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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-24
PORTRAIT or A LADY.

Paint me perfect lady. Ihave seen
Some part, perhaps the whole, of what Imean,
Yet in arueulate feature to declare
The form that haunts my thoughts divinely
fair
May well outrange my skill; but thy request
strikes all denial dumb. Here take my best:
NO noise thou hear st, no preparation blows
A trumpet where my perfect lady goes;
Nor with rude tramp she beats the hollow
ground,
Nor minces nicely, nor with girlish bound
Trips the light sod; woman, not fairy,
Upon an earthly base firm poised her airy
Consistence rests. No Haunting, broad display
Of ruStling fiounces marks her gentle way.
But like the breezes of the Eght-winged May,
S0ftly she comes, and fragrant all as they.
Oh, she is lovely! all the Summer dweIls
In her bright eyes, and every feature tells
A treasured sweetness in the soul within,
That beats like music through the lucid skin;
And when she speaks soft stlvery accents flow
Full-throated from mellow depth below,
Not clipt in shreds, nor with a tfnkling din,
A shallow plash from hollow heart Within
Not bold is she to place herself before
The nrSt, nor sinks demure behind the door:
But takes her place just where she ought to be,
Nor makes you feel when there that It is she.
With native grace and fine untutored mien,
Sweeps with light floating ease the festa1 floor,
Or bends DER sick-beds with the suffering
poor
She hath no postures; knows no attitudes;
Her unscho0led gesture gently shows her
moods;
She casts no proud nor patronizing eye
III Lnose peloW, nor ducks before me nlgn'
All things to all she is: for why?-in all
Her skill is to be true and natural,
True to herself, and to the high ideal
That Gods grace gave her to inform the real:
True to her kind, and to your every feeling
Respondent with power of kindliest healing,
She knows no falseness; even the courtliest lie
She dreams not; truth flows from her deep
blue eye;
And if her tongue speaks pleasant things to
ALL
IT'S that she loveth well both great and small,
And all in her thar rnOrtA1a call nOIitnnasS
Is but the image of her bright souls bright
ness
Direct from Heaven. Such is the perfect fair
Whom in my heart hold, and worship there:
And if the picture likes thee well to see,
Know, lady, more than half stole from thee!
-BIdchlCOod's Magazine
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-24
ICOpwight Secured al Rights Reserued.l
Driven From Sea to Sea,
Or, JUST A CAMPIN'.
By G. G. POST.
PUBLISHED BY PERMISSION OF J. E. DowNEY
& Co., PUBLISHERS, CHICAGO.
By Q. 9. POST.
CHAPTER DISCONTINUED.

''This is Mr.. Hemingway, stran-
gers; member of my family" said
Mr.. Parsons, introducing Erastus.
Cow do you do, Mr.. 'Emmingway,"
said Mr.. Jobbers, extending red and
rather feshy hand; speaking deliberate
1y and with slight accent upon the
first and last word of each sentence,
"'ow do you doP Hi 'ope Hi see you
well.
Erastus assured him he was in good
health, and expressed the hope that
their guests we're not too greatly wor-
ried with the jaunt over the hills.
With Mr.. Annelsey he shook hands.
cordially as he had done with Ensign
when meeting him at the well.
In few moments Mr.. Parsons, who
had left the room after introducing
Erastus, returned and invited the party
out to supper.
''This is my wife, and these are my
daughters he said as the gentlemen
entered the room where the table was
spread.
SOW do you do. ladiesp Hi 'ope
Hi see yoJs we'll" And Mr., Jobbers,
who appeared to have one formal
phrase for the expression of his pleas
ure at meeting strangers, bowed low in
recognition of the introduction.
The younger men bowed also. En-
sign once, with respectful glance
about the circle, Annelsey to beach of the
ladies in turn and with slightly affect
ed air and his right hand upon his heart.
He was little surprised, evidently, as
was also Mr.. Jobbers, at the degree OF
ease and general air of refinement that
characterized the young ladies, and de-
sired to make good impression.
"Hi say, you save q huncommonty
fine place 'ere,a' remarked the English
man, after they were seated at, the
table Hit is wonderful 'ow you
Hamericans do things. Great henter-
prise, that of building a railroad hacross
the continent. Hi don't wonder you
people hare proud Of your country, sir.
tow long, may hasks since you
hopened this place, sir?"
ats eight years last fall since we
first camped on this spot, returned
MIR. Parsons, and mighty rough camp
in il was, too, Mother there n the
girls slept in the wagon for nigh onto
four weeks, while me and 'Rastus took
the ground fer it until the shanty was
up and roof on. We see some purity
hard times for the first few years, but,
as you say, we hev made a good bit OF
improvement since then.
Hi should say so. And you ave
done it hall yourselves, without cap
itaL'
eyes, without any capital 'ceptin' .
pair of bosses and a wagon. that brung
mother and the girls across the plains
Hi declare; hif that don't beat hany-
thing I've seen yet. Hi don't see 'ow
you could get ahead without capital to
start hon.
eve had the land to commence with.
and we had good health ginerly; an
we had willin' hearts, replied the
host; San am Of the opinion that that
is about all the capital q man an a
woman needs to start on. We've
opened two places afore this, besides
addin' to the one we begun on and
have been driy' off of 'em all; an I
don't see what anybody needs more
ahan an ekn chance with everybody
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-24
CHAPTER xI.
THE PICNIC,

The picnic which John Parsons had
told the girls was being gotten up for
their homecoming by the young people
of the neighborhood was held week
later than the events recorded in our
last chapter. The place selected for the
days enjoyment was beautiful grove
on the banks of a little lake that lay
nesting in the bosom of the hills some
seven or eight miles from the Parsons
cottage.
Early in the morning the young peo-
pie started for the rendezvous. Most
were on horseback, for among the hills
the ladies, almost as much as the men,
were accustomed to the saddle. In the
spring-wagons, with those who chose
this mode of conveyance, were placed
the cakes and roasted fowls, with bread
and butter and fruits which were to fur
nish the repast
Among those who elected to go on
horseback were Jennie and Lucy Par
sons and Erastus Hemmingw&y.
By previous understanding dozen
of the young people of both sexes met
at the Parsons cottage, from whence
they started together. These were
Joined on the waT by others, making a
gay and jolly cavalcade that walked the
echoes in the foothills with their merry
laughter and started the quails from
their hiding places in the wild oats.
Some of the more venturesome ran
races across the bits of level ground be-
tween the hills. Now and then couple
would drop behind their companions
and exchange look or word of endear-
ment, for it is not to be supposed that
in California, more than elsewhere,
thirty young people-young men and
young women-could come together,
and that among them all there should
be none whose hearts had been touched
by the boy with the bow and arrows.
In the main, however, they held their
ranks well enough to be able TO ex-
change merry jokes and witty repartee.
Now they sang a verse of song in CON
cert; now bantered each other with ac-
questions of loneliness because of the
absence of some lad or maiden who
perchance had found another partner
for the day, or been detained at homo
by some untoward circumstance.
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THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

1t seems to be tie general opinion
Of the financial journals Of the coun-
try that there is hopeful outlook for
better times all over the country in
the near future. There has been a
general depression of business all over
the country for the last year or more
in every branch of commerce and
manufactures. The period has been
marked by an unusual absence of
speculation in business circles, and
large quantities Of money have accu-
mulated in financial centers, particu-
larly New York the banks there
now hold millions Of dollars of sur
plus over and above the amount re-
quired by law. 1t is but natural that
there should be more or less timidity
on the part of large capitalists upon
the advent of a new administration
particularly when coupled with a
change Of party. 1t is but natural
that there should be more or less de
preston in business until the new adj
ministration could establish conf
dence in its ability to successfully
steer the ship of State over the trOub-
led main. Happily for the country
this confidence is rapidly being estab
lished, the ratings and misrepresenta-
tons of the Republican press to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
In their chagrin and disappoint-
ment of defeat, it is a part of the Re
publican policy to throw every obsta-
Gle they can in the way of business
progress, in a silly effort to bring
odium upon the new administration
But hard as it is for the Republican,
to acknowledge the fact, they are
nevertheless becoming convinced thai
this government can be and is being
successfully administered under Z
I Democratic administration. Capital
lists of every shade of political opinion
are realizing this, and they will no
long be content TO LET their money liz
idle i'm the banks.
The crop prospects Of the country
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as a whole, were never better or more
promising. True, there is a shortage
in the wheat crop, but if present con-
ditions continue favorable, the loss
will be largely more than made up in
other crops. The cotton crop bids
fair to be the largest ever produced
in the South, and likewise corn and
other crops. There is ample money
in the country to move the crops,
however large they may be, and
there seems to be general impress
sion that all crops will command re-
mmerative prices. The consump-
tive demand for supplies of all kinds
has been very light for months past,
and stocks are necessarily low, conse-
quently the prospect for lively trade
in the fall is good.
Altogether, the outlook is encour-
aging, and if people will only take
things cheerfully, eXerting their best
efforts toward the achievement of sue
cess in their various callings, there
need be no fear of failure.
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Agricultural Colleges.

WASHINGTON, July S.-The con-
vention of agricultural colleges and
experiment stations, which began
here today, was' called to order at
1890 O'Clock by Commissioner Col
man. The assemblage takes place in
the seed room of the department of
agriculture, a hall of considerable
size in the new building in the agri-
cultural grounds. There was present
at the opening between fifty and six
ty delegates, representing all the
leading agricultural colleges and
experimental stations Of the United
States.
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Wi Medican Wisdom in a Nut Shell

Those who are sick and suffering
should send to the Mansfield Medi-
cine Company, of Memphis, Tenn,
for the book Of Medical advice which
they give away for a two cent stamp
to pay thepostage. Itcontainsmuch
valuable information for every one
and should be generally read. Its
chapter on the hair would interest
the ladies, and all of it is worth send
ing for and reading, Every family
and every lady should have it. Its
perusal will save suffering as well as
many doctors bills.
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NASHVILLE'S NEW DAILY.
The First Number Of the Union
To be Issued March I7-What
twill BE and What il will
Advocate.

On the 18th of the present month the UNI
designed will issue in this city the first
number of new Democratic daily journal,
to appear every morning, and TO be entitled
THE NASHVILLE UNION.
The editorial and business staff of THE
UNION will be composed of trained journal
lists who have been connected with the
American for many years, and who have
withdrawn from that paper on account of
its passing into the hands of the parties who
now own and control the Nashville World.
The same principles they have advocated in
the American, they will continue to advo-
cate in The Union.
The purpose of the publishers of The
Udion will be to make it
A Live, Progressive Exponent of Demo-
cratic Sentiment.
+ Opposed to Machine Politics and the Rule
of Political Bosses.
Devoted to the Building-up and Industrial
Prosperity of the New South.
Earnest in Advocacy of Tennessee's Com.
mercial, Agricultural, Manufacturing and
Mineral development.
Keeping fully Abreast of the Times on all
the leading questions of the day.
Above everything, it will be good news
paper, complete in all the Departments of
Telegraphic, General, Local and Market In
telligence.
1t will be seen that the subscription price
has been made low as the actual cost of
publishing a First Glass Journal will per-
nit.
We ask the support of all who desire that
an honest, out.spoken, anti-machine Demo-
cratic paper should be published and sus-
tanned in this city.
The terms of The Union are
DAILY,
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We do not publish anonymous commu-
nications under any circumstances. The
real name of the author must accompany
every communication, or else it will be con-
signed to the waste basket. We do not pub
fish the names of correspondents, but want
them simply as guarantee of good faith.
All calls on candidates, obituaries, trib'
Utes of respect, etc, are charged for as adj
vertising matter. Simpleannouncements of
deaths, marriages, etc, will be published
without charge, and our friends all over the
county will confer favor by furnishing us
with such as soon after their occurrence as
possible.
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SATURDAY. AUGUST Isl. 1885.

at Dibrell, otherwise known as Potter's
Store, on Mountain Creek, Warren county.
Tenn, to the highest and best bidder, the
tract of land on which c. l., Bryant resided
at the time of his death, and fully described
in Il deed from Adrian Bryant to c. L. Bry-
ant, now on file in my ofiice,to which refer
ence is had for boundaries, and containing
by estimate 100 acres.
Terms of sale--Ou a credit of six, twelve
and eighteen months, with good security
and lein retained. July Sth, 1885.
\. II. GROSS Clerk.
BY w. l.. SWAMI, D.
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WILL DRoUTH FOLLOW ?

We have had 50 much rainfall dur
ing the spring and summer that
drouth may come before crops are
matTed. We rather expect dry
weather before the corn crop is ma
tured. During former drOuths eXpe-
rience and observation have taught
most farmers the importance of thor
Ough cultivation as a precautiOn
against drouth. If the land was
deeply plowed and thoroughly pull
verified before the corn was planted,
and has been regularly stirred to
keep down the weeds and prevent
evaporation, it will stand a drouth
much better than poorly cultivated
crops.
During the drOuth of 1881, we
planted few acres of late corn, and
of course had to cultivate late. We
kept the surface stirred regularly by
shallow blowing and the result was
pretty fair corn, made almost without
rain after it came up. The corn kept
green through the drouth, which we
attributed to the frequent and regular
stirring of the surface soil. The idea
is, by keeping the surface pulverized
it prevents evaporation and absorbs
the moisture from the atmosphere.
The same principle will hold good
not only with corn, but almost every
other cultivated crop maturing after
the drouth begins. Flat cultivation
is preferable in drouth.
We may not have drouth, but it i,
well to be prepared for it
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Left to Himself.
Christian Cleaner.

Christian Cleaner.
Judge S--gave his son thou.
sand dollars, telling him to go to col
lege and graduate. The son returned
at the end of the freshman year with
out dollar, and with several ugly
habits. At the close Of the vacation
the Judge said:
"Well William, are you going to
college this year,"
81 have no money father"
"But | gave you a thousand dollars
to graduate on.
"Its all gone father"
every well, my son, it was all |
could give you; your can't stay here,
you must pay your own way in the
world"
A light broke in upon the vision of
the astonished young man. He accom-
modated himself to the situation, left
home, commenced work in hard earnest,
made his way to college, graduated at
the head of the class, studied law, be,
came governor of the State of New
York, entered the cabinet of the pre-.
sideot of the United States, and has
made a record for himself that will not
soon die, he being no other than VIM.
II. Seward"
Discussion between a wisechild and
its tuter: "That star you see VI
there is bigger than theworld." ono
it isn't" eyes, it is" "Then why
don't it keep the rain OFF,"
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GLOVER SEED.

The second crop Of clover, the most
valuable for seed, is very fine as q
general thing, ahd may be made
profitable if carefully saved for seed.
When the seed have matured, cut,
cure, and take care of it as you would
the first crop until the huller comes.
The old idea that you must let it re-
main out until it rots in order to get
the seed out is erroneous. Cut it and
cure it well, and if the huller is ready
it may be threshed in the field as
soon as it is dry. If the huller is not
ready at the time, haul it to the barn
or shelter, or protect it from the rain
until the huller does come. If prop
erly cared for the straw from the sec
ond crop will make pretty good feed
for cattle.
This crop comes on when the pres
sure of work is mainly over. We be-
lieve the farmer who makes it a point
to save his clover seed will find ii
very profitable. The yield Of clover
seed is generally from /! to 3 bushels
per acre. Ifthe farmer can save eight
or ten bushels Of seed from five acres
it will pay him to do so.
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MILLET SEED.

Everyyear, andespecially this year,
Warren county farmers have paid out
a great deal of money for milIet seed.
We are not an admirer Of millet, and
seldom ever SOW it, but if we are 60
ing to continue growing this crop we
should at least save our seed at home.
Williamson, Davidson, and other
Tennessee counties, have been max
ing large crops Of seed and selling to
White, Warren and other counties at
about three times the cost of produc-
ton. five are going to continue to
grow German millet, we ought at
least to reserve a small area for seed.
1t is easily threshed, and may be done
by fail or run through a wheat sepa-
rator at the time you thresh your
wheat.
Millet seed at Sl.00 per bushel is
more profitable than wheat at the
same price, and still our farmers neg
lect to save it, and usually pay from
81 to So per bushel. Now is the time
to reserve or SOW small patch for
seed. How many will do it?
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11

ONE by one the southern railroads
are changing their track guage from
five feet to the northern standard Of
four feet eight and one-half inches,
and in a few more years all these
great arteries Of trade and travel that
span this continent from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, and from the lakes to
the gulf, will be ofa uniform guage.
No other measure on foot can be
more beneficial in cementing the
friendly relations between the North
and South. Unity and friendship in
the great mercantile and business re-
lations will naturally tend to a closer
social relationship. Nothing can be
more efficaciOus in Obliterating Ma
son and DiXon's line than great
trunk lines Of railroad Of uniform
guage crossing it at frequent enter
walls and penetrating the country on
either side. Nothingcan more effect
ually blend the characteristic ele-
ments of the two sections into one
harmonious whole.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11

BIDS for the building Of the Nash
vile and Chesapeake Railroad will
be opened at Gallatin today.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11

AN investigation into the affairs Of
the County Court Clerk and Trustee
Of Loudon county, Tenn, has devel-
oped the fact that the former is $1,000
behind with the county, and the lat
ter from $4,000 to $4,000. This,
coupled with eX-sheriff Foute's crook
edness, leaves Loudon county about
$4,000 out Of pocket through dishon-
est officials within the last ten years.
Defaulting officials seem to be on the
increase, while the punishment for
the same decreases, apparently.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11

a GENTINE case Of yellow fever Of
purely local origin, developed at New
Orleans last week. The health officers
claim to fear no spread Of the disease.
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Monday, August Sd. 1885.

four tracts Of land lying in the 18th Civil
district of Warren county, Tenn, on the wa
ters of Charles Creek, the home tract con-
tanning 2G0 acres, one tract 5S% acres one
IS acres, and one 26M acres, being the lands
owned by John G. Brown, decd, at the time
OF his death. The home place will be sold
in two lots and then as a whole, the sale re-
alizing the largest amount will be reported
A plat of said lands will be exhibited on
day of sale.
TeIms of sale-One and two years credit
except 10 per cent cash. Notes and good
security required and lien retained. This
July LIST 1885.
pfS6. J. c. BILES, c. q NJ,
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THIS week and next were set aside
by the postmaster general for the
special consideration of the cases of
presidential postmasters. Full con-
sideration will be given to charges
against postmasters whose terms have
not expired. As fast as the terms Of
presidential postmasters expire their
places are being filed by Democrats,
but under the civil service rules Re
publican incumbents cannot be re-
moved until the expiration Of their
terms. unless charges against them
can be sustained.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11

MIR. j. d, FoWLKEs was appointed
postmaster Memphis, Tenn, on
the 9th inst.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11

Gainesville, Ga, has a brass band
composed Of young girls from four
teen to sixteen years old.-EX.
Sam Jones also livesin Gainesville.
The town will soon grow famous.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11

A MILLIONAIRE Georgia farmer re-
Gently died, leaving his entire fortune
to a negTess.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11

If IT be possible for an individual
or an enterprise to be talked to death
in the newspapers, Gen. Grant and
Monteagle certainly cannot much
longer survive under the burden.
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LAND SALE.

Erwin Gribble ct al VS. Ada Bryant ct al
In obedience to decree of Warren Coun.
ty Court, rendered at its July term, 1885, l
will sell on
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The whole number of visitor, at
the New Orleans Exposition was L.
1jj,Si0. The Centennial Exposition
at Philadelphia was attended by -
9lG,9G5 people.
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|, c. Coffee Cashier of the above-named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowl-
edge and belief.
c. COFFEE, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Sth day of July, 1885.
J. b. RITCHEY, Notary Public.
Commentaries:
J.F. MoRFoRD,
J. c. BTLES, : Directors.
w. c. WOMACK,
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PARTIES who have occasion to travel
ON the Columbia accommodation
train over the "Ellen n" railroad
are without exception, favorably i'm
pressed with the courtesy and polite
ness of the brakeman,.Mr. George NJ.
Adams, who also occasionally runs as
conductor on special trips, If uni
form politeness toall, and strict atten-
ton to his duties count for anything
in that line, Mr.. Adams is in a fair
way for promotion, as true merit al
WAYS wins.