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The Marshall republican., 1900-05-18
The Piefian Club.

The Pierian Club will meet with
Mrs. Sam Davis May ~. at ago
p. m.
Roll Call-Farewell Sentiments;
election of new officers.
Business-Table Talk Retro
spections and Suggestions for the
Coming Year.
MRS. G. S. HARDIN, Pres.
Miss MAY BRANDON, Sec.
NorIcE A large attendance of
the club Is desired.
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-18
Sans SoUei Reception.

Vic VI tuC suduy CUe unsuSB SJSvu
happenings Of the month. was tn,
club reception given by Mrs job,
Adams to the Sans Souci Club ant
other friends on Thursday after
noon at her home on East Nor,l
street.
The rooms we're quite attractiv,
in their decorations Of lovely Gu
flowers. both snow balls and carna
tions being used. which were in per
feet harmony with the pretty sprin,
toilets Of the ladies.
Mrs. Adams. who possesses tn,
happy faculty Of making evcryon,
feel perfectly at home. was assistet
in entertaining her guests by Mes
danes CELSIUS Orear Of Sherman
Texas. s. u. Houx. G. I. He'll ant
T. W. Hunter. An inviting how
Of punch was presided over BY Mrs
CELSIUS Orear aud Miss France,
Wood in the sitting room
Music and a delightful time 30
cially was enjoyed by those pres
ent, and refreshments Of strawber
ries, cream and toothsome cake wer.
served in the dining.room, com
plotting this most pleasant Of clul
receptions.
We give a list Of the entertained
Mesdames Il. l.. Brown, Ida Young,
S. D.. Houx, J. f. Houx. Misse.
Gertie Brown. Larue Campbell. 1T,
tie Chastain. Mabel Fisher. Geor'
Hian Fletcher. Annie Cutlery. Cal
lie Gauldin. E,hlyne Jackson. Al.
ice King, May and Bette Lewis,
Luln Mackey. Leunie Montague,
Pat,ie Page. May Robertson. Lii,
Sparks. Fannie Taylor. France.
Vaw,er. Julia Watts, Mary North
ern, Minnie Orear, Dean Robert
son, Mary and Sue Newton. Mauds
Hughes. Louise Noble, Birdie Fran
cisco. Florian VERIFY. Anna Haw,
kins. Pearl Parrish. Elizabeth
Whitaker. Pearla Strother. Mis-,
Emerson. Mesdames S. ID. New
ton. George Orear, J. w. Sparks,
j. w. Walker. Ike Terrill. Fannie
Clark, John Robertson, Robert
Campbell, Minnie Campbell. A,
Vawter, A. Leonard. J. p. Huston,
Willie NJ. Wood. e. NJ. Buckner,
Rufus Holloway. W. T. Mcclure,
George BrunauRh. G. M. Francis
co. J. Il. Harris and guest Mis-.
Nc Clelland, George Althouse. J,
B. Wood, Mcbride, J. w. Howell,
l.. w. Scott, Lutte Jackson. Mary
+. King, June X. King. K. f.. l.,
Smith, J. w. Carter, c. L. Bell,
John r. Hall, Phil Il. OFT, d, c,
Gore, f.. X. P%emberton. H. Down,
ing. Charles Page. William Harri.
son, Charles Potter. W. H. Fetch
er, G. Durrett, ]. G. Lamkin, d.
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PICTURE
ENLARGED
SIS worth Of Portrait
Stamps will secure one

Ask for them-you can buy goods Just
~ cheap with them a. without them,
ss you may e by the following
prices:
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We take oil kinds OF produce ut
market price In payment for above
goods, or for anything else In our
store.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13
Observation-Disclosures
Il
Farm and GARDEN,
~RRR~S~R~@
Methods OF Esna,ing Seed.

The methods OF collecting and keep
ing the seeds are important also in de-
sidlng the nccess of the crop. Corn,
Tor instance, left in the crib through
the winter until spring, subjected to
alternate freezing and thawing, loses
much OF its vitality. Treated in this
way it can never be expected to give
the best results. The choicest ears
should be gathered and taken out of
the crib before spring arrives. Then
hey should be placed where they will
thorotg hly dry before planting time.
Sudden changes in the temperature
will not then injure them. A good
deal of seed corn is ruined by being
allowed to freeze and thaw in the crib,
DR. ct least the vitality is so injured
That 1t will produce unsatisfactory
plants.
The value of care in selecting and
keeping the seeds of other grains and
vegetables should he understood and
appreciated. AS a rule one can raise
most Of the seeds needed on the farm;
but if not willing to give the required
time and labor to make them perfect,
it is cheaper in the end to secure then,
from other sources where their telia:
blllty is known and tested.
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ming on the pulleys. Rivet Stats
(called lags) to these belts for the dog
10 work on. There must be but one
riYes at each end of the lag and this
in tho middle.
At each end of the lag a small piece,
say an inch or less square and six
inches long, must be fastened to the
lags as o bridge to keep them from
sagging under the weight of the dog.
Two rivets or clinch nails are needed
10 hold these bridges firm. Each al
ternate lag must haze these strips set
in an inch SO they will lap past each
other and rest on a lag an each side.
Three or four small rollers or wheels
IRE needed under each end of the lag
where the dog treads, as seen in the
Illustration.
The connection with churn, sepa.
vstor or other machine can be made
By s.tumbling rod" connection, as il.
lustrated, or by q belt on the band
wheel. The lags may be q half inch
thick and four or five inches wide. AZ
the pitch may need adjusting to fur.
nish the power needed for different
Kinds of work, it is well to hang the
rear end by straps so the elevation
san be- changed at will.
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Care of Turkey Eggs.

When the turkey eggs begin to &C.
emulate in the early spring it is quite
i task to turn each one by hand, every
lay, as we should, if we would have
hem hatch we'll, writes Mabel Treloar,
IF Iowa, in the Epitomist. IF your
hens will not sit. or you wish to save
The eggs for the incubator, this is a
good way to do it. Use your old card
BOARD boxes to make filters. such as
you use in your egg case. If you have
nothing better, use shoe boxes, but I
think a deeper box, n that holds two
or three tiers, is best. I have made
one that held two dozen eggs. Place
the eggs you gather each day in the
Oilers, tic a string around your box
and turn it upside down; the eggs are
not only put away but are turned, in
less time than it takes to write it. If
you do not get but n or two eggs a
day, place them in the upper tier until
it is full; then it requires but a mo
ment to put them in the bottom, when
the top tier can again be filled. When
one box sfull tie on the secure
", mark date on the top, and set it
away where it can easily be turned
each day. Thus you will always know
what eggs are the oldest when you are
ready to set them. If you have no egg
cases, and do not know how to make
Gllers, ask your grocerymah for a fl
Ter. Perhaps he will have some old
ones that are partly torn off, and if SO,
you can cut them down to fit your
boxes. But I think sitter cardboard
is better, and turkey eggs being larger
than hens eggs, will probably need
larger filters.
When your turkeys are Matched,
and you are wondering what to make
pens of for them ask husband to let
you have the top box of a wagon, that
he is not using. Cover one end Of it
for a shelter at night, and you will
have quite a large space for them to
run about in; the hen will not leave
and the turkeys will not be compelled
10 follow her about. But do not make
The mistake Is keeping them shut in
for a week or more after they come
from the nest. Let them out for an
hour or two every afternoon when the
weather is pleasant. Do not let them
out before the dew is off or leave them
put too late at night. Turkeys r of
! roaming nature, and if they do not
get the grass and insects that they
need, you will find that they are drop
ping away one by one, and soon you
will no turkeys left. A chicken hen
is q better mother than a turkey hen,
Tor she will not lead the poults away
10 fay that they become tired out and
drop behind, as the turkey mother
aaal. Neither will she take them on
o visit to a neighbours.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13
Hints About the Stable.

The temperature of a stable should
be that of a sitting or a parlor;
not under fifty degrees in winter.
A hayrack placed above the horses
head is not to be RECOMMENDED as hay
seeds and dust get into the eyes and
ears.
Do not keep hay over a partly open
stable ceiling. The steam and breath
of the animals make it both unpleas-
ant and unwholesome.
If the hay must be kept I'VE the
horse, the ceiling between should be
of plaster, which will in some meas
ure prevent the vapors from passing
up to the food.
Use a hot, close and foul sta BILE If
you wish to kill your horse. It is a
most certain means of bringing on in
fammation, incuraEla cough or dis
ease Of the lungs.
The fresh air should enter through
q number of small holes rather than
through a large hole, such as open
window. The former prevents direct
draughts, but the latter causes chills
and coughs.
wNever allow any one to teas G or
tickle your horse. in the stable, be-
cause the animal only feels the tor
ment and does not understand the
ioke. Vicious habits are thus easily
brought on.
Have proper openings IN the cell
ing to permit the hot, foul air to es-
cape, and suitable openings at the
bottom OF the walls to admit fresh cir.
Impure and confined air may cause
broken wind and predispose to CLAN
dsrs and other diseases.
Have no opening into the manger
from the haylcft. past is very often
thrown into the horses eyes when fed
in this way, and thus blindness il be-
gun. and the breath also asce nds di-
rsctly to the food through the open
Ing. which at the sama time roars 3
eontlnual dgaseht down Oh the heFaa's
hssa, thus pgeaHesag ehtlls ~ well ~
bsa eesaa
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in one side, as shown, and below it is
tackled a leather lip or spout. The
dotted line shows the position inside
of two supports, between which the
fowl is laid while being picked. The
head projects from the opening, and
all blood drains into the pail outside
the barrel. As the feathers are plucked
they fall into the bottom of the barrel,
end are thus entirely unstained. The
picker sits on a box or stool OF one
side of The barrel. II more room is
desired within the barrel, saw off the
top down nearly to the middle, thus
giving a larger opening. Hens
feathers do not bring a large sum, but
they should always be saved, either
for home use or for the sum which
they will bring, which is really clear
gain. New York Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13
7 remember hearing the following

I remember hearing the following
story from the late Canon Bardsley'
author of English Names and. Sur
names" There was once a woman
"a little 'crackey,' 1 think" said the
canon, by way of parenthesis-who had
a son whom she had christened
What" Her idea seems to have bsen
that when in after days he was asked
his name, and kept saying What"
amusing scenes would follow. which
was likely enough, especially IL the
boy was careful to pronounce the as
pirate. Such a scene did, I believe
occur once when he went to school,
and was told, as a newcomer, to stand
no and furnish certain particulars.
what is your manner" asked the
teacher. What" blurted out the boy,
amid the laughter of the class. What
Ia your name?" asked the master
again. with more emphasis. What"
replied the boy. Your name, SIR"
roared back the Infatuated pedagosue.
What, What" roared back the terri
eed urchin. The sequel I forget, but
I believe it one of those cases in which
the follies Of tbs parents are visited on
the children Of the first generation
Notes and Queries.
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whsnoe ssma the s~oanas..

The people Of Japan have shown
such adaptability to European ideas
that particular interest attaches to the
conclusion Of a writer in the "Transac-
lions" of the Japan Society that the
ancestors Of the present Inhabitants Of
Japan built tho s%epulchral chambers
called dolmens in that country, No
similar dolmens are found anywhere in
Asia until tie search comes westward
to the shores Of the Caspian sea, "ana
tot more closely allied forms it Is moo
essary to go yet farther to Western
Europe" 1t is shown that the orig.
lnal inhabitants Of japan, tie Amos
were driven out by invaders fron'
whom the present Inhabitants ara d.
Snanfsd
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13
terest would be taken in the improve.

terest would be taken in the improve.
ment of farm homes if every farmer
fully expected to spend his days on
the farm. There is much difference
between the improvements that look
only to commercial value, when SELL
ing is the only object, and improve.
ments made for the comfort and hap.
piness of the owner. Many things
considered as improvements in this
direction by some have nc commercial
value whatever in the eyes of others.
The improvement added to the farm by
the owner, who must make his living
from it, will often differ very much
from that Of the owner who has ar in
come from other sources. When the
farmer earns the improvements as he
goes: along, they are generally notice
able for their utility, and are fully ap-
preciated. But if built for show, or
because money is plentiful, they too
often become a burden.
In the older sections of the country
the first improvement should be in the
land itself, the other improvements
following in course of time, as the
products of the soil prove able to sup
port them. It is the part of wisdom
to improve the soil first, rather than
put on surface improvements in the
way Of buildings and fences. The
former when once started is cumula-
tive, and in the hands of a farmer able
to make the start the Improvement is
rapid and profitable. The surface
improvements are not cumulative in
value, but rather in expense. We
pay taxes on soil Improvement only
as the volume of crops is increased;
on buildings erected, as soon as they
can be placed on the tax duplicate. 1t
is not unusual that these become q
cumulative source of expense.
Farming will rest on o better basis
when every man farms for the love Of
it, and aims truly to leave the soil
better than he found it; when the far
mel builds the home on the farm with
the sole intention Of occupying it while
he lives. Most farmers strive to have
bank accounts to draw on when the
infrmities of old age overtake them.
This is commendable; but too often in
this effort their farms are robbed of
fertility. Soil improvements entirely
forgotten in the effort to secure the
bank account. Thus the poverty of
the farm or the soil OF the farm some
times makes strong lnroads on these
expected accumulations, with result
ing failure of the expected bank &C.
count. We find the farmer with q
poor farm that will not. sustain him,
and with no bank account. He has
robbed the soil, with no effort OF
thought to add to or sustain its natur-
al fer tility, and when he most needs
help from the soil it is a robber in
turn, drawing from him the declining
siren 9Th of old age in his efforts to
make it yield him a sustenance.- -
John NJ. Jameson, in Country Gentle.
man,
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An Unnecessary Explanation.

He was describing a hold-un in
which he had played the star part,
yes" he said, "the biggest rufian
held me so tightly against the brick
wall that I could fssl the mortar
scratching my backbone. Gimme
your watch,' he growled. I gave It to
him immediately" There was a pause
Gave 1t right UP. eh?" said the
GREATNESS listener. EYES," said the
victim. 81 did" Then he dreamily
added: "You see, I was pressed for
timel'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13
o

Nine. Bernhard gives the following
account Of her admission into the Con-
servatoire: "Auber was present, and
asked me: Your name is Sarah? Yes,
SIR 'You~are a Jewess?' BY birth,
sir, but I have been baptized" Sarah
then recited two verses of Lies Deuz
Pigeons" and was interrupted. "That
will do; you are admitted Then came
the business Of selecting the right
class. Beauvallet declared for tragedy.
Regrier for comedy, Provost for both,
and Sarah selected both, and thus de-
voted herself simultaneously to the
culture Of the two muses., Melpomene
and ITALIA,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis,
ease that science has been able to cure in all
Cure IS the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being q con,
stitutional disease, requires q constitutionai
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter
nally, acting directly upoh tho blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of tho disease, and giving
the patient strength by building VI the cen,
work. The proprietors have so much faith in
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that It fails to cure
Send for list Of testimortals. Address
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13
The Allie Sed Treasures Were "Faked" in
CGASrRl Asia.

Orientalists will do we'll to be on
their guard in connection with Central
Asian manuscripts, which have Of late
provided them with such an endless
subject Of discussion, says the Scots
1t was Capt. Bower who first
discovered the existence Of some ex-
tremely ancient manuscripts during
his great journey across central Asia,
and DR.. Sven Hedin brought back a
rich collection for the edifcation and
m~ystifcation OF ~orientalists. Since
then the supply Of ancient manuscripts
has been very great, but 1t is stated
that the gravest suspicion is now cast
upon the authenticity Of a very large
proportion Of these so-called relics Of
antiquity.
An English officer who Is now en-
gagged In some exploring work in Cen
trail Asia has discovered that there
exists in Khotan a regular manufac-
tory Of the manuscript relics, and so
large is the output that he believes
chat at least SIS per cent of the manu-
scripts which have reached Europe
from central Asia during recent years
are spurious. The process Of manu-
facture has been explained to him, and
so impressed is he with the difficulty
Of distinguishing between the genuine
and the counterfeit that he has him
self adopted a rule Of never under any
circumstances buying any ancient book
offered to him for sale. Meanwhile
there Is much searching Of hearts
among the owners Of the manuscripts
which have already found their way
into European collections.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13
Using Dog Power in the Dairy.

Your correspondent who wishes a
power in which to work his coolie
dog will find that one made like the
illustration will fill the bill, writes
i dairyman to the Orange Judd Far
mer. I used, two different dogs in
this power, then sold it, and the new
purchaser is still using it and sepa-
rates his milk, churns the butter and
pumps the water for his stock with a
,oolie dog. The power consists es-
sentially Of two iron rods with a pull
ley at each end and rubber belts run
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13

81 notice that your boy mows the
lawn every three or four days. How
do you get him to do it," "S-sh-h!
Don't let him hear. Ills papa threat
ened, when he bought the mower, to
punish him severely If he ever dared ia
take 1t out of the basement
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13

Chtsi Justice RIecEley, Of Ca, has tried Ty.
ATLANTA, Gay March A.-Dr. Ches o. Tyner,
Atlanta, Ga: / aave used, ard am nov using,
Fyner's Dyspepsia Remedy. 1t is n mental az
veil as a physical elixir. Withtss aid AMI 8 pair
Vt spectanles l can frequently see the law in
spite of unsuitable or too much diet. oaAN &c.
6LEcKLEY." Price Soc. a bottle at ali druEgists;
Or sent for price, express paid. by Tyner Dya
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13

It Ia to a Frenchwoman, Madame
Percha-Giverne, we'll know in the gay
capital for her Inventions in parasols
and walking-sticks, that Paris is to owe
this gigantic umbrella. 1t will be
more than three hundred feet in
height, and will be supported by a
metal column, the base Of which will
be more than one hundred and twenty
feet in diameter. The covering will be
four hundred and fifty feet across, and
will be decorated with designs in col
ored glass, which will serve at night
to illumine the exterior and interior
With electric light.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13

Clean blood means a clean skin No
beauty 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 siekly bilious complexion BY taking
Casearets.-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. lOc. 25c. 6Oc.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13
Heal Farm Improvement.

One fact stands very much against
The Improvement Of farms in the
hands Of many owners; this ID ths eg'
nsetsEioa os % many 10 !aaTa shs
iaYm aeass tiMe. aaa bare q haEas y
e ylasRs " save asaa aesA y
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Economy may be wealth, butt Is not a sat.
Sfactory inheritance.
Ask Your Dealer for Allen,. F.,ot i

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Font E,ss.
\ powder to shake int your shoss: rests
he feet. Cures Germs, Bunions, Swollen,
Sore, Hot, Cai1eus, Aching. Sweating Feet
and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens Foot Ease
makes rev OR tight shoes easy. At all drug
Eists and shoe stores, IS IS. Sample mailed
FREE. Adr's Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
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When Dressing Fowls,

The accompanying illustration shows
one of the cleanest and most con.
venient ways to pick the feathers from
a fowl and keep them clean in the
operation. A barrel has a hole made
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13

in her counsel practical assistance.
Mrs. Pinkhan's address Is Lynn.
Mass.
MRS. MAREl COOP, Correctionville,
Ia, tells how Mrs. Pinkham saved
her life. She says:
IL cannot thank you enough for
what your medicine has done for me-
car recommend it as one of the best
medicines on earth for all women's
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13

oreyssweakened bysyphtlitic diSea Sos are cured
1t once by Leonardf's Golden Eye Lotion. Sore
ness and Inflammation relieved without pain in
one day. Soothing, healing, Strengthening. Insist
On getting 'Leonardi's'-it makes strong eyes.
Guaranteed or money refunded. Druggists sell
It at Is cts. or forwarded prepaid On receipt Of
price by 5. B. Leonardo & Co., Tampa, Fla.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13

The large herd Of fallow deer IL
Birmingham park, the seat OF the lat5
Sir Frederick Milbank, near Barnard
castle, has been sold en- bloc to Capt.
Ormrod of Wyresdale park, Lanea-
shire. The herd is one Of the finest
in the north Of England. The deer
were caught the other day, and placed
in specially constructed wooden cages
which were driven in long carts to the
station at Barnard castls, whence they
were conveyed by train to GarStang
Half a dozen Of the animals gave 9
most exciting chase in the park, and
were ultimately lassoed by q number
Of horgemen.
H- EN--A
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A Schemer.

Bannister-"So you think you will
spend your vacation at some inland
resort?' Housewives. I don't feel
that we can afford to go to the sea-
shore this year." Bannister-"What
place do you expect to go tor How
son-"I don't know. Haven't the least
idea. Somewhere here in the west,
though. My wife always decides such
matters" Bannister-"Is she partial
to the western resorts Howson-
mo, but I've been urging that We go
to the sea OF some fashionable place
down east."-Chicago Times-Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13
The Best Man Wine.

Prise fighting may not be a pleasant sab,ec,,
but 1t teaches a lesson nsvsrtheless-the in
ability of man to hold the championship, for
any length OF time. How unlike that ereat
champion OF heath, Hostetter's Stomach Bit.
tsrs, which has never been beaten, aGd for
atty years has met and conquered the Sorst
cases Of constipation. dyspepsia, biilousness
Stamp covers the neck OF the bottle,
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Now is the Time to Plant trawbeFPies.
Our free pub icat ons tell how to make money
on them. Strawberry Specialists, ntttre ], NC.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-13

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup for childrea
eeeShing. s0Itens tne nllammn
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Fits permanently cured. No Ats or nervous-
ness after first days use of DR.. K1ine's Great
GerveRestorer So trial bottle and treatise free
On. r. II. KLINE, Ltd, 93l Arch ST. Phila, Pa.
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To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, fullof life, nerve and vigor, take NoITo.
Bac, the wonderworker, that makes weak men
etrong. Ali druggists, Soc or 81. Cure guaran.
teed. Booklet ard sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.