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St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16
The Household.

HICKoRY-NUT CAKE.-Two cupfuls OF
sugar and one OF butter well rubbed to-
gether; four eggs, whites and yolks beaten
separately; one cupful of cold water,
three cupfuls of sifted -four, one tea
spoonful soda, two of cream tartar, two
cupfuls of kernels OF hickory-nuts.
Corn MuFF1Ns.-One quart of wheat
-four, two tablespoonful royal baking
powder; add to it one cupful yellow
meal cream together one cupful butter,
one cupfui sugar, three eggs; add one
pint milk stir we'll then add -four and
meal. Bake in muffin rings in hot
oven.
BROWN Breakdown bread is one
of the most popular New England pre-
partitions of Indian meal and when
carefully made and properly baked, it is
an excellent and nutritious foed. In
deed, it would be difficult to find more
hearty and strengthening meal than the
favorite Boston Sunday breakfast of
brown bread and baked beans.
YORKSHIRE PUDDING. lone cupful of
-four, one pint of milk. two eggs; add a
little salt, ana mix into batter; pour
into the creased pan and bake under the
beef; when nearly done remove the meat
to brown the pudding; the eggs should
be well beaten.
Poor MANS FRUIT CAKE.-One cup
chopped raisins, one cup sour milk, two
cups syrup, one cup butter or drippings,
two teaspoons soda, two handfuls dried
apples; soak all night in water, chop fine
80 as to have two tea-cupfuls, and one
cup syrup and let it simmer down almost
dry. Stir quite thick, then add the
fruit; cinnamon and allspice to taste.
VEAL CAKE.-Cut slices of cold roast
veal and boiled ham, very thin-there
should be as many again slices Of veal
as of BAN cut three or four boiled
eggs into slices; chop few sprigs Of
parsley fine; batter mold, and put in
alternate layers of veal, ham, eggs and
parsley seasoning each layer with pep
per and salt; fill up with good stock,
and bake in brisk oven about one-hall
hour; when cold, turn out and garnish
with parsley. This is nice for tea.
SCOTCH FANCY CAKEs.--Rub half 8
| pound of butter int pound and hall
Of -four; break four eggs into three.
| quarters of q pound sugar and whisk
them five minutes; make print with
the butter and -four; pour in the eggs
| and sugar, and add half a gill of cream;
| mix all into dough; cut into pieces
| about two inches acIoss and an eighth o.
an inch thick; cover the tins with
buttered paper; lay the cakes on and
bake.
Mr.. BoWICK, the English author
urges that where there il the slightest
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16
Somethi ng About Sheep.

Mr.. Henry G. Hallowell, of Mont
gomery county, Nd, says there is
scarcely q farm upon which flock of
sheep could not be raised, of large or
smaller size, and the profits derived
therefrom would 60 towards paying our
taxes. The beneficial effect upon the
land is well understood. He himself has
repeatedly purchased flo ks in the fall
for from $50 to. $50, and sold in the
following spring nearly 800 worth of
lambs and wool, having the flock left in
good condition. His plan of manage.
ment il to bring up the sheep into tight
yard every night. This does not ipjure
them in the most sultry weather, as they
are creatures of habit, and Immediately
lie down and rumipate, and are then
ready to 90 to feeding as soon as let out
very early in the morning. By having
the yard fence high and strong, they are
secure from dogs. A three-quarter South
down buck runs with them, and the
lambs come in from the ffst of January
to the middle Of March. Last year his
early lambs brought five dollars each.
some Of them not much over two months
old. BY having good shelter, not too
Gloss, the lambs viii do we'll, and after
they are few weeks old there should be
q place for feeding them separate from
the sheep. They will thus improve very
rapidly and soon be marketable. A pen
made Of poles across the sheep yard, ac-
cessible to the lambs and not to the
sheep, will answer the purpose.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16

year of the precious things that form corn
wheat and cotton by blowing shallow uE
and down hills, by washing and teaching
| by plant food removed in annual harvests
| is a matter of fact which must be deeply
pondered to become a frst-class farmer
To have millions of acres of unproduc,
tive land which might yield excellent ma
nure if nothing else, and pay millions Of
dollars annually for imported fertilizers,
looks like bad economy. Fertility will
grow in every field Just as naturally as
a sucking pig with plenty of milk. To
utilize this growing power one needs
grass.
The plant food in q good sod is werth
from $50 to $100 per acre to make grain,
cotton or vegetables. The moss that
grows On a granite rock and the leaves of
the long-leaf pine yield considerable
potash, which is cheaper than potash
imported from Germany for Georgia
farmers. For 100 years grass has grown
on Augusta commons with the minimum
of labor, has never run out, but has kept
many animals and produced great deal
Of manure. Any land will do as we'll, if
not scourged by the pillow and washing
rains. Kentucky bluegrass does well in
Green county, Georgia, and with proper
treatment. it will grow and form a turf
down to the ocean. Georgia should raise
horses and mules, cattle and sheep for
European markets on the best cultivated
grasses.
Savannah exported beef, tallow and
hides to the mother country before the
revolution, and the soil and climate OF
Georgia greatly favor this industry.
What prevents its adoption? Nothing
but lack of moral courage to listen to
the teachings of experience and truth
and abandon the bad habit of making
millions of acres of turned out old fields
by unwise planting to the exclusion Of
husbandry. Georgia farmers should be
wise enough and brave enough to lift
themselves out of the ruts of exclusive
planting into system of diversified ag-
riculture, including a wider range of
stock husbandry equal to the area of
their noble state. Why talk Of the
sunny SOUTH" and blindly and sullenly
refuse to use the blest sunshine that falls
on every acre of southern soil? The
same solar heat that changes air and
water into cotton with much labor, will
change them into wool and meat with
little labor.
The pillow at great expense for mules
and manual labor, everywhere consumes
fertility yet, farmers refuse to let grow
and to SOW its seed, while complaining
of their land being too poor to raise
cotton, corn and wheat at profit. Why
make such. depleted soil still poorer by
improbable .tillage? Does good farming
demand it? On the contrary, good farm
ing dictates change of system, geuine
reform of practice, giving the south ten
times more husbandry that the crops
grown by blowing may be increased FIVE
fold per acre. Good farming says we
should till less ground and gather far
larger harvests on the land cultivated.
Where nothing better will grow, keep
vitality at work and raise all neediul
manure. We have surplus of land and
sunshine, water, carbon and NITROGEN
From the Nashville American.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16

The Greatest discovery OF the Age
30 years before the public, and warranted to cure
Diarrhes, Dysentery, Collie, and spasms, taken in
ternally; and Group, Chronic Rheumatism, Sore
Throats Cats, Bruises, Old Sores and Pains in the
Limbs, Back and Chest externally. 1t has never
failed 80 family will ever be without it after once
giving it fair trial. Price, 40 cts. DE-. TOBIAS
VENETIAN HORSE LINIMENT, in Pint Bottles,
st One Dollar is warranted superior to any ether.
or NO PAY, for the cure of Collie, Cuts, Bruises,
Old Sores, etc. Sold by all Druggists. Depot--lO
Park Place. New York.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16
Covered BARNARD

SOsC'oN SN'' an
A Maryland farmer has sensible ar
ticle on covered barn-yards, which con-
cludes in these words:
There is three-fold advantage in these
covered yards. l. 1t is impossible to
keep a yard in decent order in wet
weather, especial in early spring, or fit to
be occupied by dairy cattle at least, when
it is exposed to all the storms; and a
roof is cheaper in the end than litter.
&. The cattle themselves will appreciate
the benefit of the shelter, and pay for it
in contented looks, as well as in the
more subtantial results Of the pail. In
this sort of yard, with water always at
hand; they are not disposed to be uneasy.
1t is the greatest cruelty and waste to
keep cattle up in warm stalls and then
turn them out in all sorts of weather to
wade through mud or snow, ofwalk on
treacherous ice for one hundred yards or
more to fill them selves over-full of water
once day. 3. Manure kept under cover
from cold rains will decompose much faster
than that exposed, and is in much better
condition for handling, and is worth more
when it is applied. Straw will remain a
whole year in wet yard, and yet seem
as strong as when put in. Where room
is of value, the consolidation of the
manure pile by the constant pressure of
the hoof is also an item. A yard under
cover, where cattle are fed, can be ira
versed by man at any time without dan
ger of ofanse.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16

FORTY million bushels of choice wheat
were harvested in Mimi. ia 1877. She is now
the most prosperous western state.The st.Paul
Dispatch is valuable to ali contem plating emi>
grafton making state news speciality. Week
ly edition, 81. so year; rs cts for mos. Sam
Piles free Address Dispatch Co. st. Paul, Mimi.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16

NATURE is never superfuous; what is
necessary for man is provided, and from her
vast treasure house has been drawn and care
fully selected those materials composing
HOME STOMACH BTTTERs. Prepared by the
Home Bitters Co, ST. Louis, No.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16
What Constitutes Good Farming?

WHdI SonStiIuleS 1ooC FdfmihQ:
Col. John Fl. Dent, large and sue
cessful farmer of Floyd county, Ga, asks
contemporary to give an article on the
subject: "What constitutes good farm
ing 2"
1t is a proper question for discussion
in an agricultural convention or journal,
but one on which opinions differ about as
much as soils, climates and traditions
differ among mankind. The farmer who
makes every square yard Of his farm, il
small, produce the best paying crops,
with least expense and injury to the land,
is generally esteemed the best manager,
for he makes the most money per acre.
Col. ID. remarks: 1--WE want informa-
tion as d stimulus in conducting our
farming operations-some new ideas to
draw us out Of the ruts we have been
laboring in since the emancipation of
slaves, which has proved of little profit. !"
Good farming implies that professional
knowledge which enables one to render
land productive and profitable that was
before unproductive and improbable.
Bermuda grass, bluegrass and many
others win dc this with stock and wool
growing in the hands of men who UNDER
stand at once the business Of grass cul-
ture and sheep industry, the soil and
climate where their skill is to be tested
practically. Cotton planters, whose old
system has been broken, should be viii
ling to become students, and learn other
branches Of rural industry, in which one
hand manages two hundred acres in
grass and stock, because nature does ten
Zines more to make the crop and the
future OF the land-holder than the pillow,
the hoe and the worn-out cotton field OF
the old system ever accomplished. Cease
land killing with all les vices.
Georgia ID o state of magnificent dis
tances between plantations and farms.
where titled land contains now more al
the elements Of crops than nature gave
! 1t. What the soil loses from year to
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16

The editor of an agricultural paper
says there is absolutely no cure for hog
cholera, but that Sheridan's Condition Pow
ders given occasionally will certainly prevent
it. Be sure to get Sheridan's. The other kinds
in large packages are trash
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16
III O. Ess'S SHIRTS.

KEEleS Patent partly made Dress Shirts. best
quality, only plain seams to finish, 6 for 81.
KEEPS Custom Shirts, to measure best quality 6 for
So deivered free Guaranteed perfectly satisfactory
Rs,D Fg4ts MEL UNDERWEAR.
Undersbirts and Drawers. best quality. 81 50 each
White Flannel Undervests, best quality, 81. 80 each
Canton Flannel Vests Drawers OK heavy 75c each
TwilIed SILK Umbrellas, Paragon frame, S3 each.
Best bingham. pntent protected ribs, 81 each.
Circulars and samples mailed free on application
Shirts only delivered free. KEEP MANUFACfU H.
ING CO., I6S and 1877 Mercer Street. New YORK.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16

OfDooLEY's YEAST POWDER is the best evi.
dence of it's worth. Whenever you want a
light, white, sweet biscuit, delicious pot.pie,
elegant cake, Or q choice pudding, DooLEY's
BAKING POWDER should be used. Perfect
purity and absolute full weight are the watch
words Of the manufacturers.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16

CRUMBS OF COMFORT Earache, tooth
ache, headache, neuralgia and deafness can
be instantly relieved and finally cur. d bv
Johnson's Anodyne Lininent. Get bottle
and read directions.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16

Does it seem the correct thing for a
glee club to sing under lady's window
as serenade, "Darling you are growing
hid" -
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16
Alsike Clover.

A Vermont farmer gives his expert
ence of Alsike clover, in which he says ::
The introduction of Alsike clover is of
much value to our farmers. Like other
clovers it runs out in two or three years
from sowing, though occasional roots are
found scattered through all fields where
it has sprung up from selfsewn seeds.
Ny experience has not been very full,
for I have only sown it to compare it
with other clover. The results I have
reached are that while it is fully as sure
to give good catch, it apparently makes
a much superior hay. 1t grows thicker
and finer, is less liable to lodge: is fed
with less waste than other kinds of clover,
and is eaten with avidity by all kinds of
stock. Only portion of the blossoms
of each stalk are in bloom at time, 60 it
can stand longer without injury after it
is first fit to be cut. The chief objection
to the introduction of Alsike clover is
the high price asked for the seed, though
this is partially Offset by the small
quantity required to the acre. The
coming season 1 shall SOW it on all that
I seed down, mixing it with other seed
at the rate of one pound of Alsike to the
acre, with the usual amount of red
clover. If the season is favorable, this
will give for the first crop a mixed hay
as good as is obtained the second and
third years when red clover only is sown,
and will give larger crsp and not
exhaust the land as rapidly as when only
timothy or red top is sown.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16
VEGETINE
For Kidney Complaint and
Nervous Debility.

IsLEBoRo. Me-, Dec. %, 1877.
MR.. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-I had had Congh for eighteen years,
when commend ed taking the VEGETINE. ] was
very low, my system was GebIlitated by disease. [
had the Kidney c. mplaint. and was very nervous
cough bad and Lungs sore. When had taken one
cough, and it trengthens me. am now abba to do
my work. Never have found anything like the
V. GET1NE. l know t is everything it is recon-
mended to be. MRS. A. j. PEN DLETON.
VEGETINE is nourishing and strengthening pu-
rifles the blood; regulates the bowels qaiets the
nervous system acts directly upon the sccretons.
and arou.es the whole system to action.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16
FARM: AND HOME.
Ms,soament Of Hot.beds and Cold frames.

Management Of Hot.beds and Cold-frames.
The structure and management of a
hot.bed is much the same as that of a
cold-frame, with the exception that,
being started earlier, the requisite tenn
perature has to be kept up by artificial
means, fermenting manure being relied
upon for the purpose, and the loss of
this heat has to be checked more care
fully.
Select the locality in the fall, choosing
q warm location on southern slope,
protected by fence or building on The
north and northwest.
The situation should be dry under
meath, sheltered from the north as much
as possible, and fully exposed to the sun;
it should be built up from two feet six
inches to four feet high, and wider by six
inches every way than the frame to be
placed upon it.
Set posts in the ground, nail two
boards to these parallel to each other,
one about foot in height, and the other
toward the south about four inches
narrower; this will give the sashes rest
ing on them the right slope to shed the
rain and receive as much heat as possible
from the sun. Have these boards at a
distance apart equal to the length of the
SASH, which may be any common window
sash for small bed, or the length OF
usual gardeners sash. If common window
sash is used, cut channels in the cross
bars to let the water run off. Dig the
ground well lit is best to cover it in the
fall with litter to keep the frost out),
and take out all stones or clods;
then slide the sash, and let it
remain closed three or four days that
the soil may be warmed by the suns
rays. The two end boards and the bot
tom boards should rise as high as the sash
to prevent the heat escaping, and the
bottom board of small frame should
have a strip nailed inside to rest the
sash on.
COLD. FRAME.
a cold frame is formed by placing the
ordinary hot bed frame upon bed of
light, rich soil, in some place in the
garden where it will be protected from
cold winds. o
Rake thoroughly in superphosphate,
bone dust, or finely pulgerized hen ma
nure, and SOW in rows four to six inches
apart. Thin out the tomato plants when
quite small, but allow peppers to remain
rather thick at first, by reason of the
depredations of the cut worm. AS the
season advances, raise the sashes an inch
Or two in the middle of the day, and |
water freely in the evening with water
that lis nearly of the temperature of the
earth in the frame. AS the heat of the
season increases, whitewash the glass,
and keep them more and more open
until, at about the close of May, just be
fore plants are set in open ground, allow
the glass to remain entirely off both day
and night, unless there should be cold
rain. This will harden them, so that
they will not BE- apt to be injured by the
change ennie's Seed Catalogue.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16
VEGETINE
FOR SICK HEADACHE.


Mr., STEVENS
Dear Sr-I have used your FEGETINE for Sick
Headache. and been greatly benented thereby.
have every to believe it to be good med. cine
Yours, very respec tfu:ly,
MRS. JAMES ONNUR, All Third street.
HEADACHE. VEGETINE can be sid to be suro
remedy for the many kinds of headache. as 1t acts
directly upon the various causes of this complaint
Nervousness 8. Indigestion ,Costveness Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Bi iousl ess. etc. Try the VEGETINE.
You will never regret it.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16
1913. a>I1
H0FmANH'S Mop PILLS.

These pills have been used for twenty four years
in Illinois as permanent cure for Fever analogue,
and all ma arial diseases. They fail to curei
1.-The most obstinate ague at once They cure dys'
persia and headaches by curing every Grace OF in,
digestion Wherever they have beea introdueSds
per box. sent by mesl, prepaid. Address l.. 9. +
LOTT 26l Lake avenue. Chicago, Ills. Send fotE
ciTcn ars of testimonials. Every box warranted
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16
PURELY VEGETABLE,

containing those Southern Roots and Herbs which
an wise Providence has ia countries Wnere
Liver Diseases most prevail II Will cure PA
Diseases caused by DeranGenenG Oh ane
Liver and Bowels. .
THE SYMPTOMS of Liver Complaint are bitter
or bad taste in the mouth Pain in the Back, sides
or Joints. often mistaken for Rheumatism sour
stomach Loss of Appetite; Bowels alternately
costive and lax Headache; Los Of M. mory, With
sainfu sensation of having failed to do something
which ought to have been done; Debility, Low
Spirits. thick yellow appearance Of the SKIN ana
Eyes, airy Cough often mistaken for Consumption
Sometimes many of these symptoms attend the Oil
ease others very few but the LIVER the iarg est
organ in the body is ge orally the seat OF disease,
Wretchedness and DEATH will ensue.
can recommend as an efhcacious remedy for dis
ease of the Liver, Heartburn and Dyspepsia, sim
mons Liver Regulator LEWIS G. WUsDER, 1923
MASTER ST., ASSISTANT POSTMASTER, PHzLADLpH1A.
We have tested its virtues, personally, and know
that for Dyspepsia. Biiiousness. and Throbbina
Headache 1t is the best medicine the world ever saw
Wehaye tried forty other remedies before simmons
Liver Regulator, but none of them gave us mere
than temporary relief bat the Regulator not only
relieved, but cured us."-Ep. TELEGRAPH AND MES
sENGBR, Macon, Ga.
MANUFACTURED ONLY By
y, H. ZEELgN d CO.,
PHILADELPHIA.
nN OIL hrn all nu,,u az
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the /
GOOD Old
STANDBY
MEXICAN MUSTANG LlilMEAT
FOR MAN AND BEAST.

Established Oh years. Always cures. Always
ready Always handy. Has never yet failed. Tkatv
millions haze tested Il. Tho whole world approves
the glorious old Mustang--the. Best and Cheapest
Liniment in existence, IS cents bottle. Ths
Mustang Lininent cures when nothing else will.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16

CONSTIPATION, Jaundice, Bilious attacks, SIGR
STOMACH, Heart Burn. &c, &C.
This unrivalIed Southern Remedy IL warranted
not contain single particle of MERCURY or any
niuriOus substance. buCis
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16

WELLS, RICHARD
SON IL cos PER Feet.
ED Il UTTER COLOR ia
recommended by the agricHl-
tural press, and used by thou
sands of the very best Dairy
men in thiscountry. 1t gives q
perfect June Color and is as
harmless as salt. Warranted
to add 5 cts. per pound to its
selling value. Ask your Drug
eist or Merchant for it, or
write to WELLS, RICHARDSON
Il Co., Props, Burlington, VT.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-16

SMAkSTEnSALEaB MANA man ofenergy and
VEAtS ED small means to take charge of excus-
i've territory for Hntehinson's Pat RurglarA larm.
Arrangements will he made or With relis be rar-
IT, The demand is simply immense, over s. Goo being
sold the first two months The country is filled with
tramps and burglars, and every house needs theae
sim pie and chea rnntrivances Address A 81 Hutch
inson Co .l53 West Market trect. Louisville. Ky.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-07-17
Home Department.

BLACKBERRY WINE.-The following
was received several years ago from
DR.. J. S. Davis, of the University OF
Virginia. After repeated trials 1 can
fally recommend it to your readers.
Take perfectly fresh berries, mash
with the hand, and STRAIN through
cloth. Measure the juice, adding half
as much water as you have JUICE to the
pomace, putting it in tub for seveaal
hours and stirring frequently. STRAIN
this and add to the juice, then put three
pounds ofwhite sugar 10 each gallon oil
Juice. Put the wine thus prepared into
a clean cask, and put wine gauge or
thin muslin to keep cut insects. Let 1t
stand till fermentation subsidies, and
YOU can hear only little motion with
in, then put in the bung loosely. Bot
tie about the lst Of October.
FRENCH RoLLs.-Heat pint OF new
milk, make thick batter, into which
put a teacup Of yeast. After 1t lShtens'
beat up three eggs, one teacup OF SUI
car, and put in the batter. Then rub a
teacup oflard in some flour, make 1t In
to a soft dough with the sponge, and
after it lightens, work out into rslls' Let
them tighten and then bake.
FURNITURE PoLIsH.-Ne polish IS
so cheap, elegant in appearance and de-
lightfnl in effect, as a mixture OF two
part. of raw linseed oil and one Of oil OF
turpen.ine.
FRUIT STAINs.-To remove fruit
stains, let the spotted part of the cloth
imbibe little water without dipping 1t,
and hold the part over two or three
lighted birthstone matches at proper
distance.
For THE GUMs.-Alum water Will
harden the gums and prevent loosenlns
of the teeth.
For TooTHECHE..-Put . piece Of
lime as large as hickory nut into
quart bottle filed with water, ard rinse
the mouth with it frequently.
COLOGNE WATER.-Oil of rosemary,
one ounce; oil oflayender, one ounce;
oil Of lemon, one ounce: oil Of OF rose,
sixten drops; alchohol, one gallon.
TRANSPARENT. PIEs.-Take three
eggs, two tablespoonful of jelley (cur-
rant is the BEST and one Of butter; fla
vor with essence OF lemon. This will
make two pies. Bake with one crust.
A nice breakfast dish may be made
by placing fried sausages or broiled NUT
ton chops in symmetrical form around
a bed Of mashed pototoes. 1t is not
only pretty looking dish, but both.meat
and potatoes are improved by the COM
binatiOn.