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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08
STOPPING GULLlES.
An Eyesore in the Rolling Country Of the
South that Can be Remedied.

An Eyesore in the Rolling Country of the
South that Can be Remedied.
On cultivated lands thrifty farmer
can stop his gullies at moderate OK.
penditure, and in a few years make a
handsome profit out of the original
money invested by planting the "Black
Locust" in all of the deep, wide gullies.
The smaller gullies may be stopped by
placing cane or (pine is the best) in
them, taking care to place the tops ur
the hill, and by grading" his land lin
giving each row proper falD. In
blowing over very small gullies. take
care to raise the plow just as you reach
the edge of the gully, letting whatdirt is
on the pillow fall in the gully, catchin
your furrow on the opposite edge Of tn
gully.
Most of the pastures in the South are
probably ten times as badly gulled as
they were when they were first turned
out, provided, of course, that they have
been pastured any length of time. The
reason of this is obvious The owners
of said pastures hardly ever find stock.
raising profitable, and would not care tc
go to any extra expense for the benefit
of few scrub cows He has field
that he would like to put in pasture for
few years to enrich it. Putting the
field in pasture, means, to him, taking
down the fence which now incloses it,
and letting his stock run on it. Now,
here is where the harm is done. The
rows are graded, and each row carries
it's own water during a rain. The stock
makes paths across the rows which
soon cut down to level with the water
burrows; when this happens, the water
of course runs down the path and soon
make deep gully, for each row has
been busy gathering water and carrying
it to the path. Of course the cattle
make another path as soon as the
original one gets too deep for them to
walk in, and the gully-making process
is repeated, the depth Of the next gully
depending upon which side of the
original gully the new path is made.
If the rows had been leveled with a
cutaway or disc harrow, the gullies
would not have been made, for the wa
ter carried off by the path would be a
small quantity as compared with a path
across rows, and as soon as the path gets
narrow on account Of too much travel or
water, the cattle will make another by
it's side, and the old path will soon be-
come covered with grass and gradually
fill up. l have counted as high as
twenty paths side by side, the older
ones almost entirely filled up. Where
the rows are leveled, the water spreads
evenly over the surface of the soil and
seeks the intervening sinks or. depres-
sions between the hills or ridges at a
place much lower down than it would if
the land was graded and in rows.-Cor.
Dixie Farmer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08
PEOPLE IN THE PAPERS.

IT is said that Senator Chace is the
only Quaker now in public life at Wash
ington.
PRINCE BISMARCK is ambitious for his
son and is coaching him carefully for a
great public career.
Mr.. GLADSTONE is writing a paper on
"The Impregnable Rock of Holy Script
ure," to be published next year.
A PRIZE of thousand francs has been
awarded to Marion Crawford by the au-
thosities of the French Exposition.
JAMES WHITcoMB RILEY, the bachelor
poet, is in receipt constantly of letters
from women who want to marry him.
BARON HAUssMAN, who recreated
Paris, has written his memoirs in four
volumes. He is a vigorous old man of 80.
LOUIS KossUTn declares vehemently
that he will not accept italian Or any
other citizenship, but will die as he has
lived, Hungarian.
JOSEPH MULHATToN, who is known as
the champion liar of the country, is
really very religious man and is super
intendent of Sunday-school.
GENERALALGER is working up an elab-
crate scheme to make an individual his
tory, as far as possible, of every man
who is now living who served in the war.
BRONSON HOWARD is one Of the best
informed men in the country On our late
civil war. In writing "Shensndoah" he
was obliged to make historical re-
searches which havo fitted him to be-
come historian. Heisa great admirer
of Grant and Sherman.
IT is said that Edwin Booth is anl-.-
veterate smoker, indulging in cigars
and enormous pipes of tobacco. Mr..
Booth will smoke cigar after cigar and
pipe after pipe in perfect silence. In
fact, he dislikes to talk while enjoying
tho weed"
Rev. DIR. BARToL, who has just re-
tired from the pulpit he has made IA
nous in Boston, is one Of the richest
divines in the country. He made his
fortune by lucky investments in lands
along the Massachusetts coast at points
AoW PopuAhI do ouAuAACi iSSoi1 Us.
M. E1FFEL's last triumph is port
able iron military bridge, which has
just been successfully exhibited to NJ.
Freycinet, the French Minister of War.
The bridge can be carried along with an
army, and is of iron altogether. 1t is
one hundred and twenty feet long, and
can be placed in position even in the
most difficult country in fifty-two hours.
MIR. WILLIAM NORRIS is undoubtedly
one of the most remarkable men in En-.
gland, and one of the busiest in London.
He is socialist, scientist, poet, essayist,
antiquarian, lecturer, Designer, work.
man, editor of the Commonweal, manu-
facturer, with ono factory out of Lon
don and moro than one in it, merchant,
with shop on Oxford street and also
on Union square, Now York.
THE late John Gilbert, the actor, in
his will followed the example of Booth
and Barrett, and gave his theatrical
library and valuable collection of old
play-bills to the Players Club of New
York. The library, although not large
one in numbers, nevertheless comprises
a fairly complete history of the Amer
lean stage up to date, and contains
many valuable works of reference.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08
Novelties and Knowledge.

A new book Of attractive reading, brim-
trated, is just issued 1t contains large
collection Of valuable autographs, excellent
receipts for plain dishes, humor In ryhme
and prose, monthly calendars, and can be
had of all druggists and dealers, or, by
sending two-cent stamp to the publishers.
An important feature of tho work is its
offer Of Free Music, which offer is set forth
therein, and by procuring the book, at once,
ton. The little volume is the ST. Jacobs
Oil Calendar for lSs9-9O published by The
Charles A. Vogcler Company, Baltimore,
Md. It is fully the equal Of any Of its
predecessors in tho interest of the Great
Remedy for Pain, St Jacob, Oil, whose
virtues never abate, and whose popularity
never wanes. The demand for both book
and medicine is very great
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08
1t has been frequently said that the

1t has been frequently said that the
South will never have any better farm
labor than negroes. If so, l am sorry
for the South, unless they are to be
greatly improved. Negroes are thrift
less, not caring to accumulate for
themselves and, of course, Indifferent
to the accumulation of their employ
ers. They are extremely idle, and,
therefore, eau not be made profitable
without expensive supervision. They
are very destructive to property and
abusive to stock. In these evils they have
been INDUCED, until their character and
conduct have become uniform for evil.
The generation now passing out is car
rying with 1t tho last, best hope of the
race. The one coming on seems reared
without control and FESTIVE under au-
thority. Many of our farmers have
grown tired worrying with them.
They have abandoned their farms,
rented their lands to irresponsi-
bic tenants and sought en-
ployment and business engagements un-
der more pleasant surroundings. If
these things continue, ruin is inevitable.
What is the remedy? We must come to
the practices of our neighbors. There
must be authority on the farms. There
must be ''boss' in fact as there is in
name. His authority must be respected
and his directions must be obeyed. Our
methods are too loose and our discipline
too lax. Not simply by individuals, but
by communities and neighborhoods, we
must change our management, pay for
good work and insist npon getting it.
have made a thorough study of the
hindrances to success on Georgia farm.
l have found them many and stubborn.
With good, reliable Industrious labor we
could make farming not only profitable
but pleasant and attractive.
/ insist that the improvement of our
labor is the fundamental principle of
our success. 1t is the first business to
occupy the efforts of organized farmers,
and, when fully accomplished, the best
work they will ever do.
This is by no means a hopeless under
taking. There is much that is good in
the negro. He is not so much to be
censured for his short comings as those
who have had in hand his management.
The negro is naturally docile, generous
and submissive. With these good quail
tiles prominent, he can be easily taught
to be faithful and reliable. With suita-
BILE rewards and prompt and just pay
ment he can be made Industrious.
In the exercise of his freedom, he has
made the mistake to believe that lib
erty meant idleness, and we have
allowed him to be thus deceived. The
great mistake has been that we have
not taken the trouble to instruct and
control him. We have allowed him to
follow his crude ideas of life to his own
hurt and damage of the community.
Humanity and religion, to say nothing
of self-interest, should have prompted
us to improve and elevate his ideas of
duty, faithfulness and moral obligation.
TO do less is to damage ourselves, hurt
the community and impoyerish the
State. This subject is too comprehen-
sive for newspaper article and too full
to be developed at one sitting. 1t is the
basis of our success and demands the
study of the farmers at the South.-W
j. Northen, in Southern Cultivator.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08
HERE AND THERE.

There are no good reasons but lack
of knowledge and skill why every pound
of butter made in the country might not
be prime, if not fancy.
Whenever you find mans name on
package of fruit that is invariably
honestly packed, that name will be
worth good deal of money to its owner.
-Linseed-meal should be used reg
ular for all classes of stock. 1t is NOT
only nutritious, but serves to regulate
the bowels and aid digestion.
Many abandoned farms have been
abandoned because they were too large
to be profitably cultivated. tits seldom
that small farm is abandoned.
The Secretary of AgriculNre esti-
mates the number of cows in the coun-
try, including those in towf,s and viii
lagos, at 16.o0O.Co0, and the current
years butter product at 1900, Ooo;ooo
pounds. The cheese product, he thinks,
Will approximate soa0Q0,QQQ pounds
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08
HOUSEHOLD BREV!TiES.

"A little tallow we'll rubbed in will
heal small cut in twelve hours. For
children, who are invariably cutting their
fingers, being scratched by the cat, or
having little calIoused wounds 1t is in
valuable.
Roast Liver.-Take a caifs liver,
lard it all over, roll it in pepper and
salt. and roast it in the oven with q
buttered paper over 1t, haste it often
while it is cooking; it takes about an
hour to cook. When done skim and
strain the sauce and serve the liver on it.
To dye pearl buttons, wash with
lukewarm solution of potash, then
place in strong aqueous solution of the
desired color and let them stand, with
frequent stirring, in a warm place. 10
cause the color to penetrate, an INNER
sion of two weeks may be needed. Use
the aniIine colors.
An exchange says: Pour one tea
spoonful of clear solution of tannin Ia
heaped teaspoonful of tannin to gill
of rain water into tumbler full of the
suspected water If no turbidity occurs
within five hours the water is good; if
turbidity occur within one hour the
water is decidedly unwholesome.
1t is seldom convenient to smoke
house plants, and tobacco water may be
used for insects instead, standing the
RRots in a bath-tub or spacious sink.
Pour boiling water upon cheap tobacco,
I dilute it to the color of weak tea. Lay
the pots upon their sides in order that
the under surface of the leaves may be
reached. Frequent drenching with
water only will keep red spiders in SUBJ
lection.
Solution to color bronze hinges,
locks, etc, rich brown.-One pint of
water, five drachms perchloride of iron.
The articles must be made perfectly
clean and dipped in the hot solution
until the required color is obtained,
then dipped in clean hot water, dried
and lacquered. If only varnish is re-
uuired, use clear shellac varnish col
orcd with dragon's-blood, gum and burnt
lumber.
Corn Cake.-Sift two cups of corn
meal. one cup of wheat flour, two table
spoonfuls of sugar, two teaspoonfuls
cream of tartar, dissolve one teaSpoonful
of soda, wet it up with milk, beat in two
eggs, make it thin enough to pour in a
well creased pan. 1t is delicious for
breakfast or dinner. with sweet butter.
have made it like light sponge cake,
Get it on the bottom of hot oven.-
New England Farmer.
- --Glycerinc should never be used as a
lotion without diluting, as it has such
an affinity for water that it absorbs even
the necessary moisture of the skin and
produces red, feverish irritated sur
face, Many people complain that they
''can not use glycerine at ALL because
it don't agree with their skins" Dilute
it with water and then try it, or, what
is better still, mix glycerine, water and
cologne in equal parts.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.
Experiments That Have Led to Valuab
Practical Inventions.

Experiments That Have Led to Valuable
Practical Inventions.
Iron can be coppered by dipping it
into melted copper, the surface of which
is protected by melted layer of cryolite
and phosphoric acid, the article thus
treated being heated to the same tenn
perature as the melted copper.
In experiments made in France, where
plates of celluloid were used for sheath
ing ships bottoms instead of copper, it
was found that the plates were intact
and free from marine growth, which
was abundant on parts not protected by
the celluloid.
A new mode of teaching music has
been proposed in France, based on the
periodicity of the octave. A radical re-
form is aimed at, the system being ex-
pounded in series of fundamental
propositions, such as, musical effect is
quite different from acoustic effect:
there can be no physical gamut, major
and minor, but only one, that of tho
white notes of the piano called the ma
jor, and so on.
Some interesting information comes
from France in relation to trout raised
Mt the agricultural station at Champ de
Fair. The popularity of the expert
ment was keeping the ova in complete
darkness during the time of incubation,
which occupied 100 days, the tempera-
ture of the water being kept at 4.s de-
grecs centigrade. The beneficial results
of this prolonged incubation were found
to be more Wig orous young fish, and few
or no monstrosities.
MN. Dumont, two farmers at Chassart,
Belgium have for some time been per-
forming some interesting experiments
as to the transmission of power by cleo
tricity in a direct manner, that is to
say, without the intermediary of ac-
cumulators. By means of the electric
current threshing machine was
worked in the midst of wheat without
the aid of an engine. There was
neither fire nor steam. The sheaves
went into the thresher to come out at
one end in the form of straw, at the
other in the shape of corn, where it was
received in sacks and was ready for the
market. The source of electricity was
u dynamo placed about one thousand
yards away.
The application of electricity as a
means of transmitting power in factories
is rapidly on the increase. A firm of
ready-made clothiers in Leeds, Eng,
are building factory in which about
eight hundred sewing machines will be
employed, as well as the necessary num-
Der of cutting machines to keep these
going. All these will be operated by
electric motors, it having been found, on
calculating the relative cost, that it will
be more economical to fit up the build
ing in this way than to furnish it with
shafting and all the necessary adiuncts
There is also considerable economy in
the initial outlay, from the fact that the
fabric does not need to be so massively
constructed. The working cost will OBJ
viously be less, as in the case of shaft
ing it would be one mans work in con-
Germ OF thtS magnitude to keep the
bearings lubritated and every thing in
esaeF- eaicagA News /,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08
Painting Buildings White.

one OF the things that strikes for
elsher with wonder in this big town of
new York, said an observant STRANGER
ron across the sea the other day, lis
the practice apparently by authority of
painting buildings white. In most
European countries, if not in all. to
paint city buildings white is forbidden
ny ordinance, To any ono who has en-
dnrea the discomfort of living opposite
one Oh THESE white denominations in the
sunshiny days of summer the reason of
this prohibition will be obvious. There
ispR6lhg Sc hurtful to the eyes as the
ferce glare from such building when
the sun shines on it."-N. y. World,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08
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WAGES IN CHINA.
Artisans Who Work for Starvation Wages
and Never Strike,


The State Department at Washington
has received report from Consul
Pettus, stationed at Ningpo, giving
statistics in regard to labor and wages
in China. He says: Wages have not
increased here for years, and strikes
never occur. Trouble is rarely expert
enced, as laborers are confined to dis
tricts where they are employed. One
laborer is allowed Ito be employed out
side of his district; he may. by general
consent, join laborers of another district
not otherwise.
House servants are better paid than
any other Class of laborers. They are
intelligent, and have to be honest and
faithful, otherwise they will fail to pro-
cure letters for good service, without
which they will be thrown out of en-
ployment."
He appends table of wages of labor
ers and artisans in his own district.
BARRIERS make 81 a month and black
smiths s.. Block-cutters, boat builders
and bostmen get 80 cents day. and
bricklayers 20 cents. Makers of bricks
are paid 81 month, and cabinet-mak-
ers, carpenters and carverS, 90 cents to
80 cents q day. Cotfn-makers are paid
20 cents day for their gruesome toll,
and chair-bearers get 80 cents day for
carrying their superiors. Coolies, the
common laborers, receive but 20 cents
day, and female cotton spinners even
less, 10 cents. Clerks get S. q month
with board and cooks get the same.
Dyers are aristocrats among the labor
ers. receiving IS a month, and EN-.
broiderers get so cents a day. A farmer
is paid from IS to 81 u month, with his
board. Fishermen are paid from SIS to
$50 for season, which lasts about two
e%>nths. Fan-makers are paid 30 cents a
day, and gold and silver workers from
% cents to 40 cents. Haryesters get 20
centsa day, painters 81 cents, plumbers
"a cents, potters the same, rice cleaners
and reapers IS cents, saltmakcrs 20
cents, silk spinners so cents and
female silk winders IA cents. Sailors
receive from 81 to IS per month, with
board, and soldiers S. a month. with
uniforms. Straw-hat makers get 1s
cents day, tea piclers 10 cents, tea
sorterS 10 cents, tea iirers 50 cents,
tallors II cents, with board, and
umbrella makers 20 cents Statesmen
get - month and tea packers IS.
these rates are all paid by Chinese
masters. Louis Globe-Democrot
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08
Tho Movement Against s,,x.rr

eRoyal abolitionist,' the King of the
Belgiaas is called, because he is so
deeply mterested in making opposition
10 tho slave trade in Africa. A man of
humane ailments, moved by the
stories d atroci ties in that country, and
especially hyihe statement that a.O0O,-
iga0 lives ats acrificed yearly in the
ssisge traBs hssss giving his influence
am money " help destroy it. The
movement nov made in the work
Is d renaskahaa and, among other
3 things, shows III Tepugnant to civil.
5sra ys0ps g The slave trade and
agterian,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08
Consumption Surely Cured,

To THE ED1ToR:-Pl inform your
readers that have positive remedy for
the above named disease. By its timely
use thousands of hopeless cases have been
permanently cured. shall be glad to send
two bottles of my remedy FREE to any of
your readers who have consumption if they
will send mo their express and post-ofice
address Respectfully, 7. A. SLoCUM, NJ. G.,
ISL Pearl street, New York
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08
"WHY need It be7' We ray, and sigh
When loving mothers fade and die,
And leave tho little ones whose feet

It need not be in many cases. Allabout
us women are dying daily whose lives
might have been saved. 1t seems to be q
widespread opinion that when woman is
grow out OF female weaknesses and irregu-
farities that there is no help for her. She
is doomed to death. But this is not true
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is con-
stantly restoring women afflicted with dis
eases of this class to health and happiness.
It is the only medicine for their ailments,
sold by druggists under a positive guarantee
faction in every case, or money paid for it
will be refunded.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08
To Disncl Colds.

Headaches and Feyers, to cleanse the sys-
tenn effectually, yet gently, when costive or
bilious, or when the blood is impure or
constipation, to awaken the kidneys and
liver to a healthy activity without irritating
or weakening them, use Syrup Of Figs.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08
CATARRH.
Catarrhal Deafness-Hay Fcver-A New
Homo Treatment.

Catarrhal Deafness-Hay Fcver-A New
Home Treatment.
Sufferers are not generally aware that
these diseases are contagious, or that they
are due to the presence of living parasites
in the lining membrane of the nose and
eus5achian tubes. Microscopic research,
however, has proved this to be a fact, and
the result of this discovery is that a simple
remedy has been formulated whereby
Catarrh, Hay Fever and Catarrhal Deafness
are permanently cured in from one to three
simple applications made at home by the
patient once in two weeks.
N. B.-This treatment is not a snuff or an
ointment; both have been discarded by
reputable physicians as injurious. A pamph
let explaining tits new treatment is sent or
receipt of three cents in stamps to pay
postage by A. II. Dixon & Son, cor. of John
and King Street, Toronto, Canada.-Chris
tan Advocate.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08

THE worst time to hand man tract on
the sin of swearing is when he steals down
stairs in the Silly night and catches his toe
in the upturned corner of zinc that turks
near the tire-light's uncertain glow.-Phil-
adelphia Inquirer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08

Is it economy to save few cents buying a
cheap soap Or strong washing powder, and
lose dollars in ruined rotted clothes! If not,
use Dobbins' Electric Soap, white as snow,
and as pure. Ask your grocer for it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08

In 1860, Henry Goethe, Of Beaufort, s. c.,
wrote DR.. Shallenberger:
II regard your Antidote a specific for
chills and fever. 1t was used on the
Charleston Il Savannah R Road last sum-
mer and autumn in the most sickly region,
and under the most trying circumsta
Out of one gang Of negro operatives, fifty
were stricken down with chills and fever,
and every one recovered by the timely use
OF Shallenberger's Antidote. You possess
the GREATEST MEDICINE IN TIE YORIpn
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08

THE girl who has rejected a man never
reads his marriage notice two years after
ward without saying to herself: Poor fel.
low! really hope lie will be happy" and
all the time she knows she doesn't mean it
-Someryllle Journal
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-08

THROAT DISEASES commence with Cough
Cold or Sore Throat '.BrnWn's Bronchial
Trocles' give immediate relief. Sold oal,
in bo1cs. Price Is cts.