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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26
WHEAT EXPERIMENTS,

Trials for three years, made at the
Illinois station, indicate that variations
in quantity of seed between one and
two bushels per acre have less effect on
yield than other conditions have. In
1881 the largest yield was from six pecks
per acre; IN 1890, from four and from
eight pecks; in 1889, from five pecks.
In 1891 sowing small kernels gave a
larger yield than was obtained from the
same weight of larger kernels, but less
than from the same number of larger
kernels. The kernels in the crop from
the small seed was approximately as
large as those from the larger seed. In
two trials no injury resulted from roll
ing drilled wheat soon after sowing.
The yields of five plats sown at inter-
walls of ten or twelve days, from Scptem-
Der 2 to October Il, were all good, 3O.S,
1874 bushels per acre. 1t is not certain
that they were affected by the date of
sowing. If the last sown plats be ex-
cepted there was no appreciable diff
ference in the time of ripening and very
little including 1t.
Selected wheat kernels were planted
IN rows one foot apart, one kernel for
each inch, in three plats of three rows
each. In each plat of thee rows the
wheat was covered one inch, three
inches or five inches. The yield dimin-
ished with the increased depth of plant
ing.
The results of all the trials with CON-
mercial fertilizers on wheat at the station
Indicate that such fertilizers are not
profitable on the black prairie soils of
Central Illinois. New York World.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26
SOlidified Petroleum,

Experiments are being made in Lon
don with petroleum in a solid state for
fuel purposes, the crude oil being mixed
with a chemical compound equal te
about fifteen per cent. of its weight and
then being subjected to moist heat of
about 212 degrees, after which it is
dried at high temperature and COM
pressed into the form of bricks by a
powerful press. The fuel In this form,
when burned in an ordinary CRATE, pre-
sented bright flame of intense heat,
without giving off any liquid and leav-
ing but little ash.
The tests made are said to have been
very successful, the blocks being equal
to coal in heating power, without being
liable to spontaneous combustion, aud
giving no ciinkers when burned. New
Orleans New Delta.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26
FASHION NOTES.

Pink and black is very stylish con-
binauon.
Antique snuffboxes and artistic bon
bonnieres are used on writing tables tc
hold pens.
Oblong stamp boxes OF silver have
slabs of onyx in the top. The combina
ton is very pretty.
A white polka dotted enamel bow
trimmed with gold is the most chic fas-
tening imaginable for watch.
There is scarcely an article of wear not
ornamented with astrachan, beaver and
other furs, both smooth and fluffy.
Ear screws, with many stones are a
drug in the market. Choice from over a
hundred designs can be had for 81.
One of the curiosities of the present
modes consists in having white satin
stitch pieces on net or lace, inserted in
cloth, as if the latter were not a wooden
but null fabric.
A silver pocket-fask has dead finish,
with three or four swallows in flight on
raised work. Above these is the word
"Several." The pertinence of these
facts lies in their Interpretation.
Pompadour dressing tables in gilt
with an onyx slab and an oval mirror
above cabinet-like enclosure of small
squares of bevelled glass might have
been copied from Versailles or Fontain-
bleau.
A set comprising paper knife, envel-
ope opener, pen holder and the rest, of
stained ivory, have for ornament incis-
ions after designs found on old Indian
relics. 1t was exhibited at the Paris
The silk purse is almost as cheap as
the proverbial sow's ear. Women who
can afford them won't carry them. They
are pretty, historic and all that. but a
real nuisance. One needs to be ambidex-
troas to get them when coiu is wan ted
IN hurry.
Black tulles brocaded with Pompadour
are among the favored materials
or Partisan party gowns. White MORE
stripped with satin will be ventured for
bridal gowns. Satin broche of Louis
XIV. baskets of flowers, feathers, etc., on
peau de sole ground makes lovely
Fsddius gown
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26
Battle the COunterfeiters.

"There is one feature of United States
Treasury notes which counterfeitels find
impossible to initiate" said Treasury
official to the Man About Town, land
that is the two blue silk threads which
you have noticed run lengthwise through
the bills. They are little over an inch
apart, and though sometimes almost in.
visible they form part of every bill issued
by the Government. These threads are
put in the paper when it is made at the
factory, and as it is a penitentiary offence
for any paper manufacturer to make the
paper it is impossible for counterfeiters
to secure it. I never saw but one bad
bill that had silk thread in it, and
that only had one thread instead OF
two, and was, therefore, easily detected
as spurious. 1t was quite plain from
the frayea edges of the thread that the
counterfeter had split the bill, and then
putting the thread in had pasted the
two parts together again. The fellow
must have been very stupid not to know
that genuine money has two threads in
stead of one. st. Louis Republic.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26
uEAyES IN HORSES.

Heaves in horses is somewhat similar
to asthma in man, it being of d spas
modic character, and is always aggra-
waited by the use of dusty and musty hay,
grain, impure water, and exposure to
| sudden changes of weather. A remedy
IS not to be found among medicines, but
IL general Treatment of the animal, Civ
ing only the purest food, and when Or
binary hay is given it should be sprinkled
either with pure water or with very
weak brine or lime water. Sound, clean
oats may be given, but ground feed with
an occasional handful of linseed meal or
OIL cake added is preferable to continuous
rattons OF oats or other whole grain.
Horses affected with heaves may also be
led roots, such as carrots, parsnips, and
law potatoes, and with benefit, as these
tend to keep the bowels open. Good,
weii-cured corn fodder is far preferable
to hay even where the animal is inclined
to be thickwinded. We do not mean
the ordinary cornstalks saved after the
ears have been harvested, but corn sown
thlckly In drills and then cut up before
frosts, aud nicely cured in the shock.
Most horses will prefer such fodder to
the best of hay, and it is the best coarse
food as yet discovered for horses afflicted
with heaves. LII summer the animal
should either be allowed to run out to
pasture or fed on fresh-cut grass or
similar green food. There are, however,
cases of heaves that are incurabie, owing
to certain organic diseases of the bron-
chial tubes or the rupture of the air cells
in the lungs, but such cases are COM
paratively rare, while the ordinary form
of heaves is more or less common.-NeW
York Sun.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26
Horseshoe SuDerstitiou.

The horseshoe superstition sill sticks
and junk dealers in New York find it
profitable to keep horseshoes in stock for
sale to jewellers in the tenement-house
region, where a horseshoe over the door
is still not uncommon. If all the money
drawers in small shops could be rum
mayed enough horseshoes could be found
tc supply half the equines in town. The
superstition is that the shop will do a
good business SO long as the presence of
the horseshos is known only to the shop.
ksenas.-chioggo Times
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26
Catarrl2--Reznove the Cause.

was was aed from infancy with cat1nh and for
wihn
manent relief MY LFE BECAME BURDEN
anew personalities JOSIE Ifontb.io,
Of
gear all inside off
lSt resort
nave oeen well
O"e WEk t.
ting the which dand
SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLANTA
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26
H0w's ThfaS

We offer One Hundred Dollars -.r..
ahy case OF catarrh that cannot be- cnret i bs
taking y Halls Catarrh Cure: 10 '0i0o os
w. tiJ' CHENEY q Co, Props, Toledo, O.
we, inc undersigned, have known + r
Hhetney for the last IS years, and believe him
Iperlectly honorable in all business transac-
tions' and financially able to carry out any Oh
..,gatlons made by their firm. "' wv
EST 3 q IEuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
"ALpnLNa, KINNAN &c MARVIN, Wholesale
druggists, Toledo, o. "AoA09A1o
rase aIreectly upon the blood and mucous sur
P SJes :? Il the system. Testimonials sent free.
il'' '0c' per bottle: Sold by all druggists.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26
OregOn's Appropriate Name,

The inhabitants of Oregon rejoice in
the appellation of "Webfoots," and the
weather report of the State lul.y justi-
fes them in their proud claim to the
title. Last December rain fell on
twenty-five days. The heaviest rainfall
heretofore recorded in Portland was
2o.14 inches in December, 1882, but
last months dampness broke the record.
Ga an average rain falls eighteen days in
the month OF OscswRsr " Oregon,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26

The loss of flesh is a trihe.
You think you need not
mind it.
But, if you go on losing
for some time or lose a good
deal in a short time, you are
running down. Is that a
trihe?
Get back to your healthy
weight and generally you get
back to health.
A book on CAREFUL L1v-
ING will tell you what it is to
get there, and when SCOTS
Emulsion of cod-liver oil is
useful. Free.
,ScoTT BowNR, Chemists, r3a South sth Avenue,
New York.
Your druggist keeps SCOTS Emulsion Of cod-lver
oii-all druggists everywhere do. 81.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26
1he Only One Ever Printed

thii h t Is > inch display advert ise,nant n
ALI a a apel, ms Week, which has no two worIs
asnh except one word. The same is trme ~
fnoI new ne" one Appearing each week. from m a
sCres sasner Medicine n Co. This house places
. Look forit. send them the namn ~ ~
rr vtu anu they viii return you BOOK, sEAuTI
WI LlIAoGRAPHs or SAMPLES FREE
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26

10 make 1t apparent to thousands. who
think themselves i'll, that they are not feet
eo WIN any disease but that the system
simply needs cleansing, is to brinc. comfort,
home to their hearts, as a costive condition il
easily cured by usi ns Syrup of Figs. Manu-
1actured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26

BROWNS Iron Bitters cures Dyspepsia, Mala-
ria l5Iliousness and General Debility. Gives
strength, aids Digestion, tones the nerves
creates appetite. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers, weak women and children.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26
ADVICE TO wv OMEN

you would protect yourself
from Painful, Profuse, Scanty,
Suppressed or Irregular Men,
situation you must use
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26

IF your Back Aches, or you are all worn out,
good for nothing, it is general dehijitV'
browns ron Btters W Il cure you, make YOU
petlte-tOnes the nerves
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26

Kerosene was first used for lighting pur
poses in 1896
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26
An Important Diftprerc.

The population of the earth doubles itsel
in 200 years
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26

No SAFER REMEDY can be had for Coughs
and Colds, or any trouble of the Throat, than
"BrO1Cn's Bronchial IrOcheSn Price % cts.
Sold onhl in hOreS
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26

in the world. PEI LOU
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26

FITS stopped free by DR.. KLIsEs GREAT
NERVE REsTORER. No Fits after first day,s
use: Marvellous cures Treatise and 81 trial
bottle free. DIR. Kline. a3l Arch St., Phila.. Pa.
The first newspaper advertisement ap
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26

BEECHAh's PILLS cure bilious and nervous
illness. Betcham's iii Sell well because
they cure. Is cents box
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26

The sun yields 100000 times the light of
the MOON
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26

me worst cases of female weakness readily
field 10 DE- swans Pastjles. Samples free.
Dr. Swan, Beaver Dam Wis
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26

II afflicted with gore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons ye-vatar. Drug g1sts sell at 25o per bottle
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26
BRADFlELD'S I'd
FEMALE Y
REGULATOR !

CARTERsyILLE, April 20, 1888.
This will certify that two members of my
Immediate family, after having suffered for
wears from IgensSrMal PrreSularitys
being treated without benefit by physicians,
were at length completely cured by one bottle
OF KBratifieIsi's Female Regulator. Its
effect is truly wonderful. j. w. STRANGE.
Book to WOMAN" mailed FREE, which contains
valuable information on all female diseases.
BRADFlELD REGULATOR CO..
ATLANTA, CA.
FOR SALE BIZ ALL DR UGGLSTGs
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26
August.
Flower %

I had been troubled five months
with Dyspepsia. | had fullness
after eating, and a heavy load in the
pit of my stomach. Sometimes a
deathly sickness would overtake
me. ! was working for Thomas
McHenry, Druggist, Allegheny City,
Pa, in whose employ / had been fol-
seven years. fused August Flower
for two weeks. I was relieved of all
trouble / can now eat things /
dared not touch before. I have
gained twenty pounds since my re-
covery. J. ID. Cox. Allegheny, Pa. o
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26

fsla aAu Mamn,y to buy, build and Improve
We Loan money your home at an annual in
terest rate Of only i9 per cent Allow IL time
In which 10 repay loans by small monthly install
snents J. D. WHiTLAw, Union sQ.s New York City
TTfnsE STUDY, BOOKKEEPING, business Fo7Tps
III WAss Tennanshfp Arithmetic, Shorthand, etc,
~ THOROUGHLY TAUGHT BY M Il4s Circulars free.
Bryant's College, 49, Main ST., Buffalo. N. Y.
An HEsTFH nsae 100 PEE CENT S74a CASE Prizes
ME&Mt Al on my Corsets. Belts. Brushes and Medicines
kAsaupls fss. Territory. 1r. srldgmans $40 Bwsy, ME-
MM BAHE&R@ Morphine Habit Cured In 10
NJ h ~ - pR.J. 81 kFAkNs, lsbaaea. ohlss
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-03-26
Sarsapapilla
Hoods SarsapariI!a

did the same as for my boy. 1t is great medicine"
d. !. RrcKsoE, Pittsfleld, Mass
HOODS PILL cure habltual Constipation.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-05
THE MORTGAGE.
BY WILLIAM CARLTON


We worked through spring winter through and hrous
fall,
mortgage worked the hardest and the steads OF them ALL
nights and Sundays it worked each holiday
It settled down among and it never went away.
kept from it seemed almost as bad as theft
minute and it ruled right and left
The rust blight with sometimes and sometimes not
scowlng mortgage forever the spot
The weevl and the cutworm they went we'll as
mortgage forever eating hearty all the
nailed up every window stood guard at every door,
The happiness and sunshine made their place with us
Till with failing and sickness got stalled upon the grade
there day when the interest WASN'T paid
a sharp foreclosure and kind o. lost my hold
discouraged and the farm heapy Sold
children left scattered when they hardly grown
Ny pinned and peshed and found myself alone.
What she died mystery and the doctor knew;
But she died OF mortgage just well wanted to-
II hidden within the doctors
Theyd find mortgage lying that womans heart
Worm beetle drought tempest farmers land fall
But fstass ruinaon trust mortgage gains them ALL
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-05
Lac Out Parle County.

At a recent meeting of Alliance No.
SAT, Maxwell twp, Lac Qui Parle Co.,
the following preamble and resolu-
tions was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Believing as the majority
OF the farmers do, that agricultural
statements taken by assessors are
used by grain spectators as a help
to work the grain markets to the
detriment OF the producing classes,
Therefore
Resolved, That we citizens of the
town of Maxwell, do agree not to
give any more such statements until
it can be shown to our satisfaction
that they (the statements) are not
so used.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-05
RINDAL, Mimi, Jan. 26, 81
EDITOR GREAT WEST:

RINDAL, Mimi, Jan. 26, '92.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
/ have seen, and see more clearly
now, that l can not be without the
G. w. send you herewith. On the
30th day OF JAM. 1892, we will
have Alliance meeting with our ALI
ance No. 626, and T shall do all I can
to induce the members to contribute
to the election campaign, and also
$500 to help to prosecute the wheat
stealers-God may help our presi-
dent, and you, and all others, who
work so faithfully for the oppressed
workers, and tillers of the soil.
GUSTAV kYLLANDER.
Elk POINT, s. D., Jan. 26, 90.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
I read your Christmas Grafton
to one of the most ardent demo
Gratis in this region and he found in
his soul q desire for more of such
nutriment. He inquired where the
paper is published and the price. I
said would have it sent to him for
one dollar. He quickly tossed the
coin at me and l send it you.
A. L. DAWSON.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-05
The Alien Law

An alien OF Iowahaving American C
and bequeathd his his heirs
the late en Law the heated to the
tested the under the law
be void and unconstitutional
question will undoubtedly is sete-and an
amendment OF the national constitution hardly
that small estates such
developing land should thy live
long dscends anagonm
landfu fortune
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-05
Cottonwood. Co. Alliance.

The annual meeting OF the Cotton
wood alliance will be held in the school
house in Dist. No. so, town of Stor-
den, on Saturday, Feb. ID, 1892.
Each sub-alliance is entitled to three
delegates. A full representation is
desired, as besides the election of Off
GERS, the further organization OF the
county will be discussed; also some
measure for an alliance paper in the
county M. n. CALDWELL,
Pres't.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-05
Long May She Wave.

ST. ONCE, S. Oak, Jan. %, '92.
EDITOR GREAT West:
l do not like the idea of being with
out the G. ". l like the sturdy blows
it strikes for REFORM Long may she
wave, and her sturdy blows never be
less until the reforms demanded by
the peoples party are realized.
W. NJ. BLAKE.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-05

No party will ever be successful
that is dominated by one class. Plat
forms must be constructed and candi-
dates selected with an understanding
that there is both city and country,
and that the interests of very large
share of the people are identical.--Ci
cinnaM Herald.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-05
WEST CONCORD, Jan. % ,92.

VEST CONCORD, Jan. %, '92.
Enclosed please find 50 to pay for
GREAT VEST. l have got my mort
gage paid, and if | had always taken
the GREAT WEST 1 never should
have had mortgage. 1t instructs
the jgnorant-wakes up the wise,
and puts even the children to think
ing. God bless you u. e. SHEPARD.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-05
A Mighty Foroe in the Land.

EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Inclosed find, dc. Ii / had the
time would like to make a thorough
canvas for your paper, and l feel
that would be comforting a blessing
upon every man secured as a SUBJ
scriber. tits mighty force in the
land for the overthrowing OF plutoc-
racy and the elevation of humanity,
if it could be placed in the hands OF
every farmer OF the state, victory
at the polls next November would
be assured to us. &c. GREENE.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-05
PIPEsTONE, Jan. 81,

PIPEsTONE, Jan. q, '92.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Please credit the enclosure on my
subscription to the G. W.
We consider the G. w. a great edu-
Gator, and eye opener, a tonic for
sluggish brains, which seem to be pre-
valent among farmers.
H. H. GILMORE,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-05
The Rice Mills

OF Port Mystery. BY B. F. Houston.
A romance of the twentieth century.
embodying the most telling argument
against a protective tariff that has APP
peared in many day. Paper. 50 cents.
1t is strong showing for free trade, and any
one desiring to get posted and crammed with good
arguments should read it.-Detroit Nescs.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-05
CHESTER, Jan. 26. '9S

CHESTER, Jan. 26, '92.
EDITOR GREAT WEST.
l want every No. of the G. W.
The Editor is too radical and out
spoken l fear; but not for me I can
stand more of it. When look at
my children, 1.-TWO OF whom have no
shoes to wear and so poorly clad
that can not send them to school),
| feel like one OF the 1000 armed
miners OF the Coal Creek Region.
VIM EGGERT.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-05

long property descends heirs antagonsm
alien ownership lands for
present withdrawal and future fortune.
THE NATIONAL UNION COMPANY
acquainted with the working the confess
selves almost toalignoranc of the
Many inquiries Co., andts
relation to the Alliance whether it actually alliance institution
whether it is relable-and if it working
The questions and will and according
light possess:
1st Its alliance institution although officially approved of
by of the state county, and local alliances
twne machinery and have received approval
when making favorable terms.
history company to be about as follows Encouraged
the cooperative England have
country stores factories mills distributing
agencies etc. mutual insurance the profit sharing
ubut often Unsatisfactory Oranges
many mills banks and saving their
bers deal Later the Patrons Industry
entered combinations
by combining their in large lots But for the
the concerted widespread and effective
forts OF any OF the American Industrial orders.
original the
selling their produce and purchasing their supplies
INSTRUMENTATION
nearly county oganza
select purchasing ageaand funds him
Soon had score or more state and OF county agents.
capital
such work.
remedy the unsatisfactory surrounding them Naturally and
Association which 1885,
and at Oca 1882 by which time there 70 states
tona Business Agents Association conematga comprehensive scheme
uniting and the the
corporation which
distribute their goods direct
located conveniently each
expense obbers
provided sales thus avoiding bad dbts-buyng
cash thus securing goods bottom prices selling
open dividing the
collecting the
distributing it in similar
This plan
meeting 91 and adopted and the work securing the capital
necessary OF the
templated set about
was purpose National
10 II the
arranging
The plan proposed
and the lines advocated
OF the furnished the risk the
LOSSES people without
risks investment kind
should succeed carefully vigorously
will The did ask the endorsement
Alliance merely presenting the plan
our demonstrating the practcaby
failure
AS to backing of the
the gentlemen comprising National
they
amined with both agency
will cooperate the will be
all concerned
The operations OF the company
with great interest will great
pointing decrease their and increase their
profits.
REQUIRES great stretch the imagination picture revolution
methods whereby
people half will have opportunity
some other occupation expenses pok
let's OF the
THE MORTGAGE.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-05
RIDGEWAY. Mimi. Jan. :

RTDGEwAY, Mimi, Jan. %, 80.
To the editor OF the GREAT WEST.
Your paper should be in the hands
of all men who are not throttled with
prejudice and who yet believe that
they have a soul not yet owned by
the money Lords. May your circula-
ton increase until all are educated
and when we meet at the polls next
November Join forces and cast an
overwhelming vote for the Peoples
Party. JOSEPH COOPER.