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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20
THE BEAD SECRETARY.


Official Letter from Acting Secretary oi
State Davis to the Heads of Departments
and Bureaus Announcing the Death OF
Secretary FOlger and the Presitent's
Directions in the Matter.
WASHINGTON, d. c., September 6.
Arrangements viii be made Tor specia.
train to leave Washington the evening OF
the day previous to the day of Secretary
Folger's funeral, to convey number OF
officials to Geneva. Acting Secretary OF
State Davis yesterday received tele-
gram rom President Arthur directing
thatan Executive order be issued formally
announcing the death of Secretary Folger,
and in accordance with this the following
letter was addressed by the Secretary OF
State to the other members OF the Cabi-
net:
SIR:-With deep regret / announce to yol
that the Honorable Charles j. Fo!ger, Secre
tare OF the Treasury Of the United States, yes
terday died at his home in Geneva, State OF
New York. Thus has closed the life of dis
tinguished and respected citizen, Who by his
services as an executive officer Of the United
States and as a Iegisa tOr and Judge of his
own state, won the esteem and rC gard OF his
felloW-cOuntrymen.
The President directs that all department.
of the executive branch of the Government
and the Offices subordinate to them shall
manifest due honor for the memory of thit
eminent citizen in q manner c0nsonant with
the dignity of the office thus made vacant
anu the upri Eht character of him who held it
10 THIS END. the President directs thar 1ht
Treasury department and us dependencies il
this capital snail be draped in mourning fors
period of thirty day; the several Executive
Departments shall be closed on the day Of tht
fun raj OF the deceased, and that on all pub
lie buildings Of the Government throughout
the united States the National flag shall bt
draped in MOURNING and displayed at hail
mast
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

A DOUBLE wrestling match took place at
Detroit, Mich, on the 9TH, for $1,000 side
and gate receipts, between Dufur, Of
Massachusetts; Benjamin, Of Washington,
and Mclaughlin and Flagg. Dufur van
pushed Benjamin and Mclaughlin
downed Flagg.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

The losses by fire during August sggre-
gated S1o,5OO,OO0, exceeding any previous
known fire record of that month, and
making total Of $74, OO0, O0o as destruction
wrought by fire this year so far, and
about $11, 100000 in excess of the same
eight months of 1888.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

MRS. LocKWooD's letter accepting the
nomination Of the Equal Rights party. for
President is before the public; and she re-
cites what she would and would not do,
were she to be elected. Her letter is both
political and literary curiosity.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

THFRE were four deaths from cholera in
Marseilles during the twenty-four hours
ended the evening Of the 7th. At Navelda,
Spain, there were six fresh cases and five
deaths in the same period, and at Montfort
five fresh cases and two deaths.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

TEN TsIN advices state that six mem
bers of the Chinese Foreign Office who adj
vised the Government to make peace with
France have been dismissed. The persons
who advise the payment of the indemnity
demanded by France are threatened with
punishment.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

NEWS has been received at Halifax, N.
s., from the expedition steamer Neptune.
She was at Ford's Harbor, thirty -four
miles from Main, Labrador, July 80. Re-
port says all hands well, and seven sta.
lions have been established.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere

CHRISTINE NILSSON has signed with
Colonel Mapleson to sing in America and
England for 2,4C0 night.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

A New Laredo (Mex.) gentleman we'll
posted in Mexican affairs, makes the state
ment that recent official investigation OF
the Treasury Department at the City Of
Mexico developed the fact that there was
Just 800 in the National Treasury Of the
Mexican Government.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

THERE was burned on the steamer MeriG
da, at Havana, valuable collection of
Mexican rarities, geological and botanical,
destined for the New Orleans Exposition.
General Diaz, head Of the Mexican Com
mission, is much affected by the loss, and
says it can't be replaced in ten years.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

ONE man was killed and Superintendent
Pitcairn's private car wrecked by pre-
mature blast of dynamite on the Pennsyi'
vania Railway, near the Union Depot at
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 9th.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

MRS. HARLAN, ifeofex-senator Harlan
and mother-in-law Of Secretary Lincoln
died at Fortress Monroe, Va, the night o.
the 4th.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

(, ADMIRAL CoURBET will suspend opera
lions until the French Minister at Peklt
makes his report on the political situation
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

THE engineers report upon the improve
1nent of rivers and harbors in Oregon and
Washington Territory for the past year
shows the amount available for the cur
rent year, $4S2, 900, and the amount asked
for next year $1,928,oO0.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

YANKEE ROBINSON, the famous circus
and theatrical manager, died at New
Jefferson, Ia, on the 4th, aged sixty SIX
years.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

DURING the seven days ended the oth
there were 19) failures in the United
States and fourteen in Canada; total, 2lS;
against 1856 the previous week.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

THERE were, during the twenty -four
hours ended at p. m. on the 2lst, eight
cholera deaths at Marseilles, and one IL
the suburbs of Toulon.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

THE Texas Republican Convention
nassed a resolution to the effect that it was
inexpedient to nominate state tlckeI'
which is a virtual Endorsement OF WASH
Jones for Governor.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

BRADsTREET's cotton report for tn 2
month of August, based on teIegraphic
and mail advices to date, reports the
general average of the crop in the United
States as not above fair.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

ALL of the cotton mills of Petersburg,
Va. stopped work on the ID, throwing a
large number of men and women out OF
.emDlovment.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

A RUSSIAN corvette seized the Amerl'
can schooner Sophia johnson, at Behring's
Island, Behring Sea, for illicitly selilng
rum to natives.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

FAN extensive confagration in Cleveland,
O., on the night Of the 7th destroyed an
immense amount of property in that por-
tion of the city known as ''the fats" The
burned district includes lumber yards
and manufacturing establishments OF
many kinds. At midnight the fire was
still burning and it was impossible to esti-
mate the loss.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20

THE situation in Naples is serious. Dur
ing the forty. eight hours ended the even
ing of the 7th nearly 800 fresh cases of
cholera had been reported, but the NOR
tally is only thirty per cent. OF those at
tackled. "A Swede, who withholds his
name, offered 7o,t 90 lire in aid of the VIC
TINS. The Minister of Agriculture and
Commerce requested the Bank Of Naples
to advance the municipality $4,000 lire
eor.relief Of the poor.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-06
Agrienltnral department.
KING CORN.

Readers of the Republican are al
ready aware that the corn crop of the
present season bids fair to exceed in
amount that of any former year in
the history of this country. The lat
est report from the statistician of the
agricultural bureau at Washington,
estimates for September 1st, puts
down the entire crop of the country
at 1,S00,000,000 bushels. Other
authorities place the yield as high as
1910, 100000 bushels, larger than
any previous year by 6O,0O0,0O0
bushels, that of 1879 being trife
over 10000, 10000 bushels. Some
tables of crop reports for 1882 fixed
the yield of corn that year at 800,
100000, nearly 100000 larger
than that of 1879. This estimate
would reduce the excess of this over
former years by about 20,000,000
bushels. Be that as it may, that
this years crop will prove the largest
in this country by at least 25,000,-
900 bushels can hardly be doubted.
For many years Illinois has stood
at the head as corn producing state !;
but she is now forced to yield the
palm to her younger sister, Iowa, by
about 2O,OOO,OOO bushels, the crop
this year being placed at 800, 100000
bushels, and that of Illinois at $780,
100000. Then follows Missouri
with 210, 100000; Kansas 200,000.-
600; Nebraska 1870, 900, 900; Indiana
with 100, 100000, no other state pro-
ducing as much as 1000. 900 BUSH
els.
The above figures were made about
the first of the month, and were bas-
ed on the supposition that the wealth
Ell would favor bringing the crop to
full maturity. The result has fully
sustained the supposition, the wealth
er throughout the great corn states
having been favorable, and even
more so than could have been expect
ed for ripening the grain.
Referring to the price of this cereal
| for the coming market season, the in
dications seem to point to rather low
figures as compared with the last four
or five years but when the good,
round price prevailing for beef and
pork is taken into account, there GER
tainly seems nothing discouraging
in this regard.
The value of Iowa's corn crop can
hardly be placed at a less figure than
500, 100000; OF only 1873 cents pei
bushel, trifle over an average of ST.
900, 900, for each of the SO counties
composing the state. Verify the peo-
| pie of Iowa, and of the entire great
West as well, have much to be thank.
full for as we round out the year
1884.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-06

her no real bitterness in the cup, fer
her Lord Himself had taken it all
all away. Hold on, hold on, dear
fellow-sufferers, in the Lord.
Result of perfect patience. You
see it here, "That you may be per-
feet and entire, wanting nothing"
| suppose this means. that we may be
like God. He alone is essentially
perfect and entire, wanting nothing
but He wishes his redeemed ones to
be like Himself, as far af is compat-
IDLE with their creature nature. Pa
thence is marked feature in his
character. He calls Himself, in
proclaiming his name to Moses,
''long suffering;" and how true is
this description He waits to be gra-
cious; He endures the manners of
sinners in the wilderness, for many and
many a year. He is the God of pa
thence. One of the fruits of his
Spirit is patience. You know the
patience of Christ. We see him ex-
ercising it to the full every day on
earth. He is still patient in heaven,
waiting for the hour when the Father
will give Him his full joy and glory.
We read of the patience of the saints.
Many on earth at this moment are
patient in tribulation, patient toward
all men. Even in heaven they are,
like their Master, exercising patience,
waiting for his appearing, and for
their manifestation in glory with Him.
You see this at the opening of the fifth
seal in the sixth chapter of the Reve-
lation.
Patience is the ripeness of the
Christian character; it is the refine
ment of the spirit ; it is the conformity
to God; it is confidence in God,-
"peace, peace, all is well;" it is COM
plete surrender to God, dropping into
his hand, and lying passive there.
Patience is power. Gin your pa
thence possess We your souls" Just
wait, and you will get all your desires
satisfied, all your hopes fulfilled. all
your prayers answered. Patience is
victory; patience will win the day.
"Wait on the Lord aud keep his way,
and He shall exalt thee to inherit the
land; when the wicked are cut off,
thou shalt see it.
REV. JOHN MILNE.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-06
SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY FOR
CHILDREN.

1t is hard to draw the line," said
lady to me once, in discussing this
subject know what to do and
what to leave undone, in order to
keep that commandment" Crest
and "hallowed' is a combination that
is not easy to attain, and when chill
dren are in the country where there is
no Sunday school, and only one SER
vice, sometimes none, the day is apt
to drag heavily on their hands. If
one has quiet resort, green fields,
and shady trees, there is no reason
why the sabbath should not be kept
'tholy". Children are born imitators,
and if their elders are quiet and de-
vout in their manners, the young
people soon learn to discriminate. If
you take away child's playthings
you must substitute something else !;
and there is nothing better than Bible
stories, told with interest and express
sion. Take map of Palestine, and
follow the footsteps of our Saviour,
giving them glimpses of manners and
customs of the East. Make stated
hour for these lessons; sing with
them, if possible, some of the beau
tiful hymns that beguile youthful
hearts, and the day will pass pleas
antly and restfully. Do not be afraid
to talk to them of nature. Nothing
takes one nearer God than his own
works; and lessons in botany and
geology, simply told, are not lost.
always like to give children some
treat of an extra fruit or delicacy
on the Sabbath, and encourage them
to gather flowers, and bring them tc
me on that day especially. They
soon learn frivolty, but just as soor
can be taught reverence, as we'll ii
the country as elsewhere, and Elmer
son says,
"What are they all in their high conceit,
| When man in the bush with God NAV meet?"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-06
ALL SORTS.


CaStOrla.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she was a Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castora.
Beware of green fruit. The fruit cannot help be-
ing green, ut you can.
Misery is mild word to describe the mischief to
body and mind caused by habtual constipation.
The regular use of Ayers Cathartic Pills, in mild
Doses will restore the torpid vscera to healthy
tivity. Try them and be cured
You may chide a servant girl but she is always
"mum."
Sprans, lameness, pains and stitches, weak
back disease of the spine will be Immediately
relieved on application of Hop Plasters the
affected part Its penetrative power is wonderful.
Warranted to be the best made.
A water way-the way of the street sprinkler.
Hay Fever.-I have been a great sufferer from
Hay Fever for fifteen years. 1 read of the many
wondrous cures of Ely's Cream Balm and thought
/ would try more. In fifteen minutes after one
application was wonderfully helped. Two weeks
ago commenced using it and 1 teel entirely
cured. 1t is the greatest discovery ever known
Dunhamel Clark, Farmer, Lee, Mass. Price fifty
cents.
The boys guyed Uncle Ben beautifully in New
York They know the trick mule in the circus
when they see it.
| Rheumatism is the most painful and most trouble
some disease that affiicts humanity. 1t comes whel
we least expect it and when we have no time to b.
| interviewed by it. The only reliable remedy tina
we ever found is Johnson's Anodyne Liniment.
Nearly all diseases that affect humanity originate il
the stomach, liver or bowels, and might be prevent
| ed ifpeople would use little common sense; bu
| they will not. They rather take Parsons Purgs
tive Pills, because is a dose.
The way of the trans gressor used to be hard, bu
now it's straight to Canada
| The best testimony in favor of Pyle's Pearlin
| Washing Compound is the millions of packages sol
every year, and sales steadily increasing in spite
the numerous poor limitations.
IT'S the last roast of summer.
For general debility the good effects of Vegetin
are realized Immediately you commence taking it
lie surely is most in want of another's patienc
who has none of his own.
ITCHING PILEs-SYMProMs AND CURE. tt
symptoms are moisture, like perspiration, intens
itching, increased by scratching; very distressin
particularly at night; seems as if pin-worms wei
crawling in and about the rectum; the private par
are sometimes affected. If allowed to continu
very serious results may follow. ''SWAYNE
| OINTMENT is a pleasant sure cure. Also f
letter, Itch, Salt-Rheum, Scald-head Erysipela
BARRIERS Itch, Blotches, all scaly, crusty Skin Di
eases. Box, by mail, so Cts. 8 for LIS. Addres
DIR. SWAYNE & SON, Phila.,P Sold by Dru
gists.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-06
HEREDITARY CONSUMPTION CURED.

D4- G---sG L.
Dear Sir In the autumn of 1877 had
severe cough, with terrible pain in my SIDES
and between my shoulders. | had very little
appetite, and what little could eat only dis
tressed me. l consulted physicians, who said
my condition was very bad one and gave
me five different cough syrups and tonics.
from which | received no benefit, but seemed
to grow worse, and kept losing flesh and
strength. had night-sweats, and sweat most
of the time during the day. l coughed and
raised blood and. a salt foamy phlegm my
throat was filed with ulcers, [ could hardly
swallow sometimes | could not speak loud
word for weeks my lungs grew more painful
every day, with difficult breathing, while
pleurisy pains would almost stop my breath.
/ had collie pains, sour stomach, and vomiting
up everything | ate Ny whole body was
filled with pain. l could not lie down, but
had to recline in a sitting posture to breathe.
gave up, and did not think of ever getting
up again, as it was hard moving myself; my
feet and ankles began to swell badly, and my
hips had given out long before In this sink
ing condition | thought | would try y0lIr
remedy for Consumption; it might DO me
some good; it could do me no harm, for WIS
certain [ could not live month longer the
way l was. At that time May, 1873, pro-
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and Mandrake Pills, and took them as d.
rected. In week | was better, and began TO
throw off from the lungs a greenish-y yellow
matter streaked with blood. | could cat a
little without throwing it up, the pains in my
sides were not so severe; could sleep an
hour very soundly, and that was what l had
not done for three months.
took your medicines steadily six months;
my cough got better, did not sweat so bad
nights, kept gaining slowly, and in year
after 1 began your medicines 1 could say l
| felt well. l began to gain flesh, and last Sep
TENDER weighed one hundred and tliirty-five
| pounds fifteen pounds more than l ever
weighed before in my life.
Your medicines, | know, saved my life;
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Consumption; it is hereditary in our family,
my father and two brothers having died OF it.
l have had better health the past winter than
for ten years previous.
Yours respectfully,
MRS. SARAH A. CARTER.
/
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-06
From the REV. STEPHEN ROESE

MAIDEN Rock, PIERCE Co, Wis, June 10, 1879
Dr.. ]. Il. SCHENCI, Philadelphia.
H0rtdy Gentleman 1t is with a feeling of gra-
utude seat myself to write you this letter.
little over year ago received from you a small
box OF your valuable medicines, Pulmonic Syrup,
Seaweed Tonic and Mandrake Pills, for my wife, who
had been Very sick I, l.idIy years with female
weakness and weak lungs. SI.c had had two Sc
we're attacks Of Pneumonia. and our physician
gave IT as his oplniOn-as from her great debility
that she could not live through the third one. She
began to take your remedies according TO dfrec-
lions, and we Immediately saw great improvement
in all her symptoms. She was soon free from her
cough, and began to gain in flesh rapidly. At this
date she is perfectly well.
1 wish to add that your PULMoNIC SYRUP is the
only medicine have ever found that gives relief
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speak much in public, often suffer from it. but
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and strengthens my voice.
Since my wife's cure have recommended it to
many of my neigEbors, who have used it with
great benefit in coughs and colds. Yours truly,
REV. STEPHEN ROESE,
Missionary for American Baptist Pub. Soeietg,
Maiden Rock, Pierce Co., Wisconsin,
The REV. Mr.. RoEsE again writes, under date of
Aprl Z, 1882:
My wife's health remains good showing that
your medicines have made a perfect and pcrma-
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wherever go in my travels.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-06

SHOEING HORSES. -Mr. Russell,
the secretary of the Massachusetts
Board of Agriculture, who is the
American authority on this point,
says of shooting ''It is not an es-
sential thing ia the moderate use of
horses. In warm climates nearly all
horses can perform usual work, ex-
cept in cities, without shoes. Farm
er's horses in Massachusetts need on
ly to be shod in icy times But shoe
ing is a great convenience for horses
used on pavements and for continu-
Gus draft. The original design of
shoeing was to prevent attrition at
the toe, and if that is kept in view,
and horses are lightly shod, the evils
of shoeing will be reduced to the
minimum"
Land that needs draining is usual
| ly much richer after it is drained than
that which does not.
A plant may develop twice as
many roots in rich soil as in a poor
one, to its own great help.
Glover sod manured and plowed
under ought TO give good crop OF
( wheat.
Germany takes the lead in agricul.
tural experimental stations.
| Poultry without access to lime are
liable to have weak legs.
Feed work horses at night before
putting them to pasture.
| Roots of Indian corn have beer
traced twelve feet.
Crowded hens need the most care
Corn in tassel makes the best feed
Pear trees have reached 100 wears
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-06

Right habit is like the channel
which dictates the course in which
the river shall flow, and which grows
deeper and deeper each year.