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Home and Farm.


The low price of cotton has been
caused by the production of a large
crop, the crop for the present year
being estimated to be excess of any
ever raised. Farmers cannot afford,
under the present condition of
things, to raise the staple at ruling
figures, and as wise men, they
should be looking around for q
remedy. We think the remedy
consists in the reduction of the
number of bales raised, and in the
substitution of some other crop.
There should be a general under
standing among the planters of the
South that they will try the plan
Of planting less cotton for a term
Of years, and this understanding
might be arrived at through the
medium of the Farmers Alliance.
If we raise but one-fourth the pres
emit crop it is certain the price OF
cotton will double within two
years. The labor required for the
production of the other three
iOurths of the crop could be divert
cd to other crops. In this eonnec-
ton it is suggested that our plan
ters take hold and experiment with
the reAie, plant which promises
8 revoIrtion in agriculture in the
South. It is more easily cultivated
rtkan cotton, is good sale, brings a
hne price, and is crop not subject
to the vicfssitudes attendant upon
cotton. Colorado Citizen.
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Err boy what is sassy ter his fad
er is gWipe ter be sassy ter de law.


No better evidence of the merit of any
original article exists than an enduring repu
tation founded against all the attempts o.
the envious and piratical imitators, who
have endeavored to palm off their worthless
substitutes, and which are offered for sale
through the medium of unprincipled
dealers. 1t has been the worthy fortune Of
Glenn's Sulphur Soap to survive all such en-
croachments, and its prestige and rights
have been sustained by legal decision This
article possesses extraordinary virtues as a
skin remedy and beautifer, and its excellence
has been proved and extolled by the test.
mony of b large number Of persons in every
section of this country; its sale even extend
ing largely into foreign lands. This skilful
combination of soap with sulphur, and
which is well knoTR TO the public by long
and persistent advertising as FGlenn's Sui
phur Soap" is the exclusive property of
Charles N. Crittenton, of New York; and to
guard against limitations purchasers should
see that each package bears his name.
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Among the especially interesting
and substantially valuable exhi-
bits in the line of farm products at
the late Texas State Fair, was o
half bushel of corn developed and
raised by Mr.. JEFF Welborn, of We'll
born Bros, New Boston, Bowie
county, Texas, on their farm locat-
ed fifteen miles north of New Bos-
ton, on Red River. The cob is
2 IL inches in diameter, Its length
10 inches. There were forty rows
of grains on the ear (what is most
remarkably the grain is seven
eighths of an inch long, and of Pc
culiar shape. This corn shells one
quart to the cobb. Mr.. Welborn
informed us that his father had
spent twenty-one years IN produo-
ing this species of grain, and that
ne had devoted eleven years TO its
further perfection. The Welborn
Bros. gathered this very dry) year
eight hundred bushels from ten
acres, an average of eighty bushels
to the acre, and this with only eight
burrows to the row. This corn,
which he has named "JefR VEL
born's Conscience" he states ma
lures two weeks earlier than the
common white corn it is also ex-
ira firm, but not finty. Messrs.
Wefborn's corn attracted universal
attention, and SO numerous were
applicants for q few grains that the
exhibitor was forced to withdraw
1t from exhibit. twas awarded
both first and second premiums,
the first bei2g a splendid wagon
Offered by this Heating Implement
and Machine Company, the second
twenty dollars worth of nursery
stock.-Farm and Ranch.
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w,tbo,,+ Adooro+. cor,o

Or with apparently no cause at all, chills and
fever, thought to be cured, terminates and
refructihes in the system. This giant among
diseases cannot be laid out with quinine. The
only way to give it final and extingulshing
quietus, is to use persistently the national
antidote to miasma poison, Hosttetter's
Stomach Bitters, which roots it out COM
pletely. The process of cure is, of course,
much easier If the Bitters is used as q pre-
ventive, when the first chill is felt, but per.
sons who are not acquainted with the nature
of the symptoms are sometimes in error as
to their cause, and neglect the simple and
pleasant remedy, of all others best suited to
check the progress of this dreaded and de-
structive malndy. Visitors to, or sojourners
in, malarious localities will, moreover, act
the part of wisdom if they use the Bitters as
a preparative. Rheumatism, constipation,
biliousness, indigestion and kidney troubles
ara removed by the Bitters.
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Trained, or Med. =
FARMING A RusINEss.

81 don't need a business educa-
ton, for 1 never expect to be any
thing but a farmer" This is a
common expression, and most lr-
fortunate because it is q false view,
both of a business education and
the requirements of correct farm
ing. II any business On earth de-
mands method, system and the APP
plication of correct business prin-
cisles. that business is farming. OF
course we do not mean by this that
every farmer should keep com
plicated set of books, and have an
Office equipped with all the modern
convenieDces, but we do claim that
so far as it goes his business should
be as much regulated by correct
system as that of a large CONNER
cial house. A farmer is both a
manufacturer and a merchant, and
the good results OF the manufao-
turer can be destroyed by the bad
methods of the merchant. To Sc
euro good crops is one thing; TO
get them converted into the grea:.
est amount of cash is another.
There are more failures produced
by bad management than poor
crops. A poor crop this year may
be remedied by the result of next
year, but bad methods entail con-
tinuous failures. Business educa,
ton inculstes system, order and
method, and does away with the
guess work, hap-hazard plan which
is valuable and instructive only in
the study of lawful ex-
amples." We want more business
farming and we shall get 1T only
BY advocating for it. Scotland
mas been described ga splendid
to emIgrate FROM" and
The average farmer as excellent
work to avoid. If he has brains
and energy he thinks they will be
on a farm. He is mistaken
IF course, but bad methods have
r:ven him thus impression, which
lime, study and experience may
eradicate. Farmers are themselves !
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Man is caught by his tongue, an
OK by his horns.


Are you disturbed at night and broken Of
your rest by sick child suffering and crying
with the excruciating pain of cutting teeth
If so. GO at once and get bottle Of Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer immediite y-depend
upon it f.; there is no mistake about it. There
is not mother on earth who has ever used
It, who viii net tell you at once that it will
regulate the bowels, and give rest to the
mother, and relief and health TO the child
operating like magic. 1t Is perfectly safe to
use in all cases, and pleasant TO the taste, and
is the prescription Of one of the oldest and
best female physicians and nurses in the
United States. Sold everywhere. % cents
q bottle.
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About three years ago the agent fol
Acker's English Remedy first called at hi:
town, and since then the number of testimo.
mails that have been sent in to Carlton &
Nash concerning the merits of the
Remedy, and the many cures effect.
ed surprises them. They wish il
to be thoroughly understoot that for all
colds, hoarsenesS, asthma, Group whooping
cough, all phthisical troubles, they have
never known its equal, and positively guar
antee it.
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Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, H., says;
"Having received so much benefit from Flee
trio Bitters, l feel it my duty to let suffering
humanity know it. Have had n running
sore on my leg for eight years; my doctors
told me / would have to have the bone
scraped or leg amputated. | used, instead,
three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven
boxes Bucklen's ArniCa Salve, and my leg is
now sound and well.'
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents bot
tie, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at CSC. per
box by L. Z. Luhn.
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D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer Of
Chattanooga, Tenn, writes that he was SER
iously afflicted with a severe cold that settled
on his lungs: had tried many remedies with
out benefit. Being inducedto try DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, did so and
was entirely cured by use of few bottles.
Since which time he has used it in his family
for all Coughs and Colds with best results.
This is the experience of thousands whose
lives have boea saved BY this Wonderful
Discovery.
Trial Bottles free at R. E. Luhn's Drug Store.
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to blame for the low esteem in
which their business is held, and
their eyes should be opened to this
fact. They need moro truth and
less taffY.-Western Plowmap.
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Georgia polled less than half az
many votes as Florida this year.

In order that our town may have the best
goods possible, the popular druggists, Carl
ton & Nash have agreed to sell Acker's
English Prescriptions, among which is
Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets. TReyact upon
the system when suffering with Dyspepsia,
bad breath, sour stomach, flStulency, heart,
burn, &c, &C., with wonderful certainty,
hence they guarantee them to cure always,
or will refund the money.
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AN UNHEALTHY BEVERAGE.

"See here, my friend" said the
bartender to q man who had for
several minutes been very much
engrossed at the free lunch-table,
SAINT you going 10 buy any beer?"
"No, SIR" replied the busy man,
81 was reading last night that beer
tends to take away the appetite"
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Carlton & Nash tell us of remarkable
cure effected by Ackcr's Blood Elixir. A
gentleman was literally covered with sores,
brought on by negleeting his system; ulcers
or boils came out all over him, but
thorough course Of Acker's Blood Elixir
this as being the best blood medi-
cine that can be bought. 1t is always
certain to cure Syphilis in its worst form.
II Is positively guaranteed.
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"You may laugh and think me a vain
thing" writes Mrs. J. r. c., of San Fran
cisco, to friend in this city, "but have not
a gray hair IN my head, and yet (sad to say)
l am fifty and day. Recently my hair was
not only quite gray, but quite thin, too.
Parker's Hair Balsam-made in New York,
1 think, did wonders for me. Try it If you
have the occasion. 1t really does what |
say, and restores the color, Also" Not 4
dye, not greasy, highly perfumed. Only re-
liable soc. dressing.
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Is it possible to express an opin,
ION on the train OF thought?
TONIC. Alternative AND oATHARArrc

] Simmons Liver Regulator cures malaria,
billousness, dyspepsia, constipation and piles
1t is most effective in starting the secretions
of the liver. causing the bile to set as purge
When there is an excess of bile in the
stomach, the Regulator is an active purge
after the removal of the bile it will regulate
the bowels and impart yigoF and health to
the whole system.
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am afraid l shall have to be taken to a
hospital or to the poorhouse. I've been sicl;
so long that my husband, poor as he is, can't
stand the worry and expense much longer
No, you won't dear wife and mother. See
what Parker's Tonic will do for you. Plenty
of women as badly of as you are, have been
rescued almost from the grave by it. 1t will
build you up, curing all ailments of the
stomach, liver and kidneys, and is simple,
reliable and safe.
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Blessed is he that hath nothing,
for verify be is not epYied.
''Is there no Balm in Gilead?

Thanks to Pomeroy's Petroline Plaster
there is balm for the cure of Rheumatism
Kidney trouble and Lung disease. Of drug
giEts and j. Tristram, Brennan,
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An educated American woman
who does her own housewhok fully
comes up TO the standard of true
heroism.
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at requires a man Of real genius
to be a fnancler without possess
ing any finances" says the Savan-
nah phllosDber.
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What we want is not to see our
selves as others see us. We want
to have others see us as we see our
selves.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-12-23

ali Pompey what you 'fraid Of?
What makes you shake and shibbcr :"
LAW chile Use got de ague
An got de tropic libber."
DE troppic ibber Pompey?
don't know what You means,
But you can cure your ague
BY taking SMITH BILE BEANS.
Two bits a bottle, don't pay any more.
You'll get dem at de drugman's store"
TIE most economical and best remedy
for ague. 25 cents, per bottle.
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The following paragraph from
the Colorado Farmer and Live
Stock Journal, will be Of interest
TO Texas farmers on the lookout
tor a good grazing plant:
ga small field of alfalfa, or Cali
Enia clover, has been surprising
MARINERS of Grant countyaWi
ri. szNmer. 1t has already
ZEE good crops, and is
loIr =. while the
timothy,
iover. It
MT there are
asin where it
but tow sea-
do well =
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TOO SLOW.

Lie
German-Why don't you Amcri-
cans drink beer as we do?
Young America-How's that?
German-Sip it slowly, and take
half or three-quarters of an hour
to glass.
Young America with disgust
1t would take all night to get full.
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The equality of the sexes has
been conclusively demonstrated.
Two girls have been expelled from
a Maine college for hazing.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-12-23

The population of New York
City has doubled in every twenty
years, and it is now estimated at
i. 800. 900.
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BuckleQIa- 47i1liaa- 80 2ISe
: !: / 4 | | ! !. !:
hes,
and
refunded.
ale by R. E.
g thing-the
ollar.
he5 blood makes
sSlon of food neces-
blood, resulting in a
1. the stomach acidity,
udache and other dyspep-
closely confined life causes
Constipation, b.lloasless and
ute. 10 remove these troubles
no remedy equal to Pricl1ly Ash
Is. It has been tried and proven to be
pecifc.
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1t is in men as in soils, where
sometimes there is a vein OF gold
which the owner knows not of.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-12-23

About two-ftths of the popula-
ton of ireland live in mud hoases.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-12-23

The mountains breed learned
men, and the cottages of shepherds
contain philosophers.
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Tn neatest, quickest, safest and most mower
full remedy known for rheumatism, Pleurisy,
gia, LumbaEo, BackaChe, Weakness
colds in tie Crest and all aches ard Pains. In
dOrsed BY 900 Physicians and Druggists of the
highest reIEir BeusUn's Plasters EOmptly re-
lieve ami cure where ,thBr pla-terS and gieasy
salves, liGiments aud lotions are absolutely use.
less. Beware of limitations under similar sound
ing names, such as 80 apsicuIR, - ''Camcin, ,,
"Capsicine, A." as they are utterly worthless and
Intended to deceive. ASK FOR BFSsoS's AND
TAKE 30 OrnERs. All druggists. SEABURY &
trepTietOTs, Npw York.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
Cure for Piles.

PILES are frequently preceded by
sense of weight in the back, loins and
lower part of the abdomen, causing
the patient to suppose he has some
affection of the kidneys or neighboring
organs. At times, symptoms Of indi-
gestion are present, Aatulency, uneasi-
ness of the stomach, etc. A moisture
like perspiration, producing a very
disagreeable itching, after getting
warm, is common attendant. Blind,
Bleeding and Itching Piles, yield at
once to the application of DR.. Bosan-
quo's Pile Remedy, which acts direct
ly upon the parts affected, absorbing
the Tumors, allayiag the intense itch
ing, and effecting permanent cure.
Price so cents. Address The DR.. b.
sanko Medicine Co., Piqua, O. Sold
by Jacob Geiger.
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Horrible Discovery.

Mr.. J. c. johnson from near Prud-
homme's Station, in this Parish, kindly
furnishes the Reriep the follgwing details
or discovery that is suggestive of mys-
FERROUS and horrible crime Last Saturday
morning one of the railroad hands and a
boy were fishing in Old river near the
Station, when they discovered mans
foot sticking up from under the water
Procuring the assistance of several parties
they succeeded in dragging to shore the
feet and leg bone of white man. The
legs were tied together by rope and a
thirty pound chain. They could find moth
ing else of the body except an arm, but
recovered part of all the clothing, which
was as follows: Coat, pants and vest, all
alike, of heavy material black and brown
mixed, white top shirt and knit under
shirt, and white cotton drawers. A pair
of Congress CATERS, No. 5 OF 6, small
black cuff button, small wooden pipe,
and red cotton handkerchief completed
the list of articles found with the body.
There were no papers OF other things by
which the identity Of the body could be
established. MIR. johnson thinks that the
body had lain where it was found for six
or seven months, and states that the chain
found with it was taken from his store
near the place, about six months ago.
About the time that the chain was stolen,
by the name of Dennis Oats, was robbed
by a gang of negroes, who knocked him
senseless and left him for dead on the rail-
road track. Five negroes were arrested
charged with the crime, two of whom
wsre convicted at the December term Of
our Court and each sentenced to ten years
in the penitentiary, where they are now
serving their term. Their names are Thos
Samuels and Ben. Pierson, and Mr.. John
son thinks it very likely that they also
murdered this man about the same time
and threw the body in the river. 1t ii
impossible to conjecture who the man wat
or where he came from, as no one in that
neighborhood is missing. We hope and
believe that the mystery will be solved
and the guilty parties punished for theil
horrible Observation-Disclosures Democrat
ic Review.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
Concurrent Resolution Commemora'
tive of General Winfield Scott
Hancock.

Whereas, Since the last session OF the
General Assembly the people OF the UNI
ted States have been called upon to mourn
the loss of General Winfield Scott Han
cock, a distinguished soldier of the Re
public, whose death transpired at the post
of duty, and from sodden malady, on the
9th of February, 1Ss6:-That in the pro-
found and universal grief Of this national
bereavement the State of Louisiana, and
her people, are entitled to and do bear
their sorrowful part and gratefully exait
his memory as soldier, citizen and friend,
upon whose like they may never look
again: and that his exalted and stainless
name should be borne upon the tablet
where Louisiana enshrines the memory Of
her noble dead -
Be it Resolved by the Senate (the House
of Representatives concurring,) that the
people of Louisiana have heard with deep
est sensibility of the loss Of General Win
field Scott Hancock, o great soldier and
citizen of the United States, and particl-
pate with unaffected sorrow in the univer-
sal bereavement at his death. That he
came among us in 1867 as the military
commander of the State of Louisiana, and
found q people ruined in fortune and we'll
nigh crushed in hope. Instead of an OPP
pressor we found in him deliverer,
ruler upon whose heart laid the supreme
oath he had taken to cherish, preserve
and defend the great principles upon
which our government rests. instead OF
RELOCATING us to the control of an armed
satrapy he babe US look up. forget our
ruin and rebuild in hope, and gave to us
that declaration which should be traced
upon our public monuments in unfading
characters, as it is already stamped ineffa-
colby upon the hearts Of our people-"The
right of trial by jury; the habeas corpus;
the liberty of the press; the freedom OF
speech; the natural rights OF persons, and
the right Of property, should be respect
ed" This noble and undying declaration
will be placed, as it deserves to be, in
high blazonry and commemorate the great
ness of his civil rule not less than his mil
Italy splendor achieved upon the fields Of
Mexico in a common cause, and in the
great battles of our civil war.
Be it further resolved, ETC., That this
General Assembly, in common with all his
co. ntrymen, deplores the death of him
who Has the friend and benefactor of Lou
isiana in her hour of trial, and expresses
it's sense of the irreparable loss which she
together with her sister States Of the
Union has sustained thereby. That the
people of Louisiana will ever cherish with
grateful affection the memory of this
finchless soldier and flawless citizen, upon
whose every deed has beat the fierce scru-
tiny of partisanship, without a resultant
blemish, and commend to their posterity
his great name and character as o worthy
example of American nobility and man
hood. H. w. OGDEN,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
CLAY KNOBLOCH,
Lieutenant-Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved Oath day of May, 1886.
8. d. MCENERY,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
OSCAR ARROYO,
Secretary Of State.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, sChilblaius, Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, OF
money refunded. Price Is cents per
boz. For sale by Jacob Geiger, Ea-
gle Drug Store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

Mn. VIM. French formerly Of this
place, but now of Rapides parish, came
up last Saturday for brief visit to friends
and relatives here. He found awaiting
him, a beautiful little girl, something
less than week old, who will soon call
him papa, as soon as she can talk. Mrs.
French has been staying with her mother,
Mrs. Janin, for several weeks.-[Natchi-
toches Review.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
NOTICE.

LAND OFFICE AT NATcu1rocHEs, La,
May Z, 1886.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN the following named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, before the Honor
able District Judge, or in his absence the
Clerk of the District Court, at Aexand-
ria, La, June 10Th, 1885, and secure final
entry thereof at the expiration of thirty
days from the date of this notice, Wis
Adjoining farm, Homestead Entry No:
1899, John Dove, for the south half of
northwest quarter, section IA, township Q,
north range west, Louisiana meridian,
and names the following as his witnesses,
viz: A. L. Gray, F. T. Marler, J. E. Dove
and j. M. Stokes, of Hineston P. O., La.
w. E. RUSSELL,
May 12-6t. Register.