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The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26

In the past five or six years there has
appeared in this section, writes d.. A.
G. Chase of Kansas, an enemy of the po-
tato that is seriously affecting the yield.
It is a borer, about an inch and q quar-
ter long by two lines in diameter, pink
ish brown on the back, with a light vel
low, narrow stripe on the sides. Indeed,
/ think there may be more than one kind
Of these borers, although ! have never
found but this one in the potato; but /
have found another and different worm in
squash and pumpkin-vines aud in the
common sscareless" or hog weed, as it is
often called. In the potato vine they
do their work chiefly from the middle
of June to July 10. They generally enter
a few inches above the ground and WORK
up and down, following out the pith
and pushing their chips out through
the entrance hole, like the hickory and
other wood borers, and the vine soon dies.
With the early crop of potatoes their
work does little damage, but second early
and -late-nnless very late he reduce
the yield from one-fourta to ole-half,
by checking the growth. In my potatoes
this year every third or fourth hill had
a borer, and many OF the vines were
dead AUGUST | that ought to have been
il vigorous growth. / an not an entomol-
ogist to recognize the moth, OF to hatch
the worm. I have thoaght that two Or
three ~sprayings Of the vines with Paris
green might prevent the laying Of the
egg, or. what is more probable, two or
three thorough dustings with insect pow
der, but ! have not tried either.-Amsr-
ican A~qricuhuriSi.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26
THE HEAT OF A HorBEp.

There is n necessary clement of
growth in the termination of seeds (this
will be fully explained on another occa-
sion) besides moisture and warmth, and
this is air. If a seed is buried too deep
in the soil it does not terminate. This
is a matter of common experience, as
when land is plowed deeply 8. dug up
from a considerable depth, seeds ger
inmate that have laiG in the ground fou
many years. Almost all seeds contain a
large proportion Of oil, and this is a pro.
vision Of nature for their preservation.
This oil resists decay and prevents rot
ting of the seeds. The manure from an
old hotbed spread out on the surface of
the ground the next spring will almost
always produce many weeds, and espec-
tally grass and clover, the seeds of which
have remained SQUAD in it from the year
before. The same is true of manure
heaps a year old.-Nen York Tines.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26
SPIDERS IN THE coNsERrAronr

We often heard of red spiders in con-
nectIon with plants, aud what an amount
OF damage is caused by them. But it
should not be inferred from this that all
spiders are injurious to plants. The So
called red spiders which are harmful to
pla2ts, are not true spiders, but are a
species of mite-small, indeed-but
mighty often in numbers and effect.
The true spiders, such as spin visible
webs and are found in dark corners
about buildings, are predaceous in their
habits, and live upon flies aud such in-
sects as may prove injurious to vegeta-
ton. Their presence may not be appre.
ciated, because Of the prejudice which
many have against them, but they are
friends in the conservatory rather than
foes. They should not be classed with
the little mite known as red SPIDER
Ladies Home Gompunioa.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26
ID HEssIAN FLY.

The Hessian fy has more Or less in
tested the wheat fields 81 many of the
States during d period exceeding 100
Years. Ii is an imported insect and itsin-
reduction about the time Of the landing
of the Hessian troops in Revolutionary
Times has led to its name.
Professor r. nj. Webster, now consult
ing entomoIogist at the Ohio Station, de.
scribes the insect as a small two-Wlnged
ay about one-eighth Of an inch long aad
Of 8 dusky color, appearing during May
and June and again in September and
October. The eggs are deposited on the
upper side of the leaves and the young
Is soora as they hatch make their way
down the plant behind the sheath 70 near
the lower joint and there become I'M
bedded III the soft part oil the stem. Here
they pass the winter and summer; ii the
former case ID The young wheat, and ~
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26

are very common in very low tempera-
lures, especially when the wind blows.
The Eskimo cure these frost bites by
simply taking the warm hand from the
reindeer mitten and rubbing the affected
spot. They know nothing OF rubbing
frost bites with snow, and that article
Gould not be used in an Arctic tempera-
ture, where the snow, if it is loose, is
like sand, or, if in mass, like granite
rock. Another thing the Eskimo always
used was snow to quenca the tairst,
which most Arctic writers hava cons
demned as hurtful, Ny Eskimos used 1t
at all temperatures, AMI | have never
seen any bad results from its use.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26
n4lor Pennies Convenience.

We ought to think of other peoples
.onvenience more than some Of us do.
gsa home is the place where this
lsonghtfulness ought to begin and be
srl,iyated. One who comes late to
s-aakfast admits that he is guilty of an
enable elf-indulgence, but forgets that
10 hss marred the harmonious flow OF
.be household life and caused confusion
Nd extra work. The other day an inn
ao,tant committee of fifteen was kept
~Ts;t;no for ten minutes for one tardy
member who came sauntering in at last,
without even an apology for causing
afteen men a loss of time that to them
ras very valuable, besides having put a
sore strain on their patience and good
nature. Common life is full of just such
thouehtlessness which causes untold per-
sonal inconvenience and ofttimes pro-
d,,ces irritation and hurts the hearts of
friends. We ought to train ourselves in
iii our life to think also of other people.
-Btts of Pasture.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26
Home. LOfins Bees,

1t appears, from a letter from u VINO
knows, that the black fellows OF Aus
tralia knew long ago of the h~ome-loYing
instincts of the bee, and made use of the
knowledge thus: They used to wait till
they spied a bee sucking honey from a
flower, and then gently dropped upon
his back a piece Of swansdown. The
bee, Immediately feeling Something vas
amiss with him, started for home, per
haps to seek a bee doctors advice as to
this strange maIady. Owing to the
little bit Of whits upon his back, the
keen eyes Of the natives were able 80 fol-
low .he insect in his honcward flight,
running, of course, their hardest to
keep pace with him. 1t last he reached
his desired haven, AMI then the natives
knew where the horey was hidden, ana,
of course, availed themselves of this
knowledge to help Themselves to as much
as they wished o r.-LoRdon EIgcr9.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26
ENsILAGR RI BARRELS

An inquiry has been made in regard
to keeping ensilage in barrels. for the
use OF poultry. 1t Is too late now to
put up ensilage, but if the barrel is
strong and will resist the required pres
sure, there is nothing to prevent the
the storage OF cut corn, green clover,
grass, cabbage or any other material;
but the pressure must be sufficient to
entirely exclude the air, as fermentation,
should it result, will destroy the con-.
tents of the barrel. Farm md Fyreside,
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26
THE FARM AND R
BONE MANURE FOR HENs.

There is phosphorus in eggs as well as
lime in their shells. The lack of these
materials in winter is often one reason
why lens do not lay we'll. We have
feed the commercial phosphate to hens,
mixed with grain, and they ate the first
almost as greedily as the other. But
ground bone is cheaper as well as better.
The gizzard will grind it so th4t the
hen will get most of the good available
from it.-BoSton CuAioator.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26
La Grippe.

On December 18th, l was confined to my
room with the Grippe. The Treasurer of
n, acommercial advertiser" recommend
al that / should try a bottle of ayers
cherry Pectoral,' as it had cured him of the
,ame complaint. Iscnt for a bottle, n in
Two laws / was able to resume my business,
and am now entirely cured.
AsItook no other remedy, I can but give
iii tile credit to the "Cherry Pectoral,"
vb,ch / gratefully recommend as a speedy
specific for this disease.
Yours very truly,
-.----a-- III
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26
The Only One Ever Printed.

These is a 8 inch display advertisement In
mis- paper, this week, which has 10 two words
Iii e except one word. The same is true of
Zach new one appearing each week, from The
II. Harter Medicine Co. This house places a
Crescent on everything they make and pub
lish. Look for it, send them the name of the
word and they will return you BOOK, BEAUTE
SRI IITHoGRAPHS or SAMPLE TREE.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26
White Slaves in Africa.

A missionary, who has arrived OIL the
coast from the interior of Africa, says
that one of the Europeans who took part
in the disastrous battle between the
Zarewskg expedition and the Wahehe
natives, is now a prisoner in the hands of
the Wahehe. Scattered through Africa
arc white men who are IN bondage or
have voluntarily taken up their residence
these. DR.. Nachtigal's servant is an ex-
ample. He deserted his master in the
S~ou,lan, and at last accounts he was iiv-
inc near lake Tchad, the only white man
:" |h~t Part of Africa.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26

CoUGHS AND H0ARsENEss The irritation
which induces coughing Immediately reliev.
ed BIZ Use Of "BroiDn bronchial Trocbes.
Sold only in boxes.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26

THE late Duke Of Devonshire, owned 193,
CpJ acres of English land, lying in fourteen
counties. The rentroll Oh bis estate amounts
ID Ss5e, GOO per year.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26

The eatarrh that isn't cured costs
$500. Not to you, but to the pro-
prietors of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Rem
edy. They promise to pay you the
money, if you have an inourable
case.
They don't believe that you have
one.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26

BrEcrAM's PILLS enjoy the largest sale of
Made only in st. Helens, England.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26

For Dyspepsia, Indigestion, and Stomach
disorders, use Browns Iron Bitters. The Best
Tonic, it rebuildS the system, cleans the Blood
and strengthens tie muscles. a splendid tom
ic for weak and d%ebilitated persons.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26

WoRLD's FAIR officials at Chicago are
puzzled over an apparent insufficiency of
SPACE.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26

i farmer has been acquitted
II Killing a book agent who persisted In
fnrni,1r his Loos on him.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26

FoR Impure of thin Blood, Weakness, Mala-
ria n nraigia, indigestion, and Biliousness,
take Browns Iron Bitiers-it gives strength,
making old persons feel young-and young
persons strong; leasant to take.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26
Hnw'R This

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by
taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEp& Co, Props.. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known +; j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business ~trai.sac-
tons, and financially able TO carry cut any OBJ
legations made by their firm.
WEST & TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
O..
WALDINa, K1NsAH & MARVIN. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and plucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent frea.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold hg aN druggists.
rna e., T,vIorr in thc Heuse Of
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26

TIE Office clerks, typewriters and book
keepers Of Denver, Col, have combined in a
strong labor organization.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26

THERE is not q free library In PhiIa-
delphia.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26

FITS stopped free by Dr.. kLINE's GREAT
NERVE REsroRER. No Fits after iirst day
use, Marvellous cures. Treatise ami 81 trial
bottle free. DE-. Kline. G3l Arch St.. PhtIa., Pa
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26

TIE New Orleans mint is turning out 100,
nna dimes daily.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26

usR~ ~ IA MAKE MONEY for you py
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4 WARNE Investment Bankers, Fairhaven' W ahs.
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The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26

THERE are five Taylors in the Reuse CT
REPRESENTATIVES, all Republicans.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-26
very truly,

f. IT.. HARRISON
% Park Row, New York, N. Z.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-22
SLOW AND HEAVY.
Rain Interfered Somewhat With
the Sport at Latonia.

CINCINNATI, o., Sept. 21.-Rain last
night made the track at Latonia stiff
and heavy. There were forty-eight
entries in the five races, of which ten
were scratched. Two favortes and three
non-favorites won. About 1900 people
were witnesses of the sport. The track
was about four seconds slow. Except in
the second race. there were 10 close
finishes. Threatening, drizzly weather
reduced the attendance.
First race, selling. for three-year Odds and
upward that have not won two races of $500
this year. six and a half furlongs-Palmetto
S TO > won easily i'll :225t2; Out of Sight, to
/, second; Dixie Y, 2 10 l, third.
Second race, for three-year- olds. non-win-
ners of $1,000 this year, that have not won
three races since Nay 1 of S50p. or race at
this meeting, six furlongS-Critic, 3 TO 1.wOn,
driving in 1:lD: Kindora. 3 to l, second,
whipping; The Queen, 20 to /, third easily.
Third race, selling. for three-year-olds and
upward that have not won two races since
July 1. mile and a sixteenth-Dave Pulsiter.
10 5, won easily in :5=12; Eolem, ~ to l.,
second, whipping; London Smoke. to l,
third, whipping
Fourth race. free ha ndicap for two-year-
olds, five furlongs-Falstaff, = to /, wo1 in a
gallop in :U.14; Deception. 9 to 10, second,
whipping; Fay third, whipping.
Fifth race for maiden two-year-olds, four
and a half furlongs-St. Cyr, 10 /, won
easily in 80; Fancy, to l, second whip
ping; Carrie Fcarsall. 10 to 1, third. punish
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-22
CONDITION OF THE ORDER.
Synopsis of Reports Presented by
Officers.

OmCerS.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 21.-After Gen.
Palmer had read his address the usual
reports were submitted. John Taylor,
quartermasterg general, reported receipts
$50, 960.77; expenditures, $50, PIG. 16; bal
ance on hand, $7,54S.79. Assets, includ-
ing United States bonds and supplies,
S29, 1885. The Grant monument fund
amounts to S11 ,57S.62, of which 1925. 16
was received since the last encampment.
The report of Inspector General Pratt
contained the following summary of the
condition of the Grand Army at latest
receipt OF reports and statistics from de-
partment inspectors: Total number of
posts, 1850; total number of post mem
bers In good standing, 391 500; number
OF muskets owned by posts. 30,05S;
number OF posts having relief funds,
3,O0S; total amount OF relief funds,
S476,505; total amount expended
for relief, s3lO,44S; total amount
of post funds in hands of quarter
masters. SS39,370; total amount OF prop
erty at other than in quartermaster an d
relief funds owned by posts, 1912, 1873:
total membership in good standing,
400, 446.
Joseph W. O'Neal, judge advocate
livered by him during the year. He
said: "a careful reading of the rules
and regulations, and an examination of
the decisions heretofore made would
have, in most cases, solved the questions
id which official opinions have been
sought"
Adjt. Gen. Poster in his report COM
mended that the installing officer of a
post be also its inspector, and that re-
vision be made of the rules aud regula-
tions service books and forms and re-
turns, with view to simplifying them
as much as possible. He also gave an
account of the difficulties attending the
effort to organize in the department of
Louisiana and Mississippi after the &C
ton of the last encampment, which was
finally accomplished by the ex-depart-
ment commanders order. The depart
ment comprises thirty-four posts recog-
nized.
The report CT Gen. Stevens, surgeon
general, gave no details. save less than
half OF the departments sent returns to
his Office. Committees were then an
nOunced,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-22
UNION VETERANS UNION.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.-The Union
Veterans union, which has $4,000 mem
bers, preceded their encampment meet
ing today with fine parade up Penn
sylvania avenue. Gen. S. S. Yoder.
commander-in-chief of the uniou,
and large staff, headed by Adjt. Gen.
II. l.. Street, rode at the mead of the
procession, and Gen. Yoder, diSmount-
ing, reviewed the parade from the
grand stand near the treasury depart
ment.
Gen. Green Clay Smith had command
of those in line. The National Rifles, of
Washington, had the right Of the line.
The members Of the Union Veterans
Union were escorted by the Sons
of Veterans, led by Ellsworth post
Sons of Veterans. There were about
1000 members of the u. V. q. in line,
comprising posts from Ohio, Massa-
chusetts. New York, Connecticut and
Michigan. After the parade members
of the U. Y. q. met in annual encamp-
ment at Harris theater.
During the year there was 1858 re-
ceIyed from all sources, and S2,470
spent. The order increased % per cent
Smith offered resolutions which were
unanimously adopted, reciting that the
union had heard with profound sorrow
OF the serious illness of Mrs. Harrison,
and expressed the sincere sympathy
OF the battlefield soldiers with Com
rade Harrison and their sin
cere prayer that health and
strength be granted her, and that
she be restored in health to her family
and 10 her place at the head of the ma
ton. Various reports from officers of
the order were received: committees on
credentials and preliminary business
appointed and a permanent organization
effected, after which an adjournment
was had until tomorrow, WHEN active
business Will be transacted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-22
LEADERS IN LUCK.
Cleveland Pulls Off the Game in
the Ninth

CLEVELAND, Sept. 21.-Two bases on
balls, couple of sacrifice hits and a
base hit won the game for Cleveland to-
day in the ninth inning. The Pitts
burgS added another run to their score
in the same inning because Childs and
McAleer collided and Beckley's hit fell
safe. He was given present of the
run by thinner. Neither of The players
who ran together was seriously hurt.
Attendance, 1900. Score:
Cleveland. % 0 0 o 0 0 % . 0
Batteries, Clarkson and thinner Terry and
Miller: umpire. Gaffney; earned runs. Pitts
burg 2; left On bases, Cleveland &, Pittsburg
3; first base on balls, off GARRISON .. off Terry
three. base hit, Childs; two base hit, Beckley !;
sacrifice hits. Burkett. Virtue. McAleer,
O'Conncr, Shugart; stolen bases Davis,
Beckley 2; passed ball, Miller; time, 1 :55.
PUNCHED THEIR HITS.
CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-AnSOn'S Colts
won easily today by punching their hits
on BreitensteiIi. Attendance, 500. Score !:
r. H. E.
St. Louis. 30 1 o o o % 6 /
Batteries Hutchinson and Kittridge, Brett
enslein and Briggs: umpire, Snyder; earned
runs, Chicago g; first base on error. st. Louis;
left on bases, Chicago s. St Louis Il; first
base on balls, off Hutchinson ), off Breiten-
stein /; struck out by Hutchinson 4, by
Breitenstein 3; sacrifice hits, Parrott 2,
Decker, Gleason; stolen bases, Dahlen B.
Brodie, Camp. PARROT; hit by pitcher,
Connor; time, 40.
HITTING WAS LIGHT.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 2l.-Boats were
wished for by both the Louisvilies and
Cincinnatis today. and would, perhaps,
have been used, had not Latham sus-
pected danger that the outfielderS
might be held in quarantine. The rain
came down for an hour before the game,
as if from a succession of cloud bursts.
No hitting was done by either side and
the errors were few. Score:
r. II. E.
Louisville. % 0 0 ia /
Batteries, Sullivan and Murphy Stratton
and Merritt; umpire, McQuaid; earned runs,
Cincinnati l, Louisville 1: first base on balls,
Ivan l, stratton 3; two-base hits. Latham,
Holiday; sacrifice hits, Holiday. Pfeffer.
Sanders, Merritt, Stratton; double play,
Pfeffer, Jennings and v histler; time, 80
PHILLIES MADE ERRORS.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21.-The Qua
kers lost today's game to the Bride
grooms through errors and opportune
hitting by the visitors. Upon the au-
thority of Secretary Young, Manager
Wright replaced Umpire Burns, with
two players. Attendance, S97. Score:
Il. II. E.
Brooklyn. 30 o 0 o 2 1 80 II i
Philadelphia.0 0 O-3 3
Batteries, Carsey and Clements, Haddock
and Daley; umpires, Reilly and Kinslow;
earned runs, Brooklyn :, Philadelphia 1: first
base by errors, Brooklyn i, Philadelphia 1;
left on bases, Brooklyn 9, Philadelphia 4;
first base on balls, off Haddock .. off Carsey
=; struck out, by Haddock2 2, by Carsey 2;
two-base hts, Burns. Daley. Brouthers: sac
rifice hits, Daley, O'Brien, Clements. Del
hanty; stolen base. Ward; double play,
Daley ana Corcoran; hit by pitcher, by Car
sey2; time las.
RAIN INTERPRETED.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 21.-There was no
ball game today because of rain.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 81. - Today's
game was postponed by rain.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-22
MARCUS GOOD THING,
Daly's Chrysalis, a Two
Year-Oid, Surprises the
Talent.
He Lands the Long Odds CT
80 to 1 for. His Back
erS.
Reckon Wins the WcodlaWn
Handicap in Very Fast
Time.
Luck Perehes on the Banner
of the Leaders Of the
League.

GRAvEsEND, Sept. 2l.-The sensa-
tional feature of the afternoons racing
was the winning of the third race by
50 to / shot, Chrysalis, a two-year-old
from the stable of Marcus Daily. Some
OF the more fortunate betterS secured
as good as leo to l against the winner.
The rail birds were pleased with the
way the colt warmed up before the
race, and they backed him down from
100 to to 80 TO l. Japonica was the
favorite at IL to 5, but frequent pocket
ing Of the large field kept him out of the
race to the last furlong post, where
Doggett pulled him out and came
around. He was too late. however,
as. Chrysals won by neck from
the Papoose colt. who was neck be-
fore Japonica. The unnamed colt made
the run within sixteenth of the finish.
Matt Byrnes. the winners trainer, did
not bet dollar on the colt, but Father
Bill Daily, TO whom Jockey Jimmy Lam
ley is apprentlced. gave out the tip.
There were no Withdrawals from the
Noodlawn handicap, all seven candi-
dates starting, with the mare Reckon
first choice at 2 to /. She shouldered
her l20 pounds and, cutting out clip
ping pace from start to finish, won
cleverly by Il length from Kildeer, to
!. Demuth, to !, being third. Reckon's
time for the mile and three-SiXteenthS,
2:Ol14, with l20 pounds, is
Grand Performance.
st. Felix, 6 to 5, won the first race in
a gallon, and Parvenue, l to 6, made all
exhibition of his single opponent, Joe
Carter. Z to l, for the second event.
Only Queenie Trowbridge and Major
DAILY opposed Kingston, to 8, in the
in q gallop. Jockey Jimmy McLaugh-
Inns FlaviIa, 5 to 2, won the last race
by two lengths. Bot Sutherland was
second at 80 to l, and Alcalde, the 9 to 5
favorite, third. The Westerners bet
lot of money on Ruth, but young Gov
ington rode her with very poor judg-
ment and climaXed his task by getting
her pocketed in the final sixteenth.
Summaries:
First race, six furlongs-St Felix, 6 to s.
Won easily; Homer, 3 to l, second, whipping;
1:f4l2
second race. miIe-Parvenue, to Q, won
galiop1ng; Joe Carter, to l, second. Time
Third race, five furlongs -Chrysalis, 30 to 1,
Won whipping: Papoose colt. TO /. second
whipping: Japonica, II 10 ), third. whipping
Time, /: "a.
Fourth race mile and three-six:eenths-
Reckon. to 1won by al easy drive: Kildeer.
s to l. second, whipping; Demuth, 6 TO l,
third whipping. Time, 2:014.
Fifth race. six furlongs-Kingston. TO 3,
won easily; Queenie Trowbridge, ) TO /. sec
ond, Whipping; Major DAILY, 20 to 1, third.
Time, l:lsla.
Sixth race, six furlongs-Flavilla. 5 to Q
won, whipping; Bob Sutherland, 30 to !, Sec
oHd, whipping: AlcaIde, 9 to 5, third whip
ping. Time. 10.