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St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Work to Do.

The Slid South, Of Conyers, Ga, in
speaking of the work of the Farmers ALI
ance, justly says:
The Farmers Alliance has mighty
work before it, and if this work is not &C.
compllshed, If this task is not performed.
then the Alliance will have fallen very
short Of the PURPOSE of its organization
The organization is not alone for the pur-
pose of making farm life more social and
pleasant, not solely for the purpose of
lettering the financial condition of the
farmers, but it reaches out further and
takes In broader latitude. II is not only
q great educator, but is destined to be the
great reform OF the nineteenth century.
The Alliance of Georgia has already
saved the farming class millions of dollars,
but half the work has not been accom-
plished. The work is just opening up
and now is the time to grid your armor on
and 90 to war bravely and determinedly.
Remember also that great victories are
not won in an hour or great revolutions
produced in day. Patience, time and
persistence are required to bring about all
great reforms.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Potatoes Under Straw.

There are two or three advantages in
growing potatoes in this way. One is,
that no cultivation, being necessary, the
hills can be planted closer together each
way, giving larger yield. The mulch
aids materially to retain moisture in the
soil, and this in dry season is quite an
item. No cultivation is necessary and
In busy season, this will be an item.
The plan is much better for late than
for early varieties, as the mulch rather
retards the growth, at least at first. In
many localities there is more or less a
drouth nearly every summer, during the
latter part of July and August. usually at
time when late potatoes need moisture
and good mulch at this time will aid in
securing this by retaining moisture in the
soil.
Were it not for interfering too much
with Other work, the best plan of applying
mulch is to prepare the soil in a good
filth, mark out the rows and plant the
seed, covering with soil, but taking pains
not to cover too deep. Then after the
plants are started, just showing above
ground, apply the straw. But care must
be taken not to wait too lorg. The only
objection to covering with straw as socn as
planted, is hat if the weather should be
cold and wet there is considerable risk of
the seeds rotting, and especially in low
wet land. On higher, or well drained land
the danger is much less.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Honest.

''He is actually so honest that he ought
to be put in solitary confinement p said an
exasperated man of a neighbor who was
always telling him unpalatable truths.
The offender was guiltiesa of desire to
offend he simply could not refrsin from
speaking what was III his mind. There
are sentimental occasions when most OF us
actually do prefer an embroidered state
ment to literal fact.
Shouldn't you know }ock Of my hair
anywhere, John?' qu@:ied an aft elton ate
young wife, whose sr-sses were her hus-
bands pride.
81 think 7 should" be returned, eau
tsously, and she broke inLo cry Of real
dismay:
"Oh, don't say that! Say you know
You should y
But John was not to be persuaded. He
merely thought so. and that only would
he assert Youths Compan ion.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Farm Notes.

Glover chopped fine and sprinkled with
bran and meal is cheap and excellent
food for hens and ducks.
To polish a copper kettle, rub with
lemon and salt. Cut lemon, dip in salt,
and rub over the copper surface.
Sunfowers will grow wherever corn will
thrive. They produce large amount of
seed, but need plenty of manure.
A little borax put in the water before
washing red or red bordered table cloths
and napkins will prevent their fading.
A correspondent of the Orange Judd
Farmer complains that OH his farm manure
has been detriment rather than help to
his crops.
For feeding purposes it is estimated that
100 pounds of beets are worth 15c, 100
pounds of rutabagas 15c, and 100 pounds
of the fiat turnip lie.
The price of the farmers commodities
| is mainly determined by causes that he
| cannot control. But the cost of producing
them depends very largely upon himself
| One of the difficulties of successful
chicken farming on very small places is
not the lack of range and exercise, but the
fact that the same ground must be run
over from year to year.
The cheapest way to kill every young
weed is to harrow the ground AS q
large space of ground can be narrowed in
a day it will require but little labor and
saves aIduous work later on.
If there be anything in soil or location
that makes the production of any crop
necessarily more expensive for one farmer
than for others, he should change to some
| thing in which com etitlon is notso active.
! Every weed that is allowed to secure a
stand will deprive the crop Of certain
proportion of plant food and moisture.
Every weed that is allowed to 90 to seed
increases the work of eradication hun
dred fold.
In the desire to secure size in the straw
berry the more desirable qualities of hard
mess of vine and flavor of the fruit are
being overlooked. A well favored, solid
berry, even if small, is better than some of
the large, hollow, insipid berries that are
more attractive in appearance than in
quality.
| An emulsion of one quart of kerosene in
| five gallons of strong soapsuds is an excel
lent remedy for the caterpillars that infest
| apple trees. but kerosene is fatal to peach
trees. The proper way. however, is to
tear out all tbs nests that appear in the
trees and burn them, which work should
be done late in the afternoon.
| In some places the hen house location is
changed every few years. and each time to
place that has been plowed and seeded
| since chickens were there before 1t is
better, anyway, not to have very large
chicken houses. If a large number of
fowls are to be kept, then build more
houses, and have them scattered as much
as possible. This may make more trouble
in feeding the fowls, but 1t will be far less
than the loss and expense of sickness
caused by budding too many fowls in one
| Mace
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
MEMORY.

All good Memory, tell me true,
Have you the power ascribed to you7
Have you the cunning that you can draw
Pictures of all that you ever SAW
Then here's a task you may undertake.;
And be sure, good Memory, no mistake.
l would have you wander this whole earth o er
TIL you find a town by the wild sea shore,
TIL you find cottage matched with vines,
Where the woodbiue on the window climbs
And then IL you have the power I've heard
Now, good Memory, heed my word
Paint my face on every wall,
In every shadow let 1t fall,
That he may see it night and day,
TIL his jetty locks are silvery gray.
Hang it up on the busy street.
And down where the sand and water meet
Paint it high on the ocean wave,
And hold it over yawning grave
Never come back to tell his heart
If you have failed in all or part,
But steadily follow thy victim through
Until he turns to follow you,
And then, good Memory, paint the past
In gIittering colors that will last
And trouble his soul with thoughts of me
Until he leaves that home by the sea
And from all the wide world seeks me out
Finds me true, and Gains my doubt
Then will think you have proven TO do
The wonderful things ascribed to you
lille Bihkiev. AtchiSon, Kan
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
A Pathological Negro,

remarkable lirguist is Ed the col
ored porter Of the One Hundred and
Thirty fifth street station on the Sixth
avenue elevated road. He is stout and
jolly looking man Of about 45 Years, and
furnishes any amount of smusement for
himself and The bystanders by opening d
torrent of good Italian upon the groups of
laborers of that nationality that use the
station night and morning. He speaks
French, Spanish and Portuguese quite as
well as he does Italian, but has never met
Portuguese since he came to New York
ten years ago. and he is afraid that he il
losing his hold on that language. But to
make things even he is working away a.
German under the tuition of one of the
ticket box man, and is fast mastering its
idioms.
Ed was born in San Domingo, and spent
ths greater portion of his life in the Span
ish and Italian pavies, picking up his
knowledge of French, English and Por-
tuguese in his trsvels.-Nem York Times
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Will Continue the Fight.

The Aiken county, South Carolina.
Alliance have unanimously adopted the
following:
Whereas, We have waged war against
the jute trust, which has been partially
successful, therefore be it
Resolved. That we are determined to
continue this fight rs long as there is a
combination, and to that end We do hereby
renew our resolves.
Resolved End, That the sub alliances at
their next meetings proceed to obtain the
amount Of bagging required for their
growing crops, and tosend it to the county
business agent, to be consolidated by them
and then embodied by the county authors
ties end sent to the State authorities for
the purpose Of getting their bagglng In
time, or substitute If the cotton cannot
be obtained In sufficient quantities.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
A Rashful Governor.

Ons of Governor Hills friends was talk
ing with him in his public roon at Inc
capitol one DAY when delegation of four
women marched in. Several members Gi
the legislature were waiting to see the
Governor, but the amazonian delegation
proceeded at once towards the desk.
"Look at this procession" observed Mr..
Hill 81 would you were Governor for
about twenty minutes.
The delegation in the meantime had ap-
proached within ear shot, when the Gov
ernor hurriedly arose and exclaimed to his
friend: IF you will step back in the
private office for moment will show
you that picture we were talking about,
and before the astonished women co1ld
gather their senses together the Governor
and his friend were behind the closed door.
Il merely wanted to escape those women"
he explained, deprecatingly. Verify
handsome retreat in the face of dstes>
mined enemy.-Epoch.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
How to Make the Strongest Cement

Professor Alexander Winchell is credi-
ted with the invention of cement that
will stick to anything, Take two ounces
of clear gum arabic, one and q half ounce
of fine starch and one half ounce of fine
starch and one half ounce of white sugar.
Pulverize the gum arabic and dissolve it
in as much water as the laundress would
use for the quantity of starch indicated.
Dissolve the starch and sugar in the gum
solution. Then cook the mixture in YES
sci suspended in the boiling water until
the starch becomes clear.
The cement should be as thick as tar
and should be kept so. 1t can be kept
from spelling by dropping lump Of gum
camphor or little oil or cloves or sassa-
fras. This cement is very strong, indeed
and will stick perfectly to glazed surfaces,
and is good to repair broken rocks, miner
ais or fossils. The addition of small
amount Of aluminium will increase the eff
fectiveness of the paste, besides helping
to prevent decomposition. = Jesoelers
Weeksu.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Wnrk Of the Alliance.

What the Alliance has done for Putnam
county it has done for every other county
in Georgia to greater or less degree.
It is q work Of which any body of men
may we'll feel proud. for it is patriotic
work With an unselfsh end in view-that
of helping the people out of their difficult
ties, raising them from the depth OF debt
and despair to the plane of individual in
dependence. While there have been
formed more powerful financial combina.
tions for the purpose of amassing great
wealth in the hands of few, there never
has been formed before a combination
which did so great work in SO short a
time, or which has SO utilized the small
savings of individuals.
But the greatest work of the Alliance
has been its practical lessons in economy
and business methods 1t has largely
placed the business of farming on bust
ness basis. 1t has taught the farmers the
Importance of keeping books and striking
balance at the end of the year, and IL 1t
had accomplished nothing more it's work
would have been worth millions of dollars
to Georgia.
The effect of the work of the Alliance is
not alone felt upon the farm, but 1t has
permeated every business interest, and Its
work is seen in our growing cities in the
thousands of new enterprises that have
sprung into existence, in the new life that
has been infused into all classes of our
people.
1t is not surprising that, viewing the
wonderful work which this organization
has accomplished, ambitious men should
see in it means to advance their personal
interests and shon]d seek tn ga IL for that
purpose-the only wonder is that it has
been kept SO free from such abuse-aud
the organization should not be held &C.
countable for all the utterances of its
members Southern Cultiuator.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Speak Like You Do When You
Laugh"

A baby Of three years once preached me
sermon, and pass it on for the benefit
of other downcast and Respondent ones
who need to learn to ssrejoice evermore. !"
How is the baby 7" asked drearily,
standing at the foot of the staircase lead
ing up to q chamber where the little one
lay ILL. | WIS tired, unhopeful; my mood
came out in my tone.
'Peak like you do when you laugh, !"
called the weak little voice upstairs and
If ever felt rebuked by an angel, that was
the moment 1t has come up to me a
hundred times since; hope I am the
brighter and cheerier for it.
Speak like you do when you laugh. !"
That means sparkle and gladness and good
will. Those fretful lines at the mouth
corners don't come from laughing. The
weary ones around the eyes have another
origin. But the plainest outwatd sign Of
dependency is that in the tone. The sick
feel it; that is why visitors are forbid
dem Little children are infallible weather
prophets they will not take to" you.
And you and I-just commonworking men
and women, neither sick nor young nor
old, but busy and often fired-we love-
yes that is the word-we love the bright,
loving, laughing, happy voice. Speak
like yon do when you laugh. SSlected,
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
In The Right Direction.

The Chesterfield county Is CO. Alliance
at its last session unanimously adopted
the following resolution
Whereas, 1t is the exalted privilege If
not the bounden duty, of the Farmers
Alliance to interest itself in behalf of the
educational interest of the children of our
country, and especially when we see an
inferior race striving SO zealously to excel
US in this laudable work therefore be it
Resolved, That as body aud as indi-
vidual members OF the Farmers Alliance,
we will turn our attention to this matter
at once that we will strive to get all the
children in our neighborhoods to attend
the county public schools; that we will
use our influence to get the regular terms
of these schools supplemented by private
support, and encourage, in every possible
way all who are engaged in public or pri-
vate teaching.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Quicken the Sense of Humor.

The deaf are taught to hear with their
eyes, the dumb are taught to speak with
their fingers, and to talk actually with
their vocal organs. If the blind have the
least glimmer of light left to them, the
very utmost is made of it; but the man
who cannot see joke gets no help at all,
arc is exceptionally lucky if he even meets
with sympathy. Let us hope it will not
be SO much longer, but that by hypnotism
or Christian science or some unexpected
application of electricity, the seat of humor
may be reached and quickened.
Love is the great sweetener that makes
living tolerabIe, and dying good deal
more comfortable, than most people think
out after love, is there any other correc-
tive of existence that is fit to compare
with humor? 1t greases the wheels so
1t makes SO many burdens endurable that
must have been crushing without it i
ScTGbner'S-
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Insuring Debtors Lives.

The fashion Of insuring the life of q
debtor in favor of his creditor, at the lat
ter's expense, of course, is Just beginning
to take hold in New York. In England it
has been known for couple of hundred
years. When trading vessel, in the olden
times, was about to set sail ON perilous
voyage, not only was the ship insured in
favor of the owner, but the captains life
as well. The captain himself was in such
cases partner in the venture, and to the
extent of his partnership debtor of the
owner.
One of the best known restaurateurs in
the country owes wine importing house
in New York the tidy sum of $l4, 900 for
goods had and received. The agent Of the
wine house made an offer, after fruitlsssly
trying for several years to collect the debt,
to insure his creditors life in his (the
agents. favor not long ago, but the prop
osition was met with an indignant refusal.
-Neao York World.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Abundant Halibut in Alaska.

1t was while on the cruise of the United
States steamer Favorita that we caught
the halibut. One day, while she was ~
ing at anchor in Killisinoo harbor. Dick
Willoughby came to me quietly and whis-
pered
tive found bank near by, where the
wild halibut disports himself. True, he
is too tame to be game, but we can have a
big day among the big fish,"
Our men rowed US three miles and,
within half mile of the shore, we achor-
ed in seven fathoms of water and went to
fishing.
Had we been provided with an automatic
apparatus that wonld lower our hooks to
the bottom and Immediately haul them
up again, we should have had better fun,
for then we could have simply looked on
and kept in out of the wet. The bottom
Of the sea must have been paved with
chicken halibut weighing from twenty to
forty pounds. -Sstba Correspondent Phska-
delptiG Times.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Taking Women Out in Rowboats.

The Fall river accident which resulted
in the drowning of eight persons, wa Only
what is fairly CT ria n to happen when one
or two men, who know nothing about
boating, pack six or eight women into a
small beat AID take them out on u Tough
day A few rules rnigtt be formulated
for the benefit OF men v 10 know nothing
about the handling of a sail or even an
oar. We would suggest these: |. Don't
take more than six woD'en out boating
when the water is rough. 2. Don't taFe
six women out when the water isn't rough.
3 Don't take any women out in either Case.
4 Don't go OFT Yourself. These four
"Dcnts," carefully followed, will prevent
great loss of life. 1t wouldn't be bad
idea to post them up in a bat h use.~~
Buffalo Express.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
She Didn't Take Orders From a Dis

She was a little old woman dressed in
black and having bundle wrapped up in
a gray shawl. She had seat in the mid
die of Grand River avenue car, and as
she took out her clay pipe and began feel
ing for her tobacco the conductor stepped
forward and said:
You mustn't smoke here, ma'am."
"Why noG2"
Against the rules"
"Who made the rules?"
''The COMPANY
"N here's tbs company
Down at th5 Office"
"Well, | nov7r allow nobody g. mile
away to tell me when shall or shall not
smoke. I've got wind on my stomach, and
when have it l allus smoke. You kin
trot right back to your platform and be
ready to jingle the bell when anybody
wants to get off.
And she found a match, lighted it on
the sole Of solid shoe, and pulled away
with serene countenarc CO until she got
off at welfth street. -Detroit Free Press
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
WARM WEATHER.

Mr.. Kerkam, of the weather service, in
speaking of the warm weather June 80,
says:
That period of five days should occur
at this time of the year that the tempera
ture of stations as far north as Iowa and
Wisconsin should range between 80 and
90 degrees. by sheltered Signal Service
thermometers, is almost unprecedented.
The cause of the hot spell lies in the
fact that low area storm has been central
in the West and Northwest for the past
week, and that low barometric pressure
is usually accompanied by high tempera-
lures has been fully exemplified by the
records of temperature telegraphed this
Office daily since the Oath inst.
The temperature records telegraphed
from the several cities and towns in which
no signal offices are located are naturally
not comparable with the records of the
service, for the reason that person may
have what he considers good thermo-
meter and have it ON the shady side of q
building, but yet unless the thermometer
has been tested it is very likely to bs ''off'
mayhap several degrees. The location of
the thermometer is the principal cause of
the difference in the readings. A Their
mometer affected by reflected or radiated
heat, when the temperature by standard
sheltered thermometer is at 900 or above,
may mean a difference of from five to ten
degrees.
Signal Service thermometers are located
in lattice work shelter at an elevation suf-
fcient to not be affected by reflected or
radiated heat. The roofs of the shelter
are double, some six inches apart, and
open at the ends so as to admit of free
circulation of air above as well as through
the lattice work.
We have had the highest temperature
of IT, season IN this city to-day, 940. This
record is not unparalleled, for in 1881 we
had June in which the average maximum
temperature for the entire month was go.
and from the 9th to the close of the month
the temperature was daily from 90 to the
unparalleled 81 on June 20. 1881. Thus
far, this month we have had seven days
on which the temperature was 80 or above.
the temperature of the 10Th having been
80 5, and Of the 18th 92.2.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
A Model Detective Camera.

The perfect detective camera should be
all that the name implies, and the name
manifestly become misnomer when the
camera is encased in yellow wooden box.
There are certain kinds of satchel cam
eras made, that to all outward appearances
are simply grips bat by far one of the
best of the late inventions is a camera in
the shape of book. 1t las three COM
partments, each supplied with lens, and
when roll of gelatine flm is placed in
each section, the capacity of the book
reaches 800 exposures Carried under the
arm, a camera of this description has such
an innocent appearance that no one gives
it glance. 1t could be carried among q
gang of thieves, exposures could be made,
and the operator could depart without a
suspicion rs to the real use of his book
N. Y EDeniaQ sun.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
American Wonders.

America is something of a place, after
all. The greatest cataract in the world is
Niagara, three quarters of mile wide.
one hundred and seventy feet high. The
greatest cave in the world is the Mammoth
cave in Kentucky. The longest river in
the world is the Mississippi and Missouri,
forty -one hundred miles long, and its val
ley is the largest in the world. 1t con-
tains five hundred thousand square miles,
one of the most fertile and profitable re-
gions of the globe. The greatest city park
in the word is Paramount park, in Phila-
delphia. It contains over twenty nine
hundred acres. The greatest grain port
in the world is Chicago. The largest lake
in the world is Lake Superior, four hun
dred and thirty miles long, and one thous-
and feet deep. The greatest natural
bridge in the world is over Cedar creek, in
Virginia, eighty feet wide and two hun
bred and fifty feet high. The greatest
mass of solid iron in the world is the Iron
mountain of Missouri, three hundred and
fifty feet high and two miles in circuit
The largest deposits of anthracite coal in
the world are in Pennsylvania, the supply
of which appears inexhaustible.- Selected.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
A Remarkable Showing.

1t is estimated that Smiths Tonic Syrup
made by DR.. John Bull, of Louisville, KY,
is used in not less than eight hundred
thousand families. In many localities it
has entirely taken the place of quinine,
having all the good qualities of this drug
and lone of it's evil tendencies. Its use
has most beneficial effect on the circula-
tory system and mucous membrane. 1t
instills life into these important portions
and prevents congestion. 1t reduces inor-
dinate temperature and allays all feverish
symptoms. It is true anti-reriodic and
will prevent or cure chills and fever with
invariable certainty. In malarial districts
where colds, fevers, influenza, ETC., are
common, it is almost a sacred duty to take
Smiths Tonic Syrup occasionally, as by
this means the good health of the family
is preserved.