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The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18

acres that certainly looked immense.
A hard wood plank 3h feet long and IL
inches wide has a square cut out about
the center and two pieces of wood "a and
b. are fitted with knives, whatever size
desired for the roots intended to be cut,
and bolted on the bench. Four legs for
it to stand on having been inserted, a
piece of hard wood (a) is cut to come
down on the edge Of the knives and this
is fastened to a board or handle (c) at
tached to the stool part by hinge. A
short fork is used to catch a root and
place it in the hopper. But one motion
and one stroke are required for each
root cut. 1t can be done very quickly.
The knives can be put in to cut slices of
any thickness, as ut DIV. C. Gibson,
Farm Superintendent National Home,
Wiconsin, in Farm and Home.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18
LIVE STOCK T

A cross of Shropshire or Dorset ON
q Merino eve makes a good market
lamb.
- If you have coal ashes, sift them, and
spread the siftings over the floor of the
sheep stables. 1t is next best to plaster.
A writer says that it is the food and
not the breed that gives quality to the
lamb. Oh, come off, brother. All the
feed in creation cannot make a Merino
lamb equal to a lamb of the mutton
breeds. It requires both breed and
feed to do tho business.-Farmers
Voice.
We think the best way to feed is to
cut it up, corn and stalks together, and
feed in the manager in the stable. A
great deal of good fodder is wasted by
feeding out of doors scattered in a yard
and allowing the stock to tramp on it.
The silo is another good way to save the
corn and it makes fine feed.
A wise choice of methods of pre-
paring and feeding the food has much
to do in determining profit or loss. The
cheapest production of flesh by horse,
cow or sheep, or of milk, is where all or
the larger part of the food is secured by
the animal grazing in a good pasture.
Simple methods of preparation are best
sc a rule.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18
Bread As . Cattle Food.

An English farmer who is feeding
bread to stock apparently finds it Q
cheap as well as a satisfactory ration
It would be interesting to know if Others
of his class are doing likewise. The
fact would seem less strange If the
farmer were feeding his own wheat
crop, but inquiry has elected the state.
ment that the farmer buys the wheat
and has it ground all one way and
baked in an ordinary manner, using the
bread for his own table as well as fol-
cattle. His plan of feeding is to com
mence with about four pounds per day
for each feeding beast, gradually in.
creasing the allowance till, when finish.
ing off, eight pounds per day are Civ.
en-. The bread is sliced up with a long
slicing knife, similar to that used on
small farms for slicing turnips by
hand. The farmer speaks of the bread
in the highest terms as a cattle food.
saying that all cattle III particularly
fond of it and grow and feed on it in q
most satisfactory manner.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18
300 Reward BOO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
strength by building up the constitution ard
assisting nature in doingiitts work. The
proprietors have so much eth in its cura-
tive powers that they off9 One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY d Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18

FIG. 1-coNvENIENT CHEAP PIG SHED.
same wooden bolt that fastens the
door when closed may by a very simple
arrangement be made to secure the
door to the rafters out of the way. The
openings E E E let the pigs out to be
fed on the floor in front, which floor
may, If required, be divided by portable
panels at a q.
When a more expensive hog house is
wanted, a double row of pens may be
constructed, that will admit sunshine
70 all the pens through glass. 1 have
noticed several built after the stvle
shown in the annexed drawing. The
size for eight pens is "a feet long by 20
feet wide, which makes the pens six
by eight feet, with a four-foot hall run
ming between their two rows. The main
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18
Celery OH Il the Latest.

German distillers of essential oils
have experimental with this during
the past season, producing a fewpounds,
It is distilled from the green leaves,
possesses the powerful aromatic odor
and taste of the plant, and may arouse
considerable interest among manufac-
turers OF concentrated soups and pre-
served meats and vegetables. It re-
ouires 1000 pounds of green leaves to
make one pound of oil. Parsley oil is
also distilled from the green leaves OF
the plant, but as yet has no market.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18
AGRICULTURALHINT
PlccERv.

and illustrations of Cheap
Hog House and Pens.
ihese pens may be either single and
Movable or built o cheaply, two or
more together. The usual size of a far.
lowing pen is six by seven feet. The
walls which are double, face the south.
IN the accompanying Fig. l, the front
nalis' D, are three feet high, and
the openings above three by six feet.
Iach opening may be closed with q
SWING door, B, as shown in pen one. To
open TINS door for ventilation and light,
VI other purposes, swing it back az
1uo"n at { in pen adjoining, and the
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18
A MOTORMAN'S LIFE.
Fun Of Hardships, Exposure aud
Constant Danger.
The Great Strain on . Mans Nerves Suf.
dcient in Itself to Wreck Him in q
Short Time-The Experience Of q
Weu-Known Motorman.
From the Cincinnati, Ohio. ENQUIRER.

From the Cincinnati, Ohio, Enquirer.
The life Of a motorman is not a bed Of
roses. He Is subjected to many hardships
especially in the winter when he is exposed
10 the cold and snow. Even in the summer
he must bear the intense heat which beats
down upon him. Considerable nerve and
self possession Is necessary in a good motor
nan, for the lives and limbs of his pas
Sengers are at stake. One Of the best
known electric motormen in this city is
William Frazer, who is at present running
y car on the Cumminsville electric line. He
Is not only Well known to his fellow en-
ployes but to the people who travel on his
i*ar. Mr.. Frazer Is q young man about
tWenty-s1X years of age and resides with his
wife and child at IA Belts Street, Cinoiu-
nati, .. About a year ago Mr.. Frazer was
taken with serious stomach troubles. de
bought several kids of medicine which
were recommended to him, but none of
them seemed to give him even temporary
benefit. An enthusiastic admirer Of that
famous remedy known as DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People told him to try
them. Frazer was almost discouraged, but
took the advice. To a reporter of the En-
auireT he said:
~ can most heartily recommend DR.. Will
Hams Pink Pills. They are all that is
claimed for them, In fact they advertise
themselves better than any medicine | ever
Jaw. I was seized some time ago with a
bad attack Of indigestion. My stomach
hurt me nearly all the time and l could not
digest my food. The pain was almost I'M
bearable andIfound nothing that would give
me relief. I confess that when | bought
the first box of Pink Pills | hadn't much
confidence in their efficacy because / had
tried 80 many things without success that |
was almost discouraged. Before | had
taken one box I was decidedly better. Two
boxes cured me entirely. While [ have
been under the weather from other causes
my indigestion has never returned. II it
ever should l know just what to do. l have
so much confidence in the efficacy Of Pink
Pills that il lever get real sick again with
any disorder I shall use some of them. 1t
is q pleasure for me l assure you to testify
to the excellent qualities of these PinkPills.
They not only tone the stomach but regu-
late the bowels and act as a mild cathartic."
Mr.. Frazer's testimonial means some
thing. He speaks from personal experience
and any one who doubts that he received
the benefits stated can easily verify the as
sertion by calling on Mr.. Frazer or seeing
him some time while heis on his car.
Dr., Williams Pink Pills contain all the
elem hts necessary to give new life and
richn, $ to the blood and restore shattered
nerves" They are sold in boxes never in
loose form by the dozen or hundred) at 81
cents a box, or six boxes for s.. 80, and nay
be had of all druggists or directly by mail
from DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18
Drainage In the Stable.

The stalls cannot be dry unless they
are arranged with the object Of afford
inc perfect drainage. Absorbent ma
terial will assist in keeping the animals
dry during the night, but when the bed
i very wet and the liquids are allowed
"a accumulate the animals will suffer
severely II the weather is cold, and cows
will shrink in their milk. Comfort and
rest are essential to thrift, and it will
cost less to keep the stock dry than
II viii to give extra food to create ami
NAL heat
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18
SIMPLE ROOT GLITTER.

A Device Which Has Been Uaed In Scot
Land for Many Year
The root cutter portrayed below was
in use in Scotland 30 years age and the
past summer l made a triJ Of two
months and found this same. cot cut
ter still in use ever where tl-.9Awere cut
ting up roots for Is head Of winter feed
ers (~steers). Turnips are what they
use there chiefly in the way of roots,
but the climate there is very favorable
to their growth and I saw fields of 80
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18

Had the Ladies' Aid So--crJ0 of our
Church out for tea, forty Of them, and
all pronounced the German C~offeeberry
equal to Rio! Salzer's catalogue tells
you all about it! IS packages Earliest
vegetable seeds S1.OO.
IF YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND sen
with 15c. stamps to John A. Salzcr Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis, you will get free a
package of above great coffee seed and
our 14s page catalogue! Catalogue
alone SC. postage. (K)
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18
2-EIGHT-PEN HOG HOUSE, GLASS


FIG. G-EIGHT-PEN HOG HOUSE, GLASS
WINDOWS.
elevation, see A A A in Fig. 2, is six
feet, there being window in the
same for each pen. The second eleva-
ton at B B is four feet, the windows
placed in it admitting plenty of sun.
light into the back row of pens.
Fig. 3 is an end view of the same
building. The r~afters, A to D, are
II feet s inches long, and joined with
the 16-foot rafters B E at II feet 8
inches from the cave. The short piece
+ c is attached to point of long rafter,
and to short rafter at C. The space
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18

AS Shakespeare says, is to poke fun or
sheer at people who are nervous, under the
half-belief that their complaint is imaginary
or an affectation. 1t is neither, but a serious
reality. Imperfect digestion and assimila-
ton of the food is a very common cause of
nervousness, especially that distressing
form of it which manifests itself in want of
sleep. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters speedily
remedies nervousness, as it also does ma
larial, kidney, bilious and rheumatic alt
ments. The weak gain vigor speedily
through its use.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18

FIG. 3-END VIEW EIGHT-PEN HOG HOUSE.
along rafters from C to A is not
shcathed, SO there is very little to OBJ
struct the sunbeams. The gates to the
several pens are placed along the hall
way, and should be just four feet
wide, SO that when opened they will
reach across and close the hallway,
which will be found a great nve
fence in handling pigs, as it enables one
person unaided to sort out and separate
a number, and arrange chem as he may
wish.
AZ to the floors FOR pig pens, there
are divergent opinions. That the dirt
floor is the healthier 1 nave no doubt,
in good order. If board floors are used.
they should not be nailed down, but
so put in that they may be taken out.
Great care also should be had that a
crack in the floor does not admit a
draught Of air.
Again, serious objections are raised
against building a lot of pens under
n roof, some breeders faVorlng lndI-
vidual pens that can be moved from
place to place. For brood sows at far
rowing time a single pen is far pref
cradle. For w%intering a lot of hogs
the larger one is better. AS many as
60 to 100 pigs can be arranged in the
eight-pen shed above described, and
still there need be no trouble. Use
di~sinfectants freely. Sprinkle with
carbolic acid. Use mercurial ointment
to keep pens free from lice. Change
the bedding frequently. Give the pigs
the run of the pastures on pleasant
days. With this kind of care your.
cluster of pig pens will be all right
G. W. Waters, in st. Louis Journal of
Agriculture.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18

Bees build two distinct regular sizes
of celIs-drone and worker cells. OF
these the drone cells are a little larger
and the bees seem less particular about
he size than Of the worker cells.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18

For a young woman to dream about
al old man means that she will shortly
marry q rich young lover.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18

The latest photograph of Honorable |. N.
Walker, commandments of the G.; A.
r. Write to F. II. LORD, Quincy Building,
Chicago, and you will receive one free.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18

Avoid blowing your breath among
the bees while handling the combs.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18

PIso's Cure for Consumption is an A No. l
Asthma medicine.-W. r. WILLIAMS, An
tioch, IL, April u, 1894.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18
Free to .sCOmradeS"

NATURE, through all her works, in great
degree, borrows a blessing from variety
Churchill.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18

PAT1ENcE-of whose soft graces I have
her sovereign aid, and rest myself content.
-ShakeSneare-
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18
The Unkindest Cut of All.

FATHER-sShe is a beautiful singer, my
doesn't sing acknowledgements.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18

THERE are but three classes of men: the
~retrograde, the stationary and theprogress-
ive.-Lavater.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18

Ine value of newspaper as an
savertising medium consists in
H circulation.
N1efl you can secure the COM
s.aea circulation Of two papers
" tle price of one, it is money
Iaved!
She st. Landry Democrat"
w consolidated on the Sd Of
=. 1884, with The Opelou-
- courier" The advertising
.sess have not been increased
nllie the price of subscription
S, 9een reduced to 80 a year.
lie COURIER being by odds
III; H pest paper in the empire Par
" 9 Vt. Landry is therefore the
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-18
OpelOusas Courier

y the advocate of Democratic
principles and the friend of the
people.
1lelr welfare is its welfare, and
y Will ever be found defending
tnelr rights with all of its
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-11-14
Town Council.
Special meeting Of the Town Council
this 9Th day OF Nov. A. d. 1896.

tnIS OH uay OF NOV. "A. IL. IoSO.
The Council rnet this day in Special
Session his Honor T. J. Liable. Mayor
presiding. Present Albert, Bienvenu.
w. H. Livingston, and George Eastin.
On motion the reading of the minutes
Of last meeting was dispensed with.
The Mayor reported to the Council
that he had on hand a lot of old lumber
coming from the repairs Of the Bridge
on the Teche and wanted their advice
as to the most advantageous mode Of
disposing OF it for the benefit Of the
Corporation.
On motion of Mr.. Albert Bienvenu du
ly seconded il was resolved that the old
lumber (being all 3x6 Ia feet lOng)
should b. sold at 5 cents piece prOvi-
ded it be employed for repairing and
building side walks.
On motion Of MFR. Eastin duly secon-
ded. three crossing were ordered made
one from the residence of H. p. Fournet
to the church green. one from the resi-
dence Of j. A. Hitter to the church
green, and one from Misses Delah0us-
save Corner Main and Bridge to the
church green
The Mayor reported also that the hand
FIRE engine in care of Hall & Burdin is
in perfect order with the exception Of
hose aud the Secretary instructed to or
der II feet suction hose and $50 feet
discharglng hose for said engine.
The secretary and treasury presented
his report for month ending October 81.
1895 as follows:
STATEMENT OF OCTOBER.
Oct 1, Balance on hand S1o69.ls
Amount taxes collected in Oct 11.0S
Amount licenses collected in Oct. $500
Amount fines collected in Oct. ESQ 17s,55
sl.2a7.H
Oct. 2, Check Theodore Leperuss as
bridge keep y, account No IS. $sn
Oct. 10. Check Henry Beslin. police
officer, account No 81. 5000
Oct. 10, Check Terville Biehvenu. po-
lice officer, account No c.. $3.50
| Oct. 10, Check Joseph Boucvalt, cor
poration cart account No 80. $500
Oct. H. Check Henry Beslin, feeling
| prisoners in Jail. account No SO. $50
Oct 20, Check l.. G.. Duchamp, sun
dries &etc, account No 10. %.2
/ Oct. "a, Check Frank Jacob, lamp
lighter, account No II. 1900
! Oct. 81. Check Theodore LAperuse.
las bridge keeper. account No ". 500 16s.S7
Balance on hand si,O7as7
There being no further business to be
transacted. on motion duly seconded the
Council adjOured.
"Signed' T. j. Liable. Mayor,
"Signed' A. V. FLEMING. Secretary.
A true copy,
Attest A. v. FLEMING. Secretary.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-11-14
LOCAL NEWS.


The town authorities have put
up a few more lamps in town this
week.
Heavy warm wool clothing at
K. Schwartz, at surprisingly low
prices.
-French's New Sensatian play
I'd here Thursday and Friday
nights.
Our young girls are giving a
leap year dance on the 22nd of
this month.
Quite a large quantity of cane
is being hauled daily to the rail-
road switch back of town.
The cane this year is hard
and dry, but yielding an abundant
quantity Of sugar.
Miss Marie L. Broussard of
Loreauville is visiting her sister
Mrs. P. L. Guilbeau.
The Oxnard & Spague scale
and derrick are completed, and
they have commenced to receive
.>.A~ A., ,,.oo1r
Representative James Simon
went to Baton Rouge Tuesday to
zee about his appointment as Dis
trict Attorney.
Our young friend, Mr.. Paul J.
Fleming of Napoleonville was in
town Saturday and Sunday last,
visiting his parents and friends.
The faithful have lost their
faith in the Daily States since its
editorial of the 4th inst, it tou-
ched them in their sensible spot.
Miss Louise Hitter after spend
ing three weeks in Loreauville,
the guest of Miss Marie l.. Brous-
sard returned home Monday last.
There was heavy white frost
and quite thick ice Monday morn
ing that has seriously affected We
getation. Tender plants are pro-
badly killed.
Mr.. Mortimer Broussard and
family have returned to st. Mar
tinville this week. Mr.. Broussard
has contracted with the Oil works
tor a two year job.
The top leaves of the cane
have been severely bitten by the
freeze Of Monday, but we do not
believe that the cane itself is in
cured 10 any extent.
Our editor was among a party
who made visit to the Keystone
refinery Monday night last. The
party was very cordially received
by Mr.. Peters, the superintendent
and the employees.
We are told that there are al.
ready two candidates for the post
office at this place. By the time
the Republican President takes
his Office, in March next, we may
hear Of other applicants for the
same Office.
Every indication point to
higher cotton market in the neal
future, and those of our planters
who can gin their cotton and sci
only what their necessities re-
quire, and keep the balance, the!
will profit by it.
The Democrats have put it il
their heads to keep Oh the fight o
silver until the next election whel
l..
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-11-14
La Vogue

Des magasins de J. B. FERRAN
don't certaines gems s'etonneht
s'explique pourtant facilement-
il ne tient que des marchandises
de bonnie qualite quill vend de
confiance q DIES prix incroyables
de bon march6.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-11-14

Oy i0ouiuS tuo toioSIdpuIC
reports of the daily papers from
every part of the United States,
we see good time and prosperity.
All factories have resumed opera
tons, and all business increasing.
The deposit of money in the banks
is large, and money is becoming
easier.
X. Schwartz keeps the largest
and best assortment Of shoes;
price his goods and look at the
quality before you buy elsewhere.
After the result Of the election
we have been following the papers
to see what change would take
place in the United States imme-
after the new president
was known, and every where we
noticed that industries Of every
kind are in full operation giving
employment to thousands of men
who were Idle before the election.
Mayor +. J. Liable, left last
Sunday for the east and north, to
buy stock of goods, and also to
contract for an iron front for his
new store, and the fixtures for the
inside. This new store of Mr..
Liable will be one of the finest
business houses in the town, and
will be All ornament for st. Mar
tinville.
Some of the papers and poll
ticians make us sick when they
say "man is nothing principle is
ALL" How ridiculous, how absurd!
The ordinary run of politicians
have no principle and cannot re,
present any principle. They
preach honesty and they steal,
they preach white supremacy and
they vote the negro, they preach
party fealty, and they violate it
when the party does not want
them. The politicians and party
organs are a fine set to talk prin-
cipie.
"A ball will be given at Du-
champs hall tomorrow night, by
the Excelsior brass band, for the
benefit of a family in distress.
The members of the brass band
request the ladies to give them
their assistance and to attend the
ball in large numbers. Entrance
will be free to ladies', and gentle
men will be charged the small
price of 25 cents. The Messenger
does not know who the family is,
but we know that our people will
respond literally to the charita-
BILE cause. Music will be furnish.
ed by the Excelsior orchestra.
You need goods the coming
week, we'll give K. Schwartz g
call, it will be to your advantage.
There was a little strike al
the Oil Works Tuesday morning
because the management of the
works wanted the men at the OF
presses to do more work. Thu
men at the presses say it il beyond
human possibility to perform the
work required of them, while thu
management claim with NOR
help, as they proposed to Civ
them, they could easily do tn
work. The press men quit worl
in the morning, but an amicabl'
adjustment was made during tn
evening and the men returned t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-19

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y wind squall of no mean violence
passed over the northern and eastern
of those ominous looking clouds. The
air across the river was one cloud of
dust, and the trees danced, but it was
nothing but wind. and not SO very
much of that. The weather looked bad
for the bal game, but turned out to be
the finest of the fine. -
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Ethel II. Jones of the county build
ings. has had the floors of the Court
house. at least of the corridors. given
Il coat of preparation which makes
them very slick and neat The work
on rehooring the balconies about the
Jail is almost completed.