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The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
GREEN FORAGE CROPS.
planting Them is a Good Way Of Cle"r
Ing Land of Weeds.

Ing Land of Weeds.
There are crops that can be grown TO
take the place of pasture grass II Mt
the same time serve to clear the ground
of weeds. 1t is not to be expected, how
ever. whAc The land is compelled to
produce two or more crops, that 1T can
do so unaided, for hat would be impos-
sible, unless the soil was very rich; yer
there is a way Of growing a large
amount of green food and feeding 1t al
the barn while the pasture is being re-
newed. 1t is important to keep stocR
of the pasture land when the grass be
| gins TO fail; yet the cows must he pro-
yided for, and with green food, as they
will not thrive during the summer II
compelled to subsist on hay. Fodder and
grain entirely. Green and succulenl
foods are essential to the thrift of the
animals, promoting digestion, prevent
ing bowel diseases and increasing the
flow of milk as well as protecting
against the heat OF summer.
For COWS the broadcasting Of oats arc
peas. to be moved as wanted, and TED TO
| the cows in the barnyard. will provide
an excellent substitute for pastu''
grass, such 600 being assisted by hay
and grain. 1t will permit of resting the
pasture land. Later in the season Hun
garian grass may be sown on the same
land. As it Is a Guick-growing crop,
providing a cutting every four or five
weeks and Of a sufficient growth for
hay, it will more readily provide green
food that is wanted daily. and 1T VIII
continue to produce green food until
it goes to seed or is overtaken by frost.
This mode of feeding is styled "soiling'
and applies to the practice of growing
green food and carrying it to the stock
instead of turning the stock on the
green food. 1t also gives a large!
mount of food, as a new crop comes
up on the space just cut. thus keeping
| up a continued supply, while the ma
nure saved in the barnyard is an addl'
| tional item. Labor. however, must not
be overlooked, as more attention TO
stock will be necessary, but the land
will provide for twice as many cattle
az the same area in pasture.
Whore crops are cut frequently the
weeds are also moved down at the same
time, being thus destroyed, and, aslc~
from this. any thickly sown crop that
makes rapid growth crowds the weeds
out. If a piece of land a be feared
| of weeds in this manner it will pay fot
the labor of soiling the stock.-Phila'
delDhia Record.
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Why Moses Prohibited Pork,

An institute worker says: With re-
gard to the prohibition against the use
Of pork by Moses, there are differences
Of opinion. One writer supposes the
law prohibited swine because of their
flthiness and observes hat it is well
known with what cart and precision
the law forbids all flthiness and dirt,
even in the fields and camp, as well
as in the cities. Another states that
the Jews abstained from it in conse-
quence of a leprosy, from which they
tpd severely suffered, and to which
The hog, in those climates, is very sub
ject; that throughout Palestine leprosy
is an epidemic disease, and, the Israel
ties being overrun with it at the period
of their quitting Egypt, Moses found
it necessary to enact a variety of laws
respecting it, and prohibiting the use
Of swine as an article of food was one
of these.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

door. ere or two who I was almost
s'ure were she passed out into the watt
ing hacks, but still I did not feel fully
satisfied. 1t was growing very late
and l was chilly from the damp air
that was drifting in from the barber.
Presently the %ianitor came and turned
out the light and nil was darkness. The
last hack had rolled away some nn.a>
utes Extraordinarily all "cfe out who
! went that way-enii, foiled in ny
search. ] turned homeward once more.
The next day l felt angry with her,
angry for no cause of hers, but angry
because | had heea prevented from
meeting ,st.. / did not care to hang
aboHt Primers, nor did l have any eS-
euse to take me in there. l thought, I
will not go by Pallner's this morning;
I will not look fer bet iate; | will stop
before ] get too far.
That morning l went to my work by
another route. / saw new things and
met new faces, and arrived at my office
without having once thought of her.
Eut all day while at my desk, l kept
feeling that the day hadsiot been prop
erly begun, and counted the hours till
the time should come when l would oe
free to go home and 60 past her again,
Again my plans were changed, this
time through no agency of mine, for as
l was leaving the Office, I saw in his
charming little carriage my FREED
Knowles who, seeing me, refined in afi
saitls Here, old man, let me drive You
home. jump in here. I won't take
No for an answer" So | got in beside
him and we rode ~hon.ewaru by another
Ioute.
"Old boy said Knowles, "you are not
looking yourself; what's the matter
with YOU, are you in love-"
NO, / gness not" l replied, anyway
I have no reason t., be; | don't KIN wv
any of the girls in the Office, not even the
typewriter girl, and the only ones !
meet during the day arc the walters;
but I am not in love with Them"
you speak Is though there was 4
bare possibility of your being in love
after nil; now what and who isit? TIL
me about it. \. fault confessed is half
redressed, and. in this case you may feel
easier if you have some IL to tell it to,
and to talk with about her.
NO" l protested, Il am not in love;
I don't know any woman, I sny."
well. that may all be, but you can
be in love with ONE you don't know"
l found l was almost at my last ditch,
~ .,:1, I1yI-o11 L. All Tho ,,tnt, fpa{e
l have seen a woman whom / admire.
She is beautiful CT form and face, and
though 1 have not been very near her,
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

lie. I gave only q quick glance a ter
that time, but her face hauntcd ME all
DAY long as l sat at my desk; it kept
coming between my eyes and my work,
blotting out every idea und thought Of
what l was working on. l would try
10 drive it away, and for the moment l
would succeed, but It was only for Il
moment. for it would come dancing
back with all its vision Of loveliness-
those deep-blue eyes and that dainty
mouth with it's rosebud lips; a mouth
that seemed made for nothing harsher
than violets to tou&b; and that hair,
as she wore it that morning, in little
waves that rippled down on either side
Of her brow from the parting in the
middle.
I couldn't remember very well ho"
she was dressed, as l did not look at
her long enough; but her face, that
I remembered well enough to be able
easily to identify her it l should meet
her on the street.
I looked for her when I went to
lunch, hoping that l might meet her,
but while l saw hundreds of faces, hers
was not among them.
l left the Office earlier that evening,
and as Ibegan to near Palmer's l looked
TO catch a glimpse of her should she
happen to be there-Palmer's, by the
way, is a fashionable ladies' garment
maker, and so I thought she might
have to be there again to attend to tie
memorable demands Of her dressmaker.
AS I hurried On, l almost trod on a
newsboy who was calling out his papers
and l jostled against an elderly man
who was carrying a paper parcel with
sufficient force to cause him to drop the
burden. With profuse apologies ]
stopped and picked it up for him. lie
received my overtures with much calm.
ness, looking over his glasses, and
screwing up his mouth till the little
lines that radiated across his shaver
upper lip made it look like a miniature
aurora borealis. Then I continued my
headlong fight and soon l was oppo
site Palmer's.
looked up. Sure enough, there she
stood, looking down at the street. l
watched her, but she did not seem to
change her position. / stayed as long
as l dared, for | knew the magnetic eff
feet on the passers-by when one stops
to look at anything intently, and l was
jealous enough not to want anyone else
to look at her.
l did Q remain long; I crossed the
street and turned for one more look
this time l SO far forgot myself as to
stand there for some time, and pres
ently'the by-passers, noticing my ear
nest gaze, began to look, and then step
and watch the other side of the street,
to try to discover at what l was look
ing SO intently. Suddenly my reyelie
wa broken by the voice of a rather
fast-looking young man: "She's a
peach. that girl over there" That
brought me to my senses. 1 wanted to
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
COMBINATION HOUSE.
Various Farm interests Represented u
dor Hoa Root

Various Farm Interests Represented Tn
der One Roof.
1t is cheaper to build n building
having LOCO square feet of floor
space than two buildings having SOC
square feet of floor space each. In the
latter case the labor is vastly increased
also in the amount of lumber required
ical plan is to unite various farm inter
ests under one roof. IN pursuance OF
this idea, the accompanying cut is
offered as d suggestion for bringing to
gether under one roof hogs, fowls, a
toolshed and a shop where repairs can
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
ALL ABOUT
Factories Where the Fleeting Odors ol
Flowers Are Caught.

Flowers Are Caught.
Grange water.
From the gas tar has been extracted
an oil identical with that of bitter al
monds.
Critic considered the oil of cinnamon
to be a ve{Detfcicnt remedy in all dis
eases of the head.
The "sweet incense" used on the altar
wa made of different substances, each
of which gave forth a special perfume.
Incense is mentioned in A. d. 496 as
used in Christian churches, the occasion
being the baptism of Clovis of France.
Perfumes and essences made from
lemon, orange and bergamot long ago
made Sicily famous in the annals OF
the perfumers.
The original word translated apothe.
cary in the Bible is believed by some
authorities to be better translated AS
perfumer.
The United States manufactures ex-
tensively perfumes from wintergreen
sassafras and several other woods and
herbs.
Perfumes are made from a great va.
fiety of seeds. and by combining some
of these new perfumes are made, which
RESEMBLE o of those previously
known.
Grasse, in France, contains over 100
factories of the Orange, jasmine, rose,
violet, cassin, tuberose and other plants
In Tartary onions, eeks and garlic
are regarded as ~perfyses. A Tartar
lady will make herself agreeable by
rubbing a piece of freshly cut onion on
her hands and over her countenance.-
st. Paul Globe.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
Artist.

A great deal of fun has been poked
at the realistic school in literature and
painting, and it must be confessed that
some ground has been given to the
enemy. A recent writer relates of a GER
tain French painter that he had just
finished a picture of an A.syrian bath,
and so careful was he of the details
that the towels hanging up were oil
marked N Northumberland in the corner.
i'll cuneiform Characters - Youths
Companion.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
Potash.

A SHINING EXAMPLE of what
may be accomplished by never yary-
ing devotion to a single purpose is
seen in the history of the Mccormick
Harvesting Machine Co., Chicago.
For IS years they have simply been
building grain and g%rass-cutting ma
chinery, aad while there are probably
forty manufacturers in this line, it is
safe to say that the Mccormick
Company builds one-third of all
the binders, reapers and mowers used
throughout the entire world.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
THE DEVELOPMENT OF GENIUS

h Jimmy was a little boy
F:e's now jes' twenty-one- &
Ills parents talked with constant 10Y
About their hopeful son.
His mother said that Jim would be.
A parson good an true;
Ills father kinder lowed tibet he
In law would better do.
His gran'pap said he'd give the press
An inteIleckchul feast;
His gran'ma shifted an put her guess
On president at least.
The neiehbors had opinions free;
Some booked i'm fur finance,
An others said he'd git ter be
A gineral with the chance.
An still we're waittn' anxious
An still it's even bets,
tnr Jim's done nothin' yet, we see,
But jes' smoke cigarettes.
washington Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. mere IL
nrIv one way to cure deafness, and that ls
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by In intamed condition of the mu'
cous lining Of the Itustachian Tube. When
This tube gets inlamcd you have a rumb!inR
sound or imperfect hearing, and when 1t Is
entirely closed deafness IS the result, ana
TfI1ess the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con
,iition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten arc caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamedc condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars Tor
anv case of Deafness Caused by c%atarrh,
that canno be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, Y.
Sold by Druggists, T5c.
IIol,n Lnmilr PinS arc tha best.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
YELLOWSTONE PARK & COLORADO
Personally Conducted Tours

The burlington Route will run five per
sonally conducted tours during the summer
To Colorado and Yellowstone Park Jhs
Tates are June %, July 7, July IA, July n
and July %. Write for illustrated pamphlet
Of the Park and pooh of the tours.
L. w. WAkELEY, Gen. Pass. Agt., st. LOUIS
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
The Significance of a Glay O:ercoat

Upon the tongue, y~ellowness Of the skin
and eyeballs, nausea and uneasiness be-
meath the right ribs and shoulder blade, is
that the victim of these discomforts is bill
ious. The ''proper caper' under such cir
cumstances is to take Hostetter>s
Bitters, which also cures chills and fever,
constipation, dyspepsia, rheumatic and kid
! Cy complaints and nervousness.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

RICHES do not eXhilaratc US so much VIII
their possession as they torment US Will
their loss. --GregOrV.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
oe,rncss Cannot BE Cured

TRUE craftsmanship is the art of chang.
ing a nation from what it is into what II
ought to be.-W. r. Aiger.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

"MAMMA, 1 saw a dog to-day that had only
three legs" weren't you awiully sorry
for himW Nom; he had one more leg
than | had!'-Chicago Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

To HAVE a respect for ourselves guides
our morals; and to have a Difference for
others governs our manncrs.-Stcrne.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
GRlCULTURALHINTS
~FlVE.DoLLAR PENTHOUSE.

It Looks Neat and Tidy and VIII Hold
Ten to Twenty Hens.
The house outlined in the cut has the
following proportions: Stills 3s4, 8 feet
long; posts ox3, 2 feet long; rafters
2x3, 6 feet long. The au,uunt of lumber
used was, for stills, 80 feet; posts, 8 feet;
| rafters, "A feet; boards, 1870 feet; in all,
224 feet. The house is eight feet square.
| and has a sand bottom.
COST or notte#,
Lumber, 254 fret. ...:.:..".....s[G9
| Building PAPER 10 pounds at Zl2 cents. .29
Shingles. 7W at ST.. 81 per M................ lta
Two bui chcs cheapest clapboards..... le0
Mans -"
cos+ o4 materials $40
a manure platform two feet wide eX-
tends the entire length. There is one
roost at the back side ct the house.
| The nest is in the front left hand corner
two feet from the floor. Two cheese
| boxes are used for nests. 1t is papered
| on the sides, back and roof, under the
| shingles and ciapboards. 1t may DO
with just paper if one wish. and that
will make it cheaper. | don't think
that it pays, however.
Now let us see what we have. A
tight. warm house that looks neat and
tidy and will hold 10 to 90 hens, accord
ing to the season and the care they
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
THE GIRL AT s.
BY JOHN S. BARROWS,

I all began ~
morning il April.
hen l was going
down town to my
Office, 1 happened
to look up at Palm
er's window and
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

Sold by Druggists, Dc.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-18
OBITUARY.
zADoC LONG.


The many friends in oxford County
and particularly in Bucktield, VIII De
s.ddened 10 know OF the death OF Mr
Long. which occurred at Newton High
lands July 3lst. The immediate cause
~ his death was consumption, the result
of a cold while on a business trip IN the
West.
Rv advice of his physicians aud friends
he vent 10 North Carolina, accompanied
nv his wife and sister Julia, from whom
he received that care AMI attention
which only such hearts and hands c IN
bestOw
known in business circles, and possessea,
The confidence of all with whom ne ma
dealings. For several years he was
xirh the well-knOwu firm OF Fuller
mana 4 Fi,z of Boston. He was alter
S,srds connected with the White Bros,
,.hose mills are located st Winehendon
and other places. acting as one OF theis
selling agents, and being generally very
Successful in placing large amounts oi
goods throughout the western states
Mr.. Long. 10 his sphere of action was
= man OF good deal Of ability. lie was
> genial. whole-souled man. tie was
Ii6eral--yes, too liberal, If such thlng
Is no.sibie. for his own pecuniary oene-
it. possessing traits OF character when
attracted people to him, and which, 20
donhr. were, in great measure The Key
ro hi, success In his particular calling.
Mr. Long had fine place IN Newton
u;gblsnds. a house which he built some
sys or six years ago. He leaves I,
x;dow hut no children, having married
Miss Fanny Sprsgue of Boston, very
estimable lady In every sense VI '"e
word.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-18
TALK OF THE STATE.

The 5-year-old son and only child of
Lewis Crockett Of Sawyer's Island fell
from wharf, Saturday. and WAS
drowned.
Ebcn VI. Bailey Of Bangor was thrown
from his carrisge Thur-dsy forenoon
and died that evening. He was 90, and
leaves family.
DIR. W. l.. Prcsscy OF Bangor was
Killed by lightning in his mothers cot
tagc NJ lslesboro during the shower of
sunday, the 9Th.
Thomas j Victory aud Willirm Mont
gomerv, both natives Of Ireland aud en-
ploycd in the Congress square Hotel NJ
Portland. were drowned while bathing
Wednesday.
Andrew Huston Of Bristol, living
alone on farm, committed suicide
Saturday by hanging. He WAS unmar-
ried and MAS 30 years of age. The cause
was temporary insanity.
IL is alleged that the liquor deputies
ia Androscoggin County have not turned
over 10 the city Of Lewiston all that Is
uut lIuill kllf -Aaf Va NihHNAN1s '"' 49, 80
vestigation Is In progress.
4 Gorham man got mad because his
horse ran away Ia Portland the other
day, and stabbed the horse six or eight
times with a itckknife. Later he paid &
fine Of 81 aud costs, and was repentant.
A French Canadian living at Basin
Mills wss killed Monday evening while
walking on the Maine Central track AT
Orono, By a work train. He WAS deaf
mute and warning whistles had no effect.
Edith. the five-yelr-old daughter Of J.
+. Gross OF Green's Landing, WAS serious
" burned while playing with fire. She
set fire to piece Of birch bark, which
blazed up suddenly. Her Injuries VIII
probably prove fatal.
The little daughter of Mrs. Charles
Boutin Of Biddeford, who was severely
burned Monday. while playing with
matches, died Wednesday. Mrs. Boutin's
husband was choked To death several
years ago, by a bone sticking In his
throat.
Ralph Waldo, the little child Of MIR.
and Mrs. Leon Emerson of Eddington,
WAS severely burned last Friday by set
ting his clothes on fire with matches
while playing Ia the yard. He was
brought TO Phillips, where he received
medical treatment, but his Injuries were
so severe he died Sunday night.
Ga Tuesday afternoon one Of the EN-
ploves Of the South Brewer pulp mill
got his right hand caught in the mt
chinery between two rollers. He made
desperate effort, however, and sue
ceeded in pulling his hand out, minus
the thumb. The thumb with some of
the tendons Of the forearm attached,
was torn out, requiring great strength
and wonderful nerve, thus saving the
arm from being drawn into the machin-
cry and crushed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-18
The BALLOT LAM.
SUGGESTIONS To VOTERS AND ELEC-
TON OFFICERS.

From circular 10 voters and election
officers issued by Secretary of State
Fesseuden. We extract the following
paragraphs relating 10 marking the bal
lot. Il should be studied by those who
think they know
:. As 10 marking ballot. In all
eases mark one y in the square above
the party name. DO this inst. To vote
A straight ticket. mark this one y and
make no other mark. Mark within The
suu4re. To vote split ticket, first mark
the y within the squsre-then Ia the
column below such y erase any name or
names, and below such erased name or
names. write in any name or names you
choose. However YOU vote-stralght or
split-mark the y within the square
above party name. Use one column,
aud only one.
:. Mark the ballot while in the
booth, then fold il so il will be as you
got il. then put it into ballot box, with
official signature uppermost. No voter
can stay in booth over five minutes. NO
voter can 90 inside guard rail more than
once.
Q. IL voter spells one ballot, he may
have a second, il he spells the second, he
may have third, il he spells the third
ne can have no more. A voter spoiling
three ballots loses his right TO vote at
this election.
10. Sorting and counting ballots must
be done in open meeting, so that all
voters can see it. Voters cannot aid,
assist or interfere, but may observe.
IL. All ballots must be preserved.
Ballots will classify themselves into
used, unused, cancelled or spoiled, anu
defective. All must be preserved and
sealed up. Check lists must be also
preserved and sealed up.
II. Voters unable 10 read, or physi-
callv disqualified from marking ballots
NAV be assisted. Such voter must call
on the presiding election officer or OH
GERS for such aid. Such officer or OIL
GERS (wardens in cities, selectmen IN
towns, assessors in plantations) Will
direct ,lco election clerks 10 assist. one
election clerk must be a Republican, the
other Democrat.
-. Election clerks must not offer TO
assist, and must not assist until so d.
rected under penalty of fine and disquai-
dcation. In all cases where assistance
IA given. the election clerks must certify
the fact. and that only on the ballot.
II. Defective ballots. There ought
not TO be any. Two years ago there
were about five thousand in the state,
From the best Information obtsinabie
am convinced that by far the greatest
number of these were cast-1ot oy the
/ ;Ili,ars,a hut nv the better Informed
voters. who thinking they knew it all
neglected TO actually learn the correct
way. The very simplicity of the method
deceived the careless. Section q OF the
amended law provides that ''if for any
reason il is impossible to determine the
voters choice for an office, his ballot
shall not be counted for such Office
This question is for the counting officers
and must be determined from the ballot
! and the marking thereon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-18

headquarters In Boston, he was u special
contributor To newspapers In nearly
every state in the Union. He Is at
present msnsger Of the Eastman Seed
Co, business which he established in
1855. As an al writer he has shown
marked ability. aud has been the winner
of a dozen or more cash prizes for this
kind of work q greater number proba-
bly,, than were ever before won by
any writer OF advertisements This
number includes the l00-dollar prize for
the advertising article, danger Sig
nails" now issued in pamphlet form by
Geo. L. Rowell Il CO., and other awards
OF equal value, aggregating clcse Ia the
neighborhood OF 81, 900. In the present
contest four OF his ads have been re-
produced in these columns-two rs the
best for their respective weeks, and
two as close seconds. MIR. Eastman still
deyotes portion of his time 10 the
preparation Of advertising matter, and
has an extended clientsge whom he
regularly serves.