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The Van Buren press., 1895-06-08
Do Old Mon Plant Trees.

It has been said by some wise man
Emerson, believe-that only old men
plant trees. This may be the rule
but my earliest recollections were con-
nected with tree planting. My mother,
father and maternal grandmother
were all ardent lovers Of horticulture,
and inherited this love in an increased
degree.
While l was In attendance at Tulane
university, in the city Of New Orleans,
l was struck by the high price charged
for the extra grade of Louisiana soft
shell pecans. The medium grades sold
on Canal street for from twenty to fifty
cents q pound, while the finest sold for
one dollar. These latter, OF course,
were used for seed and for ornament
ing cakes for Christmas for rich
people. 1t was a source of won.
der to me why some one did not buy
a large amount of these extra-grade
nuts, and plant a grove, for l knew
by experience that they would come
into bearing In nine years, and
would bear remunerative crop at fif.
teen, growing more valuable each year
till they become hundred years old.
l bought me quantity OF the best
seed, and In spite of opposition (for l
was young man then) and ridicule,
l planted large grove in northern
Louisiana, not far from the banks OF
the Mississippi river. Ten years have
passed since then, and as l look from
my window see the finest pecan
grove in the south, which has just come
into bearing, and which is now one OF
the most valuable pieces of agricultur-
al property in the south. 1t contains
about hundred acres and over thou
sand trees. The Rural New Yorker
gave lengthy article about this grove
last April, and has another now in
press, SO l shall say nothing more
about it here. l have also large
orchards of plum, peach, apple and
pear trees, which add much to our liv
ing, and now that there is no longer
any profit in cotton growing, they
promise to be remunerative in them.
selves Fruit Grower.
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-08
The Southern Corn Crop.

The corn crop in the southern states
last year, while showing-some increase
over 1898, was far from reaching q
satisfactory figure. In fact, official
statistics prove that the south in 1894
produced less corn by SO, 519, 900 bushels
than in 1891, while its cotton crop was
slightly larger in 1894 than in 1901.
the figures being 9,035,379 bales in
1891, and 9,0ss,000 in 1894. The
south has lost 1,026. 1870 in cattle, or
about 10 per cent. since 1890, though
there has been a considerable increase
in hogs. If the south had raised last
year as much corn as in 1891, it would
be better off by over $50, 100000 These
figures from official sources point un-
mistakably to radical mistake in
southern agriculture. = Humboldt
(Tenn.) Messenger
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-08
HIS DAUGHTERS ONE WISH.
The Old Man Had Bought Her Every
Luxury Except One She Nseded.

The Old Man Had Bought Her Every
Luxury Except One She Nseded.
"Papa," said the millionaire's beau
tiful daughter, as she put her arms
around him affectionately, papa,
won't you buy me-won't you buy
me"
She hesitated, and he hastily inter-
rupted:
'Oh, you've got all the bow-wows
you need. This dog show is driving
everyone crazy"
but don't want bow-wow," she
said, petulantly. you've always been
so good to me, you know. You bought
me a pony cart and lot Of Paris
dresses aud summer cottage and q
sailboat, and footman and a coach
man, and an opera box for the season,
and-and-oh, know you've been real
good"
II should say hadr he exclaimed
ave bought you everything that you
wanted that could be had for money
"Oh, no; not everything, papa" she
put in, hastily.
"Well, what is there left to buy?" he
asked.
"Why, you see, papa, all the girls are
getting foreign noblemen, and II
want one, too"
better take a bow-wow," he urged
"No, papa
"a sealslsin sacque, then"
| "No."
"a steam yacht and another triE
abroad"
| mo"
He saw that his beautiful daughter
was determined, and he sighed.
| well" he said, at last, "Ill look the
matter up to-day, and if find can ge,
u good one without having to pay i'm.
port duties, I'll place an order for him.
But you'll have to make the most Of
him. I'll never buy another for you.
Chicago Post.
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-08
e..enee. Hess d ~ WssA


~. Yea, 1925 may $50 . remarkable
reversal Of existing trade condis'one
between the south and wess Accus.
toned as we have been to the shipment
of western hog products and provisions
into the south, on an extensive scsie'
II will seem to most people absurd 70
think of the south shipping hogs ana
corn to the west. This may be done
before the end of the present year. ac'
cordin9 to Mr.. w. II. Baldwin, vice.
president of the Southern Railway Co.,
who believes that the failure OF tine
corn crop in the west, concurrent Win
the extraordinarily bountiful crop IN
the south. will result in the phenome-
non of the south shipping hogs to the
west. Already purchases OF corn nave
been made in Alabama and elsewhere
for shipment to Illinois and other west
ern states
An expert estimate Of the cost OF
corn production In Texas. Mississippi,
Arkansas and North Carolina places the
oyerage figures at thirty cents, and al
the present good market prices the
profit will be large. Besides this, some
of the planters have entered into the
raising Of cattle on scale never before
even contemplated. The failure OF the
pasturage in the west through the hot
weather and the consequent decrease
in the herds Of live stock in those sec
tions is likely to impart great stimu'
lus to the stock-raising industry in the
south for next year, and 1t would moi
be astonishing if southern beef, othel
than that from Texas, might be in the
western markets in 1s95.-Farm News
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-08
FARMER AND PLANTER
ABOUT THE BANANA.
o. Poeaibiljties of fhis ExcesdinGy roy
ulAP Fruit.

-. Po.e,bilities of fhis ExeesdinEly Pop-
alsr Fruit
II is possible that in few years the
American people will be feeding on
banana hour, Is they now do on the
-four of the wheat, rye and maize. ~
is claimed that the -four will keep Is
long Is wheat -four. and is as nutritious
AS meat, Also that the banana is forty-
four times - productive as the potato
and that an area which would grow
enough wheat to support one man
would produce bananas enough to sup
port 1888 men.
It was the opinion Of Alexander Won
Humboldt. after estimating the capa-
bilities of the banana. that q single
section of Central America could pro-
duce enough to feed the world. Inc
meal or flour is made from the unripe
banana, and the cheapness and
plentifulness of the commodity,
when once the industry is established,
will most certainly be of interest
to the poor, for this will in turn
lower the price Of the loaf. The manu-
facture of banana sausage is said to
be perfectly feasible. In this case the
ripe banana is used and charged with
condensed milk, and then put up in
tins. Already some of the largest can
ming factories have begun to make this
. feature of their business. The
sausage is even more nutritious than
the meal, and is so easily transporta-
bic, that on a campaign 1t will be al.
most invaluable.
1t has also been learned, without a
doubt, that the banana meal can be
used most successfully and econom-
ically in manufacture of beer.
So much for the fruit of the banana.
Ithas lately been discovered that the
skin of the fruit is also valuable. First
| of all, it gives q beautiful fiber, from
which durable and fine cloth can be
manufactured. The juice of the Skin
also gives an idelible ink, and can be
fermented into good vinegar. In fact
it rivaH the cocoanut as being "the
most useful tree to man."
can be converted into bread, sausages
and beer, it will come into competition
with the products of the great and
powerful states of the north and west
| which are able to stand the rivalry
| while at the same time 1t will be with
drawn from competition with the 9th
er fruits of Florida by reason of the
very small area to which it can bt
adapted.
There is still plenty ofsuitable land
however, and the man who feels like
investing and engaging in banana cul
ture, "has money in the bank" for 8
great company has already been es
tablished. and is now in working or
der, to develop the banana industry il
Florida.
Every banana raised in Florida nov
finds ready market, for 1t can all b.
used, meat, skin, Juice and fiber, ant
the far.seeing man can sight prof
ahead.-Cor. Florida Fruit Grower.
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-08
-
DAY DREAMS.


fhasa stood ia silence Watching
Waving fields Of promised grain.
where the bob-o-link In hiding.
In some covert nook abiding.
WarbIed forth his sweetest strain.
soul inspiring:
Never firing;
1hst Il made me young agsiA
By the brook in yonder meadow
hsve seen the lilies Rrow.
From their brsnches young and slender
Opeu buds In gorgeous splendoe
Rsinbow-tinte coiors blow,
That ponder.
Rapt IN wonder,
Who can paint the lily sol
have watched the srnset fading
Into tviiight's deepening gray,
When the stars would como from covss
Softly like some timid lover
PeeStne where his sveethesft lay
vigtIs keeping
Ger the sleeping,
Watching for the coming Day
fhave watched broken sunbeam
Struggling through . fffted cloud,
Where the lIghtnfn0n. goring. gsshing.
k0Ht2gbUX rain 0kA%A taose@s<h1 ~ oss$NA~Dt
Wrsps the world with pau and shroud,
But the broken
Beam had spoken
By the rainbow In the cloud
! hsve stood beside the portals
Where the dead sepulcker'd lay.
Where 70 dust the dust was given
And the soul vouchssfed 70 Heaven
From its homeless house Of olsy.
But query
TIL I'm weary
! VIII that sleeper rise some dsys
Ghave heard the songs Of rapture
WeI1ing from the spiffts free
As they gaze ncross this River
10 the land ~ thu Forever
Cfrcled By the Crystal seA
Are they real
Or ideal,
h TIE mystery TO me.
Il n. Stanley. in Ohio Farmer.
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-08
Founding Flock.


To establish flock from common
ewes, secure the help of pure-bred
ram of any of the mutton breeds that
have qualities suitable for your condi'
tions In ram for this purpose, mutt
ton form is demanded. He should DO
heavy headed, thick necked, broad
cimesteyis, but nowhere oosrse. Over
the shoulder should be full and broad.
The back should be straight and the
loin wide and thick. The ribs should
spring out strongly from the center OF
the body. Such sheep Is thriftier
than one that is fat-sided. 1t is very
desirable in mutton ram to be deep
and broad between the hind legs
or twist, SO as to furnish q
plump leg of mutton. The legs
should be short, the bone clean,
and the hair upon them fine. A ram, to
get good lambs, must have strong
constitution. The evidence of this. be-
sides the points of form before mem
toned, are activity, pink-tinted skin
and sound lustrous fleece covering
the belly as thickly as the back. Tho
fleece should be dense and even, and
made of fbers that have good length,
fneness and strength. The best eve for
mutton breeding is strong in frame and
Of fine quality. A eve that has dis.
tinct feminine appearance is kindest to
her lambs and makes the best breeder.
She should be close to the ground, with
straight back. well-arched ribs, and
broad loin and strong square-shaped
hind quarters Uniformity in the eve.
of flock is desirable, for 1t is profit
able quality of lambs and wethers, q,
those that are uniform please the
butcher best.-Rural World.
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-08

been, She laughed. II wish you would
tell me where they are"
Haven't you found any?"
with one exception" she answered,
"they are perfect lot of sticks"
"And the exception?' quericd, with
heavy heart, for was wondering
who had come in before me here as
Charlie and Harry and Fred had pre-
ceded me elsewhere, confound the lot
of them.
"The loveliest man that ever came
into summer resortl' she exclaimed,
with something more than summer
girl enthusiasm. He is as handsome
as Apollo and as poetical as Pan, and
I'd rather listen to him talk than any
man ever heard"
I'm sorry" l said, rising and max
ing believe to go.
"Sit down." she commanded. "Of
course except you"
But you wouldn't II the incompar-
able what's-his-name were here"
Don't be jealous" she laughed. "He
isn't here"
Whats his name?" inquired, curtly.
well, enough for you to know is
that it is William, and call him Will.
because it is so sweet to call him that. IS
OH exclaimed, in mock helpless
ness, save me from this Willie hoy"
Ellis name isn't Willie" she retorted,
angrily, "and you have no right to talk
of him in that way He's gentleman.
and. perhaps. II he were here you
might take a few lessons from him"
That was the first time had ever
suspected Miss Hertone OF having
temper, though l had written her a
poem once on her tawny, golden hair,
and ought to have had suspicion, !
suppose. Anyway, / didn't, and now
that had reused IL had to tame II
again or suffer the consequences.
didn't tame it, and she left me there
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-08

Only Chinese women Of high rank
have their feet bandaged. To have
small and deformed feet is an indis-
putable evidence of wealth and station.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-24
SUFFICIENT CAUSE FOR DIS
MISSAL.

Every ruse possible under the
sun is being resorted to by certain
journals-whose Democracy is not
quite equal to their devotion for
free silver-tO discredit and cast
odium and reproach upon the adj
ministration of President Cleve-
land. Even the removal of Miss
Key has been seized upon with
avidity by this class Of journalists
and magnitied from a small mole
hill into very large mountain.
1t appears to US that the reason
assigned by Secretary Hoke Smith
"a reduction of the clerical force
in the interest Of retrenclment
and reform~-ought to be accepted
by every reasonable person as
sufficient justification for the dis
missal of this lady, even if she is,
as alleged which fact, however,
is c0ntrOverted-the grand daugh-
ter of the author of the "Sta1
Spangled Banner" 1t is true that
it is the national anthem, the sing.
ing Of which, like the Marseillaise
in France, has always served tc
arouse the martial spirit Of oul
people; but we cannot perceive
why that should entitle the lady il
question or any other descendant,
Of Francis Scott Key to draw pab
ulum from the public rack forever
in preference to any other person
especially as the chief cause as
signed for dismissal was that O.
iDet1iciency.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-24

In refutation of the charge so
Inaustriously circulated by the
free silver press, that the alleged
decentralization of silver was &C
romplished so insidiously and
clandes'incly, that the members
OF Congress themselves did not
even know the diretul effect of the
bill, it is only necessary to read
Horr's financial debate with Fl If.
veF, III which lie shows that the
bill was based upon the recon-
mendations of the best tinanciers
OF the country and had been be-
fore Congress three years at the
time of adoption. AS Mr.. Hurr
was a member Of Congress him
self, he is certainly competent to
speak as an authority upon this
much contrOyerted point.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-24
SHERiFF'.S SALE.
State of Louisiana--Parish of Rapides---
Tenth judicial District
Court.
TIE CANADIAN 81 AMERICAN
MORTGAGE a. TRUST
Co. LIMITED,

VS..
HENRY P. LUCKETT.
10y VIRTUE OF AND TO SATISFY
u an order OF seizure and sale issued
from the Honorable the Tenth Judicial
District Court and to me directed as
Sheriff of the Parish of Rapides, La,
| commanding and authorizing me to spe-
clally seize and sell the hereinafter des-
cribed property belonging to defendant,
Henry Z. Luckett, have seized and will
offer for sale at public auction, TO tho
last and highest bidder, at the front door
of the Court House, in the Town of Alex
andra, La, between the hours prescribed
by law, on
SATURDAY, the 10th day Of AUGUST,
A. u. 1885,
the following described property, to-wit:
certain tract of land on the right
descending bank of Red river, about
twelve miles from Alexandria, bounded
on the north by Red river, on the south
by lands Of the Estate of Willis Bonner,
w. l.. Sanford and james, east bv lands
| west by lands of Estate Robert l.. Luck
Levin l.. Lucilett, otherwise known as
-noH"o"'iiS PiaHt"tloiJ containing iOut-
teen (i4o0) hundred acres of land, being
| the same land sold by James .Jeiiries to
Iitnry p. Lackett, by act before L. V.
Maryc, Notary Public, Oh the 18Th day of
June, 1ce3, accorded in Rapides Paris h,
Louisiana. III Notarial Book &, page SOC,
| reference to which act is hereby made,
together with all tho buildings ard i'm
provcnients, machinery and appurtenau-
ues thereto belonging or in any wise ar-
pertaining, less tie following described
portions vi above tract: live hundred
acres OF land, with all the buildings and
improvements thereon, fronting on Red
river, bounded above by lands of Mrs. Il.
Il. Luckctt, below by lands of the Estate
Nrs. j. +. Hickman; also another tract of
woodland, containing ono hundred and
fifty acres land, adjoining the above
tract, bounded north by Sand, Bayou,
south by lands Of Sanford, east by the
first above described tract, and west by
the lands Of the Bertrand plantation.
Terms of Snle-Cash, without the ben
eft of appraisement.
d. I. STAFFORD,
Sheriff Parish of Ri,pides, La.
July 10, 1895 tbs.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-24
AN EXPLODED CHESTNUT.

1t has become quite fashionable
for the Is to | free silver shriekers
to pirate about "the money of the
CONSTITUTIONS" but we should like
some of them who harp so con-
stantly upon this much abused
theme, to refer us to any clause,
section or article of the organic in-
strument, which makes mandatory
upon Congress the coinage of
silver.
The oi'ly reference to gold and
silver CT either, is to be found in
article |, section 10, paragraph l,
which says: "No State shall coin
money, emit bills of credit, make
anything but, gold and silver coin
a legal tender"
Even this Incidental allusion to
gold and silver III connection With
each other, cannot be construed
4s a mandatory direction to Con-
.ress to coin either or both
metals, but only as prohibition
upon the States.
"The money of the Constitu-
tion" is about as badly a shattered
aud exploded chestnut, as the
monumental crime," Lombard
and Wall street Nominations" "Bri.
lihh inilueuce.n etc.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-24
Not only does the past Of Il

Not only does The past Of the
party condemn the silver mono
netallisul CT the lG to politicians,
bni all educated financial authori
Ties on earth, Including the ardent
oimeta.ilsts, are pronounced in OPP
position. If the party ever does
pledge itself to free coinage of sill.
yer at Is 10 l with bullion selling
at sixty five cents an ounce in
gold, it will have to fight against
the colleges, the business men, the
solid farmers, and all other intelii.
gent, educated, responsible and
moral forces St. Louis Repub
lie, (Dem.)
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-24

The celebrated conspiracy OF
Cataline and others to destroy the
city of Rome with the ilcendiary' 5
torch, which was prevented from
being put into execution by the
timely discovery and denunciation
of Cicero, is scarcely reprehensible
i'll comparison with the alleged con
spiracy of John Sherman ct ais, by
which silver was SO surreptitiously
demonetized in 1878, that even the
members of Congress, who voted
for the bill and the President who
gave it his official approval, were
unaware of the existence of any
such assassinating clause.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-24
True DemOcrntS.thnsn ,

True DemOCrats--thosc WHO
believe that the continued sppre.
macy of the Democratic party is
essential to the preservation OF
constitutional government and tl.v
maintenance Of civil liberty-will
abide by the action Of the NatioUal
convention, even if it fails to III
corporate free silver plank in its
platform; but those whose motto
is, free silver at any price, viii
align themselves in the ranks OF
the Populists and Republicans.
Such action has already been fore
Swallowed by the free silver oracle,
W. j. Bryan.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-24
HOW's This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY s. CO.,
Proprietors, Toledo, Chic.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bust
ness transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by thei,
firm. WEST d IRUAX,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
WALDING, kINMAN Il MARVIN,
Wholesale1 Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
~ Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Price,
II cents per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists. Testimonials free.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-24
THAT ROAD,

The assurances that from time
to time Mr.. WEIGH has held out to
the people of this Parish of the
early completion of the road he
has undertaken to build, have sc
far failed to materialize. In truth
we are but little nearer the reali.
cation than we were a little more
that twelve months ago, when Mr.
WEIGH assured the public, that
upon their voting tax of five
mills, he would complete the road
Inside of four months. 1t is not tt
be wondered at, therefore, in view
Of Mr.. Welch's dilatoriness that
the best friends of the road have
pretty much all lost faith in the
SUCCESS of the enterprise, and thai
the Police Jury Of tie Parish, at
it's receut session, have, by reso!u.
ton, directed the Collector of tax.
es not to enforce The collection CT
the five mill tax until tic read was
completed.
This argues very badly for MI
WEIGH, for it indicates most clear
ly, that the public have come to
doubt most seriously Ills ability to
build the road. If Mr.. Welch has
any real backing behind him, the
course he is now pursuing cannot
be accounted for Oh any rational
hypothesis, and yet he insists, and
has insisted all along, that he has
the money to put the road through.
If he has, then why does lie not
push the work forward. Why
does he permit, at this the most
propitions season OF the year fol
building a road, his hands to dis.
band and all his work to cease
Does he expect In this way to take
off the crop Of 1896 as he promised
to do? We are aware Mr.. WEIGH
has undertaken in one way or an
other, to explain this untowara
condition of things, but his expla-
nations have imposed upon no one.
The truth is, that the people OF
this Parish, are all but unanimous
in the opinion thpt Mr.. WEIGH has
not the money to build the road,
that he never has had it and more
over we believe that he cannot get
it, nor that he is ever likely to get
it. We dislike to record these
facts, in view of the solemn assur-
ance Mr.. WEIGH has repeatedly
given to prominent gentlemen OF
the Parish, both before and since
the voting of the tax, that he had
the means to equip the road. How
Mir. WEIGH is to answer to these
gentlemen, we know not. We
hope he may be able to do it by
putting the road through within
contract time. But we seriously
doubt it Marksvi!le New Enter
prise.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-24

We will bet sl.00, if we can ne
gc!iate a loan, that some Of our
contemporaries who are advoca-
ting the single gold standard, have
never noticed how closely Carlisle's
speeches resemble those made by
John Sherman Lake Charles
Echo.
We have never noticed any
such similarity Or resemblance, but
if it actually exists, it would not
derogate from the force aud efficacy
OF Carlisle's speeches, simply be-
cause an acknowledged Republi.
can financier happens TO agree
with him. The minds OF great men
generally run III the sau.e channel.