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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-04-06
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The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Washing Their Loose Change.

The writer happened to mention re.
Gently to the manager of a well-known
city bank that a certain gentleman
who died lately, after making a fortune
as a newspaper proprietor, always had
the loose gold, silver and copper in his
possession washed before putting it in
his pocket.
The record of a singular fact was
the result, for, said the bank man
ager: 81 could not only name a con-
siderable number of people who do
this, but some eminent ones-one of
the richest and most benevolent ladies
in this country, as IN instance. The
coins paid away by q VIGOROUSLY fru-
gal actor-manager always have a high
polish, for he has soap, soda and hot
water daily applied to all the loose
money he draws from the treasurer of
his theatre, and all manner of comical
stories are told of the brightness of
his very small payments.
"Then, again, a noble Scotch duke
has little bags of coin already washed
and secured, put aside for daily use,
and a number of old city men I come
into personal contact with seldom have
an unwashed coin in their pockets.
Some of them are men eccentric in
other ways, but by no means ALL
London Answers.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Chor1ock in Spring Grain.

If there appear yellow flowers scat
tered here and there through fields Of
oats or barley, when these cereals have
grown a few inches high, it is a sign
that the field needs attention and weed
Ing. This yellow flower belongs to
the mustard family, and is an intoler-
able pest in spring grain. 1t only grows
on ground disturbed in spring. Each
plant bears hundreds to thousands Of
seeds, and as these will lie in the ground
for years, and only grow when the
ground Is spring plowed, they soon
make the growing Of spring grain i'm
possible. Wherever this pest abounds
seeding should be done with winter
wheat or rye, and no spring cultiva-
ton Of these grains can be allowed, as
this will start the weed to growing.
Just as 1t would In spring grain.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Recipes.

Soy-Crush two quarts each of
stemmed c%urrants and r~aspberries,
add three cups of vinegar, two cups of
sugar, a teaspoonful each of ground
mace, allspice, cloves and pepper; boil
one hour, then bottle and seal.
Tomato Salad-Take six or eight
medium sized tomatoes, according to
the number in family, and peel them;
one large onion and about half q green
pepper; chop all together fine and
then season we'll with salt, pepper
and vinegar to taste. This makes an
excellent salad.
Mushroom With Eggs-Cut the
mushrooms in halves, stew ten min
utes in a little butter, seasoned with
pepper and salt and a very little
water; drain, put the mushrooms in a
piedish, break enough eggs to cover
them I'VE the top, pepper, salt and
scatter bits Of butter over them; stew
with breadcrumbs and bake until the
eggs are set. Serve in the dish.
Lamb Chops a la Princesse-Broil
bu6 CuOpS Ill UAC W. AL3uICl bllG
when ss%partially cold dip each n
separately in some strong allemande
sauce, favored with mushrooms.
Place each chop fiat on a baking dish
and set on the ice until the sauce is
firm; then dip them in egg and bread
crumbs and fry them in hot lard.
Garnish them with some boiled
asparagus and cover with a good
gravy.
Currant Mousse-One pint fresh
red currant juice, n pint sugar.
Soak one heaping tablespoon gelatine
in one tablespoon water. Chill a
pint of cream-the quality for beat
ing. Pack the can in freezer, minus
the beaten, in ice and salt. Now dis
solve gelatine in tablespoon boiling
water, add to sugar and juice, set in
ice water, stir until it begins to
thicken; then add the whipped cream.
Mix well, pour in mould, cover we'll;
let stand three hours.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Dressing the Dinner-Table.

The dinner-table is best when not
over-decorated. All the beautiful rib
bons, all the lace serviottes and all the
favors in the world never made up for
a badly cooked or badly served repast.
A simple arrangement Of flowers stand
ing on a mirror centrepieceis more ap-
preciated than all the millinery in the
world if the dinner consists of a few
simple dishes we'll cooked and prop
erly served. The ~housekeeper who
cannot make many changes in her
table decoration finds that her mirror
centrepiece is a background that null
tiplies the beauty of her flowers, fruits,
leaves or whatever may constitute the
decoration. Women living in the city
who insist upon the marketman or the
fruiterer giving them a certain amount
of foliage whenever any fruit is bought
may, by arranging it here and there
among the fruit, achieve artistic eff.
ects.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
On the B1N7efeld.

gqnization known as the Woman's Relief
Corps, whose aid to the soldier of to-day,
lighting against the world for living, is no
less notable than the heroism of the early
sos.
One Of the most earnest members Of the
corps at Byron, ILL.,, is Mrs. James House
(reart, but illness once put a stop to her
active work. year or so ago, when she
was nearing fifty years Of age, the time
when women must be most careful Of their
st ength, Mrs. Houseweart was taken
seriously ill. The family physician told
her that she had reached a critical period
OF her life, and must be very careful.
His prescriptions and treatment did not
benefit her, and other treatment proved I'M
ayailing.
At last DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People were brought to her notice, with
~indisputable evidence that they were help
full in eases such as hers, and with renewed
hope she tried the remedy. Last March
she look the first box Of the pills, which
gave much relief. She was determined to
be- cured, and kept on with the medicine,
until now eight boxes have been consumed,
and she feels like a new woman
Mrs. Houseweart said: II have taken
only eight boxes, but | lave been improv-
ing since I took the first dose. l do not
believe 1 could have lived without the
pills. They certainly have done me more
good than any physician or any medicine l
have ever tried."
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold in boxes
(neyer in loose bulk) at so cents q box
or six boxes for $3.50, and may be had Of
all druggists, or direct by mail from DR..
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Died a Peuper.

Samuel Tetlow, who dieG a pauper
recently in San Francisco, was one Of
the earlier settlers on the Pacific coast,
and in the good old days of Frisco's
babyhood was known as prince
Prodigal," because Of the facility with
which he won and lost fortunes over
the green baize. He built the old Bella
Union Theater, having as a partner in
its management William Skaneantle-
bury, whom he shot to death during a
quarrel. Tetlow was sentenced to death.
but Social influence thought about
his acquittal at q former trial. A. one
time he owned the property now known
as Sutro Heights, which he sold to ex-
Mayor Sutro for $50, 600.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
The Family Towel.

1t is the opinion of one housekeeper
that for m family use small
sized towels are preferable. It of
course increases the weekly launder-
ing, but it is also her experience, she
asserts, that any laundress which she
has ever had prefers to do up a great
many small towels to a less number of
the very large ones. When it comes
to Turkish towels, however, they can
hardly be too large for the bath.
There is no doubt that for bath pur-
poses the large towel is the more use
full. AS the bath towels need no iron
ing, they are counted Il literally by
the laundress and will be found an
appreciated comfort when on O trip
away from home.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Raise Better Cows.

The test of milk should not be con-
fined to ones idea of its richness
Judging from its appearance, forthere
is no sure test but that made with the
perfected tester. If dairymen will
use such they will be surprised to
learn that some Of their best mixers
are giving a supply very deficient in
richness. The sooner this class of
COWS are disposed of the sooner the
dairy will be on a paying basis. If
these Improbable COWS cannot be dis
posed of in any other way, turn them
into beef, and if possible raise the
herd from the stock which meet the
test as to richness of milk. If sew
eral of them meet the test fairly and
continuously under a moderate ex-
pense for food, they will form the
foundation for a profitable herd. The
other animals should be turned off
quickly. Even ii two Of them have
to be given for one whose milk will
come up to the test it will be a pay
ing trade.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
A Pretty Lamn-Sfand.

This is how the Boston Budget would
make it: Procure about a quarter of
a yard of very thick cloth or drugget,
and cut it exactly square. Then get a
yard Of wide Brussels carpeting Of
only two c%olors, as, for this purpose, a
variety Of colors causes a confused and
indistinct effect and always looks
badly. The best tints for a lamp
stand are shaded greens, varied only
with shaded browns. These colors
will give tie effect of rich moss.
Cut the carpeting into strips about
three inches broad. Mark out on the
cloth or drugget the space you intend
to leave vacant for the foot of the
lamp. You can make the marks by
lacking a white thread along, so as to
form a square. Round the outer edge
of this square the strips of carpeting
are to be sewed.
Prepare, for the corners, some bits
of carpeting, which are to be very
small near the white line, and are
gradually to increase in size as they
advance toward the outer extremity of
the drugget. Begin by sewing on
these bits SO as to fill the corners with
them. Then sew on all the strips,
extending them from corner to orner
Each strip las we'll as the corner
pieces) must be doubled or folded in
the middle, and stitched down on the
right side.
When the strips are all sewed on,
they must be raveled OF fringed, SO as
to look like long plush or velvet. AZ
terward go over the whole surface
with a pair Of very large scissors, and
shear it as even as possible.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Bees and Fruit.

The fruit grower does not appreciate
the value Of a colony o bees as o rule,
but on the other hand is inclined to
look upon them as a detriment. It is
q we'll known fact that bees seldom if
ever disturb fruit that has not pre-
viously been injured by birds or in
sects, while the value OF the bees as
pollen distributors is we'll known.
Among orchard fruits especially bees
are of great value, as has been proved
by many fruit growers, who, until the
advent Of the bees, had been unable
to obtain full crops or large fruit ow-
ing to the imperfect fertilization Of
the blossoms by other means. In the
peach orchard, where the pollen is
scant and many of the blossoms oh
tain little or none through the agency
Of wind o. insects, the bees will prac-
tically solve the question of falling
fruit, which is mainly due to lack of
vitality from the imperfect fertiliza-
ton of the blossoms. It will be neces-
sary to avoid the use of the spray
when the trees are in bloom in locali-
ties where bees are kept.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Plant Strawberries Early,

ST. soon as the strawberry runners
havJfairly rooted it is best to take
them up and set them in new beds
rather than wait until the plants have
attained large size. The smaller
plant has much less surface exposed
to evaporation, and it will become
well rooted more quickly than will
those set later in the season. If the
Il are cut as fast as they are
put forth from the transplanted plant
it will make o large crown full of
buds for next years bearing. All the
buds for fruit IN the strawberry are
provided for the year before it is to
bear, and no amount of spring cult
walton can increase them,
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
If a woman doesn't dress regardless of ex-
pense it's her husbands fault.

julius Hines & Son, the well-known deal
ers in furniture, carpets. ETC., of Baltimore,
Nd, have issued their new catalogues, which
are now ready for delivery, and will be sent
free for the asking. TIL furniture catalogue
contains 100 pages, and is replete with every
thing necessary to make home comfortab BILE
and beautiful. Everything is faithfully illus
trated, so that purchases can be made as cas-
ily. as though the goods were before you.
nous throughout the length and breadth of
this country. .The.car'et catalogue is really
a work of art, being autographed from hand
easily and satisfactorily selected. Designs
and colors are faithfully shown, the whole
thing making a valuable work of art. In both
catalogues are testimonials from satisfied
purchasers from every part of the country:
together with reference as to reliability and
honesty, of which any house might well be
proud, and which gives absolute assurance OF
satisfactory dealings at all times.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Lord Mayors Regalfa.

The most interesting features in con-
Eection with the Inauguration of the
lord mayor Of London are the objects Of
plate and jewelry connected Herewith.
The scepter, pearl sword and city purse
are carried before the lord mayor at
this Inauguration. The stem Of the
sceptcr is the oldest piece of jewelry
extapt in England. 1t is cut crystal
ard was fashioned in the days OF Ed
ward the Confessor. The pearl sword
dates from the time of Elizabeth and
the ponderous city mace from George
TT
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Care for Yellow Clover.

Just after the wheat harvest the
young clover plants, which up to that
time have been protected by the wheat,
are apt to suffer from the sun unless
the stub5le is left high. After the
clover plant hardens it should be
clipped, which will force out branch
ing growth near the ground, afford
ing, with the wheat stubble, a sharp
sickle or grass hook, and may be &C.
complished at small expense. The
first clipping should be done about a
month after the wheat is harvested,
and if the ground is weedy or the
drought prolonged a second clipping
may be done early in September.
Close attention must be paid to weeds.
None should be allowed to go to
seed to ruin an otherwise fair crop Of
clover.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Siberian Horses Names and Tails.
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Three hundred bales of horses names
and tails, to be used for upholstering
furniture, have been landed here hy
the British steamships Maine AMI
Michigan from London. They come
from far-away Siberia, and are taken
from horses used by the Cossacks after
the animals have outlived their useful
ness. Horses are cheap In Russia, and
after having seen better days their
names and tails are the only things left
Of a commercial value. Very often
these hirsute appendanges are taken
from sound animals, and the beasts
left to their fate. Here the upholster.
ers use the hair for stufing chalr-backs
and other articles Of furniture, and the
material from Russia brings the best
price, because the hair Is the longest,
and consequently the best.-Philadel.
ph!a Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

1 Ielt very HUGH uS1CCi
and was able to do nearly all my own
work. Icontinued the use of your medi-
cine, and feel that lowe my recovery to
you. I cannot thank you enoughforyour
advice and your wonderful medicine.
Any one doubling my statement may
write to me and / will gladly answer
all inquiries.-Mrs. NELL HURST, Deep
water, Mo.
Letters like the foregoing, on
stantly being received, contribute not
q little to the satisfaction felt by Mrs.
Pinkham tha.ther medicine and counsel
are assistinglTomen to bear their heavy
burdens. q
Mrs. Pinkhas a'saddressis Lynn, Mass.
all suffering women are invited to
write to her fsr advice, which will be
given without charge. It is an ex-
perienced woman's advice to women.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. d afness is caused by an n
famed condition of the mucous lining OF the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets In
filmed you have a Fumbling soundo or lmper,
feet hearing, and when it is entirely. closed
Deafness Is the result, and unless the iniam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re.
stored to it's normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed for.ver. Nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing bntan in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Humid ed Dollars for any
case of Deafness (causcd by catarrh) that can:
not be cured by Halls Catarfh cure. Send
for circulars. free.
i. !. CnENEY s. Co., Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists, TIC.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
z PINKHAM'S ADVICE,
What Mrs. Nell Hurst has to Say
About It.

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-When I wrote
to you / had not been well for five years;
had doctored all the time but got no
better. / had womb trouble very bad.
My womb pressed backward, causing
piles. I was in such misery I could
scarcely walk across the floor. Men
situation was irregular and too pro-
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Dixon-Liver complaint! Why, how's
Dickens Not Good Enough.

OF the remaking and unmaking Of
books there is apparently as little end
as of their making. We have already
seer the expurgator at work on "Oliver
Twist" and now it is the harmless
looking sketches by Boz which is to
be torn to pieces. The authorities at
Darlinghurst jail, in Sydney, Australia,
declare that thirty pages Of this book
are unfit for prisoners to read and have
accordingly cut them out Of the copy in
the iail library.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Old Potatoes and New.

Tor some time after new potatoes
come into market the well-preserved
old potatoes are best. and are pre-
ferred by the careful housewife, who
cares as much for nutritive value as
for taste. In the old days, when
some potato grated fine was always
mixed with the rising bread, house.
wives found that the young potatoes
with very little starch were not SO
good for this purpose as potatoes
Grown the previous year.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
ROOt-Grafted ApDle Trees.

Most of the apple trees from nur
series are root grated. 1t is so much
more convenient to do this the first
eason than later that nine-tenths of
the apple trees for sale are grated
then and allowed to root from the
graft, as is certain to do when trans
planted. No doubt there is a greater
uniformity in trees grown by this
method than ifseach Seeding were al
lowed to grow as it would and then
be top grated when high enough to
'orm a head. Many farmers believe
that when a tree is top grated it will
come in bearing sooner than one
grated Oh q little piece of root and
allowed to make the whole stock from
the ground up. 1t is probable that
the root-grafted trees are given better
cultivation than those top-grafted, the
latter being usually stray seedlings in
out-of-the-way places, and therefore
getting very little cultivation.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
The Missing Heart.

Jack Potts-I might have won a
couple Of hundred from old Chips last
hight in a little game of poker. but ]
didn't have the heart to take his money.
Will Betts-Conscience wouldn't per-
NIT it, Ell?
Jack Potts-No; merely a cas- Of
heart failure.
VIII Betts-Why, how's that?
Jack Potts-Well, you see l needed
lust one more little heart to make a
fjrsh.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Cabbage Culture.

Cabbage is a very profitable vegeta-
BILE to grow both for home use and
for marketing purposes. With proper
care in storing it is possible to have
it the greatest part.of the year.
Market gardeners desiring an early
crop SOW the seed very early in cold
frames. hence have the plants ready
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

To get back to Lieutenant Hobson's
bravery again, it seems to US that the
fact that 1000 other men Ia the navy
were anxious to go along with him
proves that the navy is made up almost
entirely of uobsons.
After all, style counts for q good
deaf. A young woman who always mas
prided herself On being a good Dresser
Las landed q Vanderbilt.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
From Bad to Worse.

Dixon-I'd give anything 1 possess If
I could only get rid of this govt.
Hixon-Oh, that's an easy matter.
house and I'll wager that liver con-
plant will soon take the place Of the
govt.
Dixon-Liver complaint! Why, how's
that?
Hixon-Well, the landlady feeds us
liver every other day and the boarders
are oil complaining.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

Els Master Was a Yorkshireman.
! A tourist, stopping at a small country
hotel In England, seeing the hostler ex-
pert and tractable, inquired how long
be had lived there and what country
man he was. use Yorkshire" said the
fellow, "and ha' lived sixteen yea
here" Il wonder" replied the gentle
man, "that In so long a period SO clever
q fellow as you Seem to be have not
come to be master Of the hotel your.
self" aye" answered the hostler,
"but masters Yorkshire. too"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
In Firing Machiuea.

Inventors arc plenty WIN can make n ma
chine that will rise and float in air. but The
one Improvement which n"ns has succeeded
II. making Is su apparatus that will guide tho
ma, hine through :he manf treacherous cur
Fonts of nir. In this i,s:ert humanity Is
fortunate In having Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tors, which acts as a safe guide by curing
t-cncherous stomach. liver and blood diseases,
giving q good appatite, II strong constitution
and nerves like steel.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
FARM AND GARDEN.
@VVV.VwvVvv.vV
When to Thresh Grain,

Thresh small grains as soon as pos
sible after harvest. The crop is never
secure in the stack, and the sooner it
is in the granary OF the elevator the
better. No matter how we'll a stack is
made a driving storm will wet it.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

J. NJ. DoLacy writes: Il can assure you
that in no single instance has DIR. MOE
DERS) proved a failure. We have tried
soothing remedies and everything known to
us and odd women" and 1EETHINA is pre-
cmincntly n success and blessing to mothers
and Children"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

Godfrey-"Doesn't Winchester ever
get tired Of his wife's continued sulki-
ness and i'll temperY' Scorjel-'1 think
not. When she is good-natured she
SINGS"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

fuse, was also
troubled with
leucorrhea I
had given up all
OF getting
well; everybody
1 had
consumption.
After taking
: five bottles of
Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegeta-
Bile Compound,
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
woman's Heroism.

From the Register Gazette, Rockford, III.
Durir the civil war nearly as much hero
ism was sh vn by the women Of our nation
as by tn, b ave soldiers. Many a woman,
weeping for her dead son. bound up the
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

S, reJolcinS
in their
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even while
forthe one
W no was
SobO. AZ
that time
W II 8 laid
the foun-
dation for
the world
Or
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
teauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, soc.