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The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19
FARM AND GARDEN,
DESTROYING TICKS.
o to Prepare q Dip That Hat Prov
to Be Effective,

-
How to Prepare a Dip That Has Proved
to Be Effective.
The most troublesome external par
asite in northern focks now is the
sheep tick, M~elophogus ovinus. Like
most of the parasites of sheep it is an
importation from Europe. Though hav-
ing no wings it belongs to the family
OF flies. 1t may be distinguished from
the true ticks by its having only six
legs, whereas the true ticks have eight.
1t has a circular, flattened, leathery
body, unsegmente and semi-translu-
cent.
They reproduced by means OF eggs,
which contain partially developed
young at the time of depositing. A
female produces from one to eight of
these pup@ during a lifetime. They
spend their whole life upon sheep, ex-
periments with them showing that
they die in few days after being re-
moved. They live by sucking blood
from the sheep through a small tube
with which bBue h,kin.
The itching sensation which cattses
sheep infested with them to rub and
scratch arises from a slight poisoning.
by a fluid injected while feeding. This
shows itself by a slight swelling at the
point where the skin was punctured.
The loss of blood Is considerable.
where there are fifty or more ticks
upon a single sheep, but the annoy.
ance Is of greater detriment- Sheep,
cannot thrive when tormented by
them. 1t is not only humane but fnan-
cially profitable to destroy them. The
merse the sheep in a watery solution
of some insecticide. There are very
many prepared dips that are very in
expensive compared with their value.
Directions for using are given with
each package.
An effective dip may be made by
boiling tobacco stems and using the
liquid while hot. The same batch Of
stems may be reboiled, SO long as they
yield a liquid of sufficient strength.
Tobacco stems may be gotten at any
cigar factory for little or nothing, as
they throw them away and have to
pay for having them carted off. This
makes the cheapest preparation for
the work but it is very unpleasant to
work with.
Each sheep should remain in the dip
long enough to become thoroughly
wet. If the work is thoroughly done
q single treatment will be sufficient. |
1t will be a good plan to shear early /
lambs before dipping. An oil barrel
with about one foot sawed from the !
top makes a satisfactory vat; a drain
ing board upon which to lift the sheep
from the barrel completes the outfit.
Farmer.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19
Taxes on Value Of Land.

Taxes on the value of land must not
be COMPOUNDED with taxes on land,
from which they differ essentially.
Taxes on land-that is to say, taxes
levied on land by quantity or area
apply equally to all land, and hence
fall ultimately on production, since
thew constitute a check to the use OF
land, a tax that must be paid as the
condition OF engaging in production.
Taxes on land values, however, do not
fall upon all land, but only on valu'
able land, and on that in proportion to
it's value. Hence they do not in any
degree check the ability OF labor to
avail itself of land, and are merely an
appropriation, by the taxing power, OF
a portion of the premium which the
owner of valuable land can charge Ia
Dor for its use. In other words, a tax
on land. according to quantity, could
ultimately be transferred by owners
of land to users Of land and become 9
tax upon production. But a tax on
land values must, as is recognized by
all economists, fall on the owner OF
land, and can not be by him in n way
transferred to the user. The land
,,wner can no more compel those to
whom he may sell orlet his land to pay
a tax levied on it's value than he could
compel them to pay q mortgage.
al tax on land values is OF all taxes
that which best fulflls every require
ment of a perfect tax. As land can
not be hidden or carried of, q tax on
land values can be assessed with ore
certainty and can be collected with
reate ease and less expense than any
other tax. while it does not in the
slightest degree, check production or
lessen its incentive. It is, in fact, q
tax only il form, being IN III 9
rent-a taking for the nse OF the COM
munity OF q value that arises not from
individual exertion but 9 the
growth Of the community. For 1t IS
not ANYTHING that the individual owner
user does that gives value to the
land. The value that he creates Is
! value that attaches to improvements.
This. being the result OF individual ex-
ertion properly belongs to the In
dividual and can not be taxed without
the incentive to production.
Rut the value that attaches TO land It
eli IS 4 value arising from the growth
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19
Poultry In the Vineyards.

An English authority calls attention
to the fact that some of the best
French poultry emanate from the
wine districts of France. In the Medoc,
where c1aret comes from, they are to
be seen in large numbers, although
the vines are not more than fifteen
inches IN height. Here they are given
full liberty and allowed to wander
where they like for ten months in the
year, only being removed during July
and August, when the grapes are ripen-
ing. Instead of being injurious, they
are found very serviceable indeed in
clearing the vines of insects and grub,
cleaning the land and supplying it
with q valuable manure. This ar
rangement fits in with the require
ments of poultry, for by the beginning
OF July there has been a great reduc-
ton in numbers, the chickens for
marketing purposes having all been
killed by that time, and thus the stock
is more limited in number than it
would be earlier in the year.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19
Ahe single Tax Explained nv Henry caorr.

single lax Explained by Henry George,
IN every we~ll-developed community
lofse sums are needed for common Dur.
Poses' n the sums thus needed in.
crease with social growth, not merely
IN amount, but proportionatelv. since
eoclal progress tends steadily to de-
solVe on the community as a whole
functions which in a ruder stage are
olscharged by individuals. Now, while
people are not used to paying rent to
government, they are used to paving
taxes TO government. Some of these
taxes are levied upon personal or NOV
ao!e property; some upon occupations
or businesses or persons las in the case
OF income taxes, which are in reality
x on persons according to income):
some upon the transportation or ex-
cnange of commodities, in which last
category fall the taxes imposed BY tar
ms; and some, in the United States, at
least, on real estate-that is to say. on
the value of land and of the improve
ments upon it, taken together.
That part of the tax on real estate
A ~ ooSooCo I'll bIt value OF lanQ
irrespective of improvements is, in it's
fature, not a tax, but a rent-a taking
i or the common use Of the community
pr a part of the income that properly
3belongs to the community by reason Of
the equal right of all to the use of the
land.
Now it is evident that, in order to
take for the use of the community the
whole income arising from land, just
as efectually as it could be taken by
formally appropriating and letting out
the land, 1t is only necessary to abol-
lsh, one after another, all other taxes
now levied, and to increase the tax on
land values till it reaches, as neal as
may be, the full annual value of the
land.
Whenever this point of theoretical
perfection is reached, the selling value
OF lane will entirely disappear, and the
charge made to the individual by the
community for the use of the mno
property will become in form what it
is in fact-a rent. But until that point
is reached, this rent may be collected
by the simple increase of a tax already
levied in all u states, assessed las
direct taxes are now assessed) upon the
selling value OF land irrespective OF i'm
provements-a value that can be as
certained more easily and more accu-
rately than any other value.
For a full exposition of the effects of
this change in the method of raising
public revenues, l must refer the read
er to the works in which 1 have treated
this branch of the subject at greater
length than is here possible.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19
CONDITIONS.

The physician will not make visits outside
the city limits. This ticket / not transferable
ana does not apply to the family of the EN-.
ploye, and must be return ed as soon as the
term OF employment ceases. This privilege is
a free gift OF the company and is no part OF
| the contract for wages, and may be made void
by the company, at its own option, without
/ notice.
This is a practical illustration of Mr.
Douglas idea, n will surely be appre
ciated by the hundreds who receive the
cards.
He says that he believes there are hun.
ureds OF W~orkingmen and workingWomeu
who hind a doctors bill a great burden after
a period Of enforced idleness, and that if
this Is lifted from them they must feel that
their employer is in tercSted in them in
some other way than simply to get all the
work he can for just as little money as he
can. de says also that there are men and
women who keep right at work when il
would be better for their health if they
would lay off a day or two and have med.
lcal attendance. Then again they will now
feel free to consult the doctor when thew
nave slight troubles, which heretofore b
would not do because of the cost.
The plan goes into effect to-day. DIR. s. T
GruVer has been engaged as the physician
and enters upon his duties tomorrow,
The plan is a good one.
Speaking OF the w. L. Douglas Shoe Co.
1t may be said that their factory is the only
one IN the city whore the principle of arbf-
tratlon is recognized and has full SWAY.
Mr.; Douglas is a firm believer in the prin-
ciple and has been sin ce the establishment
OF the state board of arbitration. He claims
that labor troubles would not be as fire.
quent as they are if manufacturers and
help would recognize this great principle,
and adopt it.
The linn obllges every man who is hired
70 sign an agreement to submit any dis
asreement that may arise, and which can
not be settled by the interested parties, to
OF that board to be final and to be binding
on both sides, Pending a settlement of any
disagreement the men agree to continue
at work. This agreement went in force
december 10, 1883, and has worked well. 1t
IS signed by the l.. T. U. on behalf of the
prise.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19
What Should Re?

All taxes that now fall upon the ex-
ertion of labor or use of capital should
be abolished. No one should be taxed
for building a house Or improving d
farm or opening a mine, for bringing
things in from foreign countries, Or
from adding in any way to the stock of
things that satisfy human wants and
constitute national wealth. Every n
should be free to make and save wealth;
to buy, sell, give or exchange, without
let or %hindrance, any article of human
production the use of which did not in
volve any public injury. All those
taxes which increase prices as things
pass from hand to hand, falling finally
upon the consumer, should disappear.
Buildings or other fixed improvements
would then be as secure as now, and
could be bought and sold, as now, sub
ject to the tax OF ground rent due to
the community for the ground on
which they stood. Houses and the
ground they stand IN, or other i'm
provements and the land they are
made on, should also be rented as now.
But the amount the tenant would have
to pay should be less than now, since
the taxes now levied on buildings
or improvements fall ultimately (save
in decaying communities) on the user,
and the tenant would therefore get the
benefit of their abolition. And in this
reduced rent the tenant should pay all
those taxes that he now has to pay in
addition to his rent-any remainder of
what'he paid on account of the ground
going not to increase the wealth of a
landlord but to add to a fund in which
the tenant himself would be an equal
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

back snugly against either wall, but
when a pen Or "box stall" is suddenly
needed the two ends are swung
together and locked with hooks, and
the needed accommodation is secured.
Such gates should have Stats quite
near together, and should be of good
height to accommodate both large
and small animals. - Orange Judd
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19
CHEAP STABLE PEN.

inscription Of One That Can Be Put Up In
q Few Minutes.
1t frequently happens that one de-
sires to make use, for an emergency,
of a stall or pen in the stable which is
not at hand, and for which there may
not be convenient room as a perman-
ent structure. Our illustration shows.
how such a pen may be- made in a.
moments time, in a corner that ordi-
narily may be used for other purposes.
Two gates are made and hinged
against the walls in the manner
shown. Ordinarily they are folded
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

how this can be done. A strap runs
from the top of the halter and is fast
ened in n ring in a joist overhead. 1t
is a simple device and is sure to effect
the desired object. It does not inter-
fere with the animals lying down. but
it is impossible for it to get its head
down and without doing that 1t cam
not get cast.-Farmers' Voice.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

PEASANT Ito chemist) -"Got any codliver
oil" Cheml5t-"Certainly." Peasant-sIs
it fresh!' Chemist-"Come, now. do YOU
suppose we are in the habit of killing a
whale every time a country yokel wants to
buy two penn'orth of codliver oil!'-Meg-
gendorfers Batter.
"WHY do you think Jenkins has political
aspirations:" "Why! Why, because he
likes to have men slap him on the back and
GILL him Old Horse. RAMS Horn.
II best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c.
WE cannot do any man a greater wrong
than to misjudge him.-Ram's Horn.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

AGITAToR O'RAFFERTY 1.-THE land, me
friends, has belonged to the paple since the
days Of Adam" "Yis," replied a voice in
the crowd; land wasn't he evicted from
the Garden of Eden widout comp;nsation3
Don't shpake of him."-Texas Siftings.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

SOME farmers pit their apples as they
do potatoes and roots. Care must be
taken to prevent the soil washing
through and affecting the flavor Of the
fruit
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

"Do YOU ever dream of becoming a great
artistH Snoozer-"No. 1 should like to
know how 1 could. The breakfast bell rings
at half-past six.n
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19
TAX REFORM STUDIES
EDITED BY BOLTON HALL.
An Open Field.


II any one has an impression tho,
communications to these "St,a;as,
~. w. no1 De published unless they echo
It's ideas, he is mistaken.
u;1, 'Iles on any side Of the question
W. Always be welcome, so they are
u.eceh'' Wen written, within reasonable
iinlts and to the point, except that WE
do not discuss the tariff.
we wlli take our chances in the open
neid' and reconsider any proposition
we can not fairly defend.
Land owners especially should be
interested, as the principal benefit OF
any improvement or social advance
goes TO them in the increase of value
glven to land. Write your opinions
briefly. Address this Office. or p. q
o IS, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19
d By Taxation.

Slowly but surely the greedy GRASP
OF vested rights is throttling the gresf
middle class, and if continued vii
eventually lead to thSis eae.
tion."-Ex.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

~. :ne community and increasing with
soSlal growth. 1t, therefore, properly
ongs to the community. and can be-
1aken to the last penny without in the
.lsheest degree lessening the incentive
to production.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

"IsN'T it queer" said Maud. "I've never
seen my fance?" ssWhat! Never seen hin 90
NO" said Maud, 'I've never seen him.
He's never asked wallpapers Bazaar.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

"ls THERE ANYTHING sharper than the crease
In the New York dudes trousers?n "Oh
yes. h creese the Malay pirate carries al
ways in his teeth."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

CAPTAIN -"What is strategy in war;
Give me an instance Sergeant-"Well,
strategy is when you don't let the enemy
discover that you are out of ammunition,
but keep right on firing"
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

."WoaIAN will be famed as well as man y,
she calculated, as she threw down the book.
Yes responded old Cynicus, ''for untold
ages."-Boston Commonwealth.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

"THE people in the next fiat are great
music lovers" GLOW do you knowa They
sing or play mo, but they've COM
pl5ined to the landlord about the people in
the house who do."-Inter Ocean,
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

STBIL-"When Steve proposed TO me he
fcted like a fish out of water" Triple
~Why shouldn't he? He knew he was
caught ."-Yonkers Blade.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

WHENEVER love writes it's name it does it
in is own biood.-Ram's Horn.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

"Lors OBJ times" said Uncle Eben, ode
man dat keeps talkiu' bout waitin' tell his
ship in aim uebber hab 'nough hustle
m i'm ter sem no ship out."-Washington
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19
TO v CASTING.

Simple Arrangement for Curing Horses OF
q Vicious Habit.
Writing from Missouri a subscriber
asks for a description of means to pre-
vent a horse from getting cast in the
stall. The illustration below shows
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

TrAcHER--"A mole eats daily as much as
It weighs" Pupil-'But how does it know
how much 1t weighs?n-Fliegcnde Batter.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

THE minister who is not more than q
preacher is a poor one.-Ram's Horn.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small
doses OF Piso's Cure for Consumption.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

SHE-"How do you know thai you really
love me!" He-''How do l knows Great
Scott! Doesn't everybody know that your
father Is a Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

sTEREorYPINa in the main according
TO the present method was invented in
1910 by Iilloch.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

HALE's Honey of Horehound and Tar re-
!ieves whooping cough.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

1T takes more courage tn endure than it
does to ,act.-Ram's Horn
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

well, Mr.. Joskins, I see your boy has
left college" Yes whats he in?"
'Debt.'-tlarper's Bazaar.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

spirits take flight. 1t is time to accept
the help offered in Doctor Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription. It's a medicine Which
was discovered and used by a prominent
physician for many years in ali cases Of
female complain" and the nervous dis
orders which arise from it. The "Pre-
scription is a powerful uterine tonic and
n%ervine, especially adapted to wonan's
delicate wants for it regulates and promotes
all the natural functions, builds up, invig-
crates and cures.
Many women suffer from nervous pros
%tration, or exhaustion. owing to congestion
or to disorder of the special functions. The
waste products should be quickly got rid
of, the local source of irritation relieved
and the system inyigorated with the "Pre-
scription." Do not take the so-called
celery compounds, and nervines which
only put the nerves to sleep, but get a
lasting cure with DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19
TO AID EMPLOYEES.

A New Scheme of the w. L. Douglas Shoe
Co.-Will Furnish Their Help with Ned
ical Attendance.
William L.. Douglas, the president of the
world famed W. l.. Douglas Shoe Co., has
always had a great personal interest in the
army of men and women who inhabit the
great factory at Montcllo during the work
ing hours OF the day, and who make the
greatly advertised 90 shoe.
lie is a great believer in the idea that
manufacturers should nave this personal
interest Ill the condition of their employees,
and feels that if the idea is carried out to
the extent that is possible, that it will result
ultimately IN the breaking down of the bur-
rlers which have been built up between en-
ployers and those whom they employ. He
belleves that the breaking down Of these in
visible but strong barriers would be a great
thing for everybody concerned, as it would
convince the W~orkingmen that their en-
ployers were not their enc mics, as some of
them seem to think now, but their friends,
with a desire to do all for them that was in
their power.
Having strong feelings upon this point, it
is only natural that Mr.. Douglas should give
the matter some study and acquaint him
self with the result of the trials of such
plans III other places. He is satisfied that
the scheme he has orig mated is a good one,
and he has now put it to practical test.
To-day he handed to every person in his
empioy-and they form a small army-a
card, a fac-simile of which is here given:
This ticket
Residence
to full and free medical attendance while en-
a competent ana Skillful physician will be at
the private oi!ice of the company at II NJ,
da,ly, except sundays and holidays.
Ii SAID employe should be detained at home
by sickness. the physician will give full and
Tree medical attendance there.
W. L. DOUGLAS SHoE Co.
Iy ~ 7 -.y.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

A. R%1GHTEoCs man needs no monuments
Horn.
The deadly parallel-The railroad track
D.,.l<
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19
In this Work-a-Day World

Men and women contin nally break down
through mental strain and physical effort.
! perennial fountain of health and yisor is
dostetter's Stomach Bitters, which restores
digestion, enriches the bkoort, and healthful-
y stimulates the bowels, kidneys and liver
When they are indolent. This comprehen-
sive remedy also subdues malaria, rheuma-
ism and nervousness.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

FfaIIB Cure
Is taken internally Price 75c.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19
IN Society

women often feel
the effect of too
much gayety-
balls, theatres, and
teas in rapid
succession find
them worn out, or
down" by
the end of the sea-
son. They suffer
from nervousness,
e~eplessness and
irregularities. The
smile and good
The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-19

A New Scheme of the w. L. Douglas Sh oe
Co.-Wi1 Furnish Their Help with Ned
icai Attendance.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-07-18

Randolph Center.

Former residents who have recently
visited us are Albin Chatfield OF Lexing
ton, Mass, Mrs. Fred Granger and daugh
ter Of Brockton, Mass, and Mrs. Ferdi
nand Moses and daughter OF San Diego
Cal.
Mrs. Lewis H. Abbott, formerly Miss
Louisa l.. Jones, who died suddenly al
East Bethel last week, was for seven years
beloved teacher In the Normal school
here and leaves many friends IN this vicin-
ity who mourn her decease.
Fred E. Prichard, county examiner oil
teachers, announces public examination
for those wishing to teach the fall and
winter schools and desiring certificates
therefor, to be held at Randolph at 9 a. m
Aug. 9th and 9Th.
1t is hoped that all teachers and those
who desire to become such in this town
will attend the summer school at Bethel,
July 10Th to August 10th. The sessions
promise to be very interesting as well as
profitable. For information address Ma
son s. Stone, Montpelier, or Fred Arnold,
Esq, Bethel.
The next term OF the Normal school is
announced as beginning Aug. 9th and
closing Jan. 9, 1896. 1t is also announced
that there will be no winter graduations
after the present classes have finished
their courses, but students may be ad
mitted at any time to classes for which
they are prepared. Those desiring adj
mission are referred to Mason s. Stone,
for information as to the way
in which admission is gained.