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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1874-02-14
THE LONELINESS OF FARMING
LIFE IN AMERICA.

An American traveller in the Olc
World. notices. among the multitude OF
things that are new to his eye. the gather
ing Of agricultural population into villages
lie had been accustomed iu his country tC
see them distributed upon the farms they
cultivate. The isolated farm-lfe, 40 uni
versal here, either does not exist at all ir
the greater part Of continental .-arope. OF
it exists as a comparatively modern inst
tuition. .rThs old population. Of all calling
and Professions. clustered together for Sc.
defence hd bull; walls around themselves
Out efd kse walls for miles around. wen
the titlsrS Of the soil in. the morning, snc
back into the gates they :hronged at night
Cottages were clustered around f-uda
castles, and grew into towns and so Eu
rope for many centuries was cultivated
mainly by people who lived in villages
and cities, many Of which were walled
and all of which possessed appointments o
defence. The early settlers in our country
took the same means to defend themseIve.
from the t.eacherous Indians. The towns o
Hxdley, Hatfield. Mortified and Deerfield
on the Connecticut River, are notable ex
amples Of this kind Of building, and to thi'
day they ,ema,n villages Of agriculturists
That this is the way in which farmer'
ought to live, we have no question: and
We wish to say n few words about it.
There is some reason for the genera
disposition of American men and womer
to shun agricultural pursuits. which thu
observers and philosophers are slow to
find. We see young men pushing every
where into trades, into mechanical pursuits
into the learned professions. into ins'goih
cant clerkships. into salafied positions o
every sort that will take them into towns
We find it impossible to drive poor people
from the cities with the threat Of starva
tion, or coax them with the promise o
better pay and cheaper fare.-Tbere the,
.tav, and starve, and sicken and sink.
It all comes to this, that isolated life ha
very little significance to social being
The social life of the village and the city
has intense fascination to the lonely dwell
ers on the farm. or to q great multitud'
Of them. The youth Of both sexes who
have seen nothing Of the world. have al
overwhelming desire to meet life and t
be among the multitude. They fee: the'
life to be narrow in its opportunities ant
its rewards, and the pu!sations OF the g'ea
social heart that comes to them IN tn
rushing trains, and passing steamers, ant
the daily newspapers damp with the new
of a hundred brows, thrill them with long
ing fr the places where the rythmi
throb is felt and hea'd. They are not t
be blamed for this. It is the most natu'a
thing in the world. II all Of life wer
labor-if the great object Of life were tn
scraping together ofa few dollars, NOR
or le.s-why, isolation without divers'o
would be economy and profit; but so Ioo
a. the object Of life is life, and the bes
and pu.est and bappiest that can come
lit. ali needless isolation is a crime aga'o'
tho soul, in that itiis a surrender an
sacrifice Of noble opportunities.-DR. J. 6
HOLLAND, in Scribner's Monthly.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1874-02-14

4 Vendre.--Une jolie residence ct 'e
terrain. ainsi qu'un magnifique local
ioign ant Ia maison, pouvant servir de ma
gasin soft pour grocerie on pour marchsn-
dises seches; l'pncoignure des rces
LAFAYETTE ct VerrrilIon, faisant face Ia
rue LAFAYETTE a VermIlonville, lie. LIE
terrain mesure 96 pieds de face par l40
de profondeur. Encourages touts ne":s
independamment dps lots vo'sins; toutes
les ameliorations sont entierement neuves
ct en- parfait etat. Un grand cor','ier de
pieds de large, separe Ia residence Ndn
magas;n. LIE magasin n % sur 40 pieds
de p,ofondeur, avec toutes les installations
b,en distributes. la residence une ga
lerie sur ie devant de AZ pie'ls de long sur
pieds de large. La mxison content 2
chambres de Is sur ls pieds. l foyer a
grilkes dams chaque chambre, une ga!erie
. Ia chamb,e cote du sud. Une autre
chambre de par ls pieds, avec ga'erie
conduisant da corridor a Ia cuisine cui-
sine de- 10 sur 10 pieds, ayant une che
minee pour stove bate sur le sol--tout
sous le meme tois, (y compris Ia citerne
avec refrigeraut.) Ega|ement 2 citernes
de moyenne grandeur, aussi d'autres peti
tes bAtisses tres commodes. tells que remise
pour Ia bois, pouIai|Ier. &c. Un grand
jardin, contenant des a'bres !ruit'ers i'm
portes, de premier choix, vignes, fraisss
arbustes, &c.
Pour plus amp'es details, s'adresser
VIM. B. Bailey, au bureau de rAd'ertiser
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Che Gafopcttc ASucrtiser.
TERMS

TERMS
SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS per annum
in ad,unce. For six months, 81 IS.
--ADvERTISING-
Per Square. 90 lines or less). ........ 81 50
Every subsequent insertion. .. Is
Announcement Of candidates for Office . $40 90
No credit will he given for Advertising or job
work. except by special agreement
Cards stating merely the Names business and
place Of residence, with paper included. Twelve
Dollars per annum.
All advertisements not marked, will he pub
lshcd until forbid and charged for accordingly.
r- All judicial advertisements must be paid
for on the last day of publication. 'or on the day
of sale. No advertisements will be inserted unless
security is given or amount Of costs deposited.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1874-02-14
THE COMPACT.

Speak, I truly give sou heed,
So we serve each others need.
l who write, and you who read.
Was it love, the name we named !
Can we speak it unashamed!
Touch the sacred ark unbalanced I!
Wear we purple robe and vesture,
And with princely gait and gesture
Do We claim the proud investure [!
Can l nobly give and take!
Are you true enough, to break
Not one compact, for my sake!
With your souls integrity.
But serene, erect and free,
Can we love right tender'y9
Every loves trinity,
And the mystic one in Three,
1t is God, and you, and me.
We may name the holy name,
Claim the good with urgent claim,
Yet ever at His touch of flame,
All that is not brave and just,
Simpl. faith and noble trust
Crumbles back to foolish dust.
Dare we desecrate the shrine.
With our pa'try mine and thine -
While He pours the sacred wine =
Toll and travail in the heat
To garner store OF corn and wheat
With His mama at our feet!
Rather meet in worthy giving.
And in generous receiving,
For the heights Of noble living
Waiting. feaIessly. His ends 3
by the mama that He sends
Shall we know If We be friends.
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/ rather original report is

A rather original report is
credited to an exploring commits
sion recently sent by a Mississip-
81 town council to. fix the local
ity ofa mill &hich had been des-
troysE years before. They re-
'lporrsd the discovery Of be spot
in these words - We found the
dam by the mill-site, but coaldn''
fild the mill by a dam-sitc. : FIX
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1874-02-14
A TENNESSEE STORY.
From the Chattanooga Times.

A gentleman connected with the en-
gineer department Of the Cincinnati South
ern railway, gave us an amusing account
Of most cruel case Of imprisonment at
Huntsville. Scott county, Tennessee, dur
ing the the summer Of 1872. The re
ma, kable prisoner. and the circumstances
attending his cruel confinement. were Il st
brought to the notice Of the engineers by
a lawyer named Overton, who was in that
country investigating some land titles.
Being 10 Huntsville one day, Overton's
attention was attracted by the conversa-
:ion Of some frequeuters Of the apple bran
dv "mili" The party were much excited
over the cruel and outrageous imprlson-
ment of lone of our fellows" at the in
stance of some wretch oe a United States
marshal. Overton's sympathies were ex'
cited and he inquired the cause and cir
cunstances of the imprisonment.
Thar be is," said the spokesman of the
party; "over thar on the fence"
Overton looked across the street, and
bebeId seedy individual, percheG upon
the fence, leisurely whiting pine shin
gle. The sympathetic lawyer approached
the prisoner and inquired Of him if he was
10 trouble.
Pri.oner-"Yes; put me in here; charge
Of 'icit 'stiIin'."
O~erton-"And they keep you pretty
closet"
Prisoner-"Yaas. Time bout half out.
Got transferred from Knoxville JAIL"
O.-"Who is your jailor!
Prisoner-"Jailor! Ha'ant any. Garry
the keys myself"
At this .juncture the party from the
drinking shop had crossed the street. and
came up to where Overton and tho pris-
ouer were talking.
"Yaas," said the spokesman, 'd-n
shame. Them id msrshals had better
not come about here 20 more. Come over
and have drink"
And the whole party. prisoner included.
adjourned to the ''miIl" aud took drink
of brandy.
In few days zone Of the boys" Of the
engineer corps, visited the Jail at Hunts
Vile. The door stood wide open, and q
man was in the only room, alone. ham
mering away at some sort Of carpenter
work. Ic answer to the questio6'if be was
the unfortunate person who was suffering
the tortures of imprisonment for the crime
Of making few gallons Of eye'opener, be
replied:
"Yaas, got me in here" And the suf-
fering convict put on such q look OF dis
tress that the man of transits and targets
said:
"D-n shame. Come over and lets
have drink"
And over went the two. the prisoner
locking the door behind him.
The next day or two, two Of the engin,
eer corps met tkis foul.used convict 10 the
woods, with a gun on one shoulder and a
lot Of game over the other. In answer to
q question they got the stereotyped reply
"Y.aas. Got me 10 here. 'Licit still
lin"
A few days more and one Of the engin.
eers met the oppressed individual three
miles from Huntsville, on his way home
to spend few days with his family.
sand you're the prisoner
s'Y.a-a-s; got me in here."'
The facts herein are vouchsd for BY the
gentleman who related them to US. and We
have no doubt of their substantial truth
The circumstances reveal an amount o.
cold blooded cruelty upon the part Of The
citizens and officials Of Scots county rare
" eQualed in modern times.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1874-02-14

"Who dat hit me !--whar dat
lantern 2" were the exclalnations
Of an astonished darkey at MmE
ra, after having been tossed 9
few hundred feet into a bog BY
a locomotive.
A little boy being asked "Wha'
lis the chief end of mar - replied
The end what'ssgot the head on.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1874-02-14
.y'OTICE.

], .,,.,,;ooel would respectfully
'.,''cs s"ss to the inhabitants of I. 'h'
|. s'fi.t, st.l,v.l,e, that he will. advertise ,
4. i~ rent all plantations, farms
a 4. : i land. .nd also all m"vesb'e
!. .".,ms.a to him, free Of charge
k'.I. or lease is effected ~. J,
!. ..v preparing a pamphlet de-
/. J,h. parish. in which all proper
E..h him will arrea'.
:. W. 3. BAILEY.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1874-02-14
(kat or To Work on Shares

es d extra good land. contain.
1ssad'ed afpents, or more If re-
pa ieacing and a comfortable
ass's, 4 courthouse and stables.
l's's will be added 10 the place
Pa'turage for work stock
~ Of charge. This place is
|. - trem vsrmi|ionville.
ths Adsertiser Office.
10 1873.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1874-02-14

M.-six young creole mules, j"
Esit and gentle to harness +; cheap
y. ,
[w-yineteeu town lots situated
I. a ma, the corporate limits "f
ndvrmilionv'''s can BE- bought
kkrplyins to W. Is BAILEY.
s,,o, Rent. A certain planta'
fs,.t+d in ,hi. parish. ahou: $ miles
iv.miliouv;l'e. containing $50 AZ.
I 1 .sa,. . portion Of which is well
q viii f.urinc. comfortable dwell
|l1Aea ont houses. &c.
sA-400 arr.u's Of land. IS
iA beine woodland, situated on the
,o,.up Tn,u-. shout Is miles west
,,iimvil'~ can he purchased at a
Fics. The land is guaranteed 10
~ on sail lmyon.
k!" W. u. "A'IEf:
! Ssk.-On. hons. anl lot, with
tsAAl. cmner If Lafayette and
liza s,--is, il Vrrmiii"nvi'!e, and
we Lafayette street {; the lot is SO
y ~ dep. with good new fence all
|, slr.aasnt IT .,lj ining lots +; all
lrwsm.nts on the place are new
)ip4irt order: a six feet hall seper
bkt~s from, the dwelling: the store
ek l?fet. with all the fixtures for s
g~dy e"c'l' establishment. The
asts front gallery ~ #. long b,
(Iass6h. hall. two rooms Is b,
III gvats in each. with back gal
bssA end room; one g hy IS fl
-, sasshs' back gal'h'y from hal
i& khchen 10 By 10 with chin
sasss from the ground up; all un
snd Coclnding one ci>trrn will
esds). Two medium sized els
vassocler, convenient out houses
lsA eoops. &C., &c. Also a sp'en
- pot, fenced from the ya,d)
sP~tsd choice fruit trees. grap
s.n.bs'y beds. shubbery. &c.
shAs Information apply to
w. B. BAILEY.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1874-02-14
A Louer ou a exploixter
a la Part.

u NE ter,e de premiere qna'itc. con-
tenant Cent arpents o" d'avantage 81 %"
le desire, une residence des plus commo
des. magasin ct ecurie, s"nt sur Ia terre
aui est bien entOuree. Une cabaDe ex'
ira peut etre sjoutee sill est necessa're'
Paturage gratis pour betes de travail.
S'adresser AL bureau de ce journal.
~ nov lS1:t.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1874-02-14

the woman movement, when the
movement is around the wash
tub.
A little boy, when asked what
trade he would wish to be
brought up 20, replied
"lll be trustee, because ever
since pa has been a trustee we've
had pudding every day."
The Philadelphia Medical
Times is responsible for this fear
tul conundrum Why is a TOM
cat like surgeon? Because they
both mew-till-late.
This is ruff. A Western editor
says he saw a maiden in the
street who had what seemed to
be a stake and rider fence of lace
around her sloping neck so high
she was compelled to stand on
tip.toe in order to see over it.
We canpot be too careful how
play with the English language.
One day last week young lady
of New Guinea while gazing at
and admiring the falls of the Os-
wasco river at the point known
as the Big Dam, remarked to her
company enthusiastically, Isn't
that dam nice ?"
MA" said a little boy, has
aunty got bees in her mouth!
No, my dear, why do you ask?
Cause Captain Jones caught
hold of her and said he was going
to take honey from her lips and
she said, we'll, make haste.
"a young lady says that gentle
men ought never to feel discour-
aged when the 'momentous ques.
ton" is negative by the object
of his choice, for in life. as in
grammar, we always decline be-
fore we conjugate." @
! A paper publishes the follow
ling notice !: Lost or strade
from the scriber sheep all over
white-one leg was black and
half his body-all persons shall
receive one pound to bring him.
He was a she gote."
Why is a little dogs tail like
the heart of a tree? Because its
farthest from the Bark.
Can a woman be said to aspire
to her husbands trousers when
she pants for her right?
Avhite boy met a colored boy
and asked him what he had such
a short nose for. Il spect so it
; wont poke itself into other peo-
pies business"
Mark Twain, in speaking Of
= cannibalism, grows serious lbr
once, and solemnly declares that
for his own part. "he would go
hungry for two days rather than
) eat an old personal friend"
: A smart young lady (but she
, will play cards), wrote a note to
!, a nice young, man the other day,
> thus: Come and play youcur
: with me this evening"" She
'Lmeant eucher:: but the simple
! minded youth got mad about it:
Remarkable dirty man step
ped in front Of "a small boy sit
ting on a fence, expecting to
have some fun by. shutting him.
He said: "How much do you
?" The answer was !:
sI.Well about as much as you
if you were washy."
aE Mrs Wood. of W6odville, Iowa
y}has been divorced four times
lfrom Mr.. Wood, and now says
ltlshe would remarry Wood if he
l:Ewould only say he would. It
."lwould be surprising if he would
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1874-02-14
.,.OTICE.

N " = 20 H. g,
,,..s,ss s, xs"S T. 's,''s''";a sr1 !" "s:a Of :"
- '% ',1e,pefre notify them t" ..conuts conn" ~ b,
% ~ ,s asys and settle their acc'"'',n &C .nmr,,
ssa I'VE ~ Those falling 10 %, c"'"r',, o"s, q
''.ss.,' ss% may expect to have tue '''' VI
~ '9i ai to their accounts. 10 known
.e..;ocd .esu IN also to further MAKE knvT sn,t ,a
ss will require an annual ,,,', ses,uo
lt11,'. :, Ideal ~ serIces rendered c'rc"m n
~. J rs to adopt these messa'e. "eco' g
s'ss'i'Is;s I! sn's;st and to m ct our o"" "Sc'S'
dp''''jj ID. TRAHAN: N; p; y n
| Taos. r. HOPKINS. NJ ~
r rrr REAUCHAMP. NJ. d.
ID GrIDRY. N. D.
vi. LYONS, NJ. D.
..r esh. 1873.
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II V'essds'e. Six jeunes mulets ere
o!es. domptes aux harnai., hon marcher.
S'Adresser All bureau de ce journal.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1874-02-14
kI. RgVl!LLQNa
l1oRN'ErAT LAW:

ssexlLloSvrlLE, La.
-. )! practice in the Courts of
!sas, Vsrmilioo and Came.
"a Nov. %. '73.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1874-02-14

4 Vendre.-Dix. neuf terrains. situf.
dams ct en- dehors d~s l;mites de- Vermil
lonviIl.. p.nvent etre achete bon mar
che en- s'adressant a VIM. B. Bailey, Al
bureau de I r.Adrertiser.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1874-02-14

A Vendre on Louer.-Une habita
tion situee a environ cinq miles a I'oue.t
de VermillonviIle. dams ceite Psroisse,
contenant $50 arpents de terre, don't une
portion est bien etablie en- une residence
commode, cuisine ct autres batisses. Pour
plus amples details. s'adresser a WIN. B.
Bailey. AL bureau de rAlvertiser.
4 Vendre-4OO Arpents de terre: ga
rantie Ia meil'eure de l'endroit, don't IS
arpents etant hoiser, sitnee sur 'e Bayou
Queue Tortue environs Is miles Pou-
Est de Vermillonville. Cette terre peut
atre achetee des conditions raisonnables
S'adresser VIM. B. Bailey, au bureau
de advertiser.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-08-22
A Song Of Three Words.


OrGrs, Gsb0rars, e caHfars.
Three bHssfai yvords name % rhss
Three words of potent charm.
From eating care thy heart o free,
Thy life 20 shieId from harm.
Whose these bissfll words may know
boil. bHths-frsnted face shall shoE
Ausi. saod Win peace, shall saky g
Throagh war and Wild aarm-
First. thy 6rEard Eot thou move
And Weld thy arm of might,
LII up thine heart Him above
s...H That all thy Ways Be right.
To the prime source q life and power
Let Thy soul rise a flower
That skywari climbs ia sunny hour
And seeks the genial light.
Thea grid thy Ioins 10 manly toll,
And m the toH have Ioyi
Greet hardship with a wiling smile,
Aud love the employ
Thy glory this the harsh % tame,
And BY wise stroke and technic fame,
IN God-iiks Labor's fruitful name
Old Chaos 10 destroy
Then mid thy workshops Gusty din
Where Titan steam hath sway,
Groom 70 myself a song within,
Or pour the Iusty Iayi
Even q bird chseriy sings
In narrovv-eage, nor frets its wings
But with iuIbreastsd Ioyanee filings
Its soul day.
For lofty things others strive
With ron % vauntf1 drum,
Keep thou thy heart boneyed hive,
Like bee With busy
Chase the bliss with EishfaI eyes
That ever lures and ever hes,
Baf 10 the present JOY be wise
And et the future come,
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~ Advertisers residing Ess,rru United siasrs 81,
pay or their CARTS BY enclosing GrsfnharEs ~ Trnss
stss Postage stamps for such they uish 20 psy
aaa tner eards VII ne Inserted above table
~ Business Cards. prepaid Ssr a wear are arousa
Discount trn these rstss whch are or transient save,,
@snts When paid or charged quarterly.
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HYMAN BROTHERS.

DEALERS IN
Dry Goods CIohing Furnishing Goods, ladies' and
Cent? and SHOES Yankee Notions, Sc, &C,
Capt snow Building No. -OMerchsnt ST Hon7ua apis "
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-07-04

MR.. HALE DECLINEs.-At a Cabinet
meeting on Wednesday, Mr.. Hale, the
newly appointed successor to Mr.. Ores well,
notified the President that he could not act
as Postmaster General. There was but
one motive, that of i'll health, that impelled
him to the step. Mr.. Hale is not man
of rugged health at any time, but the past
winter brought unusual work to him as
member of the Appropriation Committee,
and he is one who does his duty patiently
and we'll His first idea was to accept and
ask Creswell to stay month or two, until
he (IIale) could obtain some rest, but Cres-
we'll declined and Hale did not feel like
turning the work over to an assistant. His
next idea was to accept and do the next
best he could with his health, and he did
accept, but he was subsequently advised
by his physician that it would be danger
Gus to remain in Washington hard at work
during the summer. Ex-Postmaster Cen
eral Creswell stated on leaving the Cabinet
meeting that he would act as Postmaster
General until his successor should be APP
pointed, but he intended to insist upon
leaving the Department as soon as possible.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-07-04
For The Cecil Wing.
FOT
A Suggestion.

Mr.. EDIToR:-l suppose the statement
of the county expense will soon be pub
lished. In connection with it, the report
of the Trustees Of Aims House might be
printed, which ought to contain the num-
Der of bushels of the several kinds of grain
raised; the amount paid for manures; num-
Der of horses and cattle kept, and their
increase; amount paid for provisions; and
clothing for inmates; amount paid for hired
help; average number of inmates during
the year, &c. BY this means l think the
taxpayers could judge about the economy
of that institution, as any man can tell
within Il few cents how much it will cost
per head to board and clothe the inmates
of an aims house. SUGGEsTER.