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The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30
PRIVATE CREAMERY.
Success of q Dairyman Engaged in tt
Making Of Prime Butter.

Success of q Dairyman Engaged in tho
Making of Prime Butter.
Here and there a dairyman is break
ing away from the factories and trying
the making of gilt-edged butter. Ihavc
a neighbor with an 1s-cow dairy on a
l30=dtre farm, who made this change
last winter" writes L.. B. Pierce in
Country Gentleman. "He bought a
separator costing $40, and some other
conveniences, and proceeded to make
a high grade of butter for customers
in Il town and Akron, delivering
every Saturday morning. Almost from.
the start his customers brought other
customers, so he had to buy the cream
of two neighbors, besides some from
my doubts whether that bought frolu
the creamery brought him any profit,
but in most cases it was a necessity
in order to hold his customers through
a period when from weather or acct.
dents to cows his wv supply was in,
sufficient. The most interesting fea.
ture of his experiment is the returns
he gets from the skim-milk fed to
calves and swine. He kills and retails
biz veal and pork, also making sausagcs
lind mince-meat, and I am inclined to
believe that his by-prcducts bring him
in nearly as much as the f~ptiful but
ter his wife makes. Besi,s by.
products of the dairy which he sells,
including buttermilk, he sells Ton his
regular weekly trips) the surplus from
a fine vegetable garden, and more or
less orchard produce. He also retails
many bushels of potatoes. AT the same
time they work extremely hard, and j
pity him when he has to go town with
a blizzard in the air and the thermnrr.
some degrees below zero, whic..,
all goes to show there is no royal road
to success"
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

The old-style corduroy highway was
a well enough thing in the pioneer
period, and the old system of spalliny
the highways and throwing dirt from
the side into the center Of the pike was
doubtless the proper thing in it's day,
but the farmer who worked out his
taxes in this way has learned at last
that it has been a costly as well as a
worthless proceeding, and he is now
among the reformers. There has been
too much destruction in wagon tires
and springs. The farm carriage hass
beer too often wrecked in the ruts, and
farm stock has suffered. This loss has
finally appealed to the pocket, and the
farmers who have been figuring out
profit and loss on the old system are
now the advocates of the new. Pernan-
snt road improvement is here to stay
and grow, and as the movement spreads
through Well-directed methods the area
OF good roads will be not only GRADUALLY
extended this year, but will rapidly in
crease. The farmer who looks after
the road over which his farm products
are taken to market is the farmer who
now saves money. even when the price
81 his products i loY.-Cyclipg Gazette.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30
inexpensive Cold Storage House.

A refrigerating house has been built
N Michigan, which will serve as a S
full model for small country communi.
ties which desire the advantages OF
cold storage at a low cost. The walls
of the house r built of cedar blocks,
laid up with lime mortar like masonry,
save that the mortar is laid under each
Of the headers Is inches long, of which
the wall is chiefly composed, leaving o
six-inch air space in each JOINT. The
outside of the wall has a coat of cement,
and the inside is heavily coated with
auicklime plaster against which
dressed sheathing was nailed while the
mortar was still soft. The floor il
paved with cedar blocks, and the loft
W the storage room is filled with
straw. The windows have fine sashes,
with successive four-inch air-spaces.
The cost of the building. with cold
room "a by 80 feet, and eight feet high,
is given at something wi $500. The
building is cooled by natural ice.
stored during the winter, and ripe
fruits are kept in it a month without
in iury.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

THERE ia more Catarrh in this section of
the country than ali, other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years " as sup.
tFossa to be ffHettrable. Eof4 great many
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
p~rpIouncedit incurable. Sciepcehas proven
~taSatrfl Is IS d constitutional disease; and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by FL j.
Cheney Il Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only
tasen internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspocnIul. II acts directly on tbs blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case it
fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials. Address F.. j. CHENEY & Co., To-
iedo, 0. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30
PREVENTING PEACH ROT.
tt Can Be Accsn,piishsd by Early Spray
ihe: At small t,6sf:

Ing; At small cost:
Rot Is one Of the Marst thtiiiies Of
safIy peaches. but it can be controlled
by proper spraying, apd at n, cost of
less thnh twa eehts Fer tree for each
~spfaying. At the Delaware experiment
station, five or six sprayings increased
the. yield threefold; and Of this total
yield the amount ~ s6And fruit .vns
Increased from three TO fourfold, maxi
ing a total increased yield Of sound
fruit at least tenfold on trees sprayed,
at a cost of 10 or II cents per tree, COM
pared to the unsprayed. The frat mp
plicatioh was made when the fruit buds
begin to swell; Tbs sesthl Just be-
fore the fruit buds opened: tile third
when the petals bad fallen; the fourth
when the fruit was the size of peas;
the fifth when the fruit began to color,
and the sixth about two weeks later.
1t is doubtful if the last two ~sprayings
are really necessary in most seasons,
The best success followed the use of
a weakened bordeaux mixture, made CT
six pounds b%luestcne or st1lphate Of
copper and six ptu1ds line: IL Al gal:
Ions 6f water. After tie first and seq
ond sprayings, add three ounces paris
green to this formula, as a protection
against insects. Another equally good
ftiiEitiie tbut the paris green should
not be used with it) is copper acetate.
eight ounces to As gallons of water.
there was twice as much rot with two
sprayings as with four or si*. Neither
Of these formulas will i~njure the foil.
age.
1t is important that two of the spray
ings be done before the bloom opens.
Five applications made and begun after
the bloom was nearly shed were con-
siderably less effective than when two
were made before the bloom orehca
Falr applications made after fruit
had set were less effective than two
made before the bloom opened. when
two applications were made, better re-
suits were obtained when one of these
was applied before the buds opened,
and again when the fruit was about
one-half size, than when both We're
made before the bloom opened.-Amer.
Apricu1turiSt
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30
THE FARMING WORLD,
PLANTING POTATOES,
Deep. Mellow soil, Kept In GOOD ruth,
GiYes the 42ask Rnaaiia

Deep. Mellow soii, Kept In Good ruth,
Gives this Best Results.
There are two advantages in plant
ing potatoes reasonably deep. One II
they are less liable to be injured by
drought. The other is that there is no
necessity for killing up to prevent I'M
scald. To gro" and yield well potatnes
require considerable moisture. If the
SOL IS stirred tsbfoughly and deep and
the planting is deep they will be more
certain OF securing plenty of moisture
than when the blowing and planting
are shallow.
Keeping the surface evel and in a
good filth aids in retaiping moisture
In the soil,
A deep, meilcH, loose soil X / Jain a
good ilth gives the best suits with
ali crops. Run out the fur1o with .
single shovel plow, plant reasonable;
deep, cover we'll. If good drainage is
provided and there is not too much dan.
ger OF washing, 1t will be best not to
III up the burrows entirely; but to do
TINS gradually As the cultivation is
given The potatoes may be planted
deeper this way than would be best if
ali of the covering must be given at
once.
Have the soil rich, ei1d If there is noe
enough well-rotted manure to make
n necessary fertility. it will be a good
plan to use q commercial fertilizer, at.
plying 1t III the hill before the seed is
planted.
Ii the soil is well-prepaied before
planting the cultivation can begin with
the Harrow and generally the first har.
rowing can be given before the plants
show above ground and a second very
soon after. In this way the soil can be
kept in a good filth and the weeds dc.
stroyed at lew rest.
II the plahting is shallow, more or
less killing up will be necessary in Or
der to prevent sun-scald, and the soil
will dry out more rapidly, often to an
extent to seriously affect the growth
and yield.-St. Louis Republic.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

Maurice Thompson, the poet and
naturalist, OF Crawfordsyille, Ind, says:
"a successful business man said to me,
all good roads run down hill;' By
which he meant that traffic flowed like
water along a pleasant highway. Show
me a fourishing town, and I will prove
to you that it is . basin into which good
highways. pour their streams. / know
that this is true in Indiana. There is
not q genuinely fourishing town within
our state which is fed by ill-kept roads.
Mud colors whatever it ONE in touch
with, even the temper and aspirations OF
men and women Who can keep in a
good humor with clay on his feet?"
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

Gut another piece, b, to fit between the
main pieces at the a Another piece
OF four by four in material should
be spiked across the tE-s8 pieces.
Drive through the upper side fR0 penny
spikes, slanting them back we'll. Fill
the wood. keeping the spikes about
WI inches apart. Attach to handles
securely. as shown in the cutsfasten
the whifietree hook and the hdhrrow is
complete. While this karro1I.1s handy
numerous crops, it is especially
valuable among strawberries.-J. B.
Mathews, in Farm and Home.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30
LABEL

upoa the end with a lead Fencil is the
common plan, but before thu end of the
season the pencil mark is Usually near
ly, if not wholly, effaced. A simpls
plan is shown in the accompanying
sketch. The lath and the rame in lea,1
pencil is used as usual, hut over the
name is fastened a bit of wood, as shown
in the engraving, to protect the mark
ing from the weather. A thin strip Of
wood, a few small screws and a Jack
knife are all that are needed, and 4
dozen of such markers can be prepared
IN a few moments. - Grange Judd
Farmer.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30
Better Than Refined Gold

Is bodily comfort. This unspeakable boon
is denied to many unfcrtuuates for whose
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is a
ptoitlptly helpful remedy. The dyspeptic.
the rhcu!nati,, the nervous, persons
troubled with biiicusness or chiils and
fever, should lose no time in avail1ng them
selves of this comprehensive and genia'
medielne: 1t promotes appetite atd night,
siumDer; '
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30
GARDEN C~ULTlvATCR.

It's Designer Claims That 1t nduces
Work to q Minimum.
To make e g.,trieh chitivator as illus.
tfatea below, dress two pieces of hard
wood two by eight inches by four feet,
as shown at d, a. 1t should have a
spread of two feet at the rear end
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30
A Child Enjoys

The pleasant favor, gentle action, and sooth-
ing effect of Syrup of Figs, when in need of
alaxative. and if the father or mother be
costive or bilious, the most gratifying re-
suits follow its use; so that it is the best
family remedy known and every family
should have n bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

II sHoRE does hope" said tnc,e Nose.
"dat Gey will git dis hcah new photograph
trick so fine by summer dat man kin tell
wedder melon is ripe.''-Indianapoiis Jour
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30
FOR MARKING A N

A Label Which Is Proof Against Heat
and Stormy Weather.
Where one has several varieties of tho
same kind of plants, or is trying new
varieties, it is always desirable to put
a marker at the end of the rows. \
piece Of 1ath with the name marked
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

"Tnor hast a pretty wit" quoth the mon
arch. AVE, and a dry hum6r;'' replied the
lester. Whereupon the king pushed the
button. Philadelphia Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

FRS stopped free by DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. 70 fits sfferfrst DAYS use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and So trial bot
tie free. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch St, Phila., Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

HORACE appears in good humor while he
censures, and therefore his censure has the
more weight rs supposed to proceed from
Judgment, not from passion.-Young.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

USE Piso's Cure for Consumption both in
my family and practice.-DR. q. w. PAT
TEBsoN, Inkster, Mich, Nov. ), 1894.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

Dip you write The N. g. Hamilton Pub.
CO., of Cleye!und, Ohio, about their Life of
Mckinley! Better do so chance to make
money rapidly.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

.HE-'Do you believe in love at first
sishtf Miss Thirty-Eight.''I believe in
any kind of love. "-Somervil,e Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

CoRRoBoRArsD.-New Yorker-.Are Phil
.adelpiiians as slow as New Workers think
they are!' PhiIadelphian (surprN~" DO
New Workers think we're ~slow!"-Truth,
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

II secret of success in modern art is to
be crazy in an original way.-Fliegende
p1aoftor
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

THE L1NE.-'sThe voters drew the line on
u candidate, did tl;cyF Yes, they
scratched him."-Detroit Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

De TANQUE-"You don't take enough ex-
erclse for y ma Of your habits.n Old Soak
why, I have heen shaking dice for
drinks all the afternoon.n-Phlladelphia
Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

THERE are in business three things neces-
sary-knowledSc, temper and time.-Fel-
than
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

FoKTIFY Feeble Lungs Against Winter
with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Tootllache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

MIss-NE PLAIN-'Doctor, what is the Sc
cret Of ,Aeauty2' Family Physician (con-
faentiah3-"Be born pretty."-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30
FOR SALE.

I'LL ell for cash or on easy terms the fol-
IN swing described property, VII:
Plsntatlon In Bellevue containing about
s&.as.slx arpents. all thoroughly fenced and
49, WITH tcDant house and o~utbuildtngs
Wansston situated on the Courtablcau,
SSsssas2nlng four hundred and forty-two and
49, alpcnts, about sixty arpents under pieux
- 1sfsicnce md In cultivation, with two good
~ 1 sEscs consists Of cypress swamp.
9 several tracts Of wood land On the bayou
SsxyJys Landing.
~ mt and second tracts ars rented advan.
SSsV1Aay Tor the year 1904, and II sold ! viii
1@aatef feAt notes to purchasers.
". G. PERRAULT.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

SMALL are the seeds fate does unheeded
cow of slight beginnings to important ends.
-Davenant.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

s11L kiss you for my sisters sake"
Pray, ton'tforget YOURSELF ets said.
i straightway took her at her word;
Int kissed her for myself instead.
IS.1,{l>
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30
y. BLO<,MFIELn.

efn District " Louisiana.
sennleaaone4 v, :. Court or Claims tnrouehout
The United States.
I4zy ku1lic n and for tbs Parlah Of 81. Lar
azs. Omce with Hon. John IN. Ogden.
kSEaeclsx attsution Siyen % Land cases ara
@.nkl froofs. Collections IN the Parishes Of
S1A1dry and Acadia promptly attended 70.
H.Ssses oecuKodss Patents, Caveats, TfAdo
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

S WI Bulletiu.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-05-07
Prom Goat 20 Bnnf.

Even the festive goat in this vernnl season
has his field sport on the common with tin
can or the but OF u log. From the sport OF
the goat in the spring to the varied sports OF
the early and late summer. what world OF
amusement and what scene OF muscular
activity. In all these, ever SO helpfCl from
the bat in the bah field to the oar OF the boat
aud the clatter OF the turf. there comes In a
large amount Of penalty In the shape u seri-
Gus sprains and troublesome bruises, but no
man Is u good athlete. nor does he develop
well from such exercises without his full
share OF both. IL is a good thing, therefore,
that there Is provided something which, n
always kept ready. IS always ready 20 cure
promptly these sudden and painful mishaps.
st. Jacobs OIL, without question, passes
among all sportsmen as the thing &c have.
par excellence, in all kinds Of sports. IL has
gained its best reputation from its best cures
of this nature. and the man who woud en-
Joy freely the summer sports would he al
mcst foolish not to keep bottle ibou him.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-05-07
EEL Into the Watcr.rnnk.

A San Francisco gentleman was visit
ing building owned by him, says the
Post. and went upon the roof 20 inspect
the water tank. Seeing dead sparrow
floating on the water, he bent over to
take 1t ont, and by some unaccountn
bic means lost his balance and fell into
the tank. He thus describes the ad.
venture:
The water came up 10 my chin. and
the top of the tank was three feet above
my head The water was running IN
constantly. and | could see that it was
usually foot higher than at present
Unless | got out soon. or turned OF the
water. | should he drowned.
shouted for help till was hoarsc.
but could make no one hear and to get
out without help was an impossib!lity.
held my hand over the pipe where the
water ran In. but II was tedious work.
and in spite of my hest efforts the
water continued To rise. Not drop
seemed to be drawn of below
Finally | drew out my pocket knife
and went to- work to cut hole in the
side of the tank rs low down as could
reach. and s,ill keep my head above
water. II was SLOW work cutting
through that thick watcr-soaked pine.
and when at last succeeded | was
standing on tiptoc with just my nose
out of water. and every blade in my
knife broken.
was safe from drowning for n while,
for the water soon ran off level with the
hole had made But even now, II
was to gc' out OF the tank must have
help. ~ ' proceeded to raise signal
lpullcd off my shirt. torcit into strings,
tied my lead pencil to my knife and
both to the toe of one of my shoes. and
thcn putting my undcrshi't on the pen
I'll. waved 1t slowly and laboriously
over the top Of the tank waved for
hours. ana still! nobody came.
Then 1t occurred To me to dive down
and stop NJ the pipe leading from the
tank, and so atiract attention. II
wasn't half an hour before people came
up To see why the water would not run.
ana ! was helped out after had been
standing in the cold water over six
hours.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-05-07
Inc scotch Iiogman v.

II you want To make u ;, chmaus $
blood tingle pronounce. IL yoi an. that
outlaudish word "iIogmanay II one
attcmtp to chase this philolog Al freak
through dictionaries aa lcX ms the
last state OF that man is w a. than
the first. That way madness -. But
Hogmanay to the Scotchman Christ.
mas and New Years day r. "a into
one. II IS the "richt gu willie
waueht" that turns to rcvelry he last
days Of the passing year. Al Hog
manay Sandy drops back into grim,
Industrious lie again
Yule come an Yule's sanc
An we hae fcasted wcel
Sac Jack maun 90 his Hail lin
And JEANNE tae her VIII,
Montreal Star.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-05-07

It is n relief even to those who scorn
to believe in the supernatural when n
supposed ghost is clearly proved TO be
Of earthly origin. One of the most fn.
nous murder cases In Australia was
discovered by the ghost OF the murder
ed man sitting ON rail of n nam (Aus.
trallan for horsepond) into which his
body had been thrown. Numberless
people saw IL, and the crime was duly
brought home. Even the skeptical ad.
mitted that this ghost seemed TO he an
authentic one. But some years after,
dying man making his confession said
that he invented the ghost. He wit.
uessed the crime but was threatened
with death II he divulged 1t as he wish.
ed to. and the only way he saw out OF
the impasse was to affect TO see the
ghost where the body was found. As
soon as he started the story, such Is the
power OF nervousness that numerous
other people began to see II. until Its
Tame reached such dimensions that a
search was made and the body found,
and the murdercrs brought TO Justice
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-05-07
Sage fakes No Chances.

II is u certainty tha; not man alive
will ever gc: INFO Russell Sagc's Office
10 throw another bomb at him. Ills
outer room is furn.turcd Ike lank
and the visitors card is showed through
a small hole In the high fence jus; such
n hole ms that through which the .lay.
ing teller hands money for an houur,vl
check Outside Of the fence. against
the whit" plaStcrcd walls. stands a
long bench. upon which visitors sit.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-05-07
Aluminium in the Army.

"Thc aluminium vessels now in use
IN ia" French army are found 10 wear
very l!ttlc. Tncy can hc heated over
gas and coal, aud are not attacked hy
the food and wine. etc, as the food does
not remain long Ia the vessels. llasks
In which ordinary water IL kept FOR
months show whitish spots near spc"Rs
Of impurities iron. carbon. etc. and
on the soldercd portions IL other metals
have been udui The vessels are
made simply by stamping. without sol.
dcrlng, except at the handles. In suit
water, corroslon of the mctal proceeds
more quickly than in fresh water: II
becomes black, hut sulphuric acid care.
fully applied restores the original
hr,gh'ncss.-popu,ar Sc,racc NcwS.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-05-07
GIOdneSS Comes

\AIlth better understanding OF tho
w transient nature of the many phys
zeal ills which vanish before proper ef-
forts gentle cfrortS-plCasant forts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
case, but simply To a Corstpatcd coudi-
tion Of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrupof Figs, prompt
ly removes. That Is why IL is the only
remedy with millions OF families. ANA is
everywhere esteemed so highly 10y all
who value good health. IT, beneficial
effects are due 90 the fact, that IL is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without dChiiitlting the
organ, on which il acts. It's therefore
all important, in order TO get It's hone.
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase. that you have th" genuine article,
which i, maaufactircd 10y the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utHblc druggists.
If n the enjoyment of good health,
and the system l. regular. then lnNa-
tivCs or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual die'aSc. one
may be commended totho most sl,illful
physicians. but il in r',d uf a laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the w,,l-iniormcdCyC Syrupof
Wigs stands highest and j. most largely
used land gives most general satisfaction.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-05-07

An English statistlcian has demon
strated the fact that music has direct
ana wonderful influence upon the
growth of the hair. Among the com.
posers the percentage of badness is II
per cent, which Is about the average
of people generally. Performers on
the piano, violin or other string instru-
ments retain their hair up To late
period in life. IN the ease Of piano play
ers especially the hirsutc growth Is az
gressive, and violinists are close sec
ond. Recall the shocks worn Ivy many
OF the eminent pianists ana violinlsts
Of the past twenty-five years, Perform
Ing on brass instruments, notably the
cornet, French horn, trombone, or tuba,
Is demonstrated To superlnduce bald.
ness. ana massive brows that reach
around to the back of the neck are so
general In the regimental bands of Eu-
rapean armies as TO have given rise to
the diagnosis OF trumpet badness"