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The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-08
PlsCAToRIAL APPETITEs.

Curious Foods Of the Fishes in the New
York City Aquarium.
The work of providing suitable food
for the many varieties of foreign and
domestic fish in sthe New York city
teresting study. The food provided is
as nearly as possible like the food the
fish eats in his natural free state. The
fish are fed once a day at a regular
hour. The live food is placed in the
tanks and is 0 0 captured by the fish,
and the dead food is thrown into the
pools as required and the part not
used is afterward taken out to keep
the pool clean. It was found neces-
sary to have as much variety as posi-
BILE in fish foods, since the fish are very
fastidious in their diet and often re-
fuse to eat the food offered them.
The live food consists of clans,
shrimp, killies, crabs and a variety of
small fish. CLANS are used in large
quantities, being cut up in sizes to suit
the fish. For sharks and such large
fish live menhaden are placed in the
pool. The skate and the dog fish eat
large snails. the striped bass are fed
on soft crabs. The smaller fish require
especially prepared fish. If CLANS are
fed to them for instance, they have to
be cut up into mince meat or else care
fully scraped. The sea anemone, for
instance, are fed on crabs and the soft
parts of oysters, and it is necessary to
place these particles of food on forks
to place them within the .anemone's
reach. The sea horses are especially
delicate feeders and great care is taken
in preparing their food. A minute
c~rustacean is sometimes put in their
tanks. Shrimps are also used at times
for this purpose. They must be per.
fectly fresh, however, and be served
with the greatest care to make it re-
semble the sea horses natural food.
The barnacles are provided with a
net in which they move through the
water to secure their food, and are also
very particular in their fare. The
juice Ct CLAIMS or oysters is usually fed
to them by dropping it into water di-
rectly above them. The barnacles sub
sist on the fbers of the mollusk. The
smaller c~rustaceans are fed with very
snails, Holsters, etc. The coral polyps
and other very small varieties are fed
in q similar way. Great are is always
exercised to provide the best quality Of
food and to vary it, so as to make it APP
petizing to the fish. The work Of feed
ing and the antics of the fish while eat
ing are well worth watching. The
feeding hour is indeed by far the most
interesting part Of the day in the great
aquarium.-Scientifc American.
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Or, in other words, Hoods Sarsaparilla'
Is a universal need. l fgood health is to
be expected during the coming season
the blood must be purified now. Anthe
germs of disease must be destroyed and
the bodily health built up. Hoods har-
saparilla is the only true blood purifier
prominently in the public eye to-day
Therefore Hoods Sarsaparilla is the
hest medicine to take in the spring. 1t
will help wonderfully in cases of weak
ness, and all diseases
cnused by impure blood.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-08
Spring Medicine

my little girl has always had a poor
appetite. i have given her Hoods Sars,.
parilla, and since ! have given it to her
she has had a good appetite and she look.
well. ! have been a great sufferer with
headache and rheumatism. | havet ake,
Hoods Sarsararilia. am now well and
have gained in strength. My HUSBAND
was very sick and all run down. de.
cided to give him Hoods SarsaoariI1,
and he began to gain, and now he ha.
got SO he works every day" MRscANs,p
DUNLAP, 385 z. 4th St, S. Hostor Mass
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-08
GARDEN AND

POULTRY for the plum and hogs for
the apple orchard.
TREES should never crowd one an
other in the orchard.
MAKE the garden long enough to
work handily with a team.
In pruning remember that diseased
wood will never become sound.
ANNUAL manuring of the orchard
will help in securing annual crops Of
fruit.
A TREE that has plenty of room to
grow naturally needs very little trim
ming.
If q tree makes a slow growth it is
advisable to cut back the shoots a lit.
tie in the spring.
SUNLIGHT is absolutely necessary te
the health and growth of the tree and
the production of good fruit.
IT is a mistake to set trees in or
around the garden. The vegetables
need all light and sunshine possible.
INJURY from borers can be prevented
to some extent by placing a mound OF
coal ashes around the stem of the trees.
AFTER pruning the grape gather up
all the p%runings, old decayed leaves
and other rubbish in the vineyard AMI
burn them.
MORE benefit will be derived from
burying bones near grape vines, if care
is taken to break them up fine before
putting them in the ground.
ONE of the best and easiest ways OF
p~ropagating currants is by using wood
of last seasons growth cut into pieces
six or eight inches long.-St. Louis Re-
nuhlic.
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To Destroy Hothouse Insects.

A practical foriculturist who has
tried many remedies for removing in
sects from house plants prefers above
all applications 8 soap made from tbs
oil OF the fir tree. When properly used,
no finds that it effectively does away
with the laps" "mealy bug" and scale.
In its place an emulsion made of two
parts kerosene and one part milk that
has just turned sour, diluted with from
twenty to thirty parts of water and
applied as a shower bath through a
syringe, is a valuable insecticide, test
ed at one of the agricultural expert
ment stations and found useful else
wheSe.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-08


of wire as wanted. Unreel the strands
to within a foot of the post and fasten
securely to a 2x4 scantling (b). Two
long bolts, c, Q, of 21 feet or there.
abouts, with long threads and burrs,
are placed through the center of the
post. The scantling may be kept in
place by resting on blocks. After the
strands are securely fastened to the
Acantlings. with a wrench twist the
bolt and draw the wires tight. Two
sections may thus be frightened at the
same time, but numerou sections can
not be frightened as readily, al the
strain is taken up along the line and
the tension equally distributed unless
frightened sections are held and thes
nailed.-Farm and Home.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-08
~sTANcHioMs FOR COWS.
Making Dairy Animals Comfortable ana
Keeplnu Them Ciean.

AOSRHAA
Clean cows and comfortable COWS
the two factors go together in making
the dairy business profitable. have
worked hard to keep cows clean in
their stalls, but could never succeed
until / had them hitched on a plat
form at least eight inches above the
bottom OF the gutter, and arranged so
that their hind feet would come just at
the rear edge of the platform. Then
no manure falls upon the platform and
the cow is always dry and clean.
1t requires some skill, however, to SO
arrange the COWS as to stanchions, or
ties, that they will stand naturally,
and for most of the time, with their
hind feet just at the rear edge OF the
platform. The upright stanchions will
accomplish this, and where they are
made to swing from side to side they
allow considerable freedom of move
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-08
Hoods ~SarsapariIIa
Is the Only =
T rue Blood Purifier
flows THAI

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that canpot be cured by
Halls Catarrh ure.
F. j. CHENEY q Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and belieTe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to cay
out any obligation made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o. Walding, Kinnan Il Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
a-sing directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price, Toe. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free
Halls Family Pills. 25c.
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Pernicfous and Unsound.

The road tax system Of personal
service and computation is unsonnd as
q principle, unjust in its operations,
wasteful in its practice, and most IN
satisfactory IN its results Minneapo-
lis lMinn.l JonrnaL
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-08
FENCES.

A Pe~nnsylsanian's Easy Way Of Drawing
Wires Taut.
Wire fences are frequently difficult tG
tighten. Edwin G. Walker, of Butler
county, Pa, sends the plan below,
which he uses successfully. Set a post.
a, in the fence line of any desired
length and stretch as many strands
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-08
Wretch.

Client-Well, did / make a good wit
ness?
L~awyer-Yes; between you and that
stupid jury you knocked me out Of a
clean hundred.
client-Why, ! won the case, didn't
I?s
Lawycr-Thats Just the trouble.
wanted = chance 70 appeal.~Judge,
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-08

in the digestive organs.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
purifes the blood, stimulates digestive
ever they exist and puts the whole body
into a vigorous, strong and healthy II
dition. It builds up solid, useful flesh,
rubs out wrinkles, brightens the eyes
and makes life really worth living.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-08

IT was only when Eve expected to be in
vited out that she discovered that she had
nothing to wear. 1t has been the same with
the sex ever since.-Boston Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-08

SET happiness before YOU as an end, no
matter in what guise of wealth, or fame, or
oblivion even, and you will not attain it
A S Hardy.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-08

M~orHER-"Jack, are you still head OF your
class!" Jack-'No, ma'am; some one haze
a better head than !, and he is there now"
-Harper's Young People.
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use Piso's Cure fo~rConsumption 10th in
my family and practice.-Dr. g.. w. PATTEK
son, Inkster, Mich, Nov. 5, 1894.
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FOR SALE.

Y WILL sell for cash or on easy terms the fol-
L lowing described property, viz:
/. A plantation in Bellevue containing about
sixty-six arpents, all thoroughly fenced and
drained, with tenant house and outbuildings,
known as the Narcisse Richard place.
2. A plantation situated on the Courtableau,
containing four hundred and forty-two and
u. 100 arpehts, about sixty arpents under pieux
and wire fence and in cultivation, with two good
tenant houses and outbuildings. The rear of
this tract consists OF cypress swamp.
8. Several tracts OF wood land on the bayou
Teche, situated between Coulon'S bridge and
Barry's Landing.
The first and second tracts are rented advan-
tageously for the year 1884, and ii sold I will
transfer rent notes to purchasers.
w. g. PERRAULT.
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b. pNIFIELD,
Commissioned u. S. Circuit Court for the West.
ern District of Louisiana.
Commissioner U. S. Court of Claims throughout
the United States.
Notary Public in and for the Parish of st. Lam
dry. Office with Hon. John N. Ogden.
Particular attention given to Land Cases and
TO Final Proofs. Collections in the Parishes of
gt. Landry and Acadia promptly attended to.
Pensions secured; Patents, Caveats, Trade
Marks, etc, procured without delay.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-08
Like all open book,

Like all open BOOK,
our faces tell the
of health or dis
ease. Hollow cheeks
and sunken eyes,
listless steps II
l%anguorous looks
tell of wasting de-
bilitating disease
some place in the
body. 1t may be one
place or another, the
u is generally
~traceable to a COM
mon source
pure blood, and i'm
pure blood starts
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-08
New Store. New Goods. New Styles. New Prices.
FRANK j. DlETLE1N,
Matchmaker, jaVt|n and Eag'av1s,

Has opened or Landry Street. second building vest of the Bank, with n -
ortment of WATCHES, CLOCKS, sILVERWARE, DIAMONDS and !EWELRRr
fc every deGripion-all Hin the latest styles ant at prices to suit the times. n
lar are cordially inyitcdto call and inspect nv stock. MaY5-ly
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-21
GOVERNOR CONSIDERS PARDoNs.
Two Are Granted and One sentence
C0mmuteG-Otber Capitol News

Governor O'Ferrall devoted the greater
part Of yesterday TO the consideration
OF some applications for pardons. He
refused 10 grant the petition of Floyd
Montgomery. OF Patrick county. who was
LAST April sent 20 the penitentiary for one
%'.r f1r "a malicious assault
H's ExceNency pardoned William wat
'oa lcolortN. az Orange county. who was
cent % the peultentiary for fifteen years
tr an attempted assault upon a little
rrl, and De also granted a pardon TO
prtett Williams. Of Danville, who came
To- tae penitentiary for year last
M1rch
Ih. Governor cOmmuted the sentence
az j. j.. HUMPHREYS. Of Charlottesville.
from s.X years IN the penitentiary TO
I've years. HUMPHREYS was sentenced Tor
ilfr ry Goo three cases.
The 0lt-of-town visitors TO the office or
ne Auditor Of Public Accounts yes
ieIiay were Mcssrs. J. w. Williams,
sheriff of southampton county; G.. }. Par
cons. Sheriff OF Plttsylvania county. and
James A. Chowning. Sheriff OF Lancaster
county.
Hon Joseph r. I.awless. Secretary Of
ihr Commonwealth, has received
number ~ communications from persons
"ho have received the nomination for
seats IN the Legislature. 20 be voted for
~ The election OF November next Can
lHatts for such positions are not 10
Pc elected by the electors of the state
% large or OF congressional district
ana ucy. therefore. do not have 10 no
u'y the Secretary OF the Commonwealth
o. their intention. They are held, how
ever. % file their notices with the clerks
q their county and hastings courts.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-21
UPHOLD THE CHIEF.
This Is What Judge Witt Told the
Saloon-Eespers He Would Do.
.., Were for Violations of the
Sunday Liquor Laws-suits DIS
oa of in the Law and Equity
c.,rt Ycstcrdny-Othcr News.

when The Hastings Court convened LOT
g.. serfernhcr term yesterday morning at
:, clock there were present large
.....ter az saloon-keepers. who had been
'.-..,,,ucl 20 be there by recent let
=. from Chief-ot-Police Howard. The
,,-.room proprietors were on hand 70
81 Jule, witt announce whs. he FRO
,.1 10 do In refeIorce 10 violations
- ,be Sunday i.qvor laws.
son after the court had been opened
49, ,r,,or calling UP the grand jury, and
....,,, the attention OF the liquor-dealers
-. s,bu,tted his charge 10 the former
e,,ted the law with regard 10
,.,.roons being opened on Sunday ana
e,i that he proposed to enforce 1t rigid
=. ,,8 20 uphold chief Howard In his
,~.~ts 10 break up this evil.
m. grand jury had great many cases
,.,ss mon. and among them were
..-,,scr cases Of Sunday saloon-opening'
a.. ,,tiob true bills were returned.
THE INDICTMENTS FOUND.
,.-, Is The list Of indictments found
ly the grand jury: -
r.r Felony--John Alexander. waiter
bradley. Walter Carter. w. r. Clarke. D.
4, ,,auntain. James Jones. Charles John
uu8 Lewis ~, Lizzie Morris. Louisa
80, Robert Quarles, Charles Randolph
$50 Robinson. Charles Ross, Alonzo
,..,-, Levi Rowe Thomas Seaton, Paul
:. clair Andrew Smith, Emma Taylor
,r.-la wilson. John Williams alias Jo-
f,ph sutton.
t,- Nusdemeanor-S. Il. Embry, James
r..rliln. William johnson alias Moses
f.sreop. J. Mcdonald. Jack McDonough
,rr.Das Seaton. Albert Smith. William
SIT Buck Spotswood, James Taylor
r.tn Williams. Patrick Willis, Thomas
Young, and j. L. Lambert.
THE LIQUOR INDICTMENTS.
Among the true bills Of indictment found
Or violation OF the Sunday liquor
laws we're those against Andrew Aaron
IN. J. II. Blumelinck, and Il. il. Betts'
r,hp Campbell. @. Donati. r. Francisne,
CHARLES Hutzler. Benjamin Johnson, A.
d Kelly. Michael Moore. Otto Morgan
s.ern. Rudolph otto. q. X. Pollock. p.
W Rafter. Robert Robinson. Toney
e~hvanc (2,. and Edward Taylor.
In the cases Of Norvell Briggs. Thadius
p-ane. and Alexander Willis the grand
isrv ignored the charges.
THE LAW AND EQUITY COURT.
The following cases were disposed OF
In the Law and Equity Court yester-
dag:
Fannie Alexander against r. a. Ran
do'ph and u. f. Turner. Judgment for
tt3SG
Whitcombe Envelope Company against
sl4ler Paper Company. judgment for
$50
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-21
Outlook for the Fair.

The State Fair, which will take place
the second week in October Will certainly
be one OF the most successful yet given
by the Agricultural Society. The. en-
tries already received indicate that there
will bo the largest exhibit of articles Tor
premiums that has ever been seen here.
The race programme is possibly at
tracing more attention than ever before
in the history of the society, and the
81 600 trot and 500 pace will nj with
the fastest horses ever seen in virginia.
The entries In the harness races close
Mon ,av. Entries In the various compe-
titive departments close october Isl, ana
nothing can be exhibited for premiums
unless entered prior TO that time.
The following new exhibitors have taken
space since the list published about a
week ago: H. G.. Burton d Co, a. X.
Venable, Jr., Sydnor & Shepherd, Retreat
for the Sick. II. w. Moesta, w. ID. Noses
a. Co, e. NJ. Bayne & Co, Hume. Minor
q Co. j. -. Fulmer, James McDonough,
Luck & Richardson. Ashton Starke, the
O'Hara Manufacturing Company Oiiver
Chill-Plow Works, James l.. Robertson,
and c. w. Parsons.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-21
MIR. CLOVES GETS HIS RING.
Gryner Disposed of the Diamond nnd
Mr., Jones Had TO Give IL Up.

Mr. Jones Had 10 Give IL tp.
Another episode in Charles Watson
Crvner's COMEDY OF Errors" was de-
welcomed in the Police Court yesterday.
some weeks before Gryner absconded
from Richmond he borrowed a handsome
diamond and ruby ring from Mr.. h. H.
Cloves for the purpose Of seeing how
many chances he could dispose Of should
SIR. Cloves be willing TO reraine the
iflnket. Gryner. il appears. lost heavily
20 maker one night, and 10 meet the debt
Incurred sold the ring TO Mr.. Young
Jones. with the proviso that he might
tuv 10 back again within stated uihe.
When Gryner left the city ne sent
On. ticket he had received from Mr.. Jones
.0 "a friend Of his. who was personally
se,uoirted with Mr. Cloves, and re-
,us,ted him 10 redeem the ring II posi-
al. and return il 10 Mr.. Cloves. lie
s-.,eG that the money expended TO this
erl would De considered as a loan, ana
srr,rrtments would be made as soon as
D.. reached his destination for the repay
,o.at Of 70. The ticket was handed to
Nr Cloves. who called on MIR. Jones,
and detailing the circumstances, asked
tt4t his ring should be restored. Mr..
Jones refused 90 accsde to this request
1ni set ny as defence that he was an
innocent party in the transaction, ana
hat Oh. fact that Gryner had been en-
trusted with the ring for the purpose OF
r4fl.ng Il constituted him an agent Tor
Air. Cloves. and Gryner was guilty OF
breach u trust that could not rightly be
visited on the head Of the defendant.
TIE Court ruled otherwise. and the ring
was turned over TO Mr.. Cloves and de
infant was ordered to pay the costs OF
the suii.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-21

for examination this morning. and II IL
expected that he will then be discharged.
The case OF j. w. Donley. who was In
dicted by the Henrico grand jury for
interfering with Election Constable Myer
Angle at Bakers Precinct on the day
OF the last general election in the
county, was before Judge Wickham yes
terday. The accused submitted a plea
OF guilty, and In accordance with a COM
promise agreement between counsel for
the defence and the Commonwealth
Attorney, n fine OF s. was imposed.
Lee Deane was fined S. and sent to
Jail for thirty days for throwing a stone
at II. J Brown.
John Smith was fined $3.50 by Justice
Pierce for whipping a small boy named
j. Bowman.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-21
A standard 'Phone mt Work.

Quite a number of gentlemen yesterday
afternoon inspected and tested one OF the
phones of the Standard Telephone Com
pany which had been put into service IN
The headouarters OF the Fire-Alarm De
partment at the City Hall. Several per-
sons talked with officers and employees
of the Fire Department in the several
engine houses, and the INSTRUMENT
worked admirably, every word being
clearly transmitted or received as the
case was Those who talked through
the phone could hear each, other al
different ends OF the line-a distance OF
twelve miles-even when whispering very
softly IL is said by Captain Guigon,
the attorney of the Standard, that every
one OF these instruments put In IN Rlch-
mond will be a regular long-distance
phone. and that every subscrloer VIII DE
as with persons in Richmond. Inc
Standard now claims to have about l,loV
bona-fide unconditional subscribers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-21
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
CHAPTER 8S.

CnaDtef
A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
SEc-TiON OF ARTICLE TEN OF THE
| CONSTITUTION % VIRGINIA, AND
PROVIDING FOR PUBLISHING SAID
A AN saMN To A AMn NEXT GHHFi GENE
RAJ ASSEMBLY.
approved March s. ls94)
Resolved by the House of Delegates
and Senate IA majority OF the members
| elected to each OF the two houses agree
| ing thereto), That the following amend
ment to the Constitution Of Virginia be.
and is hereby proposed, and Is hereby
referred to the General Assembly TO be
chosen at the next general ELECTION OF OF
Delegates for its concurrence In con,
formity with the provisions OF section
OF Article XVII. Of said Constitution
namely, strike out from the CONSTITUTION ls,i!u
which is in the following words:
SECTION & The General Assembly may
levy a tax not exceeding 81 per annum
f tba age OF ii years, which shall be APP
nIied exclusively In aid OF public free
Schools: and counties and corporations
shall have power TO Impose a capitatloh
10 And insert in lieu thereof the follow
| ing: ,r, c,.,o-.i Assouh,v NAV
10, q tax not exceeding 81 per annum on
nverv male citizen who has attained the
ace OF 2l years, which shall bs applied
aassc,u.ively in aid OF public free schools
| ard counties and corporations shall nave
anwer 10 impose n capitation-tax, not
pp0csad,ng 30 cents per annum. for all
,o,rnoeas. and the General Assem-
| XIV NAV impose upon every male inhabi-
,ant ~ the State between the ages oil
is ond eO wears, the duty Of working, not
aycaading two days In any one year, upon
,be nnbIic roads and highways therein
suhfsct however to such exemptions from
| said duty as may be from time 10 Tune
prescribed b. law
% resolved. That the Clerk Of the Senate
or the clerk OF the House OF Delegates
or n n vacancy happen In both OF salu
| offices. the presiding officer OF either nous
of the General Assembly, be authorize
and required te-Sause this propose
anendment and these resolutions to be
,n,,hlished in one newspaper published in
! ppach of the cities OF the Commonwealth
S Sa1 more than 1000 inhabitants, once
| yaaE FOR three consecutive months, pre-
| r,o,,s 60 the time of choosing the members
| ~ the General Assembly at the next gene
| ral election OF senators and members OF
| Tho House Of Delegates.
| W Desolyed. That the Clerk OF the SEN
o,a and Clerk Of the House OF Delegates
aee ranu,red TO transmit TO the General
v~essa,rblv 10 be chosen at the next general
| hsctinn Of senator's and members OF the
| uouse ~ Delegates a certified copy or said
nronosed amendments and OF these reso-
R,t,ons together with the certificates or
n,'hiication by the publishers OF the news
ppspers in which the said proposed amend
ment shall have been pubiished.