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The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-12
MILKING QUALITY OF BREEDERS,

We hear very little said ABOUT the
milk producing capacity of any kind
Of animal except the COW, whose milk
is in this country the only kind much
used by man. But in parts of Europe
too rough OR too poor to support COWS,
the milk of the goat and sheep is very
largely used. AS MIXED by the human
hand, and possibly given better care
and feed than they get while running
wild, both goat and sheep develop
greatly increased milking capacity. In
Arabia and among the Iartars the milk
from mares does not go long to suckle
the colt, which is quickly partly
weanel, while a portion of the supply
from his dam is diverted to making
the Koumyse, drink that has valuable
nutritive qualities, and which is made
by fermenting mares milk.
1t Is probably true that the highest
excellence for both milk and fat pro.
duction cannot be combined in one
animal. Therefore, in such animals
as the hog, kept mainly to be fattened
and killed, there is a constant ten
dency as improvement in fastening
qualities increases to deteriorats the
milk producing capacity. For this
reason, except for the breeding of
pure bred stock, the dam should be of
grade or native stock, and be chosen
rather with regard to her milk produ-
cling capacity than for anything else.
The very best bred sows are poor
breeders. They will drop litters of
scrawny pigs, with probably half of
them decided runts. On the other
hand, a pure bred male OF almost any
of the improved breeds, crossed with
a long bodied full grown SOW, will get
a litter that will be large and have
scarcely a runt in it. Such pigs will
be thrifty from birth, because their
dam, if fairly we'll bred, will have a
good supply of milk. The G:alue of o
SOW for breeding is very larA7ly dt-
cided by the number of teats shsyIih.
This varies from six or eight to S,enty
or perhaps more. We have grdgn lit
tiers of fifteen and have heard ofaf-ase,,
still larger. OF course the SOW cennT5
long supply all of these with their 81
tire ration, but the better milk SUPPLY
she has the better the pigs will thri\e.
ALI horse breeders know that there
is a great difference in mares as to milk
production. Here the activity and
nervous energy which enhance value
in the animal for human use are also
compatible with the highest capacity
for milk. Some of the best trottlng
mares have when bred excellent dams
in this respect. The food of the horse,
which is mainly Of the kinds best cal.
culated to produce strength, is also
for the same reason best calculated to
increase the milk flow. No other grain
is quite so good to make a large milk
flow as oats, and this is the staple
grain feed of the horse in most coun-
ries.-American Cultrgator.
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About the Sn;ces.

Jamaica has the allspice which gets
the credit of taking the place of many
different spices; South America re-
joices in the chile, which is used in
great quantities. Cinnamon, a small
portion of which was once held a
present which kings were glad to re-
ceive, is a native of Ceylon and has
been known from the most remote
time. It was first carried to Europe
by the Arabs. Cassia bark is a rela-
tive of cinnamon, and Is priced for
lavoring liquors and chocolate. The
Malabar coast of India furnishes the
natives with cardamom, and mustard
comes from the East Indies.
The Spice Islands have given the
world few things more popular than
the dried buds of a tree smoked and
dried in the sun, named in Latin,
from their resemblance to a nail,
clayus, and called by us cloves. In
tile same group of islands q nall col
lection of islands ere planted entirely
in nutmeg trees. Caraway comes from
the northern and central parts of Eu-
rope and Asia, is used as havoring in
cooking and drinks, in cheese, cakes
and bread. Sweet %narjoram, native
to Portugal, and eapers originally
grew wild in Greece and Northern
Africa. Asafoetida, which has an I'M
savory reputation among us, is highly
priced as a condiment in Persia and
India and is used IN France.
Sugar, which we class among the
indispensables, vas wholly unknown
among the ancient nations, and for
that reason they used honey as we use
sugar. Honey was therefore G. very
important article OF diet. Salt was
almost entirely produced by eyapora-
ton of sea water. If the entire ocean
were dried up it would yield no less
than i, 419, $50 cubic miles of rock salt,
or about fourteen and one-haif times
the entire bulk OF Europe above high
watermark, mountains and all. Eva.
poration is still practiced on the sea.
board, Portugal produces annually
$50, 900 tons; Spain. 200, 600 tons;
Italy, 165, 900 tons; Austris, 100, 0Oo
tons. u
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ELOSE TO

John Howard Bryant, an only surviving
brother OF William Cullen Bryant. aged
about ninety years, resides in Princeton, LII.
The Rochester On. W Times says of him.
He is unknown to fame, but not for want Of
native ability which, iu !s ng from the fol-
lowing freshiy-Written gem, might have mado
him us illustriGus as his brother. The lines
are entitled, "Ciose to Ninety" and were
evoked by the action of a Beilefontaine
(Ohio) Bryant literary society in making him
an honorary member
Here now l stand, upon life's outer verge,
Close at my feet an ocean wide and deep
Dark, sullen. silent, and without 4 surge,
Where earth's past myriads lie in dream
less sleep.
It's here | staad without a thrill OF fear,
In loneliness allied to the sublime;
Tie broken links OF love that bound me-
here,
Lie shattered on this treacherous shoal Of
time.
But still l cling to friends who yet remain,
Cling to the glorious scenes that round ma
lie,
Striving to stay the haste of years in vain
AS sTifter yet the winged moments ly.
Idly, I seek the future to explore,
I partly know what is, but naught that is
before.
-J0hn Howard BRYANT.
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and will live several years. This
would be a good money crop for some
enterprislng woman to raise, as she
could easily tend it, and the fresh
dried leaves unadulterated would find
q ready market after once introduced
IN that form, under q particular brand.
Every kitchen, garden or yard
should boast Of at least one hop vine,
which, when properly trained, is very
ornamental and will yield enough hops
for family use yearly.
A short row OF currant bushes will
be a good investment and furnish YOU
with sauce for your holiday dinners,
as we'll as jelly and jam. And if
your crop is q good one, you will have
no use for lemons, for crushed cur
rants make a very delicious drink IN
warm weather, and when prepared
like grape juice, will keep fer some
time,
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THIN EGG saELI.s.

The Mediterranean breed Of fowls
which are the most abundant egg pro
lucers are very apt to lay eggs with
IN shells. They must have abun.
dance of gravel to grind their food
with cut bone to make the material
Tor both egg and shell. But usually
these breeds do not begin laying until
the weather is warm enough for them
10 range and forage for themselves. If
the fowls are now laying thin. shelled
eggs they are probably of the Asiatic
breeds or those related to them, in
Guiding Plymouth Rocks. In such
case 1t shows you have been giving too
much grain, fattening the fowls in
stead Of increasing the egg product.
Because wheat is good egg-produoing
food, it is often fed in too large ouan.
tlty. Wheat is quite as fattening as
corn, and should be fed lightly every
day, as a supplement to cut clover,
beet roots or other vegetable matter,
which should always form part of the
fowls diet in winter. boston Cultiye.
tor.
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HINTS.

To remove ink STAINS, cover them
with O solution of starch; when dry
rub off the hardened starch, and
repeat the process until the ink has
entirely Disappeared II the stain
Is not too old, tx may be re-
moved from paper asl follows: Take
u teaspoonful of CHI fnated lime an
pour over it j-t& enough water 10
cover it. Take a piece of old lien
and moisten it with his mixturHe and
do not rub but pat the VIM Hnen it
will gradually disappear. If one
application does not remove the stain,
let the paper dry, and repeat the pro-
cess.
Limp, forlorn and rusty black lace
a be renovated by a simple method.
Wash it gently in soft, soapy water,
rinse in clear water, and squeeze in
stead of ringing it. Dip it in cold
coffee into which a little gum arabic
has been dissolved, and then smooth
it with a hot iron, taking care to press
it while damp and cover it with a clean
cloth. The coffee darhens it, the
gum arabic stiffens it, the ironing
smooths it, and If it is slightly pulled
with the fingers after the ironing it is
made flexible and lace.like.
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BIG Orchid Collectors.

There is an idea abroad that Mr..
Chamberlain is the greatest amateur
orchid grower in the world, bnt this
is not the case, the collection Of the
Empress Frederick Of Germany being
worth nearly double that OF Mr.. Cham.
berlain-probably about $500, 600.
Miss Alice Rothschild is an enthusias.
tic lover of flowers; her collection OF
roses alone is said to be worth $780,
000. W. W. Aston paid $4,000 the
other day Tor the stock OF a single
variety of rose tree.
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Age of the Premiers.

Care and worry do not seem to
shorten the lives of the British Pre-
miers. Gladstone by completing his
S7th year has broken the record
which was held by Lord Sidmouth,
who died past Sc. Earl Russell died
at the same age; the Duke of We'll
lington at 50, Lord Palmerston and
Earl Grey at 81, Earl of Beaeonsfield
II, Earl OF Aberdeen rs, Earl of
Derby so, Sir Robert Peel 62. Glad
stone and Sir Robert are the only two
Premiers who were not peers and did
net accepta peerage from the Queen.
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Uses FOR C4EESECLOTn.

The following is list Of some of the
household purposes for which cheese,
cloth may be used.
For polishing windows and mirrors.
For washing windows.
For cleaning silver.
Tor cleaning brass ware.
For drying and polishing glassware
of ell kinds.
For dust.cloths.
For shining bronZes,
For stainers in cooking.
For d~ish-towels. For scrub.cloths.
For bread-cloths,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-12
TO FREsuEH WINDOW SCREENS.

Window and door screens may b?
made more durable and to look better
by an occasional coat of varnlsh or
paint. If the wire netting is not fa1el
or rusty 1t is better to give it Il coat OF
good coach yarnish, but If fadei o.
rusty apply o coat OF paint. Use q
good quality, and thin with turpentlue
until it will run, or it will ill the
meshes of the netting. Black IS y good
color, as it makes the netting almost
invisible from a distance. Paint tho
frames the same color as outside OF
window sash.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-12
English Fashion in Dogs.

Fashion in pet dogs was q fad in
England sixty years ago. when Queen
Victoria CANA to the throne, aud the
King Charles and the Blenheim had
the lead, but now it is the little
"Grifin," imported from Brussels,
which resembles 8 wiry-hairea Irish
terrier in miniature, for it is very
tiny, with big brown eyes and short
legs.
The little japanese spaniel called
.sFaceY," j Of the pets OF the Prin.
cess Of Wales, has recently died Of
pneumonia,
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BATH BAGS.

A bran bag is n OF the most CRATE.
full of all toilet accessories. It is more
cleansing to the skin, and much more
refreshing. 1t is made by filing a
muslin bag with two quarts Of bran,
one ounce of orris root, Il ounce
almond meal and one small cake OF
CASTLE soap cut in small pieces.
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RECIPES.

hGNAh LAos
Broiled Potatoes, Parsley Sauce
Slice FIVE large, cold boiled potatoes
lengthwise in rather thick pieces and
broil brown on a buttered gridiron.
beat up a tablespoonful Of butter into
a cream with as much minced parsley,
and after busting each slice OF potato
lightly with salt and pepper rub a
little Of this sauce on each slice.
Clipped Beef and Tomatoes, French
Style-Cut a slice from the stem eni
of five good. solid canned tomatoes,
then with your finger take out the
seeds; put seeds and slices in q sauce
pan, boil and strain. Put into a bowl
one cupful bread crumbs. add quarter
pound dried beef, picked in small
pieces; @ quarter-teaspooniul pepper
and one tablespoonful melted butter.
Mix, add strained tomato juice and
fill into tomatoes. Stand them in a
baking pan and bake slowly fifteen
minutes, basting once or twice.
Cracked Wheat, Lemon Sauce
Prepare the cracked wheat as usual,
care being taken that it is thoroughly
cooked. 70 prepare the sauce, rub a
desertspoonfuI of cornstarch smooth
with a little cold water; stir it care
fully into a pint of boiling water and
cook until it thickens. Score a large
le:1on with the tines of a silver fork
and when the Oil is exuding rub q
smal quantity OF sugar over tho sur
face to Flavor it. Cut the lemon and
squeeze the juice from it. Add the
Juice and one-half cup of the favored
sugar to the hot cornstarch mixture;
allow the whole to boil up once, stir
ring constantly. Germ wheat ia de-
licious when served with the lemon
sauce
Bun Loaf-One quart of siftea
-four, three eggs, one tablespoonful
of butter, rubbed, light with two Of
of powered sugar, half an yeast cake
dissolved in a large cupful of luke
warm water, a cupful of currants
washed, dried and picked over, half
teaspoonful of salt, quarter, teaspoon
full Of soda; mix all the ingredients
together in a soft dough, except the
currants; if stiff, add d little warm
water; when you have an elastic mass
on the board, set to rise until very
light; knead again; mold into a loaf
when you have worked in the currants ;
dredge with dry -four and leave to rise
for an hour; bake in q steady oven,
covering with paper as it rises. Eat
fresh. but not warm.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-12
Horse Meat Test.

Some people are fearful that the
horse meat so generously provided
nowadays will be foisted upon them by
their butchers. The Paris correspond.
ens OF the Medical Record says that il
q bouIlion is made OF the meat it will
color yalet a reaction paper that has
bsela.taa cared brown by dipping in
ioains, WINS beef and mutton ,bouil.
Ian make . different shade.
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THE CORN BEEF NOT TO BUT.

It is a good thing to know that
brisket is one Of the cheaper cuts o.
beef and that it comes from that part
of tho animal just above the front
legs, but it is better to know that
butchers never corn meat that can be
kept any longer and that the corned
beef already cut and rolled is the
cornel beef not to buy.-New YORK
World.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-12
A Polite Man.

It was told to a certain king OF En-.
gland that Lord Blank was his pclitest
subject. 8" will test him." said the
king, and showed Lord Blank to the
royal carriage, holding the door for
him to enter first, which he did. you
are right" said the king, "a lesser man
void have troubled ME with cere-
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Hoods Pills e easv p in aiEsct efn g ceat and
First Mistress or tho White House.

First Mistress OF tho White House.
With regard to the plan for the cree
ton of q cairn on Payne's hill, in Quin-
CIV, In honor Of Mrs. Abigail Adams,
which the Adams chapter Of Quincy
of the Society Of the Daughters Of the
Revolution are to build on the 18th of
June, 1t seems that the idea Of erecting
this memorial was discussed by the
members Of this society at the time Of
the building Of the cIlrn in honor of
Miles Standlsh, at Squantum, last Sep
TENDER. The matter having also been
presented to the Quincy Historical So
ciety, it became q matter Of courtesy
to try to arrange q Joint celebration by
the two societies, and Mrs. Titus, the
regent Of the Adams chapter Of Quincy
of the Society Of the Daughters Of the
Revolution, states that she wrote to the
secretary of the Quincy Historical So
ciety, and also to the %curators, some six
weeks ago, requesting that a meeting
should be called to consider the matter.
No action having been taken by the
Quincy Historical Society, it was voted
to proceed Independently with the cele-
bration which has the approval of
their president, as there should be no
rivalry between societies which have
for their object the advancement Of
patriotic work.
The invitation sent out by the Daugh-
tiers Of the Revolution is as follows:
'The Adams Chapter Of Quincy, Mass,
Society of the Daughters Of the Revolu.
ton, invites you to be present upon the
top of Payne's hill, Quincy, at II O'Clock
noon, June II, 1896, to assist: in the
erection of a cairn in honor of Mrs,
Abigail Adams, and to mark the spot
upon which, with her son, John Quincy
Adams, then a boy Of 8years, she watch
ed the smoke and listened to the guns
Of the battle of Bunker Hill. Each per.
son present is requested to add a stone
to the Dile."-Boston Transcript.
A ~4-year-old boy in Georgia Is said tc
weigh 90 pounds, wears q No. 7 hat and
a M n chpn
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HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS,
TO POLISH BRASS KETTLES,

20 polish brass kettles or anything
brass that is very much furnished, first
rub it with q solution OF cxalic acid
and then dry and polish with rostca
stone or very fine emery dust.
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EXPERT Thieves,

Thieves threw a hook and line
through an open window of a house at
Monterey, Mexico, and stole the bed
clothes, under which the owner of the
house was sleeping.
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Ar Anneal for Assistance.

Tho MAJ who is charitable to himself will lis.
ten to the muto appeal for assistance made by
MS stomach, or his liver. In ths sh4 pc of divers
oyspeptic qualn!s and uneasy sensations in the
regions OF tho gland that secrstes his bile. Hos
letter $ Stomach Filters. my dear sir. OF madam
.as tho Case may He--ts what YOU require.
hasten to use If you are troubled with heart
pufA, wind in tho stomach, Or note that your
skin or lie whites Of your eyes are taking a sal.
low lus
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-12
PLENTY OF AIR FOR COWS.

The supply of fresh air must be q
constant one, but the means by which
it is obtained must in some way be
controlled. so there will always be
enough and never a great excess. We
know Of no self.regulating arrange
ment fer accomplishing this. 1t can
only be accomplished by constant and
careful attention. Whether the air be
admitted through windows and doors
Or through specially constructed ven
tilating shafts is i~mmaterial, provided
it is admitted and care is exercised
that no animal shall be rendered I'M
comfortable by standing in a draught.
1t should also be borne in mind that
fresh air will enter most readily on the
windward side with an opening for
the outward blow of secondhand air
on the opposite side. Each mature
cow needs not less than 5000 cubic
inches Of new air every minute. This
is 1900 cubic feet in the t%wenty-four
hours, and the supply must be. con-
slant. She cannot get a days supply
during the few minutes she may be in
the open air getting the water she
needs. Neither a she get it during
the day and then be sealed up for the
night to constantly use tho same sup.
ply. She can drink enough in five
minutes and eat enough in two hours
to satisfy her needs for a day, but fl
teen or eighteen times o minute, 900
times an hour, she must have her sup.
ply of fresh air. And this each hour
in the day, and each day Of her life.-
F. L. Russell, Veterinarian, Maine, in
Massachusetts, Ploughmaa.
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Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treatise free
DIR. r.. Ii. KLINE, Ltd, o3l Arch St, Phila.,Pa
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Trying to look like a sheep has ever ye'
produced any wool on the back OF a goat.
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that Everlasting Irritating Itch.

That describes Tetter, Eczema and other skin
diseases. 50 cents will cure them-stop the itch
at once. 50 cents pays for q box Of Tettertns at
drug stores or postpaid for so cents in stamps
from j 7. ShnItl inc. Savannah. Ga.
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Ibclieve Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my boys life last summer.-Mr rs. ALLIE DOUG-
LASS. lie Roy. Mich. Oct. ~. 1894.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-12

A prominent building owner, with years
Of experience, gave the following i%nstruc-
lions to his architect: Il have had my OK
oerlencc with ka!so;nine and other goods
claimed to be just as good rs Ala5astinr. I
want you to specify ~:he.durahlo Alabastine
IN all my walls; do not put on any other
nanufacturerss dope. if they furnish it for
nothing. Alabastine is right, and when |
cease to use it shall cease to have confidence
n mESpIf Or u U Gu.n il1lnnnnt
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The man who rocks the boat should be
made to paddle his own canoe.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-12

Lawlcss are they that make their wills
their acknowledgements.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-12

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
taething, softens the gums, reducing intiaInma-
ton. allays pain, cures WING collie, Goa bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-12

Tho inheritance OF the dairyman is CON
stantly growing moro valuable.
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INDISPENSABLE FOR THE KITCHEN GARDEN

INDISPENSABLE FOR THE KITCHEN GARDEN.
At this time of ordering seeds for
the kitchen garden, says Alice E. Pin
new, in the American Agricu1turist, it
is q good plan to have e few of these
indispensable plants which need SO
little space, and SO little care, and are
really among the must hayes. Already
you are longing for some horse radlsh,
but how few farmers have it in their
gardens. There may be one man in a
neiehborhood who raises it, and ii you
hint pretty strong he may give you a
few roots, enough for n grating;
but when the whole neighborhood
hints he will doubtless have to cease
taking the hints. If he gives you any
roots this year, you had better plant
them, and it might be a.good invest.
ment for you to buy a few. 1t would
be as profitable as buying the small
cans all prepared from your grocer.
If you want to avoid smartIng eyes,
put on your wraps and sit out on the
yeranda to CRATE it. In the open air
the work is not at all troublesome.
Another early spring relish, which
need not to be planted in tho garden,
but will grow equally we'll on the
waste ground beside pigsty, f%armyard,
etc. is the Jerusalem articnoke. When
dug early, before anything OF the
kind can be grown, they taste fresh and
crisr, and when sliced and seasoned
with salt, pepper and vinegar, they
ere almost rs Moe as cucumbers. Sage
IS a very useful herb and n that is
often Conspicuous by its absence from
The garden. Yet it is one of the must
HAYES for seasoning dressing for roast
turkey. chickens or sausage, and Is
very nice sprinkled oyer fresh pora or
veal. It is also necessary as . medi-
cine il the family. This, like horse.
radish, is q handy thing to borrow Il
4 neiqhbor is willing to lend out With
hopes OF no return, o. Il may be
bought at the grocery. Yet like the
prepared horse-radish, It is usually
adu1terated and lacks strength. Don't
neglect to order 8 package OF seed TO
sow a short rev in yeur garden, and
Won will be surprised OF ~tlleerssuat.
For ii requires. very little I =
can Dc cat several times "a one season,
MHR@
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Ponder Over 1t,

Louisiana claims to have the largest farm
n the world; it is 100 miles long by Is miles
broad.
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Over 4O,O 900 cured. Why not let No-To-Beo
regulate or remove your desire for tobacco?
Saves money. makes health and manhood;
drugpistA.
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Just try a 1Oc. box Of Cascarets fthe finest
liver and bowel regulator over mad
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-12

'Fishcrman's Iun1'-When he can find
some one who believes him..
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Nc.To.,;ac for Fifty Cents,

Some OF our happiest moments are spent
In air caStlCS.
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When bilious or c~ostive, eat a Cascaret
candy cathaItic; cure guaranteed; loc., &c.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-12

CAsCARETs stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe: lOc.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-12

st. Vitus' Dance. One bottle Or. Fenner's
Specific cures. Circular. Fredonia. N. Y.