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The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
Biggest Telescope in the World.

The largest telescope in the world
is the one at the Yerkes Observatory,
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. It has
lenses 40 inches in diameter inches
larger than those Of the Lick tele-
scope-and focal length of 81 feet.
With its attachments, the Yerkes tele-
scope has an extreme length of "A feet
that is, 6feet longer than Cleopatra's
Needle, on the Thames Embankment.
The tube is of wrought steel, 4 feet 2
inches in diameter at the middle, and
weighs six tons. There are seventy
five tons of metal in the Yerkes tele-
scope and its pedestal. This is to be
displaced by a still larger telescope, to
be completed for the Paris Exhibition
in 1900, which is to have a 51-inch
lens and be 200 feet in length. A tele-
scope of gigantic size, IS feet in
length, but very imperfect, was COM
pleted at Wandsworth, in Surrey, near
London, by the Rev. John Craig in
1852. At the Castle, Parsonstown,
Kings County, Ireland, William Par
sons, third Earl of Rose, erected be-
tween 1928 and 1S45 an enormous
telescope, at a cost exceeding EGO, 900,
which, though 6 feet in diameter and
81 feet in length, could be moved with
ease. The great telescope constructed
by Sir William Herschell, in his
grounds at Slough, in Bucks, with
which he discovered the two inner.
most satellites Of Saturn, was 43 feet
long, and had an aperture 4 feet in
diameter.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
SunHOWer Seed Food.

Sundowers are planted and cultiva-
ted much as any field crop, particular.
ly corn. They thrive best in q rich,
loamy soil, but will grow well on any
good farm land. Plant in spring
about corn planting time, and keep the
ground free from weeds. The ma
tured seed makes excellent feed for
fowls and has given good results when
ground as a feed for other kinds OF
stock. It is very rich and must be
fed in limited quantities, much the
same as oilmeal. Up to date, there is
very little exact information available
concerning the value of suniower seed
as a stock food. Experiment stations
in the United States have not taken it
up and about the only data available
is the experience of isolated growers
throughout the corn belt. The tests
made by these men have given good
satisfaction and it is to be hoped that
the matter will be more thoroughly in.
vestigated. It would seem advisable
for every farmer to plant a small
amount and experiment for himself.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
Animaha and tho Weather.

Many naturalists insist that animals
have a special sense which enables
them to foresee approaching changes in
the weather and conduct themselves
accordingly. Hens, ducks and geese
are Well known to make preparations
for rain, and hours before the change Is
apparent to human beings these crea-
lures may be seen oiling and dressing
their plumage. Pigs frequently pre-
pare a shelter for themselves before a
storm; a pig carrying a mouthful Of
straw is to the farmer a sure sign Of
rain. Dogs and horses exhibit unusual
lassitude before rain, and the cat wash
ing her face is, among housewives, a
certain sign. The croaktng of the rain
crow Is considered, in the country dis
tricts, as al indication of bad weather.
while even ants and bees, when rain is
approaching, seek their homes, the for
mer retiring to their holes and closing
the entrance, while the latter hurry to
their hives as though conscious that
danger was in the air.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
PIGEON FAMILY ON A SHIP.
Female Made Her Mate Sit ON tt

Female Made Her Mate Sit on the
Eggs During tho Voyage.
On board the Neptune liner Delano,
Captain James, which arrived recently
from Rotterdam, is q clear case Of pet
ticoat government.
When the Delano left Rotterdam a
pair Of pigeons were occupying q loft
on the vessel. On the voyage across
the Atlantic two eggs appeared In the
nest, over which there was a real
pigeon chuckle that drew the attention
Of the crew, and Investigation proved
that a family was expected. Great care
was taken by tho sailors in wild wealth
er to see that the mother and her eggs
were not rolled out or washed by the
seas.
Then the sailors discovered that
there was more pctticoat government
visible In the treatment Of the male by
the female than was recognized in the
ethics Of the married men who were on
board. AS an instance it was seen that
after the mother had taken q dog
watch" keeping the eggs warm, she
would catch her better half by the col
lar and drag him into the nest and
make him take her place on the eggs.
No sailor would stand such treatment
as that without complaining to the
British Consul or the Board Of Trade.
The male pigeon performed his duties
without a murmur and the eggs In the
nest promise to yield q sea crop of
pigeons.
Again the female dragged the male
into the nest and made him take his
place on the eggs. Then she stood out
side the nest and spruced her plumage,
which she had ~disregarded at sea. Then
looking several times into the home and
seeing that everything was all right
she raised her wings and flew away.
At tea time she had not returned and
Captain James Is bothcring his head
as to what he will do with the orphans
If the father follows the mother. He
hopes that Immigrant Commissioned
Robinson will not put him under the
same bond that he does when stowa-
ways escape from ships.-Baltimore
Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
Insects ON Roses.

The most troublesome of these are
The aphides or lice, the slugs, the rose
beetle or bug, so called, and the rose
maggot. Tobacco or kerosene emulsion
is fully effective against those pests
which do not eat; those which feed
upon. foliage and blossoms may be
poisoned with O little hellebcre.
The first three pests named belong
chiefly to the earlier portion of the
year. But the rose maggot gets in his
work at midseason or later. It is
such mean work, too, for he twists up
the leaves, gums them fast to the buds,
then bores away at our glorious
hybrid perpetuals and teas until their
beauty is ruined! Fortunately, his
numbers are not large, and close watch
may find him at his work, and com.
pass his destruction. There are many
who consider it unsafe to use poison
about the buds and blossoms of roses,
on account of those absent-minded in.
dividuals who have q habit of chewing
the petals.-V. Crawford, in American
Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
doyE0W PI&cA IN Earth

Three or four districts claim the nm,
enViable distinction OF being the hottest
place on earth. They are all either sit.
uated In deserts or in localities where
desert winds are prevalent during a
portion Of the year. The cities on the
Red Sea, both to the east and west Of
that body Of water, are subject to very
high temperatures In summer. AT Mas.
sowah, when the southwest wind blows.
~traversing as 1t does 1000 miles of arid
sand, the heat becomes uncomfortable.
the thermometer during the daytime
frequently rising to a point between
100 and 145, and In the sun going to
no. The wind bears with it clouds of
sand and dust from the Sahara, render
ing 1t dangerous to be in the open air.
and In spite Of the heat the inhabitants
are forced to shut themselves I'D in
their houses, stopping every chink
through which the wind and dust may
enter. The Valley of the Euphrates Is
another place of high temperatures. At
Bagdad the southwest monsoon occa.
sionally sends the thermometer up to
1l5 or 12o. The lower vail. of the
Ganges Is intensely hot, the daily tenn
perature during the summer season be-
Ing from 105 to 112. The hottest places
In the United States are the sandy val
leys of Western Arizona, the temper
allure frequently rising to no or l15.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
Thin Cream From Poor Cows.

1t does not pay to let cows get very
thin in flesh, for if they do both the
amount and quality of their milk will
be impaired for the ensuing year. An
old farmer once said that when grain,
and especially corn, was plenty and
cheap he could always look for a profit.
able butter yieldfrom his dairy. There
is such a thing as feeding too heavily
with corn, thus %fattening the COW and
decreasing her milk yield. No good
farmer is likely to make this mistake.
There are very few herds Of cows
which cannot proftably be fed much
more grain than they now receive. 1t
is for this reason hat we urge all farm.
ers to grow corn for home feeding. 1t
will be fed much more freely if grown
on the farm than if it has to be pur-
chased
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29

Plant lovers should remember thai
one good watering which vets the
ground clear down, is worth a dozen
dribblings.
Oats form bone and muscle rather
than fat; hence their value as a food
for work animals and young stock.
Moreover, they are cheap this fall.
Use only new barrels in sending
apples to market. If the apples are
not worth new barrels> keep them at
home and feed to the stock or work
up for vinegar.
Because there is a prcAspect of ap.
pies bringing good prices, do not ne
glect to assert them we'll when 2seehnft.
ing to market. A few seconds in the
barrel will pull the price down.
1t doesn't pay to pick up apples in
pals and throw them into a wagon
box and then take them out with a
barn shovel. This method will give
you a chance of picking over apples
all winter.
The Massachusetts, Experiment Sta
ton has made careful experiments in
thinning fruits, keeping account OF
cost and Of gain over trees not thinned,
which showed an average of over 81
profit per tree for thinning apples,
and slxty-one cents per tree for thin
ming plums.
Every farmer should set apart a
small piece of ground for c~urrants, as
a few bushes properly cared for will
supply a large family. They are easily
propagated and can be grown by
merely sticking a cutting into the
moist soil, where they can remain un-
til we'll rooted, and then be trans
planted.
A week before calving remove the
COW to q roomy, comfortable, quiet
box stall, preferably within hearing OF
the herd, if not in sight. Be sure the
bowels are quite loose and moving
freely for two days before calving.
Watch for the event, but do not dis
turb the COW or interfere, unless
something goes wrong Or assistance is
manllestly necessary.
A good compost may be made by al.
ternate layers Of leaves and rich
earth, but the heap should lie for a
year or more undisturbed, then stirred
several times before using. Time
must be given the leaves to become
thoroughly decayed. The heap should
be prepared out doors, where it will
get the benefit of rains, and become
and remain moist, to promote decay.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
Solids in Milk,

Many people are surprised to learn
that milk which is liquid has a large2'
proportion of solid contents than have
many articles of food. Milk averages
eighty-fve per cent. of solid matter,
Of which a considerable part is albu-
men. It is this which coagulates with
heat, and SIN ~sTe when rennet is
used. TJ5atoes are eighty per cent.
moist Ire, though when the potato is
coQlsed the starch in It expands, max
Zig it seem much heartier food than it
is. The solid oietIhe potato is mainly
starch. That of milk is divided be-
tween caseine, butter, fats and sugar,
the last of which is found in whey,
which, wen though ::1be soured, shows
by that fact that it has had some sugar
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
Farm and Garden Notes.

Oilmeal, sunfower and hemp seed
are excellent foods in conditioning
fowls for exhibition.
It doesn't pay to have to NOW off
the weeds in the potato field before
the potatoes can be dug.
If ga stitch in time saves nine," a
blow with a hoe applied to weeds
often saves nine times nine.
When you have a full-grown SOW
that is a good breeder, keep her as
long as she continues to breed.
When the vegetable seeds are ripe
gather them. The best will be the
first to shell out on the ground.
There is no better time to remove
the old wood from raspberry and
blackberry plantations than now.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29

Has written one of his best stor4s for the
1898 volume Of The Youths G.,mpanion.
"The Burning of the Sarah Sands is its
title. and it is a stirring tale of heroism in
the ranks. Those who subscribe to The
Youths Companion now will receive the
paper free for the rest OF the year, and
The Companions twelve-color calendar
for 1898. The Companions yearly calen-
dars are recognized as among the richest
ard most costly examples of this form of art.
Illustrated Prospectus of the volume for
1898 and sample copies of the paper sent on
application. Address, The Youths Com
panion, POT Columbus ave-, Boston, Mass.
There are 10, 800 teachers in the diminutive
kingdom of Belgium.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS,
Garden Beds Slipping to the South.

In Southern Europe it is quite q
fashion among the gardeners to raise
the beds for the winter gardens from
twelve to twenty-four inches high on
the north side, the south side sloping
down to the level of the land and the
beds running east and west. In this
way the full effect of the heat and
light of the sun is felt in the bed and
vegetation much promoted thereby.
It will be worth while for our garden
ers in this country to experiment in
this way and they will doubtless find
several days advantage therein in
securing early crops. - Southern
Farmer.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
An Old FuSaF:n Cofn-

1t Is a singular fact that the reigns Of
female sovereigns have been distin.
guished by the number of medals IS
sued, Queens and Expresses regnant
apparently taking a greater pleasure
than Emperors and Kings in thus COM
m~emorating events Of their reigns. The
medals OF Cathartne the Great, Of Eliz-
abeth, Of Anna, Of Catherine l., all Of
Russia; Of Mary, Of Elizabeth and Vic
toria, Of England, and Of Maria The
resa, of Austria, are far more numerous
than the medals Of n other soyer.
eigns. SO numerous, In fact, that, save
in exceptional cases, only q nominal
value attaches to them.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
The Worlds Merchant Marine. zRs

According to the latest tabulated
statements of the Lloyds the capacity
of the merchant ships of the entire
world is %, 800, 900 tons. The aggre-
gate capacity of the merchant navy OF
the British empire, including about
1000, 900 of tonnage in the colonies,
is 10, 500, 900 tons. The American flag
floats over vessels with a total capacity
of 400, 900 tons, and third on the
list of merchant navies is that of Nor.
way with a carrying capacity of 1906.
900 tons.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
Green Food in the Fall.

Green food is still plentiful, as the
hens can find many substances which
answer the purpose, and it is only in
the winter, when the food is dry and
the hens confined, that the difficulty
OF aHording a supply of a variety Of
green food is met. Variety in greer
food is better than one kind. The
term "green food" does not apply to
grass or cabbages only, but includes
any kind of bulky, succulent foods,
such as clover, corn-fodder leaves,
cabbage, chopped beets, ensilage
finely chopped), cooked potatoes, tur.
nips or carrots. The object is to give
bulk in order to dilute (f it can be so
%expressed) the concentrated grains.
These foods are the cheapest that can
be used, and lessen the cost of pro-
duction of eggs, not only by promoting
the health of the fowls, but also be-
cause such foods assist in the diges.
ton of the mor costly kinds. In
feeding green food it can be done by
giving cabbage one day, clover the
next, potatoes the next, and SO con.
tinue into the variety. The object
now should be to lay in a supply Of
such articles and have them read for
use when winter comes. G1"-~ the
cheapest Of all foods for poultry in
summer, and the farmer VIII feeds
grain at that season is not Oily in.
oreasing the cost of eggs, but taking
the risk of causing indigestion. On q
range the birds get seeds, insects and
a variety of grasses, including young
weeds. Ducks and geese are gross
feeders, and a easily secure more
than they require, while turkeys and
guineas are the best insect d~estroyers.
and Fireside.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29

"A dispatch from Mobile says that a
negro, after numbering another negro,
attempted to escape, and wounded a
white officer who wbs pursuing him.
The special correspondent th,ughtfully
adds: For this latter offense he prob
ably will b. lynched II the people can
get at him." Why 'latterW
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
New and Old Caps For Naval Officers

New and Old Caps For Naval Ofacers.
The officers of the United States
Navy have just changed their style OF
headgear. .
Instead Of the small, s~hiny-leather
peaked cap they have worn heretofore,
the new regulation prescribes that
naval officers are to wear a cap with q
cloth visor that projects at the top like
the caps worn by the officers Of the
Salvation Army.
The cloth visor of the new cap is
ornamented by a wreath Of oak leaves.
New York World.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ! %

LUOAb VCNI1
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is the
. Nor partner of the firm of +. ). CHENEY Il
Co. doing businessinthe City OF TOledo,C County
aud State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum Of N DOLLARS for each
and every case of that cannot be
cured by the use of BALLS CATAR RH CURE.
FRANK ]. e
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
(-~l presence, this 9Th day Of December,
ssAL| A, D.. 1885. A. W. aLsas1 p,,,x
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and MUCOUS surfaces
Of the system. Send for testimo., ials, free.
- HENEY Il Co., Toledo, o.
: Sold by Druggists, 7E.
Halls Family Pills ar: the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
The BaYOnet.

The bayonet was first made In Bay.
onne, in France; hence Its name, n II
was first used by the French army In
1911. 1t was successfully employed by
them during the reign Of William III.
In an attack on the British Twenty-tlfth
Regiment Of Foot. 1t afterWard be-
came generally recognized IS an indis'
pensable military weapon, and has
been used on both sides In nearly alltha
great battles Of Europe and America
for the last $50 years.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
a Short Term.

The shortest period that a member Of
parliament has represented a constt
tuency Is two hours. Lord George
Hamilton was reelected as member OF
the Ealing division Of Middlesex, on
being appointed secretary of State for
India, and the parliament to which he
had been admitted vas dissolved with,
in two hours after his election
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
Lives by Raising Mint.

A Louisiana woman supports her.
self comfortably by raising mint. All
the large hotels and restaurants in New
Orleans are her customers, and during
the summer she makes enough money
to keep her during the winter. Her
farm is said to be the only one in the
country devoted entirely to mint.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29

The English libel law was illustrated
by the finding of a jury in the High
Court of Queens Bench, after a three
days hearing of the suit Of Mr.. Andrew
H. Atteridge, the Chronicles special
correspondent during the Soudan cam
paign, against Mr.. e. F. Knight, the
special correspondent of the Times In
the same campaign. The jury award
ed Atteridge five thousand dollars dam
ages. The action grew out Of a letter
written by Knight to a friend wherein
he called Atteridge a dirty cur" and
declared that he left the Soudan after
the first battle at Firket because he was
In a "blne funk" He further expressed
his opinion hat Atteridge was a "dirty
cur" because he had treated Garrett,
the correspondent of the New York
Herald, In a vile manner, turning him
out of his tent into the desert when he
was suffering from enteric fever, for
the reason that he was afraid Of chol-
era. knight also accused Atteridge,
who had previously been a teetotaler,
Of drinking champagne from 5 o'clock
In the morning until bed time and pray
Ing to God all day when the cholera
broke out. He further described At
teridge as a brute who never washed.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
The TACT that the great tenor's mama

The fact that the great tenor's nama
Is Jean Mecbzislaw Reschke, and not
De Reszke, as commonly supposed, may
be a blow to some of his admirers, but
it will not impair his popularity. This
fact has been brought out in a commu-
nication which he has found necessary
to make in order to deny that he is not
an old man, as was reported. and COM
PEELED to make up" for all his youthful
parts. He calmly declares that he was
born Jan. 3, 1850. at kozija street and
the tracks, in Warsaw. The tenor is
therefore Al, quite a ripe age, and it
will not be necessary for him to begin
his farewell" tours for several years.
A man of II in any other business
would not be considered a chicken, but
a tenor of that age is in the bloom of
youth,
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
A MoOr's Ma6neSS.

81 Mohammed ben Moussa, the giant
Moor, sent as the chief Of the Moroc'
car Mission to Queen Victoria's jubt
lee, never reached London, having gone
mad in Paris on his way there, and
then having been sent home. His mad
ness took a very queer form. He
thought he was Montjarret, the chief
outrider who precedes the President OF
the French Republic on state coca.
sions, and insisted on being dressed
in livery, with riding breeches and
high boots.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
Chair Fan.

An automatic rocAng-chair fan" is
the latest novelty. A small pair Of bel
lows is attached to the under part Of
the chair. These force the air into
small tubes running upward with noz-
zies at their ends, which can be direct
ed toward any part of the face.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
Toy SOldier

The majority Of the tin soldiers sold
In this country are manufactured at
Wurtemberg, where some of the best
artists are employed in their designing.
The painting Of the figures is done by
women at their own homes.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
HYA m RAak.

This 10 the prayer of the nervous who do
bot sleep we'll. Let them use Hostetter's
stomach Bitters and their prayers will be
speedily answered. Insomnia is the product
of indigestion and nervousness, two associate
ailments, soon remedied by the Bitters, which
also ~vanquishes malaria, constipation, liver
complaint, rheumatism and kidney COM
plants.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
Her Dread of Fire.

An English exchange says that Sarah
Bernhardt has always had a morbid
dread of fire, and that this has led her
to direct that all her stage dresses
shall be made of freDroof material.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29

Some folks actually believe that they can
cure skin diseases through their stomach. It's
absurd on its f~ace-absurd on the face of the
man who believes, too, because his disease stays
right there. Stays there till he uses Tetterine.
It's the only safe and certain cure for letter,
Ringworm. Eczema and otheritchy irritations
Good for Dandru1r, too. Atdrugstores, SO cents,
or by mail from 1T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29

: IT'S love that makes the world go
round, but In the case of the negro of
1O4 who courted the damsel of 81 in
Tennessee the little god mad to. be help
ed out with the extra inducement of a
melon patch to the bride.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29

There arc more distilleries in sMassachu-
sets than there are in Kentucky.t