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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-05-08
TIME TABLE K:

T7Zae aa1 Pacific Railroad:
For Marshall:
Leave Alexandria,. ....... ABS pm
For New Oylean5.
Leave Alexandria. ......l 0:35 a. m
Arrives in New Orleans 200 p. IN
Ienves New Orleans .....S:43 a. III
Morgana La, & Texas R. r:
Arrives at Alexandria. 80. 9:45 P. m
Leaves \ ,xandria. ....... 800 Il. N
70 III st-class fare from Alexand.
ria to NJ Orleans, by either of the
above II ned roads, costs $3.50. 81
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-05-08

The verdict of the jury in the case
of Etienne Deschamps, who go cruelty
murdered the little girlJuliette Dietsch
in New Orleans, short while back,
viz: murder in the first degree, (Which
means hanging) was most proper
one. The trial lasted but two
DAYS. No defense was offered for the
crime, and no argument was made by
counsel on either side. The accused
has since his incarceration in Jail at.
tempted the killing of himself once OF
twice. Deschamps will shortly be
sentenced to death.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-05-08

60 to Bauer & Wells if you wish
cheap goods.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-05-08

Rich food, and lack of exercise,
during the winter months, causes the
system to become torpid and the blood
impure. A dose or two Of St. Pat
rick's Pills will cleanse and invigorate
the system, purify the blood, and do
more good than dollar bottle of
blood purifier. Sold by Jacob Geiger.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-05-08

There being no further business the
Board adjourned until October LIST, 1883.
ROBT. 2. HUNTER,
President.
w. W. WHITTlNGToN, JR.,
Secretary.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-05-08
RE OPENING

Y1HIs IS TO INFORM MY FORMER
l. patrons and the public in general,
that l have again opened the Eclipse
Livery Stable, on Third street, In the
rear. of the City Hall, and am now ready
for business. / have just purchased sew.
eral horses, and the necessary buggies
ing, until my outfit is complete in every
particular. To horse or mule droyers
offer the largest and most convenient
pens in the Town. My terms will be in
conformity to the times. liberal share
CT the plblic's patronage is all ask or
demand. NELSON TAYLOR
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-05-08

In the Southern League games
the New Orleans nine seem to have
things their own way. 1t is victory
after victory, and that too with ease
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-05-08

Doors will open at 7:30-Performance be-
gins at 8 o'clock.
u REFRESHMENTS, consisting of
ICE CREAM, STRAWBERRIES and
CREAM, ICED LEMONADEs, CAKES,
FRUITS, ETC, will be served during the
intermissions.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-04-10
Longevity of Orange Trees.

How long will all orange tree live and
bear fruit? This question has been asked
us a great many times. Mr.. c. M. Loring
writes from Spain to H. j. RudisilI, of
Riverside, on this subject as follows:
| remember talking with you about the
longevity of the orange tree when you
said you heard of trees 100 years old
that were still in bearing. | saw quite a
grove at Codorva that was planted over
800 years ago, that is still bearing fruit,
very sour, and at Seville, at the Alcazar,
several trees, bearing good favored fruit,
were planted over 500 years ago by
Peter the Cruel They still have good
deal OF vigor, and their foliage is bright
and clean. The fruit looks like that you
call Mediterranean Sweet. With such facts
before me, cannot but believe that in
country which is increasing in population
SO rapidly as ours, with SO little land
suitable for orange culture that there
can be no better Investment for future
profit than such land as you have at
Riverside e.-California Citrograph.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-04-10
Something About Sweet Potatoes.

One of the products of Florida, which
is almost indigenous, is the sweet potato,
and many million bushels are annually
produced, forming the food of large per
cent. of our inhabitants.
Mr.. Ben T. Blount, of Barlow, con-
tributes the following interesting letter
OH the sweet tuber to the Times Union:
Twell remember when but hoy hear
ing the old folks say that it was not All
uncommon thing for the length of hoe
helve in bed of good sweet potatoes to
yield bushel, and that 1000 bushels
per acre was not an uncommon crop. AS
to the first statement will not take the
stand as witness, but the latter | am
satisfied is true.
One thing that gives rise to numerous
controversies on this subject is the fact
that far smaller yield is obtained from
a given quantity of land now than twenty
five years ago. For this there must be
cause, and that cause, unless discovered
and arrested, is bound to work damaging
results.
FAvORITE OLD VARIETIES.
Thirty years ago, when the first settlers
were making their homes in this country,
there was but one kind of potato known.
That was the famous "Hayti." The yield
was always immense, ranging, suppose,
from 500 to 1000 bushels per acre. To
give you better idea, the rows were
planted four feet apart, and about five
pounds per hill was an average yield, and
it was not uncommon for one potato to
weigh that A single potato sometimes
weighed fifteen or twenty pounds, and
saw one potato tip the beam at twenty
four pounds. This potato was grown by
Mr. James Whidden, commonly known
as "Uncle Jimmie 1t is now considered
fair cropping to get 200 bushels OF this
variety from an acre of land.
About the year 1867, Rev. Mr.. Levy
Pearce, of this county, while hoeing in
his corn-tield, discovered in q missing
corn hill a vine which attracted his atten-
ton, and which he thought to be similar
to potato vine. He accordingly left it
to grow, and later in the season cut some
pieces OF vines from It and set them in
his potato patch. The result was an
astonishing yield of one of the most de-
sirable potatoes yet known to the people
of South Florida. This potato then took
the name of Providence" and soon OBJ
tanned popularity that left all other
kinds out OF sight. The size, shape and
general appearance of almost every
potato was uniform The color was
light red. A few years later this potato
began to deteriol ate, and to-day it is
only hall as prolific as when discovered.
CAUSES OF DETERIORATION.
Now, what is the reason OF this? No
doubt there are several, two of which
have been brought prominently to my
notice. Formerly no land was planted in
potatoes except new land, heavily cow
penned. AS the range Wasvery good, and
the country new, this plan was conve-
nient, and it is well known among farmers
that new lands make much the best pota-
toes. Now most of the lands planted to
potatoes are old and badly worn. Yet
the yield from the new land, where cow
4 6.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-04-10

know of the discovery of the Providence
potato, which had been grown upon land
recently planted to potatoes while new.
And it is {. well-known fact that potatoes
grown on new land made rich by cow
penning, will in many instances, mature
seeds upon the vine.
Our conclusion is that the Providence
potato first grew from seed produced by
the vine. Are our conclusions sensible
or not? Can any reader who is better
versed in agricult tureand botany enlighten
lis on this subject?
Recently IL discovery has been made of
a difference among the "PrOvidence po-
tatoes One kind is of whitish appear
ence, into which the old variety seems to
have been degenerating, and the other is
of the same rich color as the first discov-
cred; and the farmers are taking great
pains to sort from their stock the latter
kind for Seed and claim that they are
about equal to the original Providence.
AN INDISPENSABLE CROP.
The subject Of potatoes is one that
greatly concerns the South Florida farm
er, as this is one of the indispensable and
Yever-failing crops. The prices OF all
other things may fiuctuate as the demand
may increase or diminish, but the farm
ers' need of the potato crop remains the
CO. tO 0oIHa nvfo hn
raises and makes his pork, his milk and
butter, and supplies his table with what
he considers one of theindispensables, and
from q good crop he always has some
left to carry to market, for which he is
sure to get a satisfactory price
While Florida is not a wheat nor much
of corn-growing State, the sweet pota-
to seems to be almost Indigenous to her
soil, and the uses to which it is applied
are growing in number and Importance
every year. And this year has proven
that there is demand for them away
from home. Hundreds OF barrels of them
have been shipped from Barlow to Key
West and other markets, and the drain
has been so heavy that the surplus crop
is now about exhausted, and the price is
advancing above the average of 40 cents
per bushel at the stores. The past week
has found the supply very short, and,
though lot of forty bushels was pur-
chased at Mr.. T. NJ. Lybass' store lately
they lasted only one day, and were all
sold to the city trade.
Hundreds Of bushels of potatoes have
been consumed as cowfeed in Barlow this
year Mr.. Pelote, the city dairyman, a
Frenchman Of old experience in this busi-
ness, claims for them a superiority over
almost any other feed for his fine Jerseys.
The farmers Of Polk county are now
making great preparations for a potato
crop, in which they seldom make mis-
takes.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-04-12
he AemOrrat-S Star
Azn Tor Eating.
Piusburg Democrat.

%Pfttsburg Democrat.
Should a Main !umberman ena
a lump Of rotten log with Inn.
sands Ut bIg black anti in II. ~
scoops the torpid meets lrum ths,,
winter dOnIicile and ills his dunar
pail with them. When he ut,
back 10 his camp al night he
sets the pail IN a cool place upfil
hs sapper Is ready, then brine.
il iurth, and, while helping bins..lf
to PORK anfl beans, helps h in,elf
asO to ants. There l. 40 account
ing tor taSte-and he esteem. ,
handful OF ants a very choice NOR.
sci.
Ants are said by those who have
tasted them to have a peculiarly
agreeable, strongly aid flavor.
The wOOismen, whose food CON
sIsts large Y OF salie,i meat, baked
beans and similar hearty v|iclual>.
naturally have a craving flr SOM.
thing nj Ants are the cery
best IL pickles" said an old 'lor-
GER who confessed IN having de-
voured thousands Of them. ~Thev
are cleanly insects, anil there is no
reason why they should not be eat
en-, II one a get over a little
sqeamishness caused by The
thought OF taking such crawling
things into hi stomach. There IS
nothing repuI-ive about them, and
when a nan has once learned To
eat The creatures is pickles he pre-.
ters them TO any other kIud.n
ANS have a: various times aud
IN different countries been quite
extensively used in medicine, ami
turmIc acid, which was first OBJ
"a ned by dISlilling the bodies OF
these insects, but is now arliiicallv
prepared, is a we'll known a d
useful chemical product.
Heroditus tells Of ants that live
~ The deserts OF India which are
in size somewhat less than dogs,
bat larger than foxes These re.
atures in heaping up the earth after
Tn manner ui common ants, were
a very efficient aid To The Indian
gold hunters. The sand which
hey threw up being largely mixed
with gold, the Indians were accus-
Ell to go the desert in The heat Of
me day, when the ants we're IN.
load the sand into sacks,
pile The sacks upon their camels,
md hasten from the spot as rapid
V a possible. The ants, Accord
ng to The historian, were not only
he sRilteSt OF animals, but were
,lfted with such a sense OF smell
hat they Immediately became
are of the presence of mel IN
heir territory, and dulrSs the In
gol away while The ants were
IS>eublIng TO attack them not Il
nan could escape.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-04-12

Crystal springs Nrteor.
h. Y. Patton d. very mercurial-
mp one day and down the next
When up he uverH1Rs with WI
aud good Eumor; when down h,
be j. IN The SOUP and e~chew,
the society Of hi, fellows. He wa,
10 The latieT mnrO-e mood when 4
gentleman Ol Hebrew extraction
representing a Jeans Eants factory
called on BIN b. request Az order
iarthe staple article of merchan
F. disc.
"GGot morning, Miss Baton, how
y lie sheens banls NIT YOU =
Yes" replied The mischiev0us
merchant. houses are scaut here.
and | don't see why our momeyed
men don't supply The want"
Tam lie houses! Do you want
any sheen bantsl D-y fit like lie
wood NIT de sealing, und | hal
dem in al. gullers-greens, blues,
grays andt roans.T
Il agree with you" replied Pat.
ton, Sam Jones Is a great preacher,
and IS doing 4 vast amount Of good
IN ChrIstlanIziHgth This vale Ct Tears.
Do Won know, now that Won men.
toned Tie subject of preachers.
That there j, a broad felI ior The
preacher. Sin encruaches-
Tam Sam JONES' shouted the
drummer at The top of his voIce
let him breach; do You want any
sheen bants -
Yes; the common preacher
rants; but Jone~,I b-lieve.ureaches
The doctrine lhit wins. D. You
know that YOU are the first He
brew drummer that | ever mel
who taxes a lively interest in evan
gelical work. can hardly recon
clle the fact with your religious
beIief.n
10 add The relish Of the farce.
would be proper here TO state
hat Mr.. Patton was %fetgniug deaf
ness.
~Mrin Colt in NmmeI! Mein
Io't IN himmel. what care nit |
nit Jam JhOnes and vou eyanshel.
cal work. BiainIy, DO you want
any sheen drowsers 2"
You are right again. observed
he Imperturbahle Patton. Our
have reused up. We are
helping ourselves, and in the ma
IRE Of tbIug., will be helped.
Is a large field for invest
nent here, and take my advice
iuye, t.
Corp StackhOuse. who was sit
ing near by, stuffed a towel in his
month 10 repress laughter.
IurnIngto Stackhuuse The drum.
ner remarked : Tam a teef man.
AMI am sweating mid de talk.
viii "a out NIT here and @ q
terrhaHt who Is not a tam leef
pol"
And off he went, wiping the
erspirallun froA his brow, and re-
retling al every step that he ever
10 sell goods to a deaf
IAN.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-04-12
] OF E

New discOVerirs, Or what claim 10
be discoveries, Of che healing virtues
Of plants are continually being made.
cure for rheumatism indeed, ills as
serted that thc disease g., Impossible
II the vegetable be- cooked and freely
eaten. The fact HAT 10 s. always Iui
on the table raw prevents ifz fheFapu-
tic pOwcr- from being known. The
celery should he cut into bits, buiIeI
iu water until sOft, aud the water
drank By the patient Put new milk,
with -four aud nutmeg, into a sauce
pan with the pOiieri celery, serve II
warm with pieces ui toast, eat 1T with
POTATOES, sut the painful ailmenr viii
y yield. Such il the declaration OF
a phy.ician who has again and again
tried the experiment and with uni
form success. lie adds that cold or
damp ueycr produces but simply de-
velDps the disease, ~ which acid blood
j. the primary aud sustaining causc
and that while The blood &. alkaline
there can be neither rheumatism nor
CONT.
Statistic show that in one year
I575- 2GO persons died Of rhoumari-m
in this country. IL j. claimed mizlt
have been cured or HE disease pre-
vented by The adoption If he rem
cdy mentioned. At the very least
twO-ik1ris Of tle csscs named heart
disease are ascribrd 10 rheumatism
aud it, agoHiz " allv, goat. Small
poT' ~ much dreaded, j. not 30 de-
%struciiee A. rheumatism. which can
BE- prevented by ohcyiug natures laws
in diet. But If you have Incurred IL,
boiled celery j. pronounced unhcsita-
lingly 10 be- The spccifr. The proper
way 10 cat celery - 90 have IL cooked
asa vegetable after The manner above
described. The writer masses constant
use ~ II ia this wav. Try IL nnce aud
YOU would zoOhrr do without any veg
eisbles with the single exception 81
Tie potato han cclefv.-Leeds AercUa
m.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-04-12
4 Whisky Drinking snake.
Age Herald.

Birmingham Ase-Herald.
Mr.. Owen Hatch, who keeps n
small grocery store in tins neigh
bnrhOod, can vouch for the truth Of
this. Mr.. Hatch sells liquor as we'll
as family groceries. Keeping only
a small sock of liquors on hand,
h Keeps most of il in jugs. One
day last week aIwu gallon jug of
clrn liquor wa3 left sitting on the
floor behind the counter. Mr..
Hatch stepped behind The counter
and was surprised to see a large
black snake cOIled around The jug
with i'll head inside. He watched
1t iur a moment. and soon di>coy.
cred that The snake was drinking
liquor. 1t was not disturbed, AMI
after several minutes il slowly IN
coiled itself from The jug ana al.
t mpted 10 cTaw! away, but was too
drunk, aud stretched Itseli out on
the floor where ii remained appar-
emily asleep until the next duv.
Mr.. Hatch examined the jug anil
found that the snake had drank
more than a quart OF liquor. Two
days later the snake returned. aud
when it crawIed undeEthe counter
Hatch watched Il. BY coiling
around the jug and giving It's
neck a twist around the stopper it
was able to remnve The cork, and
thrust its head inside aud
TO drink its fill again, after
il was killed.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-04-12

A. w. Mason, ~ Crystal Springs,
writes 70 fige Southern Lice Stock
journal regarding ibis excellent va
rieiy Of the sweet potato. lie says:
As a rule they are my per cent lar
ger ilian the eummou yellow yam.
Their large size IL The only oi3eeliOH
20 them. This IL NOT much ~ q fault
IN NV opinion. I thiuk they will pro-
duce more than auv other 2oOd potato.
/ believe they mature earlier Than any
Ofler. NiHos planted May 18th viii
havefEEMeessd large SIZE b. August
], snd the good part T., they viii b.
sweci, not tssielezs. a. mnsi pofsfOes
. ~ mla season. Ansiher aosHl
quality l. that iheg keep we'll Ny
pYtatoes were dug Ocinhrr 10, AID I
have noi eeu q rotten one
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-04-12
A Protestant Deg.
Boston Courier.

Boston Courier.
In one of The suburbs Of Boston
lives a wealthy Catholic family
who own a fine dog. noted for It's
intelligence a. well "a Tor his beau
ly.
For a long time it was notice
able that the dog disappeared reg
ularly IN every Thursday night and
was not seen again until Saturday
mOruInc, but nobody could imagine
what became of hun until one day
when the people living on an adj
joining estate called.
You have seen our dog haven't
you y the hostess asked, merely Ia
bill a pause IN the conversation.
"Ob, yes" vas the surprising re-
ply. "He passes every Friday at
our house."
"Islhat where he goes p exclaim-
ed the dogs mistress in surprise.
What can he 20 for -
I'VE have decided" the other re-
turned, smiling, chat, If you don't
mind my saying 50, he doesn't like
fish, and on fast days goes visiting
where he knows he will find better
lare.'
ii believe you are right" the
hostess exclaimed, laughing. THAT
dog always hated fish, aud that OK.
plains his regular dIsappearances.
Hereafter we shall have meat al
home"
And as soon as the dog was made
to understand thai he could have
meal at home on Fridays he aban
doned his weekly visits to The
neighboring estate.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-04-12
Ghe 1emorrA-S Star
State News Boiled Down.


A HIzlehursf mm las been fined
$50 ior ea1i.z III a mules tail.
DR.. J T. watts has been depot
agent At Newton, for y years.
Pass Chrfsdap, Mi.-, has been rails
ell 70 a pre-iIeufia. p~-f0ai1e.
There prevails an epidemic % .pi-
nRI meuizifisa At Cleveland, Hi-
Col Thomas NJ. Rlgly, az oh and
wealthy citizen Of Viek.Jurg, died Ou
SUNDAY last.
Mira Ellen Gilman, wife Of Mr. Jaa
A UImau, at Bay ST. Louis, died con
The 3lst uIt., aged s3 years.
The Cdpiah grand jury was in les
sion niue dave, Examined 81 witness
IS aud found forty true bills.
Kerneghan's contest against Hook
er Tor Congress IN the 7Ih District II
proving to be dreadful f-ail.
Miss Jennie BurEiit IN her state
news sags CRYSTAL Springs can boast
Of hfy-tTo good looking willows.
The Williamsburg Journal u the
name Of a paper o . 70 be start
ell in Williamsburg BY Rev. J. y.
Walker.
Home male bacon IL being offered
for sale IN many towns # Ais-issip-
pi. Ills said to be generally sweet
snd delicious.
Rev. Dr.. MlJuru, the blind man,
Iectured a. Columbus, ia this state.
on the evening Of he 9Th. ON -. ;.
Prcaiiss and the FIuah Times Of Mis-
si.sfpp "
d. 81 Nelson, son Of Col {. ?.
Mellon, Of WoodviIIc, committed sui
eide in Memphis Oh SUNDAY. Excess
sive cigarette smoking is given a. the
cause which prompted the act.
The following notice was tackled up
on a tree in Mississippi: 81 hereby
denounce the man who stole my boss
On the night pfthe 26th, as a thief, and
ct lie don't ike these here sentiments,
l would ike for him TO come around
aud try to help himself"
Ben Garrett, a negro saloon keeper,
j. an applicant for the Canton post
Office. Tie Canton Picket says OF him
We do not gbjcct to Zen Garret, sfm-
ply on account oGthe color Of his kin,
but more on the color Of his charan-
ter"
Adj. Gen. WIN. Henry, Of the Mis-
sissipLi National Guard, is sending J
out circulars to remind the military
companies OF the erate Of lie prnpo-
sci annual eucampmeut at Fort ,
Henry" OH our ~scacOa-l, 10 be held
sometime between he 18th Of June }
and the IL % July.
Tie reports ~ regard TO corn plant
ing throughout the Stale are general
favorable, and the Indications are
tina. the area devoted 20 this impor-
taLt cereal will exceed that u lest
year, says the Aberdeen Er0miaer.
It will be a glorious thihg 10 be able
TO report The biggest corn crop ever
made IN the State TO The census takers '
next year, for they perform their work
in june, aud 90 the crops reported viii
be those Of 1850.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-04-12

of money, ana becuu.e yoa want
Ell % Eet ev u With ne for u, you
took this iriler from NV pocket
ami detained u Mrs. Bowser, This
d tie llst straw 70 The camel.
load. Do zoe SAINT allaoHy Of a
lump sum e.
Next day he was al right again,
and be even stopped at the sale
and brought me up halt a dozen
pairs 81 gloves
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-04-12

MOTHER LovE.-A favoriIe cal in
Lewiston, Me, recently entered a
room where she had three little
kittens, and taking one in her
mouth advanced and cried pileons.
ly 10 the mistress who fed her. The
latter took the kitten in her lap.
Then the cat went languidiy 10 her
nest, secured another kitten and
took II to her mistress. She repeat.
ed The act with The remaining kit
Ten, and then rolled over and died.
II was then discovered that The an
imal had been fearful'y injured.
1t t%ranspired afterwards that she
had run foul of a mower in a field,
who had nearly cut her in Two with
hts scylhe. The cat had commend
ell her orr hsned little ones TO the
care of her mistress.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-04-12

For their little the poor seem TO
be more gralelnl Ihan are the rich
Tor their much. IL one has i-lI pre-
cious jewels dropping from him, or
has felt them Torn ruihlessly from
his breast, still he ought TO be
grateful for the blessings that re-
main. Death, loss Of properly,
are but zero compared with the
loss OF truth, honor and purity.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-04-12
8,O0O 900 SINGER SEWING MACHINES
HAVE BEEN SOLD.

Every successful machine ever built
Dufails one Of these three principles.
Whichever son prefer, You can now OBJ
tain the machine Of your choice. Gail
aud examine, or send for price-list and
catalogue. Needles for all sewing ma
chimes and parts iog the SINGER.
PREMIUM OFFER Every purchaser
Of Standard Past rms amounting to 80 cts.
Or more. VOL BE presented with a cops Of
The At1afgr8 fashion Catalogue Irregular
prNe ~ cents, the most beautifully illus
fIatrd Fashion Book rxtaut.
TIE SINGER MANUFACTURING 9 o,
". e ;i.Ss.. e., Ne. l5s :asiI g.,
KsII-Z, AZ. WV ;RLLAFs, IA.
Oct. 3, l-5s. 32-ly