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The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27
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 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
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
gistsin SOC and ST. bottles, but it is man.
ufactnred 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., 1894-01-27
Tool Attached TO Rife

The rifle trenching tool" of N. de
Layen, which was recently tried at the
Armory House Parade Ground, Fins
bury, and is expected Sin one sense to
revolutionize the warfare of the flu
ture," consists essentially Of an al.
rangement by which a spade or such
like tool can be fixed to the butt Of q
rife without preventing the weapon
from being ready for use either with
shot or bayonet. To this end there is
q receptacle in the butt, and the spade
fits into it with q spring catch. OF
course, the stock and barrel Of the rife
become the handle of the spade.
It is claimed for this appliance that
it will enable every infantry soldier to
be his own sapper and riae-pit maker,
and the tool wagon will become I'M
necessary. Moreover, if there is no
time to fix the bayonet the spade itself
will be a makeshift, and when not IN
use it can be carried in a leather case,
slung across the chest of the soldier,
thus balancing the weight ofhis haver-
sack and forming a breastplate against
sword, bayonet, or lance, and possibly
bullets. NJ. de Layen, we MAJ add,
= a Frenchman, married to an English,
woman, and settled in this country
London Globe.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27

ing the season, says a writer in the
Hushandman, and that will pay readily
for their keep, giving the eggs as in
crease for profit.
With the Pekini duckfit is a mistake
to think that a pond Of iEater is neces-
sary; they will get along very we'll
with what is needed to drink, and this
must always be supplied literally, and
be pure and fresh. But geese need
plenty Of water. So far as possible
the better plan is to give them the run
of @ good pasture, penning up at
night. This IS especially necessary
with the ducks after they commence
laying, OF a good po15ion Of the eggs
will be lost, as they drop them almost
anywhere, and it Is only by keepir@
them penned up at night that they can
be secured. It is not best to contine
them with other fowls have separate
apartment. and see that bedding is
supplied so that they can be kept
clean and comfortable. While they
like to swim and play III water, II is
very important to their health to have
the place dry where they rest ATM hit.
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
TO E OILCLoTH.

Wash with o large, soft WOODEN cloth
and lukewarm water. Dry thoroughly
with q soft cloth. and afterward polish
with milk OF a solution Of beeswax in
spirits of turpentine. Never use a
brush, hot water or soap, as they will
remove hot paint. 4 solution of two
and one-half pounds of parafine in one
gallon OF ~turpentine, dissolved by the
aid of a little heat, is another excel
lent renoyator for oilcloth. The solu-
ton should be applied while warm
with a sponge OF piece Of flannel. Let
it remain for twenty-four hours, and
then polish with flannel. American
Farmer.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27
KEEPING DUCKS AND GEESE.

The advantage of raising ducks and
geese over turkeys and chickens is,
chat if they can be given the range of
q good pasture with plenty Of water,
they will need less looking after. They
are hardy, easily raised and require
less expensive food than other poul-
try. To this may be added the fact
that in nearly all cases they are
healthier, being less subject to disease
and free from lice. An additional
source of income is their feathers.
They lay eggs, hatch young fowls, and
yield q good quantity Of feathers, and
can, with good treatment, be made
profitable. OF course with either it is
always best to have the larger, better
breeds. Embden geese and Pekin
ducks cost no more to raise than the
other kinds, while they return a much
larger profit.
Ducks, il provided with comfortable
quarters where they can rest at night
and are reasonably well fed, will often
commence laying the latter part OF
January or the first Of February, and
lay very regularly until warn weather
sets in. Geese begin to lay early in
March and will lay fourteen to
eighteen eggs ; these should nearly al
ways be set under hens, as it is often
the case that the mother will not be-
come broody until late. With ducks
il ii usually best not to attempt to
hatch out the first laying Of eggs un-
less It Is done in an incubator. They
are less trouble to raise in q broader
than either turkeys Or chickens, and
with good feeding can be made to
erow very rapidly, much faster than
chickens, 60 that when three months
Old they readily weigh four or five
pounds apiece, while chickens will
average about two. Both ducks and
eeese require less grain and more
bulky feed than turkeys or Chickens,
and Il Is best, and especially 50 with
.geese, 80 sell the younger fowls and
keep the older ones for laying and
breeding. After they I reasonably
well matured, the feathers can be
picked regularly several times during
the season. a full grown goose 81
either the Toulouse 81 Emblem breed
viii ayeEags ) pound II feathers dur
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27
An Ancient Art1cle, Inceea.

THAT must be an ANTIQUE" "a.
marked a visitor to q collector OF brio.
a-brac, who was exhibiting his chief
treasure, . handsomely carved oak
table.
Indeed it is" replied the other
proudly. II believe it to be the finest
and Oldest specimen Of furniture ex.
tant."
ut may be the finest but not the
oldest" remarked the other. "Why.
I have an Arabic table at home which
dates before the beginning Of the
Christian era. In fact it is known to
be more than 1000 years old"
"You surprise me-" said the col.
~tector, not a little nettled by the re-
mark. II had no idea there were any
tables as old as that. Is it's history
authentic? What is it's character?"
"Oh, it's very simple" added the
other. Its the multiplication table.
It's history is perfectly authentic, and
as for its character, why, that is per-
plexing-at least to the small boys
New York Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27
An Instructive Sermon.

Bishop Warren, in a talk at the Cen
esee Conference Wednesday night, told
the following story. "
l once asked q man in Colorado to
give me n money for church work.
He said that be could not; that he
wanted the money to buy some more
Land.
What for" I asked. e
TO raise more corn"
What for?"
stTo fatten more hogs"
What for?"
ITO get more money"
What for?' .. o
ITO buy more land"
What for?" ,
ITO raise more corn
"What for?"
ITO fatten more"
But that is the story-lands corn,
hogs; land, corn, hogs.-Buffalo Cour.
ier..
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27
The Baleful Lambkiu.

The leaves Of common laurel or
'lambkill" are SO poisonous to sheep
that some farmers believe that even
the grass beneath the shrubs is
rendered noxious by the drippings
from its leaves. This may be a mis-
take, but the leaves are certainly rank
poison, not only to sheep, but also to
cattle. And yet, so careless are the
cultivators Of the soil in this respect
that in almost every field in the.
Northeast may be found specimens of
this baleful plant. II farmers would
consult their own interest they would
form q united effort to stamp it out
New York Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27
WASHING OF BUTTER,

. The advantages of washed and IN.
washed butter are being discussed in
England. Too much washing is adj
mitted to injure the flavor, but . little
water is generally used. The Swedish
and Danish butter-makers who supply
the English market get all the butter
milk from the butter by repeated
pressure. This requires a good deal
OF work, while washing the butter
simplifes the matter greatly. Some
Of the best English dairy makers never
use water. In this country we believe
the use of it is universal. Our dairy.
men may learn something from the
discussion, which may give them some
new ideas on the subject.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27
RECIPES.

Spice Cake Pudding-Two cups OF
sugar, one cup of butter, one cup of
sour cream, four cups of -four, four
eggs, one teaspoonful Of soda. n
nutmeg, one tablespoonful of cloves,
two tablespoonfuls of cinnamon and
three-auarters of q pound OF seeded
raisins. Bake in a scalloped cake pan
and serve with a liquid sauce.
Brooklyn Cookies-Three even cups
of powdered sugar and one full cup of
butter mixed to a cream add four
gigs well beaten, one level teaspoonful
of soda dissolved in a third OF a cup of
milk, and -four enough for a thick bat
ter. Roll out thin, cut in rounds.
sprinkle with graduated sugar and
bake. Caraway seeds can be added II
liked.
Carrot Pudding-Carrot pudding is
said By those who have eaten it to be
yery nice. Boil and mash fine six
ounces of carrot, and six ounces OF
suet, chopped fine, half q pound OF
~currants, two large tablespoonfuls Of
sugar. half a nutmeg, a saltspoonful
Of salt and three large tablespoonfuls
of -four. Mix all these ingredients
thoroughly, put them in a CREASED pot
and boil the pudding for three hours.
Irish Scones-Put one pint of white
cornmeal into a bowl; put in the CEN
tire o spoonful of shortening; pour
over sufficient boiling water-about
one cupfnl-to scald the meal. Stand
aside for an hour. Beat one egg, stir
into the mixture, then add sufficient
boiling water, about another cupful.
TO make d soft batter. With an egg
beaten beat constantly for FIVE minutes.
Drop tablespoonfuls on agreased grid
die; bake slowly; turn.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27

kA3&AR6H
RYE AS A LATE FODDER.

lf.short Of hay or fodder, SOW rye
1t will give abundance of pasturage
late in the fall, and during WINTER il
not covered with snow. If not in con.
dition next spring for a paying crop
as grain, it may be turned under and
help cut the corn. Some claim the
winter feeding betters it for 8 crop oil
grain-causes it to stool out more than
1t would otherwise. Be that as it may,
1t makes good pasturage.s Sow some.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh thai cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
i. j. CHENEY e Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. ]. Che
ney for this last ID years, and believe him per
fectls honorable In all business transactions
and financ. ally abls to carry ont Hny oblfga-
tiOn made by their firm.
WEsr g TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALDIsG, KlHsAN d MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. Tho.
Ha rs Catarrh Cure ii taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the bloc | an mucous SUR
faces OF the system. Price, TIC. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27
II il said that on an average

It is said that on al average every
champagne cork is utilized for three
separate bottles before it gets broken
or thrown aside as useless. English
walters get abont fifty cents q pail
for them from the manufacturers and
twenty-five cents q pail for soda Wate,
corkg,
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27
i Faulily's Fortune in . Thimble.

A family Of Lofings, in England, i
said to owe it's wealth to the tumble,
which, called then the ssthumb bell"
as Is was worn on the thumb, was
first made by ono Of their ancestors in
London less than 200 years ago.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27

For impure or thin Blood, Weakness, Mala-
ria, Neuralgia, Indigestion. and Biliousness.
makin old persons feel young-and young
persons strong; pleasant to take.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27

Georgia's Legislature, by a vote of 90
to as, has passed . bill forbiddiDg the
sale Of eigaretts.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27

II your Back Aches, or you are all worn out
good for nothing, IT. rs general dsoillly
strong. cleanse your liver, and siye you q goos
appetite tones the nerves.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27
LIGHT SHOES FOR YOUNG HORSES.

The most careful horse breeders are
agreed that the lighter the shoe and
the less it is worn the better. In a re-
cent address before an English agri-
cultural society, Professor Axe dis
cussed the subject, %deprecating the
laundering management Of the feet of
horses. Often fine animals are ruined
by being caused to wear their shoes
too early and too long. Standing il
the stable a long time is liable to
cause lameness, and could be avoided
by taking off the shoes and substi.
tuting eoft leather. Red-hot shoes
should not be applied to the foot of
the horse at any time.
In blowing, ~cultivating and many
other farm operations a horse will
walk ten to twenty miles a day and
advances about four feet at step, At
each step the horse lifts half q pound
extra on its two feet, 667 pounds ia
every mile. In a days work of fifteen
miles, the horse wouldlijftt 5000 pounds
extra or nearly five tons. II the force
required to lift this five tons Of iron
coald be expended in the work the
horse is doing, much mor could be
accomplished. In the light of these
facts is it any wonder that when young
horses begin to veal shoes they soon
become leg weary, have their steps
shortened and acquire q slow walking
gait?-Farm, Field and Fireside.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27
We Cure Rupture.

TIE political situation in Austria is greatly
strained, and 1t is feared a crisis Is at hand
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27

WH1LE sinking a well near Guyaho, ILL.,. a
fiow of petroleum was struck at q depth Of
I13 feet.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27

No matter OF how long standing. Write
for free treatise, testimonials, etc, to 81.
Hollenswurth 81 Co, Owegu, Tioga Co., N. =.
Price 81; by mail. $l.l5.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27
august.
Flower"

"What is August Flower for )"
As easily answered as asked. 1t is
for Dyspepsia. It is a special REM
edy for the Stomach and Liver
Nothing more than this. We believe
August Flower cures Dyspepsia.
We know it will. We have reasons
for knowing it. To-day it has an
honored place in every town and
country store, possesses II of the
largest manufacturing plants in the
country, and sells everywhere. The
reason is simple. 1t does one thing,
anddoesit right. Ncures dyspepsla0
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27

TIE cholera advance in Europe seems to
have been checked.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27
aeS's !!

A single "trip OF IN ocean steamer re-
auires $1,000 worth OF coal.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27

THE sugar beet in France and Belgium
has been attacked BY q parasite.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27

Beecham,s Pills instead Of sloehy mlnefa,
waters. Beecham's-no others. 6 cts. . boa.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27

MOUNT CALBuco, Chile, IS again IN er'lp-
fion.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-27
EXPERIMENTS WITH LAYING HENS.

belleI In the necessity OF keeping d
male bird with laying hens is still
quite common. In order to settle this
point a series of experiments was un-
dertaken by the Geneva IN. ~ Sta
ton. The trial was made with four
pens two of which contained cocker
els, while the other two were without
any, The result showed that q pen Of
pullets kept without . male produced
eggs at about thirty per cent. less cost
thars IN exactly similar pen with which
q cockerel was kept.
Another pen without a male gave
during the first three months about
the same proportionate excess of prod
uct over an exactly similar pen with
which q cockerel was kept. After the
development of the feather eating
habit the egg product diminished, but
during eight months the total egg
yield for each pen were very nearly
alike,
In each of the two pens without male
birds some pullets had begun to lay
from one TO two months earlier than
any inthe corresponding pens in which
male birds were kept.
While g Collaborating usually APP
pears after feeding for any length Of
time an UNMARRIED ration deficient in
some constituents, more especially nj
trogenous matter, the habit has deve1-
oped from idleness or some unknown
cause among fowls having a ration
which gave satisfactory results with
other similar pens Of fowls fed at the
same time.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12
A Republic Without
Electione.

The sarcasm of the Hawaiian
situation is made such as to rem
der language almost mute by the
late adyices from Hawaii to the
effect that Mr.. Willis endeavor
to settle the Hawaiian question
is further complicated by Pref
sident Dole's unwillingness to
consent to a popular vote on the
question of a change of the forn o
government.
This is the most eloquent COM
mentary on the Mysteries of the
Jingoes over President Cleye-
lands alleged assault on Anne
rican ideas" and "the spread of
republican government The
basic idea of the American Go
vernment was declared at its
very inception to be that the Just
right of government to govern
must be founded on the cou-
sent of the governed. The Ame-
rlcan system certainly has noti-
to characterize it if it does not
him refer all public questions, and
particularly any change in the
form of government, to vote of
the people. The very Republi-
cans who are trying to make so
much party capital out of this
affair have been pledged during
their whole career to the princi-
pie of unrestricted suffrage.
All their own principles are
brought to nothing by the fact
that their special pet, the Presi-
dent of the Provisional Govern
ment, Stands on the ground that
the 5000 native voters of Hawaii,
and 1000 Portuguese voters
though given the right to vote
by that Constitution in defense of
which Mr. Stevens rose in revolu-
tion, shall have no voice'in deter
mining their government. That
is matter that must be left entl-
rely to the Anglo-Saxon property
owners who have been so hospi-
tably treated by the Hawaiians
that in a single generation they
have risen from the moderate for
tunes of missionaries to the pos
session of nine-tenths of all the
property in the islands.
1t seems to be high time that
some of our strenuous statesmen
should give a little time to
learning what republican princi-
Piles really are. .-Pittsburgee DIS
patch.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

The Volcano of Kilauea is re
ported to be very active. Madam
Pele is probably rendering an
appropriate reception to her long
time acquaintance Peter Lee,
manager of the Volcano House.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

The Volcano House Co; held a
meeting Saturday morning and
placed themselves on record as
not favorable to discontinuing the
sale of liquors at the Volcano
House.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

There was great CONSERVATION
among the picked rifiemen, who
desecrate the Sabbath by their
shooting at Makiki. on the cc-
casion of the salute. at noon.
from the japanese man of war;
The scores showed the effect.
Not published this morning.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

The dictum of the oligarchists
will soon be voiced to the origi-
nial members of the American"
(so-called) League in a para
phrase of Vanderbilt's famous.
saying, relating to public opinion,
and instead of it being the public
it will be the opinion of the
American League. that will be
id.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

Messrs. Hollister & Co. the
Oldest and best known of the
druggist firms of the city intend
to evolve into a corporation in
the near future, The we'll known
business qualifications and gentle
manly characteristics of the
proposed new members of the
firm should command success.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

There was a phonograph
exhibition, at the Y. III. c. A.
hall. last evening, by Mr.. G. n.
Edison. The instrument worked
well, the records were clear and
the audience, although small,
was we'll satisfied. An interlude
introduced two local vocalists
and a cornet soloist.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

The steamer Oceanic is fully
due here from Yokohama. 1t is
surmised that rough weather off
the Japan coast has delayed her.
Mails leave by her for San
Francisco.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

Tramps are reported to be
coming more and more plentiful.
Practice the advice of the HoLo-
MUA and give nothing to beggars,
but endeavor to identify them for
future punishment.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

Heavy rain showers fell this
morning between s and 9 O'Clock
and added to the general un-
pleasant condition of the street
crossings.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

Don't forget in making previous
engagements that a very excellent
entertainment will be given at
the Opera House on next Satur-
day evening, rain or shine.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

The latest addition to the
Popular Phonograph Parlors
records is a reproduction of the
voices of Col Robert Ingersoll,
Rev Henry Ward Beecher and Col
Sanford. Tie record is most
clear and distinct and the listen
er will receive an excellent vocal
representation of the trio of great
ones.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12
from the afater-f front.
Vessels IN Port.

NAVAL VESSELS.
HBM's S Champion, Rookie.
g S $ Adams, Nelson.
U 5 S Philadelphia, Barker.
HIJM's 5 Naniwa, Togo, Japan
MERCHANTMEN.
Ger Bk ]. C. Piuger, Wolters, Bremen.
Am bkt Wrestler, Bergman, \ Castle.
Am bk S c Allen, Thompson, ) f.
Am bkt Irmgard, Schmidt, +:
Rark c d Bryant, Jacobsen, +:
Haw blk Mauna Ala, Smith. T.
Am bkt Geo C Perkins, Mas, , Z.
Am blk Colusa, Backus, Departure bay
Am bk s y Castle, Hubbard. ) +.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

The new sidewalks along
Merchant street and on other
streets of the city are very much
appreciated by pedestrians.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

Rats Smith has not yet given
up the attempt to hatch out new
Advisory Councillor from the
annexation rotten eggs. Other
members of the P. G. body
polite are in 'lague" against
him.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

The electric storm promised,
bv appearances. on Saturday
evening did not materalize.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

Mr.. Rudolph Spreckels accom-
panied by his attorney arrived in
town here again from Maui on
Sunday.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

The wind has been pretty well
to the eastward today and as a
consequence the sky is overcast
and weather showery.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

Creditors of William H. Aldrich
bankrupt are notified to prove
their claims by the 18th inst.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

1t is reported that the lately
imported pet of W. o. Smith Is
to make a longer stay in town
than was at first expected.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

The tern Tampa sailed for San
Francisco on Saturday last sugar
laden. Domestic value S32 ,657.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

The Scheutzen club will meet
this evening. Twenty new mem
bers will be taken in.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

The artillery of the King of
Heaven made several of
the lady correspondents, against
royalty, feel sick. this afternoon
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

The following steamers left
today for island ports; j. A.
Cummins; Likelike; JAS. Makee;
Mokolii; Iwalani.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

Twenty thousand, three hun
dred and fifty one dollars (s2O35)
have been appropriated from the
public funds to various Provision
al Government uses.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

A mass-meeting of office-seekers
will be held somewhere tomorrow
night.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12

The P. G. Band is expected to
play at Emma square this evening.
Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-12
F,eign Mail Service.

s.a,ships viii leave for end arr We
an Francisco and other foreign
I'LL I'LL on or about the following dates,
I'm < close Of 1884.