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The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23
THE CORN cRop

The critical time with corn during
the growing season is after it In IN
and well under way, as the drought
may overtake the crop and inidra its
progress. It has been demonstrated
BY experiment that there is nearly
always suficientao moisture to IS
sist q crop through the dry period
II the farmer does not allow il to
escape. Prevent evaporation of the
water and it remains within reach of
the plants. During a dry season the
water viii naturally rise to the surface
Of the soil, through capillary tubes Ia
the earth. II these tubes are sealed
at their upper ends the progress OF
the water to the surface Is consequent
" arrested, This is performed by
keeping the top soil loose with a cult.
vator, the loose, dry earth prevailing
a covering over the tubes which eff
fectually prevents the moisture from
reaching the surface and passing on
into the atmosphere. But the culti-
walton must be repeated after each
rain, as the rain drops beat down the
dry dirt Of the top soil, packing it,
and therefore permitting the capillary
tubes to extend to the surface. The
dirt covering made by the eultivator
serves as a blanket, or mulch, and pro-
tects the roots of the plants, while
the frequent cultivation eaectually
keeps weeds In check. The roots Of
corn plants feed very close to the sur
face. and extend in every direction, a
cornfeld being 3 thick network of
roots but Q few inches down. It is
advisable to give shallow cultivation
In order to avoid breaking or cutting
the corn roots as much as possible,
stirring to a depth Of only an inch OF
two, or Just suflcient to make the dirt
covering. BY thus keeping the TOP
soil loose the farmer may be able to
secure a fair crop, even during a pro
longed drought, where otherwise his
crop would be a total failure. He
cannot cause rain to fall. but he car
DIT least save the moisture already
existing in the soil.-Philadelphis
| Record.
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CHANGES IN


With the revival of horse breeding
as d profitable industry, the fact must
be recognized that there has come a
complete revolution in this business.
The old methods will no longer prove
profitable. We must raise for profit
distinct types OF horses for the market
and not generally all round useful
horses. We must define in our own
minds the different types Of horses In
demand, and then work toward the
production Of the best specimens Of
one or more Of these types These
types, briefly stated, are the road, car
fiage and coach horse, the cab horse,
the draught horse and the American
trutfer or road horse. One OF these
types should be selected In breeding
horses for the market, and the pecu-
liar characteristics of each n stud
led and carefully understood. Breed
ing for a specific class is the only
kind that pays today. The man who
breeds on the old lines Is doomed to
failure. His horses will bring SO
much less in the market that there
win be no margin left for profits.
One reason why horses became a
drug til the market ten years ago was
because farmers and breeders Fru-
duced q surplus Of horses which had
no particular characteristics. They
are not specially good In any line,
Then q demand slowly grew up for
horses which would excel In one par
ticular class, and this has steadily
Increased until today 1t has become
universal. The evolution In breeding
has thus made It necessary for the
| farmer and breeder to know his par
ticuIar class OF horses thoroughly
| Promiscuous breeding does not pay
but special class Of type breeding
| does. Every horse must be bred fol
d particular purpose the sooner yot
| can dispose of him the better. TIL
small horse and the horse OF mixed
virtues have passed forever. and theil
day will never return. Breed tn
large horse that Is useful for particr
lar lines on hauling, the road or coacl
horse. which can travel well with
| air load, or the trotter, which cal
make speed. In one Of these classe'
every horse must excel or he canno
bring the high market prices offered
Premiums are daily offered for tn
best animals Of any class L Pei
/ ters. In Indiana Farmer
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23
70 INSURE a coon GARDEN.

Aside from the question Of good
seeds and frequent cultivation. the
true basis Of success in gardening
rests upon the way the ground IL pre-
pared before the seeds are planted.
va have tried deep and shallow plow-
ing and spading. and In every in
stance. other things being equal. the
ground that was turned from the
greatest depth has given the best re.
suits. IN blowing the ground should
be snb-soiled, and IN spading It should
be treated In very much the same
way. the soil being turned under deep.
and the sub-soiI brought go the sur
face. When practicable Il should pc
topsdressed with WeIIrotfed manure,
which through rain and cultivation,
VIII naturally word downward to
as,ost the seed level at planting time
a f~opdresaing Of heavr coarse
manure before the fFst tuFnfne, would
Is al aa~anlage By al means She
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he found crouching On the eggs. He
endeavol ed to induce the animal to
leave the nest, but she refused to do
SO until the hen returned to her du-
ties:
This stats Of AFFAIRS continued uutil
the eggs were Matched. The moment
the hen would leave the nest the dog
would dash into the henhouse and
"sit" upon the eggs until the cluck-
ing biddy had finished her outing,
ana was ready to assume her rightful
place:
As soon as the chicks were out of
the shell Pftfcess asserted her right
to share with the hen the care Of the
progeny.
Last week a reporter of the Record
Herald called at Mr.. Ullrich's home,
which Is situated on Conkey avenue,
on the outskirts of Hammond, n
found Princess out in the yard with
her adopted young about her. A few
Yards away the hen scratched and
clicked, but the chicks seemed to pre-
feF the society OF their foster mother.
The das was damp and cold, and
las a hen gathereth her chicks under
her wing" so Princess, with gentle
paw and persuasive nose, was trying
to cuddle the peeping brood into the
shelter Of hor maternal breast.
To the teporter Mr.. Ullrich said:
II put fifteen eggs under that hen,
and eve5y one Matched out a chicken.
| 4 bretE good record, wasn't it? But
that 4hs due to Princess. o The eggs
didn'tl| have q chance 0 1get cold or
| spoilag At first 1 was afraid the dog
wouti break them, but when l saw
~ carefully she set upon them
decided to let her alone. In fact, she
was a better sitter than the hen"
Just then one Of the chickens at
tempted to run away, when, quick as
a flash, Princess opened her mouth
and for o brief space 1t looked as
though the dog had swallowed "a
warm bird" but in an instant the
| chick was dropped to the ground un-
| harmed Inc Cdulu0 lHSolsSS "AiSAi
prompts a mother dog to carry her
young in her mouth had momentarily
asserted itself.
Don't be afraid" said Mr.. Ullrich
In Answer he the reporters startled
look of anxiety, she does that often
but never hurts them"
AS the newsgatherer made ready tc
depart a strange dog entered the yard
New you will see some fun sale
Mr. Uiifief,
But it was the hen that eauae to tht
rescue. With o~utstretched wiags she
flew at the invader and chased hin
ANONYMOUSLY from the premises.
"Old Btddy has perfect confidence
i'd Princess, But woe to any othel
dog that tries to come feaf;" SAID Mr.
Ullrieh. II have tried several time'
to wean her from the chicks by keep
ing her in the house. but it was o
no use. The moment / would let he.
cut she would make a dart for thu
henhetse and white Until | let her in
By and by the chicks viii begin 4
scratch for themselves, and then.
don't know what Princess will do
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23
60, hxss tsrinr Peace.

According to S. P. Bogfan, son Oh
the late President Bogras OF Honda-
ras, the republic is enjoying greater
prosperity than for many years past
simply because Panama hats are In
fashion, Honduras and the State OF
Panama are the only two countries
where Panama hats are made. and the
revolution in Colombia has kept peo-
ple In Panama o busy to be mant-
featuring hats. So Honduras has
plenty of business in this line.
The Honduras government has
found the dew industry so sdvanta-
geous that Ii is giving 1t every encour-
aeement and extending special privi-
!eses and Exceptions from taxation tc
The factories manufacturing Panama
hats.
AS long as the fashion keeps vi
Honduras will be prosperous, says Mr.
Bosran. and the prosperity thus as
sured has done much to give the coun'
49,, aaoco
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four months, when my husband became
impatient because I grew worse instead
of better. and in speaking to the drug"
fist he advised him to get Lydia r.:
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and Sentative Wash. How | wish l
had taken that at first it would have
saved me weeks of suffering. 1t took
three long months to restore me, but
it is a happy relief, and we are both
most grateful to you. Your Compound
has brought joy to our hons and
health to me. y Mrs. PAULINE JUDsoN'
Al Hoyt Street, Brooklyn, N. Y
5000 forfeit # asoos tSstiNoniaf is not s~snHtHs'
Tt would seem by this state
ment that women would save
time and much sickness il they
would get Lydia Z. Pinkham'S
Vegetable Compound at once
and also write to aIrs. Pinkham
at Lynn, Mass, for special I'D"
vice. 1t Is free and always helps
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23
WATER ON A DAIRY FARM.

The water supply should be ever
more scrupulously guarded than the
food supply. It serves a double pur-
o that of water for the COW and
for the washing of the utensils. The
water for both should be equally pure,
and it ought to be made an axiom
that water unfit to wash the pals or
cans il Unfit for cattle to drink. The
milking COW requires large quantities
of water, and whether It be capable
Of demonstration that impurities may
find their way into the milk, IL il
safest to take the benefit or the
doubt and Use only pure water. A
shallow dug well In the corner OF the
COW lot cannot escape contamination
at sone time. The contamination may
not last all the time, and 1t may be, as
is usually the case, that 1t lie OF .
harmless character. The fact Is that
any contamination from the surface,
no matter what may be its character,
marks the well as one that may be-
come infected and the Of an cpl
demic. It only remains for the right
kind of an infection to enter. It may
require n year or forty years.
The special forms which are partial
TO the water supply are the Intestinal
germs that cause diarrhoea and the
typhoid form. Many Of the most
alarming epidemics of typhoid have
been traced TO such source. Il ID not
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23

Nv number OF Aner1cah 6iEls wa
now holding important posstteaa
rranch opera has caused no little
I ..soneent among the Paris public.
"a that there Is any personal praju-
~. AGAINST Americans. but sirapiy
als W.xe II Is considered that French
$3.50 should have the arst showine
ssrs engagements at their national
s.sssrs are concerned. Yet Il 10 uns
-@sfionable that voices are Deginnina
IA scarce in France. whereas Ana
ss il advancing steadily aa tha
Satgy for good material which re-
s.svss only classical training aDroad
II develop all the qualities necsasaEy
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23
The Australian Army

Braith Aeucht-The Federal troops
of the Commonwealth of Australia
number 29,571, with 60 field guns.
The garrison troops number 15.470,
and the infantry. cavalry and light
artillery 14,1O1. There are also some
naval volunteers, with two torpedo
boats. two gunboats and one picket
boat. The entire force Is under q
minister of defence and an English
army officer commands It.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23
ON CATTLE

g ordinary kerosene emulsion
which II used in spraying trees i also
cehen for destroying lice on cat
ne. The animals may be sprayed in
the same manner as with trees. which
e e apply q fine spray. Several
applications \ necessary to DESTROY
ilce matched later. The emulsion is
also excellent for Kidding poultry
Aouses OF lice.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23
USE on EoYER GRdPs

owe crops may in a measure take
the place of fertilizers and manures.
They are not, however, a universal
panacea for all soil deficiencies,
neither are they a full substitute in all
cases for fertilizers. There is always
a wide field for the profitable use of
either n or all of the concentrated
forms OF fertilizers named and id
many cases there is also q special
place fer the use OF fertilizers, there
fore the more need Of honest goods.
Commercial fertilizers furnish avail
able plant food, but no hunnus. The
cover crop furnishes both but it is
only fair to say that the plant foods
IN the former are more quickly avail
able than the latter. Cover crops i'm
prove the physical condition of the
soil, ~lessening the cost of tillage.
Physically, fertilizers benefit the soil
little or none. The hanus furnished
by the cover crops increases the
availability of the plant food already
in the soil; fertilizers do not. Cover
crops shade the land and conserve
moisture.
It is impossible to accurately COM
pare the cost of fertilizers with the
cost of seeds for the cover crops and
the preparation Of the soil for them.
The cost of increasing productivity
by extra tillage. by the use of ferti-
iizers, by cover crops or by all three
means can only be determined in each
case by the farmer interested. / give
below q single illustration Of what a
cover crop contains, knowing that an
other cover crop under other eondi-
tons might be either more or less
valuable. Second growth Of clover
furnished In roots and tops per acre
the following: Nitrogen, 1885
pounds; phospheric acid, 87.35 pounds,
and potash. 1926 pounds. There is
removed by 25 bushels wheat and &C.
companying straw AZ pounds OF nitro.
gen. 20 pounds phesphoric acid and q
pounds potash. It is believed that
most of the nitrogen taken up by
legumes is secured from the uncom
bined nitrogen in the atmosphere. The
clover did not add to either the store
of phosphoric acid or potash. The
plant took them from the soil ant
made them available. z. Roberts
in American Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23
QUERY

When Kate is opt, | sometimes lay
The, tray for dear mamma,
And she will say my little girl,
A help indeed you are"
One night / thought that / would try
Before I went to bed
To lay the tray for Katie, too,
And she came in and said:
"You naughty child, what have you
d6ne?
This clean; fresh cloth! Just see!
Run GSick, I say, upstairs I'd nurse,
And do not bother met"
I wish some little girl could tell,
For I'm sure I don't know,
How / can bother Kate SO much
When / help mamma SO,
@Yeuth's Companion.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23
CLOVER VARIETIES

There are several varieties of clover.
some better adapted to certain soils
tnan others. Alsike clover produces
seed 9 the first crop, while red
clover produces seed the second rrna
only. The alsike ID fortified BY the
honey bee and the red variety by the
bumblebee. The latter is being ex.
ported TO Some countries where clover
mas not heretofore fiourished, in order
to fertilize the blossoms,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23

ena s,ze smaller after using Aliens Foot.
case, n powder for the feet. It makes tigne
ornew shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweat,
ing, aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns ana
bunions. At all druggists and shoe st9rss,
Alien q. Olmstsd. lie Roy, N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23

n.rwln's theory OF the origin 81
IN has been attacked By Nina. os-
..s RenooE, . Freneh scientist. In
sscsare rscantyy delivered before d
@s,nan.s club In Paris she argued In
yagtly plausible way that man q
!, ysvStahie origin and does net dee
sssI rom tho monkey.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23
WHERE DOCTORS FAIL
10 Cure Wonan's Ills, Lydia K
Pinkham's Vegetable Coma
mound Succeeds HRS. Pauline
hudson Writes:

"DEAR Mrs. PrNKHAM:-Seon atteR
nv marriage two years ago I found
myself in constant pain. The doctor
said my womb was turned, and this
caused the pain with considerable IN
Hammation. He prescribed for me for
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23
,z,ob monev spent for Drink

Ianeashire's drink bill for 1900 is
estimated Ia round numbers at G17,-
900 GEO. two-thirds OF the sum repre-
genttne the expenditure Of the work
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23

i'll plougnastei, a small town II Brit
"a al the weddings OF the year are
s.,sbratcd on one day. In February
"A thirty-four couples yer married
unanimously.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23

Meteors which reach the earth al
most invariably contain a large guam
tity Of iron and . smaller amount o
nickel.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23

FITS permanently cured No fits or nervous.
nees after first days hee OF Dr. kline's Great
NerTeRestorer. $atrial bottle and tEsatiseiEee
Dr. i. u. KLINE, Ltd, ss1 ArchSt.. Phtia., "a
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23

E:D,v aithall & Co., Druggists, Horse Cave,
XIV. say; Halls Cetarrh Cure cures every
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23

The London National Gallery was Wis
tied last year by 47s,348 persons.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23

piso.s Cure cannot be too highly spoken 0!
ps q cough sure.-J. W, O'BnTEN, S2a IniSo
Ayenre. r.. Minneapolis. Mimi. Jan. 6. 1891
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23

Perfume makers buys in the Sicily ISL
ands, each season,about TOO tons OF ho"-
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23

Mr.; Winslow's SC othing Syrup for children
teethilg, sdftes the gums. q nnanMa.
ton ,aIlnys pain, cufss vino conc. Aoe. Hpot'i0
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23

The man who sticks to the truth must
content himself with catching small fish.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23

If talk is cheap any man can afford tf
make extravagant assertions.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-23

It's one thing to invent an airship, ane
another to raise the wind.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18
Infeetious Diseases.

One of the Important measures
passed by this legislature relates to
the powers of the state board of health
respecting the care Of persons suffer-
ing from infectious diseases and en-
poWering the state board of health to
take steps in case Of controversy with
respect to the care of such persons.
The measure provides that when con-
troversy arises between municipalities
or between boards of health thereof
respecting the location of pesthouses
or hospitals for the treatment of in
fictitious or contagious diseases such
matter shall be referred to the presi-
dent OF the state board of health, who
shall forthwith appoint committee
OF three members thereof, which COM
mittee shall, upon two days notice to
the parties interested, investigate the
matter and make such order In the
premises as the facts warrant, ano
such order shall be final. The health
officers of municipality which is al
lowed to maintain pesthouse or hos
pital for patients affected by infec-
tious or contagious diseases outside
the limits of said municipality shall
have exclusive jurisdiction and control
Of such pesthouse or hospital for the
enforcement of all sanitary and health
acquisitions. 5
Naval Militia.
: One Of the interesting measures
which passed through this general as
sembly was the bill to authorize the or
1snisatioh Of III naxAl 4ofssS WE
-. - =
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18
Two Drowned.

Wheeling, w. Va, April 1e.-Late
Tuesday afternoon four men from
Warrenton, o., were rowing up the
Ohio river to their home at Tilton-
vile. o. En- route they sent their
skiff into the swell of the towboat
Ironsides and the frail craft was cap
sized. John Venum and John Bonner
climbed upon the overturned boat
and were soon rescued. Harry We
mum and George Barcus disregarded
the warning of the othe-s and struck
out for the Ohio shore, so yards dis
tant, but were overcome by cramps
and drowned within only few feet
of the shore.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18
rALMAGE oBsEQUIEs.
Services Over the Remains of ths
Late Divine, in Washington,
Are Impressive.

Washington, April 16.-F1ineral serv-
Ices were held at the church of the
Covenant Tuesday afternoon over the
body of Rev. T. De Witt Talmage.
The large church was crowded to the
doors. The funeral ceremony began
at five o'clock and occupied consider.
ably over an hour. Rev. DR.. Teunis
q. Hamlin, pastor of the Church Of
the Covenant, and Revs. Drs. Thomas
Chalmers Easton, of this city; s. j.
Micols and James Demarest, both of
Brooklyn, officiated. The casket rest
ed Immediately in front of the pulpit,
and over it was massive bed of vio-
lets. The floral offerings were nu-
merous, mostly of lilies Of the val
ley and white roses, including 9
wreath sent from the white house by
President and Mrs. Roosevelt. The
members of the stricken family oc-
cupied pews on the right, while across
the aisle from them were the honor.
airy pallbearers.
Justices Harlan and Brewer, OF the Unit
e eSl, States supreme court; Senators cullom
Representative William Alden Smith
(Mch.). ex-Secretary of State John W.
Foster, Rev. Drs. Louis Klopsch, OF New
York. and Bittdnger and Fiske, Of this city;
Dr.. q. I. Magruder, Of this city; 3. II.
Branch and r. M. Lawrence, lifelong
friends Of the dead minister, and B. n.
Warner. Of this city.
After the family had entered the
male quartette sang "Lead, Kindly
Light" favorite hymn Of DR.. Tai
mage, and during the services sang
Beyond the Smiling and the Weep
ing" and ut Is Well with Ny Soul"
Feeling addresses were delivered by
Rev. Drs. Hamlin, Demarest, Easton
and Nicols. DR.. Hamlin closed the
services with prayer asking the Di-
vine mercy and consolation for the
stricken family. Then the immediate
relatives passed to their carriages.
Following this the crowd within the
church passed before the bier. The
casket remained in the church until
late in the evening, when it was
placed on a special car attached to
the Pennsylvania railroad train leav-
ing here for New York at 1910
o'clock a. m. The remains will be in
TERED this morning at Greenwood
cemtery in Brooklyn, after services
conducted by Rev. DR.. Howard Suy-
dam, of Rhinebeck. N. Y.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18
To Increase state Income.

To Increase state Income.
A proposition which has met With
great favor among legislators and
other people is that made by Senator
Blanchard that all corporations which
sell capital stock in this state shall
file their articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state and pay
the regular statutory fees thereon
This proposition is meant to affect the
oil and mining companies in parttcu.
lar, millions of dollars OF WHO'S stock
has been Aoated in this state among
investors, and the proposition IS de-
signed to compel these concerns "a
pay fees before they can do businest
in Iowa. Such regulation would
either drive large number Of these
concerns out of the state altogether
or At you'd mean an income of addi-
tional hundreds Pf thousands Of dol
lars to the state.
Homeopathy Candidate,
Committees representing the home
opaths of the state have appeared be-
fore the state board OF control and
appealed to it to appoint a homeopath:
ic doctor as superintendent OF the
state insane asylum at Independence
The present superintendent, DR.. Ger
shom H. Hill, will not ask for reelec-
ton, as it is his intention to enter the
practice of medicine in Des Moines
the first of next July. The homeo-
paths present as a candidate for the
place DR.. William o. Mann, of Boston.
formerly an assistant in state hos
pital in Minnesota. DR.. Mann is now
at the head of the Massachusetts
homeopathic hospital in Boston. He
is represented to be competent per-
son. The board will not decide for
some time.
LEON BROWN.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18
AN AWFUL DISASTER.
Gum Explodes on British warship
killing Two Lieutenants and
Blue-Jackets,

Queenstown, April 1e.-Gunnery
Lieut.. Fl. S. Bourne, Lieut.. Miller and
nine bluejackets were instantly killed
Monday afternoon, by the bursting OF
4 12--inch gun on board the British
frst-class battleship Mars, during gun
practice off Berehaven. In addition
several men were injured by the ex.
plosion. The breech of the gun blew
out after 1t had twice missed fire. The
bodies of the two men who were sight
ing the gun were scattered to pieces
and blown overheard. The injured sea-
men were brought ashore here Tues.
day.