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The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-14
Restricting women's Clothes.


The opera management at Covent
Garden regulates the dress of it's male
patrons. When is it going to do the
same to the women?
On Saturday night I went to the op-
era. I wore the costume imposed on
me by the regulations of the house.
| fully recognize the advantage OF
those regulations. Evening dress is
cheap, simple, durable, prevents riv-
airy and extravaganza on the part OF
male leaders of fashion, annihilates
class distinctions, and gives men who
are poor and doubtful of their social
position chat is, the great majority OF
mem a sense of security and satisfac-
ton that no clothes of their own choos-
ing could confer, besides saving a
whole sex the trouble Of considering
what they should wear On state oc-
casiOns.
But I submit that what is sauce for
the gander is sauce for the goose.
Every argument that applies to the
regulation of the mans dress applies
equally to the regulation Of the wom-
ans. At 8 o'clock a lady came in and
sat down very conspicuously i'll my
line of sight. She remained there TN
til the beginning of the last act. l
do not complain of her coming late and
going early; on the contrary, | wish
she had come later and gone earlier.
For this lady; who had very black
hair, had stuck over her right ear the
pitiable corpse of a large white bird,
which looked exactly as if SOME one
had Killed it by stamping on its breast,
and then nailed il to the lady's temple,
which was presumably of sufficient
solidity to bear the operation. l am
not, 1 hope, a morbidly squeamish
person; but the spectacle sickened me.
I presume that if I had presented my
self at the doors with a dead snake
round my neck, a collection of black
beetles pinned to my shirt front and
a grouse in my hair, l should have
been refused admission. Why, then, is
a woman to be allowed to commit such
a public outrage? Had the lady been
refused admission, as she should have
been, she would have soundly rated
the tradesman who imposed the dis
gushing headdress on her under the
false pretense that "the best people"
wear such things, and withdrawn her
custom from him; and thus the root Of
the evil would be struck at; for your
fashionable woman generally allows
herself to be dressed according to the
taste of a person whom she would not
let sit down in her presence.
I suggest to the Covent Garden au-
thorities that if they feel bound to pro-
tect their subscribers against the dam
ger of my shocking them with a blue
tie, they are at least equally bound to
protect me against the danger Of a
woman shocking me with a dead bird.
&C. Bernard Shaw, in London Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-14
Increasing the Fodder Supply.

Fine and well-rotted stable nsanur
will also often pay in the i~ncrease-pf
rowen, when spread on the land shortly
after the first crop Is secured. Another
method of obtaining a good second crop
rs advised by Professor C. s. Phelps
In a crop report of Massachusetts
Board of Agriculture is to cut early,
pillow and seed at once to clover and
mixed grasses. using at least fifteen
pounds OF clover to the acre. With
seeding done early in July, a good creep
Of clover should be obtained late In
September or early in October, and a
strong growth OF grass and clover the
following year.
Taking up the specific crops that can
be grown to supplement the hay creep,
Professor PHI lips gives those that. are
best adapted to the purpose, Eirne.sef
seeding. quantity Of seed per acre.
time of cutting and method OF nse,
whether for hay. silage or green fodder.
The crops mentioned are corn, Hun
garian grass, the millets, soy beans,
cats and peas, barley and peas, winter
vetci, rape and cabbage. Hungarian
grass Is, all things considered, probably
the hest crop that conld be sown in
July for hay, and should be cut early.
even before all the heads are termed.
as it tends to grow woody as it ripens.
Soy beans are a valuable crop, particu-
larly for silage. Late cabbage can
often be grown to profit as q market
crop. aud the unmarketable poftiens
win furnish valuable fodder. Ffofes-
SCR Phelps says that lie has found
apple poraace to be A valuable feel
for milch cows, aud there are many
sections where II a be obtained for
the hauling.
saTias article closes with some excel
lent advice as t. fe .ding The hayeerop
after alI possible has been done to SUP
PIGMENT II To obtain the best results,
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-14
To Kill Hawks,

A Louisiana reader asks how to give
nux, vomica to chickens and how often
to give it II kill hawks, and if it is
dangerous.
1t undoubtedly is dangerous to the
chickens, if our reader intends to give
il to those that are alive, especially if
more than one dose is given.
Of course il nux vomica could be
given to one chicken only, and The
hawk be made to select that one and
eat it, there is IL bare possibility that
Mr.. Hawk might die or ut least become
SO Sick of chicken that he would not
return for another.
Still, we think this would be an inn
possible task. and other methods would
be more effective. We have heard that
arsenic or s%trychnine put IN the car
cass of a dead chicken, which is placed.
in view OF the hawk out of reach of
other chickens and cats. has. been found
to kill not only the old one, but the
entire brood ot young hawks to which
it is carried.
Scarccrows lave but little terror for
hawks, especially when they have a
brood Of young ones to feed. and we
doubt If there is any better way of
mixing way with them than with a
good shotgun. 1t may require a little
patience to lie Ia wait and get a shot
at hawk, hut If one or two are thus
killed the oth-rs are not likely to give
further trouble.
Bare yards. with ne grass or weeds,
offer an inviting place for the hawks,
and the chickens have no way to es-
cape from them.
A marten box erected near the chick
on yard will be Of inaterial mid in fight.
ing hawks. One little marten or blue
Bird will put a big hawk TO fight
and will often chase him fully a mile
away.
A nest OF martens and a few we'll
directed shots will do more than all
the poison that one can arrange
Home and Farm.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-14
Who Sets the Fashions?

"What is the use in our waiting
around the anterooms OF the great
dressmakers to see whether this or
that fabric, and how much of it. is to
be worn? Money can do anything. Let
us show a proper sum to two or three
of these satraps of the mode, tell them
that We will stand in with them, and
publish to the world that certain fab
rics-our fabrics-are to be fashion
able; that skirts are to be longer, that
hats are to be more fiamboyant, that
trimmings are to be more alb lndant,
that ribbons must be continued in
favor; and that these little canons have
come to stay. Is not business the heart
of the worid-and is it not a fact that
the more of Jul commodities there
are used the better will be our bust
egss Let us bride q few of the lead
Ing actresses and singers, alse-and
others who are considered mirrors of
fass,ion-and then our position is as.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-14
Resisting Potato slreht and Rot.

Thorough cultivation tends to cofi-
serve the moisture of the soil in a dry
season when there is little danger Of
rot), and in a wet season it helps to
keep the ground from becoming wet
and soggy. Ridging the rows holds up
the vines from the ground, and thus
aids iii a quicker evaporation Of mois-
ture from the foliage and ground, and
i'll SO doing aids in retarding the
spread of the blight. 1t also covers the
tubers deeper in the soil, and so pro-
tect them better from the blight spores
that fall from the leaves. Where
spraying is practiced it also makes this
operation easier. The objection to ridg-
ing is that in a dry season it may cause
the plants to suffer for lack of mois.
ture.
By far the most satisfactory type of
spraying outfit for tkoroughness of
work is a two-wheeled cart, Of suf-
ficient reach to straddle two rows Of
potatoes, which carries an ordinary
barrel pump and a man to pump and
drive. Two men follow the cart. each
using a twsnty-five-foot hose with a
single nozzle, and they each spray
three rows without moving from the
row, in which they travel backward.
The man drives the lepgth of the hose
and the me spray their rows up to the
cart, which then o on again. In
this way the ground can be gone over
fairly quickly, and the spraying eau
be done as thoroughly AS desired. Two
nozzles to a hose seem to be a little
better than one.
Another apparatus is a type often
used. In this ease the stationary noz.
zles are attached to the end of an or
binary cart carrying a barrel pump,
and the pumping is done by hand.
This, too, has some of the objections OF
the geared machines. By very slow
driving, however, more spray can be
placed on the vines, but because of the
stationary nozzles it will not be done
very thoroughly OF evenly. In this par
.bticular apparatus better work would
have been done il the pump had
OOSA SAlVA6NIs IL was AOk pVN Ci III
enough to readily supply the eight
nozzles used.
The results of spraying with Dor.
deaux mixture vary with different sea-
sons, but depend largely on the thor
| oughness of the treatments and their
application at the proper time. It is
much easier to secure an increased
yield Of potatoes from spraying than
1t Is to prevent rot in these afterward.
This increased yield varies from almost
nothing to sometimes over 100 per
cent, and the rot Of the tubers is
usually less in the sprayed than in the
unsprayed fields. An average gain of
fifteen to twenty per cent. should be
had in order to pay for the extra cost
and trouble Of spraying; any gain
above that is prolific. p. Clinton,
Connecticut Experiment Station, New
Haven.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-14
The Dinner Cont.

There is more than a little to say in
favor of the dinner coat. which has
added itself to the long list of separate
garments of the present day wardrobe.
The dinner coat is essentially a yaria-
ton or play on the Louis XVI. coat
adapted to indoor usages. 1t is at it's
best, in fact, it is only consistently
made, of brocaded silk.
The long, tall, big revers, and courtly
looking cuffs 1aring upward from the
elbow are salient characteristics. The
tails are narrow enough to just escape
being seen from the front. They fall
nearly or quite to the hem of the gown,
and are, perhaps, smartest when they
are rounded at the ends into what has
been described as a spoon shape. The
s%cantiness of the sleeves is offset by
the faring elbow cuff and the wide
revers. Old silver or paste buttons
are essential.
The woman with a brocaded silk
gown folded away for many a day will
find use for it now in these separate
jackets, which are of divers shapes
and kinds. With sleeves Of different
material from the bodice possible short
lengths come into excellent employ
ment.
A dinner coat designed to accompany
two skirts, one of plain amethyst vel
vet, the other of palest mauve chiffon
very fully pleated, is made of pale
amethyst silk, brocaded with roses in
a deeper shade of amethyst and bright
ened by the Interviewing of fine silver
threads. The coat has a bertha of
point de Venise lace, laid over anne
thyst velvet.
The waistcoat is Of silver tissue,
trimmed with fat buttons of amethyst
crystal, covered with silver ilagree.
The coat is perfectly suited to the
matron who wears it. 1t is being
copied in white satin, brocaded with a
pompadour designer pink roses for a
debutante, who will wear it over a
white point d'esprit skirt and a white
chiffon skirt.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-14

sured. Prosperity-lnaglc Word-sLa'l
wait upon our footsteps and right mer-
,.iiy our spindtes shall whirl. Let the
women groan under their masses OIL
drapery. Let their husbands scold at
the bills. What does that matter! we
hold the whip-hand, ana whittier we
drive, the flock must 60"
How long are women, the sensible
and the intellectual as well as the silly
and frivolous, to endure this sort OF
tyranny, who can tell? There is a sort
of a law, unwritten but binding, that
the woman who does not follow the
fashion is "unwomanly." that she shall
walk in the valley of humiliation and
eat the bread Of sorrow. She may re-
fuse to don the death-dealing corset
and give her digestion and her c1rcu-
lation a fair chance to do their work,
but she must not tell in print how
much better than other wOmen's is her
health in consequence-for commerce
stands waiting to punish her just
around the corner. During much OF the
time-thougll now for a little Ii a
d respite-she must give up the use OF
one hand, in order that she may carry
this mass of drapery which the manu-
facturer has forced her to buy. If she
does not hold it up it drags through
the mire. The microbes thus accumu-
lated, so the doctors tell us, AVE
caused epidemics of grip and tubercu-
losis-but what matter? The great
fashion trust must prosper. and as for
the rest of us, a few Of us more or less
is immaterial (Which word might lead
to a pun by one of a %jocular turn OF
mind. who was not smarting under the
cxtortions of the trust).-kate Upsou
Clark, in Leslie's Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-14
APRONS.


Make a square of Persian lawn;
twenty-four inches when finished,
trimmed with tucks and lace around
the edges. From the middle OF each
side make a diamond square of bead
ing; cut six yards of ribbon into four
lengths, and run them through the
beading, leaving it very loose on three
sides and drawing it quite tight on the
fourth, to give a little fulness at the
waist line of the apron. Make hard
knots at all four corners, and then tie
double bowknots. BY lifting these
bows you can draw it up into n bag.
But if you unite the bows. no the
hard bows, at the ends of the shirred
side, you have four long ribbons to tie
about the waist. While sewing you
have OH what appears to be an ordinary
apron with Il pointed bib. When you
stop you pile all your things into your
lap. unite the ribbons about your waist.
retie the bowknots, take hold of all
four bows and drag it up into a bag
Boston Traveller.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-14
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The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-14
A Short Sporty Career.

For many years a certain doctor
practieed medicine in a little country
town in Wyandotte County. He was
careless OF his dress. Half the time,
perhaps, his socks were not mates.
Finally the doctor moved his family
to Kansas City. Kan. and began to
spruce up. He insisted on wearing
socks that were mates. This made
his wife suspicious. She thought he
was getting sporty. The doctor has
moved back to the country.-Kansas
City Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-14
Residences for Sale

En j desirable neighborhood in ope-
lOusas, with an entire square of land,
veil shaded with live oaks, magnolias,
sedars, pecans, etc, about 8 squares
from the Courthouse, 5 squares from
High School, 2 squares from Catholic
shurch and convent. House Is tws
story, brick basement, 8 rooms, -four
nfe-places, out-buiidings, etc, all IN.
dsr good fence. Will be sold cheap
Eor cash, or part cash and balance or
dms to suit. Apply at this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-14
4bEseFd any

about one-half the dry matter of the
ration should come from the grain
feeds. The cheaper dry folders, such
rs corn slower or oat straw, may then
be fed in connection with liberal silage
and grain feeding, and good results
will follow Massachusetts Plough
man.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-14
,h.nks to "rhe S,mart,n

The smart woman, bitterly villlhed
as she is. always has been and always
will be, is the biggest OF blessings III
one way, and that is her encourage
ment of trade. The Queen.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-14

The house i'll which Harriet Reecher
Stowe lived for a number of years in
Hartford is now being torn down to
make room for the advancing factories.
The Washington times., 1905-06-06
Splendid Gown Worn
BY the Princess Bride
Especial Copyrighted Cable }

BERLIN, June 6.-The wedding gown
OF Princess Cecile was a ceremonial
robe OF great beauty and followed
somewhat those worn by many genera
tions of royal and imperial Russian and
German brides. It was of heavy sill
Yer cloth. fitting we'll over the hips,
and falling in rich, shinlmering folds to
the ground. For a depth of several
inches the bottom of the skirt was en-
broidered with silver III a superb de-
sign of roses and foliage in high re-
lief,
The same embroidery decorated the
decoIlete bodice and the tiny bands I'M
derneath the sleeve puIfs. Each little
puffed section was separated by tiny
cord and the shoulders were fTilled
with silver lace.
The huge court train was made and
embroidered IN Germany under the per-
sonal supervision of the German En-
press. The pattern was made in Paris
from the court train worn by the EN-
press Josephine al her coronation
The form of the train haG to be mod
med, as only an empress or queen is
allowed to wear ii cut straight at the
top and brought under the arms as
shown in Dayid'S picture, lie Sacre "
was thick and therefore it was only
possible TO make IL up quite simply
It's weight was enormous. The future
crown princess is very tali-ker skirt
measures in front forty-six inches-anCi
as she IS very slight and giilish look
ing all dresses with the exception of
the wedding dress have been made
very 'fiou" TO give her an air of impor-
tance.
The dress cost. complete. SIC. COO.
The Washington times., 1905-06-06
CORTELYOU ANSWERS CLAIM
FOR SECOND CLASS RIGHTS

Postmaster General George b. Cor
teIyou today through Henry II. Classic,
special counsel for the Postofice Depart
nlent, filed his answer 10 the petition Of
the Mercantile Adtuster and the Law
yer and Credit Man Company. which
applied 10 the District Supreme Court
for a writ Of madamus to compel the
receiving of the publication as second
class mail matter.
Mr.. Cortelyou says the publication is
not second class mail matter within
the meaning of the law. Further. he
says, because IL was admitted as sec
ond class matter by q former Postmas~
ter General. and. also by the postmaster
at St Louis. Mo. where it is published,
under a mistake as 10 the facts and
the law, does not entitie II to con-
tinue to be received as such.
The action Of former, heads Of the
Postofice, he says. is not binding upon
him in the discharge or his duty
The Washington times., 1905-06-06
Men Engaged in Battles
And Percentage Of Loss

Gen. Tasker Il. Bliss, of the General
Staff, has go 1ered some interesting fig-
ures concerning the losses of the Jap
anese and Russian armies during the
war. Some information has been gath
cred by the Army Intelligence Bureau,
but it has been supplemented from
other sources.
The number of men engaged and the
percentage of loss in killed and wound
ed in battle, as figured by General Bliss,
follows:
Teissu-Russians. 10000. loss. 1s per
cent japanese. 5000; loss. 2.58 per
cent
Kahitng- Russians. 25.oC0; loss. S per
cent japanese, SO, GO, loss. 25 per cent.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 500; loss. 4 per
cent Japanese. $4,000; loss, per cent.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1890: loss. &C per
cert. Japane 20. 900: loss. IA per cent.
Hsioyen-Russians, s,000; loss, 62 per
cent japanese, 5000; loss, % per cent.
MISUNDERSTANDING, 40.o0)i loss. ga
per cent, Japanese. 10000; loss. IS pel
Yashulantz- Russians. 10000; loss b
per cent Japa. 5000; loss, ? per cent.
per. cent. Japs. 10000; loss. 649 per
cent
sha River-Russians. $50. COO; loss.
6S5 per cent Japs, 6,o60; loss SIS per
sandepu- Russians. 5000; loss, % per
cent. Japs, 50,O00; loss IA per cent.
Port Arthur-Russians 45,000; loss. "a. 333
per cent. Japs, loo, 900; loss, 42.6 per cent.
Mukden-Russians, 100 coo; loss, % per
cent. Japs. J0C, go; loss. u per cent
! There are no reliable figures obtain
able as to the deaths from disease. but
IT Is said they have been compar aratively
trifing among the Japanese, while the
death list from disease In the Russian
hospitals runs into the tens of thous-
ands.
The Washington times., 1905-06-06
USED KITCHEN KNIFE
ON HIS BETTER HALF

Police Of the Third precinct are look
ing for William Harris. alias William
Burrows, colored. whom they want on
q charge Of assault with a dangerous
weapon. His wife Is lying at the point
of death in a ward at the Emergency
Hospital.
Physicians fear the stab wounds she
received in her breast, back and neck
Will prove fatal.
About 9;30 o'clock last night Williams
asked his wife TO go to q saloon and
get him a can of beer. She refused. nd
ne IS alleged to have seized a kitchen
knife from the table In his home. 2l20
Virginia avenue northwest. ard inflicted
the wounds from which she is suffering.
Two men heard the woman scream as
she ran into the yard They pursued
Harris. who dropped a knife and ran
like deer and made his escape.
The Washington times., 1905-06-06
Il SURPRISE PARTY.
Hew the Authoress Turned the Tables
on Her Friends.

distinguished authoFesJ with her
husband moved TO a California fruit
ranch 10 get free from stomach and
nervous troubles. She tells her food
story as follows:
The change 10 outdoor life. abund-
ance OF fresh fru.. etc, did help US
some, but as the necessity OF cutting
out all indigestible foods and thus stril1-
ing at the root OF the trouble, had nos
sufficiently impressed itself on our
minds. we continued TO indulge cur ap-
petites. till at last I was pFostrated fer
a long time with a serious illness, our
ing which l was simply starved on
cruel and things One day while in this
condition / demanded Grape-Nuts.
merely because 1 wanted something I
could chew. My wish was complied
with under protest at first, however.
and then as no bad results followed. the
crisp nutty grains were allowed me IN
Inc way OF humoriHg q harmless whln.
TIE the surprise Of everyone. the
stomach which had perslstently refused
10 retain the sloppy messes usually fed
to sick folks. readily assimilated the
Grape-Nuts. and 1 was soon able to
take two spoonIuls three times a day.
and when l got 10 that point my health
Z.
On recovery, and taking up my work
again. l adhered to Grape-Nuts food
fer breakfast and supper. eating a good,
plain dinner at noon In four weeks ]
gained ten pounds IL weight 1 have
constantly used Grape-Nuts food every
since and greatly TO my advantage
Ny faith in Grape-Nuts was q mat
ter OF much jesting 10 my family, and
once when my birthday came around, ]
vas tod that q special dinner would be
prepared 10 honor the anniversary.
When I entered the dining room I was
surprised 10 find it decorated with
Grape-Nuts boxes. SONS empty. some
full. and some filed with flowers, etc,
etc. and the joke was hilariously enjoy
ed NV time came, however. when / re-
turned the surprise by producing q deli
cious Grape-Auts pudding and dates
stuffed with rolled Grape-Nuts and
cream Then 'tuose who came 10 scofi
remained 70 gorge themselves If I r41av
be pardoned the eSInressiou. II has not
been difficult since that day to win can
gcrts TO Grape-Nuts." Name given BY
Postum Company. Battle Creek, Mich
Ian days trial is proof