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The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
DISEASE OF FOWLS.

Hens are subject to several diseases,
but mostly those of the throat and the
intestines. The first class is due to
exposure to cold and damp, or to CON
tagion. The latter is the result of bad
feeding and indigestion. The most
prevalent of the first class of diseases
is one known as roup, which is very
similar to the human diphtheria, and,
like that, exceedingly contagious. 1t
appears as q thick adherent mucus or
cheesy matter in the throat and mouth,
stopping the breathing and making the
swallowing difficult. The head swells,
and of course the birds stop eating.
The remedy for this disease is to wash
the mouth clean with warm vinegar
and drop a pinch of powdered chlorate
of potash in the throat. The food
should be soft, and a little hyposul-
phate of soda should be dissolved in
the drinking water. Excessive warmth
is not desirable for fowls in the win
ter, only such as will keep the tenn
perature at night of not less than fifty
degrees. Another frequent disease is
that of the liver, by which the nerves
of the lower limbs are SO affected that
the birds cannot walk. This disease
resembles that of pigs by which the
hind legs become useless and are
dragged about as the animal moves.
Overlooking is the common cause o.
this disorder, and the remedy is tc
stop the cause, giving no food for tive
or three days, but only water, and then
beginning with small feeds, gradually
increased. New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
A Peculiar Accident.

Jesse s. Williams, a well-known
grocer of Williamsburg, Penn, met
with a peculiar accident recently. He
was removing q shoe from the left
foot and in giving q sudden wrench
broke his leg near the thigh. The &C.
cident occurred in the presence of his
wife.0 Both were startled to hear o
loud, swapping noise. The wife ran
to her husband, and he laughingly re-
marked that nothing had happened.
A moment later, to make sure, he tried
to stand on the left leg. and the bone
almost protruded from the skin. The
weakness in the leg is said to have
been caused BY indammstory rheu.
matism. New Orleans Picayune,
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
SEPARATOR MILK FOR CHEESE.

In q Western farmers institute Pro
fessor Babcock expresses himself
strongly in favor of separator milk as
making q better cheese and one likely
to hold a good flavor longer than did
cheese made from milk not put through
this process. The cream and milk are
run together through a sieve after sep
arating so as to mix it thoroughly,
but there are certain offensive matters
that come out of the separating that
can be kept distinct from the cream.
These are triAing in amount, but when
set to work by the rennet their effect
after two or three months is to de-
stroy the flavor of the cheese. Up to
that time cheese from whole milk and
that which has been put through the
separator cannot be distinguished
Boston Cultivator.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
When Water Boils.

Water boils at different tempera-
lures. according to the elevation above
the sea level. In Baltimore, water
boils practically at 212 degrees F.; at
Munich, in Germany, at 2O9l degrees;
at the City Of Mexico, in Mexico. at
200 degrees, and in the Himalayas, at
an elevation of $4,000 feet above the
level of the sea, at 100 degrees. These
differences are caused by the varying
pressure of the atmosphere at these
noints. In Baltimoret the whole weight
Of air is to be overcome. In Mexico
1000 feet above the sea, there ere 7OOt
feet less of atmosphere to be resisted!
consequently less heat is required ant
boiling takes place at a lower tempera'
ture,-Boston Cpltivator.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
AFFAIRS.
T. A STOOL.

Women who have much housework
to do should provide themselves with
a cheap stool, high enough to allow a
free use of the arms. l., this way they
may spare themselves L UGH unneces-
sary standing, as ironing, dish~wash-
ing and mu%ltitudinous household
duties the. are generally gone through
with while upon the feet may be dis
posed of quite as satisfactorily IN a
sitting posture. 1t is a rest. too, from
time to time, to draw the feet up upon
the rounds of the stool, taking all the
weight of the body off the hoor.-New
York Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
UITUR

Professor W. R. Lazenby, before
the Ohio Horticultural Society, pre-
sented the following summary of sug-
gestions to be kept in mind by straw
berry growers:
The most profitable varieties for the
commercial grower are those not easily
influenced by differences in soil and
climate. Those which succeed we'll OH
wide areas are usually better than
those which have a mere local reputa-
ton.
Pistiilate varieties, when properly
f%ertilized, are more productive than
the sorts with perfect flowers.
The value of a variety for ~fertilizing
pistillate flowers does not depend so
much upon the amount as upon the
potency of its pollen.
The howersof pistillate varieties are
less liable to be injured by frost than
the flowers of perfect varieties.
Varieties that are neither very early
nor very late in point of maturity are
the most productive and have the long
est fruiting season.
As a rule varieties that have the
most vigorous and healthy foliage are
the least productive, while those with
a weaker growth of foliage and q
greater susceptibility to leaf blight are
usually the more prolific.
Winter protection may be dispensed
| with upon well-dralned soils, but ap-
pears to be a necessity upon heavier
| ones.
The leaf blight may be checked by
using the Bordeaux mixture, begin
| mig just as soon as the leaves appear,
! and continuing the application every
few weeks throughout the season.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

Nelargest grower of Grass and Clover Seed
N the world is Salzer. La Crosse, Wis. Over
Dhardy varieties. with lowest prices!
Special low freight to New York, Pa. and the
East.
liz WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND IT with
lie hostage to the John A. Salzer Seed Co.. La
Crosse, Wis, you will receive eleven packages
grass and clover sorts and his mammoth farm
seed catalogue; full Of good things for the far
mer, the gardener ard the citizen. A
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Overworking butter spoils the grain
and gives a greasy appearance.
Onions are said to be good for rid-
ding fowls and lighthouses office.
Don't attempt to crowd the fowls if
you would keep free from diseases.
Feed the best hay to the weanlings
which should be broken to harness.
The most successful turkey raisers
breed only from well-matured stock.
The pouter pigeon is SO called from
it's power of filling its crop with air.
Keep young ducks away from a largo
body of water during the first month.
A dry, warm bed every night is bet
ter than grooming for the youngsters.
To make a complete diet, add meat
and vegetables to your poultry IA
ton.
Do not give your fowls much sui
phur, and never feed it IN damp
weather.
Never use any but the very best
| grade of dairy salt, regardless of cost
the best is the cheapest in the end.
In Nebraska alfalfa is considered a
| boon to farmers. It ranks among the
most profitable crops of that section.
Mice must be kept out with wire
cloth, three meshes to the inch, SO says
DR.. Miller, and poison and trap be-
| sides.
After the skimming is performed,
the cream is still at the mercy OF at
mospheric conditions until manufac-
tured into butter.
The cost of building an acre OF
greenhouses is about $16 5000, while
! hotbeds covering that area will not
cost less than $4,000.
Snow is generally considered a good
thing about a hive 30 long as it is not
melting, but cases Of injury have beer
reported. The entrance should never
be allowed to get clogged.
Peaches should be started from good,
healthy stock, on high. dry land, should
receive moderate and clean cultivation
I'D to midsummer and not afterward.
Cutting back helps both fruit and
wood. Care must also be taken not to
let the trees overbear.
Large brood chamber are recon
mended, because they save time in tax
ing out and replacing combs for thu
purpose of reducing the brood nest II
winter and expanding it at othe,
times.
The advantage of beekeeping as OF
occupation for women is that it a b,
carried on at ones very door; ane
again. it takes about as little capital t.
start with as any enterprise which they
might attempt.
Plums do not thrive on highes'
ground because it is apt to be too dry
and if grown on low ground, late frost
nav catch the blossoms. They vii
thrive on a rich, rather moist, bu
well-drained soil.
A COW that will fstten rapidly afte'
she has passed her usefulness as
mixer is ofsespecial value as a dair..
animal. This is not the main point
but it is n of the points to be looke'
to when buying dairy stock.
A Southern paper says: cit hs
been shown conclusively by CAREFUL
and exclusively conducted expert
ments that the feeding of cotton see
or cotton seed meal very considerable.
raises the melting point of butter"
uniform ration for al entire her
is unwise. It is no more possible TO
. small COW who is a ssgood feeder t
assimilate the amount of feed that he
neighbor does who is not so fortr
nate. than it is for one child to eat a
much candy as another and not suffer
Study the individual tastes and dlspt
sitions of your COWS, and try and &c
lust the environment and treatment {
them.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
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 besS products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of 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; efectually 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"
news, 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 man
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
acceEt any substitute if offered.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
HOW TO WASH TABLE LINEN.

Be sure thet your linen goes into no
vessel that is not clean and freshly
rinsed. See that it is put to boil in
side a bag of clean cheese cloth. 1t
stained, wet the spots with alcohol,
and wash out in clear cold water before
allowing suds to touch it. Stains of
milk or soft eggs must be soaked in
clear cold water for ten minutes when
washed. Use q mild white soap, or
the Brown Windsor that comesin long
bars. Make a strong lather, only let
ting the soap touch the fabric at some
obstinate grease spot. Tea cloths or
Others with delicate colors wash
brighter if q handful of salt is added
to the first suds, which should be bare
ly lukewarm. The second may be hot
ter. Wash quickly through both.
Fold smoothly for the wringer. then
pop into your bag and set to boil in
| cold water for ten minutes. Rinse
| first in hot, then in lukewarm water.
Have your bluing water cold and free
from specks of color. Dip your linen
| in very thin starch containing a sus-
! picion of bluing, and hang, if possible,
in the sun. See that the line is clean.
Take pains to hang each piece square,
as if dried awry it will be very hard tc
make it even again.
Let everything dry thoroughly and
do not dampen or fold until q little
before ironing time. After a cloth is
properly wet, pull the diagonal cor
ners as hard as possible and fold with
a 1ength-wise crease through the mid
die. Roll smooth and tight and let it
lie for twenty minutes. For rich da-
mask or embroidered cloths put al
extra blanket on the ironing table
under its muslin cover. Lay the ern
broidered part smoothly over it. right
side down and press with q heavy irol
just below scorching heat. When al
most dry and very smooth, turn an'
iron on the right side, using yer.
light irons on the embroidery an
heavier ones on the plain round
Stretch the fabric we'll with the hand
before pressing embroidery.
When the right side is properi.
done, fold it lengthwise along the mid
de, then begin at one end and la.
about six inches-lightly over; dc no
fold it down but roll until all th
length is coiled. Go v the clotI
twice or thrice with a hot iron. chane
ing irons Frequently. Iron till til
pattern shows plain on a glossy whit
surface. If not thoroughly dry whe
ironed, hang upon the horse for a
I hour or two, then fold or roll to sue
compass as required for the closet. =
Mirror and Farmer.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

v. on.r one Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot BIZ cured by
n"n F. J. CHtsEY & Co, Props, Toled2,0 G.
new for the last is Years, and believe him per
fecatly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any onhga-
WEST & TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
wA1nDI DING K1sxAs & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
u.,i's Gefarrh Cure is taken internally. act
ing directly upon the bloc AMI MUCOUS sur,
faces Of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials Tree.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
FARM N GARDEN.
SUGAR FOR HORSES.

Most horses are like children, ex-
ceedingly fond of sugar, and indulg-
Ing them in it will soon hlmiliarlze
them with the giver, and tho petting
will teach them to obey his will read
lily. The sugar is fattening, and will
give them shining coats, and also free
the stomach from any worms. A few
Jumps of sugar from the hands of the
master will thus benefit the animal in
every way.-New York World.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
RECIPES.

Rissoles of Lobsters-Mince up the
meat of a boiled lobster very fine, sea-
son it with a little powdered mace,
pepper and salt; add two ounces of
butter melted, and a sufficient guam
tity of bread crumbs to make it into
balls. Dip them in the w~elI-beeten
yolk of an egg, roll in bread crumbs
and fry in boiling fat a nice brown.
Serve them in a dish with half q pint
of good gravy.
Welsh Rabbit CITRATE some Glouces-
ter Or Gruyere cheese, and pepper 1t
with cayenne pepper. Fry some slices
of bread in a little butter ION II side
only until perfectly yellow. Spread
a thick coating of the grated cheese
on the fried side of the bread, place
the slices in a baking pan, put them
in a pretty hot oven, take them out
when the cheese begins to melt, and
serve hot.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
Ccryicts a. Hog Herders.

CaIifornia's prison commissioners
have decided to go INTO the stock
raising business and use the convlcts
of the penitentiary as herlers. Hogs
will be the particular kind OF stoca 70
which attention will be given. lnl-
cago Times,
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

A current OF electr1clty does no
always kill when it appears to do SO.
It simply produces an appearance OF
death, from which the subject may in
many cases be restored by artificial
respiration.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
RAISING HORSES TO sELL

Generally the farmer cannot afford
to raise geldings and keep them on the
farm for a team. He can make them
q very we'll if he will keep them un-
til they are four or five years old, and
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

Malaria cured and eradicated from the sys-
tenn By Browns Iron Bitters. which enr4 cnT n
Acta Gke a. charm on persons in general Ill
he's th. giving new energy and strength.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

The United States has 115 medical
schools, regular, eclectic and homeo-
pathic.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

Fos CouGHs AND THROAT TROUBLES use
.,R,nu,u's RTouchi1l Ir,Cflcs." They relieve al!
Throat irritations caused by Cold or use OF the
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

RAILWAY statistics show increased freight
receipts in the South.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

CROP prospects in Russia are pad, ana a
feared.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

Browns Iron Bitters cures Dyspepsia, Mala,
ria, Biliousness and General debility: sr Gtses
eroates annetite. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers. weak women and children.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

EIGHT bodies have been cremated IN Massa-
chusetts since the beginning OF the year.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

The New Zealand Government Is to lend
money to farmers at FIVE per cent.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

japanese Tooth Powder. Genuine.
A large box mailed for IL cents. Lapp Drug
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

MORE than 5000 Quakers have signed a
protest against the vivisection OF animals
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

Beecham's Pills instead of sloshy mineral
waters. Merchandising others. Is cts. a box.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

THERE has been a marked decline in the
price of sheep.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

In the past twelve years the Bell Telephone
Company has paid $23, 1O6, 096 in dividends.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

To meet the present Hare
on Farmers We
will sell ttem direct for cks,'
good Fertilizers at the FOL
lowing lowest wholesal'
prices:
Fertilizers for corn, co
ton and peanuts at &13.5A
Fertilizers for trucktn
crops and potatoes at $14
Fertilizers for tobacco
oats & fruit at PER ten.
Mfrs. Baltimore. M.
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RAILROADS IN JAPAN.
No Conductor Ever Enters the Cars and
the Newsboy Is Prohibited.

No Conductor Ever Enters the Cars and
the Newsboy Is Prohibited.
The railroads of Japan are solidly
constructed and carefully run, says the
Philadelphia Telegraph. The gauge
is three feet six inches and the cars
are generally eighteen feet long.
There are first, second and third
classes, and the fares are for several
classes, one, two and three sen Gents
mile. The Japanese are great tray-
elers, and more than nine-tenths of
the travel is of second and third class.
The rate of speed is uniformly about
twenty miles an hour. The trains
are run on what is known as the
''staff'' system, and train is not al
lowed to leave the station where it
meets another until the conductor has
received from the conductor of the
other train symbol called a stair
which is his evidence that he is entitled
to leave.
In the first-class carriage, which is
either one room, like our drawing
room cars, or in three compartments
like the English, one finds cushioned
seats, wash hand bowls and water clos
cts, and generally teapot and cups,
the former occasionally replenished
with hot water. If this is lacking, the
passenger can buy on the platform at
any station teapot full of tea and a
cup for two and one-half cents. The
teapot is pretty enough to bring a
quarter in this country, and the cup
would be cheap at ten cents. You buy
the whole outfit and could carry it
away if you pleased. AS a rule, the
pot and cup are left in the car and
about sixty per cent. of them are re-
covered by the vender.
The railroads in Japan are partly
owned by the government and partly
by private stockholders, but the rates
and rules of the government roads
govern the others also. At all the
stations are overhead bridges, and
crossing the track at grade is pro-
hibited, as in England. The stations
are roomy and neat, the platforms
ample, and at both ends of the plat
form the name of the station is con-
spicuously posted. The passenger
shows his ticket on going through the
gate to his train, and surrenders it at
the gate on leaving. No conductor IN
ters the cars. We also miss the famil-
lar visit of the enterprising young
man who sells newspapers and pop
ular books, and who loads our seats at
home with lozenges. photograph al
buns, comic periodicals, vegetable
ivory, matches. chewing gum and
other. merchandise.
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KEEPING A PRIVATE NOTE BOOK.
Employees of Civil Engineers Are Not
Allowed This Privilege.

Employees of Civil Engineers Are Not
Allowed This Privilege.
''He was the best surveyor and
draughtsman in my employ" said
well-known civil engineer of this city
a few days ago. referring to a man
whom he had just discharged. 81 dis
covered a short time ago that he was
keeping private note book, and, after
notifying him that he must stop it,
and again learning that he was con-
tinuing the practice, L was obliged to
discharge him."
1 asked the gentleman to explain
what he meant by keeping a private
note book"
GA surveyor said he sin doing
piece of work makes minutes as he goes
along of the lines he runs, of the vari-
Gus points marking the bounds of the
laHds he is surveying, and all such
data as is not only necessary for the
drawing of his plans, but also incident
ally that which may aid him in the
case of any other survey being made
later on.
''This data, you see, really consti-
tutes a sort of capital or stock in trade,
for if the party owning the land ever
wishes another survey of it for any
purpose he VIII naturally apply TO that
same surveyor, who, having these old
memoranda, can do the work easier
and more cheaply than any other sur
veyor. Oftentimes. after many years
have elapsed and old landmarks have
passed away, those minutes become
very valuable.
Consequently a civil engineer al
ways wishes to keep these in his own
hands, and men in his employ are not
allowed to make copies of minutes of
surveys which they make while in his
employ. Otherwise, an old employe,
in leaving and setting up in business
for himself, could carry away large
slice of his employers business.
''This is the reason why 1 have dis
charged my best employe upon finding
that he was persisting in the practice .
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Reasonably Ruinous Rates.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
U. S. LAND OFFICE, The Dalles, Or,

U. S. LAND OFFICE, The Dalles, Or,
Feb. II, 1894. !
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver The Dalles, Oregon, Satur-
day, April 18th, 1894, viz:
Martin NJ. Waterman,
Hd No S7SS for the NJ NW14, SEI NW1x, and
NE14 SW14, Sec 81, Tp1 N, R IA E.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land, viz:
R. Gilbert, The Dalles, Or; Albert Allen, Boyd,
Or; II. Gilpin, A. NJ. Allen, The Dalles, Or.
feb24 JOHN W. LEWIS, Register.
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Ten days loss of time on account of
sickness and doctor bill to pay, is any
thing but pleasant for a man of family
to contemplate, whether he is a laborer,
mechanic, merchant or publisher. Jas.
o. Jones, publisher of the Leader,
Mexia, Texas, was sick in bed for ten
days with the grip during its prevalence
a year or two ago. Later in the season
he had a second attack. He says: s'In
the latter case used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy with considerable sue
cess, I think. only being in bed a little
over two days. The second attack 1 am
satisfied would have been equally as bad
as the first but for the use of the remedy"
1t should be borne in mind that the grip
is much the same as a very. severe cold
and requires precisely the same treat
ment. When you wish to cure a cold
quickly and effectually give this remedy
a trial. 25 and so cent bottles for sale
by Blakeley & Houghton, druggists.
The regular subscription price of the
WEEKLY CHRONICLE is $3.50 and the
regular price of the WEEKLY OREGoN1AN
is $3.50. Any one subscribing for The
CHRONICLES and paying for one year in
advance can get both THE CHRoN1cLE
and WEEKLY OREGoN1AN for 50 90. All
old subscribers paving their subscrip-
tions for one year in advance will be en-
titled to the came offer.
Mexican Silver Stove Polish causes no