07
PROBLEMS IN AGRICULTURE.

There are problems in agriculture as
important as those in science, and often
as difficult to be determined with exact
ness. Large crops can only be produced
upon lands that are naturally fertile or
on such as have been made so artiicially
by the use Of manures or commercial
fertilizers. To keep a fertile soil from
,degenerating under continued cultiva-
ton and to restore fertility to al impov-
erished one are agricultural problems
that demand a high degree Of intelligent
and careful farming for their solution.
A previous good preparation OF the soil
is necessary before land is seeded to
grass, and different degrees Of deep or
shallow blowing are advocated as q prep
aration. OF as after cultivation for vari-
Gus other crops. Along with the use OF
concentrated fertilizers it is always i'm
sportant that there should be decaye9
vegetable matter; otherwise the plant
food will not be in well balanced proper
tions. This includes all crops, and sug-
gesfs the reason way the results from
manufactured fertilizers are often disap-
pointing.
The manure of animals furnishes in a
concentrated form the fertilizing prop
critics D the vegetation they have con-
sume1, Of which a part is taken up and
assimilated in their growth, and 9 part,
in the condition of excrenent. y re-
turned to the soil. Thus, barnyard
manure and commercial fertilizers go
web together, and the amount that may
be probably applied to land depends
largely on the increased production from
their use. The value Of the increased
production, however, is not TO be meas
ured By its quantity alone without taking
the cost Of the fertilizers into the calcu-
lation.
Where ii is manifest that purchasing
fertilizers is Improbable the farmers
only remedy IS 10 keep his lands j q good
heart BIZ ~indicious rotation Of crops.
This alone Il i problem for which no
ironelad rule Will apply, and d many
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swELLED THROAT IN CATTLE.

This disease is mostly due to the use
of water that is deficient in mineral mat
ter or has an excess of lime in it, and
prevails chiefly in mountain districts
where granite rocks abound and in lime
stone regions. The water in such places
is soft and without lime, or has too
much of it, but often contains a large
quantity Of potash, which seems to TX
ert a bad effect on the animals which
drink it, and causes the s~elling of the
s~alivary glands to which this name is
given. The use of iodine is considered
as a specific, if there is any such thing,
for this disease. This is given in doses
of one dram for a horse, or two drains
tor a COW, or half that quantity for small
animals, daily in bran mash or in cut
food, and is used externally on the
swelling in the form of the t~incture or
ointment, well rubbed into the skim
IWeU York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-07
The stems are then

into the water. The stems are then
cured in smoke or in the sun, and then
knotted to 5ether, making a strong line.
In the north certain tribes also use lines
made of the intestines Of animals. Lots
of the lines are put out, a small bladder
being fastened t. act as a buoy. When
a fish is caught he is dubbed till he is
quiet. Experience has taught this, as,
with a big thrashing about in a canoe,
there would be danger of upsetting.
The Northwest coast Indians also
make floats and carve them into fanciful
shapes. Often they are carved to repre-
sent birds or frogs. Under water floats
are used to float the bait and hooks above
the bGNtom IN connection with the de-
tachablc slnker. Several varieties of nets
are constructed by the Indians, mostly of
bark material, wild hemp or nettle fibre,
spun into twlne. They are nowadays
woven with a shuttle. The heavy rope
part is of cedar bark. Cedar wood
blocks buoy the net, and pebbles sink
the bottom section. Deep nets quite
similar in shape to those of the modern
fy-caster are used to scoop out the salmon
as they go up the streams. Traps or
weirs serve to hubble the salmon into
contracted space, and they can be lifted
I'D in the nets with ease. Of course fish
ing spears are plentiful.
The fishing club is just as much a part
of the Indian outfit as the landing net is
that of the fv caster. The clubs are
decorated, painted, and made in forms
supposed to bring luck. -New YORK
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TOO MICH FERTILIZER.

1t is quite possible to overdue in the
matter OF fertilizers, and this fact has
been brought out fully at a number of
experiment stations. Fertilizers are a
good thing when they are needed in the
soil for the crop, but they are not always
needed. 1t is always we'll to have a
small surplus of plant food in the soil,
out beyond that it is not profitable. 1t
is true that additional fertilizer may
bring an increase of crop, but too
frequently, upon a rich soil, that in,
crease is at a loss. 1t is not the largest
crop that is always the most profitable,
for an increase of yield may cost too
uch.--American Agriculturiss.
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Street Car LOdgers.

''I'm picking up dodgers early to-
night" remarked the conductor of a
Third avenue open surface car, as we
bowled up the Bowery at nine o'clock
the other evening. and he pointed to a
man seated opposite and fast asleep, with
his hat drawn over his eyes.
"He'n ride all the way to Harlem"
continued the conductor, ''there he'll
be shaken up and take another car and
come back, and you can bet he'll sleel
all the way. Two or three such trips
use up the night, and it's as cheap as go
ing to a lodging house. On very warn
nights I often have as many as a hal
dozen such passengers ."-Ne~ York
Herald
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Checking Coughing and Sneezing.

DR.. Brown-Sequard, in one of his lee
lures, dwells with great emphasis on the
Importance OF general knowledge in the
matter of checking coughing and sneez-
ing. He states that coughing can be
stopped By pressing on the nerves of the
lips in the neighborhood Of the nose,
and sneezing may be stopped in the
same way. Pressing in the neighbor-
hood Of the ear, right in front Of the
ear, may stop coughing. Il is 50 also Of
hiccoughing, but much less SO than for
sneezing or coughing. Pressing very
hard on the roof Of the mouth is also a
means Of ~arresting D cough, and the will
itself is often found to be a wonderful
preventive. DR.. Brown-Sequard points
out that IN addition to the many ordi-
nary reasons Why people should know
these simple facts, there are conditions
under which this knowledge may prove
of the greatest value. In bronchitis and
pneumonia, or any acute affection of the
lungs, hacking Or coughing may lead to
serious results, and the ability to readily
mitigate or arrest them is of the highest
importance.-Ghicago Nsns.
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THE FARM AND R ID

KEROSENE EMULSION o PLANT LICE.
The following kerosene emulsion will
be found very effective in Kidding grape
vines and other garden bushes of plant
lice: Mix two parts kerosene with one
part soft soap, and use one cup of the
emulsion to a pail of water. If the ker-
osene and soap do not readily unite by
stirring, add four parts boiling water
and then stir. If used very strong, the
emulsion may injure the foliage, so it is
better to add a little too much soap than
not enough.-Ne1 Yor5 V0iae.
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A Liberal Translation.

Many years ago, says Hnpsr's Young
People. while some excavations were 60
ing on near an ancient church II tli
northern part of ireland, q large stoa3
was uncovered bearing 4 queer inscFl2-
ton in Latin. The church had been
dedicated to a SAINT and missionary
known by the simple name of Nucatus
Ambulans. The inscription was as fol-
lows:
i Sabilli Heres ago.
Fortibus es im. Arc
Noses Mari the be trux
Volts innem. . : pes an du%."
Some wit who saw the stone observed
that though NOT versed in antiquarian
lore, he could give a translation. In
sound it is ridiculously like the Latin
words.
81 say. Billy, here's a GO
Forty buses in a row.
No, says Mary; they be trucks.
: Pease and ducks"
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The SkeWer.

The skewer was formerly used as a
kind of a tally-stick, and it confines
TO find similar employment at Lyons,
where the butchers rarely fail to stick in
the middle of a piece of meat a small
wooden cylinder announcing by so many
notcaes what every housewife knows to
be the exact weight of the meat,
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-07
Irving to Roat Out Brigandage.

The Italian Government is making de.
termined efforts to root out the evil Of
~brigandage in the Island of Sardinia.
This island is becoming a favorite resort
for tourists, and both the local and ma
tional authorities are anxious to encour-
age their patronage and convince them
that Sardinia is a safe place to visit. A
general raid has been made on persons
suspected of being engaged in brigand-
AGE, and no less than 200 are now in
prison on the charge Washington Star.
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New Workers Great Readers Of Paper:

New Workers Great Readers of Papers
aWhat do you notice most about the
people in New York;" was asked of a
girl who was making her first visit to
the metropolis. aThat everybody reads
newspapers was the prompt reply
The dirty laborers going home with
their pals at night are reading the last
edition, the girls, with sehoolbooks
under their arms, are reading morning
and evening; the women in the elevated
are always reading, the messenger boys
and the neWsboys read, and sometimes
see q man who stops a newsboy and buys
every evening paper that is published in
the city I never saw q city where every
body from prince to pauper took So much
stock in the newspapers"
The writer has discovered what the
ambition IF messenger boys is. He
asked n the other day tsHow do you
ike being q messengeran "Not at all, I
was the reply. stToo hot in summer
In winter it's all kiads of weather.
aHow would you like to be out at the
race track2p His eyes sparkIed. .We'c
all Of us like that first rate. But I'm
only thirteen. Only the boys that are
sisteen can 60. But when I'm old enough
I'll 10, you can bet.n-&. Louis Star
gtags,
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4 ringing noise
in the ears, headache, deafness, eyes
weak; obstruction of nose, dis
charges falling into throat, some
times profuse, watery and acrid, at
others, thick, tenacious, bloody and
putrid offensive breath smell and
taste impaired, and general debility.
Not all of these symptoms at once.
Probably only a few of them.
That's Catarrh.
A medicine that by its mild,
soothing, cleansing and healing
properties has cured the most hope
less cases. One that will cure you,
no matter how bad your case or of
how long standing. A medicine
that doesn't simply palliate for a
time, but produces perfect and per-
manent cures.
That's DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
A cash payment of $500, not BY
you, as you might expect, but to
you, if you can't be cured. It's an
offer that's ,nade in good faith, to
prove their medicine, by responsible
men, the proprictors of DR.. Sage's
Remedy.
That's the kind of medicine to try.
Doesn't it seem SOP
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Gratifying m All.

The high position attained and tteuniversat
acceptance and approval of the pleasant LIQUID
fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs, as the most excel
lent laxative known, illustrate the value of
the qualities on which its success is based and
are abundantly gratifying to the California
Fig Syrup Company.
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How n Student Makes MAN..

DEAR READERs-I am able to pay my board
and tuition, wear good clothes and have
money in my pocket by spending my odd
hours and vacations plating iewelry and
per day; never less than 81. / paid S. for my
platter to Ii. K. Delno & Co, Columbus, O..
Any one can profit by my experience by writ.
ing there for circulars. A STUDENT.
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The greatest bird cage on the CONT
nent is said to be the Grand Central
Railread Station in New York. The
noisy English sparrows swarm there by
thousands and nest in the great arching
roof girders.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-07

MANY persons arc broken down from over
work or household cares. Browns Iron Bit
moves excess of bile, an cures malaria. A
splendid tonic for women and children
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-07

LADIES needing a tonic. or children who
want building up. should take Browns Iron
Bitters. 1t is pleasant to take, cures Malaria,
Indigestion ,Biliousness and Liver Complaints.
makes the blood rich and pure.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-07

A rivalry between two fruit stores in
Chicago suddenly reduced the price of
bananas to two dozen for a cent.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-07

REGARDING the recent ex~perimentsin New
York State as entirely successful, Germany
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The German Bundesrath is preparing a
bill for the suppression of vice in which the
Emperor is greatly interested.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-07

We will give 800 reward for any case of ca
tarrh that cannot be cured with Halls Ca
tarrh Cure. Taken internally.
FL. CHENEY & Co, Proprs., Toledo, O.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-07

CANADA now inspects her own pigs AMI
swine, so Secretary Rusk has stopped uoif
it for her.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-07

S~MoKELEss powder was usei for the first
time in this country the other day i'll an
eight-inch riied gun at Sandy Hook, N. Y.
with surprising results.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-07

SOME of the small shopkeepers of Paris
have appealed to the Pope for protection
from the big concerns that are driving them
out of trade.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-07
DONALD kennedy
Of Roybury, Mass, says

kennedy's Medical Discovery
cures Horrid Old Sores, Deep
Seated Ulcers of 40 years
standing, Inward Tumors, and
every disease OF the skin, ex-
cept Thunder Humor, and
Cancer that has taken root.
Price, $50. Sold by every
Druggist in the United States
and Canada.
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FITS stopped free by DR.. KLINE's GIsRAr
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first DAYS use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and So trial bottle
free. DIR. Kline. 931 Arch ST.. Phila.. Pa.
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Pennsylvania established the first hos,
pifal III America in ISL