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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-04-21

are numhercss little economies which
the watchful eye of tho proprietor
alone can secure. 1t has run into
ploverb at the North that i man, t"
make anything ont of farm, must
drive his own plough; meaning that
the business of farming, perhaps
more than all others, needs the pro-
plirto,'s personal, constant attention.
That he can be more prodiyal in the
South we have seen; bnt with the
use of the same care, forrt|n"uSht, in
ycuuity aud economy which one is
Compelled to practice in New EnSland
the profit indicated above could be
easily doubled.
"There arc three conclusions ap-
parcut from the foregoing. First
That, even, under present manage
mrnt, man who will ,aiSr his OWL
com and small grain can easily gro"
cotton at nine and a half cents pei
Mound, and make a handsome profit
on it; and with closer management
much better results could be obtained
Second: As an opening for the small
capitalist, not afraid of work, no
where else can such promise be Sc
cured. Third: And finally thes
facts present in relief the fading. still
fading position "othcr conntries' ar
likely to hold on the question of cot
ton production in the future the
will be able to compete with us nclt''
err in price nor in Staplc.'
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BY HENRY POLKINHON.
Address, Box 4S4, City p. o.

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The German Mlllet.

A writer in a Northern paper gives
the following description of the cul'
tivation and growth of this excellent
forage:
ut will grow from five to eight feet
high; blades resembling young corn,
come out on the stalks about every
five inches. The stalks and heads
are largo in proportion to tho stand
on the ground. 1t will yield from
three to five tons of hay, and from
forty to sixty bushels Of seed to the
acre on good land. The stalks, when
matured, are soft The hay will he
eaten readily by all kinds of stock,
aud the seed makes an excellent chop
for feed. 1t may be sowed from the
10th of May to the LIST of July, and
the grass will be ready to cut for hay
in sixty days. About one-half bushel
OF. seed should be sown to tho acre if
it is intended to thresh the crop, and
three pecks if only for hay. No crop
is more profitable for the farmer to
raise for feeding all kinds of stock
than German mif1et. The growing
crop of this wonderful grass is beau.
tiful to behold, and it excites the Gu
riosity Of all who have not cultiva-
ted it,"
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THE SUN.
1877 NEW YORK. 1877

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the substitution Of craftsmanship. wisdom, and
integrity for hollow pretence. imbecility, and
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Too Much LOahng.

The Southern people living in our
country towns, and in proximity
Thereto, are beginning to be ackn""'
lodged as the LATEST people, rs
class, in these United States. Every
village is overrun with loaters, able
healthy, stout -bodird mcn-"Id: md
die aged and young, whose DUTY
alone, seems to be to gas, and wh'tt'c'
play cards. drink mean beer aud worse
whisky, curse the neSr" and lament
over hard times. The truth Is ON
Southern country is in a drpl"raole
condition, when its most promising
young men, and the most intelligent
of on ia, mrrs leave their country
homes for the nciShboring towns ana
villages surrcndcring the agricultural
interests of the country to negroes
No wonder that the South is PROSTATE
and her people panpers-her lands
decreasing in ftrtility-her fences
gone and her bitches ovrrSrown with
willows. No wonder that her ht'"s
are marred by washes and ale fast
being given over to broomsedse' n"
wonder that gaunt poverty broods
over our beloved Countrywide best
country the world ever saw-"hen
the intelligent population of the c"nn-
try have moved to town and lett the
ignorant, uncducatea negro to cult
waite their land. \ change must take
place soon. or our country will bt
utterly bankrupt.
\ new system of Agriculture must
soon DO inangnrated, as to raise cotton
and corn, alone, will not pay, ard the
negro knows how to raise n" Other
crop. If he (thc ncgro) were ed"ca
ted, and could read, he might soo'
understand how to diversity his crops
and know in what manner to improve
his system of farming, but he is igno
rant and can, as it is. only follow II
the path he was taught to tread whe'
a slave, and continue to raise cotton
We need intelligent men upon on
f;,rms--mcn who realize the fact tina
stock raising and diversifying Of crop
is the true policy Of the South, ant
, men. who not only believe, but wi
practice what they believe.
: We would urge our village loafcr
of every age, to get down from oft tn
y dry goods box, shut up their knives
turn their backs upon bar rooms an
wrnd their way to the country an
there show their true manhood b
devoting their time and attention to
5 more honorable occupation than tina
II of whiting away valuable time j
loatiuy. Southern Live Stock Jour
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Recipe for Cleaning Wool

4oSSAlIo AVA AS~sA~A~o W
Hunt Brothers, of the "North
Bloomfield custom WOODEN mill,'
New York, once gave the following
recipe for cleansing wool: 10 two
pailfuls of water add u quart of soft
soap and half pint Of common salt.
Heat from $50 to $50 degrees-or a
little warmer than the hand can bear.
Put in all the wool that will stir con-
veniently, and let it remain fifteen
minutes, moving it in the kettle &C.
casionally. Then take it out :; let it
drain; return the drained liquor to
the kettle and add all the water need
ed. Repeat the process, and occa-
sionaIly add little soap and salt.
After the wool is sufficiently drained,
simply rinse it out in cold water. and
you will have it white and soft. New
er let wool boil in the liquid, as that
will fix the gum, render the fibre stiff
aud gray, and unfit it to make soft,
flexible yarn. Fine wool needs more
lime in the kettle than coarse. Tag
gins may be cleanscd in the same
manner, by clipping off all the hard
matter that cannot readily be COM
pressed between the thumb and fin
ger.-Rural New Yorker.
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Cost Of Cotton Production
IN. @. New Delta.1

The New York Commercial and
Financial Chronicle, in a recent ar,i-
Gle on the above subject, says that
since 1875, through enforced economy
among cotton planters, the turning
point has come, and the last cotton
crop has proved that cotton can be
raised protitably in the Southern
States at present prices. The Clroni-
clio goes on to say:
"In proof of this last statement,
one illustration is as good rs a thou.
sand. A friend who has q plantation
in Southwestern Georgia, gives us
the result of lis years work. He
does not live on or near his planta-
ton, but runs it with an overseer
of course II very expensive and pro.
disal way. Our Georgia friend says
that the total cotton crop he raised
the past season was l63 bales, weigh
ing when sold 81, us pounds. He
sold early in the season, aud there
fore did not get by one and one hall
cents per pound what he could have
realized later. But after paying all
the expenses Of sale, commissions,
ETC., the net proceeds of his cror
were 81 ,e25 50, or abont nine and a
half cents per pounds. The tota
cash expenses for the year, of every
kind and description, including taxes
five hundred dollars for overSeer'.
wages, labor, etc, amounted to $5lI3
10 this should he added ten per cent
un two thousand dollars, the value O
the mules employed on the plauta
tomas experience shows that per
centage about covers the wear-ma
king the total cost of the crop S., 3l3
This divided by pounds sold give,
Coco. rs the actual cost Of the cotton
per pound, leaving the net profit
2:9Oc. per pound, or a total profit o
$3.50 80. Had the crop been solt
later, the profit would have beer
about 1909 more.
ITO really appreciate these results
we must remember that this planta-
ton had'a nonresident owner, ant
was worked entirely By an oversee
who was paid five hundred dollars ;
Year wages. Had the owner livet
upon the place, he could undoubtedl,
also have obtained the support 0
himself aud family out OF it, and have
saved the overseer's wages. Besides
it is scarcely necessary to say, ther.
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Farmers should fatten their hogs
as quickly as possible, but not try to
make them very heavy. Ordinarily,
it does not pay to keep a hog after it
reaches 200 or 300 lbs. 1t costs more
to make the second 100 pounds than
the first, and still more to make the
third 100 lbs. aud so every additional
pound becomes more expensive.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-04-21

cooking stove. All stoves sold at man.
ufacturer's prices with freight added.
Manufacturer of plain and fancy Tin
Ware Metallic roofing, etc., etc
A large and select stock Of Tin Ware
and House Furnishing good OH hand
GUTTERlNG. ROOFING, and all mall
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among the faguer5,
Entrants not MenialS,

The situation of our land owners
and planters is not understood ny
themselves. They linscr still IN the
sombrc shadows of the past, and
wiU not pull themselves from .thc Ola
rut.
When we talk ofcncouraSlnS lmm'
grafton; of bringing settlers Into the
country and developing its resources,
half orr people cock their ears amt
eyes for q new labor that will relieve
them of some responsibility, ont at
lLc same time be as mental. AZ the
black.
Some excuse may be set mp for this
exhibition of folly on the gl"und of
a look ont for self interest, although
the apology is indeed selfish. No
man can or must expect white la
Dor merely mcnial, that will be one
whit better than the present over
pus of negro labor now in onr par
ISL and eating up more than the SUR
plus produced. Such an influx would
work more disaster to our country
and people the great stratum of ma
tural wealth, that now lies buried,
would never be developed, and Tie
few would be rich, while the many
would be poor.
The proper solution Of our tron-
bIes must be faced. Trimming
around with the hope of 4 return OF
labor approaching slavery as near rs
possible, is an Ethiopian dream that
will never bc realized.
We do not want white cmiGrants
as mental Iaborcrs we do want them
as hbo,iuy settlers, to own lands,
stock.yar,ls and farmhouses; t" cul'
tivatc and produce cotton, corn and
other cereals. Let rs therefore throw
aside the hope of tho former and set
to work to procure an influx of the
latter.
70 our mind the first thing re
Anired, is to know what lands can be
sold this class of people; its situa-
ton, timber, and nearncss to trans
portation; to inform them of thu
price they must pay per acre. ant
upon what terms it will be sold. THEFT
has been talk indul ged in for Ion!
time by orr land owners, of thel
desire to Sell lands to actual settlers
and we intend to make it Il poin
hereafter, to get down in figure
what inducements they propose t
offer that class of people to com
here, who Will put brain behind thei
muscular efforts.
While we are engaged in this Ell
fort it would he we'll to understan
that the class of men we want wi
not do without schools and churches
however much our people are able t
"gct along" without either, and j
most instances, both. Our Stat
government is making mastery e
forts to bring abont an improvement
in schools; we must, as individual
and IN our parochial capacities a.
sist Mr.. Lusher to establish aud matt
tain them. Church buildings can |
erected convenient to neishborhoo'
and preachers will como to I'll the
without further effort.
Now that onr local government
happily settled, would it not be We
to make movement in the matter
immigration. We have plans Y
would like to submit for discnssio
and believe, if they were adopte
would lead to political and good n
suits.
Can We ask, at an early day,
meeting Of our leading land owne
aid planters in order to agitate II
slbject Of tie emigration, not of me
laborers, out of actual settlers !?
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-09-13
Tic GubernatOrial Candidate
for 1850.

We are aware that it is rather
premature to be discussing the CUB
enustorial contest to take place in
the year 1881. That fact, however,
has not prevented the discussion Of
the subject by both the press and
those usually active in the politics
of the state. Indeed, recent events
have conduced to give the subject
thus early prominence, as some Of
those known or supposed to have
an eye to the executive chair, have
actively canvassed the State. primar-
lily, of course, in the interest Of some
particular capital aspirant, but in.
cidcntally to lay the ropes in their
own interest. Thus far the names of
two well know Democrats have been
mentioned in this connection. One
of these is from the Third District,
and the other is Judge John Blair
Hogc, of Burkely, Neither of these
gentlemen is likely to win the prize,
The former is not likely TO succeed,
for the reason that thesuccession can
hardly be claimed, and is by no
means likely to be given to any one
in the Third District; and also be.
cause it is understood that he him
self has other things in contompla-
tion, which will require solution
long before the the gubernatorial
nomination is to be made. Judge
Hogo stands no possible chance, and
might as well abandon all Efforts for
the nomination, His course during
the late Capital canvass, has embit.
tered all this section Of country
against him, unprovokcd, and in his
particular case, was peculiarly repre-.
hcnsible.
We have in the last day or two,
heard much said on this subject, and
that fact induced these reflections
We find from considerable inter
change Of opinion between leading
Democrats, who arc in attendance
upon our Circuit Court, from Put
nam, Kanawha, Raleigh, Nicholas,
Groenbrier, and our own county, that
the name Of Hon, johnson N. Cam.
den, of Wood county, is regarded
with most favor aud that an effort
will probably be made to secure for
him the nomination. Among those
whom we heard express themselves
on this subject, were some who were
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PorI, Ennnr.

There is a disease raging among
tho swine Of our county which seems
is be not well understood by our
farmers. They have employed all
the remedies known totheir practice,
and many that are recommended by
the agricultural papers, TO no pur-
pose. Some Of the h5gs are literally
one mass Of corruption.
When we look around us and see
so many affected with Tubercular di-
atheists and scrofulus irruptions, we
come to the conclusion that the uni
versal practice Of pork eating has
much to do with it, When we sit at
the table and see men, women and
children eat great chunks offat pork,
and reflect on the diseases that are
raging among swine, it fairly makes
our gorges rise to think of it, In a
hot climate like this, the eating of
such heating food as fat pork, corn
bread, ETC., is highly conducive to
the habits of idleness so prevalent
among too many of our people. For
a remedy, we would proprose the
raising Of more wheat, beef, mutton
and vegetables Reflect on this look
around you for examples illustra-
tive Of tho truth of our statements,
and see if they are not borne out by
the facts Igalae Advocate.