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The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24
MEASURING HAY IN STACKS.

No rule has aver been devised that
will give the exact weight of any given
number of cubic yards or feet of hay, be.
cause much depends upon the kinds of
grass or clover out of which the hay is
made. Then, again, the hay taken from
the bottom of a large stack will be more
firmly compressed than that near the top.
But there are many rules for measuring
hay in the stack, and, while they may
be satisfactory in some instances, they
cannot be depended upon further than to
give a rough approximation, for hay
varies greatly in weight according to the
way it is placed in the stack and the
length of time it has been lying, etc.
The rule used in some localities is: Null
tiply the length in yards by the height
In yards, and that by the width in yards,
and divide the product by fifteen. The
quotient will be the number of tons.
Another rule is to allow 525 cubic feet
of well-compressed hay for Q ton, but at
the bottom of a ten.foot stack $50 cubic
feet will come very near weighing . ton.
Glover hay will run much lighter than
timothy or red-top hay. An old rule
among farmers il to sell 400 cubic feet
as. a ton, but in buying to insist upon
600 csbic feet.--New York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24
EXCESSIVE USE OF NJ

Lime may be used to excess very
easily. This fertilizer has not only one
effect of supplying soma plant food, but
others by which any organic matter that
may be in the soil undecomposed is acted
upon and made available for additional
food for the crops. 1t also exerts an eff.
feet on the mineral parts Of the soil and
makes some of it soluble. And, more
over, it has the effect of fastening the
change of inert nitrogen into available
compounds which may be taken up by
plants. Thus it is seen that if the lime is
used to excess and without supplying
materials upon which it may work to
produce these results, the soil 1901 be-
comes deprived of all its available plant
food and will be wholly exhausted. Con-
sequently lime is to be used with judg-
ment, and only in such quantities and
at such times and intervals as will do the
most good and avoid any harm. In good
practice lime IS used once in five years,
and at the rate of twenty-five to forty
bushels to the acre.-New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24
The Legion of Famous Lost Mfnes.

Everywhere throughout the West are
lost mines. Every State and Territory
that has gold or silver has several OF
man The lost Pegleg mine on the
Colorado desert is the latest to have an
inning and be noticed by the press.
There is a Lost Cabin mine near Crater
Lake in Oregon. Montana. Wyoming,
Idaho and New Mexico have lost
mines of some sort or other, all rich, and
locked in the depths of the Navajo
reservation in Arizona is another last
mine.
Men with guns and picks and buFros
steal in from time to time IN quest OF the
latter. Sometimes III referring to the
various lost mines they are ~singuiarly
mixed, until the problem IS made harder
to solve as to just where they are.
"There are at least a half dozen or o
dozen Lost Cabin mines in the West"
said an old mining man yesterday.
rAnything that is s:rarge and hard to
get at will have many hunting for it.
The lost mines are hard to find, but there
are all the time expeditions in quest of
them. San Francisco Examiner.
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LEGENDARY LANTERNS,

"That was a costly lantern," sighed
neighbor d. as he looked dolefully &C the
smoking ruins Of lis new barn. The
kerosene lantern had been set on the
floor s'just for a minute, but long
enough to get knocked over. The blaE.
Ing oil made quick work with the infam-
mable material on every hand. In ten
minutes the roof was falling in; IL was
Impossible TO save sven the animals. A
few precautions would certainly lessen
The frequency of such disasters. Having
. place for the light, secure from long
handles, irresponsible heels and switchs
ing tails, would be one safeguard, pro-
yideHlhe rule was strictly adhered to of
always putting 1t in its place when not
in hand. Great care must be used In
making a place for the light, so that 1t
will be safe from dangers above as well
as below. The heat arising from a con-
tinuous flame is considerable, and If too
near the woodwork might gradually heat
It to the burning point, or a dusty cob
web might serve as fuse to carry a blaze
Al candle fixed in a lantern makes q much
safer light than kerosene, but is not
bright enough for all purposes. One
farmer who had suffered from fire planned
50 as to have all his teamwork possible
done before dark; when a light wa.
necessary. it was never carried into tht
barn but put from the outside through
sliding window into q box made for 1t
with a glass front.--New York Tribune,
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SELECT SIFTINGS.

Carthage, Mo-, has an undertaken
named Knell.
Usually people snore most when lying
uron their backs.
Over 20G wine growers from the Rhine
region will exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
There are forty women physicians in
India, but only two in France, it is said.
Harvard University had its beginning,
at Newtown, after Cambridge, Mass, in
1886.
Monrovia, in Liberia, Africa, is named
after James Monroe, in whose presidency
it was founded, in 1922.
Asafetida is said to be q f~avorite artf-
Gle of diet with the Hindoos, who use it
in all kinds of p%uddings.
The largest hop yard in the world Isl
Sacramento, California, $1,000 worth
having been sold from fifty acres.
A farmer near Philadelphia, Penn,
has a hen which weighs eighteen pounds
and measures fourteen inches across the
broad of her back.
In former times it was esteemed highly
improper for single or unmarried women
to wear rings, "unless they were judges,
doctors or senator's"
A Florida fish story tells of a shad,
some twenty inches long, which leaped
from one stream to another, over a con
siderable space of ground, in search OF
food.
The Ancient Order of Foresters is one
of the most important beneficial secret
societies in the world, its English mem"
bership covering 704, $50 male adult
members.
James Madison was a Congressman at
twenty.eight, and John Randolph at
twenty-six, while John Quincy Adams
was appointed Minister to England and
tie Netherlands at twenty-seven.
The smell and hearing of tn fish are
acute, and it can be domesticated so as
to come at call; they are usually long
lived. A pike was put intQ a pond with
a ring and found seventeen years after
ward.
The average number of letters written
per head of the population is; England
and Wales, forty; Scotland, thirty
Ireland, sixteen; United States, twenty
one; France, fifteen, Germany, thirteen,
and Italy, seven.
The publication of a biography OF the
Duchess d'Angouleme recalls the fao'
that this famous French court beauty Ii
best remembered nowadays by the pea
named after her, which is ~popularlJ
ealleihhe "Duchy.dangle-um."
Eben Blazo, of Porter, Me-, was ap'
pointed Postmaster of that town b.
President jackson in 1899. He held
the nofice until Cleveland's administra
ton, and now, at the age of ninety, h
sits around and watches his son Amo
sort mail in the same Office.
Both the giraffes at the London eng
land) Geological Gardens are dead, AM
it is almost impossible to replace them
OF late years none have been imported
owing to the closure of the soudan b
the Mahdi. There is only one now i
the market, and a prohibitive price i
asked for it,.
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BRUSSELS

The seeds of Brussels sprouts should
be planted in the house, hotbed or
greenhouse during the latter part of
March or by the first of April, for it re-
quires a long season to perfect this ex-
cellent form of cabbage. Market gar
deners find that it is one of the most
salable vegetables that can be grown,
and whether planted in large quantities
for the market, or simply for home use,
the seeds should be put in the hotbed
very early. If planted thus early the
young plants will be ready for trans.
planting as 0 as the soIl and weather
are warm enough. If the spring Is
backward the young plants should De
kept in fats of earth, but not so that
they VIII be crowded, until they can De
planted in the open garden.
They should be planted two feet apart
in the garden, and should then be cut'
tiyated about the same as cabbages. The
soil must be strong and rich, for in the
early part of the season they have to de-
yelop great quantities of leaves and stalks.
Those leaves near the ground will wither
up and fall off, leaving places for buds
to form, and the more of these buds the
plant has the better it is for market. In
September the early paintings will be
ready for gathering, and the later plants
will furnish a succession for the winter
table that will be very agreeable. Fol
winter keeping they should be harvested
before severe freezing weather is here,
and kept in the cellar, as cabbage and
cauiidower. The Brussels sprouts are
quite hardy, and they are easily grown
in most of our Northern and Western
States.
The two most conspicuous varieties are
the Dwarf and Giant. The former usually
attains a height of eighteen, to twenty
inches. and it is somewhat earlier than
the latter. The dwarf stems produce
heads and buns which are more tender
and juicy than those obtained from taller
plants. The Giant variety reaches a
height of nearly four feet, but it pro
duces innumerable small buds and {
small crown. 1t is more productive thar
the uWdLi Oh dCcouhe VI itS stoos @H0 ~
generally considered harder
In order to obtain seeds from Brussels
sprouts it is necessary in the fall of the
year to select several of the finest speci'
mems. These should be kept in the Gel
lar during the winter, and in the spring
they should be set in the open ground
two feet apart. The top shoot should be
cut off, and from the small heads on the
sides of the main stem branches of pod
will shoot out. These should be saved.
A great deal of the seed obtained in the
market will often produce other varie
ties than the one desired, and it is Otter
necessary to raise the home seeds from
fine speeimens.-Boston Cultivator.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Fresh eggs sell readily throughout the
year.
Sell spring chickens as soon as they
are large enough. d
Leave the mulch around the small fruit
plants until after fruiting'
Keep the roots of all plants from dry.
ing out when transplaniing.
Young goslings aud ducks require
about the same management.
Eggs for market should never be
washed when it can be avoided.
Pick the geese regularly. The feath-
ers are the principal source Of profit.
Kenilworth ivy is useful as a basket
plant as we'll as a climber for old walls.
II is a good plan to mix radish seed
with the asparagus, carrots and parsnips.
Clean culture and a rich, mellow soil
are necessary to grow a good crop OF
onions.
Cabbage plants can readily be set out
in the open ground now; set them to the
first leaf.
Young turkeys must be fed sparingly
at first, and care must be taken that the
feed is fresh.
The sooner the cultivation is begun in
the garden the more easily the weeds can
be kept down.
The cucunbers for the main crop OF
pickles should not be planted until the
middle of June.
Nine. Ed Pynaert is the name Of a
summer Towering carnation of unusual
size and attractiveness.
1t is not a profitable plan to allow a
han to stroll around six or seven weeks
with four or five chickens.
Guineas are noisy, but their noise
often helps to brighten away many OF the
enemies Of the poultry yard.
with hogs especially, young animals
give q better return for the food con.
sumed than those that are matured.
A German apiarist recommends plant.
ing gooseberry bushes in every spare
corner and waste place, as honey plants.
OuCkS eau pe piOhou Mo
than geese because their feathers flpen
faster, but they are not quite so va.ua.
BILE.
The peach r~osette, which has gained
considerable foothold in Georgia, differs
from the peach yellows in several partic-
ulars.
The wise dairymau lets the cows in his
herd come in every Gay in the year, but
keeps an accurate record of the time they
are dsia
Can any one tell how to color butter
and at the same time not to color the
huttermilk2 Blaod-red butterfnilk does
MT look nice. and we saw some of it the
OF Ter day in the most swell dairy in the
city.
The experiment stations are scientia-
cally proving it to be a fact that there Is
more digestible matter to produces q
pound Of milk solids when roots are fed
than when ensilage is fed. Score one
for ensilage.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24
onLrryArroN or THn som.

The term cultivation, as usually under.
stood and applied, embraces the first
blowing of the soil for a crop and the
care afterwards bestowed upon it In keep
inc it mellow and free from weeds.
Whether land should at first be plowed
deem Or shallow, and what depth Of cul-
t~iyation is best subsequently, are points
on which farsAers are not uniform in
practice. Usually deep blowing fol
breaking up in spring is the most com
mon custom, but its propriety depends
90 much on the character OF the soil
itself that no rule can be considered
applicable in all cases.
Where deep blowing would bring "
soil poorer than that of the surface, such
blowing must manifestly be a disad-
vantage unless the design 10 to increase
the depth OF the stratum to be cultivated
bv the use Of enough manure 70 render
the whole equally productive. On loose
and sandy soils, with the fertility near
Tie surface, shallow blowing, both for
Tic preparation and after cultivation,
seems To be indicated Id All cases.
Again, different crops require different
treatment of the soil, both in preparation
and after cultivation. AmelloW and well
nuIyerized seed bed for the reception q
grain and grass seeds + now considered
the most important point, and deep
blowing Of far less consequence nan
formerly believed. Wheat. oats and
similar small grains grow without calfs
yation 81 any kind from the seeding
until the harvest and even with corn ana
other hoed crops 4 stirring Of the surface,
which win form 4 huge mulch, while Y
kills the weeds, i coming to pc con.
sidered FAR more useful than deep Guilt
vation, The best Elects Of any form Of
cultivation, however, can only be realized
on naturally porous and open soils. O.
xucl, ID have been male BIZ snbsoiilng
aud undegdralning New 1okk Morad'
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Elk i'm Park.

Captain Anderson, in his report 90
SUPERINTENDENT OF the National Yellow
stone Park for the past year, says there
are IS, 1000 elk within the reservation.
This lie regarded as an overestimate by
conservative observers familiar with
every part Of this region, owing chiefly
to an insufficient area of feeding ground
within the Park borders. There are,
however, certainly many thousands at
the present time in the valleys and lower
lands. AT the approach OF winter they
gather in bands, and descend from the
mountain slopes into the broad valleys
of Lamar and Snake Rivers and the roll'
ing hills of Hayden Valley. A short
time ago the herdet in charge of the
Government stock wintering hear Tan.
eey's reported that there were thousands
of elk in that vicinity, many of them
being SO bold as to herd In with the
horses and mules, In past years they
have broken down the fences about the
hay stacks, and eaten up the hay cut for
the use of the mail carrier to Cooke,
Scout Blu, CESS, who wa sent cut la De.
cember to look for hunters and discover
what could be learned of the game, re-
ported upon his return that in the open
country of Hayden Valley, besides an
abundance of elk. there were several
herds OF buffalo, which he was able to
approach near enough to count. They
were in large and small groups, and alto
gether numbered about 240. As it is
not at all probable that the buffalo are
confined to this particular region, it
seems as if we might safely estimate the
number in tho entire preserve at 400s
this would average a yearly increase of
about fofty head. Thus It Is clear that
there is sufficient breeding stock to keep
the reservation fully stocked and prevent
the total extinction of the species. It
really seems as If some animal instinct
led them to realize that they were safe
from the hunter within the Park limits.
The capture of animals for the newly
established Washington Geological Park
is being successfully carried on by
Elwood Hofer. Last spring he secured
several black-bear cubs, antelope, deer
and foxes, which during the past sum
mer were in Captain Anderson's charge,
and afforded much amusement to the
visitors. The bears; which were domi.
ciled in the front yard of the Captains
quarters, were called John and Sue, and
were quite tame, eating from the hand
and drinking from a cup.-New York
| T1oc4 H
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Money of Alexander the Great.

An interesting find has just been made
near Patias, Greece-namely, a rich
collection of money in gold and silver of
the time of Alexander the Great, more
than twenty-five centuries old. The
treasure was found by a peasant in a
field. A great quantity was handed up
to the authorities, who will deposit it
in the museums. But the peasant has,
it is thought, taken care of his own in
terests by hiding a quantity, which he
will he glad to sell TO the highest bid
ders.-Chicago Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24
FOR THE COMFORT or cows.

Many farmers in some of the Wester,
DAIRY districts are setting out shade trees
n thelr pastures, believing that it viii
greatly increase the comfort Of cows.
claiming that their experience hs,
proved that when cows are provided
with shade, which shelters them from
the hot rays of the sun for a few hour;
IN midday when grazing, they have pro.
duced a larger quantity Of milk and O
better quality, thus yielding their owners
a large profit. We should like to. hear
from some of our readers on this subject.
American Dairyman.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24
Famous Island Wasting AWay.

N& WNA4G
Sharp's Island, q famous old fishing
and cunning spot on the Chesapeake Bay,
Maryland, Is rapidly washing away. The
island & situated near the mouth Of tbs
Chesapeake River. The storms Of the last
two winters have undermined and carried
into the bay all the fine old trees that
stood on the banks, The island was
granted To John Batenlan BY letters pat
emit from the lord proprietary Of the pro-
vince oil Maryland, February %, 1863.
RI 1875 Sharp sold II to John Easou for
200 mounds of tobacco. The island
originally contained over 1000 acres. A
survey made ID 1883 showed 300 acres,
and now it is scarcely one-third that size.
No one now lives on the island. a few
years ago William denny put two female
and one male rabbit on the island,
there being nosae there. Now there are
thousands Chicago Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24
FARM N GARDEN,
GREEN room.

A ~dailyssation of green food is actually
necessary for laying hens. Vegetables.
either cooked or raw, are much relished
also, and serve, in some measure, to sun,
ply the place Of green diet. Onions,
chopped fine aud mixed with other food,
arc exceedingly wholesome, and, if not a
cure, are certainly a preventive Of dis.
ease IN many instances. Growing chick,
ems are even more anxious for green food
thar laying hens.-Detroit Free Press,
The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24
Metals Bearer Than Gold.

Many Of the elementary metals are
more valuable than gold. To speak OF
Of them as being mined is, however,
hardly precise, They are extracted by
tedious aud expensive processes in chenl-
cal laboratories in infinitesimal quantities.
The following is a recently prepared list
OF tie elements whose market value ex-
ceeds that OF gold, the price Of the latter
being S299. u per pound, avoirdupols:
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CAN YoU FIND THE WORD?

These is a 8 inch display advertisement. In
this paper, this week. which has no two words
alike except one word. The same is true OF
each new one appearing each week, from The
IN. Harter Medicine CO.. This house places a
SCrescent" on everything they make and pub
Iish. Look for it, send them tho name of the
word and they will return you BOOK, BEAuFI-
FIJI L~ITHoGRAPHs or sAMPLES FREE.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24

g,hers 10 more catarrh in this section of the
~nnnfry than all other diseases put together.
~ until the last few years was supposed to
Eincurable. For a great many years doctors
nranounced it a local disease, and prescribed
tncaI remedies, and by constantly failing to
Srre with local treatment, pronounced If IN.
eurahle. Science has proven catarrh to be n
eonstitutional disease, a therefore requires
nanufactured by F. ]. Cheney g. Co, Toledo
ohio. Is the only constitutional cure on the
market. It is taken internally in doses from
50drons to a teaspoonful. 1t acts directly upon
fhe blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer 800 for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials. Address
f.. j. CHENEY d. Co., Toledo, o.
- Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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Thee are not nominal values, as many
of the elements are used in the arts.
vanadium, for instance, is employed IN
the production of aniline black. y re-
ouires some twenty-five distinct chemi-
cal operations to extract vanadium from
sandstone.-New York Herald
The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24

FoR impure of thin Blood, Weakness. Malaw
ria Neuralgia, Indigestion, and B~iliousness.
take Browns Iron Bitsers-it gives strength,
persons strong; pleasant to take.
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DE-. I. J Williamson, Eustis, Fla, saws; "Tbe
bottle of Bradycrotine you sent me was given
three ladies' who were ~sufferingIrom headache,
satisfactory" All druggists. fifty cents.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24

The Princess of Wales is said to have
s,aged' very materially since the death of
her favoriteson.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24

FOR Dyspepsia, Indigestion. and Stomach
disorders, use Browns iron Bitters. The Best
Tonic, it rebuiids the system, cleans the Blood
and strengthens the muscles. A splendid tom
lie for weak and d%ebilitated nersnns.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24

1t is strange, though true, that in
Asia and Africa, where grass will not
grow, the most beautiful flowers and
shrubs flourish to perfection.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24
N ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly On the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, eleanses the sys-
tenn eAectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any n who
wishes to try it. DO not accept any
ubstitute.
CALIFORNIA m syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. kY. NEW Y0RK. N.Y.
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In TIE place Of q s1oMaan

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It's a matter that rests with you.
Here is the medicine-the only one
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you're a new woman. You can af-
ford to make the trial, for you've
nothing to lose.
But do you need to be urged9
The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24

TIE master co~tton-spinners in England
have inaugurated a lockout which will affect
fully 100, 600 operatives.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24

You don't want SIZE in a pill~-it
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Headache, Biliousness, Constipation,
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The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-24

The famine in the north of Hungary ID
spreading.