The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-04-05
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Small Farms.

fhe greatest possible power and strength
Of nation lies in its intelligent farmers.
Wen these become sufficiently numerous in
an.section to control the main features OF
loci government, their rulers are ever OF a
olaA. which, from necessity, are obliged to
Obei the behests of the masses, whose ser
want they are. In sparsely settled regions
there's usually u want Of combination and
attenion to popular interests, which permits
the gverning power to fall into the hands oi
any kind Of schemers and irresponsible par
ties. pho can succeed IN duping their fol-
lowes into providing them with places
| The isolation, which is also an attendant OF
sparsely settled countries, make people ill.,
| different to their best interests. Hence we
earnestly urge the idea of making our rich
and fertile sections as populous as possible.
with a view not only of increasing our nat
ural advantages, industrial interests and fa-
cilating our communication with the, world.
but also to regenerate our sosiai..%d sai pollt,
Vulnerable advantages attending the pres
ence OF large congregation of small farms
III special sections of the country The or
eanlzation of earnest and intelligent people
who cultivate places Of fifty and hundred
acres OF varied crops. arouses spirit of
emulation between tho people which results
in good to everybody concerned. Wher-
ever, too. these communities are earnest and
labor to enjoy the greatest amount of hap
piness that can be found in rural life. thew
will soon put in force all the elements that
promise to secure such advantages, and the
result Is that such neighborhoods soon be-
come famous'fOr their culture, refinement
and general attractions. that make life a plo
rious pleasure and delight.
The Southern country offers MANY induce
ments of this kind. and we hope to find our
people making the fertile spots along our
lines OF railway and coast become populous
ana fourlshInS, to an extent that will make
hem the envy of the inhabitants of earth.
we have written thus to impress the fact
IN the minds OF our readers, that small
arms make near neighbors; they make good
'oads; they make plenty Of good schools |
md churches, there is more money made in |
proportion to the labor; less labor is wanted:
verything is kept neat; less wages have to
'e paid for help; less time is wasted; more is
aised to the acre, because it is titled better.
here is no watching of hired men; the mind
not kept in a worry, a stew, a fret all the |
ime. There is not much fear of droutb.
I wet weather, ofa frost, of small prices.
here is not much money to be paid out
Or agricultural implements. Our wives
nd children have time to read, to improve
heir minds. A small horse is soon curried;
nd the work on small farm is always
ushed forward in seascn.-[ South Land.
DISHONEST LAWYERS DENOUNCED
rand Jury for the March term of the
ourt of General Sessions was sworn in
esterday morning. In his charge, Judge
edford spoke as follows:
Before we separate, deem it my duty to
rect your attention to a growing evil, and
10 in which l find myself deeply interested.
r it reflects directly upon the legal pro.
ssi9n-a profession which l love and
nor. nave references 10 the many mIs-
'.ds perpetrated every day by the dishon-
9 end nnprincipled members of the Bar:
the minority. s.saox
He spoke with special severity of those
wyers who visit all prisoners, urge de- {,
nse and strip them of all their worldly
,ods. l have, he said, cOnversed with the
am happy to say that he is determined .
It this disgracefu! traffic, which to-day
lsts such stain upon the mantle of the ,
gal fraternity. In all probability the
istrict Attorney will be able. before many
lys. to lay before you case or two of
lis character for you to pass upon. And
'ould he be successful. then ask you
be prompt in your action; and on a
'oper and legitimate conviction. the
Ourt, you may rest assured, will do its
,ty.-i New York Tribune.
THE CARPET BAG ELEMENT.-Were not
70 people Of the South almost the person
cation of that charity which hopeth all
ings and endureth all things. they would
, unable to bear the burdens which Radi-
Il hatred has placed upon their shoulders.
he men who administer their laws are
ther taken from the most vicious classes
the North or of the South. Justice is
ndered a mockery. and law perverted so
J to sanction crime. rather than provide
r its punishment Petroleum V. Nasby.
no, is intensely Radical makes this admis.
on in one of his lectures
Il met judges of courts in the Southern
ates, who ten years ago, were hostlers in
'ery stables in the North. and whose
,owledge of criminal law they had gained
ON standing in the prisoners dock
Is it strange that there is lawlessness in a
'untry where such men administer Justice
it not strange on the contrary, that
ime is not ten fold more prevalent than
is! Is it not strange that an influence
terribly destructive of sound mortal
=, as the rule of Radicalism has show it.
to hn Hko 1
'ns Of civil society II Detroit Free Press.
ARTIFICIAL WANTs.-Bulwer says that
,verty is only an idea, in nine cases out
ten.. Some men with ten thousand dol
rs a year suffer more for want of means
an others with three hundred. The rea-
N is, the richer man has artificial
ants, His income is ten thousand dollars,
ID he suffers enough from being dunned
r unpaid debts to kill a sensitive man.
man who earns doller day, and does not
10 in debt. is the happier of the two. Very
~ people who have never been rich will
slieve this;. but it is true. There are
ousands With princely income who never
row moments peace, because they live
,ove their means. There is really more
.ppiness in the world with working peo-
70 than those who are called rich.
A PLUCKY TRAvELER.-We copy the
flowing from the Meridian Democrat
"A strong. healthy young man travelling
ON Tennessee to Texas in search Of for
me found himself few DAYS ago in Ho-
er. Louisiana. and applied 1T the livery
able for conveyance to Minden, distance
twenty-tw miles. over rough. hilly
'ad, and finding that the expenses of the
ip, including his trunk, which weighed
Inety pounds, would amount to ten dollars,
. applied to workman for the use of few