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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-02-08
A WARNING FROM THE SAWDUST
RING.

KING.
The other LAY, in Union Square,
met my old friend Brown;
Hi, face Was deeply lined with care
He seemed all broken down,
And vet he used to be most
- Successful circus clown.
"why aren't you on the road ?" asked I,
He turned OH me gaze
OF sad surprise. then heaved sigh,
And said: ALIAS! the days
\ Whrn could get a date are gone;
Or, as they say in plays
Ell lag superhuous on the s,age"'
"Why. nonsense, Brown" said /:
"You surely have not reached the age
At which man should die?"
'sI've reached the age, at which
The sawdust will not fy!"
1T happened in this wise" said Brown :
"For twenty years OF moro
earned my living as a clown,
Repeating DER aud DER
The anticipated jokes you heard
when IN your pinafore.
cat last it came into my head
'rwould be a glorious thing
. II something novel could be said
Within circus ring
A brand new joke therefore tried,
= One luckIess day, to sing.
land this Ia why You see me here;
For, when that Joke they heard,
& The people roseMP on their ear,
As b. one impulse stirred,
And threatened there to mob the show,
They did, upon my word!
"And since that day I've tried in vain
My business to pursue,
For All the managers explain
That 1t world never do
70 have circus clown who once
Had 60: of something newt"
ss#" IN. Y. Clipper.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-02-08
EMPLoYME
FOR ALL.
To Sell a Household Al

THE POOR AS WELL al
i rich, tho old as we'll rs the
the vito as we'll as the husball
young maiden as we'll 10 ths|
man, the girl as we'll rs the 10
just as we'll earn a few dol
honest employment, as to sit [
the house aud wait for Others
it for them. We can give "
ployment all the time, or duriI
spare hours only; travelling or (
own neighborhood, among friel
acquaintance. II you do not !
employment we can impart "
information to you free Of d
will cost yon only one cent fol
tai card to write for our Pros
and it may be the means Of
you a good many dollars.
neglect this opportunity. You
have to invest a large sum Of
anu run a great risk of losing Il
will readily see that it will be
matter to make from $40 to
week, and establish a lncrat
independent business, ho1
straightforward and profitable
tend to this matter NOW, for
MONEY IN IT for all who en-
us. We will surprise ron and
wonder why you never wrote
before. We send full particnl,
Address
BUCKEYE MFG G
Name this paper. Marion,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-02-08
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JURY LIST.

STATE or LotIsIANA.l
PARISH or R4fiDEs.}
DE IT KNOWN THAT ON THIS
ID tbirtieth day of January, A. D.
1882, that we, John A. Williams, N. l..
McGinnis and G. W. Bolton, members
OF the Jury Commission in and for said
Parish Of Rapities, duly commissioned
and qualified as such by taking the oath
required by law, together with George
u. Watts, Clerk ui the Twelfth Judicial
district Conrt in and for the Parish ="
Rapidcs anil State of Louisiana, and cx-
off. 10 member Of said Commission, wh'
was also sworn rs such according t.
law, met in the Court House in tn,
Town of Al xanslfia, and then and tiier,
did proceed to draw from the General
Venire box, the names of one hmndre'
and ten qualified electors, who are t.
serve as jurors ut the ensuing April
term Of the District Court. A. ID. 1882
in and for the Parish Of Rapidss and
State Of Louisianr, to-wit:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-02-08
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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06
Soil and Sowing.

The four cardinal virtues Of good
garden-soil are that il should be loose.
mellow, rich, and wcll-drained. Good
seed sOwn in such soil and properly
cultivated will ldroughts and insects
excepted produce cabundanlly. While
The quality Of the soil is not Of so
great importance in the raising Of
The coarse Vegetables as peas, beans,
potatoes, and the likc-it is impor.
tant in the raising Of the finer kinds
AS celery, parsnIps, cabbage, etc.
Vegetable seeds should be sown in
long drills, il possible, at such a dis.
tancc apart as TO permit the use Of a
horse-hoe between them. If new
garden is TO be laid out, let it be
long and narrow, so as TO make as
little turning about of the horse at
the end Of the rows as possible. The
common practice Of sowing in beds
or plots ! do not favor, As ii requires
much more hand labor and admits Of
less or, in fact, no use Of the horse.
As 10 the depth at which 10 SOW the
seed, the old rule Of three times deep
as the size Of the weeds may be oh.
served for general use.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06
Work With tho Head and With
tho Hands.


FROM the American Agricultural
Work is one Of the first principles
Of success in the orchard aud garden.
Without work, hard work, and an
abundance OF it. the growing OF veg
etahles, and The raising Of fruit must
prove a failure. An orchard will not
run itself with profit any more than
a steam plOw OF a saw mill and TO
keep a vegetable garden in proper
order is often more Of tax upon the
muscle than the steering Of a ship.
Along with this labor of the hand
must 90 an activity of the mind.
The seed dali and the pruning knife,
as well as all other orchard and gar.
lien implements need to be used 10.
tclllgcntly. Let no one believe that
he can succeed in this department
without MISUNDERSTANDING is not a
mere pabtlmc, aud fruit growing is
far from being an occupation for q
man who will not work his brains.
With this view of labor il is evi.
dent that there are two sets or class.
cs Of implements to be used by the
gardener and horticultural in the
performance Of his work implements
to be used in the hands, and tools TO
aid the head. \ hoe Is a garden i'm
plement, but it is no more Of one
than principle Of plant growth.
which, when understood. makes every
stroke Of the hoe more effective. II G
hest seed planter that modern me.
'hanical skill produces could be only
I source Of loss when guided in its
work by one who knows nothing OF
ihe conditions most favorable for
Zach Of the many Ralden seeds.
These principles which underlie prop
er, and therefore profitable gardening.
are the accumulated experience Of all
past ages, and are put within The
reach of all in books upon the vari.
Gus subjects which belong To tie
orchard and garden. Some OF thee
books are Of general character, aud
treat of vegetation a. a whole, with.
cot making special reference 10 any
particular vegetable or fruit. Such
books give the ground work or fund
amental principles upon which the
special treatises rest. For example.
the nature of soils, the composition
Of the atmosphere, and the physio-
logical laws which govern the growth
Of plants are general subjects which
involve principles that apply to all
vegetation. The person who knows
these principles-anderstands how
plants grow, when, where, and how
they get their foods. II certainly pos.
sessed of superior tools in the culture
Of field or garden crops.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06
Remedy for tho MaRgot OF tho
Cabbage Fly.
Rrom lhs AmsrIcan Aarlcnltnrl.l.

Prom the American Agnoultunft
Mr.. II. VI COwlcs, Hartford coun-
W, Conn, writes II see by an arti-
Gle in the December number Of the
Ame'ican AgricuitUrist that Bisulph-
ide Cf Carbon is recommended for
The Cabbage Fly. How it applied 2"
The use Of Bisulphidc Of Carbon is
not only to be recommended for the
cabbage maggot, but also for the
squash-DOrcr, aud other subterrancan
insects. 1t would serve admirably to
destroy ants when we can find their
hills. To apply the liquid, we have
only 10 make small hole, by use Of
IA cane or other small rod, close be-
side tic plant TO IA depth Of two or
three inches, then pour into the hole a
bali teaspOonful Of the 1uil. and
quickly cover the same by filling the
hole with earth, and pressing it down
with the foot The same operation
in the middle of ant-hill will quickly
destroy the ants if they are IN the
galleries Of the bill. All should re.
member that Bisulphide Of Carbon
and also It's vapor, are very infiam-
mablc, and should always be used
with great care.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06
Celery and Lettuce---Some Hints
for the Garden.

Mr.. Brown Of the Ohio Farmer,
recommends sowing celery seeds in
the open ground in April, and TO
make the plants stocky they should
he transplanted Shen three inches
high, setting them three or four inches
apart. 1t may be replanted where II
is to grow, from the middle Of June
to the middle of August. Probably
for this climate the lst Of August is
hest. Speaking of lettuce,
he remarks that it needs a rich soil
and as a very small amount of land
will produce all that any family cen
use, we can certainly afford TO make
it rich. IL may he soSn as soon as
the land can be worked in the Spring,
in the open ground. or may he sown
in September and kept through the
Winter with slight protection. IL
we want good heads, We must thin TO
foot in the rows, early, before the
plants become crowded and spindlcd.
Golden Stone Head, Wheeler's Tom
Thumb, Tcnnis.ball, Early Cufled
Simpson are among the best kinds Of
early: Hanson, Shotwell's Brown
Head, White Cabbage, Large Yellow
Butter for many crop, and Rel Win.
ter Cabbage, Hardy Green Winter
for Winter.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

CoLTs should he broken To harness
at 3 years old, and used in light work
for two years or more. when they will
become matured and fit for fall work
If they arc used for hard service be-
fore their joints become settled or
surrounded by full grown texture of
muscle siDews to support them, they
are liable 20 become strained, causing
spavins or bony engagements that
will destroy their future value and
usefulness. Any imbcclle can break
down the colt, but it requires good
sense to build IL up after IL has been
crippled by ignorant task-masters.
IL Is not worth while to risk the ex.
pertinent of converting sound colts
into invalids, when they will live
longer and perform more service if
suffered TO ripeu into the fully ma
tured horse before being put TO hard
work.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

THE best treatment for mare In
foal is To give her moderate exercise
daily, care being taken against over
exertion. The food should be good
clover and timothy hay, well cut and
salted, ground oats, and bran mash
mixed with potatoes or other roots.
Feed some corn or meal, but not too
much in order TO guard against milk
fever. See that the colt promptly
relieves the udder as soon as possible
after birth.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06
LYDIA z. PINKHAM'S
VEGETAPIE CoNp0rTrD
Iaaposl,lvc Curs


Tor cit thoae Painfat Complaints and Weaknesses
ssesmmsa to oar beet g. rsniv population.
II viii cure entirely tltc worst form % Female Com
Tlaints all ovAfian trouiss Inflammation and Jicera
ton. Failing and nipplscrns~us, and tie consequent
tplnsi Weakness aud is particularly Sdsftei 70 the
Change Of life.
u viii dissolve and sIpei tuulors from the utSrsin
an early stage Of devslDttBsut Tho trrfsney 60
humors thsroi is checked very speedily - ta tee.
IL removes fAintDsss. faiuisnry dsslruyHa craving
for sttnuiAnis and relieves usAlnsa Of the stomach.
IL cures niostng. Headaches. Nsrsous rfus;rhil9n.
General Disability slsspleusnass DspFOsaiaR and Iaai
gcailon-
That feeling % bearing down. rsnsinR rats vsiFhi
ami barkarhs Is always permanently cured - ita Gee.
Nvli A. niit.u~s end under all rfrurr;srrss A.; n
harmony With tho Laws tst pvsru thr female tys;F1.
T1rtbs eursof Kidney CatnrAiEis q s!issF tlis
Campoani ls UNSURPASSED.
LYDIA r. PINEHhMS yTCTT ABLE CoI.
POUNDS prepared si q, ani - N'spssIa AveEIr.
Lynn. NA-A Fteo o.. SIX battl-sfur e. BsatlJ nal
IN the form Of pills. sis9 tho form % ir=s7~rs
T-csips OF price. ti PER boT for either nr I.alhaa
freely all Letters q inquiTy. Send f4T t Z.
let. Address ss ak-5vc. Nsusi1a iAfs I1J<r
No family shouf - uIih5a; LTutAT I.NEsA-I
LIVER Pti.G T1ssT cure cat-.'.s'l7a. l..a-s-ss
sHi tor-itiy a isoIgrsr. = cs-is r~r ter.
ng Sold by all pruEc3E'E. -
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

\ GREAT amount Of labor is lost
bysowing fodder corn 70 thick. Many
sow three bushels to the acre some
SOW but two bushels, and a few SOW
hut one. SOW but one-halcbushel,
and my corn is always too thick.
The man who has raised the largest
crop the past season sowed but twelve
quarts Of seed 20 the acre. Make
the drills AT least four feet apart, and
SOW onc-half bushel OF cnsilage seed
corn TO the acre; then, when it is
about a foot high, thin it 70 six and
eight inches between stalks. When
corn is planted too thick those plants
which do not attain their full growth
are nothing more than weeds. As
dirt is only matter out Of place, so 4
weed is only a plant out OF place.
No plant is so far out Of place as
when it is crowded by other plants
Of the same kind so that its growth
is impaired it then becomes a mere
weed, and only serves to iniure the
growth Of the proper number Of
plants in the hill or drill.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

Cows purchased from rich lands
and carried to poor seldom do well.
IL is far better to buy 8 good COW
from a poor farm, in which case i'm
proyement is almost certain. There
is no good reason. however, why a
poor animal should be kept on poor
farm. Keep better stock, IL you have
to keep less of IL.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

THERE is no wisdom in working a
thirty acre field year after year to
get five bushels of wheat or ten Of
corn to the acre, when with the same
expense for fertilizers you could raise
fifteen bushels Of wheat or thirty OF
corn on ten acres.--Tr0cticai Farmer.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

THE Cuiiipator and Country Gentle
man says: at is important 10 SOW
barley as early in spring as the ground
can be reduced TO a good mellow
condition. On such soils as will adj
nit fall plowing without their becom-
ing complicated again by the agency
OF rains and melting SHOWS, some adj.
vantage is derived from the opera.
ton. but IL will be found best more
commonly TO depend on thorough
undertaking on soils that have not
natural drainage, and early spring
plowing. The time at which the seed
may he sown will, of course, vary
with the soils and latitudes.''
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

A FARM can be stocked with sheep
cheaper than with any other animals.
Sheep will come nearer TO utilizing
everything which grows on the farm.
Less labor will be required for get
ting feed and stock together. The
returns will come in sooner and often.
er than with any farm stock except
hogs. Less money Is required Tor
shelter and fencing, and less labor is
required in heriing, when outside
pasturagc is accessible and preferred,
And finally, a handsome income on
the investment can be had without
the sale OF the animals themselves. =
Boston CaiiiUalor.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

II you want good sized potatoes,
use good sized tubers for seed. Do
not II you can avoid Ii cut moie than
one eye in set.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

A CANADIAN farmer told what he
knew about melons at the meeting of
the Ontario Fruit Growers Associa.
tion. The Hunter muskmclon was a
large, long, rough-skin melon Of very
fine quality. The Cuban Queen be
had tried this season. IL is claimed
to grow very large, but the largest he
raised weighed twenty-five pounds.
II is n fine melon for amateurs, but
for shippers il is rather tender to
handle the skin is so thin that it
breaks very easily. lie had tried
other melons, but those were the
principal ones Of which he knew very
much. As To cultivation, he made
his ground very rich it could not be
made too rich. Frequent cultivation
produced good effect. He had bad
melons as early as the middle OF
August, sometimes perhaps a little
earlier. He never practiced pruning
the vines. He generally put them
from seven to eight feet apart; did
not assist fertilization.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

EXAMINE the farm implements now.
Where grease has become hardened
with dust it may be removed with
kerosene.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

WHENEVER the farmer makes any
particular crop n specially he should
start with the highest type Of seed
that he can procure, and it shonld be
his constant effort TO improve upon
it every year, by growing his own
seed with the greatest care. He
should have his ideal of perfection,
and carefully select, every year, such
specimens To breed from as come the
nearest to his ideal. In this way an
intelligent farmer will make a won
derful as well as a rapid progress,
and will soon be able to put on the
market a better quality than those
who depend on purchasing seed in
the open market, and will make a
large profit, while his neigbbors will
get hardly enough to pay expenses.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06
Rod Pepper and Poultry.
From the Pouluy Bullstin.

From ihs Poultfy Bulletin.
] do not know ir other persons who
rai-e poultry and pet birds are as
much dependent as | am ola red pep
per; but / have found 80 much ben.
eft from its use in my poultry yards
and bird.cagcs that IL may not be
amiss TO call the attention Of others
TO its good properties. / do not
speak Of the article that is sold in
tue drug store8-and something not
remarkably frcsh--but Of the capsi.
cum that grows in our gardens. /
have tried all the different varieties,
and find that the most puDgent and
ellicacious is the small kind usually
known By the name Of "bird's pep
PERI The plant itself is a beautiful
object it grows about two feet high,
and in autumn It's bright little scar
let berries look like coral beads peep
ing from under the dark green foli-
age. Indeed, one plant in pot
forms very pretty ornament for Il
iower-stand. The seed possesses n
stimulating and rcyiying property,
and / lind that two or three given 10
newly Matched chickens, especially if
they are weakly, have most happy
effect. If a hen looks feeble after
moultlng, six Df these berries or pods,
given daily in some corn meal and
sweet milk. improves her wonderfully.
Last summer two Of my finest cana
ries began 70 dfoop. Every day /
gave them each one seed Of birds
and in less than week
they were quite we'll. The same rem
edy is invaluable for mockiug birds.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

No country can make pork at
profit without corn, and no other
country can compete with ours in
growing corn.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

TwENTY!THREE years ago Colonel
n. VI. Clough, Of Canterbury, n. H.,
bought wornout farm Of 400 acres.
1t would not keep more than eight or
ten head Of cattle, one or two horses
and few sheep. In thirteen years
he had so improved it that he winter
ed 100 head Of cattle, $50 sheep and
six horses. To accomplish this no
manure was used, except a little su-
perphosphate of lime to give the corn
an early start. Under his care the
farm rose in value from $4,000 to
$4,000. The secret Of his success is
that all his hay and grain has been
consumed upon the farm, and large
quantities of muck used both as an
absorbent and composted with lime.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06
Goats TO Protect Sheep.

The farmers Of Iuntcrdon and
Somerset counties. New Jersey, are
said 10 use goats to protect their
sheep from dogs. Two goats can
drive away dozen dogs, and two
are about all each farmer puts in
with his sheep. As soon as the dog
enters the field at night the goats
attack him. and their butting propen-
sites are too much for the canine.
who soon finds himself rolling over
and over. A few rcpetitions Of this
treatment causes the dog TO quit the
field, Iimping and yelling. Formerly,
when a dog entered a sheep field at
night, the sheep would run wildly
around and cry piteously. Since the
goats have been used To guard them
they form in line behind the goats
and seem to enjoy the fun. The idea
Of utilizing goats in this way came
from the West. where they are put in
sheep pens to drive away wolves.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

EFie MAII v ~, NiAEaFa FEFF"ss v fFf L'Fk WAFHb
Accommodation West and Day ETpTvss EAs,. make
clos. connections At Sorthumhstiaai With L. n.
II trains for wttkssharrs and scranton.
Erie Mail West. Niagara Express West, and Erie
Express " sst and Lock Haven Accommodation West
make close connection at wnliamsport uitA n. @. R
". trains north
Erie Mall West, Niagara Express West, and Day
Express Fast make close connection At Loek Haven
with y. y v n X. trains
Ehe Mail East and est connect 81 Erie uith trains
on l. 3 VI. = X r.. 81 CORY uith q. e A. V. r
r., At Emporium With D. n. 7. ?. R. R., ahi =,
nriftwood with A. V. r. r.
parl0r viil run between FhlAdsipha and
Wtlamsport on Niagara EIrress est. Erie ETpress
West, Fhiladriphia EHVrssa Fast and Day EHptszs
| Fast and SUNDAY Express Fast Sleeping ell
/ ulght trains VIZ. A. h,ibvfS,
Gent supsTintsadsht.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

fht TEsT ~ TuE NATIONAL WELFARE u TN IrTnLl.
dEScE AND PROSPERITY OF THE FltHER.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

NEWS, FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS.