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The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-05-29

Promptness and vigilance, order
and system, should characterize all
farm and garden operations at Il
period like the present, when time
and labor are valuable, and tardi-
ness and slovenliness both eXpen-
Sive and demOralizing. Of course
the farmer must work with his
head as well as with his hands, and
many a man who is accustomed to
severe manual labor, really accom-
pushes more by using his brains
in forccasting and syStematizing
his various operations than 10y his
physical! efforts. The man who
applies his mind earnestly to far
ming, and ut the same time vigi-
lently and vigorously leads and
directs in person whenever there is
occasion -cIleerftllly calling Come
with me, boys generally raises
large and paying crops, barvcsts
them in season.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-05-29
Ducks Are Profitable.

Heretofore there existed Il fam
cied impression that ducks or geese
could not be raised without a body
of water and many farmers and
cottagersnO; blessed With streams
or ponds near 10y, neglecting this
branch of the poultry industry.
Ducks are very profitable where
good facilities are at hand for
breeding, but they are not profita-
bic if kept closely confined and
hand, all the time, unless the
wastes ofthc kitchen and garden
are utilized and prepared so as to
save more costly kinds of food.
for they are good eaters and will
CONSUME more food than hens.
Although ducks can be prOfitably
raised without much water to
swim in they will do much better
if they can have daily access
tOa stream or pond, and be
a saving of food, care and
labor to the keeper. AS soon as
the ducks begin lay, the eggs
should be gathered every morning
and put away until you have
broody hen to set OH them. When
hatclled give the ducklings crumb-
led bread sopped in milk. Con-
time this with change of johnny
cake, oat meal. barley-meaI and
occasional messes of boiled pOta-
toes and cut vegetables. Do not
allow them to frequent streams or
ponds until they are almost half
grown.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-05-29
ARRIVAL AND DEPART
URE OF MAILS.

Mails for Eldorado, Ark, and inferno
diate offices, Cherry Ridge, Lone Well,
Hillsboro) depart Monday, Wednesday,
Friday at 6 a. nj. Arrive at 7 p. N.
Mails for SOUTH and East, via Roane.
depart daily, SUNDAYS excerted) at 8 Il.
IN. Arrive at S p. III. Of same days.
Mails for Shiloh depart daily, Sunday
excepted), at ?. Ill. Arrive at II III.
Mails for Spesrsvillr, depart Wednes-
days and Saturdays 1T 6 a. III. Arrive
same days at p. IN.
Mails for Marion depart Tuesday and
Friday at 6 a. III. Arrive same days ut 5
p. IN.
Mails for Oakland depart Monday and
Thursday ut 6 Il. III. Arrive OH the same
days at Ppm.
Mails for Onachita City depart satur-
day at Ga. IN. Arrive same day at 9p III.
Mails from DArbonnc, Bell and Vienna
depart Monday and Friday at & a. nj. Ar
i've Tuesday, aud Saturday at sp. III.
Mails for II omer and intermediate Off
ecs, (Cane Ridge, Lisbon and Arizonoa,
depart Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
n All mails close half hour before de-
parture.
OFFICE HoURs.-Moncy Order Depart
mcnt from 3 III to 5 p. III. Regular let
ter department from 4. III. to 5p. M.
Sunday delivery from to 20 a. M.
l. SINISTER, Postmaster.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-05-29
Medical Advice by Telephone.

Husband-My wife has a severe
pain in The back of her neck, and
complains of Il sort OF sOurncss in
the stomach.
Physician She has malarial colo.
Husband-What Shall | do for
her?
The girl at the "ccntra|- switch.
es off to a maclimst talking to Il
saw-mill man.
Machinist to Husband-I think
she is covered with scales inside
about an inch thick. Let her cool
down during the night, and before
she fires up in the morning, take a
hammer and pound Ter thoroughly
all over, and then take a hose and
hitch it to tho firc-plug and wash
her. out!
Husband has no further need of
this doctor.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-05-29
Sermon Ia llly Boy.
Whitehall Times.

Whitehall Times.
My boy, when you desire to com
NIT any crime in your basement,
have some one attract attention
10y proclaiming your virtues from
the hOusetop.
When you make up your mind to
call ~ MAJ liar, always pick OFT
some one you can lick.
When yourpail of milk is spilled,
don't sit down and cry, but go for Il
fresh COW and refill your pail.
When you decide that the world
owes you living, pull oft your coat
and take in ont cfthe worlds hide.
When you think the world can
not get along without you, pull a
hair from your head and see if it
makes you ballheaded.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-05-29
Farmers Items.

One progressive, brainy farmer
can make up "a dozen old fogies.
Many good farmers use little
manure at II time, but apply it
often.
1t is better to cultivate Il few
acres thoroughly than to skim
over many.
A few evergIeens planted here
aud there add greatly to the beau
ty of a farm.
Hogs that look rough and sca1y
will look better, after a tablespoon
full each of sulphur and salt, once
a week.
When cattle begin to bloat, after
eating green feed, or from any 9th
er cause, give them promptly, from
three to four tablespoonsfuls of
common baking soda.
When horses refuse their feed,
and act sick, give them one table.
spoonful! ofginger, two tablespoons
full soda, two or three tablespoons
full of salts and one tablespoonful
Of cayenne pepper. Ifany common
ailment this will give speedy relief:
If not, repeat the dose in an hour
or so.
Never plant pumpkings among
the corn. They obstruct the cult
ure OF the corn, making it more
difficult and making late culture
almost impossible, and of late years
but a small proportion reach full
size and maturity. If they are
worth growing at all, give them a
separate plot.
The black raspberry had become
. favorite small fruit for small
farms; its culture is so simple, it
Is SO vigorous and hardy aud it's
gathering so easy, crowding SO
much less than the strawberry.
that many plant it exclusive of
other species. This facility with
which it can be dried and then
transported to countries and sec
tions where fruit is scarce gives
assurance that there will be no
permanent glut of the market. By
planting two or three varieties,
ripening in succession, it's season
can b c1nsalsrably prolonged.
One reGson why 50 many ofour
farmers have found farming less
profitable than it ought to BIZ, is
because they hare kept 30 mucl,
poor stock. No species of stock
costs 80 mOch for keeping as hor-
YES, and it sosts just as much to
keep poor 6 good hor Q; and often
more. A we'll bull: horse, with
perfect organs, win digest and as
'imilate his food much better, and |
consequently, keep in good condi-
ion on much less fsed than q loose |
'uilt, slab sided horse, with weak
igestiys organs No, q farmer can |!
rot afford to keep poor, cheap hor-
-.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-05-29
w \ NTEl)-

100000 pounds Of old Iron,
Steel and Bones, for which will
pay 2JCTS PER HUNDRED-POUNDS,
delivered ut my store. | will pay
8 cents PEI pound for Brass and
Copper.
JACOB STEIN.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-05-29

ooh, aunt cried little Amy i'll
her nursery the other day, SNAKE
Freddie behave himself, every time
| happen to hit him on the head
with a mallrt he bursts out crying!
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-05-29
The Courier.JournaI For 1885.
an organ of
Live Issues, Living
ideas and Moral
Forces.
and an enemy of
Monopolies, Ol;gzrchls1n and
the Spirit Of Subsidy, as
Embodied in
That Thieying Tariff.
That Thieying Tariff.

The Couri"r-Journal is the acknowl-
ed.. Representative Newspaper of the
South, is Democratic in Politics. and
first, last and all the time is for a rcslnc-
ton of the war taxes, as levied Gil the
people by the tariff now in force
The Weekly Courier journal
Is without 4 superior in the world as Il
great family and political newspaper, and
during tie year 1885 it will strive more
zealonsly and hopefully than ever for it's
political faith, not neslecting, however,
tn. Infinite variety OF choice miscellany
that causes it to be so great tavorite in
the family circle. The return to power of
the Democratic party will make 1855 a
year marked in the history of the United
States. and no family should he without
the Courirr-Jonl1lal who desire to keep
thoroughly posted on passing events.
The Weekly Courier-Jo,,rnal has tn.
LARGEST DEN. CIRCULATION
Of any Newspaper in America. If You
are nnacquainted with it ask any sub
scriber to it rs to its merit us Il g'rat FAM
lily and political newspaper. In point of
quality and quantity Of Interesting read
ing matter ii leads the newspaper press of
the United States. If money, industry
and enterprise, can keep it 80 it will CON
Time ut the head of American journals.
1t contains, each week, the no tc0mplptc
summary OF the news of the woi! Ill, and
It's editorial columns (Hcnry Wattrrson,
Editor-in-Chief) are always able. stron.
and bright. Among the ESPECIAL.
FEATURES are Tclegraplic Spec
ials from all the leading points in the
United States and Europe, Serial and
short stories by popular and noted writer's,
Ta,magc,s Sermons the day after delivery
in brooklyn Tabernacle, Market reports
fashion letters, turf and stock reports.
answers to Correspondents Departing. Ut.
Poetry and department for children. No
Home in the country should he without it,
THE COURIER -JOURNAL
Distinctly represents the non office hold
ing and non-oiiice seeking classes. 1t is
Il critic. not an organ; friendly to those
who serve the country well; hostile to
those who fail to serve it, or serve it i'll:
equally without cntangling alliances or
expectations other than the confidence
and support OF the people, to whom alone
1t owes allegiance. 1t will have no COM
promises to make with timc-serycrs. but
will keep right Oh in the path of duty
which it has marked out for itself. regard
less OF consequences. 1t will tirht mo-
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side or outside the Democratic party. 1t
Will fight intolerance and federalism
wherever they appear, and has no quarter
to give to. or ask from, nlalefactiOn and
indicators, Democratic or Republican.
With this explanation of it's scope. plan
and purpose, we submit the following
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-05-29

Sets for sale, Cheap
bN JULIUS AREN'T, a.'t
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-05-29

A young lawyer was appointed
to defend negro who was too
poor to hire counsel of his own.
After the jury was in the box, the
lawyer challenged several jnrymen
who his clieut said had prejudice
against him. care there any more
jurymen who have q prejudice
against yon?" whispered the young
lawyer. ''No. boss, de jury am all
right, but now I wants you to cLal.
lenge de jedge. has been convic-
ted under him sebral times already
and maybe he is pwedudished."
The skating craze attalns it's
highest development in the coun-
try. City people have little idea of
1t. A Vermont clergyman, in a re-
cent address, expressed the idea
that a moderate use of the rink was
well enough for children, but he
said he had known of instances in
which men had left :heir work
farmers even in their busy season
and gone in their overalls to the
skating rink. IN. Y. Sun.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-05-29
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er Address, w. N. HALDEMAN
President Couricr-Jo,unal Co..
Louisville, Ky
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-08-01
A "Pintp of Law on the Judge.

Farmer Woods, of Brewsters,
N. Y, turned up in the Jefferson
Market Police Court, says the
New York Herald, as drunk and
smiling as ever. 1t was about his
tenth appearance in the same role.
"Consarn it p said he to Justice
Duffy, II hev the all. fredest luck
when come to town | ever see.
| no more than land at the deppy
than one of these 'ere blue coated
fellers yanks me to another blue
coated feller who shoves me inter
a cell.r
"But,r added the old man, fiat.
teringly. "tbere's generally a gen.
tleman s-sitting where you be that
let's me go hum.r
"You get drunk every time you
come to town, don't youfn asked
the little judge, sternly.
mo, judge, yer wrong; an its
jast there claim a pint of law on
yer. Yer amt got no right fur 10
punish me.r
"How is that ~
"Why. I didn't get drunk here,
was drunk when I started.n
He was discharged.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-08-01
NO. 2
An Old soldiers RecOlIeetiOns.

81 went to see the panorama in
Chicago said an elderly passeu-
ger on a ROeklaud train the other
day: "I've SCENT dozens of times
but | never go to the city without
looking m on it, if only for a few
mintues. 1t has a fascination for
me which cannot shake off. l
was at the battle of Gettysburg my.
self,and an incident occurred there
which largely changed my views of
the Southern people. i hal been
most bitter anti,South man, and
fought aud cursed them desperate
ly. | could see nothing good in
any of them.
'|rhe last day in the fight | was
badly wounded. A ball shattered
my left leg. | lay on the ground
not far from Cemetary Ridge, and
as Gen. Lee ordered his last re.
treat he and his officers rode near
me. AS they came along | recog.
nized him, and though faint from
exposure and loss of blood | rails.
ed up on my hands, looked Gen.
Lee in the face and shouted rs
loud as | could, 'Hurrah for the
Unionp The General heard me.
looked, stopped his horse, DIS
mounted aud came toward me.
81 confess that | first thought he
meant to kill me. But as he came
up he looked down at mo with
such a sad expression upon his
face that all fear left me and |
wondered what he was about. lie
extended his hand to me, and
grasping mlne firmly and looking
right into my eyes he said:
"My son, | hope you will soon
be well.'
"If | live a thousand years
shall never forget the expression
in Gen. Lees face. There he was
defeated, retiring from a field that
had cost him aud his cause almost
their last hope and yet he stopped
to say words like those to q
wounded soldier of the opposition
who had taunted him as he passed
by. AS soon as the General had
left me | cried myselfto sleep upon
the bloody ground."-Chicago
Herald.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-08-01
FURTHER CONFIRMATION.


Sam Jones generally make a
convert when he sets about to do
it, but he failed in one case the
other day. He noticed a good.for.
nothing young fellow loafing
around on the ragged edge of his
meetings, and seizing the first OPP
pertunity he butten-holed him
and said: "See here, my friend,
why don't you come to Christ q
The man hesitated moment, and
then said. "'Cause / amt fitten.n
Jones snapped baeks "Well, get
fitten, then" With a lugubrious
but langnid sigh the other drawled
out. rFaet is, ! amt fitten te get
ftten." Sam Jones passed on 10
the hymn.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-08-01
A Man Found In a Box Well Armed,

Elroy, Wis.,, July PA box
was shipped on the express Sat-
urday night from Black River Falls
to Chicago. The messenger be.
came suspicious of the contents
and telegraphed the authorities
here. On the arrival of the train
here the box was opened aud in
side was found man armed with
a SO caliber revolver, a billy, q
razor, bottle of chloroform and a
bunch of cord. He refused to
give his name. The box was ship
ped to Sydney L. Barnard, Chica-
go. Two or more persons, snp-
posed to be confederates, were
arrested here yesterday. All
three are in jail. 1t Is supposed
they had planned to rob the mail
and express car. Nothing is
known here regarding the identity
of the men.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-08-01
DR., J. W. Williamson.
Commercial HeIald.l

OOmmefclal herald.
The telegraph reported few
days ago the appointment by |
President Cleveland of DR.. vii. |
hanson, of ST. Louis, as a member
of the board of examiners for the |
Western district in the pension
department, with headquarters at
st. Louis. The appointment is an
important one with a handsome
salary.
DR.. j. VIM. Williamson is a ma
tive of Mississippi and also the
son of y medical man, DR.. William
B. williamson. DR.. j. VIM. viii
hanson was born IN Edwards,
Kinds county, Miss, thirty nine
years ago. lie was graduated in
1870 from the Louisville, KY,
Medical college, and he continued
his medical studies several years
alterward in New York City. lie
began to practice medicine in
Caseyville, Union county, KY, and
afterward settled in his native
town of Edwards, Miss. DR.. vii.
Hanson established himself in st.
Louis about six years ago, and
within that period has grown into
u large and lucrative practise.
He not only came from q medical
family, but he married into a med
ical family, espousing the daugh.
ter of DR.. Llewelyn Powell of Lou.
isville, Ky, one of the most dis.
tinguished members of the profes.
sion in America.
lie is brother of Mrs. j. V. r.
Cramer, of this city. Many friends
of this distinguished physician in
Mississippi will be pleased to learn
of his success. His appointment
was urged and recommended by
Hon. T. G. Catchings and the Hon.
L. @. G. Lamar,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-08-01
DEATH At THE KEY.
A Telegraph Operator Killed at His Instru-
ment.
Butler PENN Times |

Butler PENN Times.
Mondays storm played sad
havoc in many parts Of Butler
county.
AT the Homorsyille telegraph
Office James McFeeters, aged
twelve years, who had been a tel.
egraph student at that Office, was
sitting at the desk with his hand
on the key calling "Dx," or Blairs-
vile Office, to send message to
the operator there, when a terrif.
ic bolt of lightning struck one of
the poles some distance from the
station, and, following the line,
jumped over the lightning arrest
er, and, burning and tearing the
instruments to fragments, with a
binding flash passed up his arm
from the key and thence through
his body to the floor.
McFeeters was knocked ont OF
the chair, his clothes were torn
from his body and his shoes from
his feet. Miss Mary Hazlett, OF
Butler, who is the operator in
charge of the Office, and who was
standing behind McFeeters, was
stunned hy the electric bolt and
knocked to the other end of the
room. The flooring and front oi
the station was set on fire, anC
this attracted the attention oi
some of the employees of the road
who ran to the office. They found
McFeeters body lying near the
charred and burnt instruments
and it was a terrible spectacle
His apparel had nearly all beet
stripped from his body, which wal
burned, blackened and blisteret
by the lightning, one of his shonl
ders being burned to a crisp HI
lived for about fifteen minutes
and then gasped his last. Efforts
were then made to restore Mis-
Hazlett, who at first was supposed
to be dead, but it was two hourI
before she recovered conscious
ness, and then had to be moved
to her home in q precarious con
dition.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-08-01
John Roach, the Navy Department
nat
The Government Loses Hssvily Through His
Failure,

Especial to The Times. Democrat.
Washington, July 21.-In view
Of the many misunderstanding
afoat touching the exact condi.
tion of the work done by John
Roach upon the remaining three
of the steel cruisers, the Times.
Democrat correspondent has OBJ
tanned a thoroughly authentic
statement of the facts. 1t may be
relied upon in every particular,
and, as will be seen, 1t shows that
not only has the Dolphin been
nearly paid for, but that the others,
the Atlanta, Boston aud Chicago,
are in practically the same posi-
ton. OF the s2.4O0,000 called for
by the four contracts over, 81, ,000,-
0U0 has already been paid Mr..
Roach. The government, there.
fore, will be the only loser by the
failure
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-08-01
THE SITUATION.
Rolling Fork Pilot.l

The status of important affairs
in Sharkey is a matter for serious
reflection. Indeed the question
presents itself, how is the county
organization to be continued 7
And what would be the eonse-
quence of a failure on the part of
the citizens to legally elect and
qualify the required county Off
cials I There are now not wanting
citizens who regard the establish
ment of Sharkey county not only
as an unwise mistake, but as a de-
monstrable failure; and some of
these suggest its dismemberment
and the return of the two several
sections of its territory to the coun-
ties respectively from which they
were taken. This, however, can
not be done under the constitu-'
ton. Sec. 3S, Art. 4 Of that in
strument says "The lines of any
county shall not be changed so as
to include an area of less Than 400
nor more than 625 square miles,
The resumption of the two sec.
tons of Sharkey, originally includ-
ed within the lines Of Issaquena
and Washington, to those counties
respectively would enlarge them
beyond the prescribed maxim of
limit. This settles the question
of dismemberment, aud prompts
the seeking of some other solution
to Sharkey's troubles. The facts
to be considered are about these !:
There are but few solvent men Of
any considerable means in the
county, and these seem to be pre-
determined not to go on official
bonds,-some under no circum-
stances,-others unless they can
elect a favorite aud personal
friend. There are two antagonis.
tic factions in the county, the one
apparently unable to make a good
bond, the other unable to com.
mand majority of the votes.
What then is to be dones Are
the people to be satisfied with
straw bonds, and endorse those
officials who accept them, when
duty demands their rejections Or
must they be content with the in.
definite holding over of incumb.
ents whose own bonds would
probably not bear close scrutiny
The relief OF the situation seems
to depend upon the solvent men
of property. They are certainly
largely interested in the conduct
of affairs in the county, and should
lay aside all prejudice, recall rash
anti.hond VOWS. and spriouslv con
slider the situation. 1t Is surely
not impossible for them to fine
honest, competent men for the va
rious county offices-men whom
they can trust and whose bonds
they can make without apprehen
sion-men who, having antagoniz
ed neither faction, can be fairl.
elected at the polls.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-08-01
Lcyec Figures
lIndianola Times |
AUSTIN, MISS, July 6, 1885.

AUSTIN, MISS, July 6, 1885.
J. NJ. lIeathman, Member fLevce Board
Dear Sir: Replying to your in.
quiry, the total quantity of work
already done ON the line Of levees
during the past season is 1904, 400
cubic yards.
The estimate of the additional
work needed to build up the whole
line to standard grade, that is three
feet above the high water plane Of
1882, is 2,06f,5l4 cubic yards.
In the present condition of the
old levee, It being deficient both
in height and base in most places,
1t would be difficult to save the
district from disaster, with a re.
currenee of the water of 1882.
Very respectfully,
- tap~+s,.-