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The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31
Dairyinr and Rotation,

Dairying assists in arranging the
rotation of crops on the farm and COM
pels the adoption of clover as one of
the sources for retaining fertility. The
manure made by a herd of dairy COWS
is as valuable as the milk sold from
some herds, and in the rotation of
crops it is applied to the fields which
require 1t for certain crops. Corn, for
instance, being q crop that can utilize
any amount of manure, is given care
full cultivation, which cleans the
ground for wheat Or oats, the time
during which the corr occupies the
land also permitting Of the decomrosi-
ton of the coarse materials. The
manure should be used on gross feed
ing crops, corn being one of the best
for that purpose.-Home and Farm.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31
WISE WORDS,

Only in a world of sincere men is
unity possible, and there, in the long
run, it is as good as certain.
Man is like a plant, which requires
a favorable soil for the full expansion
of it's natural IL innate powers.
What men want is not talent, it is
purpose; in other words, not the pow
er to achieve, but the will to labor.
Drudgery is as necessary to call out
the treasures of the mind as harrow
ing and planting those Of the earth.
If we would be happy, We should
open our ears when among the good
and shut them when among the bad.
Generosity, to deserve the 1ax-,
comprises the desire and the ep 1t to
benefit others, without 'refe;e nee to
self.
Men are so constituted tina every
body undertakes what he sees ,rnother
successful in, whether be has aptitude
for it or not.
If you have built castles in the dir,
your work need not be lost: that is
where they should be. Now put foun-
dations under them.
There can be no social beauty, where
disorder prevails, no national beauty
where law is set at naught, no beauty
of life where the true ends of life are
disregarded.
Character is measured by the dis.
lance travelled from the starting point,
and everything depends upon whether
the progress has been up stream OF
down.
Bethink thee Of something that thou
oughtest to do, and go and do it, if it
be but the sweeping of a room or the
preparing of a meal or a visit to a
friend. Heed not thy feelings: do thy
work.
Politeness is a kind of anmsthetic
which envelops the asperities Of our
character so that other people be not
wounded by them. We should never
be without it, even when we contend
with the rude.
Some say that the age Of chivalry is
past. The age of chivalry is neye
past SO long as there is a wrong left
4nredressed ON earth, Or a man or a
eFoman left to say, "Iwill redress that
wrong, or spend my life in the ST.
Tempt
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31
Acidity of Land.

The acidity Of upland soils is prob
ably due to the removal of crops and
the s of certain fertilizers that ex-
haust the lime and other basic ingred-
tents of the soil, leaving more of the
acid than would be the case were
nature allowed to take her course.
Some plants thrive best under such
condition, but clover, timothy and
beets are injured On such soils. There
is no easy way of telling to what ex-
tent soils are acid, but q strongly
marked reddening of blue litmus pa
per indicates acidity. A dangerous
degree of acidity, Or at least a fatal
lack Of carbonate Of lime, appears to
exist in upland and naturally we'll
drained soils and is not confined to
muck and peat swamps and very wet
lands, as most American and many
other writer's seem to assume. Such
assumption is because the partial fail
ure Of certain crops upon these lands
has been attributed to other reasons.
These are the conclusions arrived at by
the Rhode Island experiment station
after several years. work. The rem
edy seems to be o generous application
of air-slaked lime. The amount ap-
piled varies from 500 to 1000 pounds
per acre, to be broadcasted and har-
rowed in.-American Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31
Japan's Naval Architects.

Japan is going to spend $40, 600 in
putting twelve young japanese stu
dents through a three years. course Of
study of naval architecture and marine
engineering in England. They will
work as gentleman apprentices with
the great shipbuilding firms. -......
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31
The Comment.

II was telling Miss Cayenne about an
accident with which 1 recently met" res
marked Willie Washington, with a mel
ancholy look In his eye.
"IndeedY'
ayes. I was getting off an electric
car. Didn't realize how fast 1t was go-
ing and landed on my hands instead Of
my feet"
"What did Miss Cayenne say about
itW
"Not much. She merely remarked
that l had at last succeeded in beins
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31
Saved at Sea by q Dos.

W N ooo VI 'Ae heyS.-Nea
York Sun.
Saved at Sea by q Dos.
The ships company of the little
French fishing ~brigantine Marie
arrived at Hoboken, N. J., one night
recently on the North German Lloyd
steamship Muenchen. The Marie
sailed from Granville for the Banks
on March "a, with twenty-three fisher
men under Captain Berri, the owner,
Or patron, of the little craft, Jean
Dupau, and a big Newfoundland dog
called "Noir," which in plain Yankee
means "black." The dog is pure
blooded and was born almost within
sight Of the Banks.
The Marie ran into a good deal of
rough weather when about in mid
ocean, and sprung aleak. A heavy
gale swooped down on her on April
Is and whipped out her foremost
close to the top of the forward house.
There were ten dories on the dock
house, and four of these were carried
away by the seas that swept athwart
her.
y The b%rigantine then fell into the
trough of the sea. Her nimble sea-
men chopped away the wreckage and
got her head to the seas by using the
main boom as a jury foremost and
bending on to it a storm trysail. The
storm subsidized, but left a long swell,
which after three days started the
vessels seams so that her pumps we're
unable to keep her free.
The Newfoundland was the only
creature aboard that did not take any
rest. He ran about the decks day and
night, and barked with almost as
much energy as the whistle of a steam
ship in distress.
The brigantine's decks were flush
with the seas, when, Oh April 81, the
Muenchen hove in night. The day
before a British steamship passed far
to the southwest Of the %brigantine,
but did not notice her. The dog
howled as loud as he could, but the
Briton was too far away to hear.
The moment the Captain of the
Muenchen saw the flare light on the
brigantine's decks he ordered two
boats manned and swung from the
davits to rescue the hapless fishermen.
They were not needed, as the French
had already LETT their vessel i'll
their dories. One careless sailor fell
while getting into q dory.
He might have drowned had it not
been for the big Newfoundland, which
into the sea and grabbed the
fisherman by the blouse, holding him
up until his shipmates came alongside
him and hauled him aboard.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31

Vanity and a proper regard for the f~ee,inc.o =,
others should both urge you to get rid Of thai
disgusting skin disease. Whether it be q s,,.ia
abrasion, a chap or a burn, or whether IL ia n n
Tettertne will positively, tnfailibly cure IT. Gre
II 40 1t will stay cured, too. so cents a bo1 ~
drug stores, or by mail for so cents In cash nv ~
stamps from j, T. shuptrine, Savannah, Ga. "
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
seething ,%soitens the gums, reducing infamma-
tion.allays pain cures wine collie. 25c.a bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31

Mudge-Oh, yes, we had a real lively
time, Simmons and I. 1t cost us near
" $50. Wickwire-Yes. l saw Sim
mons this morning, and he told me no
spent $45.-Indianapolis Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31

Fits permanently cured, No hts or nervous
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. '2trial bottle and treatise free
Dr.. R. II. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phila. Pa
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31

,. =; Parker, Fredonia, N. Y, SAYS: ..sbau
not cal on you for the 500 reward. for I he
Ieve HAIRS Catarrh Cure will cure any case Of
catarrh. was very bad" Write him for narA
Gculars. Sold BY Drugrists. z5c- p"i-
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31

Our richest relatives are often the most
distant ones.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31
sc She Rode a Wild Steer.

Miss Edgewood, of LIE Raysville,
Penn, is an intrepid ~horsewoman, and
likes nothing better than riding fiery
mustang over the hills and down the
ravines. The other day, however, she
became tired of this wild sport of
wrestling with a bucking broncho and
rode a wild steer by way Of variety.
In company with q number Of cattle
men she had been chasing a steer that
was particularly wild and feet-footed.
The young lady laughed at the men,
who seemed afraid of the animal, and
smilingly challenged them to throw a
rope over the animals head and ride
him. They declined with thanks. She
then lassoed the animal herself, and,
running up to it, deftly tied a rope
around. it's head and neck, and then
cold the men to let him loose.
This they did reluctantly, and the
enraged steer was quickly on his feet,
but equally as quick the girl was on
his back. Then began a ride that
beat old Paul Revere's by some Sec
onds. For half an hour it was con-
tinued-over hill and dale, through
brush and ~gorges-the girl always
hanging on like a burr. Finally the
steer completely gave out, and the girl
led him to her home in triumph.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31

After physicians had given me IN, I was
Transport, Pa., Nov. %, 1893.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31

Nearly every citizen of a town believes that
be "maIe'' it.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31
A stous Backhone

Ii q essential 70 physical health % 10 nol.t,c,,
consistency. For weakness Of the bach rhsu'
matisrn, and disorders Of the kidneys. the tonI.
ana dtetetic action of Hostetter's Stomach RIt
tsrs is the one thing needful. The stomach !.
the mainstay OF every other organ, and BY In.
the spinal column, and all is dependencies' are
alphabetically strengthcasd. The dysnenttc
and bilious will find it q pure vegetable atimnn1
liant and tonic.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31

The man Is not poor who has tho use OF
things Necessary.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31

A fighting chance often means a chance to
be whipped.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31
BICYCLE ExCITEM ENT.

Every mar finally becomes greater
than the expectations Of his %neighbors.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31
D%isso1ving Bon with Su1phuric Acid.

Disso1ving Bone with s%ulphuric Acid.
It is practically impossible for farm
GERS who have raw bones to dissolve
them economically so as to get them in
such finely divided state that they can
easily be applied to crops as the COM
mercial phosphates are. These are
made from burned bone, which can
then be finely ground, and the sui
phurio acid will dissolve it and reduce
to fine powder. We doubt whether
this can be done with green fresh bone,
which has animal matter in it nearly or
quite as important as the bone phos-
phate. If we had q big pile Of bones
that we wanted to apply to land, we
should cut or break them in as fine
pieces as possible, and spread them
over an orchard or vineyard, then
blowing them five or six inches be-
meath the surface, taking care not to
put them below the vegetable mould.
In contact with this, enough carbonio
acid gas would be developed by the de-
composition of vegetable matter to dis
solve the outer portions Of the broken
pieces of bone. These would be very
quickly covered with fine feeding roots
from trees or vines. Wherever roots
are feeding, more carbonic ncid gas is
developed. The result is that after
two or three years the bone would be
honeycombed and filled with roots.
Even large bones can be disposed OF
this way without loss. Placed any
where in the soil of an orchard the
roots will be sure to find them.-Bos-
ton Cultivator.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31
Warlike Names of West Pointers. ~

Warlike Names of West Pointers. ~
The Government list of West Point
graduates furnishes some warlike
names, such as Drum, Swords, Shields,
Bledsoe aud Slaughter. The vastly
less warlike directory of the City OF
Brotherly Love affords names quite as
s%anguinary in families Of Arrow, Dart,
Dagger, Musket, Blade and Conquest.
1t is only fair to say that while Peace
is seldom used as o family name in
New England, Peace is a standby in
Philadelphia, along with families OF
Bangor, Wallop, Clubbs, Pound, Rouw,
Striker, Fife, and Butchers, without
number.-New York Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31
and gradually receding from the boat.

and gradually receding from the boat.
There came at last a great splashina
and a tremendous upheaval of water,
and then both combatants disappeared
from sight. The two men were res.
caed a short time later by n of the
many sail-boats hat are constantly
darling in and out Of the keys.-Nev
York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31
Virtue and q yiea,

People usually pick out their own tempta.
finns.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31

V.N. 24.e7
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-31

Hoods Pills p piii. th all ps diss sttsG,ain B.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-17
Deadwood's chief argument i

,Deadwood' chief argument in
the land Office removal scheme is
that the bulk of the land office bus
nress comes from the northern
HiAs. Granting that this is so,
fur the sake Of argument, The
EEIoN would add that about four
E fths OF the land office business
Couaing from the northern Hills is
nm ade up Of mineral entries, which
eIonot at any time require the ap
Eearance III person of the party
making the entry. This class of
HHsiness can be and is transacted
by IN Ill. A great portion of the
( 1aHd office business coming from
che southern Hills is made up Of
Hings and entries on agricultural
aad grazing lands, requiring the.
appearance Ia person Of the party
uE1nting the land when the filing is
nade and again when final proof is
ade. Furthermore, this class Of
hsiness is increasing and TO move
&c land Office fifty miles further
ITO the Hills would not only be a
r.nlk injustice 70 the people Of the
ek1s1rct, but twill work hard
p on the very class who car
East afford to stand ii.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-17

Deadwood is after the land Of
fee, wants the State School Of
Mines and the government wea-
ther signal station. But her star
in the hog line is her attempt to
gobble up all the water in Spear
fish creek. The UNION hopes
that the up-gulch burg will kindly
allow Uncle Sam to complete the
new Indian school at Rapid City
before it sends down for that.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-17
1t is amusing to read the editor

1t is amusing to read the editor
i us in the republican newspapers
of the Black Hills. They are alike.
word for word, and are matter sent
out by Literary Bureau" in
Washington. But these "gems"
are published as "original ed tor
Iials". This probably means that
they "originate' in Washington
and emanate from the brain Of
lsome small bore space writer.
THE UNION has always possessed
the mack Of getting up its own ed
itoral matter, without the assistance
Of any literary bureau at Wash
ington or elsewhere.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-17

McKinley's message strongly
advocated the annexation of Ha-
sEzu and proposes to make the
kzH civilized inhabitants of that
ka1ie negro pasture full hedged cit
aens OF the United States. He
hzs probably forgotten the words
NE uttered at his inaugural abou,
citizenship too ignorant to en-.
ioy cor respect our free instltu-
rIDns.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-17

The prevailing opinion seems to
Eve that no measure of financial re-
fu1nl will be enacted at this session
aaS congress. This would indicate
hst the people of the country still
hzxe some genuine rep1 esentatives
At Washington
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-17

Itas said that President Mckin-
ley still s'hopes for an international
agreement. This is probably a
cagse of sEwhere there's life there's
hope.', and our chief executive
veiil have to take it out ''hoplng. y
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-17

Fiaon1 our telegraphic dispatches
1t would appear that the cotton
nills at Fall River, Mass, had
gone republican.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-17

tie taxpayers of almost SO per cent.
This immense saving is largely
due to Pennington county's San
al chistic" board of commissioners.
And further, with a court house
twice burned within ten months
the good judgment of this same
board has resulted in a satisfactory
adjustment of insurance without
penny of loss to the county and the
securing of better court house
than the county ever possessed
without this outlay of an additional
dollar of the peoples money.
The same condition of affairs ex-
lists in every branch of the county
government. The auditor office,
which probably requires as niue h
care and hard work as any other,
has ;.been admirably conducted.
In spite Of cramped up quarters
and the attendant annoyances,
the books are in perfect condition,
while a more obliging, polite or at
tentive official never graced the po-
sition of county auditor than he
who now bears that distinction.
The records in the offices of regis
ter OF deeds and clerk of courts are
in perfect condition. They could
not be kept in a more buisnesslike
way or intelligent manner than
they are, while the citizens of Pen.
nington county will readily testify
to the effectiveness and politeness
of both officials. These offices
were never in better hands.
The present populist sheriff has
twice received the endorsement of
the people Of the county and is
now serving his second term.
Strict attention to duty and the
proper discharge of it is what won
him this endorsement.
Without reviewing the offices Of
minor importance, The UNION
does not hesitate to say that they
have been equally as we'll conduct
ed as the ones referred to.
The present gratifying condition
OF affairs is largely due to the ear
nest and patriotic cooperation Of
silver republicans and democrats
in Pennington county.
Republican papers both in and
out of the county have INDUCED in
criticism and comment on "popu
list misrule," b ut subsequent
events have invariably proved the
utter falsity of their assertions and
! the total unsoundness of their ar
guments. The UNION, with thu
taxpayers of the county, is proue
OF the present administration.
1t is amusing to read the editor
lis in the republican newspaper
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-17

There is one word in the po-
Elflcal dictionary which strikes ter
rcsx to republican. You spell it
f-u-s-i-o-n.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-17
ONE YEAR OF POPULISM.

Pennington County'S hrst year
under complete populist control is
now rapidly drawing to close and
no man who can truthfully claim.
to be fair minded can deny that
the county today enjoys the most
!husiness.like ADMINISTRATION. in. it's
history. 1t is indeed an easy mat
ter to make such a statement as
this, particularly when the officials
in whose hands rest the welfare of
the county are of the same belief
politically as the writer, but this
statement is one supported by cold
id stubborn facts, and borne out
by every figure relative to county
business and every official act of
the men chosen to conduct county
affairs. These are broad asser-
tons, but they are none the less
true
In briefly reviewing the past
year, it is perhaps we'll to first say
word relative to the period far
Their back. Pennington county
was formerly safely republican.
| The causes which resulted in wip-
ing out this republican majority
and replacing it with a majority
hostile to republicanlsm are simp-
ly matters of county history. Bills
filed, allowed and paid years ago
tell the reason of the change more
eloquently than can The UNION,
Summing the matter up into the
fewest possible words, republican
| jobbery and plumber did The
taxpayers of the county grew tired
of it and they voted it down.
What of the change?
One year ago the 'sblight of pop
ulism" settled on Pennington coun-
ty and the first year of complete
rule has wrought wonders. No
where is this fact more evident than
in the office of the county treasurer,
| the most important Of all county
trusts. The total amount of taxes
collected for 1897 up to December
9Th foots up to $50, 263. a. sum ex.
ceeding the greatest collections
for any one year by about $40, 900
with the remaining December re-
ceipts yet to beaded. The great
est corp Grafton IT. this county, one
which mad heretofore dehed the
authorities to collect personal prop
| erty taxes, has been FORCED to dis
gorge and meet its tax obligations
the same as the humblest citizen
AS in the past, republican news
papers heaped criticism and abus
upon the heads of the county treas
urer and the commissioners becaus
they adopted measures to bring thi
corporation to time, but their cours
has been proven correct and sus
tanned by the supreme curt.
The present treasurer has accom-
+ plished in Pennington county wha
! no other treasurer OF this count
ever has and his record is not onl
, an honor to himself, but to thos
fEby virtue Of whose votes he hole
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-17

One year from today Penning-
tzm county warrants will be worth
their face.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-17

TheChristian Scientists dedicat-
Esd new So, 900 church at Sioux
Ctty Sunday, and it was free from
debt.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-17

ruary and March, 1897 ..... 5000 Captain Walter Scott, Com pany K, allowance for Janu- ary, February and March, 1S97... .... .. .. 90. % The following claims were d:sap- proved and returned for correction: J. E. Walker clerk of court, fees, for approval of attor- ney-general . ... ... $6.30 J. E. Walker, clerk of court, fees, for approval of attor- ney-general =. .... ... 7.20 Phoenix Herald, returned for corrected bill ... . 100. % Phoenix Herald, referred to the secretary of the board of control =. ...... ....... 1896 Consolidated National bank, returned for the action board of regents ..... ........... 143 % library bureau, returned for definite bill =. .. 4610 The board of control adjourned. Attest: T. J. WOLFIEY,
 Secretary. Approved this 7th day of July, A D., 1S97 B. J. FRANKLIN,
 Chairman.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-17
Price, $500 a year, 25 cents nq1mbar ChaS. SCribner'S Sons,
 NEW YORK.
ORDINANCE NO. 264.
NEW YORK.

An Ordinance for the Purpose of To-
 cal Improvements on the East Side
 of First Avenue, Between Washing
 ton and Jefferson Streets, in the
 City of Phoenix, A. T.
 The Common Council of Phoenix do ondain as follows:
 Section 1. That there be and is hereby ordered to be constructed by special taxation of contiguous prop erty, fronting on the east side of First avenue, and between Washington and Jefferson streets, in the City of Phoe- nix, Maricopa County, Arizona Terri tory, a cement or artificial stone side walk to be not less than sixteen feet in width including curb, along said line of frontage and according to specifications as the city engineer of Phoenix aforesaid shall prescribe in writing.
 Sec 2. This ordinance to take ef- feet and be in force from and after its passage and publication according to law.
 Passed by the Common Council of Phoenix this 9th day of December 1897.
 Approved this 9th day of December. 1897. J. c. ADAMS, Attest: Mayor.
 T. A. JOBS, City Recorder.
 First published in The Arizona Re- publican, official city paper, December 10. 1897