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The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29
THE BREEDING O G

If the hens and the males to be
used for breeding purposes have been
properly wintered there ought to be
no trouble in Matching chicks which
will thrive; on the other hand, if the
males have been kept half starved,
or have been SO placed that they have
spent the winter in fighting each
other. they are not in condition for
mating. If the hens and pullets have
been short on exercise, have been
overfed or underfed, have occupied
damp, dark houses, they are not in
condition to produce eggs which are
fit for Matching.
Turn attention to the breeding
stock now and first of all see that the
feeding and care of the female is
what it should be. Have the house
comfortable. but also have plenty of
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29
SMALL PASTURES MORE DE-
SIRABLE.

A very common practice among old
farmers was to make their pastures
as large as possible, claiming that
there was a great saving IN the way
of fencing and that there was COM
paratively little difference in grazing
a small or large pasture. This has
been found to be quite an erroneous
idea and the demand now Is Tor small
pastures and frequent changes. All
kinds of stock have been found to do
better when given a change of pasture
every few days. When stock is con-
fined too long on one pasture 1t De-
comes scented and they do not seem
to relish it as well as they do new,
fresh pastures. There is also a great
saving in pasture by using small
fields. in this way: when frequent
changes are made, the grass Is not SO
liable to become so rank in places
that they will not eat it, a condition
which almost invariably arises when
stock is allowed the range OF large
fields. Especially is frequent change
desirable for sheep and when not
given them, they do not thrive as they
should: turning on fresh pasture even
when no better than the one from
which they have been changed seems
to give them a new start. He who
changes his flock frequently during a
wear will find that his sheep have
made much better gains than those OF
ais neighbor who has confined them
mostly to one pasture. By having
small fields it is possible to nave a
variety of grasses, which is so de-
sirable in the forming Of pastures for
any animal. Of all kinds of live stock
there is none which is so wasteful a
grazer as the hog and he should only
be allowed access to as much grass
as he will keep well cropped. Allow
him the range of one field ten days or
two weeks and then change to another
and you will find that he seems to like
the change very much, as he finds the
fresh grass tender and sWeet.-T. w.
Jones in the Epitomist.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29

ventilation and find some way to force
her to take needed exercise; cut OH
| on the corn feed and increase the
wheat and other mUsci2-mak'nG
| grains. As for the males, place them
| where they too may be well cared for
| and fed, so as to get up the greateat
| amount of energy and vitality before
| they are turned in with the hens. Nc
work in the poultry business is more
! important than this row, for the fl'
| ture of the flock may depend upon
how well tho breeding stock is
brought up to the highest perfection
indianapolis News.
GINSENG GARDENING.
The culture Of ginseng is now car
ried on successfully III all parts OF
this country. It is not coniillel to its
native home, the forest, but the
prairie now produces "scng' (pro'
hounced sang.) This is not a busl,
ness for men emily but women and
children now own and tend the gar
dGfl5. The size Of these gardens de-
ponds On the ability of the owner to
tend them, ranging from the NINA
ture pots of a few hundred plants
to immense nurseries of several hun
bred thousand plants and whose
valua runs well up towards the nun
bred thousand dollar mark. The sup
ply Of wild root is nearing extinction
and as Il result, the owners Of ginseng
gardens find good money not only III
producing the root for market but also
III supplying seeds and roots to stock
other gardens. An idea a be had OF
the immense yield Of an acre when it
is understood that they are planted
very close-four to six inches. Seeds
appear the second year and roots are
of marketable size in four to six years.
Dry roots are quoted at 81 to 50 per
pound while green roots for nursery
stock sell for several times that
amount. At the same time the plant
is producing each year after the sec
ond, seeds which are worth nearly a
nickel each.-The Epitomist.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29
THE A HOT-BEDS.

A hot-bed consists of a rectangular
frame made of boards ten inches wide
in front and fourteen in back, placed
on their edges and nailed together,
the end pieces being bevelled off and
the whole covered with sash, such as
old windows. ,
The beds are made in q c0rlvef1ent
location facing the south, as on a nil
side. If sheltered at the north by a
hedge or fence much more heat Will
be available.
A sufficient quantity of fresh horse
droppings containing the long straw
or leaves is piled up under cover, wet
down occasionally If necessary, ana
turned every day for ten days or two
weeks. Then it will be ready for the
beds if the odor is sweet and agree
able. This material is to furnish the
neat, through decay, for three or tonr
months.
The framework Is set on the
ground at the desired place and the
enclosed space is dug out to a depth
of So to 4 feet. Tho soil thrown out
can be used to advantage in banking
around the frame. The manure IS
then placed in this excavation, layer
by layer, until within six inches o.
the surface of the ground, each layer
being packed down till firm n level
A layer Of three parts good Sarueli
loan to one part of rottened manure
follows, deep enough to bring the
whole to a level with the ground. Tue
cash is put on ami the bed is left Until
sticks left thrust in, show on beli1s
held in the hand, d diminishing tenn
perature.
The bed may be planted at any
time after this, doing it On bright not
DAYS, at the brightest. hottest time:
There is a great variety Of things that
can be grown. Lettuce plants may be
started. or those previously started
in the house may be put out; radlsles
soHn between, OF lettuce seed for d
second crop. Strawberries may be
forced in them. Dwarf beans, celery
parsley. early peas, herbs, ETC., a
he started, and even brought to ma
turity. But for the farm it provides
a means of starting cabbage n TO-
matoes, two very necessary crops.
When these plants are off, the beo
will still furnish heat enough to ma-
ture a crop of mushrooms, or better
some cucumber Or melon seeds plant
ed will give an abundance of fine early
fruit.
Careful watering and care to leave
a crack of air always on to take OH
the Sweat is all the care necessary
other than careful ventilat1ng on
bright days so that the temperature
will no rise so high that it is untaV-
orable to the crop in them. wooden
shutters and straw mats are a val
liable addition for covering the sash
on stormy days or cold nights.
If you have never tried a hot-bed
make up one this year and see Tor
yourself the help one OF these NINA
ture greenhouses Is. On many large
private estates the gardeners have no
other means for supplying cauli1o"-
ers, lettuce, mushrooms, strawberries
and other vegetables and fruits out
of season, when such things are IN de-
mand, to say nothing OF growing a
succession of fowers.-R. l.. Adams
in Massachusetts Ploughman.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29
Americans at Oxford,

The American is so accustomed ia
different kinds of men and is withal
SO democratic that when he goes to
Oxford he amiably adopts all the high.
bred conventions of the place exact
~ as he would adopt all the less con.
yentional conventions of Deadwood.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29

N te city sanitary columns were established, made ID OF nal sqnadS 1
l1lcals representing the medical and engineering professions n the pJc:
heSe visited every and corner of the city, and, having cXtraorolhai
powers TOT thc emergency, compelled even the most dirty OFT he popuHoh "
Neep hf premises clean. Excellent hospitals laboratories were eH"
Shed ana OF THESE iearneu much from a former Cornells student VIC H" III
important position in n of them. Coming to town three Or four mes a Week
from m summer cottage in Finland, was struck by the precautions N ne
tlnnlsh n other railways: notices of what q to be done to prevent choeTa
ana to me- it in cae II appeared were posted everywhere in six different 'ah
5uaSes; dlsnfectants were made accessible everywhere; the seats M hans-
hs IN the railway cars we're covered with leather lott frequently , "asWtu
Win dFlnfectans; and to the main trains a hospital car wa attached "mIe
l temporary hospital, we'll equipped, was established at each main station. IN
spite OF mist the number in the cholera hospitals at st. Petersburg in the md-
II or July rse o a very high figure, and the number Of deaths each day from
2hoera was about ne hundred
VI these victims the m@t eminent was TsChaikOvsy, III composer, a man
u genius and a most charming character, towhom Mr. Andrew Carnegie az
introduced me at New York. One evening. at a dinner party, he poured out a
goblet OF water from a decanier On the table, drank it down, and the mex day
ne a dead. Bt with this exception the patients were o far a learned,
tor drinking purposes, and some pubicspirted individuals went so far as TO
set out samoVars and the means of supplying hot tea Ito peasant WOfknen, ne
answer Of ne OF the muzhiks when told that he ought to drink boiled water
the peasant view: IF God had wished us to drink hot water he
Wouldsh have heated the eva. THE Century.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29

TUouoC HUV7S.
In oEproducts, having been thus called to the aid of the industries, have
|sfo"n o SUCH proportions a to outrank some of the older interests, and what
a formerly waste is today the staple article produced, the former manufac.
lure product having become the byproduct. Some areodoubless familiar
h Mmh 'e od method OF burning charcoal in which the woqd was piled in
|ue@ps' overe with turf and set on fire. The smoke rose laznysweek after
"s9k, wnne tn pile wax watched day aPd nlatp~as the fire should break out
ana onsum Al we'll al char. Finally lhAph0und was torn apart and the coal
obtained. By this method three quarIts of the weight of the wood dsap-
|peared' An investigation proved that a n amount Of fuel gas equal in weight to
R"euc ACID one percent seems a small fraction, but in this instance these
|proa'cts ire or prime Importance. Today the process is entirely changed.
IL "ood is piled o n steel cars and run into huge masonry chambers heated
|y furnaces. Here a few hours accomplish the work of the same number of
weeks IN tn older process. The charcoal stays O. the crsw while the volatile
portions PASS off. Lime takes the acid out of the mixture, the alcohol On
dehses,a and the ga is piped around tc the furnaces and burned Should this
gas 1nrnNh insufficient fuel The charcoal is burned also, and thus one cord of
wood furnlshest the mean of heating the next
The process then becomes, not O for the production If charcoal bt for
the manufacture of woodacohol and acetc acid. This percent of wood-al
COMO made Il the United States alone in n ver is worth S4 OOO o the
aceuc acd another million, while the whole amount of charcoal produced
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29
Town Residences for Sale

In a desirable neighborhood in Ope.
@lousas, with an entire square of land,
we'll shaded with live oaks, magnolias,
eedars, pecans, etc, about 8 squares
from the Courthouse, 5 squares from
High School, 2 squares from Catholic
church and convent. House is two
story, brick basement, s rooms, foul
fre-plaees, out-buildings, etc., all un.
der good fence. VIII be sold ehear
for cash, or part cash and balance on
time to suit. Auaa5 at this oaes.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29

In England last year out of 11.o0G
criminals who felt the laws severity
only nine were sentenced to be
whipped.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29

A salmon on which ali the spots
are in tire shape of a shamrock was
caught in Ireland she other day.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29

The japanese government is plac.
ing large orders for metal and wood.
working machinery in this country.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29
Pennsylvania Thanksgiving.

There is something wrong with the
custom which ordains that Thanksgiv.
ing day shall be observed in Novem.
Der. In Pennsylvania, at least, the day
after the adjournment of the legislature
would be more appropriate.-Philadel
phia Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29

Jewels worth 10000 were found hid
len in antold clock which a Hungarian
student bought from a banker. at
FIune. Austria, for two shillings..
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29
'GlS~"~N~~~u~ .
Russia and the Cholera !
I Close Guard on the Plague Peculiar Par
4 of Minister Plenipotentiary's Duties 49,. 5
BY Fndrew u. Unite

PECULIAR duty during my last day in st. Petersburg was 10
watch The approach Of cholera, especially on the PERSIAN
frontier. Admirable precautions had been taken Tor Secur-
ing Geographic information, and every day received hot'c-'
from the foreign Office as to the result, which | commitment
ed to Washington. For ages Russia had relied on 1eIsHlShl7
of various kinds tc preserve her from epidemics, but at las'
her leading officials had come to realize the necessity OIL ap-
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29
Internatlona. Correspondence school
Scranton, Penn.

viii train you for any specia, line OF work
during your spalc time, without detention
from your employment, at Il small cost AMI
- Without extra charge for books.
Below is 4 partial Ii. OF positions fer which
: We can help YOU to quaiifr.
hark y before study you are interested IN
and nlall to us.
Ad Writer Frcn, b, German Span
Ehow-Card Writer iii, with Edisyn Re
WINDOW Trimmer peating Photograph
Newspaper Illustrator Marin" Engineer
General Illustrator Traction Engineer
Bookkeeprr Gas Engineer
-. Stenog-apher Ref gerator Engineer
carpet Designer Mechanical Engineer
Llnoleum Designer Machine Designer
wallpaper Designer Mechanical Draftmnn
Bo0h-cov yer Designer Architect
Perspective Craftsman Contractor & Builder
Sign Fainter Hat q Vent Engineer
textile Expert Plumbing Inspector
Navigator Civil Engineer
Ocean and Lake Pilot Bridge Engineer
Commercial Law Municipal Engineer
Civil Service Exams Hydraulic Engineer
Electrical Engineer X. II Constr'ion En9J
Dynamo Foreman Surveyor
Dynamo Tender Mining Engin or
Electric Lighting Supt Min Surveyor
Electric Railway SUI Mine Foreman
Electrician Mine Boss
Wlreman Fire Boss
Telephone Engineer Mtta:lur;ist
Stationary Engineer Aaaayor
Designer Architectural Drf MAD
= III trtc Machine esi'r Building Inspector
Chemist, ole, etc.
o oans 4
Occupation
State. r.. 80.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29
~o~~S~eHH9
DO Blondes Lack DEPTH? |
%e%sS~C~ By Pauline Lorrington. ~o<<Ss~e}
BY Pauline

ONE one has said that "the best part of beauty is that which
no artist can paint" In other words, the mere regular out
lines of a beautiful wonans face can be reproduced upon can
vas, but the nobility and character underneath can only be
suggested. To my mind, any woman can have a sort of doll
baby beauty, particularly in these days Of artistic 'make-ups,"
but the really beautiful person is the one whose face is
stamped with that %indefnable something that holds ones ad-
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29

alone may contain.
That is why blondes have never appealed to me, for there is only m
blonde n a thousand whose face has n strength whatever, ID when a face
lacks depth and expression it simply reverts o an inane prettness noticeable
particularly in miliner5 dolls in shop windows. In that respect the tall dig
lnifed stately brunette, with her imposing air, deer, midnight eyes and manners
of a empress, goes STAR ahead of the little blonde, with her shallow face, whose
scope of existence is rarely more than that OF a woodland butterfly, while her
far mor brilliant sister is holding the rens of the world.
A blonde seldom wears. See her n and you've seen her as she ALWAYS
lis; but in the face of a brunette n is always discovering some new depth and
change as one al watch the varying coors of the chameleon. A blonde is
like a watercolor; the handsome brunette resembles rather an oil painting of
one of the old masters.
The woman whose soul shines through her ace-the really great woman
lis the brunette. No beauty can rival hers, for beauty is so lashng-New
York American
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29
~ ~ A\Cuu Harper's Magazine.

FADING is not a lost art to the same degree that converse
ton is. but it has in most cases an arrested DEVELOPMENT
through so much reading that makes no demand upon aes-
thetic sensibility, SO that one is apt to bring to a fine story
full OF delicate shades OF thought and feeling, the same mind
which he yields to a newspaper, putting a blunt interroga-
ton as to its meaning as conveyed in the terms of a rational
proposition, and the writer's charm is wholly lost upon him
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29
The. Vf;
Modern -. AlChemv
Money Made Nowadays by Care Being Taken
That Nothing Be AHowed to Go to Ulaste.
BY Uiliidm Conger Morgan.

HE chemist examines and scrutinizes every kind of waste
the factory puts out, in search for something that can be
made OF use. Threetourths of the prepared paints on the
market today owe their existence wholly or in part to the
byproducts OF the petroleum industry. Carload after car
load OF dynamite comes from the glycerine recovered from
the sweet waters of the candlc-manufacturer and the
waste of the soap maker. The myriads of buttons used
speak of their rise from the hoofs and horns of slaughter
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-29

plae, his attitude should not be passive, but that OF active responsiveness am
partnership This reception involves that quick selection w e spoke of a. while
ago Is conuated with the slow and contractle prehenson of the plodding
reader. We had in view a vital selection, a kind ofd iWnaion, O a selection
implying inattention Or neglect as in cursory reading. Kant is said t. have
read books by a scrutiny of their table of contents, but this ANALYTICAL selection
would hardly be applicable to real literature.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-21

Work was begun yesterday on the
stringing of wires for the electric IL
Elimination at the big water carnival
which is to come off at the Naval
Docks Saturday night. From the way
tickets are selling the affair is to be
notable event. The Healani and
Myrtle Boat Clubs, which are giving 1t,
are bending their energies to make it
a big success. One of the features will
be the race for the 50-yard champion
ship. Dan Renear, who broke the
world s record for 100 yards here last
fall, is to try for the 50-yard record.
Kopke and Kimokeo, both in the cham
pionship class, will contest with him.
There will be many startling features
during the evening. Renear will do
feats on an aerial trapeze, Freeth will
leap so feet into the water, the ladies
will race, the human cork will perform,
jiu-jitsu men, wrestlers and boxers will
contest, fireworks will whizz, the band
viii play-in short, the affair should be
well worth seeing.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-21
THE SPEED LIMIT.

of
vital fnees o of Honolulu.
the limitation
incorporated
This surely
hayeb
twice as fast
man car
the limitation TO mean
exceed speed limit ana
of
within the speed limit
be alo to make
LAWS i'm
loss
whoIe schedu QUIT the ent a
switches placed closer together OF
more arsw difficulty would rernedied
a Waikiki and will
a ime do there nifty
other cars a
saisfac-
before Judge
which has been interrupted by
his case, b.
the
yesterday
Public Works absolute
crowded
and in the Waikiki
other
public The slow rate
of
in
muc a schedule
RapdT
should enacted into law
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-21
A SUGGESTION OR TWO.

Warm salt and water held in the
mouth will sometimes Danish tooth
ache, and at least make the affection
lighter.
Get all the fresh air you can in
the sleeping room, which should be
carefully screened in order that bugs
may not come in.
inexpensive jute tapestries may be
had in strong. rich colorings that
make desirable summer hangings;
the blue and green are especially
good.
Always keep olive oil in the re-
frigerator and see that it is tightly
corked. Never put more oil in the
table cruet than two days supply
1t will grow. rancid.
a great reversal of taste in house
furnishings is predicted by recog-
nized authority, and that soon. 1t
is said that the dull finish, now so
popular, Will soon give way to ex-
treme color effects.
Floors that have been shellacked
may be cleaned without injuring the
polish by wiping over rapidly with
clean cloths dipped in clear, warm
water, to which kerosene has been
added in the proportion of table
spoonful to pail of water.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-21
MALES TO SELL.

At a meeting of the Honolulu Base
ball League yesterday afternoon it was
in the league should be bought by the
other four teams. Joe Cohen represent
ed the Males. John Soper of the Ma
lie club was also there and fought the
proposition, claiming that it was not
the desire of the majority of the MEM
bers. The price talked of is $1,000. 1t
was also decided that only one game
shall be played each Saturday and that
at $3.50 p. m. A meeting will be held
at 1890 today to arrange a new
schedule.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-21
FRANCHISES AND MONKEYS.

franchise bill
on
genial the
he
L. OF Off
to tn fnanca dofngs the Rapid Transit
accor wth1e itimaer rules o
he he
of
Mr. Pecks mmunc
not in a S
to to truth
The to
wit oil times to
the
vase
is that is
judicial critic OF rivaIfr
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-21
SPORTLETS.

The Kunalu Rowing Club plans a
play for next June. The money rails
ed will go towards their new club
house.
The tug of war teams will have a
chance to show their prowess in the
big contest to be held on the vacant
lot on Hotel street near Fort, April 90.
The second big tournament for the
new Haleiwa cup will be held al the
resort Sunday. 1t is planned to have
a special car on the Haleiwa Limited
for the golfers
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-21
A GROWING INSTITUTION.


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ings its course Of to De
$
QUIT intoa
a
is to will
Of s fbarons
will
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wish
an America mainl
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-21
WAY STATIONS.

In Belgium, for every four tons car
ried by rail one ton is carried by canal
The United States exported last year
the record number of sos locomotives.
England was the first European
country to have a railway (1s25), Ser
via the last (1Ss4).
Fifteen Swiss railway and seven lake
steamship companies now issue Joint
tickets serving the purpose of a free
pass for two weeks or longer over all
lines.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-21
Helping Hand in Time of Need |

The Relief and Burial Association is
rapidly increasing. We have had three
deaths in nine months, and each mem
Der received as death benefits 500 to
pay funeral and burial expenses, the
surviving relatives, a donation of 10
cents from each member of the asso-
citation as emergency benefits. Mem
bership fee $3.50. Office, Honolulu In
dertaking Parlors. 1920 Fort Street,
Tel. Main 179.