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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-20

DANIEL DREW originated the term
"watcred stock" lie was drover in
early life, and one day when party
desired TO sci him some Inflated stock he
SAID: That stock makes me think of
old farmer Brooks, up in putt who
used TO salt and water his stock to
make the cattle weigh heavy when ho
sold them - The broker told the story
III The street, and it became an adugc.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-20

MY dears, l miss something Or
somebody, can't toll what or. who,"
said Jonos to his children, as he sat
down to tea the other night. "P'rhaps
it's mothcr,' said little Billy, "she's
gone over to aunt Jones' to tca." The
child was right. 1t was Mrs Jones who
was missed, and Jones remarked in
continuanee, "Woll, lets have quiet
supper"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-20

WASTE OF Landau agricultural
writer with IL calculating turn of mind
gives the following, which Is well
worth the consideration of the intclli-
gent farmer: eff a farm Of lGO acres is
divided by fences into fields or ten
acres each, there arc five miles of
tences. If each fence now ia one rod
wide. no less than 10 acres of land are
occupied by them. This Is equal to Gl,'
per cent. Of the farm, and the loss OF
the use Of the land Is exactly equal to
charge of 81 per cent, on the whole
value OF the 1arm. But nearly every
fence row In the country Is made a
nursery for weeds, which stock the
whole farm and make an immense
amount of labor II ecessary to keep them
from smotherlng tho crops. Much
damage always results to the crop from
these weeds, and If these expenses are
added to the first one, the whole will
easily sum up to 20 per cent, or a tax
of one-fifth Of the value of the farm,
10 remedy this we would have fewer
Fences, or we would clean and sow
down the fence rows to grass or clover,
ana NOW them twice Il year. Ten acres
or clover or timothy would Mt least SUD-
ply farm with seed and Il few tons oi
hay every year. We would, In short.
consider tho fence rows as a valuable
part of the farm, and use them MS
such.o
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-20

SCRAP PuDDINa.-Put scraps of bread
crust and crumb, into bowl, with suf-
fcient milk, to cover them well. Cover
with a plate, and put 1t into the oven to
soak for about half an hour. Take it
out and mash the bread with a fork till
1t Is a pulp; then add Il handful of rails
ins and as many currants, u teacupful
OF brown sugar, half a cup of milk,
some candied lemon peel, and ono egg.
Stir 1t up we'll, grease pudding dish,
and pour the pudding In. Crate over
little nutmeg, put 10 into Il moderate
oven, and let it bake for an hour and a
half.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-20
AGRICULTURE.

GooD RoADs.--There is q decided in
crease In the selling value Of farms
| which always have good and level
road to market. do not believe the
Importance Of having good roads Is ap-
preciated as 1t should and will be, bat
Ghere Is already. an understanding on
this subject which makes Intelligent
road Improvement profitable. AS Il
| rule, most. of the work annually put
upon country highways is wasted. =.
Consciousness of this fact Is one reason
why such work Is generally shirkcd as
fnr as possible. Most men will not
work at their road tax as they do on
their farms for themselves. If they
could know that their work on tho road
was as directly tor their own benefit
as that which they do in every day
farm work, this would not be SO. no
have men engage earnestly In road
making, 1t must DC shown that their
labors are producing good results. AS
1t Is now, very often the harder men
work the worse will be the roads. The
severe winters and superabundant
rains and SHOWS of our northern eli
mate, make the keeping Of roads in re-
pair extremely difficult. We have
hardly begun to appreciate the import
ance OF understanding to keep roads in
good order. 1t is, on all heavy soils,
the first thing to be done. In neigh
Dorhoods where farmers unGerdruin
their land, the roads are much better
than where they do not. Very often
the drain crosses the road, and always
at point where 1t will be most advan-
tagcous. With an untlerdrain three feet
deep crossing road, and usually in a
depression, 1t should be easy to keep
long stretch of road always dry. This
Is the place to put In u piece Of maca-
dam turnpike-two or thrco layers of
stone lightly covered with eaarth and
gravel. The macadam turnpike is real
lily thoroughly drained roadbod when
is perfect. The reason why it so
often fails because in many places there
is no outlet TO the drain. The water
runs under the road to some depression.
and there lies until winter frosts have
lifted the stones from their foundation
and left the road Il quagmire as soon as
the spring came. If the macadam road
bed Is connected with an underdrain 1t
Will obViato this trouble and make Il
firm permanent road-bed Piling loose
earth aud sous In the centre of the road
may be somewhat better than leaving
the surface level. But If the soil is
vegetable matter, sodS and the like, the
more 1t is piled up, the worse the road
bed will surely be. Nothing will do
any good except to first remove surplus
water by stone or tile undcrdrnims.
When this is done, 1t is surprising how
little stone or gravel is needed. l am
glad that road makers are learning to
us: more gravel; but in thousands of
places drawing gravel to throw on an
undraincd turnpike Is nearly waste
Of labor.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-20

DOLLY WARDEN CAKE.-Take four
eggs (do not beat whites separately, -,
two cups OF sugar, half cup OF butter
Beat these together for half an hour;
add one cup sweet milk, three cups
sifted flour, one teaspoon Of cream tar
tar, half teaspoon soda. Divide the
batter In half; add to one half of batter
one cup seeded ralslas, one half cup Of
currants, ono teaspoon cinnamon, one
grated nutmeg. Bake in layers. Put
together with icing, alternating the
light and dark layers. Flavor the
white batter with lemon.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-20

. IHE 4, road to matrimcny is a br,da
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23
The Right Kind of Talk.

The Picayune thus sharply comments
upon the late political outrage in Indi-
ana. Decency forbids that it should be
dignifed by the name of election:
1t is becoming clear that the Republic
cans did not achieve a popular victory
in Indiana. Their success was due to
fraud-colonization,r repeating, and the
interference of United States marshals.
1t is triumph which brands with shame
those who hope to profit by it--all eX-
cept Garfield and Arthur. Those gen
tlemen wear so many scars OF that de-
scription that one more or less can make
but little difference to either of them.
But it wasa victory every way worthy
of the Republican record, and precisely
what might have been expected from
the party which has hesitated at no
crime from the murder Of Mrs. surratt
to the theft OF the Presidency from the
party of bayonets and returning boards;
from the party which has honored with
the highest nominations within it's gift
a man who periured himself to escape
the odinm of receiving bribe, and a
man who was discharged from the New
York Custom House for peculation in
office.
The legitimate result OF the Indiana
election should be a great popular re-
action in favor OF the Democratic ticket.
Even decent Republicans should dis
claim all pride in a success which must
bring into ~orld-wide disrepute the
system OF universal suffrage.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23
Fraudulent Voting.
IN. o. City Iten.l

No fraud is more heinous than that
which, in the name of liberty and by the
prostituted use of the machinery Of self
government, robs the people of their
birthrigilt. Through such agencies the
presidential Office was stolen i'll 1876, and
more recently the vote of the people Of
Ohio and Indiana has been falsitied to
an extent never known in the history OF
political corruption since Louis NapO
leon, in France, regulated the casting of
ballots by bayonets.
Now that the supreme contest in the
Forthcoming presidential election has
been transferred to New York, the ac-
ton of John |. Davenport, Chief Super
visor of Elections in New FORK, is close
ly scrutinized. He, without any kind of
reason therefor, has assumed authority
to pass upon the legality of naturaliza
ton papers, and has seized upon those
which he condemns. For such conduct
he has not the slightest warrant, save
that directly derived from partisan viz
ulence, and as the courts have failed to
hold him i'll check, the probabilities are
that collision will occur. John Kelly,
the celebrated Tammany Sachem, ad-
vises forcible resistance on the part OF
citizens, if hcnceforth Davenport's myr-
n,adons attempt to retain their papers.
To take fropl a man the evidence OF his
right to vote is as much crime and Tar
more reprehensible in its character than
the stealing Of his coat, and should be
as speedily punished.
Touching the course pursued 10y DaV-
export, Il correspondent of the New Iorll
Truth, who signs himself "Lawyer,"
says:
90 further than MI Kelly man who at
tempts to take my watch or purse have arlgnt
to resist to any extent necessary to prevent his
etfecting his purpose, even to the taking or NE.
A mans naturalization papers are as much ms
property as his watch, and he has the same
right to guard them and for my own part were
an attempt made by any marshal of Daven-
ports to deprive me of the evidence of my Citi
zenslip, would Inhestatingiy shoot him ii it
became necessary, and would advise any cltl-
zen to do the same thing. There Is not n court
OF law but would justify such action.
This shows the extent to which public
opinion has been aroused on the subject,
and the danger of open violence, in case
Davenport is not in some manner re-
strained. The legal opinion given is
certainly an extreme one, though there
is little question that it is we'll founded.
TO take by force a mans evidence OF
citizenship is certainly robbery, and to
take it for the purpose OF facilitating
the commission OF great crime against
liberty, gives diabolical emphasis to the
offense.
Serious disturbances will surely take
place in New York, according to the
statements of the Herald and Sun, if
Supervisor Davenport persists in car
ryins out his rascally plan Of robbing
the people of that city of their right to
VOTE Democrats have announced their
determination to resist his unlawful en-
cToachments, whether it leads to blood
shed or not. The Indiana game won't
win in New York.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

The Chilians Advancing OH Lima with |
40, 200 Men Destruction of Property
Along fi,e Coast.

PANAMA, Oct. 6.-Advices from Lima
September % represent that the CHILEAN
advance upon that city is abont to begin
if it has not begun already. The bonn
bardment of Charilos, Ancon and Chan
cay, which has commenced, and the
rapid concentration of troops and ships
at africa all tend to this conclusion.
They assert that they have sixty or sew
enty steam and sailing Ships in their
service, and in these they purpose
to bring the 10000 men, who are to turn
the Rimac valley and the City of the
Kings into bowling wilderness. AL.
ready they have ravaged the whole
country lying to the Northward of the
city. burning and destroying houses,
machinery, cane and corn fields, carry
ing off stock and cutting down trees.
: The Gillian authorities assert that
the invading army will consist of $4,000
infantry with 1000 cavalry and 100 guns.
Gen. Baguedans will be commander-in-
chief. There are runOrs Of mediation,
but the Peruvians charge the Chilians
will, dishonesty and treachery, and say
that the war is now assuming a charac-
ter which will compel both sides to fight
to the last unless foreign powers inter-
fere.
A later dispatch. dated September 90,
p. m. says the Chilians are carrying
out their their threat, and the booming
Of their guns at Charillos and Calioa can
be distinctly heard.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

DISTRESSING SUICrDE.-On Friday
morning of last week the mortal re-
mains of Theodule Foret were found
outside of the levee in front of his
premises just below Bruly Landing.
He had been suffering severely from in
firmities of age, and for three days had
been absent from home, causing his
family great uneasiness. On the morn
ing mentioned, a party in search of him
found his body lying near a raft, his
shotgun by his side, with a ga ping
wound near his heart, one barrel of the
gun discharged, and from its position,
no doubt was entetained as to his self
destruction. The affair caused much
excitement in his neighborhood, and
though his age and sutterings were we'll
known, no one thought they would have
induced him to commit so terrible a
deed. Mr.. Foret was one of our old
citizens. with an excellent reputation
and had raised large family in the
parish.-[Sugar Planter.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23
RIOT IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

RIOT IN WILMINGTON, DELAwAEE.-
Last Saturday night. as Democratic
procession was quietly moving along
the streets of Wilmington, Delaware, it
was assaulted by large party Of Radical
negroes, who fired into it and wounded
some twenty-five persons. The Demo-
Gratis promptly resented the outrage by
charging upon and dispensing the riot
ers. This is daring and unparalleled
outrage, and one that demands summary
retaliation. The black rascals are ever
ready to do the bidding OF their depravcd
white political brethren, and they should
be made to bear the brunt of their ficnd-
ish temerity. Make a clean sweep of
the demons, as was done in Louisiana
some years ago. tits the only et1ectual
way to deal with them and bring them
to their senses.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

A MYsTERY.-Last Thursday Coroner
D. F. Gray, NJ. D., was notified that
a colored man was lying dead, near the
railroad track, about two miles east of
Pine Island. He at once went and
viewed the body, elnpanelled jury of
inquest, and has been thoroughly in
vestigatiBg the matter before the cor
oner's jury ever SINCE. At present we
can only say the deceased was named
John Brown, that he came here from
Orange, Texas, aud has been at various
times and places employed, we think
as barber, along the line of the rail-
road through this parish. When found
he was lying at the foot of the railroad
embankinent, on the prairie. two miles
from the nearest house, with the left
side of his skull badly fractured, and
his hat, handkerchief and carpet-sack
lying near by. Besides some articles
III clothing, there were found in his
carpet sack a fifty cent piece, and some
pistol cartridges. No pistol could be
found. The coroner's jury has not
yet completed its invests ation, Lake
Charles Echo.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

A noted desperate and thief named
Henry Lacour was arrested and lodged
in Jail at Natchitoches on the 10Th inst.
He is charged with larceny, horse-stea'-
ing, laying in wait, shooting and wound
ing with intent to commit murder, and
with actual murder in Catalonia par
ish. He had been a fugitive from Justice
since 1875. A bad character, with ex-
cellent prospects for either the gallows
or penitentiary for life.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

In the Third District there are four
candidates in the field for Congress.
Messrs. Billln and Darrall, the regular
Democratic aud Republican nominees.
and Messrs. Acklen and Landry, boilers
and independent candidates. The po-
litical situation is very much compli-
Gated, the Republicans being dissatisfied
with both their candidates, while the
candidacy Of Acklen is somewhat dam
aging to the prospects of Gen. Billiu.
The chances, however, are decidedly in
favor OF Gen. Biliu. and Wcrejoice over
the fact.
P.S.- Mi. Ackien has withdrawn frou,
the canvass and viii support Gen. Bill
liu. Thus. we are happy to say, the De-
la0cr,cy ct the old Third is once more
united.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

WOMAN's SUFFRAGE IN OREGON.-A
special dispatch says that the Oregon
Senate and House have passed consti
tutional amendment in favor of woman's
suffrage-the Senate by vote of 81 to 8,
and the House by 80 to27. The amend
ment goes to the people for ratification.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

HEAVY FROST IN TExAs.-At Hearne,
Texas, on the night of the 18th inst,
they had heavy frost. In portions of
North Louisiana light frosts have &C.
Cured, but not enough to materially
damage the cotton.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

THE LATE COLD SNAP.-The weather
has been intensely cold for the season
at several points North during the past
few days. At some places the ground
was frozen to the depth of several inch
es, and ice formed to the thickness Of
four and five inches, The snow storms
were uncommonly frequent and severe.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

ENLARGED-The Lake Charles Echo
comes to us this week considerably en-
larged. The Echo is live paper, de-
voted to the interests of its readers, and
deserves to be well patronized.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

We print in another column special
to the Louisville Courier-Journal show
ing how Indiana was carried by the Re-
publicans. 1t will be seen that between
10000 and 10000 fraudulent Republican
votes were cast.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

ONO AND INDIANA ARoUsED.-The
big defeat in Ohio and Indiana has COM
pletely aroused the Democracy, who
pledge themselves to redonble their
energies and work hard by day and
night until the closing of the polls on
the I'd of November.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

CoMETs.-The year 1880 has been so
decidedly comet year that the discov-
cry of another one by Prof. Swift, of
Chicago, will hardly attract much atten-
ton. Yet it is the second found within
the past three weeks.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

FIRE AT ALExANDHIA.-On Friday
night, the 18th inst, a fire occurred in
the town of Alexandria, which destroy
ed considerable property. 1t originated
in defective f1ue, the cause Of so many
similar disasters.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

BIG FIRE AT CHARLEsToN.-On the
18th inst, destructive fire occurred at
Charleston, s. c., which consumed about
100000 worth of property. About 1000
bales of cotton were burnt. The prop
erty destroyed, however, was all in
aNrnd
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

The Cathedral Of Cologne, whose COM
pletion was celebrated by the Catholics
of the old world on Friday, the 18th of
October, was commenced about the year
1890. 1t is 511 feet in length, 23t in
breadth, and the towers are oil feet
high. It is said to be the largest speci-
men of Gothic architecture in the world.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

The Democratic canvass in New York
is everywhere progressing favorably.
The heavy registration in New York and
Brooklyn denotes immense Democratic
majorities in those two cities, and the
outlook in the country districts is equally
cheering. The Democrats of the inte-
rior are confident that they will keep
down the Republican majorities below
the figures of 1876. If they do, Ham
cocks majority in the State viii range
from 40, 700 to 10000.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES were $4,000
more votes cast in Indiana at the late
election than there are legal voters in
the State, if the recent census is to be
believed.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

Senator Wade Hampton, of South Ca
rolina, in published letter, brands His
Royalty, John Sherman, as a willful,
deliberate falsiier.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

STEAMBOAT BURNT.-On Wednesday
last the Red River packet Joe Briefly
burnt at the head of the Atchafalaya,
on her trip down. She was heavily
loaded with cotton.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

Senator Thurman says Hancock is
5000 stronger than the ticket in Indiana
and 10000 stronger in Ohio. We shall
soon see how it is.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

The fire in Charleston, S. c., turns out
to be more serious affair that at first
stated. The total loss will reach $780,
900. Twenty cotton sheds were con-
sumed, containing several thousand
bales. Several vessels in port were also
burnt or badly damaged. together with
their car2oes. Insurance companies are
the principal sufferers.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

The Democrats of Indiana claim that
the Republicans spent over 1000, and
repeated fully 10000 votes at the late
election.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

VICTORIA AND FIFTY OF HIS WAR
R1oRs KILLED News has been recciv-
ed that the famous Indian chief Victoria
and fifty of his daring band of warriors
have been killed in fight with Mexican
troops under Gen. Terrasas. This &C.
Cured on the 18th inst. Besides the
Staying of Victoria and his fifty war
riors, eighteen squaws and children were
also killed during the fight. About sew
enty women and children were taken
prisoners, and also some $50 head of
horses and mules recaptured. The In
dams, it is reported, were completely
annihilated. If this news is true, it is
a fortunate thing for the people of
northwestern Texas and Old Mexico,
who have been terrorized by the muir
derous red devils for the past fifteen
months.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-23

THE ALEXANDRIA DEMoCRAT.-E. X.
Biossat, Esq, after connection of some
twenty years with that sterling paper,
the Louisiana Democrat, has withdrawn
from it's editorial management. Mr..
James r. Waters, native of AleXan-
dria. is his successor. He lisa fine writer
fluent, vigorous, and racy-and will
doubtless CALAMITY sustain the high re-
putation which that popular old journal
has acquired in the past. The retiring
editor, as we'll as the new one, have our
best wishes and warmest fraternal re-
CARDS.