St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-06-21
STATE NEWS.

exhibit. This is the report now pre-
valent, and is given for what it's worth
Times.
The outlook with planters who have
been oyerfowed is discouraging, but
not as aisheartening as it might be.
The water. on most of the plantations in
this parish has receded sufficiently to
enable them to replant their crops. Al
though the season is advanced, 1t is not
too late for cotton, corn and peas to
yield an average crop if the remainder
of the season is favorable. Cotton, it
attacked by the worm, can be saved by
the use of poison, and corn that is SO
liable to be destroyed by worms on the
overlooked lands can be protected by
the use of the same poisOns applied to
cotton. 1t would be suicidal to aban-
don plantations when SO mnclI labor
has already been expended and permit
laborers to seek new homes, as it would
be impossible to secure labor another
year. The true policy is to retain the
laborers and plant again.-Alexandria
State Central Express.
There is at present living in Jackson
parish, an old man named Temples,
who was a ''fifer'' in Gen. Jackson's
army at the battle of New Orleans. He
is o. years old, and in good health, and
retains his mental faculties fully. He
is also remarkably active and spry for
one of his age. He still possesses the
identical fife on which he played at the
battle of New Orleans, and he plays the
same tune now that he played then, but
he never does so without his eyes filling
with tears, as his memory recalls those
stirring scenes in which he was an actor.
The authorities of jackson parish, in
tend sending him to the Exposition in
New Orleans where he will certainly
attract no little attention, as u living
link between the present and the most
noted event, and the most stirring times
in the early history of tile city. Will it
not be something to the shrlll notes that
rang out ON the misty air OF that early
morn 20 years ago ?-SOuthern Sentinel.
The back water has been falling
steadily at the rate of about inches
every twenty -four hours, and the plant
ers ON Pointe Coupee and False River
have been at work planting their crops.
Though it is late, there is hope yet to
make something; especially if%he fair
weather Of this week should last.
What had already been planted has i'm
proved very much sinceta few days !;
the ground is drying rapidly ID conse-
quence of the decline of the waters, both
in front and in the rear. Unfortunately
it is not SO everywhere, as We are in
formed by Mr.. Louis David, Of the 9Th
ward, that in that locality but few
places have been uncovered to such an
extent us to permit planting. The Dis
charge seems to bea little better, as our
lead US to believe that the
inhabitants of that district will get
through planting their cotton in q short
sine' - Ae0 Us 500 taAo C Coulase :, :, snu Oe y
SOU Sne o'nso eoUt'oo D'An''0A
PHoToGRAPHING THE UNIVERSITY
BU1LDINGs.-On last Saturday Mr.. A.
ALBERT Or'' went out 20 the OLD State
uhiVeFslty gEounus anu Photographed
some " :. tue buildings Oeionglhg 70 the
state slih Standing there. he showed
US a photograph Yesterday OF the old
residence q Gen. sherman when Presi-
dent OF me state University. The
building is of brick and is wonderfully
preserved. and bears 4 neat apnearance.