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treatment, to have good crops of both
grain and grass, which have paid me for
all previous expenditures while improv-
ing the land, besides having we'll SET
crop of clover, ready as fertilizing crop
for any other.
In my opinion, this is the cheapest and
best method of improving our worn
out lands.
Before closing this article, l desire to
give more than a passing notice to what
I consider The most important factor in
the restoration of worn out lands. l re-
fer to the COW OF field pea. 1t thrives
npon land too poor to grow clover. 1t
produces heavy, rich crop..in a shorter
period than any vegetable fertilizer.
Two crops can be produced on the same
ground in one year. 1t leaves the soil in
the very best condition for succeeding
grain crop. It is so rapid in its growth.
and perfection as to make an interven-
ing manural crop between grain cut in
the spring and grain sown in the fall
It feeds lightly upon the soil, but extracts
from the atmosphere the particular ele-
ments necessary to grain crop, and puts
back largely into the soil those very
elements.
Is there anything in field culture that
will likely call out more quickly our
admiration than a large field of this plant
with its apparently solid mass of green
foliage, from which spring millions of fn-
ger-like pods in all stages of growth, as
many tendrils reaching after support,
while the myriads of bees enliven the
scene by flying among the sweet purple
blossoms which appear at the top Of the
plant9 So wonderful and enchanting is
such scene that I cannot forbear to
relate the impressions made on one OF
our best men when taken to the fields Of
our favorite, last September, and while
taking in the view l have just described
involuntarily exclaimed: 30 Lord, how
manifold are Thy works; in wisdom
hast Thou made them all the earth is
full of Thy riches |"
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ruaing book on English authors, and
was surprised to find how few of them
lived to good old age.
A literary life is short in years, though
some of them are long in great works.
Brain work is not healthy work when
compared with the outdoor occupation
and simple, temperate habits Of the far
mers. Shakespeare died at ffty.two; !;
Addison, 6fty.three; Steele, ffty.four;
Gray, ffty.fye; Pope, fifty.six; Gibbon,
ffty.seyen; Dickens, fifty. eight; Macau.
lay, ffty.nine; Charles Lamb, sixty /;
Scott, si1ty.one Coleridge; sixty-two; /;
Bacon, sixty.three; Collins, sixty.four !;
Milton, sixty.fve; Arnold, sixty.six;
Burke, sixty.seven; southey, sixty eight;
Bulwer, sixty.nine. Then there were
Goldsmith and Burns and Byron and
Thackeray and Hood, who never reach.
ed their fftieth year. I penned down
thirty consecutive names of notable
writer's, and their average age was fifty.
six years. 1t would have alarmed me if
I had written anything that was any ac-
count, but considering all things I will
risk it a little longer.
If man can keep calm and serene,
and has good constitution, he can do
literary work a long time; but there are
a big lot of little troubles nowadays. I
see book agent coming up the walk
right now, and I have to fortify myself
against him, and listen with patience and
resignation to his little speech, and then
look at his book and be courteous, and
make my little speech and let him go. ]
would like to buy all their books, but I
can't. And there is the worry about
cooks and company, and the everlasting
frolics of the young people, for they are
going all the time, and have run away
with the town. There hasent been
day or q night, except Sunday, in five
weeks, that there wasent some town fool.
ishness on hand they were just obliged to
take hand in, for fear of giving ofenae,
they say, and sometimes they don't get
home until midnight, and wish we we're
all back in the country where we came
from. Most every one of these vacation
days is as big thing as country wheat
threshing or Sam Jones tabernacle
meeting, and to my opinion, these long.
winded irolics are not doing the young
folks any good. Irregular hours and ice
cream and cake and canteloupes and milk
shakes have got them all churned up,
and ne can't get them up to breakfast
nor get them home to supper. But it
seems to be the family opinion that am
getting antiquated and unreasonable, and
maybe am, though have heard some
other parents say it has been the bangen.
est vacation that came over Carstersville.
1t will soon be over, thank the good Lord,
and then maybe we will all get our chill
dren back. Country people don't have
such things, and they ought to be thank
full. I bought load of fodder to day
from Mr.. Gilreatb, a good, conteLted far
mer, and his little ten. year old boy came
with him and was proud so set up on top
and drive some, and be was modest and
well.behaved, and has good chance to
make good man, but if he lived in town
he would be smoking cigarettes right
now. May the Lord help us all to be
content,with our lot.
BILL ARP.
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Most Mothers Know Her.

We are all acquainted with her, the
woman who never goes, who drops in for
a call in the busiest part of the morning
it little matters whether it is washing
day or ironing day. 1t is all the same to
her. Your irons may grow cold and the
clothes may boil over, but still she stays.
She usually mentions that she has drop
ped in on little errand. 1t is probably
a borrowing errand. Only after she has
exhausted your patience and produced as
much Generalization in your household
as she can is she ready to 60.
But oh, the going! If you have any
idea that she is really going you are
quite certain to be disappointed. She
comes back to tell you about some neigh.
Dor you had never seen or ever desired to
see, to explain the why's and wherefores
of certain goings on in the neighborhood,
in which you take no interest, and then
she fingers at the door and keeps you
standing far beyond your strength. 1t is
impossible to calculate the time that is
wasted by we'll meaning women in such
ways as these.
It would be an excellent thing if calls
of all kinds could in some way be limited
TO 8 ten minute rule. In the social
world among women of leisure it is con-
sidored in bad form to lengthen ones
visit beyond set period, and when a
woman has numerous acquaintances she
usually has a visiting day and can be
certain of freedom from interruption
during the rest of her time. There is
considerable excuse for the much abused
"not at home" which is frequently used
by women of society, and which simply
means not at home to visitors, or engaged,
and there is no reason for any ones tax
ing offence in the matter.
Only working women, the busy far
mers' wives or women who do their own
work, are subject to the annoyance of
the announced visitor, who is bound by
no social Law as to her arrival or depart
ure or her length of stay. She is one
uncertain quantity in all the routine OF
the household. It would take q keen
mathematician to calculate the amount
of spoiled dinners, spoiled washing and
actual loss of money value for which she
is responsible, to say nothing of the loss
OF temper and general misery consequent
upon a disarranged household, delayed
duties and work put ofjoint.
The very worst effect is that upon the
visitor herself. Her own work must 60
awry while she spends her time gossiping
about the neighborhood. Her own char
acter detoriates, while she becomes what
our grandmothers were wont to call a
"gad.about. Though she may have the
most amiable intentions when she un'
consciously repeats the interesting stories
of the neighborhood, the temptation to
enlarge, to impugn motives when posi-
bly, there were no motives, is likely to
render her in time veritable scandal
monger, upon whose word no person o1
sense will place any reliance.
It is not necessary to dwell upon the
folly of borrowing, but it is enough tc
say that all provident and sensible house
keepers provide for the future and do moi
allow themselves to impose upon the
good nature of their neighbors. .-Ns't
| York Tribune.
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: Those who believe that DR.. Sage

= Those who believe that DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy will cure them are more
liable to get well than those who don't.
If you happen to be one of those who
don't believe, there's matter of $500 to
help your faith. It's for you if the ma.
kers of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy cent
cure you, no matter how bad or of how
long standing your catarrh in the head
may be-.
The makers are the Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, of Buffalo, N. Y.
They are known to every newspaper
publisher and every druggist in the land,
and you can easily ascertain that their
words as good as their bond.
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Bucklen,s Arnica SaIve

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe.
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill.
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
aud positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Hill Bros.
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= Mrs. J. Campbell, of Easton, N. c.,
ran needle into her arm when 0 years
of age. Little was thought Of the occur
renee until q few days ago when she ex-
perienced considerable pain in her left
arm. The family physician made an ex-
animation and found underneath the
skin the needle, which was removed.
During the twenty years the needle had
travelled up her right arm across tbs shou)'
dera and down the left arm.
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Tourists,

Whether on pleasure bent or business,
should take on every trip bottle Of
Syrup of Figs, as it acts most pleasantly
and effectually on the kidneys, liver aSs SIS
bowels, preventing fevers, heada6 d
other forms of sickness. Fos4
and S1.O0 bottles by all lead
gisa.
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HoW's This I?
We offer one hundred dollars for any
case of catsrrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
r T. CHENEY g. co
T. J. CHENEY & CO.
Toledo, Ohio.

Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bus
mess transactions, and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by their
firm. o..
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
WALD1Na, K1NNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Testi.
monials sent free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
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Mr.. W. M. Riley and Miss Ella Kay
have q large and fourishing school at
New Prospect, in Centerville Township.
It is q subscription school, too. They are
doing good work.
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Mr.. w. H. shearer is doing faithful
work at Flat Rock School. He is de-
serving, we'll qualified and earnest
teacher. No risk is taken in committing
a child to his care and training.
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Miss Lucy Gambrell is teaching sub.
scribed school at Dorchester, three miles
west of Belton. Everywhere Miss Lucy
has taught she is very much liked, and
has been very successful. She has a
large school, and is doing large work.
The community is fortunate that secures
her services,
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We want every Trustee in the County
to meet in this Office on Saleday in
September. Let us consult with each
other. Be sure to come.
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The two Memory Gems at the head of
this column should be carefully pondered
and fully comprehended by every one,
and especially by 1.-THE young. Waste not.
your time, and be not wasted by time.
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Over 5000 car loads of melons have
been shipped from Georgia already this
season.
The people of the United States
drink aeventy-two million dollars worth
of coffee year. They also drink $4,000.
600 gallons of whiskcy year,
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You watch your watch once day.
Your liver and bowels should act as reg
ularly. If they do not, use key.
The Key is-Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pei.
lets. One dose.
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The school at Calhoun, in Belton
Township, has as teacher Miss Mary E.
Henderson, one of the most enthusiastic
teachers We have ever met. She is full
of energy. and faithful and efficient
worker. The school house is kept neat
and clean, aud the pupils have we'll pre-
pared lessons. Calhoun is one of the
best locations in the County for school,
and the people are we'll able to pay for
the education of their children. The
plan for school at Calhoun should be
changed little. The patrons should
make up, as it is termed, a school, each
subscribing as many scholars as will be
sent, at fixed rate of tuition, and let
the school run at least eight months.
The teacher will draw the public funds
and give credit for it to the patrons, and
thus diminish their subscribed tuition.
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"The Board of Trustees shall hold q
regular session in their School District
at least two weeks before the commence
ment of any and every school term, for
the transaction Of any and all business
necessary to the prosperity of the
schools" This ois; an extractEfrom
school Law. Trustees; aressworn toEdis7
charge their. duty according tosslaw.
Study the school: lawaand sse'thatsit is
enforced.
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-gN ALL communications intended for
this Column should be addressed to G.
WARDLAW, School Commissioner, An
derson, s.. g.
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/. The three schools in Broadway Town
ship, taught by Misses Zella Campbell,
Allie Major and Lizzie q. fAnderson,
are three as good schools as can be found
in the County. These young ladies are
doing a work thatsis appreciated, and
that will aid wonderfully in raising the
people of this Township to higher
plane of intelligence and civilization.
The work in these schools demonstrates
what teachers can do. Finally, the teach.
ers will be rightly appreciated. One of
these teachers told US she had never lost
dollar of her tuition charges. Neither
of these teach for what the public pays,
but have their regular terms, and credit
the patrons With what public funds they
receive. Hurrah for Broadway schools
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MEMORY GEMS.

"I have wasted time, and now time
doth waste me-"
'"What would the dying sinner give
For one more Sabbath day to live ?''
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We trust next year no school will be
taken just for the public term, unless 1t
can so be arranged that the public term
will last eight months, as it does in one
District. This strikes US as the best way
to run the public schools. The Trustees
should so arrange it that the schools will
run the full term. Of course they could
not pay teachers enough to justify them
to teach, but the parents can come up
with subscriptions and supplement the
public fund. This has been tried and
works we'll.
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The annual catalogue of the Honea
Path High School is before us. Il is
well arranged, neatly printed, and shows
a very successful session. There were
222 pupils enrolled during the session Of
1890 and 1891. We are glad to sec this
good undertaking crowned With SO great
success. Prof. J, B. Watkins, the able
and efficient principal, is assisted by
four Who know how to do. good work in
the school room. The Honea Path High
School is safe place at which to educate
your boys and girls. The standard ia
high, and the work thorough.
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thursday MORNING. AUGUST 20, 1891.

one Shakespeare, one Milton, one Gold.
smith. There was but one Bonaparte,
and that was one too many. I was pc.
ruaing book on English authors, and
was surprised to find how few of them
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health,
And his best riches-ignorance of wealth.
The eayerage farmers life makes no dis
play in the world, and it was never in
tended that it should. A man has done
his duty when he has filled his station
according to his capacity. There is but
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But if the farmer cannot get the ash
element, let him SOW peas or rye early in
the fall, or oats early in the spring, turn
them under in June-then SOW peas then
clover"
This brings me to my own experience OF
the past four years in bringing to grass.
producing point farm on which bushes
and broom straw reigned supreme. The
plan most successful has been to SOW rye
during the month of October, applying
25O pounds of fertilizer per acre. The
following spring, when the rye is in bios.
som, plow it down and SOW peas on this
fallow, applying 800 pounds per acre of
fertilizer that will produce quick and
rank growth of vines. This is the point
at which the money expended for fertil.
izers yields the largest returns; the
broad, rough leaves of the pea extract
from the atmosphere vast quantities OF
nitrogen, which is soon to furnish the
plants of the coming crop with food
This is the only way I have been able to
secure portion of the millions Of tons
of fertiliziDg elements which our good
president, in his lecture on the Chemistry
Of the Farm" assured us was in the all
about u.s. By the aid of chains attached
to the plows these vines are safely buried
under the surface, and after an applica-
tion of fifty bushels of lime per acre tc
decompose the green crops now in the
soil, the surface is well.harrowed and
sown to winter oats and grass. Suffice il
to say, that have net failod, with thil
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perfection, and this perfection mas given
cotton goods to all the world.
Your mothers uster spin and weave
and knit aud sew. It is all done by ma
chinery now. There is no woman who
would think of plodding away with knit.
ting needles as of old, nor of carding the
"bats" and spinning the thread for
Sunday dress. Machinery has done
away with all this, every one can see the
great revolution in many lines of busi-
ness that has been accomplished, and
yet. the average Southern farmer plods
along unconcerned.
Northern farmers have not been so in
different to the benefits of improved I'M
plements-they would have starved il
they had. The old cradle was discarded
from their harvest fields long before you
could convince q Southern man that the
nigger and the cradle was not the best
So it has been in plows for cultivation
and in methods of gathering and putting
away their crops.
Iti not just q few progressive" mer
who should resort to the use of labor
saving implements, but all Southern till
ers of the soil. This is the great need o.
our section, if we are to keep up with the
demands of the times. Find out tht
way to have one man do the work Of foul
as we'll or better than it is done to-day
and you shall have solved a greater thing
than the "negro problem"
II farmers will get to studying on thi
line it will be done, is The notion Of al
old man who hates to give up old-tim
/! trays. SARGE PLuNKETT;
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within ninety days after the first day of Janu-
airy in the year eighteen hundred and ninety
one.
SEC g. Belt further enacted, That at the
next general election all electors who desire
to vote for said amendment shall write or print
upon their ballots the words, For the Levees,
Schools, Charities, Pensions, Drainage, Lot
teries and General Fund Amendment" and
all electors who desire to vote at said election
against said amendment shall write or print
upon their ballots the words, against the
Levees, Schools, Charities, Pensions, Drain
age, Lotteries and General Fund amendment.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That all OIL
GERS charged with elections o. tho conduct of
the returns thereof under the general election
laws shall at the time they give notice of the
said general election also give notice of the
election herein ordered for the adoption or re-
lection of the proposed amendment, and shall
without other direction or authority than ls
herein contained make due returns of said
election in conformity with the general election
laws i'll so far as they are not inconsistent with
this act. -
TSigued1 S. P. HENRY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,.
ISlgnedl JAMES JEFFRIES,
Lieut. Governor and President of the Senate.
Witness my signature and seal of the State
of Louisiana at the city of Baton Rouge, this
! 18th day of August, 1891.
/ L. r. MASON,
Secretary of State.
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Homestead Entry No. 32ls.
Land Office at NatchitOches, La, !

Land Office at Natchitoches, La,
December 1, 1891.
Notice is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has fled notice of her in
tentiOn to make final proof in support of her
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the honorable District Judge or the Clerk of
the District Court at Benton, Louisiana, on
18th January, 1892, viz; Homestead Entry
No 221S-Sarah E. Morgan, widow of James
Madison Morgan, deceased-for the west half
of northeast quarter, north half of northwest
quarter of section ID, township % North, range
II West Louisiana Meridian. She names the
following witnesses to prove her continuous
residence upon, and cultivation of said land,
VIZ: Horny Hall, John Daley, Harper Wal
lace, John e. Stiles. of Carterville, La.
L. DUPLEX, Register.
December 8, 1891. jan
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Sssccess6Oas SSge.

Succession of ". II. ! In District Court, Bos-
Sullivan, deceased. sier parish, La.
by virtue CT a writ of sale to me directed
u from the HOacFable District Court in and
for Eossier parish, La, l will sell at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder, in the
town of Benton, La, on Wednesday, January
6, 1892, the following described property:
Southwest quarter OF southwest quarter OF
section four IA, and northwest quarter OF
northwest quarter of section nine 49,, all in
township p North, range ID West, containing
so acres.
Also, one cow and one yearling, s hogs, 225
pounds lint cotton, feather beds, 4 chairs, 2
tables, ehurn and washpot, &c.
Terms of Sale-Cash, if the sppraisment or
twO-thirds thereof be bid, else on a credit of Il
months, according to law.
<. R. THOMPSON, Sheriff
ind ex-oficio Auctioneer, Bossier Parish. La