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The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-05

like that? She has SO mucll-wealth,
talent, fame-I have only him. I have
read of such women, but I did not be.
lieve they could live"
Mrs, Bcuverie absently outstretched
her arm to pluck a lily from it's stem.
Don't you think she must be e. very
heartless woman?" continued the girl,
her lashes gllstening. sit is not as II
she valued his love. She is merely
playing with him for a pastime; every
body says so, everybody sees it but
himself. When she is tired. she will
just 60 away and forget, but IL shall
have lost him for ever. Why did she
come here to break my hearth
The young VOICE died in a sort of
wall. A little silence followed. Mrs.
Bouverie was staring vacantly at tho
rushing water, and the flower lay In
shreds On her lap. She reused herself
as from n dream, and brushed off the
vestige of the blossom.
Il fear I must be going" she said,
rising. Instinct tells me it will soon
be luncheon time" With a sudden
graceful gesture she touched her COM
panion's cheek. 'Hood-by, dear, don't
fret too much. Perhaps your lover
will see the error Of his ways; perhaps
your poor little heart won't be broker
after all"
1t was by the light of the stars and
frefies the final act vas played.
Il eve knew what love meant till
you taught me-" he said. "Iwas a boy
and now am a man. 2-yce will selease
me-; she must when she knows. Mrs
Observation-Disclosures. for PHYS sake!"
Suddenly he was on his knees beside
her, kissing her hands, his lips parched,
his voice trembling, his eyes aglow.
Does that mean you really want to
marry me?"
blanche, you cannot but know!'
For a moment she permitted his
and it seemed as though the
reflex of his emotion was paling her
face and heaving her breast; then she
laughed as naturally as she had ever
laughed in her life and told him some
half truths that made him gulp and
whiten and shrink from her as though
contamination were in her touch.
And have you been making a fool
of me all along?" he demanded, with
youths tragedy air. Have you de.
liberately won my love for a iest?'
Just SO, since you choose to put it
with such indecent directness," she re-
joined. MY dear boy, l am three
years older than you and you haven'ta
shilling. You must think me a mad
woman or an angel. And l was Aerely
dull; yes, | assure you, that is allo But
/ shall be sailing for Eng
land. Don't bear malice, Jack. Re-
member, you have me to thdnk for
many pleasant hours" @
But he neglected her proffered hand.
and, haunted by the reproach and
anguish Of his face, she sought her
room and watered the grave Of a curl
episode with tears more bitter
than she had shed for many a day.
OF course, nobody suspected an inner
meaning in an apparently. obvious
affair. In acalmer moment she thought
The incident behind the scenes would
. pretty story. But she could
hiring herself to work ont the idea,
9 she gsvs u 10 . tr.end.~-alaek nd
White,
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-05
Tn This Work-a-Day World

Brains and nervous systems often give, way
under the pressure and anxietles OF busl-
ness. Paresis, wasting of the nervous us
sucs. n sudden and un~forcward collapse of
the mental and physical faculties are daily
occurrences, as tie columns of the daily
press show. Fortify the system when eX-
hausted against suc., untoward events with
Hostetter's Stoma~Bitters, that most
helpful medicine of the weak, worn out ana
%inffrr. Use it in rheumatism, dyspepsia,
consultation and malaria.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-05

A DOSE In Time Saves Nine Of Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar for Coughs.
Pixies Tottliache Drops Cure in one minute
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-05

THE hammock is always brought out III
the summer, when everyone's experience
leads him to suppose that it was built Ior
the falI.-Ycukers Statesman.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-05

SOME one has said that the medical pro-
fession divide humanity INTO two classes
the poor whom they cure, and they rich
whom they doctor.-Tit-Bit
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-05

TIE man who robs Peter to pay Paul
usually intends to strike Paul for d larger
ltah later on.-Puck.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-05
Afiss Brown of Dalton.

By the simple Wine Of Cardui TreatHen1
women are restored to health every year.
It eorrects tho menstrual Irregularities,
from which ;;,taec;; vi ,enen suffer, and is
being universally used iti t'.at nurpose
now. Ask your druggist for Nlchiites
Wine of Cardui. Speaking of this class OF
women diseases, Miss Laura T. Brown. OF
Dalton, Ca, SAYS: II have been suffering
from excessive menses for two years, con-
stantly getting worse. and l feel that Nc
Elree's Mi1e Of Cnrdui has saved my life;
| looked forward to each month and
thought [ could not endure such misery an
other time. ! CAM express my gratitude
for tils Wonderful relief"
"WHar is wisdom:" asked s. teacher of a
class of small girls. A brigit-eyed little
creature arose and answered: Information
of the brain"
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-05
Tobacco Tattered and Torn.

Every day we meet the man with shabby
clothes, sallow skin aud stumbling foot
steps, holding out a tobacco palsied hand
for the charity quarter. Tobacco destroys
manhood and the happiness Of perfect
vitality. No-To-Bac is guaranteed to cure
Just stich cases. and it's charity to make
them try. Sold under guarantee to cure by
Druggists everywhere. Book free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., New York City or
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-05

"SAY, mister" said the little fresh all
child. as she watched the cattle enjoying
their cud, do you have to buy gum for al
of them cows to cheW!'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11
A Curious Factory.

From the ST. James Gazette learn
that London has a factory for the
making of penny dreadfuls. 1t is
not in a very fourishing condition, for
the pay is poor from rs cents to 81
per 1000 words. Tho factory con.
sists of small, low rooted room up
five flights of stairs in tho neighbor-
hood of Fleet street. The factory
hands are four men, who sit at the
long deal table, covered with the pict.
uresque ornamentations of various
ink stains and four more or less de-
lapitated chairs.
One OF the four explained that
scarcely any plot is required merely
a thread running through story, on
which they string the adventures like
beads. The threads are all very simi.
lar; the hero goes abroad in search OF
immense treasure, or else devotes his
life to discovering the murderer of
his father, and chapter after chapter
he performs marvellous feats of skill
and daring, until the last one, in
which the villain is killed and all ends
happily.
One man supplies the plot. He gets
them from anywhere and everywhere,
Another he Las never been out OF
London, writes the sea stories, third
the Indian stories, though, until Buf.
fnlo Bill went to London, he never
saw an Indian. The fourth man is a
public school man, and cut above
this kind of work, though he is past
doing anything better now. Once he
was a rising author, but his first sue.
cess ruined him.
We have well-known nuthor in
New York who writes penny dreadfuls
over an assumed name, but he doesn't
work in factory, nor is he, so far as
l know, compelled by necessity to dc
this sort of thing. He apparently
does il from choice. The reader of
such tales as "Phil the Policeman, oil
the Mystery of the Little Attic
Room" do not suspect that theil
favorIte author writes of fashionable
life for another class OF readers in
another quarter of the town over an
other name. The Critic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11
Billions of Beans.

Boston has long been noted for its
baked brnns, but not until recently
has any inhabitant of the old Puritan
city had the temerity to figure out the
total amount of consumption of the city
with respect to beans. This man es-
Inmates and gives figures to prove that
he is not far from right, that Boston
consumes annually S,067, $50 quarts of
beans. It's an easier thing to arrive
Mt than it looks, for beans are a staple
weekly diet in Boston. No Sunday
breakfas in Boston aud its vicinity is
complete without a savory dish of
this most palatablo article-prepared
Boston style.
Then, too, there are big factories
in Boston the sole business OF which is
to prepare baked beans for Boston
families, hotels and restaurants. The
annual product of these beaneries is
1,12S quarts, and they supply only II
limited constituency. Nearly GOO
other restaurants use about 775, 500
quarts, while the various bakeries
send out each year not far from 5000,
900 quarts.
The Boston Globe, which gives
these figures, does not tell whether OF
not tho canned beans that Boston
beaneres send out are included in
this amount. That trade must amount
to millions of quarts every year, fol
Boston baked beans are found in near
ly every city in the country. They
may be bought, moreover, in London
and Paris.
Apropos of baked beans, here i,
the way they are baked in Maine. A
hole Is dug in the ground, filled il
with rocks and chunks OF wood. Th,
wood is fired and burned to embers
Then the hole is cleared of the en-
bers and the pot set in among them
the embers being placed over the tol
of it, thus Theoretically sealing tn
beans and giving them gradual bak
ing for "a hours, for the rocks ma,
hold their heat for two days. From
this it would seem that long baking i
the real secret OF good mess o
beans.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

The English dairymen use large
quantities of milk preservatives.
In guinea pig or rabbit one hour
old, there is much more than four
times rs much iron as IN the same
animals two and o half months old.
Charred bone, as we'll as charred
corn, is good for poultry, for the sake
of the charcoal it contains, which is
very healthy for them, purifying the
blood aud aiding digestion.
As an athlete undergoes training for
his work, SO with equal care the farm
work horses should be groomed and
exercised through the winter, that
they may be in the finest working con-
dition when the working season
arrives Then they can do everything
of which horse is capable without
strain or injury.
An Illinois feeder reports that he
has had excellent results from feeding
silage to fattening sheep, making as
high as twenty pounds gain per head
in ninety days, feeding grain in addi-
ton. He has fed as many as 10. 900
head on ensilage at one time. Silage
seems to be as useful aud safe for
sheep as for any other kind of live
stock.
The general result of sowing win
ter oats in the northern states has
been unfavorable, the plants growing
we'll enough until tho severe cold
comes, when they gradually subcumb.
and by the spring there is not one
blade left to survive. Sometimes. by
a rare accident of wea ther, few will
remain, but as crop I this kind il
not fitted for any locality north ol
Virginia.
| Orchard grass is on some accounts
the most valuable OF all kinds. 1t il
very long perennial, remaining 4
great many years in the ground unde
the best culture. 1t is early and,vigor
Gus enough to make hay in May. ans
pasture from August until the winter
or for winter if kept for it. and tn
yield on good land is equal to that Q
. any other. 1t is also one Of the moi
. nutritious RI grasses
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11
MUTTON SHEEP.

The American who intends to make
money from sheep raising must not
ignore the fnct that success is only to
be attained with better care and better
food than we ordinarily give our
sheep. This is somewhat difficult to
master, owing to our ingrained convic-
ton that these animals are destined
by nature to act as scavengers. A
falser belief was never disseminated.
Sheep do not prefer weeds to grasses
or grains. They will eat them rather
than starve, but that is NIL. This has
been great disadvantage to them, us
weeds do not contain an equal amount
of nutriment with the same bulk OF
grass. Besides, this lack OF fastid-
iousness has done much to strengthen
the idea that sheep need no care at
all.
1t is this general misapprehension
of the facts which explains the failure
of the special English sheep in many
sections of this country. These sheep
have been raised to their present high
position by years of careful breeding
and feeding. They are provided with
rich pastures in the summer, while
juicy roots supply the needed succu-
lence in winter, producing a juicy
meat, which it is impossible to obtain
from corn. The delicate favor is
given by rape, which is pre-eminently
a sheep feed, though, unfortunately,
but little known in this country.
These sheep must be kindly treated,
not harried by dogs and boys; they
must be handled gently and quietly.
50 that they make each day growth
of about three.quarters of pound
for the first ten months, when they
become excellent mutton. To do this
requires skilful shepherd. The fin
est sheep in the world will soon degen-
ttutC IL tuC hCNBch ihpOmP PotCh.
1t is only by intelligent care and scion
tific feeding that they have been
brought to their present state Of per-
fection. Their development has been
to some extent at the expense of STAN
ina. They can no longer endure the
treatment and exposure to which We
subject the scrubs, or, il they do sur
vive, they rapidly lose the desirable
characteristics which have been SO
slowly and carefully cultivated in them.
Like everything else, it is easier for
them to run downhill than up. The
shepherd who expects to raise NUT
ton equal to the English must study
their methods and intelligeutly adapt
them to the somewhat changed condi-
tions prevailing here. This is the
only road to success. New York
World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11

In an article on international mat.
rimonial alliances the London Specta-
Tor says good word for the American
man: HE is often as polished as the
European; he is usually much better
Observation-Disclosures not being by
any means the strong point OF the
European aristocrat, and while he is
at least as eager lover, he is, by the
consent of two continents, rather
more devoted husband. Why, then,
is he passed over for one who comes
from the outside? We eiuuG.y ,uat ,ra-
ditioD and literature and dunaccustomed-
mess have something to do with it, and
that the higher society of Europe has,
'for the American girl, something of
The charm OF romance, as of an undis-
severed and better country in which
IL will be pleasant to undertake an ad-
venture. The thirst to try the expert
,ment is a natural emotion with some
thing of poetry in it, as well as love
OF adventure, aud We hardly see why
the American girl who elects so new,
and, as she thinks, SO bright life,
should be accused either of snobbish-
ness or of overvaulting ambition.
Surely an American journal would
hardly be more fattering.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11
Teeth Reading.

According to the London Telegraph
teeth reading is the latest fad. The
"science" is only in its infancy yet,
but the following are two or three of
the items which its professors assert
to be incontrovertible: "Teeth that
are long and narrow denote vanity {;
projectors indicate graspIng dispo-
sition; treachery is best known by
small, white, separated molars; incon.
stancy by overlapping teeth; and the
possessor of wide separated worries is
sure to tell all he knows. Those who
wear false ones possess a character
that the science cannot read.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11

A man who knows, tells the Phila-
delphia Record, that concern in
Philadelphia makes a profit of S24 on
che carcass of every horse. In the
first place the hide is valuable, and
the leather known as cordovan is taken
from the skin over the rump. The
other leather is soft, and is used mostly
for slippers and heavy driving gloves.
The hair from the tail and name is
made into haircloth, and the short
hair is used in stuifing cushions and
horse collars. From the hoofs oil is
extracted and the horny substance is
sold to comb manufacturers. The leg
bones are used for knife handles. The
ribs and head are burned to make
boncblack after the glue has been ex-
fracted. By various processes phos-
lphorus. carbonate of ammonia, cyanide
of potassium and prussic acid are OBJ
tained, and sometimes the meat is
canned and shipped to Europe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11
GROUND WHEAT FOR COWS.

Ground wheat for COWS is not ju-
dicious ration. The experience of
the best feeders in the central west,
confirmed by tests at the Illinois ex-
pertinent station, shows that better re-
suits are obtained from feeding bran
and middlings than the pure wheat
Even with the most careful of feeders
the animal is very apt to be overfed,
aud turned against the pure wheat
feed. Appetite for pure wheat ra-
ton varies to such an extent that it is
almost impossible to fix stated
amount of feed that an animal will
eat aud relish every day. If it must
be fed, give the COW only what she
will eat up clean. American Agricul-
turist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11
Over the River.

Over tho river on one OF these days
Over the river,
Into the beauty of heavenly bays,
Over the river
Sailing on waters where lotuses smile,
Passing by many tropical isle,
Sighting savannas there mile upon mile,
Over tho riverl
Over the river on one of these times
Over the river,
Into the dazzling and storied climes,
Over the riveri
Music forever and beauty for aye,
Sunlight unending-the sunlight and dc
Never farewell to weep on the way,
Over the river
w. T,Hale,in Memphis Commercial-Appea
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11

Kate Field says that while she was
in England she was asked in good
faith whether the language taught in
the public schools OF the United
States was English or American.
:" oh, American / replied" says
Miss Field. English is dead lam
guage. 1t is only learned by univer-
sity men who go IN for classics. "
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD sILAGE.

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD sILAGE.
Good corn silage should be bright
green, only little darker than when
put into the silo, and free from
mould. The kernels OF corn should
be nearly natural in color, and the
silage should have a mild acid taste
aud well-marked smell. Any mold
ing of the silage, any strong offensive
odor, and any dark or black color are
Indications of losses OF dry matter
than eight to. twelve percent. A silo
which gives this kind of silage is de-
defective in some important particular.
There will be scattered through the
silage small spots the size of the hand,
or perhaps the size Of the head, where
there is a little mold, but these should
be very few. A general molding or
blackening of the silage in contact
with the walls is proof positive of faulty
walls or bad filling. The silage
against the walls should be bright and
free from mold, aud where it is not,
an unnecessary loss is being sustained
This is an important matter for the
feeder to understand, because cattle
will eat silage readily where there
has been as high as fifty per cent loss,
30 that the fact that cattle eat th
silago oil up is no criterion that larg
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11
FEEDING FOR EGGS.

Feeding for egg production is a
different affair altogether and there
is even difference between the feed
ing when the eggs are required for
the market aud when they are wanted
for Matching. When the eggs are in
tended for the market the male bird
must be excluded from the henyard.
when this is done the eggs will keep
fresh longer, and in fact will never
addle, but merely dry away. The
virgin pullet or hen or pullet will
lay more eggs than the mated one.
Stimulating food fills the egg basket.
1t may consist OF wheat bran two
parts, ground cornmeal one-eighth
part, season with salt aud oue-half
teaspoon of ground cayenne pepper to
the pint of food. For Matching eggs
the best diet IS wheat, oats, ground
bone, clover and blue grass aud plenty
of fresh water for any and all pur-
poses. Interstate Poultryman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11

The thriving town of Greeley, COL,
mas Just held its second annual potato
festival. 1.-THE city of Greeley" says
She Denver Times in noting the event,
sis just twenty-six years old. Last
year, in October, 1894, meeting OF
prominent citizens was held to discuss
the advisability of expressing in
some suitable manner the glory of
this great agricultural centre, whose
growth from the little dugout on the
plains in 1869 to the beautiful com.
munity justly termed the Garden
City in 1894, gave such an opportuni-
ty for the quarter-centennial, and it
was decided that the potato, Greeley S
chief glory, should be crowned king,
and it is to do honor to this
great staff OF life that the
country for miles around is here
today assembled. Silver may
be demonetized, wool may be entered
free, freight rates may cause the man
ufacturing cities to suffer, but to the
unusually fertile soil of this section
of the state, combined with the re.
sources of half dozen large irrigating
canals, the Greeley potato has risen to
= prominence seldom attained. by any
agricultural product of any portion OF
this country. Potatoes the people
must have, and the Greeley potatoes
are admitted the finest in the world.
The demand for potatoes will always
be great. and as the population in
eroases, so will the demand for til,
potato grow in proportion. Greeley
hos depended, during the twenty 81,
years OF her life, on this staple, an,
potato in turn has been grateful, ant
has given her no cause to regret thu
lf,ne and money spent IN bringing I
S Nm present psrfection." +"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11
FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
FENCE ROWS WITHOUT FENCES

1t is well to get rid of useless fences.
But in many places where the fence
is removed the soil is filled with rocks,
bushes and trees SO that IL is impossi- =
BILE to plow or cultivate it. Such nm
used fence rows soon become as bad
n nuisance as the useless fence that
preceded them. 1t will pay, gener-
ally. to clear up such fence rows il
only for the looks of the place. While
the rows remain. showing that fences
had once occupied that spot, their
absence must indicate that farming in
that neighborhood is less prosperous
thnn 1t used to be. Boston Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11
NATIVE VARIETIES OF THE PLUM.

NATIVE VARIETIES OF THE PLUM.
In many localities. and especially
in the Western States, varieties of our
native wild plums succeed better, or
at least, are not so badly Infested by
the plum weevil as the European
varieties For this reason they have
become immensely popular of late
years, and very large quantities of
these bright coral red fruits are to be
seen in our Eastern markets. Judge
Samuel Miller of Missouri, who has
experimental extensively with the
native sorts, says that the Hunkeye
is the largest of all, and is excellent
in quality. His choice from among
the many that have been fully tested
in Missouri are the Wild Goose, De-
Soto, Louisa, Prairie Flower, aud
Golden Beauty, the latter being very
desirable on account Of its late keep
ing qualities aud excellent flavor.
The new Japan plums known as Kel-
sey's Japan and the Satsuma are too
tender for Missouri, aud are recon-
mended only for the South. This
will be disappointment to those who
have been expecting great things
from these Japan plums for planting
in the middle and Northern States. -
New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11

Professor r 3. Richardson, Direct
or of the AmAsican school at Athens,
Greece, adN.nces the theory that the
horrors attributed to the River Styx
by the ancients we're due to fever
germs, with which the locality is still
Infested.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11

BY verdict in the Kansas City
Circuit Court man has been held re-
sponsible for the damage done by
runaway horse driven by his wife.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11
I,ittIe Time Reuuired.

He with personal narrative, fear.
fully thrilling(-To collect my scat-
tered wits was the work of moment.
She (musing. oh. SO sweetly. Yes,
II would hardly take longer. (,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11

losses are not being sustained. A
feeder can no better afford q loss OF
twenty per cent of his silage than he
can afford IA loss of one per cent of
fat in bis milk. New England Home
stead.