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St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04
statisticals Or Conjectural! !

Major t. J. Bird, Commissioner of
Agriculture, has completed his report
for the month of February, and his
averages of crop prospects as compared
with the same month of 1884, are given
as follows: Cotton, 101 31-1OO; corn,
1O2 71-1OO; rice, 1876 27-100; sugar cane,
So 35-1OO; sorghum, SO 25-1OO; field
peas, SO 46-100; irish potatoes, 81 87-1O0;
sweet potatoes, 100; hay, 1O3 52-1OO ;
oats, SO 92100. Seed cane is reported
good; weather cold and wet; oats dam
aged, necessitating a replant; planters
IN the districts subject to overflow are
very much encouraged by the prospect
OF low water this year and are pitching
good crops. AS a general thing the
cattle are poor, having had hard time
through the winter. The average corn
on hand from the crop of last year
amounted to 81 per cent. The general
outlook among the planters and farmers
throughout the State is more favorable
than during the past two years, and the
promise of better and more prosperous
times in consequence is good"
We clip the foregoing paragraph from
our Baton Rouge contemporary the
Capitolian-AdvOcate. The averages of
crop prospects and the sanguine pre-
dlctlOns are cheering TO us who dwell
IN section Of Louisiana which has
scored at least two successive years of
partial failure in all crops. We know
Major Bird as a practical farmer on a
farm about mile East of the State
House. We have watched his jealous
activity, since he commenced his career
as G of A. an activity which we may
truthfully add has in steady and per-
sistent effort eclipsed the fitful and semi
occasional spasms of all the other Com
missioners of Agriculture, not even ex-
cepting the head of the Federal Bureau.
But the senior Editor of the Watchman
beinga practical farmer himself about
a mile South of the Court House in
Clinton and therefore in that respect
standing on level with the Jealous
and active G. of A. is at a loss to con-
lecture where all these averages of crop
prospects are obtained; seeing that
there has not been cotton seed plant
ed in this Parish, that the sweet p0ta-
toes which have been bedded out have
not yet sprOuted in the beds, that there
isn't field pea planted, and that the
most advanced Irish Potato patch is
still in embryo; ashamed and humiliat-
ed that our brother farmer should
know so much, of which we are blindly
ignorant we confess to an eager curiOsi-
ty to learn how these crop averages,
which are stated with all the nice re-
gard to fractions which usually give
force and effect to ascertained statistics,
have been obtained !? Ordinarily, we
would accept any of the official or per-
sOnal statements of our Commissioner
of Agriculture without cavil or doubt.
But this forecasting the horoscope of
the crop of 1885 strikes us as a most ex-
traordinary departure from the slow
methods Of other C's. of A. who sleepily
await the harvesting or at least the
planting of croD before adjusting the
averages for publication. To sum it all
up, we are inclined in this instance to
think our Commissioner little too pre-
Watchman.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04
Recruits for the Army o
TrampSs

PHILADELPHIA, March 21.-Dr. J. NJ.
Walk, secretary of the Society for Or
ganizing Charity, is making a study of
the nationality of tramps. All who
lodge in the police stations, who are
treated in hospitals, get free meals,
work in the wood yards or are housed
at the waY-farers' inns come under his
notice. He says that very lately there
has been an influx of INDECENT English
men to this country, most of them
from English poorhouses, and that they
have swelled the tramp army. Out Of
200 tramps monthsapplying for relief
during the past winter, 100 were En-
glishmen. Many of them were coster-
mongers, salesmen, and even mechan-
les who had been thrown out of en-
ployment, and often left families be-
hind them. They were nearly all fresh
arrivals in the country,
DR.. Walk finds that -fourths of
the tramps are foreigners. Very few
negroes become tramps. The Superin-
tendant of Charities in New Orleans
has informed DR.. Walk that notwith-
standing its large cOlored population,
three -fOurths of all applications for re-
lief in that city come from whites.
The more immigrants we have, the
more paupers and tramps.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04
MINISTER JACKSON.
Something Of His Previous Ca
reePo

The Chicago Times gives the follow.
ing brief sketch of Gen. jackson, which
will be read with interest:
Gen. jackson was. sent to Vienna as
Charge d,Affaires by President Pierce
and was retainad at that capital and
promoted to be Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary by Presi-
dent Buchanan. He was Minister to
Vienna at the time Capt. Ingraham, of
the United States Navy, took Martin
KOzsta, a partially-naturalized Ameri-
can citizen, born an Austrian subject,
from an Austrian ship in the harbor of
Smyrna, and cleared his decks for ac-
tiOn in case the Austrian commander
resisted.
THE KOZsTA CASE
involved a serious diplomatic CORES
pOndence between our government and
that of Austria, and for his conduct in
the matter Gen. Jackson was warmly
commended by Secretary Marcy. Gen.
jackson will now go to Mexico, and he
will have the advantage there of being
familiar with Spanish.
The appointment of jackson will
cause more disappointment than the
filling of any other diplomatic position,
because there were more aspirants for
the place of Minister to Mexico than
anything else in the gift of the State
Department. 1t is another sad blow to
Kentucky, which had set it's heart on
two things, the appointment of Phil
Thompson as Commissioner of Internal
Revenue and the appointment of ex-
Senator Williams as Minister to Mexi-
co. What makes it more painful to
Kentucky is that the excuse offered for
not appointing Williams was that as he
was an officer in the American army
tkat invaded Mexico he would not be
cordially welcomed in that country, but
Jackson commanded a Georgia regi-
ment in the Mexican war.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04
NOTICE.

LAND OFFICE at New Orleans, La, Z
March 18th, 1886. 5
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed hotice of his intenti0n
to makefnal proof in support of his claim, and
that saia proof will be made before the Judge
or Clerk of Court at OpelOusas, La, on the
I'd day of May, 1885, viz
LOUIS HENRY
Homestead Entry No SAL, for the W is e Z
and w N E. Sec. 6g, TIP 10 R2 w, Southwest
District of Louisiana.
He names the following witness to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz.s
Andrew Henry, Onibe Henry, Edvag
Benirs and Jno- NJ. Smith, OF St. Landry paristt
Louisiana.
C. B. DARRALL,
march 21-5t Register.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04
ONEZERFR LEDOUx,
feb 28-5t
WOTTCE ?

LAND OFFICE, at New Orleans, La, I
March 11th, 1885.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intentions
to make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before the judge
or clerk of Court at OpelOusas, La, on the
25th day of April, 1885, viz:
IACRsON DARLY.
Homestead Entry No. 5000, for the west half
of southwest quarter section 81 township 10
south range one east,
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land, VIZ:
james M. Hofpauir OF St. Landry parish,
and James Daily. 5r., Austin Daily and James
Daily of Lafayette parish, La.
C. B. DARRALL,
march last Register.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04

The sale of whisky, it is claimed,
ought not to be classed with the sale of
dynamite. Well, we guess that's SO.
The Irish dynamiters have killed more
of their own number with American
whisky than they have Eenglishmen
with American dynamite, and the loss
of labor and the destruction of property
directly traceable to whisky in the
hands Of Irish dynamiters in the United
States has been greater than the loss of
property caused by the explosion of
dynamite in England and therefore it is
pretty hard to compare dynamite with
whisky. That is, it is unjust to the
dynamite. It is nowhere written he
that is blowed mp with dynamite shall
not enter the kingdom of heaven, but
such a decree exists in reference to the
victim of strong drink. Don't be too
sensitive. There is no form of atrocity
ever invented by human ingenuity that
can compare to the wickedness of the
liquor traffic, and those who maintain it
by patronage or political power are
partners in all its crimes.-XVIth
Amendment.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04
NUMBER l3.
NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE, at New Orlea,

LAND OFFICE, at New Orleans, La, I
March 21st, 1885. )
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intentions
to make final proof IN support of his claim, and
that SAID proof will be made before the Judge
or Clerk of Court, at Opelousas, La, on the
10th day of May, 1885, viz:
BERNARD HENRY.
Homestead Entry No. 1902, for the northwest
fractional quarter of section 10 township 8
south range one west.
He names the following Witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land, viz:
Orin Elliott, Landry Henry, Oscar Campbell
and Benjamin Henry, all of st. Landry par
shs La.
G. B. DARRALL,
mch 28-5t Register.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04
A secretary's sisrer-in-Law.

Washington Correspondence New York World.
Mr.. Teller's wife's sister was borne
upon the rolls in the ComptroIler's Of
fee for fifteen months, while she was in
bed as an invalid. There is a rule in
the Treasury Department that provides
that the pay of clerks shall be deducted
where they are absent from any imper-
ative cause beyond the limits of rea-
sonable time. Miss Kate r. Bruce, Mr..
Teller's sister-ln-law, drew full pay
from the 1st of January, 1882, to the 93d
of April, 1888, when she died in the
house of Secretary Teller. During the
time above mentioned, she was on duty
at the Department fourteen days in the
month of January. During the months
of February, March, April and May,
she was absent, and she was not able
even to come to the Treasury Depart
ment to sign the pay roll. In June she
worked twenty-five days, and was able
to be at the Department only one week
in July.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04
Am International Episode.
New YORK SIM.

A German went into restaurant
and, as he took his seat, an Irish waiter
came up and bowed politely.
VIE gehts ~ said the German, also
boWing politely.
Wheat cakes I" shouted the waiter.
mistaking the salutation for an order.
Nein, nein ~ said the German.
Nine 2" said the waiter, /" "YOu'Il
be lucky if you get thTee.n
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04
NOTICE

LAND OFFICE at New Orleans, La,
Feb. 20, 1886.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the
Judge or clerk of court at Ope1Ousas, La, on
April 4th, 1885, viz:
ONEZE1EE LEDOUx,
Homestead Entry No. 5267, for the southeast :
Sec 13 Tp7SR1 E.
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Marius Amy, Benjamin Rodr1gues, L. 3.
Spears and Green Spears, all of St. Landry
parish, La.
G. B. DARRALL,
feb 29-5t Register.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04
PATENTS esBa4 oBTA1HER; 59sIae;.s and n .,,a e

Il "A HCN Il - other business in the
U. s. Patent Office attended ito for MODERATE
FEES. Our Office is opposite the u. s. Patenk
Office, and we can obtain patents in less time.
than those remote from Washington.
Send MODEL OR DRAWING. We advise a8.
to patentabnity free of charge and we mah0
No Charge Unless We Obtain Patent.
When patent is granted drawing Of youEin~
vention, with claiIas, yOnr name and address,
office Gazette, paper Of immense cireulation.
And the only one that publishes this free.
We refer here, to the Postmaster, the Supt.
of Money Order Div. and to officials of die u
8. Patent Office. For circular, advice, terms.
and references to actual clients in yozr own
State or county, write to
Q. a. SNOW & Coss
Opposite Patent Office, Washington, d. G.
nov 24-tf
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04
CYPREEN REECFFE, ,

Homestead Entry No. 53O4 for the southeast
quarter section 30 township eight south range
three east.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiVation
of said land, viz:
A v johnson, Ernest Cahanin, Martin Thi~
bodeau and Leovald Meche, all of st. Landry
C. B. DARRALL,
feb 28-5t Register.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04

Governor McEnery has offered re-
ward of $500 for the arrest and convic-
tion of the murderers Of Ben Burgers.
who was shot and killed in East Baton
Rouges-Ex.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04
FOR RENT.

The residence known as the stParsonage,''
situated in Opelousas, at the south end of Court
street. For particulars, applyto
jan24-tf. J. w. JACKSON.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04

Five colored men were drowned in
Red river, near Ninock's landing, on
the 9TH inst, while crossing the river in
skif. The load was too heavy for the
boat.-Ex.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04
ANDREW HENRY.
NOTICE :!

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. I
New Orleans, La, February 18th, 1885.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Judge
or Clerk of Court, at Opelousas, La, on the
4th day of April 1885, viz:
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04
EgOB SALE Or RENT.

A APRoPERTY built for hotel and furnished,
near the railroad depot in Opelo1sas.
dee298m 81, L, GARLAND
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04
NOTICE !!
LAND OFFICE, at New Orleans. La. I
March 4th, 1885.

LAND OFFICE, at New Orleans. La.
March 4th, 1885. 5
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fi1ednotice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the judge
or Clerk of Court at Opelousas, La, on the.
25th day of April 1885, viz:
ANDREW HENRY,
Homestead No. 598g for the south west quarter
of section 81 township 10 south range west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said, land, viz:
Adrien Leblanc, Joseph D. Ist, Joseph Miller
and Duplex Landry all of st. Landry parish, Las
G. B. DARRALL,
moh7-5t Register.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04

march 1876
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-02-24

farmers everyshere observe and regret
~ Interesting the young people In the
work AMI management OF the farm, and Ia
working with q. In sdorulng and besatiy'
Ing the home.
fArm lie l. male too mono,onOas
there Il TOO Little effort 10 awaken and
train the fne senslblllties. The energy OF
The household Il too olen devoted 10 the
one parpose ~ accumulatlng dollars and
cents. Continuous sheerlcss Toll bears -.
pcciNly hard upon The young. In the ab.
ssuce Of provision % supply the demand
% their nature Tor variety and change.
they either grow listlcss. lose energy and
ambition, ami become mere farm drudges
Or they break away from this unreasonable
scrvitude ami Plungc Into the great out
side world. exposed 10 al IL snares But
more OF intelligence. that comes through
Improved educational Advantages, together
with Improved farn machinery. l. teach.
lng The iArmer that muscle alone 10 not the
only requisite % The best success.
Agricultural literature Il q potent inna.
eucc In breaking down that prejaiice and
ignorance which - long enslAVci and de-
graded agriculture. and Ia demanding fot
u lust recognition A. the noblesi, most
useful and inviting % human occupations.
These enlightened views OF agriculture are
The factors that IN The future are ~ Induce
oar Young men % pursue with hopeful la.
telligencc The ulllng Of the soil Farmers
may 90 much % encourage In their boys
q i0vc % rural llfe By making the home a.
trActlye ln all its surroundings also by
lniacing them % take an iutcrcst In not
only he Necessary work, but In the plan
ning of the work ant sharing with them
IT, fraltfai rctarus THIS will give EN-
ploymcni 30 mind a. vel A. 10 hand the
irligcfy % tlll. th0ughtlcss toll will De
avoided AMI The farmer, a. age comes 90,
NIL have The hcArt-wsrmlng satisfaction
of scsing bis sons growing up ~ The In
hsfltkncc. with health of body snd vigor
% mind becoming Intelligent farmers ani
c.tIfcos. a comfort Ani support - bis de-
cIInInr years
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-02-24
MIXED FARNlSG AND HARD TINES


Farmers Arc rcAllllng the paradox %
hard rmcs amid an abundance Of products.
A considerable reduction of procts, with
some loss on Investment. i Imminent,
whue possibly some failures may result
Yet there are farmers who, although they
may l0sc ffom depreciation Of prices, are
.tl making some hing. snd ln some cases
considerably beyonh co-t, not always from
superior Yields. which may be too eIpen-
sivc. bat, among other things, BY ladicious
AMI economical management
In general way. this management
means thorough culture. wisely conducted
Al the least expense compatible with u.
Reside this, one % The means % favor the
farmer ln depressed times Is % grow Ava
riety o. products where practicAole-i
other words. mixed fArming-As there is
seldom N ever time when absolutely al
products are reduced in price beyond
reasonably paying point, Just A. there are
prof1cts ln iush times that barely pay en-.
psnses. D.d the farmer know beforehand
What class % products would advance IN
price. his chance fJf success would De
clear. Mlxed farming Is particularly help
fal In times of depression; some OF the
products may sell below the average,
which may Aud nay not be IN OFFSET 10 the
advanced products. This may be con.
trolei In = measure by keeping Informed
of The prospective demand, gathered rom
the crop reports. aud other sources OF IN
flrmAti0n. ani sultlng the products 70
The demand. which variety In farming IA
VOrs.
Hard times IN farming. A. In any other
business, are % nc expected, aud u u Wen
10 be- prepared for them. N the means OF
meeting them DO not interfere with me
management in prosperous times. fortu.
nately these dcpressi0ns are rare. And
Vet they are not unmlxed Of good. They
serve as test OF ones system OF manage.
meut. In which something may be learned
th.t might otherwise escape attention.
Tney present Us more ylvldly With The
4 dlssreace between good aud bad farming,
which always exists. bat which needs
sharp Indictment 20 make the distinction
more evident TIE comparison makes
clear that. though there may De loss
through the depreciation of prices WIN
the bet % farmers, this loss does mol gen
erally fall below the line OF pront, a. is mo
csse with inferior management; The we'll
CONDUCTED farm will. In al cases, pay
sometAing above cost, unless The depres-
sIon i worse than the present one. O.
F,rf Ifafa. Dec. ~.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-02-24
FARMERS THE MOST ISDEPES
DENT.


The whole countrY l. complaining 0f an
ovcf-stocs. not only Of grain bat of mAna'
facturci articles. A hnanC iA speaker re-
Gently stated that there Il three years
supply 90 iron. AMI OF several other prof
uCts. This IL bpsh there II not bali aycNrs
slpnly 20 Any Manufactured articles. Bat
there ls an excess % many things, because
thc pruiuction l. constantly going 90,
ncsr.y up . the customary rates, ihoagh
uut ll.ic.
Toe thought however, Ne voai I'm
press here IL. the Comparatively indepcn'
irrCe of farmers A. class. Iake an IT.
'ustrsi.ou Iu thc manufacturing tosns,
10 through surplus. All low price. AM
frW huyrrs. the mNchlLery Is suspended,
both employers ana employees must suffer
II noi siArvc. Hat In Kansas Tor exam.
DE. owing % ne general suplas, corn is
harf O. part with a. l5 Ceuts q bushel
Wei. sappose nobody viii take The corn,
some % % can BE- eaten some of 10 vii
produce fai pork 20 grease u down
ant some OF 10 sill make very good fuel 10
cook The corn brcai Ani The Pofk. Ani -
kcsp o. The frost The families that have
coru on hand can draw themselves with
thclf own she,i.-so 10 sPeak, Keep fsi,
MNNI MANNIH NNAN MaH NAANNA NHR Nt""@f'"f
aui walt flr better times. A fcw, deeply
.n debt % hard creditors, will possibly
lo-e ihelf homes BOT not many, In such
times creditors are not Mkely - seize upon
property ttsy cannot dispose o. whether
rfa.u "a land ant. A. rule, they are wise
enough o. give the debtors chance -
pay ln fan ln TIE future, rather than -
oxtcrminate the golden egg laying hiPed'
fcaihefci 90 unfcalhcfct
Aside from those pressed with enormous
dcht-. farmers are In these times The most
lnfepcn cnt class In the realm. All over
the country they can bold on 10 their wheat
and corr. % be- tarulng The latter inio bog
products ia, vii Keep. The purchase OF
hopci.flr new articles o. dress, of ornA.
meat. ~ iurgry. % comfort, can Be pat on
thIs year. ani another n need be-. Coarse
woolsu goods o. keep 0ut The cold are Tel.
atycly nearly A. cheap As grain. small
stock % these for The present wiutcr, All
some coAi when 10 l. cheaper than corn
flr flel. Wlu carr the family through the
winter. ant The soil vii yield food a.
least, Cor nrni year.
NoNlsa gooi tine for farmers 10 feel.
% assert. ani o. show their lniepcnicnce
o. live within their means, within them.
selves. This course parsued awhile. Ani
there vii be- suppiants Al their doors OF
fcf.ng gold fof their h0Ardei food
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-02-24
THIN AND FAT MILK.

-. T. trtronesI
A nelghbOr has sold large COW which
gave the most milk Of any In his dairy. IL
came about In this way
Her milk happened 20 come Into the
house one dAy By Itself. and his wife took
A notion" % set IL by ITSELF and thus
found that this iAvorite COW was really the
poorest No d0a0t there are many more
sach cows, bat they are not tested. This
was a good COW 10 sell, 90 most farmers
think = big ness OF milk makes good
COW. This notion IL costly one, A. sosA
cows are big eaters, with small returna
This coz could hsv0 been pat to good No
by her owner In rsislng calves. for which
she was especially adsptsd, or she oonld
have been turned 10 good account for ths
cheese factory or for the mlkman- Cows
are adapted 20 different purposes. and 10 -
Is beet 10 hnd out What IL the forte OF each
one.
m IL well 70 note another fact. that The
cream Of different breeds Of cows does sos
ehurn well together. This was discovered
for himself BY friend who kept Jerseys
and Ayrshlres In the same dairy A
result Of this discovery hs sold the Ayr'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-02-24
OATS FoR CALVES

Calves up 10 the Agr OF one year require
especial care 10 The matter % feed, II they
are % make . ragged and AZ the same
time rapid growth. No greater mistake
can Dc made than to turn calves - pas.
tarc Al three or four months of age and
leave them there for dependence on that
alone However plenty The feed may Dc
the calf will not. because 10 cannot. keep
% plump. ac.hy condition on The grAss
fc ei alone. How frequently i u seen that
calves will flll away In fesh amer bcins
turnci 10 grass. The great business OF
the growing calf l. % make muscle. This
muscle Is what gives plumpuess and ihAi
feshy appearance ~ well fcd ani thfiiv
calf For this purpose food j. called Tor
which l. especially rlch In masclc-iofming
material. Grass L. not Something i
called for 20 70 with The grass % hfing up
lts muscle. making contents. fof ihls no.
Thug l. better than oats. Not only are
they rich in the material desired, bat That
richness l. not 80 concentrated A. 10 rem
Ger them dangerous food 10 any extent
whatever. No one ever Injured Noung
anlmh OF any hind by a regular feed OF
oats. however liberal. They are neither
heating nor fsitening In their nature, bot
tend, Instead. " build up muscle aud give
the animal strength and VigOr.