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The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
Backache.

NV system was entirely run down.
and | suffered with terrible backache
in the small of my back and could
hardly stand upright. l was more
tired in the morning than on retiring
at night. l had no appetite. Since
taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, Ihave acknowledgements,
and l look better than Lever LSsKed
before. / shall rece1npat the to all
nv friends, as it certa 'AHhfyu.s a wonder
full medicine.-N'Rs. I T. MORTON, 80
Hopkins ST., Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Kidney Trouble.

Before taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, l had suffered
many years with kidney trouble. The
pains in my back and shoulders were
terrible. Ny menstruation became ir'
regular, and I was troubled with leu.
corrhna. l was growing very weak. l
had been to many physicians but re-
ceiyed no benefit. l began the use Of
Mrs. Pinkhan's medicine, and the first
bottle relieved the pain in my back
and regulated the menses. 1t is the
best kind OF medicine that Ihave ever
taken, forit relieved the pain SO quickly
and cured the disease.-MRs. LILLIAN
CRIppGN, Box II. st. Andrews Bay. Fla.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

Piso's Cure cured me OF Throat and Lung
trouble of three years standing.-E. CADY,
Huntington. Ind. Nov. l.. 1894.
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The ordinary speed of a house-fly istwenty-
Ave feet q second; but when chased it often
attains a speed of 1GG feet d second.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

When bilious or c~ostive. eat u Cascaret,
candy cathartic; cure guaranteed; 10c., 25c.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

biologists say that all known species 0
wild animals are gradually diminishing il
size.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
NN.TH.Rac fer Fifty CeufA

Eighty-five per cent. of the people who a.
lame are affected on the left side.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

CAscARETs stimulate liver. Kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe; Zoe.
Sea water contains silver in some quantity.
1t is often found deposited On the copper
sheathing OF ships.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
The Flight of Bees.

Prof. Marcy estimates that the wings
OF bee vibrate one hundred and nine
ty times second, and that such a
number of wingbeats should carry the
bee a mile minute. This experiment
was managed by fastening a bee in
such a way that its wings were free
TO move one of them lightly touching
a rotating cylinder covered with
smooth blackened paper. But it has
been proved that bees rarely do fly
more than twenty or thirty miles an
hour, and any practical bee keeper will
tell you that, unless there are plenty
of flowers within two miles of his
hives the business is not a success.
Bees have been known TO fly from an
island across seven miles of sea to tho
mainland, but il was noticed they were
greatly exhausted on their return.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.

Tea coffee and spices should be kept
in tightly closed tin or glass jars il the
flavor is to be properly retained.
A good hair tonic is made by mixing
one pint Of bay rum, one dram of quiz
nine and one ounce of glycerine.
crib. with hair mattress and hair
pillow, are far better for a baby than
q cradle with feather bed and pillow.
Bread may be made in French style
by shaping it in long. slender loaves
and baking until there is a thick crust.
1t is said that il horseradish is APP
plied to the temples when one Is suffer-
ing with a neuralgia headache it will
give relief
All water that is to be used for
drinking purposes should be boiled and
cooled by being placed beside the ice.
instead OF putting ice into the water.
Try soaking your lamp wicks In
vinegar for a few hours before they are
put into the lamp; they will give bet
ter and clearer light. The wick must
be thoroughly dried after it has been
soaked.
When planting your sweet pea seeds,
do not forget to make a trench for
them. Then, as the vine grows, the
earth may be thrown up around it,
giving it more strength and support
New York Sun.
small dish of fine charcoal kept
upon a shelf of dark closet or in the
refrigerator and renewed every week
will absorb all odors and help 10 keep
things fresh and sweet.
In French cooking the bouquet OF
sweet herbs" which is so often given
in recipes, is composed OF few sprigs
of parsley, piece of thyme. Glove
OF glariic, bay leaf, a couple Of cloves
and some peppercorns. Wrap the par
sley around the other herbs and tie a
thread around them. Put into soups
or sauces in this shape 1t is then more
easily removed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17

favored. AS layers they rank among
thirteen dozen year, and as winter
layers they are to be recommended.
The chicks are hardy and mature early.
Langshans are good sitters and moth
ers, being of gentle disposition; they
are easily kept in confinement or on
free range. Being excellent foragers,
they are ideal fowls for the farm, and
will gather during the year a consid-
cradle proportion of their food. The
Langshan is a stylish, mediums
bird, not overgrown or gawky in APP
pearance. of active nature and lively
disposition. Many confound the Black
Langshan with the Black Cochin. This
need not be, as the following comparl-
son between the two varieties shows:
The Black Cochin is square in shape,
with heavy-looking neck and legs, plen-
ty of fluff and leg feathering, cushion
rising from middle of back to tail, tail
short, small and almost concealed by
cushion; neck, breast, cushion and tail
all represented by convex lines. Lang
shan head small for size of body, comb
medium sized. we'll up in front and
arch shaped; Cochin head larger than
that of the Langshan and not so arch
ed over the eye; comb smaller. low in
front and almost straight on top OF SER
rations. Langshan back, short and
conclave: that of the Cochin, medium
length slightly convex, and large con-
vex cushion. Langshan fluff, moderate
and close; that of the Cochin extremely
full and loose. Langshan wings some
what large and inclined downward
quite prominent at shoulders; the Co
chin wings smaller and almost hidden
by the fluffy plumage Of cushion and
fluff. Langshan breast full, deep, and
carried we'll forward; Cochin breast not
so full and deep, but broader. Langshan
legs medium in length, small bone, long
tapering toes, color Of shank, blush
black, showing pink between scales,
which are nearly black; Cochin legs
shorter, stouter, larger bone, toes
shorter and stouter, color of shanks
black or yellowish black. There are
two varieties of Langshans-the Black
and the White. The Black in plumage
of neck, back, saddle, sickles, a glossy
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17

recover. IL they get worse under this
treatment. kill them and cremate their
bodies. And SO treat all the Affections
TO which fowls are subject. This IS the
common sense way of managing them.
Finally / have no faith whatever in
medicines for sick fowls, and further
more ! believe thousands Of fowls are
killed every year by drugs. One trou-
BILE is that the doctorirg OF fowls is
merely guess work. Such thing as
correct diagnosis is impossible. But
when fowl is sick we are inclined to
doctor it, mere especially IL the bird be
valuable. We think the fowl will die
if something is not done for it. And
SO we take the risk and give IL some
medicine, hit or miss. Ii the fowl sur
wives the dose Of medicine and the at
fiction, we give ourselves the credit
for the cure, and are thus encouraged
to repeat the dosing process whenever
opportunity offers. Our experience is
that nine sick fowls out Of every ten
die If they are badly sick. There is only
one affection that ever have cured, or
can cure, or even now try to cure, and
that is gapes in chicks. i happen to be
very intimate with man that happens
to pose as fancier although he has
had but year or two OF experience
with few fowls. In closet at home
he had hundred pounds of Quack's
condition powders or egg food CD.
warranted to make hens lay and keep
them healthy" On the shelves were
bottles of castor oil, DouS-as mixture,
tincture of iron, sulphur, 0uinine, Gallo
mel, salts, pain killer, several prepara-
tions for roup, cholera, gapes, etc. 1t
was a miniature drug store, and all for
the fowls. l saw him Kill several OF
his best birds by dosing them with cas-
tor oil at night for they were dead in
the morning. Since then he has sold
off all his fowls and quit breeding, and
declares there is no profit TO him IN the
business.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
A Proposal.

Il have proposition to make"
All, how these words thrilled the dear
little maiden,
For months she had waited for them
expectantly, and now, as they fell in
sweet cadence upon her ear, her little
heart fiuttered, and with accents crowd.
ed full of suppressed joy, she softly
said:
What is ii, GEORGE"
Il know he answered that we ara
happy as We are, but still have been
thinking of change which feel would
bring to me delightful sense of relief
after my anxious and painful waiting;
and so, dear one, what | would ask is
this"
lie paused.
The maiden bent her listening ear to
catch his trembling words. and after a
moment of breathless silence, the ques-
ton came:
Darling, had you just as soon sit
FOR while upon the other knee?"-B.
W. II
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
Cows MIX for EoaIs,

The Live Stock Journal has the fol-
lowing remarks on the feeding OF foals
with cows milk: When the milk OF
the dam proves insufficient for the
young foal it should be supplemented
by cows milk. Indeed, in any case, ii
1t is desirable TO force the growth and
condition Of foais, cows milk may he
freely given to it, in addition 10 two or
three feeds of oats daily. Many thor
oughbred foals are given cows milk
In almost any quantity both before
and after weaving, and Mr.. William
Day, the celebrated breeder and train
er. believes without any evil results
While recommending Dats for the
young animals in the early stage of
existence when following the dam, the
same authority strongly dlscountenan-
ces the practice of giving them beans.
peas, oilcake. or any Mind IF cuntli-
ments or continental foods. Cows
milk. being considerably pocrr" in sac
charlne matter than that Of The mare,
should be sweerened by the d1iisIOa Of
sugar 20 MAKE 1t more palatable to the
foal as we'll as more nutri tious, by imi-
tating as closely as possible the nat
urai product Df the mare. IL Is well not
to supply foals with 2lilk from herds
known to contain tubercul0us subjects,
although the horse IS noc, Ike cattle
and human nein,ss, very susceptible to
tuberculosis. Still, in valuable studs
even the chance Lf infection should be
avoided"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
Not u Patient.

That the English language has its
limitations sometimes is sometimes
shown with startling dstinctness when
a foreigner finds it necessary to coin
a word. or give new meaning TO an
old world. in order to express an idea.
A hospital physician, who was making
the rounds OF the institution in the
performance of his regular duties, had
visited and prescribed for all the sick
inmates except one, an irritable, fret
full and troublesome young man who
had arrived only a few hours before,
and of whose presence the decor had
not been advised.
Well he said, looking az his watch,
II believe | have seen all the patients.
have | nCt:'
Yes. sare" replied the attendant,
recent importation from the other
side Of the ocean, but zare is an ira-
patient in re next room who ees very
seek"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17

had left them alone. And believe that
/ have killed scores of good birds by
doctoring them; by attempting to
do something / was entirely ignorant
OF as far as the cause or the proper
remedy to be employed is con-
cerned, If there are any genuine reme-
dies, which / doubt. Beware of drugs
and condition powders in the poultry
yard. Nature does not demand such
things. When you use them you yio-
late nature and practically weaken, de-
hilitate and finally destroy entirely the
vitality of your birds. 1t took me years
TO learn this. And il others will profit
by my experience they will save
money, time and much worry. A fowl
that has to be pampered with drugs to
keep 1t on its feet is worthless. If a
fowl be very sick, drugs will not save it
but hasten its demise. If only slight
Iy ailing, the bird will get well without
medicine. Decapitate roupy fowls and
cremate their bodies. If the fowls
have cholera, remove the well ones to
a clean location, and thoroughly de-
odorize and clean up the old house and
yards. Remove the sick and ailing
bird to distant quarters, feed them on
boiled rice and give them scalded milk
to drink for few days, and they may
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
standard Varieties OF Chickens.

= Langshans. = Langshans are the
smallest ard most active of the Asatic
class. They are a practical fowl in
more senses than one, and their pro-
life laying and excellent qualities make
them profitable fowl for the farmer
and market poultryman. They are one
of the oldest varieties of poultry and
have always been held in popular es-
TEEN. The shape of Langshans is dis
tinct from that OF the Brahma or CO.
chin, and should not be confused with
either Of the last-named varieties.
Langshans have white flesh and dark
legs. while the others are yellow SKIM
ed and yellow-legged. The quality If
the flesh of the Langshan is excellent,
being fine grained. tender and nicely
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
4 Point in Preserving Fruit.

A very good authority on fruit pre-
serving considers that the plan fol-
lowed by many housekeepers of using
a small proportion of sugar and in
consequence boiling the preserve
longer, is fallacy, as the more sugar
used the greater the bulk of preserve
obtained, less being wasted in long
boiling and evaporation, while the
flavor of the fruit is more retained. A
quick fire should be used, and of course
the preserve continually stirred, the
scum being taken off as it rises To
Judge if the preserve has boiled long
enough, drop little into glass of
cold water. If it does not spread or
mix it is done enough. Or another
way is to drop little on plate. If
it does not run on the plate it is suf-
ficiently boiled and should at once be
cOured.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
The Passing of the Bolster.

If you have bedding to buy, pray re-
member, says the Philadelphia Ledger,
two things as to shape and size. Your
mattress is to be in two parts and your
bolster is to be dispensed with alto
gether as bolster. Instead of the
long, hard roll--so difficult to put into
its clean slip-use two pillows just the
size and shape your bolster would
make if it were cut through the mid
die. When these two pillows are
dressed and put on the bed, perfectly
dat with the inner ends touching, no
one would suspect the old-fashioned
bolster TO have disappeared, but you
will know it to your delight whenever
the bed is to be made or the pillow
cases changed. This form Of bolster
is also more comfortable for the sleep
ars in double bed, and is almost n
necessity in illness.
Above the bolster thus arranged
,arge, hard pillows should stand up
light to give the desired look Of
finish to well-made bed These
gre not to be used at night and can be
put into cases as rich as You desire,
since they come off with the white
1pread and are laid on n couch or on
Il closet shelf till morning.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
Appian Way.

By far the most celebrated road in
Viarum Regina. or queen of roads,
which at the period of its greatest ex-
tent stretched from Rome to Brun-
dusium, the modern Brindisi, dis
tance of some $50 miles. AS this road
was begun in the beginning of the
fourth century b. c.. says Pearson's
Weekly. and formed the great highway
from Rome to the south for several
centuries, It must therefore have been
connected with. and often have been,
the scene of most of the great events
Of the Roman empire, which for long
period would deserve TO be called the
great events of the world IL would
have witnessed the departure of the
armies which set forth TO conquer the
domains of Alexander and the Phar-
aohs. Julius Caesar passed along it
to the first Alexandrine war, which was
to result in his own temporary con-
quest by the charms Of Cleopatra
Later on Mare Antony traversed it to
lose the world for the same woman.
It witnessed, too the triumphs of the
returning generals who had led the
legions of Rome to the conquest of half
the known world, and over its we'll
worn pavements the unhappy Zenobia.
perhaps the most pathetic figure in
history, was led to grace the triumph
of her conqueror. Aurelian. But the
pageants of which the Appian way has
been the scene might be multiplied al
most indefinitely and it is certain that
there is no road in the ancient or mod
ern world to compare with it in this
respect.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
A TRUE HELPMATE.
Congressman's wife scheme to Gain
Popularity Among i.urai Voters.

Popularity Among i-urat voters.
Great SUCCESSES often depend upon
small considerations and the wife OF
a member of congress. q statesman
to whom his constituents are wont TO
point as man of the people whom
fiattery cannot divert from his old Gus
toms and associations, fully realizes
this fact, says the Washington Star. 4
school friend who had not seen her
since her girlhood surprised and de-
lighted her with d visit not long since
How industrious you are" ex-
Gained the visitor.
In what way"
Il don't know. | suppose it is fancy
work. | know that You used to have q
great aversion to plain sewing. But
you must be very diligent indeed tn
have your work basket in this room. -
Would you like to know what am
at work on?"
Certainly"
You shall see for yourself. Here ii
is" And she held up TO view a half
knit seek of Old-fashioned blue yarn.
"You-you don't mean to say that
your husband wears things like that?"
"Oh. no. II, Wouldn't think of wear
ing them. ! have a whole lot that |
give away 10 anybody who will use
them"
DO you do this for PLEASURE"
NO. Ii isn't at all for pleasure. It's
business and | never occupy myself in
that way except when il is absolutely
necessary. Bat always keep the work
handy and whenever one of the old
fashioned rural voters OF my husbands
district comes 20 make him a call
and you have no idea how many honor
us with that attention. get it out and
knit away for dear life 1t is a good
deal OF bother, but it's worth it. for
you really can't imagine how it pleases
them!"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17

pOt tillGy lcellt rect
&c pants weetch Riley wear before.
He geeve to Peet affair:
An when Peet poot hees hand behine
lie feel re pocket care.
Eat pocket eet was large an beeS;
An Peet have one treeck bad:
lie like to fill eet up wiz theenSs
Weetch once some one else had.
An when he come to j. Corbeau
To buy some checker wheat,
Ie mrs theeng Eat hees &c light on
Ees Corbeau's dynameet.
Behole. he knows not wot eet ees.
But habit, she ees strong:
lie poots some cen Eat pocket bceg-
BY gar! ees not Eat wrong?
Wiz something else he try re same.
But els time he eeS late;
d. Corheau turn an see it done,
An Eat wot seal hees fate.
lees eye ees green, hees cheek ees red
fees hand she grab a cane:
An while Peet run out by re door,
lie ketch heem by &c lane.
lie moist hees hand. he raise hees cane
lie turn up leetle Peet
lie meet heem once wair Peet sect down
An strike re dynameet. !
re coroneur, she come bimeby.
An when she view re street,
she could not tell weetch was Corbeau,
An weetch was leetls Peet.
Done in French Canadian.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
How TO Keen the ynbIecIoth

When the tablecloth is removed
after meal, it should not only be very
carefully folded in the creases into
which it was ironed, but it should be
laid away under some heavy weight.
A small marble slab, if procurable, is
eXcelientiy adapted for this purpose
If the we'll smoothed cloth is laid
beneath it three times daily, it will
keep its freshness remarkably and
last much longer before need of
change.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
Not n Wise Proposition,

Prosperous Manufacturer think il
would be we'll for us TO do something
for our employees 10 prove to them that
we appreciate their services. How
would ii do to give them wine sup
per?
Associate-rm afraid 1t wouldn't do
at ALL
Prosperous Manufacturer-Why not .
Associate-We would have our hands
full.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

All men who know how 20 love wo-
men love horses.
Lots of men who aren't bigamis;s
have enc wife too many.
Lots of women think they want to
vote. when all they want Is voter
Drinking may cause a few divorces,
bat it causes a lot of engagements.
\ woman's first attempt to propl-
tiate her husband for having a baby
Is when she insists that II is the exact
image Of its father.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
PAIR OF BLACK LANGSHANS.

metallic black. with greenish sheen:
breast, primaries, secondaries, tail
fluff, shank and toe feathers, black. The
undercolor is black Or dark slate. The
White Langshan is pure white through
out. The standard weight of cocks for
both varieties is 10 pounds; hens, Z
pounds; cockerels, pounds; and pull
lets, & pounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
Hints tn the Teacher.

I. Christian Love. An ocean steamer
pressing i'm the face of wind and wave
is an inspiring sight. Where is the pow
er than impels it, We find it far below
the decks. in the throbbng engine. SO a
Christian has his impelling power within,
in Christian love. Love is the secret OF
Christianity, the inspiration OF character
the motive that leads to the sacrifices. the
trials. and the triumphs of the Gospel.
H. The Comparison OF Love. Verses
l-3. Paul puts love in the balance with
other traits and endowments manifest In
the Christian Church. Some Of these an
Gent gifts have passed away, but they
have left their modern representatives
The gift OF tongues" is continued in elo-
quence OF speech: but the ablest sermon
without love in the preachers heart is
the clatter of sound Prophecy is in
sight into spiritual truth: but what is
that without love OF souls? Faith that
moves mountains" has its counterpart in
zeal and activity in behalf of cause
Qor example, the determination OF Co
lumbus, seeking new world; OF c. w.
Field, in laying the Atlantic cable); but
of what avail are obstacles overcome
without love? There may be liberal Civ
ing, or even endurance of persecution, but
unless they are for the sake of Christ
and from love. they count but little for
his cause.
III. The Results of Love. What will
follow III love be in the heart Is shown
in verses Az. /. Patience. 2. Gentleness.
, Contentment. A. Humility. 5. Courtesy.
). Unseliishness. I. Self-control. 8. Char
itableness In judgment 3. Liberality or
opinion. 10. Trustfulness. ii. Hopeful
ness Let the teacher briefly show how
love i'm the heart will inspire all these
characteristics.
" The Greatness of Love. Verses S-15.
|, 1t is the enduring grace other gifts
may pass away. as some OF these have
ps ssed from the Church, but love abides.
p 1t is the consummate grace: 1T belongs
to the highest type of Christian expert
ence our knowledge Is limited and our
insight into truth is Incomplete: but love
may be entire. g. IL is the divine grace.
belonging to heaven as well as to earth.
Other gifts may cease when we put off
the body, but love shall not be suppressed
I'd even in heaven.