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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-20
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-20

NEw YoRK, April 19.-News has reached
this city from Paris OF the death OF A. 2.
Rudolpe, the French billiardist, on April A.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
FERTILIZERS FOR POOR LANDS.

The improvement of poor land is
best secured by any means by which
clover may be grown. With a crop of
clover to be turned under the question
of the recovery of worn land is settled
afirmatively. But this is the difficult
ty. The clover must have something
to feed upon, and this is provided by
a liberal dressing of lime, by which the
unavailable fertility of the land is de-
veloped and made useful for the o
Unless the land is exceedingly impov-
ished by wasteful culture, an applica-
ton of twenty-five bushels of air
Stacked lime will be sufficient to bring
a fair yield of clover, and this plowed
under will add a large quantity of nj
trogen and organic matter to the soil.
Then by giving about 800 pounds to
the acre of mixed superphosphate and
potash salts, q good yield of wheat
may be made, and a better crop of
clover grown with it than at first.
This moved for hay and then planted
with some early kind of potatoes will
yield q profitable crop. The best 70.
tation under these circumstances is
wheat, clover and potatoes; the next
wheat being sowed on the potato
ground. New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
MANAGEMENT OF TULIPS.

Tulips may remain hin the ground
several years without taking up, but it
is a far better plan to cut the flowers
asesoon as they begin to fade, which
hastens the ripening of the bulbs, and
as soon as the leaves begin to turn yell
low, take the bulbs up, and put them
in some shaded place, where they NAV
remain for a few days. Then take
them up and store in a cool, dry place,
until the time comes for r~eplanting,
which should be early in October. One
OF the objections to leaving tulips in
the ground over summer is, that the
old skin of the bulbs forms a harbor
for insects that sometimes trouble the
new bulbs. Tulips grown from seed
are selfs-that is, Of one color-in the
cup, crimson, scarlet, purple, white,
or yellow, the base being generally
white, or purple. These, after q few
years, break or become variegated.-
American Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
GATHERING TIE HAY CROP.

The gatheringIeof the hay crop
rapidly approaches, and farmers will
do well to see to it that it is cared for
in every respect 81 one of the most
economical and valuable of crops pro-
duced on the farm. In time gone by
too little attention has been given to
it. 1t is important that interest
be taken in this branch of farming, for
the reason that it governs the price OF
milk, meat and stock. Not only does
it raise the price of these, but it indi-
rectly has an influence over the wheat
and corn prices. The history of agri-
culture has shown that the original
productiveness of farm lands in all civ
iaized countries has suffered. in course
b. time, a gradual decline. IL has been
asAtibed to the Ssduction in the area
occS pied by our Natural pastures and
m,aAows. This cutting off of the Gull
tivctiea Of grasses means q gradual re-
duction of live stock. which in turn
causes q falling OFF in the principal
home resources of manurial matter.
By experiments ii has been shown that
the chief cause of less remunerative
crops was due to a serious falling of
of the fodder crops--grasses. LII sim
DIV shows that we need more liberal
productions of nutritious fodder cropa
Chicago Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
The First lightning Rod.

Almost everybody believes that
Franklin was the inventor of the light
ming rod and, in this n particular,
nearly everybody is mistaken. The
first lightning conductor was not in
vented by the genius who is said to
have "caught the lightning wild and
played with bolts of thunder" but by
q poor Bohemian monk who lived at
Seuttenberg, who erected his lightning
catcher on the palace of the Curator
of Preditz, Moravia, on June Is,
1874. The name of this inventive
monk was Prohop Dilwisch. His APP
paratus was composed of g. pole III
mounted by an iron rod supporting
twelve curved branches and terminating
in as many metallic boxes filled with
iron ore and inclosed with a wooden
box-like cover. This was traversed
by twenty-seven iron-pointed rods,
the bases of which were connected with
the ore boxes. This entire system of
wires was united with the earth by
q large chain.
The enemies of Dilwisch, Jealous Of
his success, excited the peasants of the
neighborhood against him, claiming
that his invention was the cause of the
dry weather that was running their
crops. When the inventor laughed at
them and refused to remove it they
put him in prison and then destroyed
his work.
M. Nielsen used a triple-pointed rod
years before Benjamin Franklin ever
thought of q lightning rod.-St. Louis
Rerublic.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
The Gardel WAY.

In a little village in Sussex, England,
there isa veritable milky way Of lilies,
where thousands of white blossoms
shed their perfume and where women
gardeners tend and pack and ship the
fragrant products. twenty-five years
ego a single lily bulb was given to Mrs.
Bates, a farmers daughter, who tended
the gift with the care ome bestow
ON flowers, and when sixteen bulbs
had resulted from the original one,
and Mrs. Bates, finding that her chill
dren, as she called them, had ~outgrown
che sunny window where they grew,
she planted them in the orner of the
garden. Ten years ago a daughter of
Mrs. Bates, inspired by the enterprise
Of the time, sent some blossoms to the
London market, and now, in associa-
tion with her sisters, has made the
Bates lilies famous for their beauty
and perfection. The daughters are
keen business women, interviewing
their buyers at the six o'clock market,
selling without interference of agents
30 private customers, florists and COM
mission merchants. The average pro-
duct is 500 dozens q week, which are
packed by women in the gardens.
Women are taking up Horticulture to o
considerable extent in England, and
at the Horticultural College landscape
and kitchen gardening are taught by
lectures, demonstrations and practical
work. It is an interesting fact that
applications are received at the college
faster than the women can be trained.
Prairie Farmer.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup f Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; effectualiy cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug"
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is mans
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
HOW LONG TO MILK cows.

One OF the greatest mistakes which
was ever made in the management of
mich cows, was to milk them q little
over half the year, and allow them to
run dry the other half, writes Albert
Frlngle, of Canada. There is little
profit In this. A good animal should
DO ted well and kept producing all, or
nearly all, the time. 1t is probable
that, IN o state of nature, the cow would
cease to give milk when the time came
Tor the calf to cease to suck. But our
domestic animals are not in @ state OF
nature, and they are influenced by sur
roundings. The object in view would
have something to do in this matter of
protracted milking. If the elm is the
greatest amount of butter and cheese,
then keep the cow milking nearly all
the time. If the aim is to raise an ex,
ira calf, itWould. of course, be well to
free the co.. from the milk p~ailsooner.
The farmers common sense and OBJ
servation and the stockman's sagecity
must be used here, as everywhere else.
Many farmers make a great mistake,
not only in drying up the mich COW
too soon, but in the time of calving.
The COWS are usually timed TO calvo
about the time the cheese factories
open. The COWS are allowedto dry up
soon after the cheese factories close in
the fall, except, perhaps, one or two OF
the best, which are MIXED once q day.
This certainly is not the way to make
much profit out of the cows.
The vitality of the cow will certainly
afford greater results expended in
lactation. Dairymen will scarcely
have failed to notice that ever the new
mich COW begins to fail in her milk
soon after service. Of course, n in-
variable rule will not do for all cows
and all breeds. Some may not be
MIXED to advantage more than six
months after coming in before service.
Others may be MIXED with advantage
for q year, others longer. I knew a
COW to be MIXED for six consecutive
years, continuously, with profit.
Instead of having all the COWS calve
in the spring, they ought to be timed
to come in at different seasons of the
year, SO that theregmay be: continu'
GUS supply of mi ct The cheese fac.
tories will take the@milk six months,
end the creameries the other six. Get
the right kind of cows and feed them
well, and they will milk eleven months
in tho year, and sometimes longer, il
the cow is well bred. -American Agris
culturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
THE KITCHEN LIBRARY,

A shelf for books will not be alto
gether out of place in the kitchen.
There are some much needed books for
this part of the house as swell as for the
library. For instance, there are the
cook books that the modern hose
keeper needs for reference, since
methods are changing all the time,
and there is a blank book you need
yourself to iot down receipts in or else
to paste in those you may clip from
magazines or papers.a Then there are
the butchers and ~ofocer's books that
should be kept whefe they + easily
found. That housekeeper who can
prevail upon her cook to keep an &C.
count book, and ttrst her to guard the
small leakseof the kitchen by taking
painsto note expenditures is fortunate,
indeed; however, this sort of "help"
cannot be reckoned upon in every
household. st. Louis Star Sayings.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12

WORKING HORSES vrrHor,r c,p.n,

L. B. Terry, of Ohio, who is an ar.
cellent farmer, has made his boast that
ne can. and does, feed his workins
team on clover hay without grain. The
nay,ls cut at the right time and il az
good iced as can be made of hay alone.
After all, the more, practical question
Is not whether horses cannot do n fair
days work and keep in good condition
without grain, but whether q little
grain and less clover would not enable
the horses to do enough more to make
the grain an economical feed We
have, when farming, plowed with horses
without grain, but it was slow work.
n we thought then that if a high
priced Ian worked that team, It's
owner, who was our father, could not
afford not to grain them. boston Cul.
tivator.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
HOW TO CLEAN CALVES FEET.

Calves foot jelly is often recon-
mended as a diet for invalids, but ]
have seen any method of clean
lug the feet, writes Sharlot M. Hall.
The following method is the result of
experiments made in our family and
we have found that calves feet are
more easily cleaned than pigs feet.
Skin the feet carefully down to the
hoofs and then put them in boiling
water for ten or fifteen minutes. The
hoofs will then slip off easily and leave
the feet clean. Wash well and they are
ready for use.
Picked calves feet are much nicer
than pigs feet, and the stock or Jelly is
very fine for oups.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
PLANTS IN THE KITCHEN.

Anew growing plants give an aesthetic
touch to the appearance of the kitchen.
I once read, writes a correspondent OF
the New York World, that the beauti-
full flower known as the Cyelamen had
a sort of Cinderella beginning in the
fire corner of an industrious house
wife's kitchen. She used q perforated
shelf, back of her kitchen stove, on
which she placed a box of earth for a
propagating bed.
The heat from the fire and the moist.
ure from the steam out of the vaporous
pots and kettles produced such healthy
and vigorous plants that florists with
deliberately managed greenhouses
looked at them in amazement.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
A ROmanIlc STOrYo

a wedding recently took place in ST.
Petersburg, Russia, which excited very
general interest. It was the marriage
81 the daughter of the Semenvosky
Regiment of the Imperial Guard with
lieutenant Alexander Redansky of the
Eighty-sixth Infantry Regiment. The
young lady, who is now eighteen years
Of age, and has always gone by the
name of Semenovskais, taking her
patronymic from the regiment. was
found as a baby, lying in a ditch, by
the men OF the Semenovsky Regiment
as they were marching from Plevna
upon Constantinople in December,
1878. The little Turkish founding
was tenderly cared for, and after q
time baptized into the Russian Ortho,
dox religion, her godfather being the
Surgeon of the regiment and her god
mother the Princess Eugene of Old
enburg. The regiment intrusted her
education to qualified persons, and the
bride now brings to her husband
q handsome dowry, provided by
her military guardians-st. James's
Gazette.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
Good Tree to Have About.

i great deal of attention is being a..
4TaDsed to q tree indigenous TO New
caledonia, called the niaouly. It has
hitherto been known mostly for the oil
Il eaiepnt, which it furnishes to The
,,arflrle makers, but other and mar
relous properties of it have lately
heen discovered. It is said that it,
leaves, besides furnishing a pleasant
aromatic adjunct for sauces will keen
meat from spelling, and exercise over
ghe country about it the same whole.
some influence as the eucalyptus. The
escence is employed medically for
rheumatic ailments, with even more
success than therebenthine. In Gale.
donia the ~niaouly enjoys the reputa.
lion Of rendering healthy every terri.
Eory in which it is introduced. This
d undoubtedly true, for in all parts Of
New Caledonia where tEis tree ID at
home the fever is not known at all.
The New Hebrides, not far from New
Caledonia, are also in possessi0n OF this
health-preserving mascot. The anti.
septic properties of the oily ssence Of
niaouly, abundant1y contained In the
leaves, + very great, and wherever
they happen to fall into the swamps,
n1orasses or rivulets they disinfect The
Hater completely. Like the eucalyptus.
she niaouly needs plenty of sunshine.
The seeds, which r very fine, must
be carefully sown and covered with
about On inch of earth. It is best 10
do this in the months of May, June and
July. By December they will have
advanced enough to be planted In the
place where they are destined to grow.
The tree is easily acclimatized, and in
the warmer countries can be made as
much at home as in its native SOIL
New Orleans picavune.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
FATTENING OF SWINE.

Fattening of swine is the subject
treated of in the second annual report
of Professor J. w. Robertson, Cana
dian Dairy Commissioner. In view OF
the great profit secured by swine
breeders for their product last season
the Professors experiments are timely.
The experiments were carried on as
the experiment farm locatedat Ottawa,
Ontario. The experiments covered
the following points: First, the diff
ferent amounts of grain required to
produce o pound of increase II live
weight when fed steamed and warln IN
one case and raw and eeoo1 in another.
Second, o record Of me comparative
quantities OF grain required to pro.
duce q pound of increase in live weight
during the different stages OF the feed
ang period. The grain was fed wet IN
10th instances. There were twenty
Your pigs IN the experiment, sixteen
being Berkshire grades and eight be-
ing Chester White grades. Cold water
was given TO the pigs to drink IN ad-
dition TO the wet feed already men
tioned. and q mixture Of wood ashes
and salt was provided for them, TO
which they had free access. The FRO
sessor's conclusions are that there is
IA improbable difference in the num-
her Of pounds of grain required to
produce q pound of increase OF i've
weight when fed steamed and warm as
arainst that fed raw and cold. He also
ascartafned that there is o gradual ay-
eraQe increase to the quanaity OF iced
consumed for each pound OF increase
Of live weight after the second month
of the feeding period and after the az
erage i've weight exceeds 100 pounds.
He also states that the. largest con-
sumption CT feed occurred when the m
crease in live weight was smallest.
from this he concludes that 70 70
Economical to market swine when their
sraioht il $50 to 200 pounds alive per
bead. In these experiments the IN
araase Oh live weight per pound re.
anired Al pounds Of . mixture OF
around peas, barley and rye TO pro-
Guce ii. American DaiEgnaan
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12

It would be interesting to know how
the word "key," which is the char
octerietic name Of many small islands
in the Spanish-American waters, should
have crept so far north as the coast of
New Jersey, where it is found in Key
East and Key West. The word is from
the same root as quay, and it appears
some hundreds of times between Flor
ida and the coast of South America. .
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
Trhe II rue Sardine.

Sardines are O. small fish Of the her
ring family that are caught in vast
quantities IN SIZE west coast of France
and to o less extent along the shores 81
Portugal. Their flesh is very dellcate.
The sardines are sailed or preserved IN
olive oil or butter and put up in tin
cans for shipment to ell parts OF the
world. The larger-sized sardines are
called .celans in France and Fileharas
in England; their shoals are preyed
upon by Goldfish and especially by por-
poises. Little fishes of many other
genera of the herring family are called
sardines, among them beingthe Span
ish sardine" of the West Indies. The
menhaden, a little fish caught IN great
quantities on the coast of New Jersey,
is called the American sardine. 1t Is
put up in Gil and marketed as a sub
stitute for the genuine sardlnes first
above described. But many OF the So
called American sardines are vile
things, preserved in cottonseed OIL
St. Louis Republic.
Gas costs the Boston trust thirty
4aHn
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
Hardware of the MurBnon Temple,

All the hardware used in the great
Mormon temple at Salt Lake City was
made to order, and bears either the de-
vice of the beehive-the Mormon name
of their country being Deseret, Oh tbs
land of the honey bee-or the clasped
hands, which is also one of the sym
bols Of their church. In the basement
al the door knobs and hinges are of
solid brass, polished. Those upon the
frst floor are plated with gold, on the
second floor with bright silver, on the
third with oxidized silver, and those on
the top floor are of antique bromsA-
Hardware
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
RECIPES.


Stewed Canned Mushrooms-Drain
the mushrooms from the liquor, put in
the stewpan with a large tablespoonful
of butter for five minutes, stirring all
the time; now dredge them with -four,
cover with q half pint of cream, STIR
ring all the time till it boils.
Mutton Broth-The water that NUT
ton is boiled in makes a very good
broth. After removing the mutton set
the water to cool; when cold remove
the fat that will rise in a cake to the
top. Heat what remains, adding a
good quantity of salt and a little pep.
per; also rice or barley and an onion
il desired.
A Dainty New Dessert-A loaf of
angel food filled with charlotte russo is
a new dessert that is much liked. The
loaf of cake must be baked in a deep
round pan, and just before it is needed
cut a layer from the top, take out the
centre of the under part without break
ing the wall, and fill in space with the
charlotte russo. Put the top on the
cake, cover with a soft frosting and
scatter over it powdered or
candied violets.
Cucumber Sauce-To n pint drawn
butter sauce, made with three table
spoonfuls butter, two tablespoonfuls
-four, one-half teaspoonful salt, one
half saltspoonful pepper and one pint
hot water, add three tablespoonfuls
chopped cucumber pickles. Use first
two tsblespoonfuls butter with the
-four, adding the third after the sauce
is cooked, to avoid floating oil on the
surface. Mix -four. salt and pepper
together, and add all at once to the
melted butter.
Almond Filling for Layer Cake
Blanche a pound of almonds, reserve o
dozen, and chop fine the remainder.
Beat the whites of three eggs, adding
gradually a scant cup of powdered
sugar. When stiff enough to stand
alone, save enough to ice the top of
the cake, and mix the chopped almonds
with the rest. Spread this betweent the
layers, and cover the top with the re-
servedportion. Split in two the dozen
whole almonds, and arrange in a gar
land in the icing while soft.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
DRYING SHEETS AND TABLECLOTHs.

1t is a good plan, always considered,
of course, whether time and strength
will allow, to take linen sheets and
tablecloths from the line WREN about
half dry, shake them and smooth them
out, fold them once over and hang
them over the line without any stretch
ing or pulling. A couple of pins at a
little distance from either edge will
keep them in place. This gives more
line room, which is often greatly
needed and allows the pieces to dry in
much better shape. Many laundresses
seem to think that clothes may be flung
on the line in any way whatever,
wrinkled, folded or twisted, 81 the
case may be, but this means just SO
much additional work when ironing
day comes. Things that are done right
in the first place save much labor and
perplexity, as well as not a little wear
and tear of the articles themselves.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
Don't Deceive the Children.

Beware of trying to deceive children.
How often must parents be taught this
lesson?
"eWhy, mamma, you've got a gray
ha1r in your bang!"
eyes, dear. That came because you
were SO naughty yesterday"
sOh, mamma, what a naughty little
girl you must have been to grandma !!
AL her hairs are gray. "-Demorest's
Monthly,
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
TO CLEAN BOTTLES.

To clean coarse glass bottles and de"
canters, throw half a cup of are
sand into them and shake until they
are clean. Too long a shaking will
scratch the glass. Fcr fine glass, cut
a raw potato into mai cubes, and use
in the same way. The process will be
longer, but there is no danger of
breaking or scratehing.-New York
World.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12
august
Flower"

Zone of my neighbors, Mr.. John
Gilbert, has been sick for a long
time. All thought him pastrecovery.
He was horribly emaciated from the
inaction of his liver and kidneys.
It is difficult to describe his appear
ance and the miserable state of his
health at that time. Help from any
source seemed impossible. He tried
your August Flower and the effect
upon him was magical. It restored
him to perfect health to the great
establishment of his family and
friends" john Quibe11. Holt, Ont q
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12

ST. Helena, when it was discovered
in 1906, was an island covered with
luxuriant forests, but in 1873, accord.
ing to Lyell. fully fve-sixths Of it was
q barren waste, Goats had ruined the
island.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12

Rfancfs A. Hobart, after having been
Moderator of the town of Bralntrees
Mass, for tWenty-three years, had de-
clined a reelection. He Is not vet
alxty years old.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-08-12

Monaco is reported as planning to
hold d universal exposition next year.
Monico has a territory of eight square
miles and a standing army of 126 men.