The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-08

NANTAcHTE. La, August I, 1885.
Editor Collar Chronicle:
Last week / wrote you communi-
cation. 1t may have found its way in
to the waste basket - this may meet
with no better success, but here goes.
For the past week we have had co.
piOus showers of rain all around, and
our farmers are still happy. If these
showers should continue through Au-
gust the uplands will make the finest
cotton crop for many years. There are
few worms on the river, but as yet
| have seen none. Some fear that the
showery weather will cause the worms
to he much worse, but this is not my
experience, and / have watched them
closely. | have seen them in the dry
est years fully as bad or worse than in
tie wet years, and | am satisfied that
wet weather causes them to be no
worse than in dry time. The worms
have not come for many years early
enough to materially injure the cotton
on up lands or in the hills. We are
having some chills and fevers in our
section. 1t is generally the case that
a rainy summer brings chills and fe-
vers. Here let me put in word for
the ''big sun flower" Why is it that
every body does not surround their
premises with them. Taking doctor
bills into consideration, they are the
best paying crop we can raise. They
surpass the great Eucalyptus in taking
up malaria-that is according to good
writer's, and believe it. have them
all around, and take the pains to cul-
tivate them. My family has splendid
health, Notwithstanding am situated
Immediately on the lake. 1t was once
considered one of the most unhealthy
places in this section, but is now Just
the reverse. l cultivate two kinds of
the sun-fOwer, the multiplying and
the non multiplying. | have some
stalks with fifty heads OH them. Sol
say three cheers for the big sun flower,
natures own physician
attended a protracted meeting last
week at old Ebenezer church. 1t was
good meeting. was not disappoint-
ed, neither was any that attended that
expected to be greatly blessed. 1t is
certainly a great pleasure to attend
church among those large hearted and
truly christian people. You are at
home every where. MethOdists, Epis-
cOpalians and Baptists, all worslliping
the living God with one heart, one
mind, leaving out out little prejudices.
This is as it should be with christians.
There was no formal religion there, but
the pure, genuine country religion,
where Gods people could shout and
praise the Lord without creating
scare. Our preacher was whole team
by himself. He was full of the spirit
and preached nightly, assisted some
little by our old worthy Brother Shelf
field, who also was powerfully in the
spirit. / do not know how many ac-
cessiOns there were to the church.
We have had great revival at Mars
Hill church, many accessiOns. This
meeting was carried on by our Baptist
brethren. Our Supreme Ruler has
prospered our people with good crops,
and their hearts are running over with
JOY and thanksgiving. This is as it
should be, the great Giver of all Good
is entitled to the first fruits.
Well, Mr.. Editor, l cannot close
without few more words for prohibi-
ton. Last year we had grog shop
not far of. 1t was general meeting
place TOR all rowdies, and was fast Lead
ing our young men astray. 1t was
horse-racing and drinking every Sab
bath. You could hear the blowing of
horns and baying of hounds every Sun
day, but now it is still as death. The
people that formerly attended there
are now attending divine worship and
some have joined the church. What
difference prohibition has made. An
occasional report from a gun on the
Sabbath is all there is left of the old
dragon, and that is confined close to
Nantachie lake. The good people of
Grant deserve to be ever remembered
by the rising generation of the parish,
and especially Rev. V. G.. Cunningham
is deserving of monument for his ac-
tive services in putting down whisky.
Notwithstanding the two bad crop
years previous to this, leaving the far
mers heavily in debt, our merchants
came to the help of the people that
were on the verge of starvation, and
sustained them long enough to enable
many to make good crops, that other
wise could not have farmed at all. Yet
when the day of settlement rolls up
many will grumble. This is human
nature. OLD HOSs.