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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-11-20

OF offal appears to exist, than it is in
other circumstances where there is very
little or none at all, and the liberal EN-.
ployment, judicious selection and eco.
nomlcal purpose or manufacture Of
sound manurial materials is the funda,
mental condition of successful HIGH
farming.
We have very frequently observed
that in the minds of some farmers
producers of large quantities of stable
otfal-the prevailing idea is, that the
solid portions are those really valuable,
and that the liquid may be neglected
and abandoned. Our great object here
is to impress upon such men as these
the utter fallacy of their opinions, and
the necessity for their immediate re-
form, and to persuade them that they
are continually making serious losses
by the waste of this precious fertilizer.
We suggest the adoption of good sys-
! tenn of drainage in every stable, the
flooring of which should be upon a
slight incline to allow the liquid to pass
Off with facility, by means of under
ground pipes made, if possible, from
good refractory clay. The urine should
be conducted TO tanks CT reservoirs, of
a similar nature to those already recon-
mended in previous chapter, and be
kept well covered over. These tanks
should be connected with a pump, by
means of which the liquid could fire.
quently be made to saturate the form
ing heaps If manure. thereby serving to
steady and regulate the fermentation or
process of combustion going on within.
Ii due weight is attached to these
points, they will produce the double ad-
vantage of increasing the quantity of
ammonia contained in the ultimate
manure, and of decreasing the risk of
contamlnting the wells or spring made
use OF by the cattle, if not by the popu-
lation of the neichborhood
The solid portions of the saturated
straw should be allowed to remain I'M
der the cattle as long as is consistent
with health and convenience, and when
forked up should be carefully mixed
and deposited in uniform layers upon
the heap, care being taken to break up
and disseminate all Iumpy portions be-
fore the application of the LIQUID by
means of the pumping process above
ue9cIlped. Inc very hlYheSt possible
results will be obtained if, from the
commencement of each heap the habit
is contracted of regularly adding to
each layer, as it is put on, certain
evenly distributed quantity OF some
manure. the nature of which |
will be dictated, and vary according TO
the wants of the soil and contemplated
WyattS 'M0dern Hiqh |
Farming"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-11-20
Sale of Public Lands.

Commissioner Sparks has made his
report showing the sale of public lands
for the fiscal year ending June 80. 1t
exhibits considerable activity in public
lands yet, the entries amounting. dur
ing the year, to 2o,9s1, 1867 acres, for
which was received S7,412,967. The
greatest number of acres of land were
taken up in Kansas, 5,636,3 or IT,
615 farms of 800 acres each. Next
comes Nebraska, where the entr es
were 3,511, 518 acres, or 1898 farms of
800 acres. Dakota follows, with entries
amounting to 3,075, 085 acres, or 1909
farms of 800 acres. In Colorado the
entri@ were 1 1882. 674 acres, and in Cal
ifornia 1, S48, 678 acres. In the rest of
the States and Territories the entries
were less than 100000 acres, the
greatest number being Gil, 554 acres iu
ADMINISTRATIVE Farmer
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-11-20
vANITAS.

When after, long battle the prize haa been
gained,
When after long searching the jewel I.
found. -
When after long climbing the peak ID at
tanned,
When after long sowing the harvest Il
Then we halt;
Anu we Iret meath the burden of life,
1oi we iecl mat the victorys not worth the
10 fall in the heat of the on-rushing race:
10 rove and receive for our recompense
To worship and find that our idol is base:
10 trust and awake to deception too late,
Is our lot
Each a sign on the pathway of life,
eointlng out that the victory's not worth the
our Joys never seem the same pleasures we
Our hopes never come to their fruitage I'M
marred;
Our future ne'er brings US the grandeur we
sought;
starred;
Such is fate;
But it darkens the glory of life
Thus to find the victory's not worth the strife
Over sights that are beauty dull clouds grim
Over days that are lightsome cares blight
Over fond-cherished gardens blows Boreas'
gale;
Over plans full of promise drops failures
black pail;
So they go;
But the memories cumber our life
with the tale that the victory's not worth the
strife.
But we look to land where the skies never
dull,
Where the flowers never fade, where the
lights never dim,
Where the hopes never ebb, where our joys
never lul,
Where no failures are found to its utter
most rim.
Happy land!
Where wen feel through an unending life
Ihat the victory there is well worth all the
strife.
~-ChdrIes ". Harger, in Detroit Free Press.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-11-20
MANURE DRAINS,
a System Which Should Be Adopted by
Every Progressive Farmer.

IfSiy AoSIcSSIt0 FARMER
In entering upon an examination of
what is perhaps the most important
matter with which we have had to deal,
we shall carefully avoid all ideas of
prejudice and Partially.
Farm-yard manures have for many
centuries been the prop and main-stay
of our agricultural operations and 20
science was necessary to teach us that
it owed its virtue to its happy combina-
ton of physical and chemical constti-
uents.
The requisite quantity to constitute
complete restitution can, however, be
only attained by literally putting back
the whole of the crops and living things
which have derived direct and Indirect
sustenance from the soil; and hence,
even if such an idea were not absurd,
it would be impracticable, since the
grains, seeds, cattle, poultry, milk, but
ter and wool are all sent to market and
go to feed the teeming populations of
the towns.
Such manures as we are able to gather
up in and about our farms, from all
sources, may consequently be consid-
cred as the mere excess taken from the
soil by the crops gathered in, and would
certainly not suffice of themselves to
stay the already marked impoverish-
ment and eventual exhaustion which |
must naturally be the effect Of such a
comprehensive cause.
We may, therefore, consider the en-
ployment of chemical and CRITICAL fer
tilizing matters, as not one whit less
in places where an abundance
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-11-20
A Dangerous Man.

81 understand, Softlcy, that you are
going to board at Mrs. McCarty's this
season." observed NILSSON.
That is the arrangement.
''1ou had better look out for her hus.
band"
what is the matter with himp He
seems to be a quiet and unobtrusive sort
of chap
HE is terrible man. He carries a
carving-knife, and will do you a great
deal of damage if you don't keep on the
right side of him."
Mercy on us! Is he a murderer"
No; but he does the carving for the
house, and he will be sure to give YOU
the toughest parts of the steaks and the
roasts. "-Drake's Travellers Magazine.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-11-20
FLOATING ISLANDS.
Facts About Their Formation and
queer Habits"
a Strange Dispute Between Tax Collectors
Remarkable Formation In the
Mississippi Rivera Means of
Distributing Animals
and Vegetation

On the line of two of the New Eng
land States there is a small lake OF
pond that several years agqa as the
story goes, was brought into h*1lblic no
tice in somewhat curious way. The
borders of the lake on one side were
formed of thick bog, and in some way
a portion several hundred feet in length,
had become separated from the shore,
and being formed of vegetable matter
and extremely light, it had foated or
drifted away-a veritable floating island.
The top of this strange bit of New
England was about four feet out Of
water and covered with fine crop of
grass and number of trees, the latter
forming sail SO that when the wind
was from the west the island slowly
sailed away until it stranded on the
New Hampshire shore, we will say; and
when an easterly gale came up, away
it went again, crossing the State line
and arriving in Vermont. So it be-
longed to either State, according to the
direction Of the wind, and often cows,
chickens, horses and stock of various
kinds, tempted upon the treacherous
island by the green grass, were trans
ported across the border, much to their
astonishment and the annoyance of
their owners.
Finally, an old hermit who lived in
the vicinity bought the island from its
alleged owner, and built small house
upon it, and for some time lived in
peace and happiness. But one day the
tax-collector came around, and, as it
happened, the old man was out; but
hearing that he was coming again the
next day, he cast off the moorings of
his island craft, and towed it out into
the pond, just over the State line into
Vermont, and when the tax man came,
he claimed to be "Velmonter.
Some time after, the Vermont tax col
1ector appeared, but the old herait had |
heard of the expected visit, and when |
the official appeared, the island was in !
the State of New Hampshire. For some
time this went on, until finally the two
tax collectors, it is said, joined forces,
and advanced on the island from both
sides. They found it anchored on the
State line by long rope, and as the
wind was blowing down the lake, it was
sWaying about, now in Vermont, now
in New Hampshire, so that by the time
one collector established his claim, it
was evident that it was not legal, and
they became involved in such war of
words that at last accounts the hermit
had not paid his taxes, though he ex-
pressed himself as willing to do SO
when the collectors could decide where
he lived. As far as he was concerned,
he .claimed neither State.''
Almost every country has its floating
islands, though they are not often put
TO such curious use as related in the
story above. They are especially COM
mon in warm countries in equatorial
regions, where rank vegetation charac-
terizes the low-land and every thing is
favorable to its increase. The islands
are formed in several ways. They may
be deposited in lake bottoms during ex- |
;remely dry times, when the water is only
/ few inches deep. Here vines and IN
plants grow and become en-
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-11-20

The Pail Mall Gazette confesses
candidly that there is no difference of
opinion as to the fact that in all weathers
in which yachting can be considered as
a pastime, the English cutter model is
altogether inferior to the American
sloop." This confession comes late
bur is emphatic.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-11-20

IL hear that Succi, the Italian who
lives for month on draught of
certain liquid, is coming to this coun-
try remarked Fangle. II am sorry
for that" replied Shopper. sWhy?s'
because we have enough fast men in
this country now, without importing a
taste Lille
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-14
Tr,, \. Yn,,,er,apa,

Mr.. jerry Illich, one Of the most en-
terprising resiauratenrs in the State Of
California, started yesterday on a visit
of three months to his childhood's home
on the eastern shore of the Adriatic sea,
in the ancient land of Dalmatia. Mr..
Illich will visit London, Paris, Vienna,
Milan, Rome and Trieste, and the beau
tiful mountains of Herzegovina, Istria
and Bosnia. As Jerry speaks all the
languages of Europe he will have no
difficulty in having delightful time
wherever he goes. Mr.. Hitch belongs
to an old historic family whose bones
have been laid on many battle field
where the Turk tried in vain for centu-
ries to conquer the brave mountainous
Of Slavouia. After repelling the Turk
tho Slavonians have had many bloody
battle with the Ausirians in which the
Hapsburgers came out second best and
the brave Dalmalians held their lands
and homes in triumph.
Jerry is proud Of the deeds Of bis an
costors, and looks forward exultingly to
q visit to his native land. 1t is pleasant
to state that during his residence of ten
years in Los Angeles Jerry has pros
pered in basket aud store, and goes on
his travels with full purse and good
bank account. He has been the imper-
sonation Of honor during his residence
in this city, and has gathered around
him host of friends, who wish him a
pleasant journey hence and safe re-
turn to his adopted country.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-14
On the wing.
February 2s, ]

r5DFuhJ % AooUs
EprToR HERALD We send you
report from Marshall Pass, we have just
made the descent in safety and are speed
ing on our way to Denver, when oul
party will be broken up, some going
with Mr.. Dawson to Chicago, Others
BY the A. I. & s. f. or the B. & M. to
various points.
We shall be sorry to separate for we
have spent a happy week together
Mr.. Dawson has spared no pains tt
make us az comfortable as possible, and
we have received courteous treatment
from all connected with the road.
We spent one day in Sacramento and
another in Salt Lake City, visiting prin-
cipal points of in both cities.
The thrilling ride through BLACK
Canon and over Marshall Pass-don
ask us to describe it please. It is
memory to carry through life. Wea
looking forward to the Grand Canon ol
the Arkansas as a crowning glory ol
the trip.
We have had delightful trip thus
far and we hope that all our friends may
sometime enjoy similar excursion. To
all who are going east this year we
woulday: If you want to ride IN the
glories Of nature, if you desire a pleas
ant. comfortable company md the best
of treatment do not fail to come with a
Baker and Dawson excursion. We are
enjoying the delights of genuine snow
storm as we enter Grand Canon. To all
our friends in the valley of eternal sun
shine, we send back hearty greeting
and best wishes.
One of the party,
LIzRIE M. BuRSIGHr.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-14
NEWS OF THE WORLD,
Close of the Billiard Tour
nament.
JACOB scHAFFER THE VICTOR
A Mother Charged With Attempt
ing to Kill Her Children to
Gain Their Property.

Especial TO The Herald bu the Associated Press.
New York, March l3.-The Interna-
tional billiard match between Jacob
Schaefer Of this city aud Maurice Wig
naux of Paris, came to a termination
this evening. The audience was large
although the crowd was not as large as
on the previous evening owing to the
lead obtained by Schaefer over Viguaux
which last night was 1928 points and
thereby rendered hopeless Vignaux :
chances to win. The spectators were,
rewarded. however, by seeing some OF
the prettiest billiard playing ever exh,p,
tied in this city. Vignaux made on y. n,a
eighth inning his total SCORE being W.
Schaefer A more and gave Vlgnanx
chance v hich he improved BY making a
neat run Of so, Sehaefer for the
second time during the game looked
through an ''0' and gave the French
wan another chance, OF which he availed
himself, at the same time giving a fine
exhibition Of bis art in brilliant all
around the table shots. He counted
each time with wonderful skill until he
had bagged 55. The 5Oth shot was ap
plauded on its merits as draw, and the
5lst followed. Then Schaefer made
single and left the balls in position for a
draw, which Vignaux secured and %
more on the eleventh inning. Schaefer
now had 1853 TO the Frenchman's 337 for
twelve innings. Schaefer scored another
single and Vignaux made As, slipping
up on mass6 by hairs breadth.
Schaefer only got 10. Vignaux was
PLAYING well now, and made Al. In six
consecutive innings he had scored 334
points, aud he added 30 in the fifteenth
inning. Schaefer made 5 on his fifteenth
insing and % in the next. In his sew
enteenth he made 43, Vignaux made o,
and then counted goose egg, Schaefer
s and 20. vignaux made in the nine
teenth, and schaefer began again TO
play beautifully. He coaxed the balls
along the upper line to 30, and then
sent one around the table, bringing
il back to within two inches of the
other. He ran As before he
stopped. He had now turned iuto his
last 100 aud stood 522, while Wig
naux was 1859. He added rs to this in
the ensuing three innings, while Schae-
fer was making 81. The score then
stood: vignaux SAT, schaefer 5i5. Wig
naux added "a to his score while schae'
fer was making 9. He also made run
OF SO in his twenty seventh inning and
completed the score of 900 in the twen.
ty-eighth. Appended is the score in
full: Schsefer-600, 600, 600, 600, 900
total, 5000; average tonight, 2l IL 2Si
grand average, 25 1929. Vignaux-
$50, 243, 2ss, 239. 502; total, 1855
average tonight, 81 1927; grand aver
age, l6 1923.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-14
HORRIBLE AFFAIR.
Daring Robbery of an Ex'
press Car.
THE MESSENGER MURDERED.
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars Sc
cured by the Robbers-Details
of the Tragedy.

Special to he Herald byihe Assoctated Press.
JOLIET, Ill, March l3.--One Of the
most daring and bloody express rob-
berries ever perpetrated in Illinois, oc.
CURED on the Chicago, Rock Island aud
Pacific west-bound express last night,
between this place and Morris. Masked
robbers raped on the express car door,
and informed the messenger, Kellogg
Nichols, that the baggageman wanted
to get in at the rear. Nichols opened
the express car door, and the despera-
does entered. Being confronted by the
murderous villains. the messenger
fought for his life and the property
in his trust. The interior of the express
car shows that he fought the robbers
from one end Of the car to the other,
but the blows that they rained on his
head with an iron poker forced him to
succumb. and he was left dead in the
car.
The thieves rified his pockets for the
keys to the safe, which they robbed OF
all its contents, yariously estimated at
front $40. 900 to $4,000. Checks and
valuable packages not containing money,
they left scattered about the floor.
Baggageman N. HI. Watt, who is a
young man abont "a years of age, told
the following story in response to vari-
Gus questions:
.r.o n1ttt..<. l.. Ahn oo~. bos orc
on the door which went back to train,
and the door in the front part OF the car
was not locked, as the car ahead was the
one in which was the messenger. He
was checking up his runs. | sat on a
trunk. just after they had whistled for
Mineoka i heard sort of scraping
sound on the floor, but not much, just
as though some one had rubbed his foot
on the floor. Before l could tnrn
around big gun was poked
over my shoulder and man
said: You open your mouth or move
an inch and I'll blow your brains out
could only see the lower paEfs1f his face.
1t was covered with some cloth or
paper. / sat looking toward the back
part Of the car, toward the rear end OF
the train. when heard some one at the
safe, which was behind me, and conld
hear the rustling and tearing of papers.
This went on for while and the man
who stood over me said to me:
If you move or stir hand or foot
before the train stops at Morris that
man up there will blow the top of
your head off. / rolled my eyes
up and there was mans hand stuck
through the ventilator with gun in it.
In about five minutes, as it seemed 10
me, the train slowed up for Morris, and
| looked up and the hand was gone, and
jumped out of the car. / heard no
noise nor any shooting. The first l
heard was, as ! said. man speaking to
me, and at the same time putting gun
over my shoulder. They must have
gotten into Nichols car first and got the
key to the safe before they came to me-"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-14
HniIroad Notes.

The A. q P. will soon have fine hotel
at Bristow (Waterman).
The trains on the s. P. lines were
both late yesterday. They passed here
at about 4:30 P. NJ.
Mr.. II. B. wilkins, ticket agent of
the C. S. R'y, went to San Diego yes
terday aud viii return Monday.
Mr.. John l.. Truslow, General West
ern Passenger Agent Of the A., T. & s.
r. R'y, is expected here tomorrow.
This week regular passenger trains
will be run from the terminus Of the
Riverside, santa Ana & Los Angeles R'y
to Cotton.
The "yard" at the new depot is
jammed full of cars, all Of which cars
are full of freight. Immense strings of
cars come in at all hours Of the day.
BY telegram elsewhere in the HERALD
TODAY will be found dispatch to the
EFFECT that the rsiirosd Presidents in
New York have met to arrange the war
of rates.
1t is not likely that any compromise
will be reached soon between the rail-
roads as the 8. P Company is reported
to be making contracts at current rates
for 20 days.
The Sonora Railroad (Limitedl of
Mexico carried last year Al, ,000 passen-
gers. For the same time the freight
traffic was 33.s00 tons over that line.
This is good business.
Freight rates TO and from Chicago to
Los Angeles are: In carload lots and
more, 80 cents per hundred; small lots,
37a cents. 1t is said on lots of several
cars close bargainer could get shave
off of even these low rates.
The surveyors of the Santa Monica
Railway have crossed the S. P. track at
Ballona, jnst where the county road
crosses that track near La Ballona sta
ton. The terminus is finally fixed at
South Santa Monica, where the old
Juan Bernard wharf is.
The extension of the L. A. 4 s. G. v.
R'y will be commenced in about ten
days from Lamanda Park to the new
town Of Baldwin. The bridges are
mostly made, the grading done. and il
will take short time to lay the ties aud
iron. The road is expected to be COM
pleted to San Bernardino by July or
August.
General e. E. Hewitt said yesterday,
in reference to traffic matters over the
S. P. lines Things are red hot. We
have more than we can take care Of
Wall, as to making money, we have
askel nothing from any one and are not
going to ask anything. There is no
fear Of our being bankrupt, so long as
our splendid local business is retained,
and no one can touch that. Our
through business is all right too
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-14
Personnl mantion.

The Sheriff 3 office expects Sherif
Gard home every day.
Mr.. J. F. Crank came home from Sai
Francisco yesterday.
j. H. Marshall, of New York, is
guest at the Stevenson House.
Judge J. B. Banning, of Wilmington
leaves to-day on the Sauta Rosa for Sai
Francisco.
A. T. McDill. wife and son, of Den
yer, Col. are registered at the Steven
son House.
Mrs. w. r. Huff went out to Coltoi
yesterday on a visit of week. Dur
ing her absence her house will be en-
larged and renovated in artistic style.
State Senator Wm. f. Aull, of Pitts
burgh, Pennsylvania, is visiting Los An
geles, accompanied by his most accom-
plished wife.
Captain WIN Hammel is now full
tiedged Deputy Sheriff. and gives evi
dence OF developing into very efiicien
''limb of the law. .
w. @. Kinsell. one OF the proprietor
of the Santa Barbara Press, is payinl
Los Angeles visit. The HERALD ac
knowledges pleasanl call.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abbot Kinney were il
town yesterday. Mrs. Kinney went tS
the Tabernacle to test its acousti,
properties, and was well satisfied will
the same.
Hanloh's Fantasma Company, consist
ing Of A. J. Pinkstone. N. B. Elkeles
Geo. Cutting, r. P. Allen, John AlthroI
aud James b. Quin, of San Francisco
are stopping at the Stevenson House.
Three or four Of the younger genera
tion of Marders, the great type found
ers of Chicago, have been spending
week in Los Angeles. They express un
qualified admiration of this section
They are cousins OF Mrs. w. r. HUFF,
of this city.