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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09
Onion Culture at the South.


When reading in the Southern ayr,
cultural papers the statements thai
onions could not be grown from tho
black seed. we have wondered if such
were actually the case. and were there
fore particularly interested in the ar
ticle on Onion Culture" by Mr.
Stokes. of North Carolina. 1t APP
pears by the article mentioned that
there is no trouble in growing fine
onions in that State from the black
seed. Mr.. Stokes fertilized his soil
well and secured a crop. Is it not
possible that the trouble has rested
quite largely upon this one point?
The onion is a strong feeder and re-
quires a good soil; that is. one that
has a good degree of fertility, and If
this is not natural condition, it must
be made so by artificial application.
Almost any good, mellow soil, possess
ing requisite fertility, will grow onions
at tbs South, if they are properly at
tended to. In our climate it is best to
plant the seed as soon as the soil is
suitable after tho departure of the
frost.
At the South we should expect to be
compelled 10 plant as much early as
the changed conditions required In
Georgia, for instance, planting in Feb
ruary ought to secure good crop, all
other things being equal. The onion
does best with culture and free STIR
ring of the soil, although it does not
require the soil to be drawn up to the
plants, unless speedy bottoming is re-
CURED, when we have thought that by
throwing up the soil by the use of the
Planet Jr. wheel, even this end was
accomplished, at the expense of size
of the bulb. Top draining is good,
and We have employed ashes with
good results; in fact, hardwood ashes
are an excellent fertilizer for the
onion crop under most conditions.
Successful onion culture requires
some skill. We have known the Gull
tivation, by those accustomed to the
same, to be q complete failure with
full average conditions. The onion is
crop that can be grown year after
year upon the same plat of ground
with success. VIM. H. Yoemans, in
Dixie Farmer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09
Landlord and Tenant.

The following points of law will BE-
beneficial to your many readers to refer
to it if they keep them. as they are
statutory and can be relied upon as
such, and thereby save lawyers fees
and much annoyance:
The laws governing landlord and
tenant are as follows: Tho relation
of landlord and tenant exists by Writ
ue of a contract for the use or occu-
patton of lands or tenements either
for a definite period, for life, or at
will; it is usually created by express
contract, but its existing will be inn
piled by law whenever there is an
ownership of land on the one hand
and occupation of it by permission on
the other; in every such case it will. be
presumed that the occupant intends to
compensate the owner for such use.
While the relation may be inferred
from u variety of circumstances, the
most obvious acknowledgement is the
payment of rent. If a tenant, under
an express contract, hold over after
the termination of his term, the land
lord may consider him as tenant, and
indeed, is SO understood, unless he
takes some steps to eject him. If the
landlord receives rent from him, or by
any other act admits the tenancy, a
new leasing begins and can only be
terminated by proper notice to quit,
and in no other way can the land
lord do any act to disturb
the enjoyment of the tenant
And if the landlord makes his occupa-
ton SO uncomfortable as to justify his
removal he will be discharged from the
payment of rent, and if the tenant has
paid his rent before taking possession,
and is afterward refused possession, no
may call upon his landlord to rcim-
burse him. The landlord has no right
of possession during the continuance
of the lease. nor, indeed, any substan.
tial rights in the property further than
such as may be necessary to protect
his reversionary interests. The tenant
is entitled to all the rights indicated
in the possession, and to the use of all
the privileges appendant to the land.
j. r. Prather, in Farmers Home Jour-
nal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09
n..th from Tight Lacins.

A verdict Of death from tight lacing ID,
perhaps still to be sought among the curl
osittes of law But Birmingham jury have
come near itfn verdict of death from press
ure round the waist The victim was poor
servant girl who died after fright, and
her death wac attributed by the medical wit
hesses to the fact that she was too tightly
belted to enable her to stand the wear and
tear Of any sudden emotion. She was no.
torious tight LAGER; her collar fitted "a
closely that it was impossible to loosen II
at the critical moment, and under her stayi
khe wore D belt 30 remorselessly buckled a
TO prevent the free circulation Of the blood
st James Gazette.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09
KISS YOUR BOY GOODNIGHT.

Bending DER the couch at evening,
Where he lies in slumbers deep,
With the treSses on his forehead
Heavy with the dews of sleep,
Breathe q prayer for strength and wisdom
TO direct his steps Alright,
And with thoughts OF loving kindness.
Mother, kiss you boy goodnight
Little do you know what sorrow,
Sore privation, bitter woe,
May bcfall him in the future,
When your head is lying low:
That the memory Of this moment
May afford cheerful light
In those hours OF gloom and darkness,
Mother, kiss your boy good night
Tempters soon will seek TO lure him
From these fresdes away,
Weave their subtle nets around him,
Hoping for an easy prey,
Ere he yields to their temptation,
Ere he p!umcs his wings for flight
With q prayer for his salvation,
M5ther. kiss your boy good night.
Out upon life's dreary ocean,
In the midst Of storm and Stress
He will think of your devotion,
And recall each fond carass;
Feeling with the heart Of manhood
Itwould be the height of bliss
To lie back upon his pillow,
Soothed by mothers goodnight kiss.
Josephine Pollard, in N. Y. Ledger
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09
Marriage

Is but the stepping-stone to those divine In
situations, the family and the kcme, whlcb
constitute the very foundation on Which
our nation rests; and upon. the health
and strength of the wife, and mother, de.
ponds the sunshine and enjoyment OF the
home, and the prosperity Of the family
thousands of wives, and thousands OF single
ladies', drag out q weary existence IN sonse, ;,
in total ignorance of the fact, that DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a positive
cure for the most complicated ard obstinate
Eases Of leucorrhea, prolapsus. weak back,
female weakness" anteversion, retro
version, bearing-down sensations, chronic
congestion, inflammation, liberation, and
kindred ailments. Guaranteed to give sat
sfaction, or mtney refunded. All druggists.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

every thing. Around him are untutored
savages and wild beasts. birds of prey
and deadly, poisonous reptiles. One
unguarded movement may mean death
"a death away from any tender hand
and any soul THAT feels sympathy or any
heart that knows love.
Five years without tidings, and all
the friends OF the daring young adven-
turer would exchange expressive
glances, and, nodding in a knowing
way, say: II knew it! These advcn-
turous fellows are bound to go under
sooner or LATER
Ben Tolliver was raised in that most
favored section OF the earth-Central
Kentucky. When child, he had often
gazed upon tho rolling flood OF the tor
turous Kentucky,as it wound in and out
among those old bluegrass hills, land in
childish wonder speculated upon the
realms undiscovered lying beyond the
tide OF the river. With age the passion
for exploration grew upon him, and as
soon as he could tear himself away
from the home hearth he plunged into
tho Wilderness OF his native country.
Five years spent among the mountains
OF Colorado, upon the plains Of Texas
and in the Everglades of Flor
ida served only to increase the
passion for adventures; so he visited
the halls OF tho 1ncas, in Old Mexico,
and the dismal and unattractive North
woods, in thoir turn. Next his atten-
tion was turned to fields anew. STAN
ley, the great African explorer, had just
begun to como into prominence. Ah!
Ben Tolliver would go to the land of
the Congo too-and so he went
Now it was, after five years OF life be-
set by the most trying adventures, that
he had returned, all sunburnt and
weather-beaten, to the land where his
earliest hours were spent-the blue
grass hills OF Kentucky.
As is usual, time had not been idle
during the absence of the young ex-
plorer. Old landmarks, which his heart
had been taught to love by early asso-
citation, were gone, old friends had also
fallen victims to the destroyer, and
younger, but less friendly countenances
had taken their places. Even the kind
and gentle old man, whose earliest
thoughts were for the welfare of his
wandering boy" had passed to his
everlasting rest. His sister had mar
ried man of whom he had never heard
and had mingled with the strange. cold
world, and left no trace for her alb
sent brother to follow should he return
and search for her.
Tolliver was sensitive. He felt that
1t was frown of unfriendliness that
each face wore. and the glance of pity
that illumiued the countenances OF the
few OF his old friends who had survived
the conquestof time. So he shut himself
up in his once happy home. and began
the life of a hermit. Besides his
servants, which were few-for Tolliver
was not rich mamie rare
ly beheld q human countenance. He
was lost in the labyrinths of learning.
African wilds are but patches OF reeds
when compared to the mazes OF the
path of letters, and this man, who had
never lost his reckoning while in the
unbroken forest often found himself
hopelessly entangled in the meshes Of
science.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09
BEN TOLLIVER.
How He Was Made the Victim of
Conspiracy.
Written for This Papcr1

EN- TOLLlVER, the
traveller, was home
again from the wild
lands beyond the
Southern Sea. Five
years he had been
as one dead; in
truth, he was dead
to the world. One
locked in the close
embrace of the In
dian jungles or the
awful wilderness Of
the Dark Continent,
is virtually dead to
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

THE world is full Of shoddy and shams,
but real merit is always recognized. Thirty
years ago DR.. Shallenberger discovered an
Antidote to the poison Of Malaria, which
has had an immense sale, although until re-
Gently it has not been advertised in a single
newspaper. Merit alone has sold it all these
and is just what Is claimed for it. 1t tnfalli-
bly destroys Malaria and could not harm an
infant. Sold by Druggists, or sent by mail
for one dollar. Address, DR.. A. T. SHALLEN-
BERGER, Rochester, Pa.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09
what the Dickens is tho Matter9

What makes me so drowsy, yawn and
stretch so, feel cold chllls running down my
backs Why does my head, usually clear,
feel so heavy and dull2 These are inquiries
not unlikely to suggest themselves to the
Individual who is not yet aware that he has
an incipient attack Of malaria. Nip the
disease in the bud with Hostetter' 8
Stomach Bltters, sovereign remedy also
for kidney complaint, debility, indigestion,
rheumatism and neuralgia.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

SCOT falls down u chimney before stor n,
because the air ut that time contains MOI c
moisture. SCOT is microscopic, that is, it alb
Serbs tho moisture from the air, and, be.
coming heavier, detacilcs itself from the
sides OF the chimney.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

LORD TEsNYsoN devotes the pension Of
1900 q year which he receives as poet
laureate to the relief Of the members OF
the literary profession who are npecuniary
distress,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

FIaHT your own battles. Hoe your OWE
row. Ask no favors Of any one, and you'll
succeed 81 Thousand times better than one
who is always btseaching some ones in
fuence and patronage
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

ANY article that has outlived "a gears Of
competition and imitation, and sells more
each year. must have merit. Dobbins Electric
Soap, made in 1865, is Just that article. Ask
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

IT is said that hundreds ofcolored men liv,
ing in North Carolina, owing to the low
wages they receive, are thinking of emf
grating to Western, Northwestern and
Southwestern States. Since last fall, it is
reported, at least 1900 colored men have
emigrated from the State.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

The T!t--sl tower in Paris has been Of
fered Prof. Marcy to enable hun to make
studies in photography Of birds in fight,
and very instructive results are anticipated.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

ALL disorders caused by bilious state ar
the system can be cured by using Carter's
Little Liver Pills. No pain, gripping or dis.
comfort attending their use. Try them.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

A PECULIAR industry has sprung up near
Albany, N. Y, since 1888, thatof supplying
crushed stone for asphalt and macadamized
roads. The quarry from which the stone is
taken is operated night and DAY. One tho,i-
sand tons OF rock a day are crushed and 25,
cars are used in Transporting :he fragments
of rocl. to all parts OF the country.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

FATHER: {on stcamcr)-.sI don't know
what to Go with that boy. He aggravates
me terribly. He needs severe chastlsing,
but this is no place to Go it." Mother
eanay o.. nun up on deck
that there was spanking breeze on"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

PEOPLE Are Killed by Coughs that Hale,s
Honey of Horehound and Tar would cure.
Pixies Tooth Drops Cure III one minute.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

SOMEBODY claims to have discovered q
substance that is three hundred times as
sweet us sugar. It is not known what thai,
substance is, but it is supposed to be abou,
eighteen years old and to have q fondness
for icc-crcam.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09
Exoelslor Springs. Mo,

Unequaled as health and pleasure resort
Finest w Altering Place Hotel in the West. s
The waters will posittuely cure all Kidnavs
and Liver Diseases, Dyspepsia, Diabetes.
Female Complaints, Skin and Blood Dr.
eases, etc.
For handsomely illustrated descriptive
pamphlet, apply TO F. CHANDLER. G. z. &T.
a., "Wabash Line" st. Louis, NO. .
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09
AMERICAS finest ansill's Punch" Ciga

In the last ten years land has decreased
in price in nearly all of the old States.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

THE best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
tor Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

WHEN a young lady begins to manifest an
interest in the arrangement of young
mans cravat his bachelor days are num-
bcred. Its time to begin to hoard money.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

SWELL. Uncle Cicero, what makes 70,
look SO glum!" We'll, sab, to tell you the
trufe, my ole woman has begun to make
buckwheat cakes and she hasn' got into the
swing of it yet, sab"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

THE misfortunes of other people we oil
bear with heroic constancy.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09
Cheap Harvest Excursions

Will be run via Wabash Line to points in
Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Dakota, Col
orado and all parts of the West, on Septem-
Der "a and October s, 1889. Rate One Fare
for Round Trip. For particulars, apply to
nearest Wabash Ticket Agent.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09
HONEST men ere soon bound. but you can
never hind a knave

A SWEDISH boy fell out of 8 ,stae5w and
was badly hurt, but with clenched lips he
kept back the cry of pain. The King,
GustaEus Adolphus, who saw him fall,
h ,caine the famous General Bauer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

WHEN you hear young man say that .
girl has no heart YOU may be pretty surs
ahe has his. =
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

ARE as small as homeopathic pellets, and
as easy to take as sugar. Evssypody likes
them. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try th1n
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

CusroMER-'Give me dozen fried
oysters" Waiter-"Sorry, sab, but, we's
all out o. shell-fish, sab, 'ceptin' eggs"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

WHEN a mars coat is thrcadbare Il Il
easy to pick hole tn IT.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

"TH1s is the prop her position" said q
young man, as he placed his arm around .
maiden's waist.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

DR.. Pierce's Pellets-cleanse and regulate
The stomach, bowels and system generally.
0ne dose; purely vegetable.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

PRorAoonAs, a Greek philosopher, Eas al
first common porter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

The man who believes in nothing is as
big a fool as he who believes in every
thing.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

"A Carlisle (Pa.) youth who wanted
to go to picnic, but who was afraid to
ask permission from his employer. got
his girl. who lives in fredericksburg,
TO ask for him, which she did by teie-
phone, and secured The coveted pevmls,
sioa
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

SMAnrsEss is knowing how to sscatch
on;n wisdom, how TO let go.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09
Ventilation and Cleanliness in Stable.


jority of our houses have nothing that
can be reasonably called ventilation.
He knows that the house is to be shut
up, and that all the impurities owill
be confined; and he will not rest until
he secures such ventilation as will
make the house as safe to live in as it is
in the summer when the windows and
doors are open. But there are many
who never think of the stables
in which the animals are kept. These
are closed up in winter, too. They
have no ventilation, and the horse is
in them a much larger proportion of
The time than he is in summer. 1t re-
1uires little thought to guess the re-
suit. And it is not q ma ter of wonder
that horse that is kept in an ill
ventilated and imperfectly cared for
stable gets sick, but it is a matter of
wonder that he does not die. There is
not universal agreement as to the
best kind of a floor to put into a stable.
But whatever the floor is, the stable
should be kept clean. We all know
the nature of horse manure. It is heat
producing, and naturally q powerful
source of gases. To one unaccustomed
to it, the entrance into a stable in
which the manure is permitted to lie
is enough to take tho breath; and yet
the horse that is kept in such stable
is compelled to breathe this vitiated at
mosphere all the time. Stalls should
not only be cleaned every day. but
they should be arranged so as to admit
the sunshine. Nothing is so purifying
as the rays Of the sun, and if the stalls
can be so arranged as to admit these
rays, especially in the morning, a
cheap disinfectant and cheap pre-
ventive of disease will be secured.
In regard to the kind of floor to be
used in stall, we suppose if a ground
floor could be kept in condition, it
would, all things considered, be the
best. An earth floor can be made,
however, that with care will last a
long time. The foundation should be
well drained. and covered with clay
that is free from stones; and packed as
solidly as it is possible to pack it, it
will last a long time. 1t will require
more bedding than plank floor. We
are acquainted with an intelligent, en-
terprising farmer who has stable
paved with eobble stones. such as city
streets are often paved with. IT has
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-09

his mind. Midnight was upon him
While pausing for moment over a ques-
ton of more perplexity than common,
no was startled by loud rap at the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
FOR JACK LITTLE'S WIDOW.
She VIII be Amply Provided for by Her Hus-
bands Friends.

An adjourned meeting of the friends Of
the late John M. Little, composed chiefly Of
commercial travelling men, was resumed
yesterday afternoon in the wholesale gro
GERS rooms, Sixth and Liberty.
The main object was to receive the report
of the Treasurer, as to the amount of none
tary contributions which are to 90 toward
the erection Of home for the widow and
children at Sewickley. C. II. Kelly oc.
cupied the chair; Lon 7. Dallmyer, Secre-
tary, and c. 1. Mckee, Treasurer. The first
business transacted was the treasurer's re-
port of the money received up to date from
friends all over the country of the unfortu-
nate Jack" Little, as he was commonly
known. To itemize the subscriptions and
name the subscribers would be tedious, but
the aggregate amount collected and in the
hands of the treasurer, G. l. Mckee, is
S2,0E IS. Some subscriptions came as far
north as Maine and west as Chicago. Treas
urer Mckee said he had been in receipt of
fifty letters at least, which contained the
kind words, eff it had been known at the
time that it was Jack, our subscription
would have been double" and many more
complimentary missives, showing the emil
nent popularity of the man.
A committee was appointed to audit the
accounts OF the treasurer, etc., consisting of
Brothers Hazlett, Thornbury and Shannon.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
DROPPED DEAD IN HARNESS.
John T. mcKennan Expires in His DRUG
Store Without Warming

John T. McKennan Expires In His Drus
Store Without Warning
Mr.. John T. McKennan, proprietor OF
the drug store No. 431 Market street, was
noticed, at 2:2O o'clock yesterday afternoon,
to sink suddenly to the floor, and as he did
not rise, his employees rushed to him and
found that he was dead. He was man of
active bodily habit, and noted for his cheer
full disposition.
Mr.. McKennan had been selected as a pail
bearer at the funeral of. the late Colonel
James B. Morgan, which took place yester-
day afternoon. He left the store shortly
after noon, but soon returned and COM
ulained to William Martsolf, his chief
clerk, that he believed he was going to die.
DIR. 7. M. 7. McKennan, a nephew, and Dr.
James Mccain were summoned, but five
minutes after their arrival Mr.. McKenna
was dead. He had been troubled with
heart disease for years and his nephew SAYS
this caused his death. About year ago a
son, named William, dropped dead on
Wood street from the same cause.
Mr.. McKennan was a native of Washing
ton county and brother of Judge McKen.
hohs Va ehC " h4tC0 0bdtcs NlICulI OOuTL. lie
graduated at Jefferson College about 1853
and came to Pittsburg in 1854 He learned
the drug business in the employ of II. c.
Schwartz, of Allegheny, and then started
into business himself In 1863 he became a
partner of Mr.. George A. Kelly, and subse-
quently was one of the firm of McLarren &
Mchennan, who did business at the corner
of Fifth avenue and Smithfield street. in
the stand lately occupied by George A,
Splane, deceased, remaining there until the
firm was dissolved, when he began at the
present stand, 431 Market street, is
years ago. Mr.. McKennan was
about 55 years Of age. He married Miss
Catherine Arnot, of Philadelphia, about 30
years ago. His wife and six children sur
vive him. Their residence is 6323 Walnut
street, East End. Mr.. McKennan's social
and business acquaintance was very large,
and he was held in high estimation both in
trade and social circles,