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The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
FALL FEEDING OF YOUNG STOCK.

Young farm stock, whether intended
for the slaughter or to be retained
upon the farm, should be kept grow
ing continually until nearly, if not
fully, the average size is attained.
Keep the animals in good pasture dur
ing the summer and during the usual
drouths of early autumn. If an extra
growth of corn fodder to be used as a
daily feed is not attainable, then a
feed of grain should be given at least
once a day. During the cold, stormy
days that prevail before stock finally
go into winter quarters, the grain feed
should be maintained, and when
brought to the yard warm, comfort
able shelter be provided. Do not prac-
tice the foolish policy Of attempting
to see how cheapIy one can winter
stock, that there may be more grain
and hay to sell in the spring. On the
contrary, give them the best of fodder,
it there be a choice. This need not
necessarily be dealt out in large guam
titles, but in amounts that will be eaten
up cleanly previous to the next feed
ing. "A quart of ground feed fed daily
to a calf or colt, or a small handful to
each lamb, will greatly stimulate
growth and provea good financial in
vestment for the stock raiser. -Ameri-
can Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Gather the eggs twice daily.

Gather the eggs twice daily.
Avoid placing strange broods to
gether.
Better keep the late chickens by
themselves.
The pullets will do better without
the cockerels.
The Minorcas and Red Caps are
among the best layers now.
Thorough ventilation is necessary
to the successful keeping of fruit.
Cabbage heads should be hung up in
the poultry-house fof the fowls to pick
at.
Get rid of your surplus cockerels
early and SO save feeding them at a
loss.
Bees never store honey in the light,
because honey thus exposed granu.
lates.
Study the foods raised on the farm
and use them for the purposes they
are suited for.
New and better blood will improve
the health of the fowls and the pocket
book of their owner.
It is said that rye feed gives a good
color to the yolk of the egg and adds
richness to the flavor.
Don't let your fowls stand out in all
sorts of weather if you expect to make
any money from them.
On the pruning given q tree during
the first few years Of lite depends the
future shape Of the tree.
Potassic manuTes are best for fruit
trees in general. Bone dust and wood
ashes are a good mixture.
It is best to begin in good season so
as to be ready to winter the bees In as
good condition as possible.
Give your hens gravel or some sort
of gritty material if you would keep
them well and avoid indigestion.
Fall is a good time to prune almost
any kind of tree, as the wounds made
at this time will not produce decay.
If you would keep the young stock
growing steadily and rapidly, let them
have plenty of clean water at all times.
Do not spoil nice white honey by
storing it away in dirty-looking boxes,
especially if it is to be sent to mar
ket.
Commence in good season to gather
up and store away in as good condi-
ton as possible all surplus combs and
boxes.
The successful fruit grower must De
able to tell what kind of insects are
injuring his tree, and apply the in
secticide that is most destructive to
them at once.
As in beekeeping, he that can pro.
duce the greatest crop is not the best
%beekeeper; but he that can effect it
with the least expense and manage to
sell it at a good profit is the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
The Spanish Bull.

The bulls used for fighting purposes
are aspeoially-selectcd, specially-cared-
for class. They ale all pedigreed.
Audalusia is especially the district of
the bull. Here, at the age Of one year,
the young bulls are separated from the
heifers, branded with the owners
mark, and turned out loose on the
plains to Craze with others of heir
own age.
When a year older, the young bulls
are gathered together, In order that
their mettle and fighting qualities may
be tested. One of them is separated
from the herd, and chased by a man
on horseback, who, by the skillful use
of a blunted lance, overthrows the
escaping bull, whereupon another rider
in front of the animal with a
sharper lance, to withstand the ex-
pected attack. If the bull, on regain
ing his feet, attacks the rider twice, 1T
is passed as a fighting animal; but if
he turns tail and runs of, then it is
set aside to be killed, or TO be used in
agricultural work. And SO with each
animal, until the whole herd Of two
year-olds have been tested.
Each bull that has stood the test
successfully is then entered in the herd
book, with a description of It's appear
ance, and receives a name-such as
Espartero, flamenco, and the like.
This process of careful selection goes
on from year to year until the bull is
five years old, when, should It's me>tle
still prove true. it is ready for the
arena. and flaming posters appear on
the walls of Madrid or Seville an
nouncing that Espartero Tor whatever
his name is) will on such and such a
date make its first and final appear
ance.
A good "w~arrantable' fve-year-old
bull for the, fighting rings cost from
$3.50 to $500.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
Deer Caught for the Catskill Park.

Speaking Of the results of his st
tempts to capture deer Tor the Cats
kill Park, Game Warden Fox said to
an Albany IN. Y Argus reporter:
"We employed g little different
method from any of those hitherto
known to get the deer. After they
were driven in the lake a boat would
put out, and, after firing two shots as
a signal for help from the other forest
ers, the men would row up and slip a
sort of moose made by twisting to-
gether two Y-like branches at the end
of . pole over the head Of the swim
ming doe. In this way it could be
held till help arrived. Then the men
in the second boat turned it on its
back and tied ali four feet together,
lifted it out on a boat, and there it
was secure and unframed.
81 do not know just how many will
be sent down altogether, but I think
there will be q herd Of at least sixty
five in the Catskill reserve, aside from
the three dozen OF SO now loose in the
woods. This is the breeding season.
and although it is not a fact, as many
suppose, th.t does always bear twin
fawn, though they generally do, ex-
pect to find about ninety or a hundred
deer in that park next spring. At this
rate it will not be long before there
will be plenty Of deer in the Catskills
again"
Those twelve does were shipped
through Albany via the National Ex-
press, in crates, and will be placed in
the park at once.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
SELECT, SIFTINGS.

Infantry tactics were originated by
the Athenians.
Ireland is ls(ger than Scotland by
1900 square mines.
The first iron, forge was set up IL
Massachusetts in 1892.
There is said to be in England a pear
tree four hundred years old, but still
vigorous and fruitful.
In many parts OF Java the bride
shows her subsection by washing the
feet of the groom.
The City Council of Pierre, South
Dakota, has passed q resolution eX-
emptine from taxation for five wears
any lots on which al artesian we'll is
sunk.
Landgrave is the only one OF the old
Teutonic titles that survives. 1t was
invented in 1870 by Louis of Thurin-
gia, to distinguish himself from the
crowd of Grafs who filled the German
courts.
The selling of antlered bucks heads
Is JuSU uO" OIb VI uI1t lHthotIlS VI liz
| North Woods. The heads are sold at
So each and. it costs S16 more to pre-
! pare one for use as q hat rack or wall
ornament.
In Brazil not n per cent. Of the
male or female servants will sleep in
their masters slouse. They insist on
leaving at thekatest by 7 o'clock i'll the
evening. and Hsill not return before Z
or s in the morning.
An interesting property that has just
been announced for sale in England is
Rothley Temple. near Leicester, in
which Lord Macaulay was born, and
where the great ~essayist spent some
months of every year.
In Prussia COWS are usually cared
for and MIXED by maid servants. In
recent years, however, it has become
more and more customary, because
more profitable, to engage expert Swiss
men to tend to the dairy business.
The experience of hunting deer on a
bicycle has probably been enjoyed by
few people, James Davis, of Salem,
Oregon, being among the list. While
riding recently he came upon a deer,
and, having his rifle with him, quickly
despatched it. =.
Few couples reach the seventieth
anniversary of their wedding. This
distinction: however, has been enjoyed
by the Rev Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Stevens, of Hannibal, Mo. Mr.. Stevens
is ninety-three and his wife eighty
eight years;of age.
The battle of Pavia demonstrated
the superiority of the gun in the hands
of the Spanish infantry. The musket
carried ,two-ounce ball and some
times brought down at n fire two or
three mailed knights. The French sent
a flag of truce to demonstrate against
such barbnrous weapons.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
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 of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form nlost acceptable and pleas.
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feyers
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 man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
vENTILATE THE CELLAR IN WINTER.

Most farm cellars have no partitions.
Thus in n room are stored apples.
potatoes, other vegetables, the milk
and butter, together with the canned
fruits and meat. The cellar is usually
located directly under the kitchen and
sitting room, and not unfrequently
the bedroom. 1t is a fact that unless
the fruit and vegetables are carefully
looked e every month there will be
Il great amount of obnoxious vapor
constantly coming from them to con-
taminate the atmosphere, and being
lighter than cold air it will rise to the
rooms above. Hence it is best on
pleasant days to open the cellar doors
and windows for proper ventilation,
not leaving them, as many do, tightly
closed from early winter until April.
Milk and butter quickly absorb the
odors from decaying vegetation, in
juring the quality and heslthfulness.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
AFFAIRS.
GARRETT

With q little are you car lsweep the
dirtiest carpet without raising much
of a dust by placing outside the door
Of the oom to be swept a pail Of clear,
cold water. Wet your broom, knock
it against the side of the bucket to
get out all the drops, sweep a couple
Of yards, then rinse off the broom
again. Continue this until you have
gone over the entire surface. If the
carpet is very much soiled the water
should be changed several times.
Slightly moistened Indian meal is also
used by the oldest housewives. Snow,
if not allowed to melt, is also excellent
as a dust settler st. Louis Republic.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
The Riggesy-

Cask is the new tun at Munich.
Diamond is the Jagersfontein gem
of OIL karats.
Cable message ever sent from Africa
was King Behanzin's $500 message.
Photograph was at the Worlds FAN
ten feet long, eighteen inches wide.
Lump of coal ever mined weighs
90, 2S0 pounds, and was, of course, al
the Fair.
Railroad loop in the world is prob.
able n on a Missouri road. 1t is
seventy miles around.
Check ever drawn was for $14, $40,
052.20, and was written by the P. r.
r. to pay for the P, W. & b. r. r.
Other big things, perhaps not the
biggest of their kind: Five men in
Curtis, Neb., who weigh as much MS a
ton of coal, 1850 pounds; a bunch OF
grapes from Washington Weighing SIX
pounds. New York Recorder.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
GEESE AND c

There are two advantages with these
two classes OF poultry W. chickens an6
turkeys--they are less liable to disease
and are less trouble to look after. After
the geese and ducks get ree,onably
well feathered they can be turned out
into a good pasture, and if there il
plenty Of water they will need very lit
tie attention, atleast until cold weather.
1t takes a good breed of layers for (
hen to lay more eggs than a goot
Pekin duck, and if well sheltered an6
fed they will commence laying the lat,
ter part OF January and will lay al
the rest of the winter and the early
spring, and will usually take a second
spell the latter part of the summer.
To make the most of both ducks and
geese it is necessary to pick their
feathersregularly commencing as soon
as they are through laying in the
spring. The feathers should be picked
regularly all the summer until reason
ably cold weather in the fall. A sufi.
Gent amount Of feathers can readily
be secured to pay for their keep, SO
that the eggs and increase may be con
sidered as profit.
With geese, especially after the nuna-
Der it is desired to keep is secured
nearly OF quite all the younger fowls
are marketed as 0 on as they have made
o sufficient growth, as the oldfowls may
be kept a number of years without
change, and will give fully as good if
not better results than the younger
ones: Ducks a hardly be kept sc
long, but should be sold when five
years old at least. This gives in both
cases the young fowls to market, and
they will sell better and can be made
ready for market at a less cost than
the older or more matured ones. With
ducks, until the desired number is
secured, it is a good plan to sell the
early Matched and keep the later.
But it is best to keep good stock in
making a start, and it will cost but lit
tie more to secur good fowls. The
Pekin is one of the best breed of ducks,
while the Embden is of the best
breeds Of geese. One advantage of
both of them is that the feathers are
white and will sell to better advantage.
The Toulouse geese are a good breed.
but the feathers are dark colored. The
Aylesbury is a good breed of ducks,
but are not quite as large as the Pekin.
Geese will come nearer living on pas
turage and taking care of themselves
than any other class of poultry.
Too much grain is rather a detri-
ment than a benefit, and should only
be given heavily when fattening for
market. Bulky food is much more de-
sirable and will give much better re-
suits in every way during growth.
During the winter the need of shelter,
and during what may be termed the
season it is best to pen at night
in order to make sure oe the egg, but
otherwise the better plan is to give
them a good range in a pasture vel.
supplied with water.--Colman's Rural
World.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
The Haughty Tobacco Plant.

Professor Teheraz, in his talks about
Armenian folk lore. says that accord
ing to tradition the Saviour was once
passing through a certain field in Ar.
menia. All the plants therein bowed
down to him excepting the tobacco
plant. D~ispleased, the Saviour sale
to the plant: "Accurst thou art !; burr
forever" The Armenians, according
to the professor, assist largely in car
rying out the sentence which they be
lieve was pronounced upon the plant
Springfield Republican.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
T FRY FISH.

tsSmall fish should swim twice, once
in water and once in oil" Perch,
brook trout, catfish and all small fish
are best fried. They should be cleaned,
washed we'll in cold water and immedi-
ately wiped dry, inside and outside,
with a clean towel and then sprinkled
with salt. Use oil if convenient, as it
is very much cheaper than either
dripping or lard. Never use butter,
as it is apt to burn and has a tendency
to soften the fish. See that the oil,
lard or dripping is boiling hot before
putting in the fish. Throw in a crumb
Of bread if it browns quickly it is hot
enough and the fish will not absorb
any grease.-New York World.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06

JAR BUTTER.

Now is the time to put down your
potted butter. Use the same accuracy
as regards temperature as in other
butter. Salt it a trife over an ounce
to a pound, wash thoroughly while in
granular form, work we'll and pack.
II possible, fill a jar at q single churn-
ing. On the top of each jar put a
thickness of parchment paper, then
tie on a stout covering and place in a
cool, dark place, absolutely free from
any odor. American Farmer.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
WHEY FOR CALVES.

In all cheese factory districts the
raising of calves is one of the most
difficult problems that the patrons
have to deal with. Whey-fed calves
are, as a rule, pot-bellied, scurfy-
skinned and stunted.
Calves that are to grow up and be-
come dairy cows should not Kept in a
beefy condition; yet they must be
made to thrive and develop, says the
Atlanta Farmer. Whey, in the best
Q .ition, only forms a partial food;
Dut They that has become soured is
g IL 7alue whatever. as the sugar is
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
White House Babies.

The five children besides baby Esther
Clevelandc%ho were born in the White
House were also girls. One of these
girls, the grandchild Of a President, is
o employed in one Of the depart
ments in Washington. ending, as she
began, her days under the Govern.
ment's roof-tree. -Harper's Bazaar.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
A Chinese Florist.

The hothouses, vegetable garden
grounds and orchard connected with
the Stanford estate OF Menlo, Cal,
have been leased to an enterprising
Chinese Jim Mok Toev Yon, who had
charge of them during the Senator'a
lifetime. He is said to be a ~connols-
seur in flowers, and will raise thRya
for the San Francisco market.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06

the only food %ingrediene it contains.
Calves carefully fed on sweet whey
with some adjuncts, such as faxseed
cruel, oil cake, and a little chopped
oats, may be made to thrive and do
well. The whey must, however, be in
a sweet condition, and it might here
be mentioned that if whey is heated
to a temperature of $50 degrees F. fer
mentation will cease.
Whey feeding must be done Judi
ciously, and when the calf is taken
from the COW the change from whole
milk to whey must be made gradual
ly. AS soon as you commence to feed
any skim-milk. a little fiaxseed cruel
or oil cake should be added, and quan-
tlty Of this increased as the quantity
of milk decreases.
Always heat the feed, whether it be
milk, whey or a mixture to blood heat
before feeding. The milk may be
lessened and the whey increased in
quantity until the calf is a month and
a half old, when the milk may be dis
continued almost altogether. AS soon
as they can be got to take it, calves
should have all that they will eat Of
chopped oats.
Under such conditions they will
come along and thrive well. How
ever, the feeding must be done with
the greatest regularity rs to the time,
the quantity Of feed, its temperature
and condition. Calves should also
always be supplied with oil other com,
forts, such as dry, clean quarters a
supply of fresh, green feed or pasture,
and have access to salt and nice frssb
water.
Thus, by ome additional attention
and supplying an equivalent for the
casein and butter fat that has been
taken from the milk, the patrons of
cheese factories may be able to .ear
calves that will have a creditable ap-
pearance, and that are neither stunted,
scurfy-skinned nor pot-belIied. New
York World. ....
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
The Green ants of Australia make

The green ants of Australia make
nests by bending leaves together and
uniting them with a kind of natural
glue. Cook saw hundreds at a.ame on
one leaf drawing it to the g1ound,
while an equal number waited to re-
ceive, hold and fasten it.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
STATE OF Onto. CITY OF TOLEDO,

LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK }. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner OF the ilrm of F; }. CHENEY q
County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of n HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of Cltarrh tina
cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
worn to y .efore me and subscribed in my
pre- sencc, ibis 9Th day # December, A. ID. 1886.
t~ A. w. GLEASON,
sEAL
49, Notary Pubic.
Halls Ca'arrh Cure istaken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Send for testimonials, free.
+. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The town Of Tekoa. Wash, has adopted
the h~all-anG-chain remedy for tramns
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
High Collars.

r. Q. Spencer, a member of the
British Parliament, wears collars four
inches high. probably the highest On
record. They are made from a spe-
cial pattern, never stand more than
n or two washings, and it takes three
of them a day to satisfy Mr.. Spencer's
instincts Of n~eatness.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06

The Persians first gave cavalry the
Importance it held in all oriental armies
until the introduction of European
tactics.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06

The Americans are generally agreed
to have surpassed all other Nations in
the invention and use of rapid-fring
guns.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06

FnR B~RoNCHIAT, ASTHN ATTIC n P~ULMOSA-
Ry tOMPt ANTS, "Br0HH'> Bronchial Tr0Che>'
have remarkable curative properties. Sold
Chiv in bUlt%.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06

Ar Seattle. Wash. a Chinese firm will erect
a four story block.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06

Bcecllam's Pills are better than mineral wa
tiers. B"eelams no others. p cents Il box.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06

Browns Iron Bitters cures Dyspepsia, Mala-
ria. Biliou@nrss and General Debility. Gives
strength, aids DIGESTION. tones the nerves
creates appetite. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers, weak women and childIen.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06

SALMON fishing is prohibited in the State OF
Washington between 6 p. N. on Saturdays
and the same hour on Sunday.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06

Malaria cured and eradicated from the Sys-
TEN by Browns Iron ]liitters. which enrch"s
the blood, tones the nerves, aids dlIe~tlon.
Acts hk" Il charm on PERSONS In general Ill
health, giving new energy and strength.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
MANY USES FOR SODA.

Tinware may be frightened by dip
ping a damp cloth in common soda
and rubbing it we'll.
Very hot soda in a solution, applied
with a soft flannel, will remove paint
splashes. Use soda in the water to
clean paint and glass instead of soap.
Strong, tepid soda water will make
glass very brilliant, then rinse in cold
water, wipe dry with linen cloth.
Ceilings that have become smoked
by kerosene lamps may be cleaned by
washing off with soda water.
For cleaning oil paint before repaint-
ing, use two ounces of soda dissolved
in a quart of hot water, then rinse of
with clear water.
A lump of soda laid on the drain
pipe will prevent the pipes becoming
clogged with grease also, food the
pipes once a week with boiling water,
in which q little soda is dissolved.
Wash white marble porches, bath,
etc, with a mop dipped in boiling hot
water and soda. A good deal of soda
should be dissolved in the water.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06
august
Flower

Eight doctors treated me for Heart
Disease and one for Rheumatism,
but did me no good. l could not
speak aloud. Everything that took
into the Stomrch distressed me. I
could not sleep. I had taken all
kinds of medicines. Through a
neighbor I got n of your books.
Iprocured a bottle Of Green's Aug
ust Flower and took it. | am to-day
stout, hearty and strong and enjoy
the best of health. August Flower
saved my life and gave me my health.
Mrs. Sarah J Cox, Defiance, O. y
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-06

TNturs take possession of California
trans