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The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
WINTER sHOEINd.

Shoes in the winter season are re-
quired to discharge a double duty-to
afford foothold as we'll as to guard
against undue wear. William Dick
son, in the United States Government
report on the horse, says on the sub
ject: Various patterns of shoes have
from time to time been invented to
meet this dual requirement; but the
commonest of all, fashioned with toe
and heel calks or calking, is, faulty
though it be, probably, all things on
sidered, the one which best suits the
requirement Of the case. 1t should,
however, never be lost sight of that
the shorter, the sharper and the smaller
the calkins are, SO. long IS they answer
the purpose which called them into
existence, SO much the better for the
foot that wear them.
High calkins, while they confer no
frmer foothold, are potent means of
~iniicting injuring both on the foot it.
self and the superintendent limb at
large. It is only from that portion of
the catch which enters the ground sur
face that the horse derives any benefit
in the shape Of foothold, and it must
be apparent to the meanest capacity
that long calkins which do not pene-
trate the hard, uneven ground are 50
many levers put into the animals pos
session to enable if not compel him to
wiring his feet, wreak his limbs and in
fict untold %tortures on himself.
I have laid particular stress on this
subject, as / am of the opinion that
the presence of the navicular disease,
a dire malady from which horses used
for agricultural labor should enjoy a
practical immunity, is traceable largely
to the habitual use during our long
winter months of needlessly large cal
kins, only fractional parts of which
find Judgment in the earth or ice dur
ing procession.
I will explain what I mean. When
o horse is shod with the exaggerated
calkins to which I have alluded the toe
and heel calks are, or ought to be, the
same height to start with, at ell events.
Very often, however, they are not, and
even when they are the toe calk wears
down on animals used for draught pur-
poses far more rapidly than it's fellows
at the heel. The result is that the toe
is depressed while the heel is u~nnatur-
ally raised.
The relative position of the bony
structures within the foot is altered,
and the n~avicuIar bone. which is not
one of the weight bearing bones, is
brought within the angle of incidence
Of both weight and conclusion, in
huences which it was never coDtem.
plated it should Withstand, and which
its structure precludes its sustaining
without injury. Farmers Home Jour-
nal
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
FEEDING MILK TO COLTS.

In England ana scotland 1t is IN al
most universal practice to feed draught
colts a daily ration of new milk, gen.
orally warm from the COW. Flaxseed
jelly and crushed oats are sometimes
added, but the mixture is carefully
skinned before feeding. As might be
expected, colts fed or this with what
they pick from their barns rations
and the mother milk make an enor-
nous growth, often fully 1000 pounds
at eight months old.
For show purposes this is a good
feed, but the flesh laid on is not solid
and speedily falls away when actual
work begins. Bones and sinews share
the same condition, hence the preva.
Hence of unsound joints, especially
soft, puffy hooks, are sure to follow.
Milk feeding forces a rapid growth ip-
consistent with the nature of the horse
and the work he is called upon to per-
form. Nothing will build up an old
or run down horse for show as quickly
as milk. Nothing is SO good as milk
drink to remove an appearance of
gauntness during shows and sales.
When a horse is recovering from
stomachic troubles milk may be fed in,
small quantities to good advantage
but as in cases of colts great care must
be used in regulating the quantity
given.
To build up a run down constitution
in a colt nothing takes the place of
milk, but it should be we'll skinned
and fed in moderation. Two or three
quarts three times a day is enough.
Taper off the feed gradually. Milk
feed cannot be dropped suddenly with
cut injury to the colt. It should
never be used to put fat on to an al
ready hearty youngster. and renem-
Der that nature would have supplied
the mare with a large udder if colts
needed much milk.-New England
Homestead.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
HOUSEHOLD FFAIR
fHE KITCHEN OF A FARMHOUSE

LIE hl1CdhN OF A cAhhldOCha
The kitchen of the farmhouse should
have the best attention in the laying
out of a plan for building. To slight;
y alter solomon's advice about the,
field, it may be said, first make the
kitchen fit and then build the house.
This is due to the most important part
of the farmhouse-the wife and moth
er. Her health and life often depend
upon the kind of kitchen she spends a
large part Of her time in. 1t is pre-
ferably built as IN annex to the house
on the east side, getting the morning
sun and escaping the midday heat.
On the north side should be an out
side kitchen Tor storage, for a laundry
and the refrigerator. There should
be windows on three sides, and the fire
should be on the side adjoining the
house New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Hen manure is valuable, and should
be carefully saved.
Keep fewer horses, but give them
better care and feed.
Wood ashes are much better for
fruit trees than coal.
: Never let a horse that has been ex-
ercising stand in q draught.
A draught horse need not be inn
ported to be q desirable animal.
An effort is beng made in the East
to repeal the oleomargarine laws.
In trimming fruit or forest trees do
not cut out too much at one time.
1t is said that hogs in an orchard
are an excellent preventative against
blight.
Bran mashes and roots fed judic-
iously to the colts will ward off attacks
Of constipation.
BY sending the grains and grasses to
market in the form of butter, the
transportation bill is much smaller.
Rotation Of crops not only aids in
maintaining or increasing fertility.
but it helps to rid the ground of insect
pests.
Exercise great care in choosing ami
mails for breeding purposes if you de-
sire that your horses should command
frst-class prices.
Hens with plenty Of grass and in
sects lay the richest, dark-yolked eggs,
while those without green food and
meat lay eggs with pale yolks, which
are deficient in albumen.
The ~gooseberry crop is profitable it
it can be kept from mildew. Put on a
good mulch to protect the soil IN
winter. It will also serve to hold
moisture for the next season.
An animal thoroughly heated by
rapid driving on a cold day should be
kept moving lively until he reachesthe
stable. Neglect of this precaution has
resulted in many q fatal case of pneu.
monia.
The horses tongue is more liable to
accidents and injuries than that Of
other farm stock, owing to the con-
tinual use which the owner makes OF
the mouth. Fortunately it heals very
quickly.
It is said that if a team is inclined
! to pull unevenly, the trouble may be
remedied by u~nhitching the inside
traces and crossing them, SO as to have
the same horse attached to the same
/ end of each singletree.
Some one recommends clubbing
farm poultry to avoid frozen combs.
The comb should be removed with one
cut from q pair Of sharp shears a ut,
Tie raw starch mixed with alum WIN
stop the BIZ ~ prepared chalk q
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
A.gLECT STRINGS.
Fir is stronger than oak.
Peanuts yield a superior oil.


Peanuts yield a superior oil.
There are thirty species of tobacco.
Tobacco grows wild in some parts of
Texas. :
In Japan editors must be twenty NE
years old.
Italy exported 4so, ooo, 900 dozen
eggs last year.
Three out of every 1876 English
speaking people have red hair.
The mildest day England has seen
for ffty-two years was last Christmas.
Drovers say that a sheep weighs
more lying down than when standing
up.
Mrs. Lucinda Perry, of Upton, Mo-,
has married a widower with nineteen
children.
The Georgia thumper" grass
hopper has a wing spread equal to
that of a robin.
It is said that the human hair will
turn white during violent emotion if
the hand is laid upon it.
Letters are still occasionally re.
ceived at the Marshfeld Mass Post
Office addressed to s'the Hon. Daniel
Webster"
What is supposed to be a meteorite
has been unearthed at Windsor, Conn.
It is about 81 feet by p feet and is
eighteen inches thick, with a knob on
one end.
The Excelsior" the largest dia-
mond in the world, is kept in a safe in
the Bank of England. 1t is too big
and too valuable for use. and there
fore remains locked ur.
During the Civil War the Union
blockading feet captured or destroyed
735 schooners, 155 sloops, 1852 steam
ers and 170other vessels that were at
tempting to run the blockade.
The most absent-minded man in the
world has been found at Geneseo,
N. Y. He went to his telephone the
other day in one of his abstracted
moments and rang himself up.
A root of cassava that measures
seven feet in length and a sweet potato
twenty inches i'll circumference are
two products from the farm of Fl. A.
Lusk, near st. Andrews Bay, Fla.
Charles B. Carey, of Boston, is the
first to utilize aluminium for leggins.
He had a pair made of the metal, and
to test them tramped through the
swamps of Florida, infested with
venomous snakes. They were fang
proof.
A millionaire of Vienna has left
provision in his will for the constant
illumination of the vault wherein he
now lies. An electric light is to be
kept burning for a year, and ever the
coffin is to be lighted in the interior
by electricity.
Daring the siege of Sebastopol the
batteries of the allied army threw into
the besieged city over 10000 tons of
shot and shell. The cost of the
artillery firing and the value. of the
gums ruined and condemned is esti'
mated at $12, 600, 900.
Three years ago, while suffering
from a severe attack of the grip, Mrs.
J. D. Pyser, of Williamsport, Penn.
lost her voice. While attending a re
vival meeting last week her voice re-
turned and Mrs. Pyser attributes hel
recovery to P~rovidential aid.
Professor W. S. Lyle, of Hickory
Township, Mercer County, is probably
the oldest school teacher IN actual
service in Pennsylvania. He COM
menced teaching in Venango County
in 1889, and has taught ninety terms.
He is as alert to-day as most men OF
fortv-hye.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
Six Tons OF Hay Per Acre.

that Is seldom reached, but when Salzer's
rvtrs Grass Mixtures are sown this is possible.
mar fifty kinds of grass and clover sorts.
Yarrest growers of farm seeds in the world,
alike Glover is the hardest; Crimson Glover
Il the quickest growing; Alfalfa Clover is the
hast fertilising clover, while Salzer's Extra
Grsss Mixtures make the best meadows in the
world. A
i u YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND IT
With l4c postage to the John A. Salzer Seed
"a. Ia Crosse, Wis, You will receive eleven
nackages grass and clover sorts and his nam
moth farm seed catalogue; full of good things
Tor the farmer. the gardener and the citizen.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
Worth Keeping in Mind.

However far Governments may give
employment to people, however much
business may be taken from private
han@s by the community, the ablest
women and men will still be at the
head. Energy, thrift and self-sacri-
flee cannot be deprived by the Govern
ment of their due reward without in
juring the entire social body. Indol-
ence, industrial feebleness and vice
will be at the bottom in the expected
socialistic era as ever, for the public
will not be disposed to carry the dead
burden of those who will not exert
themselves. -Zion's Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16

~ Local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion Of the ear. There Is only one
sional remedies. Deafness is caused BY an in
6smsd condition Of the mucous lining Of the
Euatachian, Tuhe. When this tube gets in
A6ned you have Stumbling sound or imper-
Deafness Is the result, and unless. the inflam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to it's normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out ten are
famed condition of the mucous surfaces,
We will give On Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not b cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
- FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
FARM AND harden.
MARKING srtEFP

Much complaint is made of the dam
age done to wool by marking with tar
or paint which will not wash Off. The
following recipe is recommended as
one which will resist the weather and
ct n same time can be readily re-
moved with soap and warm water:
Take lampblaok or Spanish red, and
mix with strong vinegar; mix it we'll
to the thickness of paint. The sheep
should be marked on some part of the
back; by this means the mark is not
80 likely to be obliterated by the ami
mails rubbing together. By employ
ing the above mixture, instead of the
wool being deprecated in value, as it
IS by the use of tar and paint, it will
bring its full value. New York World.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
Identifying Him.

Senator Voorhees,, Colonel Tom Nell
son, and Boudinot, the well-known
Cherokee chief, were trying to locate
themselves in a jerky street-car, which
Boudinot only succeeded in doing sf-
ter being thr2wn first headlong over
one lady and then violently back on
another.
.sWhy. Boudinot' said the quiet
Senator, 81 thought you were 4 Chero-
kee, but it seems that you're really .
paw knee" "No," said the dignlhed
Nelson, "he's a l~ap-lander. Wash
ington Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
LEATHER sciAps FOR esAprv1xrs

.
Any kind of tanned leather. whether
in the form Of a scrap or otherwise,
decays very slowly in the soil and the
best way to use it is as a mulch about
your grape vines. If spread over the
surface to the depth of two or three
inches it will keep the soil underneath
moist and cool, and at the same time
prevent the weeds from growing. As
the leather decays the fertilizing ma
terlal in it will be carried down to the
roots by rain, and nothing will be lost
by using such coarse scraps as a top
dressing for plants. If spread over
your garden and plowed in tho
leather will decay somewhat more
rapidly than when left on the surface,
but in hoeing and wedding of your
plants the large scraps are likely to
become somewhat troublesome.-New
York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
HARDNESS OF BUTTER.

The New Hampshire Experiment
Station has conducted some expert
ments as to the effects os different
foods upon the hardness of butter, and
though the work in this direction is
not as yet extensive enough to justify
the drawing of conclusions, their ex-
periments thus far indicate: That
gluten meal tends to produce a much
softer quality of butter than corn
meal and cottonseed meal, and other
things being equal tends to lessen the
churnability of the butter fat. That
with The same cows the hardness de-
ponds much more upon the character
of the food then upon the nuiritive
ratio; that ensilage produces a much
softer butter than does good hay but
it is also favorable to the flavor and
texture of the butter product that
SKINNED milk has q very favorable eff
feet upon the churnabil1ty and quality
Of the butter fat, and in a single trial
apparently reversed the general rule
that the volatile fatty acids decrease
as the period of lactation advances;
thst cottonseed meal tends to produce
an unusually hard quality Of butter,
and that .cottonseed meal and gluten
meal might be used together with ex-
cellent results ; that contrary to gen
eral belief the melting point of butter
fat is not q good index OF the com
marcial hardness of butter that while
in general . soft butter melts at a
lower temperature than a hard butter
there is no aefinite relation between
melting point and actual hardness /;
that no relation can be traced between
foods and volatile fatty acids except
in the case of skim milk that usually
hardness and volatile acids vary in
versely, hardness generally increasing
and volatile acids decreasing as the
period Of lactation advances. Rocky
Mountain Husbandman.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
An Electric Tow Horse.

Another scheme has been proposed
for utilizing the trolley system on the
canals. The plan consists in laying a
narrow-gauge track on each bank and
moving the boats in tows by means of
a small car furnished with a device for
gripping the rail, to be driven by a
motor from an overhead trolley line.
Detroit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
ssSinging. in the Ears.O

That unpleasant sensation known as
singing in the q generally results
from the hardening of the wax. It
may frequently be removed at once by
Swinging the ear with a little warm
soap and water or by dropping q little
glycerine oil into the ear at bedtime.
If these remedies do not answer, a
mustard poultice applied just behind
the ear at bedtime, and repeated, if
necessary, two OF three nights. is an
almost certain cure. Chicago Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
II PAYS.

y family paper, for often in this wa goot
business opportunities are brought to your at
tention. For instance, B. f. johnson & Co. o.
Richmond, Va, are now advertising, Offering
paving positions to parties who engage with
them, devoting all or any part Of their time to
their business interests. 1t might pay you u
write to them.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
KEEP THE BABIES WARN.

A professional Nurse of many years
experience tells me that she finds more
babies suffering from insufficient
clothing among the rich than among
the poor. For example, she was sum-
moned by Il physician to a wealthy
family where the five months old
baby was suffering from some mysteri-
GUS trouble that bafled everybody.
He could live only a few days, the doctor
said, if something was not done. He
could keep nothing on his stomach, and
WIS slowly starving to death. The
nurse found a distracted mother and a
pinched and moaning baby. His flesh
was blue, and there wal a settled look
of anguish on his face.
The nurse picked him up from the
silk and laces of his costly crib and
found just what she expected. Dress
and skirts of linen fine as gossamer
and about as warm; shirts and socks
like lace; flannel skirts of the regula-
ton number, but SO fine and thin as to
give little warmth. els this the way
you have dressed your baby from the
first?" asked the nurse. ooh, yes, I've
always had the best of everything for
him." answered the mother. "Well,
it's no wonder he is sick. He hasn't
enough on to keep a fly warm in
July" The nurse called for the thick
est blanket in the house and the hot
water bag, and sent the astonished
mother downtown for the warmest
flannel wrappers, however ugly they
might be. The result was that in q
few days the child was taking his food
perfectly, and was thriving rs we'll as
could be desired. -Babyhood.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
....
Nest ofAll

10 cleanse the system in a gentle and truly
beneficial manner, when the Springtime comes,
NE the true and perfect remedy Syrup of Figs.
One bottle will answer for all the family and
costs only 80 cents; the large size 81. Try it
md b. pleased. Manufactured by the Califor-
nia Fig Syrup Co. only.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16

4 clean cork is a valuable polishe,
I'D with powder or oil for such
lhinrs as andirons, rods, tools, hinges,
~. For removing spots from marble
a d better than a cloth in applying
numice or rotten stone.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
RECIPES.

UISIII os
To Make Milk Toast-Put one pint
of milk into a double boiler 4; rub three
tablespoons of butter and one table
spoonful of -four to a cream; add to
the scalded milk and stir until it
thickens. Season with salt. Toast
six slices of bread a light brown,
slightly butter each slice and dip it,
while it is hot, into the scalded milk.
Lay them in the dish and over each
slice put a large spoonful of the milk,
pour over it the remainder OF the
milk and serve it at once.
Bread Pudding Boiled Take q
pound of stale bread and pour over it
a quart of boiling milk and let it soak
one or two hours, then rub it quite
fine with the hande. Add five we'll
beaten eggs, two cups of sugar, half a
CUP of molasses, half a nutmeg grated,
half a t%easpoonful of ground cloves,
the grated rind of one lemon, half a
pound of suet chopped fine and a
pound and q half of raisins. Boil it
four hours.
Cheese Fingers-Take bits of pastry
left from other cooking and roll as
thin as writing paper; spread with
grated cheese, fold and roll again.
Repeat this three times, then cut in
strips as wide and as long as yonr
finger. Brush with beaten egg and
bake IN a quick oven. Watch care
fully, as they burn quickly and re-
quire to be only delicately brown.
Lamb Chops in Paper with Fine
Herbs-Cut a piece of foolscap paper
in the shape of a heart and sufficiently
large to fold h lamb chop in), rub a
little oil over the paper; then season
the chop with q teaspoonful of chopped
onions, one of chopped parsley, a little
pepper, salt and grated nutmeg.
Wrap the chop in a paper, which plat
down at the edges; lay it upon a grid
iron over a slow fire, turning it fire.
auently. It will take about twenty
minutes to broil properly. When
done serve, in the paper very hot.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
PerTIs oil Lite in India.

The Official Gazette of India prints
some interesting statistics on the lives
of men and animals which annually
fall a prey to savage beasts and ven
omous reptiles. In 1892 savage ami
mails killed 1868 persons and 49, 25
persons we're killed by serpents. Saw
age animals and poisonous snakes de-
stroyed 81, 1858 head of sheep. In the
war that is made upon this life-de-
stroying scourge 1888 savage ami.
mails were killed at a cost of lot, 974
roupees. The serpent hunters killed
81, 7S9 snakes, for which they paid
9741 rupees.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16

For impure or him Blood, WEAKNESS, Mails
IA, Neuralgia, Indigestion and Biliousness,
take Browns Iron Bitters-it gives strength,
persons strong; pleasant to take.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16

For Dyspepsia. Indigestion and Stomach oh.
cedefs, use Browns Iron Bitters-the Best
the muscles. A splendid medicine for weak
and debilttated persona
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
THE French police are hard at work hunt
Ing down Anarchists all over the country.

TIE THRoAr. .tBrown's Bronchial Troohes !,
act directly on the organs OF the voice. They
have an extraordinary effect in all disorders Of
the throat.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16

II Il announced that 1853, 900 acres of In
dian land in South Dakota will be thrown
0pen this year.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16

AMERIcAN and Mexican capitalists have or
ganized a syndicate to unite the two Ameri-
cas- by q telegraph line.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16

THE Manual Training Teachers Associa-
lion OF America is being organized in Cincin-
natl.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16

Mornings-Beecham's Pills with q drink Of
watcr. Reecham's-no others. Is cents q bon.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16

THE mortgages of the United States
amount to 81, T52, 56S. 274.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16

i a6licted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thcmp
sonkEye water DRUGGISTS sell at &c per b 1T {
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
peafnese canuot he eured

+ TEE United States contain $1,000, 900
horses.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16

BurFAIo BILL has beer allowed to take one
hundred Indians from the reservations.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16

A missionary in New York who
visited 4516 families in his district
found only one avowed infdel in the
whole number.