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The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
uring Tillable Lands.

T%rampling land in the winter and
blowing too early in the spring will
easily ruin tillable land. Both prac-
tees are by far too common. It is the
custom of some farmers to allow their
stock to range over the fields as soon
as the latest crops are gathered, and
even during the winter, without re-
gard to the condition of the ground,
whether it is water soaked or not.
There is no practice so general and
none which destroys the very life of
the land more quickly than the method
of blowing the land for spring crops
when the water gathers in the bottom
of the furrow after the pillow has passed.
The tenantry system has led the
renter into the very reprehensible
practice of blowing for crops so early
that the furrow slices glisten in the
sun, and when a handful of the up
turned soil can be compressed in the
palm of the hand like a piece of putty.
It is in this way that very good clay
uplands are SO badly injured in a sin
gle season that years of clover seed
ing are needed to restore them. The
clods forming beneath the hoofs of an
imals and by too wet blowing are more
injurious than the excessive cropping
without clovering which is so common
in the Oldest settled South Atlantic
States New England Homestead.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
Growing Hogs Cheaply.

We still occasionally find writer's on
agriculture who believe that clover as
the main feed is the best and cheapest
way of growing hogs. We believe in
clover as thoroughly as any one can,
but it has it's limitations. It is not
adapted as the principal article Of diet
for an animal which has so small a
stomach as a hog. It is in the fact of
the hogs smallsstomach that its value
as a producer Of cheap meat largely
consists. No other animal has a pro-
portion of waste as a pure-bred fine
boned hog. Ii it could be obliged to
live mainly on clover, the amount of
food it must eat would enlarge the
stomach, and also, perhaps, increase
the proportions of bone in proportion
to meat. A very small proportion of
clover given to hogs fattened on corn
will enable them to digest it better,
because the clover furnishes more OF
the material for growth and muscle
than the corn does. But this can quite
as we'll be furnished by oats Nr wheat
middlings, with milk if it cantbe had.
As s~ucculent food in connection with
grain, any kind of beets are, We think,
preferable to clover. More of them
will be eaten than of clover, and the
beets will keep the digestive organs in
good condition better than any other
feed will do.-American Cultivator.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08

Teach the young horses to walk wei
and a good foundation is laid for tn
faster gaits.
For want of sufficient moisture {
tree may starve with its roots in the
midst of plenty.
Thorough grubbing is the surest
way Of getting rid Of elder, sassafras
and persimmon
A light daily feed of oats can nearly
always be given II the weanling colts
at this time with bGleft. ;:
One advantage inf asing the drill o,
seed sower is that the seeu sY..l be
distributed more e!tnly.
Always keep the pillow sharp: it
makes better work and is easier for
both the team and plowman.
When the tools and implements are
stored away be sure that they are
properly cleaned and painted.
The best systems of cropping are in
variably those which call for the most
thorough preparation of the soil.
Feeding, watering and grooming
regularly will aid materially in keep
ing the horses in a good, thrifty con-
dition.
The best covering for roses during
the winter is we'll rotted anure. For
Iceland peoples use branches and
leaves.
Plant crocus mammoth yellow on
the lawn. 1t blooms early, and makes
a fine show, its deep golden blossoms
appearing in clusters Of six or a dozen.
To keep the cannas over the winter,
cut off the tops and place them in
boxes of sand, in a warm, dry cellar.
If exposed to damp they will rot and
decay.
Nothing is prettier in the way of an
autumn bouquet thsn a mass of scarlet
SALIVA set off by a few dahlia sunfow-
ers. But use thu yellow sparingly.
Keep it subordinata to the stronger
color, remembering that it is used
only as a foil.
An excellent covering for the holly
hook is a nail key with both ends
knocked out. Place one over each
plant, and fill in about it with leaves.
Then put something over the top to
keep out the rain. When SNOW comes
bank up we'll about the key.
Single roses make beautiful hedges.
They may be planted now or in the
spring. They will completely cover a
fence with their clean green foliage,
and give their large single flowers and
later their brilliant scarlet "hips" OF
seed vessels. in great abundance. To
a trellis or wall, or to hide I'M
buildings they are most ex-
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AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.
Root-BOund Plants,

Sometimes a potted plant becomes
what gardeners call root-bound. Tia,
Is, the roots cling to the inside Of the
pot, or get so entwlned among them,
selves that the growth of the flower is
much lmpeded. In such a case an APP.
pllcatlon to loosen the roots is re-
CURED. The following directions were
given to n amateur florist for the
purpose by a professional: Pour hot
water on a little tobacco, a little soft
soap, and a pinch Of salt. Let it stand
until 1T becomes a jelly. Then strain
and add a small quantity t 0 the wate,
with which the plants are tended
every time that they are sprinklel.-
New York Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
VICTORlA'S LOVERS
onhappy fonng Men Who Lost That,
Hearts to Their n,-

oHAappy 1oHng Men Who Lost Thai
Hearts to Their Oueer.
queen Victoria had some unfortunate
loVeFs In her day. Her first lover uo
me late Lord Elphinstone. A tall sin.
sularly handsome young Scottish moor
VIM was sent to Madras as Governor
10 get him out of the way. Her Dext
was LORD Fftzallen, another six-foo+ar
d splendid young officer of he First
LIE Guards, afterward Duke of Nor
iolk; out he was a Roman Catholic :,
ia'al objection. His family sent him
abroad, and, falling Ill at Athens, ln
llatileu the daughter Of Admiral
Lyons, British minister there. and sis.
Ter or Lord Lyons, remembered as min
lister at Washington.
her third lover was Lord A1frad
iaset, n Of the Marouis ~
Anslesea's splendid sons, an officer in
the Blues" standing about six feet
t"S' VINO is the father of Capt. Paget,
married to Miss Minnie Stevens, and
"no was then the Queens eouerry-in-
cnie1. This love affair was regarded
as so dangerous that King Leopold of
Belgium, the Queens uncle, was callad
IN. The result was that Prince Albert
was sent for text. Albert was at thar
'liue d courteous, quiet, accomplished
prince; Over the chimney place of his
stuueiss chamber there hung one Of
Chalons exquisite drawings Of Vic
1oria' a fair and graceful young girl.
Albert had long been ia ught to look
upon Victoria as his wife-to-be. and ha
responded quickly to the summons,
The affair was quietly managed by
Leopold. In the court circle column
the rince's name found rather an oh
scure place. and as the Prince and
queen went out the evening after his
arrival for a saunter in the woods. their
was unobserved except by the
select few who We're in the secret. The
morning, however, the London
Times announced, Her Majesty il
about to lead to the hymeneal altar
ais royal highness, Prince Albert Of
iotha and Saxe-Cobourg.' And thus
began Nictoria's last love affair.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
Woman and the Camera.

Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston,
the Photographic artist, writes. in the
Ladies Home journal. on What 4
Woman Can DO W!tn a Camera,' tell
ing the requisites for artistic and inau-
clai success i'll the pu>uit> OF p~uDiogra-
ply as u profession. 1t is Il profess
sion,' she strongly Contends, that
should appeal particularly to
and IN 1t there are great opportunities
for 1 good paying btsiness-but only
under very weIl-detined conditions.
HE prime requisites-as summed up i'll
my mind after long experience aud
tnought-are these: The woman who
makes photography profitable must
have. as to personal qualities, good
common sense. unlimited patience to
carry her through endless failures,
equally unlimited tact, good taste, Il
quick eye, a talent for detail. and a
genius for hard work. In addition, she
needs training. experience, some CAPT
tai, and a field to exploit. This may
seem, at first glance, an appalling list,
but it IS incomplete rather than exag-
gerated; although to IN energetic, am
bilious woman, with even ordinary op-
portunities. success Is always possible,
and hard, intelligent and conscientious
work seldom fails to develop small be-
ginnings into large results.
Good work should command good
prices, and the wise woman will place
a paying value upon her best efforts.
1t is a mistaken business policy to try
and build up trade by doing something
badly cheaper than somebody else. AS
to your personal attitude, be business
like in all your methods; cultivate tact.
an afable manner, and an unfailing
courtesy. 1t costs nothing. but a lit
tie s~elf-control and determination to
be patient and good-natured under
most circumstances. A pleasant, OBJ
liging and business-like bearing Will
often prove the most important part OF
a clever woman's capital"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
The Sequence Car.

freight car numbered 1885 Of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad passed through Darlington,
nantucket, n day last week on the
branch railroad. What that car con.
fained, where 1t was from, or where II
was going is of no consequence. The
number OF the car, 1886, Is all that ia
OF special interest.
This number on freight cars Is the
fortunate number to End. A few years
ago, and perhaps until to-day, CONNER
cial travellers and whoever else was
travelling much, or was much about the
railroad, were all the time looking for
this magic number, in the belief that
to see it vas a good omen, and wonder.
full We're the stories told Of the good
fortune which fell to those who were
30 happy as to see it. It is a simple
matter, and yet it is not often a car
with this number comes into view. It
Is very likely that had any other par
ticular number been chosen it would
have been as difficult to find it.
A gentleman who saw this a last
week had been looking for 1t continu-
ally for more than half a score Of years,
pnd during that time had Travelled
thousands of miles, but his eye had
never been blessed with a sight IF it
until Tuesday. He is not SO supersti-
tious as to fancy that his fortune is to
change because he has seen the car
with this number, but his curiosity is
Eratifed after SO long a search.-Provi-
Fence Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
Redeeming MultiIated Money

ACCORDING to the present rule Of the
redemption division of the United
States Treasury nothing less than frag.
ments representing two-tifths of a bank
note or greenback will be redeemed by
Uncle Sam. IF that much Of a note
is presented the United States" writes
Clifford Howard. on destroying a Mil
lion Dollars a Day." in the Ladies'
Home Journal, will allow the holder
: cne-half the face value Of it, while
three-fifths of a note will be redeemed
for full value. Of course, there are oc.
casional exceptions to this rule.
Some time since a man from New
England forwarded a bunch Of discol-
ored paper money that he had found
buried In a field. 1t had laid in the
ground SO long a time, and had been
SO generously Toasted upon by worms,
b a it fell to pieces as soon as it was
touched. 1t would have been utterly
impossible for any one unacquainted
with the secret marks that the gov
eminent places on its bills to gather
these decayed pieces Of money together
80 theil piOpCi olucl, ptI SOLue OIL Iuo
clerks in the redemption division Of
the treasury are particularly expert in
sorting and deciphering bits Of mutt
lated money, and through long years Of
experience are able to tell in an in
slant to what particular note or kind
Of note a certain scrap belongs. When
the pieces contained in this bunch of
old money were finally sorted and
mounted it vas found that while there
was not n complete note remaining
mot more than two or three scraps in
some instances) the rightful owner was
entitled to a redemption Of four hun
dred dollars. Unfortunately for the
man who found the money, he could
not prove his ownership, nor could he
make affidavit as to what had become
Of the missing portions Of the notes.
Consequently, the United States was
the gamer in this case. Accidents Of
this nature are by no mean rare. as
Is attested by the number of boxes of
charred remnants of money which are
kept among the curious records of the
redemption division"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
Preserving His Eoots.

A new wrinkle may be learned from
an English soldier who was noted for
keeping his boots in better condition
and making them last longer than any
Of his brother officers. When asked
what be did to them to prevent the
leather from cracking and keeping it
soft and smooth his reply was Nut
ton bone" When an explanation was
demanded he said: 1T is nothing, l as
sure you. My mar asks the cook for a
knuckle bone, which he cleans and then
oakes. After rubbing the leather with
cream. he then frotes them as hard as
he a with the bone. Usually my boots
tast me three years.-New Orleans
Pfcayune.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
Growing Apple Seedlings.

In the propagation Of the apple
from the seeI considerable skill and
experience a'R usually regarded as
necessary, th!tprincipal trouble being
to get the SEEDS to terminate and the
plants starter. The seeds are usual
ly bought from nurseries, and many
OF them come from cider and vinegar
factories. They cost from IS to SO a
bushel usually, and a bushel will, with
skill and care i'll termination, usu-
ally produfe about 90, 900 seedlings.
They may be collected at any time
after the seeds are ripe and kept in a
cellar until the time to prepare them
for planting. They may be prepared
in March, near planting time, or pre-
paration may be made during the
winter. Ii prepared during Deem
Der and January, hang them in a we'll
for two or three days to soak. Then
mix them with three times their bulk
of sand, ordinarily damp like common
soil. Place the mixture in tight boxes,
small in size. fiat and convenient to
handle. Put these on the north side
of q building that is shaded and cover
with damp earth or wet sawdust.
When this freezes solid, cover with
boards and place litter over the boards
to keep them frozen till planting time.
In the case Of protracted warm winter
weather, when it is not possible to
keep them frozen, they should be re-
moved to an icehouse. During the
early thaw in March remove them and
thaw out slowly. Then drill in rows
and cover one and a half inches deep
on strong, rich soil. When the ground
crusts over, break the crust carefully
with a garden rake several times until
the seeds show in rows across the
plat. Hoe, pillow and hand-weed dur
the season, giving them attention
least once a week during the sum-
W Farm Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
Things Worth Learning.

Remember that it Is a mark Of good
breeding to thank a person for a gift
the day it arrives.
Acknowledge an invitation for din
ner or luncheon the day it arrives.
Thank your hostess for your visit tho
day you return home.
Either leave your card or write a
note to a friend as soon as you hear
that friend Is III.
Keep sufficient paper and envelopes
on hand, so your notes can be written
at ono and remember that a dainty
note is the hallmark Of good breeding.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
Charcoal For Fowls.

We have found charcoal a very ex-
cellent thing to furnish our poultry
with. 1t may be given in a powdered
state, mixed with the soft meal feed.
and a little pulverized sulphur at the
same time may be added to advantage.
But the very best way to supply this,
is to burn an ear or two of corn upon
the cob, charring it to blackness and
throwing it before them. They will
devour every kernel, and so supply
themselves with a grateful and healthy
substance that sweetens the crop, and
serves as an admirable tonic to the
stomach. .
At this season of the year, the above
recommendation will be found a valu-
able hint to poultrymen. Hens about
ready to lay will devour this prepared
charcoal eagerly, and the increased
freshness and redness of their combs
afterwards, evince the efficacy of this
allowance. For a month or six weeks
in the early breeding season, nothing
is better than this for laying hens,
given them daily.-The Fancier.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
Grasses,

The best kind of grasses to SOW upon
a marsh subject to overflow, according
to some of the best authorities, are
four pounds red top, two of fowl
meadow grass, four of timothy and one
or two of alsike clover per acre. In
many cases low lands can be easily
drained or partially freed of water by
the digging Of one or two bitches. If
this can be done, it surely should be
practlced, for low lands are the rich
est and best for grasses.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
A Shaded Cod.

The last big fish caught but not
brought home is reported the Yaquina
fishing grounds of Oregon, where L.
L. Schuman, of Portland, hooked it.
1t weighed forty pounds, was so long
he couldn't lift it clear Of the ground,
and its sides were striped with all the
colors of the RAINBOW and some others,
beautifully blended. Some one told
Mr.. Sehuman it was a shaded cod
New York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08

We offer One Hundre Dollars Reward fo1
any case of Catarrh that cannot b. cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
f.. J. CHENEY & Co. F. ops. Toledo. O..
we, the undersigned, have known f. j. Che
ney TOR the lat ID years. and believe b III PEI
fectly honorable in all business t. attractions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
ton nl4de by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Oh o.
WALDING. KINNAN s MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Pic, .sc. pet bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
Old Turkeys For Breeders.

I believe that the average turke,
raiser makes a serious mistake in dis
posing of his breeding stock ever,
year and recruiting his flock from
young and often immature birds.
Young turkeys do not make number
one breeders. While it is very true
that a yearling hen will lay more eggs
in a single seaso than a three or four
year-old, still from practical exper-
iehce I have become convinced that
the latter will produce a greater per
centage of ''poults" with sufficient vi
tality to carry them to maturity.
Ny turkeys this year vary in age
from yearlings to six and seven year
olds. AS each hen has a leg band, it
is little Or no trouble to trace them
accurately. After a close observation
[ am we'll satisfied that the oldest hens
have paid the best. They have invar-
iably proven the best mothers, a
greater per cent. of their eggs have
been fertile, and the poults Matched
have seemed to possess a greater de-
gree of vitality.
One Of my oldest hens, during the
fore part of May, made her nest and
brought off sixteen fine, strong
"poults," bat owing to an accident,
for which she was not entirely to
blame, every one of the youngsters
persisted. Later, she made two I'M
successful attempts to bring off an
other brood, but failed in both in
stances. In the first instance, crows
destroyed the nest, and the second
time q moving machine wheel put an
end to her hopes.
One of the most striking instances
illustrating the hardihood of old hens
is the experience of a neighbor a few
years ago who succeeded in keeping
one hen thirteen years. While she
was not as prolific as compared with her
years, yet in the aggregate she
reared as many ''poults" towards the
last as during her more youthful years.
Good authorities on turkey raising
agree that breeding stock can be kept
with profit as long as they live. While
[ do not know that would put it quite
as strongly, 1 feel confident that
breeding turkeys can be kept with
profit much longer than they usually
lre. In my earlier experience with
1rkeys, was a victim of the vigorous
loung stock craze, but I am getting
farther aud further away every year,
Is [ begin to see the errors of such a
The fact that a domestic
outlet will lay more eggs than a two
IF three-year-old domestic hen, and,
hence, is the more profitable, does not
srgue that the young turkey hen will
,e better than an older one. A do
nestle hen and a turkey hen are two
Tery different creatures, and are bred
md raised for two entirely different
purposes, generally.
There is another great advantage in
,eeping old stock. By SO doing, it
lessons the expense of procur-
ng a tom every year to avoid inbreed-
ng. If the breeder doesn't wish to
o to an extreme. with old stock, he
will have no trouble in keeping stock
hree, four Or even five years without
change. From actual experience I
eel perfectly safe in saying that a
'reeder can keep turkeys until five
ears of age and still have them strong
nd vigorous.-American Agrieultur-
st.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
Farm and Garden Notes.

Every farm has a place for sheep
that no other stock can fill.
Food wisely fed will always come
back doubled if fed to a good animal.
It is poor economy to keep young
stock unless it is kept growing every
day.
Make it a rule to sell as little feed
as possible and to buy as little as pos
sibie.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
Misery by the whoIese,.

rise to. Bile gets into the blood and i'm nnts
a yellow tint, the tongue fouls, and SO does the
breath, sick headaches, pain beneath the risht
ribs and shoulder blade are felt, the bowels
become constipated and the stomach dis.
ordered: The proven remedy for this cata.
logte OF evils Is Hostetter's Stomach Rit+arS q
medicine long and professionally recommend.
ed. and sovereign also for chills and fever,
nervousness and rheumatism. e'
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
Binding Corn Stalks.

Whoever has tried to bind green
corn stalks knows the provoking fire.
quency with which the green bands
will snap at their joint. We have
fourra IT bundle of rye straw taken to
tbt'corn neld the cheapest and most
easily procured material with which to
do the binding. But where it can be
procured a bundle of osier. willow
stems, * to eight feet long, will an
swer the Purpose better The willow
will not break. II can be grown in
some out of the way place, too wet to
grow anything else, and, besides the
use for binding corn stalks, it may be
used for many other purposes on any
m.-Boston Cultivator.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08

"Having obtained a box of T~ErTER,> w oe
used on a case of itching piles of five JILL ~ !
standing. spent $50 for different kinds Of
remedies and the skill Of doctors. ali for no na
Accept thanks. Yours, w p meli.
BY mail for soc. in stamps by J T. Sbnn-
trine, Savannah, Ga, 9nup-
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Most AssuredIy.

milk is not good for babies; it is better
raw. The doctors are right; q raw COW
gives better milk than a boiled one.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08

The Princess Chimay is in trouble
again in Berlin. Apparently she is de-
ternined to be a model young woman In
everything but department.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08

The oldest life insurance association
in America is Presbyterian ministers
fund, which was organized in 1859.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08

Fits permanently cured. No fits or narro,,s
ness after f~irstday's use of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treatise freq
DR. X. ID KLINE, Ltd, &l Arch St. Phil. pa
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08

Most people neglect doing tomorrow what
they have put off doing to-day.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08

Alter six years suffering | was cured bv pi-
Allegheny, Pa, March 10. 1894. ave-
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08
The Common Goal.

Chew Star Tobacco-The Best.
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08

One in twelve Of the population of Paris arr
foreigners.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
eetnl1s.sotten the gums, reducing infamma
ucn,ailays paln.cures wind collie. &c. a bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08

People like to listen to advice cnly whom r.
confirms their own opinions. ~ ~
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08

A talnt heart is considered an EASY maj
for the leap year girl. H"'