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The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09
Alfalfa Clover.

For wears the editor has been urging
farmers to sow Alfalfa Glover, and glad he
is that thousands of wide-awake farmers,
scattered al over America, are doing this
row, to their great benefit and satisfaction.
A. Walford, Nestiore Farms, Pa, writes:
II have go acres in Salzer's Alfalfa Glover.
It is immense. I cut three crops this sea
son and have lots of pasture besides"
Hon. II. f. Hunter, S. D., says, Sal
zer's Northern Grown Alfalfa clover can
not be beat. / have solved the question OF
stock raising here. Salzer's Alfalfa Is good
for 8 rousing crops of hay, salzer's Speitz
for 60 bu. Of grain aud 3 tons hay, Sal
gers Macaroni Wheat for 65 bu. best hog
fattening wheat, and Salzer's Hanna Bar
lev, for arid, dry land, is good for 70 bo.
per acre. These are all great hog, sheep
and cattle fatteners, and last but not least,
Salzer's Victoria Rape for sheep, and BAL
GERS Teosinte, good for so tons Of green
food for cattle, and Salzer's Billion Dollar
Grass and Bromus Inermis for lots and
lots of good hay. These things make u
possible for me to grow live stock by the
thousands.
Have you heard OF Earliest cane! Gives
SIX nowings a year, and Teosinte, the S
ton per acre fodder wonder?
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE II iOc IN
STAMPS
10 the John A. Salzer Seed CO.. La crosse,
Wis, and receive their big catalog and iots
] farm seed samples free. lA.C-LJ
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09
Fa.Uos IN A BALE OF HAY.
Frauds in Watch Gases.

According to an article in the Cncin-
natl Commercial, a ffty-one pound stone
was recently found in that city secreted
in a bale of hay OF eighty pounds.
This Is not as bad as finding a lump of
lead of nearly one-half the weight of the
solid gold watch case secreted in the GEN.
tire of the case.
God watch cases are sold by weight, and
no one can see where this lead is secreted
until the springs of the case are taken out
and the lead viii be found seereted behind
them.
These cases are made by companies who
profess to be honest, but furnish the means
to the dishonest to rob the public. 1t is
net pleasant for anyone to find that he
has logged a lump of lead in his watch
case.
Another trick of the makers of spurious
solid gold watch cases is to stamp the case
~. S. Assay" The United States does
not stamp any article made gu: of gold and
silver except coin, and the fakIr, by using
this stamp, wants to make the public be-
liave that the Government had something
to do with the stamping or guaranteeing
the 6ncness of watch cases.
Another trick Of the watch fakir is to
advertise a watch described as a solid gold
filed watch with a twenty or twenty-five
year guarantee. These watches are gener-
ally sent C. O. D., and if the purchaser has
paid for the watch he finds that the COM
pany which guaranteed the watch to wear
is not in existence.
The Dueber-Hampden Watch Company,
of Canton, Ohio, who are constantly ex-
posing these frauds, will furnish the names
of the manufacturers who are in this ques-
tionabae business.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09
DRESS OF EASTERN WcMEN

fashions Charges Have Little to 90
with Their Costumes.
Many MohamEeian women in India
year ~petticoats, generally very wide
indeed, and falling in heavy folds.
Some wear an underpetticoat OF fine
calico as a protection to the costly
stuff Of which the outer garment is
composed or to escape friction. The
:tuf-satln, silk or cotton cloth is
gathered into q strong band OF tape,
which is tied over ore hip, and the
2laits or gathers are carefully made,
so as to allow the cloth to fall in
graceful folds. Over the choice or
bodice is q light muslin shirt. which
continues below the waist, called q
koortun. Over all a scarf of white or
eoloTed muslin Of fine texture called
ioopatta, passed orce around the
waist and thence cross the bosom
and ever the left shoulder and head,
ike the saree, completes the costume.
When the petticoat is not worn by
hohannedan women pyjanas or
trousers take their place. These are
sometimes loose, as in Dude and Ben
gal; elsewhere they are Is tight as
they can be made. The cutting out
If these tight trousers is 10 easy mat
:er, for they have several cores CT
he inside of the thigh and are cell
.rived so they are flexible. however
light, and do net hinder the weare-
from sitting cross-legged. With the
trousers, which are tight at the waist,
are worn the cholse bodice, the koor-
.un or shirt and the doopatta Oh scarf.
In full dress the Mohammedan lady
wears the peshwaz Of Persian robe, in
which dancing women usually per
form. It has long tight sleeves, a
tight body crossed in front and q very
v%oluninous muslin skirt, the most
fashionable amplitude being about
forty or even sixty yards in circumfer-
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09
s,iders Are Harmless.

While the common house spider is
harmless and renders positive ser.
vice to mankind by killing flies ard
other insects, it is generally regarded
with aversion, if not with fright. The
ordinary spider does not deserve its
bad reputation. From time immemor.
ial 1t has been called crafty and muir
deroug, Turing the poor fly to It's
death and then gresdily devouring it,
but really it only Furnishes trespass.
ers.-ExchanSe.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

Hn. David Meekson is we'll known, lot ony in his " State but throughout
America. He began his political career by serving four consecutive term as Mayor
of tine W in which he lives during which N he became widely known as the
founder OF the Mekson Bank of Napoleon, Ohio, He was elected to the Eiftyffth
Congress by a very large majoTty. and is the acknowledged leader OF lis parity In
hiss section oft the Estate.
Only me flaw mnrcd the otherwise complete success of ths rnng statesman.
Catarrh, with its insdous approach and tenacious grasp, was his only unconauered
foe. For thirty years he waged unsuccessful WARFARE against this personal enemy.
AT asst euna came to the rescue. and he dictated the following letter to DR.. Hart
mar as the result:
"Ihare used several bottles Of PeFund ana 1 feet greatly benefited
: thereby from my catGrrA Of the head. Tfeet encouraged to teLiere that
: III ue it q short time longer I WUt befuHy able to erndicetet the disease
8 ofbjrty gears ste mdinG "--Darid Meekfson, ec-Hena5er of Coagress.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

LUJ UUuIIsI nv Sys- E~s9ss~Wo~ FWNNWN@H@
TEN. | had come down from 40 to about
IS pounds in weight. [ now feel that |
am well of all my troubles. Mrs. A.
Snedeker.
Send for free book on catarrh, entitled
Winter Catarrh," by DIR. Hartman.
Health and Beauty sent free to women
only.
If you do not derive prompt and satisfac-
tory results from the use of Peruna, write
ment of your case and he will be pleased to
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman sanitarinm. Columbus. O.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09
A Professional Nurse TNs Her tx.

perieuce With Doan's 4 aey Pills.
Mont. hhe Mass.
Foster Milburn Co., BuffatoR. Y:
Gentiemen-I heartily w 4ose who
are suffering from back i'd. On dis
turbed action of tfe kidrhy, lR,ld try
Doan's Kidney Pills. ASnstelsh' lcase
with NE, they will be nj or GoeaE-
prised with the results.a rSek
troubled for years witie.d Xspine. l
could rot lie on either A. Spinal
cramps would follow, FI~rdsscould
not explain the agony - 1 would
endure. While in thesscraYA l could
not speak or move, lit by baking a
great effort after thy cram: Dad left
me 1 could begin to speak ay move a
little, but my whole back Wa so sore
and lame that l LOAD not evena ave the
back bathed fGh he time. NJ nerves
were in a terri fhtate. l would rath-
er sit up at nigs han go to bed dread
ing the crampF I'D the terrible back
aches. I consl I'd physicians, but got
only a little p. L for the t~imeabeing.
seeing your CiFFtSeneht, my %1oLner
urged me tog Doan's Kidney Pills.
After using ong box l was better, and
have ever sinh been on the gain. 1
have no backa5he and no cramps now.
and I feel like a,new person. Ny nerves
are better and KNOW my bloodis purer.
Words caFpot express my thanks Ito
you for what Doan's Kidney Pills have
done for me. In my work as profess
sional nurse 1 have a chance to-recom-
mend them, and they did me so much
good that l will do so Oh every possible
occasion.
HATTIE BRIGHAM, Nurse.
Doan's Kidney Pills are sold at so
cents per box. Address Foster Milburn
Co, Buffalo, N. Y, for a free trial box.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

The Lutheran church ranks frst
among Protestant denominations In
tRe Unstea States, having 1880 eoRsrs
gn4ions and q membership Of 1860.
oea. 48 theological seninaries, 43 col
leses. SO academies. 10 young ladies'
sgninaries, % hospitals. So orphan
asylung, 20 homes for the aged anS
s deaeonsss houses.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

-AN NAAN
try it and see what
it would do for ne.
My case is an old
one, and | have
none OF the IL
symptoms now, be-
caase [ have had
the disease so long
that / had none Of
the aches ndpains,
out a genera! run
down condition of
the whole body
sore nose and throat
a~ndstomach. Ihad
a good appetite.
but my food did
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09
vIew MaaculIne.

~Do you think" asked the sweet
girl who was in training for the grad.
uation Derby, that a nan is justified
in expecting his wife to share his
trcubles?"
Sure thing" answered the sad-eyed
man with the invisible hair, eff it
wasn't for her he wouldn't have half
40 many
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09
Bswars of olnssnsnts For casarrh Ths

CONTAIN mefcuEys
as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derangs the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through tho mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do Is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarra Cure. manufactured
by r. J. Cheney d Co. Toledo, o., contains
no mercury, and Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaced
of the system. In buying Halls Casarrh Gus
be sure you get the genuine. Iffa taken IN
ternaily, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by L.
=. Cheney j. Go. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists; price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Eail's Fatnily Pills fer constipation.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

aEnther, it is as essential for you to
provide a safeguard against that night
tend to your children, Group, as to their
hunger. Taylor's Cherokee Remedy Of
Sweet Cam and Mullen win cure cough,
Group and colds.
At druggists, &c, Soc. and sI.00 a bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09
Self Control The Root
Of All Virtue.
BY Rev. Thomas B. Gregory.

yoursoIf-there is the beginning Of all true eupre5hlp'
/ ~ To be the master Of ones own spirit, to Re the ord OF m W
/ 81 temper,-there is the secret of all true power and greatness.
Who has not read % the battle proves of Hannibal tIed-
EEAEEBE the still more important factt lat these great captains Were even
E4GgS@Y greater in the control which they had over their naturally lot
al uyu4 IVe natures than they we're in their power over armies no patles!
The grandest thing about Hannibal we not the habit of victoryo O. the bat
tlefed that sc perSstently characterized him, but this habt or patience WIN
Llich. he always met the mean treatment that came to him from the home
EFernment. 49,
& Frederick was great in acton-thriIingI. subEmely great-bnt, lie was
mater in the calm, patient, unconquerabIe selfcontrol with which ne 1acea
tR terrible odds which nor than ono threatened to crust him.
MI And William the Silent, socaned nt because he could not talk, put pc
caAse, when it became necessary, he would lot talk-was a marvel OH patience
and setpossessOn. Silently the great mn could bear many grFfs'a n sobenF
Iy he oud endure many prOvocalOns and wrongs.
Times without number he was tried to the utmost limit of human endur
anca but he never failed to keep reason On the throne and as passion hFml
il the leash.
No American. certainly. can feel otherwise than proud when he thinks CT
tine battle tfluR IS that will ever cluster about the names O Gran aho iE
but is he not Infinitely prouder OF the magnificent selEcontrol with which
the two great captains net at Appomattox!
Z To be able to master ones self IS the nobest accomplishment in the list OF
1Eman virtues. Such mastery is absolutely essential to any ratona human
Ages.
let a man give the reins to his impulses and passions and from that mo-
coz aVhe slave of the appetite or passion which, for the time being, happens
to { \ strongest.
must GtAbe to resist the wild impulse which would aod him on to despera
tor and Ehn.
In the supremacy Of selfcontrol" says Herbert Spencer, Consists of
and tnither BIZ each desire that in turn comes uppermost-but to be seltre-
strained, seltbalanced, governed by the point decision of the feelings in council
assembled, before whom every action shall have been fully debaeda and calmly
determined-that it is which education, mora education at least, strives to
produce"
OF course, this noble equipoHe of soul is not to be gained in a day. 1t is
the golden fruit of e long and earnest selftraining Not in a day, ut surely
after many days the most impulsive mar may tame himself, may conquer the
wild beast within himself and become a rational sensible nDenS.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

China silk dresses may be quite success
fully washed. Remove all spots with ben
zine, then wash in warm soapsuds, rubbing
between the hands. rinse through several
waters. Use Ivory Soap and do not rub the
soap on the dress. Wiring as dry as possible.
wrap in a sheet or clean cotton cloth, and,
when partially dry, iron.
ELEANOR r. PARKER.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

There are $4,000 Indian children in
school, G2,616 Indians who can speak
English and 143,974 Indians who wear
civilized dress.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09
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Mans Love Of the Dog.
BY Maurice Macteriinck.

e. BY Maurice Macteriinck.
Of All a nin1als Only the Dog Has Made Alliance With Us.
E-NAN LOVES the dog but how much more ought he to love 1t if he
Ia considered, in the fnhexide harmony of the laws or nature, the
3 EW# A sole exception which is that love of a beng that succeeds IN
piercing in order to draw closer to us, the partitions, everywhere
k@[-@E else impermeabhe, that Sc parate the species! We are alone, ID
SAASNH soutey alone on this chance planet; and, amid Il the form OF
SAAS life that surround US t one, excepting the dog, las made a n
alliance with us. A few creatures fear u.s., most are unaware OF US In nt ont
loves u.s.. In the world of plants W e ave dumb n moionless slaves; but they
serve US in spite of themselves They simply endure u ua n or yoke.
They are imotent prisoners victims incapable O escaping, but Silently re-
be1ious; and, s o soon as W e lose sight of them, they hasten to Detray US n
return to their former wild and mschievoQs liberty. h rose n the corn,
had they wings, would fly ato our approach K the birds
Among the animals, we number a few servants Who ave submitted only
through Indifference, eowardice, or stupidity; the uncertain and raven horse
who responds only to pain n is attached to nothing; the passive n e.
ieced ass, who stays with u only because he knows not What to to do Tor where
to GO but who nevertheless under the cudgel n the packsaddle, retains the
idea that turks beMnd his ears; the COW and the x, happy SO long a they
are eating, and docne because, for centuries, they have not had a thought Of
their own; the afrghted sheep. who knows n o other nastert han terror; the
hen, who is faithful to the poultry yard because she finds more maize and wheat
thpre. han in the neghboring forest | do lot speak of the cat to whom we
are nothing nor than a too 1arge n UNBEATABLE prey, the ferodous cat, whose
sideong contempt toerates u only a encumberng parasites in our W
homes She at least curses u in her mysterious heart; nut IL the others
live beside u.s., Is they might live beside a rock o a tree. They d o not love
u.s. do rot know U.s. scarcely notice u.s.. They ar unaware OF our nfe,o ur death,
u departure, II return, u sadness, u JOY III smile. They d. not even
Lear the sound O. our voiceas 500 Is it n longer threatens them; and, when
they look at u.s. it is with the disrusfI beW1derment of the horse,i in whose
y still bowers the infatuaton Of the e1ko or gael tina sees US or the first
time OF with the dull stupor of the ruminants, who look upon IS as a momen-
tay and useless accident OF the pasture-TheC Century.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

The erection of galvanized iron
houses in Bloemfontein. the capital of
the Orange River colony, has been
prohibited.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

Mrs. wtnslow's sootpf 80 for children
teethine, soften the gAEEsfes%infamma-
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

/ In the pulpit a young clergyman is preaching from the ext: IN
asmuch as v die it unto n of these my brethren, ever the asst
K~yS@V y did it INTO me-" The SUI peeps through the WINDOWS, Wnere
EaNNLSYR climbing roses nod. In the tall naples a dove Is cooing; tn
kAMJ drowsy hum of the honeybee is on the air. But h recks not OF
these, nor OF the peaceful day. His soul has seer a vision Of hot stony
streets of squaid homes, of hardvkaged, unlovely childhood, II anknd made
in His image twisted by wan and ignorance into monsuous defornUy; n
the mesageh h. speaks goes straight to tn heart of the plain farmers on the
benches; His brethren these and stepped in the sum! They gather round MIN
after the service, their hearts burning within them.
see him speeding the net day toward the great city, a messenger or owe
and piy and help. l see him return before the weeks end. nine starved ur-
chins cinging ITO his hands and tn skirts If his coat, the frs Fresh Air party
that ent out of New York twentyseven years ago next summer l see the
bgAearted farmers take them into their homes and hearts: l see tn SUI and
the summer wind pt back coor n the "a cheek, and life in the shrunken
and starved frame. hear the m@age Of n Of the little oesto lei chums
left behind in the tenement: 81 can have W pieces OF pie to eat nobody
says nothing if I take three pieces Of cake!" and l know what 1t means
to them. Laugh? Yes! laugh and be glad. The world has sorrow enough
Let in the sunshine where you can, and know hat it means life to these, lie
nw and a glimpse of the hereafter l a hear it yet, the sigh of the ured
mother under the trees N Twin Island, our Henry street chIdrens summer
home: If heaven is like this l don't care how soon l 60"
For the sermon had wings; and whithersoever it went blessings sprang IN
its track. Love and Justice grew; mel read the brotherhood into the sunlight
and the fields and the woods and the brotherhood became real 1 see today Will
lard Parsons, the minister, nc longer 81 young sitting in his office in the Tt-
bune Building still planning Fresh Air holidays for the children of the hot
city. But he seeks them himself n more A thousand churches, chart
ties kindergartens, settlements a thousand preachers and doors of the brother
hood gather hem IL. 4 thousand trains of many crowded cars carry them
to the homes that ar waiting for them wherever men and women with warm
hearts live. The message has travelled to the farthet shores and nowhere in
the Christian world is there a place where 1t has not been heard and Needed.
Wherever it has there yu have seen the heat of nan laid bare; nj the
soht is oa0d T Century.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

Some men trust to luck in this world,
and some others are lucky to get trusted. ,
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

At one time it was the belief in Russia
that a beardless man was s~ouliess.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09
By Rev. DIR. r. p. Johneon.a

The postal receipts for the fiscal
year ended with June were 81, sos. 967,
an increase " the previous year of
s12S.632.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

II a man is going to. believe in himself
he had better not get too well acquainted
with himself.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

TaTsurePiso'sCu Cure forConsumptfon saved
mylife three years ago.-MEs. THOMAS ROB-
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

The woman who wastes A,rrbreath talk
ing never seems in want Of Az.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

4 decayed apple eater by a schoolboy in
Dublin caused a fatal attack of ptomaine
poisoning.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

Money refunded for each package, of
PUTNAM F~ADELEss DYES if unzatisfac-
tory.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09
To Wash China SILK presses.

There are men who wouldn't dare read
the declaration of independence to their
wives,
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

:. The population of Romania is g.
600. 600, which is nearly that OF Ser
via and Bulgaria combined. In area
1t corresponds to Alabama.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09
Teosinte and Billion Dollar Grass.

The two greatest fodder plants on earth,
one good for Il tons OF hay and the other
sc tons green fodder per acre. Grows
everywhere, so does Victoria Rape, yield
ing 10000 lbs. sheep and swine food per
acre. [A.C.L.l
JUST SEND l0c. IN STAMPS TO THE
John A. Salzer Seed Co, La Crosse, Wis,
and receive in return their big catalog and
lots Of farm seed samples.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09
A Fathers Protection.

BY gaining round after round of ap-
plarse the orator climbs the ladder Of
fame O.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

Generally a man has r too many
better days.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

Mrs. A. Snedeker, Gainesville, Ga,
writes:
Il saw that your catarrh remedy. Pc
rana, was doing others so much good that
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

Suffering children are numerous in Ger
many, and it is thought the ailment is con-
t~agious.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09
JUST SEND THIS NoT{

in stamQs to John A. La
crosse, WIS, and receive Ftheir
big casaiog and lots of far ISSamples.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09

81 recommend it to all young
women who suffer from female weak
uess."-NIss ALMA PRACG Holly,
Mich. - $4,000 forfeit II ~cftziEzi Of a5oes !sttss
PTcBfHg es7EiaeHsss cannot BE- ES0f.ceGc
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09
Fruitful Vision.

How the Fresh Air Movement Began in the Penn
sylvania Mountains.
BY Jacob A. RiiS.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-09
Millions in Oats.

Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish
between contcntment ard l~aziness.
The colored American., 1904-04-30
Goose Gossip.

Grass is the main goose diet.
Geese can be spoiled by too much
grain.
Two years is the age Of maturity for
the goose.
A goose should average twenty gos
lings per year.
Bathing water and green food are
necessary for strong fertility Of eggs.
African and brown China ganders
mate more readily than any other va
riety.
Geese have been known to hatch and
raise their young when twenty five
years old.
Rankin says that every Toulouse or
African gosling is worth a dollar when
two days old.
The gander shows the same love for
the young as does the mother and will
take general care of them.
Toulouse geese if we'll fed should
weigh from forty to fifty pounds per
pair when three years Of age.
1t is said that the Embden geese
make better mothers than the Toulouse
and are not so inclined to become
brOody.
The colored American., 1904-04-30
POPULAR OHIO POLITICIANS

Hon. Jerry Brown, of Cleveland,
Ohio, was in town last week.
Jerry is one of the old war horses
of the Republican party. Three
times Il member of the Ohio Legis-
lature and ut present an Immi-
grant Inspector under the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, he
has met the requirements Of every
position to which he has been
called. At home he is powerful
factor in local politics and forms
quartet with George Myers, Will
Clifford and Henry Eubanks, to
whom the party managers entrust
the handling of the cOlOred vote of
CuyhOga County. He met many
friends while here who were glad
to renew old ties, and he assured
Hon. John p. Green that should
he by any means lose the political
snap he now enjoys, the boys in
Cleveland would see to it that he
was put on the pension roll for
brave and meritOriOus service at
the front.