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The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1881-05-11

~ DRUMMER's FIRST TRIP.-A
Cleveland merchant determined TO SEND
his son for trip Oh the road in the in
tcrcst of the house. The Young man
was rather avcrse to going. bit his
fathers persuasions were all-powcrful
and he went. He was out somo ten
days, and on his return his father anx-
iously inquired, "Well, my boy, did
you got many orders?' eyes, father"
answered the new-fetged drummer;
i got quite number "Good!" OK
claimed the delighted father, "I knew
you would succeed" The young man
grinned and answered.: "Wcll, tho
first order got was in Squashbog. l
went into mans store there and he
said git outp In Bungvillc l got my
second order. This time it was skip +
My third order was 'chnse Yourself
'round.' My next order was 'scoot.'
and But the old gentleman hastily
arose and, kicking bis hopefiil'e sam
ple-case across tho Office, stermly COM
nianded the young man to go out aud
help jim load tho truck. ,M#
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- Gardens In Chester county arc at
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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17

4 singular accident occurred at C;lmpte
on Red River two weeks ago. A store
keeper sold some powder, and put the
keg under the counter, leayin the
stopper out. Aman asked for a match
to light bis pipe; the storekeeper took
a match from the box, and struck it on
the under side of the counter. A part
of the burning composition fell from
the match, and went right into the
open hole of thepowder key; then there
was terrific explosion, and the store,
. large one-story building, was in ruins.
The materials took fire, but it was soon
extinguished by the citizens. Only
three persons were in the store at the
time: the storekeeper and two Others.
The latter have probably died from
their injuries; but the storekeep.ar, it
seems, was not hurt much, the explo-
sive force Of the. powder going upward
and from him.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17

The Women OF THE SosyrH.-The
question is. not whether women in the
South shall be made to work. but
Mhether they shall be allowed to work.
There is no compulsion about il. South
ern women are not ayerse to labor any
further than the traditions and practii.
ces of the past make them so. The he
IaaEements and misfortunes of the war
nave, !n produced aii over the South shin
!ng examples OF women who, by their
intelligence, industry and enterprise.
have rescued themselves and their
families from poverty and dependence.
and become conspicuous in a quiet way
in the task Of founding a new economy
for their section and when the false
old idea that women ought not to be
permitted to work for their living shall
be completely abandoned, the South.
while producing race of women no less
noble and virtuous than their mothers
and grandmothers, will brighten with
1he increased wealth and comfort pro-
duced by these women's hands.-[St.
Louis Republican.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17

1t is difficult for us down South,
where such things, have never occurred,
to understand the forest fires and the
destruction Of life and property caused
by them in Michigan. The FIRES, an
account of which we publish, were
aggravated by storms of wind, and the
other conditions which made the fire
10 disastrous were these:
Fully two thirds of the timber of the
entire burned tract was DESTROYED by
the great fire of 1871, and was piled up
for miles, or, il standing was mere
kindling wood. The settlers preferred
burned lands, because they were more
easily cleared and hundreds of new
homes were surrounded by great tracts
Of fallen timber. The roads were
lined on either side by it, and many
who persisted were caught on these
roads and hemmed in by burning hem
lock, black ash. and pine. There had
been no heavy rains over this region
since spring. Even the swamps, which
were usually covered with two or three
feet Of water, had become dry.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17
SOlenl oM's Temple.
IGretna C'ourier.I

Few among us that have not read a
description of the Temple of Solomon );
but we doubt if any have ever had the
curiosity Of calculating its tremendous
cost and the number of vessels it would
require to transport it's weight if re-
duced to pounds avoirdupois, in ships.
The Temple is reported to have cost
the enormous sum of $77,521 ,965,536
Now million of gold dollars will
weigh 1856 J-S pounds; which sum
then, would be equivalent to 2S5, 1856
pounds avoirdupois, or 142,S62 tons.
nearly; bulk sufficient to load i43
vessels of one Thousand tons each.
Why, all the hoOdlums in New Or
beans, whose proclivities for taking
away are not to be gainsayed, would
require lifetime to get it away.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17
1852 sassd Starvation.
tClaa. orne Gnardian.l

Wedtave yet to hear Of q case of star
| walton in Claiborne parish. This peo-
pie have passed through several disas-
trOus years followed by seasons of
great scarcity bat the Lord has always
provided in >some way against actual
starvation, But previous exemptions
do not indicate that such will always
be the case. The scarcity of food in
1899 is likely to he greater than ever
before.
Hitherto atfair,crop in the west coun-
terl)alanoed the shortcomings of south
ern corn fields, anG with our surplus of
cotton We were enabled to bay corn and
meat from our neighbors Of the upper
Mississippi valley. But we learn that
i'm many localities aa the west the corn
crop is an absolute failure, that there
will be nothing for shipment, not
enough to fatten the hogs Of that Sec
ton.
Indeed the news IS gloomy. If not
starvation, pxEvation will btssthe portion
OF very many in this portion of Louis
lana.
Merch ants will not furnish supplies
to all; even it they were abreto do so,
it would be imprudent, for by this time
they have learned that a part of the
people may not be trusted to pay their
debts, even in good times. Only their
most reliable old customers and best
recommend ed new ones may hope to
receive that aid which will enable them
to live, while they are making the crop
of 1882.
The result o,f this state Of affairs will
be that a very large number of lab0rers
will be forced to seek employment on
the projected railroad from Monroe
west, and others spoken of. Indeed
these roads furnish the only hope that
a large portion Of the colored people
and some whites have to live until the
country RECEIVERS from the effects of
this year.
We usually look: on the bright side
Of the clouds; but in the last six weeks
we have seen enough to justify the
gloomy view we take OF the future. A l.
drought OF over ninety days is enough
10 discourage the most sanguine mind.
Ind as it has lasted about one hundred
p some localities there is ample excuse
or the most gloomy fore holdings.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17

HE POPULAR DEMAND.-So great
mas been the popular demand for the
celebrated remedy Kidney-Wort, that
I, 70 having an immense sale from
blaine to California. Some have found
y ine0nVenient to prepare it from the
nry compound. For such the proprie-
7.era Cow prepare it in LIQUID form, This
s'2 % procured at the druggists. It
eclsely the same effect as the dry.
very. concentrated 60 that the
smuch smaller.-[LoWell Mail,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17

Wednesday of last week, September
9TH, was probably the hottest day on re-
cord, for September, that ever occurred
lin the eastern States. AT Little Silver,
n. j., the heat was at 1889 in the shade
in New York and Baltimore 1909 Pitts
burg, Pa, 500; in Boston 1909, and
Albany $50; Pottstown. Pa, 1O40 ;
Wilmington, Del, 1922; Kingston, N.
T.. 1902; Freeport, Long Island, 1919 !;
at Jamaica 1869. and Long Beach 1909 !;
at Williamsburgh 1899; at Port Jervis,
n. Y, 1919, and 134o in the sun at
Long Branch 100 ON shore and 1862 at
the depot at Red Bark 14o at Barue-
gat 1869, and at South Alloy 1879. 1t
will be seen from this, that the heat
has been much greater up North than
down South.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17

WORTHLESS STUFF.-Not so fast my
friend if you could see the strange
healthy, blooming men, women and
children that have been raised from
beds of sickness, suffering and almost
death, by the use of Hop Bitters, you
would say, Glorious and invaluable
remedy lS'hiladelphi Press.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17

There was fight between a wildcat
and two bulldogs in an Ohio town, a
few days ago. The whole population,
about 5000, dropped everything else,
and attended. In 90 minutes the fight
was over, the cat having scratched both
dogs eyes out, and won the victory.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17

Since the Presidents removal to
Long Branch, he has been reported
better one day and worse the next, and
it is difficult to learn from the papers
which he is.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17

The long drouth that we haze had
here has been general throughout the
United States, and consequently all
crops will be short. Meat and bread
will therefore be comparatively scarce,
and high in price. "Hard times" then,
may be reasonably expected; and
everybody should prepare to meet it.
1t is said that good grain crops have
been made in Europe ifso, the demand
for American breadstuff may not be as
great as usual, which would tend to
reduce the evil of short crops at home.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17
The Michigan Forest Fires.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE DEyASTA-
TION IN sANILAC COUNTY-SONIE OF
THE HORRORS WITNESSED IN THE
BURNED DISTRICT.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17

. u. =.
In the name and by the authority OF the State
of Louisiana, the grand jurors of the State of
louisiana duly impannelled, sworn and charS-
ed to inquire within and for the body OF the
parish Of st. Landry, State aforesaid, hereby
submit the following report:
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23

which we, as farmers, can educate
ourselves to fully understand orr
interests as farmers, and our rights
and privileges as citizens. Through
this channel only, can we learn The
facts concerning the injustice with
which the farmers are burdened. AZ
a result of our own neglect in keen.
ing ourselves posted and failing TO
protect our interest in earlier DAYS
And it is through grange organiza
lions only, that we have any hope
for relief. Outside of this there is
none. Then why not employ the
only means at hand, and so easy of
acceptance to correct the errors of
Which we complain?
Patrons, work for the prosperity
and success of the Grange, and YOUR
efforts will be rewarded.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23
From Cotton" New York.


A prominent factor at New Or
leans writes us that planters
throughout the valley are interested
in this subject to degree that is un-
derstood by very few people at the
North. He says that the work that
has already been accomplished has
stimulated business wonderfully, so
that a more hopeful feelings now
prevailing throughout the commu-
nifty than has ever been noticed in a
career of thirty-two years in the
citv. The younger class of mer-
chants are enthusiastic believers in
the dogma that New Orleans is
bound to become at least the second
city in the Union.
Regarding this great question, of
the Improvement of the valley, Sen
ator Gibson, of Louisiana, was in
terviewed as TO what the late Con
gress had accomplished. He re-
sponded as follows: so much was
never done by any Congress in the
history of our government as by this
for the Mississippi River and its
tributaries. 1t is the first time IN the
history of our government that JUS
tice has been done to the Northwest
and Southwest. One hundred and
seventy five thousand dollars were
appropriated to test the reservoir
system on the upper Mississippi,
5000, 900 on the river cairo, $1,000
100 for the river below Cairo, to be
expended by the secretary of the
war under the supervision and IN
accordance with the recommends
ton OF the Mississippi River com
mission. Besides these appropria-
tons for the general improvement
of our great national highway, sPe-
cial appropriations were made tor
particular harbors and places, our
own harbor getting $4,000, and so
on, in that proportion, up to the
head waters of navigation, amount
ing in the aggregate to over 5000
900. More than one half OF the
whole amount appropriated by con-
/ gress is to be applied by the eXecu.
tive government to within and west
of the Mississippi Valley"
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23

The County Grange of Newton
county, Miss. are taking steps to
secure the erection at Meridian Of a
fertilizer factory. In this very i'm
portant and patriotic work they will
doubtless have the earnest co-opera-
ton of Lauderdale County Grange
and of several other contiguous
County Oranges. The proposed en-
terprise will be great benefit and
advantage to the farmers Of Missis-
sippi and West Alabama, and the
Oranges in both States should take
stock in it literally.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23

are, and claim to be most devoted
to those interests.
Now, the interests of the State
are, of course, the interests OF the
people who compose the State; and
the interests of the people are man
ifestly the aggregate OF the interests
of the individuals who compose the
people. Now. what are the inter
ests of the individual? The Decla
ration of independence asserts the
inalienable rights of man to be life,
liberty and the pursuits OF hapPl
ness" The same may be consid-
cred summary of the interests OF
individuals. AS to the first and
second, all good men are virtually
unit. 1t is in regard to the third
that the classes of society widely
differ. Now the pursuit of happi
ness consists not so much in the
pastime as in the business activities
of life. Hence, for all practical
purposes, the pursuit of happiness
means the business in which one is
engaged. Politics, therefore, is not
an abstract and intangible some
thing, separate and apart from the
affairs of everyday life; its very
life and importance arises from the
fact that it is SO intimately associ-
ated with the business of the world
that every political enactment that
has ANYTHING more than buncombe
in it, affects every stratum and sub
stratam of society.
| do not maintain that there
should be farmers party. would
not ask that the Grange be made a
political organization; but | would
have tbs Grange, through its every
member on all occasions. in direct
or indirect way, as may be best in
any particular case, see that no leg
islation is enacted which is detri
mental to the Just interests of the
farmers. In other words, when
ever any political party tramples
upon his interests, let the farmer
trample upon that party and stand
by his interests. Otherwise, it will
appear that the business interest OF
the country are suhservient to polit
zeal parties; whereas just the con
verse is true, although a great many
have never learned it. What occa
sion is there for political parties
aside from the business interests OF
the country? Let no farmer be sc
servile as 10 say he belongs TO this
or that political party.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23

We tender our thanks to Prairie
Lea Grange, Caldwell county, Texas,
for an invitation to attend Grange
picnic, to be given near Prairie Lea,
on the 18th inst, on which occasion
Worthy Master Rose will be pres
dnt. We regret that we will be un-
able to attend, but we hope to meet
the patriotic members ofthis Grange
during the coming summer or fall.
Prairie Lea Grange is one of the
most prosperous Oranges in the
State, but it could not be otherwise
with such intelligent and earnest
Patrons in the lead as Bros. H. M.
Daugherty, T. n. Mckenzie and H.
&. Thompson.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23

The Ohio Sta,e Grange officials
arc very active, earnest and efficient,
the Master and Secretary especially.
The latter, Bro. t. r. Smith, con-
tributes regularly to the Grange
Bulletin, and his letters are well
wIitten-the following extracts in
dictate their spirit:
In fact the current is so unmis-
takably in our favor that we expect
as matter of course, on opening
reports now, to note gains. But the
most hopeful sign of our prosperity
and the triumph of our principles
is, that those joining us now do so
because theil better judgment is
convinced of the righteousness of
our cause, and not as at first, too
often by appeals to the pocket
prove all things and hold fast to
that which is good" We invite in
vestigation; we ask a Careful and
candid reading of our Principles
and Declaration of Purposes; we
lmplore you to read currept eUents,.
study the tendency of the forces
now at work in this country and
then "deine your position"
The Worthy Secretary has ia
vored us with several interesting
Grange documents, for which we
tender him our thanks.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23

The value of the jetties and CON
scquent deepening of the mouth of
the Mississippi admitting the en-
trance of the largest class of ocean
vessels, is rapidly being developed.
A few days since 200, 900 bushels of
corn and $4,000 bushels of wheat
(some 1900 tons), We're purchased
at St. Louis by an English buyer
and SHIPPED to Liverpool direct, by
barge to New Orleans and thence
by ocean steamer. This, however
satisfactory as it is, is only a small
part of the grain shipments from St.
Louis to New Orleans by the barge
line, its ultimate destination being
beyond the ocean. Already, in this
year, the shipments of grain from
St. Louis to England by the water
route, Notwithstanding the late
opening of the Mississippi to navi-
CATION, have reached in the aggre-
gate in to the millions of bushels.
By the end of the year the amount
sent oceanward by this route will
reach to 5000, 900 to Io,coo, ooo
bushels or even more. This is a
most important movement in the
interest Of farmers, especially of
western farmers. At not very dis
tant day, doubtless the water route
will be the main artery of commerce
between the valley of the Missis.
sippi and foreign ports.-JouruaIot
Agriculture.
The. Jetties are saving the produ-
GERS of the Mississippi Valley $2o,,
10000 annually, and the Ship Rail
way that Capt. Eads will build over
the Isthmus will open a channel for
the products of this country the
benefits and advantages of which
to our agriculture, manufactures and
commerce cannot be computed.
This great engineer, and America
may well be proud of him and his
grand achievements, is the most
useful man Of the age.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23

going on will surely draw the far
mers together, for it is educating
them in business and political af-
fairs-an education that is teaching
them tIat ignorance and disorgani-
zation mean weakness and slavery,
and that intelligence and organiza-
ton will bring power, independ-
ence and happiness.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23
1t may not be generally known

1t may not be generally known
that the new game law of Mississip-
pi prohibits the killing of turkeys
and partridges between the 1st of
April and the Ist of October; and
prohibits tie killing of deer, turtle
doves, and field larks between the
Ist of February and the 18th of Sep
TENDER. This law is not generally
understood in the State.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23

In thirty seven out of the fiftys
four counties of West Virginia no
whisky or other intoxicating liquors
are permitted to be sold. In Kan
sas the law prohibiting the manu-
facture or sale, and in Wisconsin
the law against treating" are in eff
feet, and SO the great and good tenn
perance cause is marching on.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23

The price paid by you at time of
purchase for goods, does not rep
sent the actual eost. Wait until the
division of prof S and you will find
4 material redpe.gion in your favor;
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23

In Germany the consumer is en-
abled to order his butter from the
dairyman and have it forwarded u
him " mail. In the winter II Is
SCI parchment, wrapped WIN
con n paper. In the summer u"
cans II wooden boxes are used.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23

Indications now are that more
Oranges will be reorganized anu
more new ones formed in Kansas
this year than in many wears before
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23
Profit of Corn at the North VS..
Cotton i'm the South.

EUlL" UE|OH. SChu you the
following statement of corn crop
from the /o7Ua Homestead. You
will see that rs acres produced 1860
bushels of corn, which at 20 cents
per bushel is $468, or about as much
money as ID bales of cotton will
now bring. You will also see that
there was only thirty and one half
DAYS work done to make the crop
and $4S paid for gathering it in the
crib. Now when you caculate that
one man can cultivate 40 acres in
corn you can easily see why the
Northern farmer is getting rich and
the poor devil who buys his corn
at Soc. to 81 per bushel, with cotton
at 7 cents is getting too poor to
skin. This man made his meat and
bread, his -four and potatoes, had
apples to eat and some to sell.
Mr. Bro Farmer, plant another
big crop of cotton and get 6 cents
for Middling and 4 cents for Ordi-
nary and you will be SO poor the
dogs won't bark at you, and the
negro, out of pity, will divide his
'possum and coon wild We.
CORN PLANTER.
Twenty. eight acres of corn ground crop
Of 1850: soil. black prairie loan; nearly
level; not drained; previous crops, in '76,
wheat; second crop III, corn; IS, corn, ~,
flax; So corn: previous crops reasonably
we'll worked; plowed the first part of No.
vember with three horses and 10 inch
Dlow, 6 inches deep. The fax crop sown
in the spring was seeded with clover and
timothy. but did not catch, neither did the
fall sowing of timothy in stubble, is the
reason of its being plowed so late; harrow
ing once before planting; no manure used.
Variety ofseed corn: trinlet corn. so call
ed in this section. One inch of the butt
and about two inches of the top discarded.
Planted May 18th and 18th; checked
feet o inches; there was a fair stand, but
Occasionally two or three hills missing.
EXPENSE.
Flowing IS $22 90
Nav 9Th and lott, narrowing I19
days at S2.25 Per day.............. $40
MAY 10th and nth, marking I1a
DAYS at s. Pc day. ...... ............. 800
May 18th and 18th, planting two
days at S. per ay..................... 400
Man TO drop two days................. 2.4o
Seed corn, bush. at &c per bush... 500
Use of Pl7 ter at Ioc per acre.. $50
MAY *. hsr. ving once over day 2.2s
May IS, narrowing once over I day 2.25
June 4. (, 7, and s, once through
blowing at S. per day~............... 500
June IS, 10, Il, p, 3, and through
blowing, AZ days.................... 900
July I, ,, 4, 5, third tarough blowing 500
Picking. ........................... $500
Total cost of crop....................SI s.
Amount of corn pickeq, 1850 bushels;
cost per bushel in crib on whole amount,
about "a cents; deduct for use of land,
L Z
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23

We invite the special attention of
Patrons in Tennessee to the able
letter of Worthy Master Harwell.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23
Total cost of crop.

Amount of corn pickeq, 1900 bushels;
cost per bushel in crib on whole amount,
about "a cents; deduct for use of land,
leaving 1910 bushels to renter-cost OF
cron 10 him about II cents per bushel.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-23

The Grange prospect in west
tennessee is tightening