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The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28
CALVES IN WINTER.

At first thought, any boy who has
been brought up on the farm would be
kble to tell, if questioned, what Che
young animal needs the first winter of its
life. So many poor, understood creatures
we see standing out-of. doors on a
sunny day, late in winter or early spring,
would seem to show that the farmer
himself did not put the knowledge in
practice. If the calf, when cold weather
comes on; is in a good, thriving condi-
zion, it is of great Importance that it is
maintained until the animal is turned
away in the spring to seek its own living.
Warmth is the first essential, not only to
comfort, but to development. II there is
any difference in the stables, give the
calf the best and warmest place. Water
It regularly, and keep it housed all the
day. What n farmer said in regard..to
his dairy, "He never saw any good in a
northwest wind for his herd" is equally
true of the calf. Calves are usually shy
in the fall, unless they have been fed and
handled through the summer. Win their
confidence, and keep it. Call them into
the stable. instead of forcing them with
rod or dog. When they are there, let
them expect something a~ppetizing.
Apples, roots, or vegetables, of any kind
will be appreciated. Of course the daily
ration of gain will not be omitted. The
old way was to keep and feed young
stock together with the few sheep kept
on the farm. All were turned out in the
morning, and fed in the yard. It was
the "survival of the ittest," the strong
selecting the best and trampliag the bal.
snce. 1t is sad to say that I'll practice
is still continued, to some ezSent. An
thrax, or tsblackleg," frequently breaks
out, always attacking the best and most !
hearty of the herd. AS a preven-
tive, give sulphur, mixed with salt, add
ing a small quantity of saltpeter. Lice
are the pest of the young animal, and
must be got rid of. If there are any
among the herd that show signs of
disease, take them out and isolate them.
Keep by themselves apart from the
others.-Aaeriean Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

Msjor-G General o. o. Howard has I'M
dertaken mission work in New York
since he Was stationed at Governors
Aslaud III command of the United States
troops, according to the Chicago Times.
He and his son have been teaching Bible
classes IN q miserable room orc q stable
n Elizabeth street. He is NOW trying to
buy adcserted church in Chrystie street
fcr the uBa of the school and for services
for adults. The General contributes
$1,000, and asks the Christian public to
help him raise the balance, about $17,-
600.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28
Decay OF New England's Hill Towns.

This decay of great numbers Of the
hill towns of New England is undeniable
and most serious, writes Edwin 8.
Mead, in the New England Magazine.
The spectacle presented in scores OF
towns in New Hampshire and Vermont
and Massachusetts,, ones scenes Of vigor-
Gus and successful life, is certainly
melancholy. The main reasons for it are
not hard to find, and they are clearly
pointed out by almost every writer who
addresses himself to the subject. They
lie in the opening up Of The great West,
with the easier conditions of its fertile
lands in the agricultural competition,
and in the wonderful development of
manufactures in New England, with the
b~eckonings to the hills of the rivers and
the cities. But it lie not hard to bee that
these beckonings from the factory and
the prairie cannot possibly continue so
strong as they have been during the last
fifty years; and there is no reason to
doubt that a new era of prosperity lies
before every one of these hill towns. The
New Highlander need not fall into a
panic; but he will do we'll If the discus
sion, now become SO general and urgent,
leads him to follow DR.. bikes advice
and study the matter in a really method
ical and careful way. He will do well
if he learns to love the country better
than himself, and to live more in the
country, resisting the feverish and un-
wholesome impulse to huddle forever in
the town, and if he magnifies the farm
er's calling. He will help the case if ne
does something toward carrying into the
country what is best in the town, and the
hunger for which SO often drives the
lonely young man and woman from the
farm-the library, the lecture, music, art,
q living church, and whatever makes
possible the valid sharing in the larger
and significant interests of life.
Meantime, whatever the truth in the
Indictment, let not other facts be forgot
ten. New England as a whole was never
SO populous or prosperous as to-day.
The census does not speak the language
of Encouragement. Let US compare the
population of the six States, as given by
the recent census and the preceding one:
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28
SAVE THE POULTRY FEATHERS.

a. Vermont woman who has made
poultry pay says: 81 save feathers not
only from ducks and geese, but from
chickens and turkeys. / have two big
bags, one for the geese and duck and one
for chicken and turkey feathers. When
enough feathers have been collected to
make d pillow or cushion I cut the shape
out of bed ticking and stitch closely all
around the edges, with the exception of
Q small opening left at the top in which
to put the feathers. Before filling I turn
the bag or case inside out and rub what
ID now the right or outside of the bag
well with common bar soap, then put in
the feathers, tie up the whole in the bag
aud place it with it's contents in a clothes
boiler and boil for a few minutes, NOV.
ing it about with a stick and lifting it
up and down. Finally, I take it ont,
drain and squeeze out the water as well
as I can and hang up in a light, airy
place to dry. In q few days the feathers
win be light and fluffy and free from any
unpleasant odor ."-Farm, Field and
stockmaa.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

The new Afhi-Kidnapiug Leagues
Aasional COMMITTEES recently issued In
New York i address 40 the public
stating that many sane persons have been
proved b court lately 10 be illegally i'm.
@eRca n lunatic asylums. and that
such Imprisonment is easily inflicted
without trial and hard 10 escape from.
They say that rich people whose property
d coveted and persons whose spouaes
wish 70 get rid Of them. are specially
liable to kidnapping. The committee
asks all who know of such cases and all
who feel themselves in danger Of such
incarceration to write to the Secretary,
1diss @. g. Lathrop.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28
POINTS m sHEEp BUYING.


There is doubtless more desire on the
part of farmers everywhere to purch ase
sheep than there was two 81 three years
ago. Relatively to. other stock they pay
better now than then. But those going
into the business without much expert
.ence a hardly be too careful in buying.
Old sheep, if thin in flesh, are worth
only what their pelts will fetch.
Younger sheep, strong and lively, are q
good purchase where they are to be kept
on hagy and straw, and turned out 10
PASTURE next spring. But these thin
sheep Of any age are not profitable for
winter fattening. Only sheep that ara
ID good condition, almost fat enough for
the butcher, will bear grain feeding,
and even they should be fed vert lightly,
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28
Merry Hotel Thieves.

The Chicago hotel thief is a man Of
nerve. One day last week when an Illinois
politician was sitting on his overcoat in
one of the ~plush-covered chairs at the
Grand Pacific, discussing the senatorial
outlook with an acquaintance, the polite
thief stepped up to the guest and tap
ping him gently on the shoulder, said:
"You are sitting on my overcoat, sir"
"oh, I beg your PARDON" replied
the guest, IS he lifted himself from his
garment, and, continuing his discussion,
let the fellow walk off with a fifty dollar
ulster. The guest told his experience to
MIR. Sam Parker, who extended this con-
ISOLATION: aOh. that's nothing. You
go hack to the same chair and the thief
viii come back and steal your shoes"
Last Monday the thief of nerve entered
the writing % of the Palmer House.
A man was sitting at the desk busily en-
gagged in writing. His new silk hat wa
on the table, not two inches from the
elbow. The thief wore a black derby
without lining or sweat-band. When
he departed he wore the guests eight
dollar silk, leaving the worn out derby
behind. But the man of nerve was not
satisfied with that. He paid a Palmer
House messenger boy twenty-five cents
to carry this note to his victim: ssOh,
where did you get that hata" This was
the first intimation the guest had of his
loss. Not long ago a guest was takinga
nap in n of the easy chairs in the
rotunda of the fremont House. The
thief stepped upto him, removed his new
hat from his head and lett an old SLOUGH
in its place.-New Orleans Times Demo
crGt.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28
FEED FOR PATCHING HOGS.

Indian meal, buckwheat bran and
SKINNED milk make excellent feed for
fattening hogs. II milk cannot be sup
Piled, the meal and bran will make a
good diet If mixed with water. And If
the water is sufficiently hot to partially
cook the grain the feed will be made
more digestible and the return which it
will yield will be largely increased. OF
course the mixture must be cooled be.
fore it is given to the stock, q point
which boys who are intrusted with feed.
ing sometimes forget. Used in this way
buckwheat viii be more profitable than
it will if fed to young castle or to cows
which are kept for the production Of
butter .-Americap Dairyman.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

EM
Collector Phelps, Of San Francisco.
Cal, il testitying before the Con-
g~FeasiOnal COMMITTEES, spoke Of the
Opium smoking Of the Chinese ana Of
how they aad introduced the habit among
white people. He would hare astringent
law against che sale or use Of the drug.
a new Law would be useleas, declares
the Report The old law and public
opinion have already greatly reduced the
~ ol opiana. we mean that the habit
" ncs spreading nearly al fast q ii was.
~ Y VIC thas cannot BE- practiced ii
secEet. Tbs dunes Of the drug are too
penatsssing for chat, while the apparatus
y clumsy and not easily carried about 81
eonaealed. go morphine and the syringe
haxs aaeesaaed opium and The pipe.
norphine habit i frirhtfuIIy
~FssyAlsnt - will spread. 10 con-
gfsssi9nel splanIstses 81 laws Nh sion
+, y ssssss destined % b he national
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Tarred paper will drive away lice.
Leg weakness is often caused by TOT
rapid growth.
Straw is better than hay to put in the
nests of laying hens.
A hen likes to scratch and should be
given the opportunity.
Lime is cheaper than roup and funi-
cation better than lice. 60
Sand is not q substitute for gravel and
should not be made to take its place.
It is never good economy to feed the
hens nor than they will eat up clean.
Charcoalas an aid to digestion and
lime as a purifier ought to be faithfully
employed in every poultry yard.
Until the chickens are six weeks old
sweet milk can be used instead of water,
and the poultry win thrive better.
A dry dust bath is very essential to
ID health of the fowls during the win
ter. Arrange it in the cornda of the
house,
On the farm, whore she can have a
good range, sixty pounds Of grain will
keep a hen a year in good, thrifty COZ
aition.
The goose, if properly managed, lays
about as many eggs as a turkey, and can
be raised to maturity at about one-half
the cost.
Unless willing to pay attention TO lit
lie things it will hardly be advisable to
go into the poultry business IS .
speciality.
Ordinarily it is not a good plan to try
10 hatch ducks too early. They will
thrive better after the weather gets warra
ind settled.
Young fowls wheI first Matched do
aot require any kind of7food for twenty
four hours. Bread soaked in milk is
good for the first feed.
If the fowls are healthy to, begin with,
and they are well fed and cared for, no
artificial preparations are necessary to
maintain good health.
It has been thoroughly settled that the
hens will lays more eggs, and the eggs
will keep longer End better, without
soosters than with them.
During the winter every effort should
be taken to give the fowls all the sun
light possible. Let them out Whenever
the weather will permit.
The sesU p0uisry Is sag cheapest. Sell
off the rest. Select out the best and
keep them for breeding. This is the best
way to improvs the flock.
If the fowls are confined, a good plan
Of feeding them i TO give q soft feed in
The morning, some kind of green food at
noon and whole grain at night.
The food of a duck is about the same
IS that of chicken, and the care you
give them In their early life will build /
! frame that will be vigorous and last
ing.
As ducks sell well in the markets, 1t
ihoulG be the aim of the farmer to hatch i
IS many early broods as possible, getting
Them into market BY the middle of April |
and May.
Il is not the breed so much as the feed.
and not the feed 50 much as the care:
but the better the breed the better the
feed, and the better the care the better j
The results.
One principal cause of eggs dying in
shell Is too rapid evaporation during
By placing inverted sod in
Ehe bottom Of the nest this can easily be
prevented
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28
THE DESERTED FARM.

a dust-worn traveller draws his rein
At sunsets dreamy hour,
With longing look DER hill and plain
Gives sway to memory's power.
Long years have passed since last he view
His native heath and hill,
And silence los with shadowy brood
Makes nature wierdly still.
There stands the homestead of his youth.
And clustering round the door
Come visions bright OF love and truth
From memory's endless store.
he sees again his fathers form
Within the doorway stand,
His thin locks, whitened by the storm,
By passing breezes famed,
Mother, and sisters, brothers, there
Resume their wonted place,
And lost awhile in scenes so fair
BE sees each loving face,
But Weakened from his blissful dream,
The past returns no more;
Alone he stands, while sunsets CLEAN
Casts shadows on the door.
Deserted now it's windows blank
Stare ut the passer-by,
and weeds and.grasses, stale and rank,
Id wind-swept chaos lie.
No more from pastures green. at night
To farm-yard comes the kline,
Nor homeward come with hearts so light
The boys of ''auld lang syne."
No neighing steed from yonder stall
Impatient calls his mate,
The shades Of night around him fall
And all is desolate.
He turns again-with lingering look
Surveys the old domain.
He hears the murmuring of the brook
Which onward seeks the plain;
His old New England hillside home,
Amid the gathering gloom
The wanderer turns once more to roam,
And leave tito it's doom.
The signing winds a requiem sing
Amid the cherries calm,
A saddened memory still to bring
The old deserted farm
". M. Rogers, In Boston Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28
The Boston 0uNigotor thinks il strange

The Boston 01Aisosor thinks it strange
that Though Germany il opposed to the
importation Of American pork, she
admits our beet. Recent shipments 81
dressed beef to Hamburg were well re-
ceived, and sold at remuneratiye prices.
Il was pronounced much superior to the
Australian beef. The masses in Cor.
many demand cheaper meat. They will
welcome shipments Of American beef,
and before long will force the Govern-
ment to admit our pork
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

straw and kept in a warm, dry place,
where they doze until the blue-birds
wake them up. In the spring they have
each grown to the size of a thin quarter
OF q dollar, and are then turned into the
pond to learn from the older fellows
their future usefulness. Terrapins grow
an inch q year, a count being at least six
years old. -Neu York Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

The Chinese are no more welcome In
java than in many other countries.
They introduce the consumption Of opium
to the inpoverishment of the poorer
aliases. Chinese money-lending also
works untold mischief among the poor,
who have to pay such high interest that
ruin and misery befallm os OF them when
they once take to borrowing, and this re-
suits IN N increase op crime.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28
SEVEN YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH snoa

SEVEN YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH SILOS,
Seven years experience with silos al
the Michigan Agricultural Station leads to
the following conclusions: The silc
should be built of lumber and located as
near the feeding-place as possible, and
on the same level. A silo twenty-five
feet deep, ten feet wide and fourteen
feet long will be sufficient for six
months feeding of ten cows weighing
1000 pounds each, which will consume
600 pounds of ensilage daily. For the
silo the corn should not be harvested un-
til well matured. A great deal of the
feeding value has been lost in the past by
cutting while too green and succulent.
Silage corn should never be fed. alone to
obtain the best results, nor in too large
proportion when combined with other
fodder. silage and clover hay COM
bined make a most excellent mixture for
coarse fodder. These with bran, shorts,
corn-meal, etc., in proper proportions,
make the most economical food for young
cattle, and for making milk and beef
CHICAGO Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28
THE FARM AND r
EARLY CHICKENS.

At one of the New Jersey Farmers In
stitutes o practical woman poultry-keepel
declares that: ut is more important to
have a good male than a female bird.
January and February are the best
months for the Matching of early chickens.
Ihave not been successful with chickens
hatched IN March. Avoid making the
food too wet. | have not succeeded
with incubators, but have had good sue
cess with breeders. "~-Nes York World
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

A man was recently sent to prison in
New York City because he could not
furnish $500 bonds to keep the peace.
AS there was no one to furnish it for
him this was practically imprisonment
for life, 80 after . couple Of months the
N was called up and discharged.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

The high schools in Germany seem to
be regarded as superficial. A paper has
been signed by 4o7 German university
professors declaring that the education
now given in high schools affords a poor
foundation for scientific medical studies.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

The Dutch hayen'tset any new fashion
in calling their Queen liking WiIhel-
mina,n after all, the Boston Transcript
has discovered. Wasn't Isabella always
spoken of a one of the Kings Of
Spain, and did not the Hungarians shout
as a rallylng cry, we will die for our
King, Maria Theresa2n
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

young CHICKS need the best OF care
| and the most nutritious food to give
them a vigorous start to grow. Once
well started it is comparatively easy to
keep them growing.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

"Adirondack" Murray, who is plead
ing for the preservation Of American for
ests from the rostsum, does not regard
the iunlbermau, but rather the sportsman
who idly builds destructive fires, as the
chief destroyer.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

Statistics show, alleges the New York
World, that one fifth of the native mar
lied women of Massachusetts, are child
less. 1t is said that in no country save
france can a similar condition of affairs
70 found.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

! Mexico's tariff Of $3.50 per hog has
failed 70 suppress the American imports
OF chat article Of food, remarks the
Bostcn O~a1tioator, but il has sent up the
price in the City Of Mexico from eight to
twelve cents per pound.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

The Dominion of Canada proposes to
settle the Behring Sea question by buy
ing Alaska. "a simpler way to settle it,
epines the San Francisco Chronicle,
s'would be for the United States to buy
Canada
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

I. The Empress Of Germany has military
tastes as well as her husband.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

Female Institute
oPELoUsAs, ST. LANDRY PARIsH, La

This institution is uudenominational, prae.
tical and progressive. Discipline firm ara
based on sound PRINCIPLES eanohling. and de-
veloping character. Honor and self respect
promoted. Methods of training and cultura
thorough. Tae curriculum prepares the
comfortable and comm odious. Patronage
solicited. For further particulars apply to-
MRS. M. Nj. HAYES. Principal.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

e IL stated that for the year ending
July %, 1890, there were in New York
State SOC, 900 children of school age
who did not attend school for any part
of The period.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-19
HEALTHY ENOUGH FOR SOLDIERS.
Candidates for the Cadetship UnderS
PHYSICAL Examination.

Candidates for the Cadetship Undergo
PHYSICAL Examination.
The preliminary or physical examina-
tion for the appointment as cadet and al
ternate to the West Point Military Acad-
emy was held yesterday afternoon in the
Mayors Office.
There were twenty applicants, and the
following named were fortunate enough
TO pass the rigid examination, which was
conducted bv DIR Converse, assisted by
the other members of rhe committee
Charles H. Voorhees,, No. 1855 Academy
street; John w. Gardner, No. 239 Second
street; Harry Bandholtz, No. 35S Fifth
street; G. w. Mitchell. Kearney: Will
liam ii. Goszler. No. 258 Wayne street; Al
fred A. Kellers, No. "a Ocean avenue;
john G. Fisher, Jr., No. 35 Academy
street; John j. Egan, No. Franklin
street, Union Hill; John H. Kiernan.
No. los Clinton street. Hobokeh; George
J. Russell, Bayonne; James II. Murphy,
No. POI East Twenty street, Bay
onne; William A. White, No. ~ Glen
wood avenue; Charles. Clinton. Jr., No.
10 Hudson street, Hoboken; William S.
Logan. Arlington, and A. L. Christie,
No. 295 First street.
The competitive examination will be
held Thursday morning, June 25 ut the
High School on Bay street. This exam
ination will be conducted by Superinten-
dent of Public Schools A. r. Po land.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-19
ABBETr AMONG raE TURrLEs.

He Sails Rough Seas to Attend the
Farmers' Clubs Banquet.
Governor Albeit was little late for
the turtle soup and other viands which
weighed down the table of ths Hoboken
Turtle club yesterday, but he fulfilled his
promise to the President, and contributed
a speech TO the after dinner programme.
The banquet was at Larchiuont, and 1t
cominem grated the ninety-tifth anniver-
sary OF the clubs formation. One hun
dred and twenty-five members took their
places at four O'Clock, and President j.
Rockwell Fay was at the head OF the
table, with ex-President Charles N
Chidsey at his right The weather was
chilly, but the great bowl OF soup was
hot, and It's cheering influence
was supplemented by sundry bottles con-
aiming precautions against taking cold.
Cigars had been lighted when the
Governors yacht was sighted making
good headway for the shore. through the
tempestuous seas. Amid cheers and the
booming of the cannon, Governor ALBEIT
landed and was escorted to the table.
President Fay briefly reviewed the his
tory of the club since its formation in
1895, and then the Governor was called on
for speech
"It may be tempestuous on water and
dreary on land" the Governor said, but
TO a Jersey Turtle that is nothing. |
promised your President that / would be
here, but a short time ago did not know
whether my yacht would land me here or
not on time. But | am here; such is
Jersey Turtle. The members who are
here must have a deep interest for the
club to turn out on a day like this. As
long as this club has born the sainted
name of Hoboken, as long as the paradise
OF Prohibition exists there. as long as we
can entertain Siavin and Kilrain you
can see we have deep interest in human
affairs"
Others who spoke were ex-President n.
A. Chidsey, treasurer Charles Wager
Hull aud w. S. Simpson. AT fifteen
minutes to seven o'clock Governor Ao-
bett boarded his yacht amid deepening
enthusiasm.