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The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
The Wonderful Esquimaux Whip.

There was q contest between foug
Esouimaux in the village at the Fair.
rrites a Chicago correspondent of the
Nav York World. The prize was a
contest for a five cent piece, which
some American willing to encourage
snort had buried in the soil SO that onlv
/ fragment Of its g~littering rim was
visible. Ihemen stood eight feet apart.
With whips forty feet long. Such a
whip would have peen a terror in the
hands of an Esquimaux if it had had q
real handle; but of the forty feet thirty
nine feet and a half were lash. The
handle was o stout piece of white wood
tx inches long, to which the lash of
rawhide was fastened. Such whips are
used BY the Esquimaux upon the teams
If dogs which drag them over the snow.
The contest this afternoon demonstra-
ted the fact that ihmust be very I'M
comfortable to be. an Esquimaux dog
within forty feet of the driver. It
would be no trouble ss all for the
Esauimaux to remove an ear or a pound
Of flesh, full weight, from any dog in
the team. :
The most expert whip among the
Esquimaux was a little man, not much
more than four feet high with slanting
eyes, and a spiky, black beard, that
made him look very japanese. A move
ment Of his wrist seat the forty feet OF
lash c%urving back in a straight line like
along snake. Another movement and
it came forward, noiselessly shooting
through the air just above the surface
of the ground until, with a loud report,
the tip end Of the lash struck the pre-
else spot where the coin lay buried,
dug it from the ground, and brought
it spinning back to the Esquimauz
artist. Such precision and such force
are certainly unknown to any Other
whips in the world.
Cowboys with their Wanted cracking
OF bull whips are small children com
cared to these wonderful Esquimaux.
A man standing half way between the
contestants could certainly have been
hacked to death with the ends of THEN
lashes, in a very few minutes. The
force with which the tip of the lash
struck the ground was SO great that the
particles of dirt which few about in
ficted painful wounds upon the faces
of the spectators.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08

with the material thrown out, made
f1ch. Where there is sufficient ground
the hills should be eight feet apart.
Flants treated in this way will yield far
more fru1t than ii planted closer. The
plants when set should be short and
stocky. Those frequently sold in the
markets, and set in the usual way, will
not produce as much fruit, or as quickly,
as would the plants from seed sown
where they are to grow. Tall leggy
plants can be planted to advantage BY
inserting the plant a little distance from
the center of the hill prepared for it.,
then bending the plant down and Gov
erlng it with earth to the depth Of an
inch, leaving the top out more than
two inches. The plant will immediatelI
commence throwing out roots thickly
the whole length of the buried stem,
and make a strong rapid growing plant.
The SINE plant treated in the usual
manner, seems to grow smaller, instead
OF larger, for some days or weeks. If
the plant has plenty Of room to spread,
1t does best when trailing upon the
ground, the influence of the warm earth
being very beneficial upon the ripen"
ing OF the fruit. But in wet seasons
there are serious objections to this
plan, as the fruit is quite liable to rot
If lying on wet ground. Yet in average
seasons the chances are in favor OF "aG
care in training the plants. The mum"
Der of first class sorts is now so greas
that in the selection of varieties, one
must be guided by individual prefer.
ence. A medium sized fruit, perfectly
smooth, of bright red color, ripenin8
evenly clear to the stem, without 9
hard center, and with as little seed as
possible, is the nearest approach to
perfection. Yet under different cons
ditions the same seed produces very
different results. For a late crop it is
advisable to SOW some seed where the
plants are to grow, about the first Of
June, or at any time before the 18th.
The plants will come into bearing when
Che early set plants begin to fail. The
cutting off Of the first fruits that set is
strongly to be urged. These early
fruits rarely make good specimens, as
the plant at thet time has not sufficient
strength formtheir Development
American Agrtculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
ORANGE BOXES FOR HEM ppsrs

Orange boxes make good nests and
can De bought for a small sum-, or got
tor nothing oftentimes from a fruit
dealer. Ii you have a well-planned
poultry house it would be heater and
0 convenient to have a row of NOV
able nesting compartments, each hooded
together SO that they may be quickly
separated and cleaned when necessary.
Earth, under a layer of hay or straw,
Is considered a good material for a
nest of a sitter tbs moisture from the
earth is distributed in moderation over
the eggs, making them hatch more
easily at the proper time.-New York
Independent. ....0
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HOW 1T WOULD STRIKE HIM.

Tapperton-FI an going to ask Mr..
Bullion for his daughters hand to.
night, and l am SO nervou I can't
think"
Mr.. Ellington (who knows Mr.. Bull
ion)-''No use being Mr..
Bullion is very approachable."
"Eh2 Won't he kick me outT'
"Not a bit of it,"
"Won't he get mad?"
"No, indeed"
II am overjoyed. What do you
think he will do?'
He'll laugh."-London Quips.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
FERT11Iz1Ne THE ORCHARD.

The question is often asked, would
you manure just around the tree or the
whole surface of the ground? The
most approved practice is to manure
the whole surface of the ground. 1t
has been found that potash is one Of
the constituents that our fruit trees
draw most heavily from the soil, and
we must, therefore, in order to keep
the balance even return this to the soil
in larger quantities than other fer
t~ilizers.
The most convenient and cheapest
way of applying this element is in the
form of wood ashes, in a bushel OF
which there are about three pounds OF
potash, worth four cents per pound, or
tweleve cents for the bushel. Then
we have about one poi nd of phosphoric
acid. worth four cents, which will give
MS q total of sixteen cents for these
two constituents alone. Both OF these
are very valuable asdpts for orchard
use,
BESIDES these in wood ashes are lime,
magnesia and iron, also important fer-
tilizers. This makes a very valuable
and almost complete fertilizer for
orchards. But in addition we need
nitrogen. and this can be supplied by
! dressing Of barnyard manure every
second year. That gives a complete
fertilizer for the orchard.
A good artificial fertilizer, according :
IN Professor James, for IN acre OF
Ground would be as follows: Wood
ashes, forty bushels; crushed bones,
to give phosphoric acid, 100 pounds;
and sulphate of ammonia, to give US 3
the nitrogen, 100 pounds. This would
cost SIS. so an acre and be q very com.
nlete fertilizer indeed. I would not
advise that this should be used at once
but spread over the first part part Of 1.-THE the
growing season in two or three appn'
cations. Farmers Advocate.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
Tropical Moonstrokes,

There is no doubt that persona are
often ~moonstruck, particularly in the
tropics. There is in port to-day the
master of a vessel whose face is horri.
bly, distorted by a shock from the
moons rays while he was crossing the
equator on his way north. On ware
ships no one is allowed to sleep ON
deck, and the lunar rays, therefore,
:annot reach them, but on merchant
vessels, where there is less discipline.
especially in hot weather, tars sleep
on deck, and are often picked up ina
sensible in the Observation-Disclosures
Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
4 Costly Tree.

A North Carolina man sold o single
tree the other day for $500, and the
purchaser said that he expected to
realize at least $500 for it when
IL was worked up. The tree
measured three and q half feet at the
stump. and was a beautiful curley wal.
mt. curled from root TO the topnost
twig. There is q great deal of walnut
in that State, and it is very valuable,
single trees selling at from 300 to
g30O.-NeW Orleans PicaYune.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
SOME DIFFERENCE.

SOME DIFFERENCE.
"Papa," said q the youngest Miss
Budd. "The ybrld's Fair"
sDon't talk tonne about the Worlds
Fair" interrupted the old man; ''Tl
not listen"
"But-papa," pleaded the sweet
girl, 'sH's SO wonderful-so instruc-
tive"
$50 nothing" retorted papa;
s'crowded - cramped - uncomfort-
able"
'Shall I get you a book of syro-
nymes?" asked Mrs. Budd, smilingly,
from the corner, as her husband hest
tated for q word.
"No," roared the old gentleman
stNo; won't have it,"
There seemed to be some doubt as
to what he wouldn't have, so the brave
girl renewed the attack.
cit won't cost" she began, when
again she was interrupted.
'1t isn't q matter Of cost" cried Mr..
Budd; "not the question of a few hun
dred paltry dollars-not that. It's
the trouble. the care, the nuisance,
the bother of the whole thing. The
Notwithstanding, sightseeing accom-
paniment. No, my DEAR" he added,
placidly, ''the thought of money does
not enter into it. It is for your own
welfare that I object"
"But it would be so nice to travel
in a private care" sighed the girl"
sand mamma would like it So"
The old gentleman stood aghast."
"Private-car," he repeated, slowly.
'cYes," cried the youngest and
sweetest of the family, "Mrs. Trotter.
whose husband is President of the
A. B. @. and O., has invited us to go
with her in their private car and see
everything without costing a cent. ]
wish we could CO."
ssGol" calculated the head of the
family. care you all crazy?" Go?
Why, of course. Who said anything
about not going? What! Miss the
opportunity of your lives, when such
advantages are offered! Write to Mrs.
Tyotter at once and accept"
''Mamma did," whispered the smil'
ing girl.
Sand mamma did right" said pater,
beaming athis own joke. cit will be
glorious. I have wanted to see the
wonderful condition of the age Eth:
by-the-way, does the invitation include
mes"
sNo," came tho soft answer from
his wife.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
MILK AS MEDICINE.

In the long, trying days of summer,
men who work as hard as the average
dairyman does will be weary with the
strain that they undergo. Mind and
body viii be tired, and night finds
them nervous and out of temper. When
this condition is reached, there isnoth-
ing SO useful to work O cure as a glass
of milk. It should be heated to about
ninety-nine degrees and slipped a little
at time, and nothing in the way Of
food taken with it other than a very
small piece Of bread and butter and
eaten slowly. Such treatment will
more quickly restore aman with nerves
unstrung and temper ready to explode
to q normal, mpptal and physical con-
dition, than anything else that is
known. It will work with women
equally well, and as it is always in the
house a daily trial of it according to
directions will result in improvement
Of nervous troubles that are often,
when left to grow, the fore runne OF
protracted illness. Physicians in the
search for remedies for diseases that
drugs cannot cure have taken up milk
and are surprised at the results. 1t
has brought health where their knowl-
edge had decreed death must occur.
A western exchange tells us of a case
of woman, where the physician had.
pronounced her incurable, getting well
and staying so on a few ounces of
cream used daily with the addition OF
some SPONGE take. Sip warm milk
when you feel out of sorts. 1t will re-
lieve your nerves and fortify your
stomach, and the world will look
brighter to you after you have taken
it.-American Dairyman.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
FEEDING YOUNG CALVES

IL should not be forgotten that milk
mas much solid substance, and does not
supply all the water a young calf needs
: may otter suffer from thirst while
being fed wholly on milk. A drink Of
water should, therefor be given to
the young calves daily, especially dur
ing the very hot weather ,-American
Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
Do You Wish
the Finest Bread
and Cake?

1t is conceded that the Royal Baking Powder is
the purest and strongest of all the baking powders
The purest baking powder makes the finest, sweet
est, most delicious food. The strongest baking DOW
der makes the lightest food.
That baking powder which is both purest and
strongest makes the most digestible and wholesome
food.
Why should not every housekeeper avail herself
of the baking powder which will give her the best
food with the least trouble?
Avoid all baking powders sold with a gift
or prize, or at a lower price than the Royal,
as they invariably contain alum, lime CT sui
phuric acid, and render the food unwholesome.
Certain protection from alum baking powders can
be had by declining to accept any substitute tor the
Royal, which is absolutely pure.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
TOMATO CULTURE.

There are probably more tomatoes
used, and served in o greater numper
Of WAYS than any other vegetable. Pc
SIDES itg taking the place Of the fruits
when served in its raw state. Ihe 90
mato is ! gross feeder, sending Its roots
down deep for food. The best way. 10
GROW tomatoes is to throw oat the SOL
e. the depth Of two feet. with an eqna,
diameter. Put six inches OF rottea
mannre III the bottom and fill the hole
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
A CHEERFUL VIEW.

'What's the matter with you? You
look gloomy enough to give one the
blues. Are you in troubles"
1tNot yet, but I expect 20 be. ]
have a note coming due next week"
Next weekl Why are You worrying
over that? Cheer up. You may be
dead by next week."-New York
Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08

dows on the side facing the kitchen
yard" he said.
"But you will need them for light"
replied the architect.
"Light nothing" roared Mr.. Billus.
''Those windows calls for sixty-four
panes of glass, and I've got q boy eight
years old! LeavVem ut!"-Chicago
Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
SERIOUS.

Tom-'1 called OF 9 young woman
last night and received quite o fright"
Dick-"How? Bun across hez
father?"
Ton-sYes."
"What did he do? Fire your"
Tom-"No. He said he was glad 10
see me and asked me to come again
and often. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08

A Flat FIatterer-And the TheemOm-
eter Fell-Has Hopes-An UnkInd
Addition, Etc, Etc.
He said she was so lovely that
If she went to the Fair,
No n would look at other things
While she was staying there.
Wherein upon his lattery
The maiden s~traightway sat,
And said il he went out there too
They'd rent him for a Flat.
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
AND THE THERMOMETER FELL

"1've got an awful cold" said the
Weather.
what are you taking for it?" asked
the Wind.
ga drop of mercury every hour
Puck.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
A RAPID

"The Senator who has just sat
down." whispered the guide in Che
Visitors Gallery, t'began his public
career as a page"
"Indeed," said the visitor. ~
Judge from his speech that he has de.
veloped into a volume OF statistics. -
Harpez's Bazaar.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
To Cleanse the System

Effectually yet gently, when costive or bilious
or when the blood is impure or sluggish,t to per-
manently cure habitual constipation, to awak-
en- the kidneys and liver to a healthy activity,
without irritating or weakening them, to dis
pei headaches, colds or fevers, use Syrup of
FYos
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08

Hortensius, the Roman orator, had
a memory SO wonderful that, on q
wager, he spent a whole day at an
auction and at night repeated all the
sales, the prices and the names Of the
buyers.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
THE LAST STRAW.

Judge-''This dentist says you re.
quested him to pull your. tooth, and
after he had done SO, got out of the
chair and knocked him down"
Treetop-'That's right, but I didn't
request him to ask n.e if it hurt
consarn him. Truth.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
HIS OWN MAKE.

Travers-tLook here, those shoes
you made me creak."
Shoemaker-''They always c1eak at
the end of thirty days, sir, if the bill
isn't paid. New York Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
sfHE's ALL RIGHT.' -

'Does Digby feel encouraged about
his matrimonial prospects?"
eyes. He's second choice OF two
girls and third choice of four more"
Judge.
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SHE SAW.

Husband-ssYoun have TO discharge
Dinah and do the cooking yourself"
Wife-"Mercy on usl Are you
losing your money!"
Husband-tNo, but. I'm losing my
health"
Wife-'Oh, ] see"
Husband-tsYes. The doctor says ]
eat too much. New York Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
HIS VIEW OF II.

"Every man ought to bless the in
Eentor of the typewriter machine"
"Why 500"
cit furnishes the only means where
by a man can dictate to o woman
New York Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08

For impure or thin Blood, Weakness, Mala-
ria, Neuralgia, Indigestion and Biliousness,
take Browns Iron Bitter5-it gives strength,
making old Persons feel ~young-and young
persons strong; pleasant to take.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
PAS DOUBLE ANSWER

Johnny-"Dont they use bark to
tan hides with, PAP"
Fsther-tfYes, my son; but il you
ask any more c7estions this evening
you'll find that q slipper does just o.
we'll"
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
UNRUFFIED,

"Excuse me-" said the outspoken
man at the club, II understand that
you left London under @ cloud"
"Yaas," was the reply, II believe 60.
Deuced foggy town, that, You know
Life.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
The catacombs of Rome contain the
remains of about 5000, 900 people.

If your Back Aches, or you are all worn out,
good for nothing, it is general debility.
strong, cleanse your liver, and give you a good
R~ppetite-tanes the nerves.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08

A. II. Priest, Druggist, Shelbyville, Ind.
says HALLS Catarrh Cure gives the best Of
satisfaction. Can get plenty of testimonials,
as it cures every one who takes it." Druggists
sell it, 75e.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
A QUESTION OF PRIORITY.

Bessie Prim-sFYou mustn't eat with
your fingers. Take . fork"
George Prim-"Fingers were made
before forks"
Bessie Prim-'FYes; but not your
fingers. Puck.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
HIS HOPES.

May-"Don't you think your land.
lady's little boy is an angelo"
Frank - t'Not yet; but I have
hopes !'-Life.
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AN UNKIND ADDITION.

Mrs. Van Gabler-'tReticence is my
favorite quality"
Mr.. Van Gabler-'1n others, I pre-.
sumo. Truth.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
CAUSE O GRIEF.

"My good man," inquired the ten.
der hearted old lady, 'are you in any
trouble? Why do you stand there
wringing your hands?"
"fCause," replied the tramp, q
Jest washed then. New York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08

The smallest bird is the West India
humming bird. Its body is less than
an inch long, and weighs but twenty
grains.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08

Impaired digestion cured by Beecham's
Pills. Beecham's-no others. Is cents q box.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
CONCERNING NOBLEMEN.


They were newly married and were
standing onthe balcony of theSt. Denis
Hotel watching the carriages as they
drew up at Grace Church on the day of
the Craven-Martin wedding.
ssMy! What a crowd!" she ex-
claimed, raising her hand to shield her
eyes from the sunlight.
eyes," he answered.
Chow happy she must feel to marry
q real Earl of q great English family"
"Of course he said, a little ner-
vously.
sand I suppose she will go to live in
some great castle, won't she, dear?"
Probably" He raped the railing
with his cane and looked up toward
Union square.
IT should think every girl in New
York would envy her!"
81 suppose they all do" he said
sharply, a panied look in his face.
Then she looked ct him and smiled
the smile of a mischief.
':Aren't you sorry you're not q
duke?"
He was getting angry. "Yes. But
I didn't know the fact that I am a re.
spectacle American citizen would make
you sorry that you had married me.
"But you forget that everye.Ameri,
can citizen is a king, DEAR" said she,
as she moved up closer to him and
squeezed his elbow.-New York Press,
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08

If afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye-water.D Druggists sell at &c. per bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
SIZE WAS a WOMAN,

'He used to say there was nothing
too good for her, but it seems there
was nothing too bad for her either.
Elbow SOP"
'tshe accepted him."-Nsw York
Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08

The most remarkable springs in the
world are in California; they produce
sulphuric acid and ink.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08

At London a telephone costs $50 a
year.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08

Tt would require $4,000 microbes to
form q procession an inch long.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08

Women dentists have achieved o
marked success in London-so marked
that a scholarship has been founded for
assisting women without means III the
study of their profession.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
German
Syrup"

JUDGE J. B. HILL, of the Superior
Court, Walker county, Georgia,
thinks epough of German Syrup to
send It's voluntarily a strong letter
endorsing it. When men of rank
and education thus use and recon
mend an article, what they say is
worth the attention of the public.
1t is above suspicion. II have used
your German Syrup" he says, "for
my Coughs and Colds on the Throat
and Lungs. I can recommend it for
them as a frst-class medicine."-
Take TO substitute. q
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
The Ancient Name of Great Britain.

The oldest form of the name Britain
is Ortanis, from which comes the adj
j~ective Ortanicos, which III Irish is
Cruitnech. This last is the name which
the Irish gave to the Picts, once mas
ters of Great Britain. The adjective
mentioned became in the language of
the Gauls Pretanicos. Pytheas, the
Greek navigator of Marseilles, who
fourished about the time Of Alexander
the Great, and is said to have made o
voyage to Britain, i'll one Of his few
fragments now extHnt calls Great Brl-
tain the Pretanic Island. A century
after Pytheas, a GaiIic people-the
Britanni-drove the Picts out of the
larger portion Of Great Britain, and
established themselves there. From
this came confusion in the minds of
Greek ~geographers between the name
of the c~onquerors and that Of the con
quered island. Out of this confusion
arose various and mixed forms. The
Pretanic Island became Bretannic, and
her BritNnnic, which form became
fixed, and has come down TO U.s.
Revue Archeologique.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
A TASTE FoR sorENog,

Little Dick-"I know how to tell
how deep a well 10 without going
down."
Father-':Ah, I'm glad 10 see my son
las q taste for science. You drop in a
stone and then count the aumber of
seconds required for the descent, Ipre-
sume?"
Little Dick-"Oh no. ] tie the
stone to o string an6thsn measure the
string. Good News.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE

STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08

The highest volcano is Popoeot"petl'
Mexico-17,74s feet, with i" crater a
mile in diameter and 1000 feet deep.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08
WITH AN EYE 10 THE FUTURE.

WIFI AS IIE 10 TIE EUION5s
Mr.. Billus was looking over the plans
of q new barn he was preparing 60
build.
81 don't care about having any wip.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-08

Hoods Pills are the best after-dinner Pills, as
8stst digestion, prevent constipation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-05-18
Communicated.

To the Editor OF The Republican,.
VIII you kindly allow us space
for a word of sympathy to a friend,
A, c, Biggs, formerly of this
place met with a sad loss in the
death of his little boy who was
drowned at Bloomington, on Fri
day the 9Th inst,
Little Charlie was a bright boy,
ga bud full of PROMISE" trans.
planted in a more beautiful cline,
at the early age ofthrce years and
three months
He was the ideal Of his family
and the hope of his parents in their
declining years, but for some mys.
terious cause he has been removed
from earth,
"Suffer little children to come
unto me, SO, brother be of good
cheer. Let us be true to our trust,
and victory viii be ours by and by,
5, IL, M1cKEx,
GEO, w, Moon,
Gormauja, w. Va, Moy Is, '93.