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The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25
johnson Grass Roots for Cows

Last February and March we tried
to kill out about twenty acres of John
son grass by blowing it up and letting
it freeze out, as we suppsbed, but, ia
our establishment, we found that a lot
of hungry, lean cows followed tho
plow and ate every root they could find.
In the course Of a week we .eould see
that the COW were picking up and
looking much better, and tie ones we
were milking gave three sI4es as much
milk as they did before they cor.
menced to eat the johnson grass roots.
The field put us in mind of scrub oan
land; there was very little fuel above
the ground, but when the pillow was
put in enough firewood could be got
out of half ar acre to run three fires
all through winter. The johnson
grass roots to us was a bonanza. It
you are short of feed put the pillow in
and cultivate the johnson grass crop
and feed your COWS at the same time.
We did not kill that Johnson grass by
blowing it up to freeze. It is there to
stay. We are convinced that the only
way to kill it is to be let alone.-Live
Stock Champion.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25
Essentials in strawberry Cuytura

l. The most profitable varieties
for the commercial growers are those
not easily influenced by differences of
SOIL and climate. Those which sue
coed well on wide areas are usually
better than those which have mere To-
cal reputation.
2. Pistillate varieties, when proper
~ fertilized, are more productive than
sorts with perfect flowers.
3. The value of a variety for fer.
tlllzing pi%stillate flowers does not de.
pend so much upon the amount as upon
the potency of the pollen.
4. The flowers Of pistillate varieties
are less liable to be injured by frosts
than the flowers OF perfect varieties.
5. Varieties that are neither very
early nor very late in point of MATURE.
ty are the most productive and have
the longest fruiting season.
6. AS a rule, varieties that have the
most vigorous and healthy foliage are
n most productive, while those with
a weaker growth of foliage are great
err susceptibility to leaf blight are usu-
ally %unprolifc.
: T. Winter protection may be DIS.
pensed with upon well-trimmed, sandy
soils, but appears to be a necessity upon
heavier ones.
8. The leaf blight may be checked
by using the Bordeaux mixture, be.
ginning just as soon as leaves appear,
and continuing the application every
few -~eeks throughout the season.
Southern Farm.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25
SAINTS DAYS IN ITALY.
June q Great Month for Religious Process;
sions and Much Merry-M&king.

sions and Much Merry-Msking:
June abounds in saints days all over
Italy, and in Venice they arc much OBJ;
served. These days are regarded as
festivals by all classes of people; shops
and banks are closed. and the entire
town is en- fete. There are always reli-
gious professions which one may see,
provided n can find at what hour the
function takes place. The usual habit
Of the Italian is never to give a direct
answer to any question, whether he is
able to do so OF not. Some one asked 4
gonaolier once when st. Lorenzo's day
was. lie answered Il do not know
but he added. with great seriousness:
"The swifts (swallows) they do; al
ways fly away on that morning"
This indirectncss is most annoying.
and n must take ones chances at see
ing what there is to be seen. depending
greatly on luck. Venice is divided into
parishes, or contrade, and on its own
special saints day each church holds it's
''sagra' or festival. The procession
starts from the church. and makes a
giro" or promenade, OF the entire par
ish, or district, stopping at every
shrine. All along the line of march the
houses are decorated, the motive gener-
ally being Il very simple one, each per-
son hanging from his windows or over
his balcony, the best carpet, curtain or
rug which he owns. Every brilliant
color is seen, without regard to har-
mony. as taste in this direction doe not
seem to belong to the modern Italian.
judging as II must from the house
furnishings and dress one finds in Italy.
1t was rather pathetic to see among the
elaborate decorations an occasion
al patchwork quilt or a bit Of rag car
pet. 1t was the best the owner of the
house had, and so he used it.
In the evening there is often all illu-
mination in the principal campo of the
quarter, and the picture of the saint,
whoever he may be, with a little oil
lamp before it, is displayed at some OF
the windows. All about the square are
the stalls of the chestnut or fruit sellers,
which are illuminated; and much
merrymaking goes on i'll the form OF
talk, chiefly witticism, which provokes
some laughter. There is an ~improvised
dance, and singing, and everything is
joyous and gay.-Harper's Bazar.
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or one-third the cost OF from 1arre
trees; On my fathers place il ali q.
enafu where a man picked 40 barrels
o1 apples IN a day, while a one-armed
man picked g barrels. The fruit was
all hand-picked into baskets and care.
1uliy emptied. In this same orchard
last year, it was not possible for a mar
10 pick more than four barrels in a dav
from the Baldwin. trees. In the one
case the trees were young and small
and short ladders, or none at all, were
USED. In the other a man had to climb
to the top of a 4O-foot ladder to gatber
the fruits.
The fruit of young trees Is Of finer
quality than on old ones. Itis larger,
OF better color, and freer from worm
holes and scab. The small trees are
easier to prune, may be set closer and
are more profitable in every way. Take
the Item OF picking alone, a..I the diff
terence in favorof small trees amounts
TO 10 to 20 cents a barrel, while the en-
HANGED value of the fruit amounts to
double OR q%uadruple this.
What shall we do with the old OPP
chard? Cut it DOWN. Yes, but net
until You get a young one into bear
ing: Use It for a hog or sheep pasture
and DO not pick the apples except
when fruit is high in price. They
make a cheap and good food for hogs.
ana 1T will often be money in ones
pockets to leave them alone unless
you can sell them to a buyer and have
him pick them. --Southern Farm.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25
HOME NOTES.

Always fold a dress skirt right side
out for packing, as it will not wrinkle
SO much.
Half a teaspoonful of sugar will near
ly always revive a dying fire, and it is
always q safe thing to Use for this pur-
pose.
Kerosene oil is the best of furniture
pclishes. It cleanses, makes Il fine
polish and preserves from the ravages
of insects.
Fat will not burn if it has some
thing to do, so if it has to be left idle
for It few minutes put a crust of bread
or q slice of raw potato into the kettle.
Yellow stains left on white cloth by
sewing machine oil can be removed by
rubbing TIC spots with acloth wet with
ammonia before washing with soap.
A few drops of tincture of benzoin
in a bowl OF water is an admirable tonic
for the face. The Ecnzoin vhitens the
skin and prevents it from wrinkling.
\ tablespoonful of the best whisky
added to Il cup of beef tea for an in
valid is an excellent way to give a slim.
ulant. This is especially good for any.
n recovering from grip.
Do not Iut a coat or dress away with
lust in the folds or plaits. Shake the
garment we'll and brush with a soft
whisk broom, for dust is never so easily
removed a., at first.
Chemists say it takes more than
twice as much sugar to sweeten pre-
serves and sauces if put in when they
begin 10 cook as it does if the sugar is
added after the cooking is done.
Soap used on the hair is apt to make
1t brittle. If any is to be used, tar
soap is the best, and after using rinse
the hair in several waters in which a
little powdered borax has been dis
solved.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25
HERE AND THERE.

If the pigs r to run among the
young trees, and the practice is ad
visable. box or wire about each trunk.
The fungi which causes the potato
plants to die suddenly eau be prevent.
ed by spraying with the Bordeaux mix.
ture. Also leaf blight of the straw.
berry.
Meat is now being cured by fore.
ing the brine into it by hydraulic
pressure, thus accomplishing in % sec
onds what usually requires several
weeks.
Everybody wants good roads, and
it is everybody's business to see that
| good roads are made. And perhaps
that is the reason why it is nobody's
business, or at least a business that
nobody attends to.
Let the young men learn to graft
and do this work for the neighbor-
hood. On every neighbor's farm there
are trees of little value because of
poor varieties, which car be changed
to yield choice fruit.
There is an old agricultural adage
that when land, for corr 20 especial
ly, is thoroughly prepared, the crop is
half made. If you have not already
accomplished at least a part of this
work, your chances for success are
much impaired.
One of the first and a very impor-
tant step in the prevention of hog
cholera is to obtain pure water. This
can not be more easily secured than
from a deep well and supplied to the
animals in troughs Or stock fountains,
but permitting no wallows.
During the vet spring days, wheI
everything is dripping with moisture,
and the surface Of the earth appears
to be in a profuse ~perspiration, is the
time the poultry raiser needs the bar.
rel of dry road dust he failed to gather
during a previous drought duty we
have often urged him to perform.
The modern farmer is not content
to use the aatiquated tools and meth.
DDS of his father. In this age of keen
competition, the farmer who wishes to
prosper needs and gets the most i'm
proved farming implements, and ly
reading the best agricultural litera.
ture. he keeps in touch with the spirit
Of progress
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25
Prevention Better than Cure.

An ounce of prevention, as far as it
goes, is worth a whole ton Of cures of
hog cholera. But what does it profit a
man to be on the alert in most matters
and then to let the disease slip in on
him at some unguarded
point? When cholera is prevalent in a
community, eternal vigilance is the
price of immunity from the disease. A
rigid quarantine is the only absolute
safeguard and that means a great deal
more than most people ever imagined.
Southern Farm.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25
SMALL FRUITS.
Raspberry Culture Should Receive a share
of Attention.

Raspberry Culture Should Receive a Share
of Attention.
Every farmer living within ten or
| people can well afford the time and
ground required to produce raspber-
ries. The soil should be well pulver-
ICED, and the plants placed six feet
apart each way, or, if the land is
scarce, they may be planted as near as
3x6 feet. When planted close, the cult
walton is more expensive, for after the
canes are grown, it is more difficult
to get among them. Having placed
q plant, cover it an inch Or more in
the ground and firm the earth thor
oughly around it. During the first
year the plants should be hoed and
cultivated often enough to keep down
all weeds and make the field as clean
as if corn were planted.
The second year, the crop, if it sell
well, should pay all expenses connect
ed with it. The cultivation should
continue the second year until the
fruit begins to set, when it should
cease. Late cultivation not only in
lures the fruit, but is likely to induce
growth that will winter-kiu in the
cold weather.
A common method of pruning the
black raspberry is to go through the
bushes as the plants approach the de-
sirable height, and with a sharp knife
cut off tha top of each sprout. 2his
prevents long, arching branchesFand
causes the plants to send out laterals
on every side, which balance the main
stem. These laterals will be found to
fruit largely during the next sea-
son. In the fall, with a one-l9orse
pillow, throw a couple of furEows
toward the plants to keep them
from heaving put with FROST in
the following spring. In the darby
spring these burrows should be leVeled
back again. For early fruitingJ the
Souhegan is by many considered n
best. and should be set on a hiiFside
facing the south. For late bearing,
the Gregg is an excellent variety and
NAV be planted on q northern sloQe.
During the first season vegat("les
be planted between the lows.
This vii, force cultivation to about
the amount desired for the COOP OF
the raspberry canes.-southern FIRM.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25
SCARLET FEVLR SETTLED IN
THE BACK.
An Operation Was Unsuccessfully
Performed.
The Patient Was Finally Restored, After
Eighteen Years.
NiFfom the EVENING Icus, Nerdrhh. n. J..

NiFrom the Evening NcWs, Ne,rdrh, n. J.
Ahtut IS years ago, when Mrs. Annie Dale,
of IS Bruce street, was a bright, merry
school girl, she was taken i'll with scarlet
fever. She recovered, but she was a very
different girl from a physical standpoint.
She was cured of the scarlet fever, butitleft
her with al affection of the back. AS she
grew older the pain seemed to increase. Her
sufferings were intensified by her household
duties, but she never complained, and with
one hand pressed tightly to her Back she
did her work about her cozy home.
Il was fourteen years old When I was at
tackled with scarlet fever, and have now
suffered with my back for eighteen years.
"Night and day I suffered. 1t really
seemed as if 1 must succumb to the pain,
and then to make matters worse, my head
ached so badly that l could scarcely see at
times. Finally I went toSt. Michael's Hos
pital, at the corner of High Street and Cen
trail Avenue, and there the surgeons per.
formed a difficult operation on my back, but
it did no good; it was like everything else.
l was told at the hospital to return for an
other operation, but the first had left me so
weak l could no: go back. Then again I
had become discouraged and my three chill
dren needed ny attention and care at home.
The pain became harder to stand and my
back was almost broken, it seemed.
thought l would never know what it would
be like to be well again when l was told to
try DR.. Williams Pink Pills. With many
doubts, a faint heart and an aching back l
went to get the pills, and little dreaming
that they would prove the elixir of a new
life to me, l began to take them. Cnlya
short time elapsed before | began to i'm
prove. Could it be possible that DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills were doing what every
thing else had failed to ac ,omplish? asked
myself the question manAltimes and before
long l was enabled by m improved condi-
ton to answer the query,svith an emphatic
Yes Now the pain of almost twenty years
is cured by these Pink Pills in few months.
I have no pain of any kind now, but l have
got some Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills and
while 1 do not think it will ever be neces-
sary to use them again, | shall certainly
never be without them in the house."
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a con-
densed form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also a
specific for troubles peculiar to females,
such as suppressions, irregularities and all
forms of weakness. They build up the
blood, and restore the glow of health to
pale and sallow cheeks. In men they effect
a radical cure in all cases arising from men,
tai worry, overwork or excuses of what
ever nature. Pink Pills are sold in boxes
at so cents a box or six boxes for $50, and
may be had of ell druggists, or direct by
mail from DR.. Williams Med. Co., Schenec-
tady, N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25
Admission to the Community of Lette,

Admission to the Community Of Letters.
1t is not a community of writer's, but
u community of letters. One gets adj
mission, not because he writes-write
he W SO cleverly, like a gentleman
and a man of wit-but because he is
literate, a true initiate into the secret
craft and mystery of letters. What
that secret is a man may know, even
though he cannot practice or appropri-
ate it. If q man can see the permanent
elements in things-the true sources of
laughter, the real fountains of tears,
the motives that strike along the main
lines of conduct, the acts which display
the veritable characters of men, the
trifes that are significant, the details
that make the mass-if he know these
things, and can also choose words with
q like knowledge of their power to il
Illuminate and reveal, give color to the
eye and passion to the thought, the
secret is his. and an entrance to that
immortal communion.-Prof. Woodrow
Wilson, in Century,
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Gladness Comes

With a better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys-
ical ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms of
sickness are lot due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to d constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrupo of Figs. prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families. andis
everywhere esteemed SO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
ali important, in order to get it's bene-
fetal effects, to note when you prr-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists,
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular. laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. II
afflicted with any actual disease. n
may be commended to the most sklllful
physicians. but if in need of a laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup Of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25
proanct,yeuess Of Young orchardl

The cost of picking apples and other
fruiSs is determined as much by the
Size Of the trees rs by the abundance
Of the fruit. On young, small Tres,
the fruit can be gathered ct QUE lel5
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25
Saved from Destruction

Tia is what happens when the kidheys
are rescued from inactivity by Hostetjer's
Stomach Bitters. If they continue inactive
they are threatened with Bright's disease,
their destruction. Malarial, bilious and
rheumatic ailment and dyspepsia are also
conquered by the Bitters, which is thorough
and effective.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25

THE Imagination has a shadow as well as
the body, that keeps just o little ahead of
you, or follows close behind your heels; il
don't do to let it brighten you Halliburton
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25

The value Of a newspaper as an
Mvertising medium consists i'm
lts circulation.
Wnen you can secure the COM
elned circulation Of two papers
lor the price of one, it is money
IaVed!
The st. Landry Democrat"
Sas consolidated on the Sd Of
Arb, 1894, with " The OpelOu-
ses Courier The advertising
Lsass have not been increased
HAli0 the price of subscription
~ .s,l neen reduced to so q year.
TILE COURIER being by odds
~ pest paper in the empire Par
~ o1 6t. Landry is therefore the
epest,
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25

IT is a peculiar fact that tramps and others
who have no money with which to pay doc
tors bills never have appcndicitis.-Atchi-
son Globe.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25

A LIGHTNING stroke-that given by the
grocer when he scoops off the quarter Of
an ounce over from your pound Of coffee
Boston Transcript.
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"YEs," said the cornfed philosopher, sit
is not so difficult to get something for moth
ing, but When one gets it it is not worth the
.ce.1-lndianapolis Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25

AS MAMMA saw it: Mrs. Younglove-s'See
this beautiful ring John brought me. "
Mrs. Oldbird-s'What's he been up to now!"
Puck.
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THERE is nothing quite so tiresome as the
person with an acquired taste for classical
~music.-Washington Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25

WIEN a man boasts that he has done Eu-
rope he usually means that Europe has done
Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25

LITTLE troubles are as distressing as big
ones. A man will run from a hornet as
swiftly as he will from a lion.-L. A. W.
Bulletin,
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25

BE honest in your heart. Whitewasl
may look like paint for awhile, but the
world socn learns the ditference.-L. A. w
Bulletin.
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The road to Heaven is so narrow that
some people have about decided there is
not room for two at a time.-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25

If little labor, little are our gains; mans
fortunes are according to his pains-Her-
rick,
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25

He who always p~refaces his tale with
laughter Is poised between impertinence
and folly.-Layater.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25

A TORPID liver has frequently succeeded
in convincing man that he is fairly reekin,.
with craftsmanship and independence, :
Washington Post. ~
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25

KNOWLEDGE Of all avails the human kind
for all beyond the grave are joys of mind
Hogg.
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"WHo was the first to discover that the
earth went rounds' "Noah-in the vine
| yard."-N. Y. Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25

UNFORTUNATELY, some young men have
to be pulled while they are green.-Galves-
ton News.
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JoYs are our wings, sorrows are our
spurs.-Richter.
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LIBERALITY does not consist SO much in
giving a great deal as ia giving s~easonably.
La Mierre.
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A MANS life is an appendix to his heart
South.
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DIPLOMACY consists largelg 10 backing
dowa with dignity when you have gone too
- .cAs u. :. a.. -. -. .i:.- -
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OpelOusas Courier
y the advocate Of Democratic
principles and the friend of the
people.
Their welfare is its welfare, and
n will ever be found defending
their rights with all of It's
ability.
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SHOW WAS the bride given away?" "By
her complexion. "-Chicago Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25

AN ounce of prevention is worth a ton OF
reform.-Truth.
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TIE only way for 4 rich MAJ to be healthy
is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if
he were poor.-Sir w. Temple.
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I BELIEVE Piso's Cure for CONSUMPTION
saved my boys life last summer.-Nli.s,
ALLIE DOUGLASS, Leroy, Mich, Oct. 20, ~.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-05
Solid Shot Abandoned.


The use of solid shot in warfare
has been practically given up. The
projectile of today is a conical she'll
Of steel, hollow and sometimes lead
ed With powder so as to explode, or
by time fuse. 1t is wonderfully
different from the shell of Is years
ago. In those days one could watch
the projectile as it sailed through
the air in graceful curve, at length
bursting. There was even time to
get out of the way, under favorable
circumstances. But the new style
Of she'll moves at the rate Of little
over half mile second. On strlk-
ing metal target, its energy being
transformed instantaneously into
heat, it becomes redhot and flame
is actually seen to burst forth from
the point struck. Such a projectile
moves, one might say, in a straight
line, and its impact at distance OF
a mile seems almost simultaneous
with the discharge of the gun.
Such shell, passing near man,
will tear his clothes of merely from
the windage. If it comes very near,
though without hitting him, it will
kill him. He drops dead without
sign of a wound. Whereas an old
style she'll would burst into few
pieces, the modern projectile flies in
TO myriad of small fragments,
each of them moving with tremen-
dous velocity. 1t may easily be i'm.
agined that half a dozen six pound
Hotchkiss shells finding their way
into vessel would scatter death and
destruction in every direction. Pro-
tective armor, owing to its great
weight, can be placed only over the
ships vitals-that is to say, along
the middle part of the hull near the
water line, so as 10 cover the ma
chinery. In future battles gunners
will direct their fire against the I'M
armored ends of an opposing vessel.
Washington Star.