Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-03
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Farmervilis, the court. house town
is among the most progressive and
enterpIisiag towns In this portion
OF the State. While her prosperity
10 ia some respects due TO the
proximity Of Bayou D'Arbonus,
much of it is attributable to the
enterprise, iiberaiity aud ability of
ID. Stein, her peincipaI merchant.
whose wealth has been acquired at
this point. A majority of the busi.
ness men Of this place are Jews.
DAVID Aren't, u most worthy gentle.
man, has been mayor of the town
for years. Farmerville has the
usual number Of churches, q fipe
school, two newspspers-one Of
them the organ Of the Bsptists of TIM
part OF the State. A foundry here
does fine business and Ills q want
which has existed IN North Lonisia.
M for a long while.
Shiloh, twelve or fourteen miles
west of Farmerville, ia y charming
little village, located in good coun.
try, with the best college IN this
part Of The State. Erected by the
Bapfisis, and qn,lsr their control, Il
is the special pride Of that denomi.
nation. Opponents Of mixed schools
will ind that, contrary to all their
theories, Concord Institute, a. this
school 10 called, has met with
wonderful success. More than 100
males aud females are now i'm atten.
dance. During the 1--WE years or
more OF its existeuce not hing bas
hnPpeued to disturb the harmony Of
its exercises, and numbers of Young
people of both sexes have gone into
the world with the diploma Of this
institate a. an evidence of their
capacity. ThOse who favor the
admission Of females into the State
University will lind eOgent argu.
ments in favor of the plan by wri.
ting to President, A. B. Freeman,
ID. d., Shiloh.
RATE OF TAXATION.
The rate Of TAXATION at present il
ten mills-eight for general purpo.
SEA aud two for maintaining public
schools. The financial and other
Affairs Of the parish are well and
honestly managed The officials are
representative mea of high social
standing. Mr.. PleasaRts, the sheriff,
and Mr.. Hnrd, the deputy clerk.
he having eAtire charge of the
ONCE, his principal being ill), are
both elegant gentlemen aud reflect
credit Hp0H the t,eUpie.
A CORDIAL WELCOME TO IMNI.
GRANTS.
No steps have yet been taken to
attract emigration, bnt all new
coners are heartily welcomed, and
every facility offered them for in.
vestigating the country. II the
stranger seeks labor, it may readily
be procured with good men on rich
farms at monthly rates which range
from >12 to go. A gradual, vet
steady and certain, improvement in
the financial condition of the people
renders II certain that sober, intelli.
gent mechanics may procure EN-.
ploy ment.
Strangers need have no fear AZ to
diseases. The parish IL ont of the
range of yellow fever, there never
having been a case within its limita
No case of sunsir oke has ever occur.
red. One may work outdoors all
the year round, as We have neither
extreme heat nor cold, 85 degrees
being about the average tempera.
ture in all seasons.
Many of the smaller iudustriea
would be profitable here were the
means of reaching the markets of
the country sufficient. Market
gardening, poultry raising, the silk
worm and the honey bee, all these
industries could be made profitable
were the parish in ready communi.
cation with the busy world. True,
the Ouachi,a river and bayou
D'ArbOnne furnish Union with ex.
ceptienal advantages 10 this respect,
but there is no certainty ~ to whom
or how long boats may navigate
these streams.
In conclusion We may aay Of
Union the same that might BE- said
Of neighboring parishes, and the
greater part Of the State. II the
same methods practised in the East
and West were applied TO farming
here. If fertilizers, improved imple-
ments and brain were made use of
on every farm, there would Be no
better country on the globe. ia
few Of those farmers Who unflaR.