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The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05
Thouyht O Hole Through q Board.

A celebrated electrician stated that he
could easily s'think o hole through an
inch board" and by connecting a drill
so that it could be actuated by the cur
rent produced, he actually did it. A. E.
Dolbear, writing on this subject, says
that the experiment, far from being new
or inpracticable, was carried out in this
country more than twenty years ago by
DR.. Lombard, of Harvard College. A
thermopile was connected with a delicate
astatic g~alvauometer, and a pe-son
selected for the test. The individual
was placed in a reclining position and
the thermopile touched his head. a
certain place was found where the tenn.
perature changes in the skull were more
quickly apparent than elsewhere, and
the instrument was fixed at that place.
So long as the subject remained mentally
passive the galvanometer needle re-
manned at zero, but as soon as a word
was spoken to attract his attention, the
needle would at once be detected, though
no muscle was moved. A noise outside,
a door opening, .or any incident that
would cause concentrated attention,
would have a marked effect on the
needle. It is now proposed to measure
the relative strengths of various efforts.
as, for instance, working out problems
in mental arithmetic or geometry, read
ing English, Latin, German, or any
other language, in all of which processes
it will be easy to ascertain by the move.
ments of the needle the respective de.
gree of effort made by the person expert
mented upon.-Boston Transcript.
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suBsoTL FLOWING.
subsoll blowing, which BY many 3

Subsoll ploWlng, which by many b
considered a. greatly improving the
chances for a crop, has nevertheless as
yet not como into anything like general
use in farm practics. This arises, no
doubt, from the fact that the benefits
to be derived from it are not common to
all soils, and also largely to the double
cost Of preparation which ~subsoiling i'm
plies. The theory is that it is beneficial
in both dry and wet seasons--in the
former by creating Q sort of reservoir
for water in the loosened soil below the
ordinary furrow against q time Of need,
when the plants may be supplied with
moisture through capillary attraction
that would otherwise hare drained of
from the surface; In a wet season,
through . breaking up Of the subsoil,
which allows an excess from rainfalls to
PASS downward. whers it would other
wise remain too long on o. near the sur
face to the injury Of plants.
Whatever view may be taken Of these
proportions, it may safely be said that
Its advantages, Or the opposite, cannot
Id all cases be predicted without putting
1t TO the test of actual experiment on the
farm itself. In discussing this subject
II d monthly report OF the Kansas State
Board of Agriculture, Mr.. NJ. Mohler,
the Secretary. recommends the follow.
Ing easy method of determining whether
wmbsoiling does or does not possess, In
whole or in part, the merits often claimed
Cor it.
The plan proposed IS to pillow and
subsoil two or more strips, about two
rods III width, from sixteen to tweaty
inches deep, across the field selected for
the experiment and let the balance Of the
field be plowed the usual depth and
not SUBSIDIZED, and LET the surface prepa-
ration OF both be the same before the
planting. Then plant the field across
The subsoiled strips 50 that there can be
no difference in the time Of planting,
end give exactly tbs same cure ant
treatment Ia the entire iield while the
crop is growing. Keep q record and
note every cen days the varying condl-
lions Of the weather and the differences,
If any, il growth Of the plants, and
after harvesting the difference in the
yield and quality Of grain. n this man
ner the question Of its usefulness for suca
d soil and under such conditions may be
quite satisfactorily determined.
While the suggestions Of Mr. Mohler
are intended primarily for ths conssdera-
ton Of farmers ID his own State, thu
method proposed IS equally applicable
elsewhere. It may thus be used Dy any
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05
FARM AVID aARpEN NorEs.

#@M AAs- NND
Allow each hen three square feet Of
room.
Pekin ducks are best where there are
no ponds.
If kept dry and clean, earth makes a
good floor for poultry.
Ventilate your cellar into your kitchen
chimney or one in which a fire is kept.
Hens must be provided with warm
shelter If they lay eggs during the win
ter.
Eggs are easily chilled. and when
thoroughly chilled are unfit for hatch
ing.
Using milk to make soft feed for
poultry will be found much better than
water.
Bins should be thoroughly cleaned
and scrubbed before new grain is stored
in them.
II eggs are to be kept any time they
should be washed clean as soon as they
are gathered.
Much loss in eggs IS often occasionad
by allowing the hens to lay outside the
poultry house.
One advantage in feeding the scraps
from the table to poultry is that it sup
plies them with a variety.
When fowls purchased for breeding
are brought to the yards, keep them
separate from the other poultry for two
or three days.
While the crops that are held back
for higher prices may sell to better adj
vantage later lido not lose sight of the
fact that every day causes a loss Of
weight. All crops are composed largely
Of water, and a portion of this water is
constantly eyaporating. This is made
apparent by the fact that old seed is
drier than that which is new.
Special fertilizers for potatoes have
given wonderful yields on potatoes this
season. Sandy soils have been found
capable Of giving large yields when the
seed is properly cut and special fertilizers
used. It has also been noticed that by
the use of fertilizers there is less rot and
disease compared with potatoes where
barnyard manure has been applied.
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The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05

This low, creeping plant, commonly
called pursley, seems to grow in rich
garden soils almost as if by magic, so
quickly does it spread over the ground.
It is quite easily pulled up and ifleft upon
the ground where it grew will soon take
root again, especially if the soil is at all
wet or moist. While it is one of the
most common weeds, it is by no means
as bad a pest as many others. The best
way to dispose of it is to scrape out the
entire plant with.a hoe, and carry them
put of the garden, uGless one has chick
ems or PTS, when it may be pulled up
and thrown to them, with a certainty
that they will soon eat it up.-New York
World.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05
Mummy Ecouomy.

A curious illustration of the domestic
economy Of the Egyptians has bean met
with IN the unWinding Of the bandages Of
the naummies. Although whole webs of
fine cloth have been most frequently used,
il other cases the bandages are fragmen-
iary, and have seams, darns and patches.
Old napkins are used, old skirts, pieces
of something that may have been a shirt,
and once 4 piece OF cloth was found with
m arua-hole IN it, with a seam gusset
and band finely stitched BIZ fingers them.
selves long since crumbled and their
dust blown to the four winds.-Harpsr's
gasar.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05
To Protect the Public

From fraud and imposition, the genuine med.
icines of DR.. r. Y. Pierce are now sold only
through druggists, authorized as agents. Hey
are the cheapest medicines to use, as well as
for the god uou get. The money is refunded if
they ever fail to benefit or cure.
Being sold on this peculiar plan of value
received or no pay" the prices of the genuine
guaranteed medicines always have been, are,
and always will be, as follows:
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery fthe
remedy for all diseases arising from q torpid
liver or impure blood. 81 per bottle.
DR.. Fiercefs Fayorite Prescription Ghe rem
edy for female weaknesses and derange-
Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets (the original
and best Liver Pills., Is cts. per vial.
DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, .....
Suspicion naturally and rightfuIly attaches
to any medicines supporting to be DR.. Pierce's,
when offered at any other prices than those
above given.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05
Bush Growing Through a Knot Hole.

Johnson, Smith & Druuert have II
natural curiosity in their Office. In the
Office floor is a knot hole, and through
that hole, about a month ago, there ap-
peared a locust sprout, which has been
protected aud allowed to grow, and is
now quite a bush, SO large, indeed, that
the birds of the air might lodge in the
branches. The house has been built ten
or twelve years, and the sprout is sup
posed to have come from a struggling
root or a stray seed. These gentlemen
are justly proud of their little pet, and
will let it grow as long as possible
Warrenton (Mo.) Banner.
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your sufferings from Catarrh.'
That is, if you go about it in the
right way.
There are plenty of wrong ways,
hat perhaps you've found out.
They may relieve for a time, but
they don't care.
Worse yet, they may drive the
disease to the lungs. You can't
afford to experiment. 3
But there as q right way, and a
sure way, that docs cure. Thou
sands of otherwise hopeless cases
have proved it. It's with DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy. By its mild,
soothing, cleansing and healing
properties, it permanently the
worst chronic cases. Catarrhal
Headache, "Cold in the Head -
everything catarrhal in its nature,
is cured as if by magic.
It's a way so sure that the pro-
prietors of DR.. Sage's Remedy
offer, in good faith, $500 for a
case of Catarrh which they can
not cure.
If it's sure enough for them to
make the offer, it's sure enough
for you to make the sTial.
They risk $500. What do you
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05
Water IilY and Swapping Turtle.

a swapping turtle not much larger
than a trade dollar suns his spotted shell
and salmon-coIored neck on the leaves OF
the Sierra Leone water lily in the Union
Square fountain, New York, and divides
public attention with the sparroWs that
hop down there to battle. The lily leaves
I fully fourteen inches in diameter and
easily support the turtles Weight
Chicago Tunes.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05
THE FARM AND r D
THE BEST LAND FOR BEANS.

Beans require less moisture, except TO
terminate, than any other grain. If they
come up evenly a few showers about the
time the pods are forming will make .
crop if the land has been well cultivated.
A wet soil, or one containing much hui
mus, Is not fitted for this crop. Either
q clay we'll drained or a gravelly sur
face is better than loan. The soil must
be permeable to moisture, SO that if
heavy rains come, water will not stand
on the sarface.-Boston C~ultiuator,
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05
SUCCESS IN KEEPING POULTRY.

1t is comparatively an easy task to pro-
tect poultry from both lice and mice. a
little fresh, strong insect powder busted
among the feathers will quickly dispose
of the one, and kerosene splashei or
sprayed on the roosts will do away with
the other. Repeat two OF three times
during the summer, and once or twice
during the winter, and the thing is done.
The next thing of importance is 6
constant supply of freshowater. Nothing
is better than q running brook, but if it
cannot be had, the supply IN the drink.
ing vessels should be replerished several
times a day during the heat of the season.
An admirable plan of drinking fountain
is n that can be made and used by
every farmer, and consists of an old bak-
ing pan under a box, with one end pro-
truding. The drinking dish, of what
ever form or material, should be fire.
quently washed, preferably with boiling
water, and a drop of carbolic acid, or a
little piece of copperas be added to the
water. Stagnant pools, especially of
manure water in the barnyard, should
never be tolerated especially where hens
could get access to it, as when thirsty
the foolish hen will take a drink out of
the sinking pool as readily as out of the
purest running brook or coolest spring.
During the summer we should not be
very lavish with the grain. Free roam
ing fowls will need very little, and that
may consist mostly of wheat or oats,
corn being given but very scantily, If
at all. Make some new nests in new
places from time to time, and renew the
litter in the old ones often. Gather the
eggs regularly every afternoon. Catch
the rats, skunks and weasels. Cure
sGaly legs by dipping them IN kerosene
oil. That is about all there is to it.
Only a word needs to be added about
the breed.
Any good breed, under such condi-
tons, will or should give you good re-
suits. But some are better an others.
The Legnorns, either white or brown,
will fill the egg basket. The Brahmas
are fair layers, and give you a large,
plump table fowl besides. Crosses Of
the two are excellent. Plymouth Rocks
make a good fowl, and you can cross
them with any other pure breed, espe-
cially the Leghorns, for good results. l
like my fowls to be all uniform, conse-
quently prefer a single, pure breed, and
none has ever suited me better as q farm
fowl than the Black Langshan.
Set the hens as fast as they wish to
set in spring. Make the nests on the
ground, in barrels, boxes, or hooks, etc,
where the bird will be hidden and un-
disturbed. Do not fuss much with the
setting hens. After the chicks are
Matched, put them with the hen in a
coop for a few days; then, if possible,
set them free. To break up the setting
hen there is no better way than to let
her set a week or so, then give her a
few chicks to take care of. Feed her
we'll and she will soon be in laying con-
dition again, and all the better for the
rest and change enjoyed for a few weeks.
This farm management of poultry, and
it will seldom fail to be profitable
Practical Farmer.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05

The forest areas of Germany are re-
turned as follows: Prussia, 5000, 900
acres; Bavaria, $500, 600 acres; Wur-
temberg, 40, 600 acres; Saxony. 5000
acres, and Bader, 235 600 acres. The
net revenue derived from these forests
would appear to be considerable.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05
A Pleasing Sense

OF health and strength renewed and of ease
and comfort follows the use of Syrup of Figs,
as it acts in harmony with nature to effectual-
ly cleanse the system when costiye or bilt'pi.
For sale in Soc and 81 bottle by all leading
druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05

farmer In any locality as a comparatively
easy and inexpensive way of learning
whether on his own fields subsoiling will
produce a sufficient increase IN his crops
to compensate for the additional ex-
pense.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05

PREPARATIONS are bang made for q series
of naval manosuvres of the New EngSanl
coast to test the valuD of our ships in actIIi
war
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05

T.. B. Walthall & Co., Druggists. Horse Cave,
one that takes it." Sold by Druggists, TIC.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05

liz you would be correct in propounCing
Manitoba accent the last syllable.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05

FITS stopped free by DR. kLIHH's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first day ;
use. Marvellous cures. Treali e AMI 81 uial
bottle free. Dr.. Kline, 93l ArchSt., Phiio Pa
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05

The man who happens to digs cellar
in Helena, Montana, is liable to strike
enough gold to build a house over it.
Evening journal., 1891-01-13
weLL-KNowN PERSONS.

George Vanderbilt has already ex-
peuded $4,000 90 en- the fou ndatiol and
6rst story Of his North Carolina castle
Congressman Breckenridge of Ken
tueky will deliver the oration at the
Washington birthday celebration to be
held In the Union League Club, Chicago.
Senator Warren of Wyoming is six
feet tall, and his form is as Straight as a
Rocky Mountain pine. He is blonde.
rather good looking and talks and dresses
we'll He Is AS years cid.
Ralph Ingalls,, the second son Of the
Senator. will finish his courss of study at
the Columbia Law School next spring,
and will go iato the ofiise OF William
Eyarts, in New York city.
William NJ. Goldthwaite, one Of the
proprietors Of the Geographical Maga
zine. newly launched New York
monthly devoted TO the dissemination of
geographical information, is in that city
on business connected with his new
venture.
Evening journal., 1891-01-13
J ana for the misery and +

tives and for the misery and ! emorse he
brings TO himself.
Ray Hamilton, perhaps. committed
suicides but still the { ,serace of his
miserably low life follo' Is his people SO
that his memory, eve !, is blasted, and
anything that beior gs to him. even his
property, has bee q polluted his evil
mind, his foul t .stes, his crimes against
himself' his .mily and society follow in
the wake OF vile life to curse every
thing th It bears the association of his
name.
H'. knew better than ordinary men
h. forced himself to be worse and &c
bring disgrace and misery upon himself
and infamy upon all those in any man
ner connected with him.
Evening journal., 1891-01-13

70 become extinctg No. A
tbcusand times no. We must have Re-
publicsn Senators from New Hamph-
shire. Kansas, Dakota and Illinois at any
cost There are not enough white people
even in the Northern States to keep the
Republican party sdoat, hence the most
radical measures must be adopted
to increase the number Of negro
voters in the South and to make
the most Of the waning white vote IN
the North Better war, better crime,
bloodshed. fraud, force and any amount
Of dishonesty, than that this government
should fall into the hands Of the white
race OF freemen who settled sud estao'
lished 1t. Go on, Mr.. Republican state :
man who did not hear anything droo II
November. You cannot steal th
country, and when you steal dice yol
simply obtain small amount Of none,
and seal your own doom.
Evening journal., 1891-01-13
Our CANADIAN heLArloNs

An article In the current number Of
the North American Review from the pen
Of Erastus Wiman, entitled "Can Ca ada
be Coerced is a clear exposition Of the re a.
tiops existing between the United States
and the greater half o. the continent +"
Mr. Wiman points out that owing TO
the loyalty Of Canadians to the English
crown on account OF the immunity they
enjoy from British interference in politi-
cal affairs, the union Of Canada with
the United States is i'm
possible for generations to come
Mr.. wiman sees no good reason why
II the two countries cannot be politically
united they should not enjoy a oommer-
cial union, an untrammelled reciprocii Y
whereby Canadian products would be in
troduced to this country free, and vice
versa The Tory party in Canada which
has enjoyed political power for fifteen
years, has always maintained a naughty
attitude towards the United States, and
has carried this so far as TO refuse to
United States fishing smacks the hos
pitality OF Canadian ports. This
party has always been jealous Of
any commercial relations between this
country and Csnada. and their strongest
argument has been that ;he United States
by the imposition Of high import duties
have favored this non relationship.
Wiman, however, shows that within the
next eighteen months the Tory party in
Canada may be overthrown, and the
Liberals. who have favored commercial
reciprocity so far as TO make an issue OF
it. may come into power aud then the
duty OF this country is to rOmove all
barriers to free and unrestricted trade
with Canada By the breaking Of this
commercial barrier between the two
countries allied so closely in race,
aud language Mr Wimsn thinks The
political barriers would gradually break
down. The discrimination in favor o.
Canadian manufactures, which be would
have admitted free, while Britlsh good
would be prohibited from competing b,
the exaction Of duty, would be signlf-
cant as the attempt at the fiscal freed ou
OF British North America from Englisl
control, and the first step towards tn
formation Of a distinct political move
ment with the ultimate object of pro
curing Tor Canada political freedom from
! England.
Evening journal., 1891-01-13
FARMERS CANNOT PAY.

They Have Lost Money For the Past Two
Years and Now Owe the County.
Special Correspondence EVENING JoURSAL.
NEW CASTLE, Jan. ia reporter in
terviewed County Tax Collector Israel
Riding Of this hundred, last evening, in
relation to the present difficulty in the
collection OF taxes that exists all over
the county and that has caused the
county treasurer to suspend payment of
orders on account Of the financial con-
dition. The collector stated that he was
surprised to find so many influential
farmers who are are utterly unable to
pay their taxes because they have no
money except what is invested in build
ings. stock and lands The bad weather
Of the last two years, together with the
gutted hay and wheat market played sad
havoc with their purses. The cat crop
IN 1880 was total failure, and In 1899
many of the soil tillers have taken the
collector by the hand and showed him a
granary filed with wheat and NOV
stored full of hay. These could not be
| sold for living prices, and the farmers
/ had TO sell their stock or mortgage their
property to meet their running expenses
The oats we're ruined by q species Of
| louise which devoured the juices, causing z
the blades to wither before receiving
mature growth, and many were afraid to
thresh them. One well known and sue
cessful farmer living in the northern
part of the hundred, harvested from six
teen acres OF fertile land, forty bushels or
hardly enough for his cattle II have
been offered notes, said Mr.. Riding.
but these have refused hoping to get
some Of the taxes In cash.
The amount Of my duplicate was $13,
207 10, which includes errors aud com
missions due the collector. hold re
ceipts from the county treasurer for
$4,000, which is about 80 per cent. OF the
amount that can be collected The errors
are, Of course. much larger than last
year, and will reach $500. partly because
this Is an of year. / have now ceased
10 be lenient with the countys debtors
and shall proceed to collect the taxes as
empowered by law The farmers have
no greater sympathizers than /. and
mine is a painful duty 10 perform when
know that by advertising them In this
hundred they will be besieged by az
army Of creditors, and many Of then
driven TO sherih's sales
Evening journal., 1891-01-13
The weather.

Indications for the Middle states TO
day considerably colder, fair weather and
fresh westerly TO northwestlY winds Nill
prevail.
New York Herald Forecasts. "A "cold
wave" will probably overspread the
Atlantic states to-day, carrying the
isotherm of 80 degrees as far south as
the Carolnas storm OF marked in
tensity now in Manitoba will move east
in the lakes to-day end cause a rise Of
temperature in this section by Thursday.
Tenn perature fell in the United States
yesterday; the chief minimum reported
was degrees below zero, st Fort
Buford, N. D. the chief maximum G6, at
Kew West.
Evening journal., 1891-01-13
MAAr rAe FARMeR eeTs.

WHAT IKE FARMER GETS.
Why is it that the party in power has
been so conscious and anxious about
the alleged needs of the small class of
manufacturers. and so calious Of the real
needs Of the large class OF fsrmersG
Legislation directly costly and inimioal
to the agricultural and shipping in
dustries has been perpetrated for fifteen
years. These two industries have sui
fered till one is dead and the other is
dying. And still the party in power
holds on to the faliacy that these two in
dust must bear the losses OF another
less important industry.
Ia the news from New Castle to-day
there is an astonishing statement from
Collector Riding Of the poverty OF the
farmers Of this vicinity Il is beyond
comprehension that farmers can be forced
to pay three prices for trace chains for
hoes, plows, cutlery, and from two TO
four prices for everything ELSE they buy,
while they take low piioes in return for
their grain and produce without suffsr-
ing without losing money, without being
overcome and borne down aiaally by the
unfair and unjust determinations.
1t is silly, IL is almost criminal to argue
with hungry, starving and dying man
that his sleek, fat and well.fed neighbor
is proof that he should be in the same
condition and that he should give his
insolent, sleek, fat and well fed nelghbor
something more for the benefit of some
body whom the sleek, fat and we'll fed
neighbor is supposed TO be supporting.
That is the proposition Of the protec
ZIONIST TO the starving, dying farmer.