The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16

i uOn COuptoAh
When the Lord sends rain,
When the tanks in the sky run over;
For the rain you know
Makes the corn to grow,
And gives Lift to the clover"
But my humble friend. Cobe, says
we've had bout enuf and he wants it
to stop right now. "We've had
'bundance, says CODE, Sand I'm
afeerd there won't be any nubbins to
feed the steers on this winter and no
seed Eaters to plant next spring"
| Another one horse farmer says he is
sfeerd he will make more cotton than
he can get picked out
Was there ever such q bountiful
crop year? Wheat, corn, cotton, po-
tatoes and fruitl Mr. Roberts, who
farms on Pumpkin Vine creek, says he
feels sure of 1000 bushels of corn
from one field OF ten acres--that he
can select one OF two acres that will
Weld 1870 bushels each, and there are
several square rods that will make
bushel to the rod. That would make
100 bushels per acre. II every rod was
as good. Mr.. Roberts Is no brag. He
Is a conservative, truthful man and
good farmer. Mr.. Alderman made
twenty-five bushels Of wheat to the
acre right in the suburbs Of the town,
and he has more beautiful fruit than
was ever grown here before. Our mar
ket is running over with good things
apples. peaches, pears. grapes and
melons. Country wagons drive to the
residences every day loaded with deli
cious fruit and you can buy at your
own prices, for the supply Is greater
, than the demand. We luxuriate
on soft peaches and cream. which
9 is the next best thing to
strawberries and cream, and we
o buy fine large cantaloupes at nickel
i apiece. Old folks lose their relish for
q meat, but they never get tired of fruit.
8 1 was Eliminating about the kind
l. ness of Providence in arranging the
q succession to suit our health and ap-
e petite. Strawberries, raspberries,
y dewberries, huckleberries, blackber'
y ries, June apples, cherries and Their
ID peaches and grapes, with melons
g thrown in, and before long the towr
70 will be flooded with apples. Oh, thu
u Jelly and jam and preserves that m,
II folks have put up, and the sugar tina
r I have had to pay for. Thank good
$. ness, bought it before the KcKinle.
81 trust cornered the market A cleve
l8 republican neighbor told me that tn
ne Almighty was smiling on the land be
a. cause good men were now In power
and he quoted scripture which sail
when the righteous are in power tn
i. people rejoice.
- eyes" said I, ''the devil can quot
~ scripture to suit his purpose. Davi
~ understood the situation when b
GO said; Il have seen the wicked in grea
~ power, spreading himself like gree
az bay tree, yet he passed away, and
he was not
don't think the Lord is payin
ne much attention to congress or the az
We ministration, but He does seem
~ have pity on the people, and is shov
~ ering blessings upon them.
There was q campmeeting stol
40 that old Allen Turner told when l WI
~ q boy that I have not forgotten. I
~ was preaching about the perils
pe. riches and said there was q good o
~ darkey who had kind but un-Chri
~ tian and skeptical master, and he tri'
nu' in his humble way to convert him, b
ys. his master only laughed ct him al
~ one day said to him: "Now, Unc
Jack, il the Lord is 80 wise and
Tar good and loves us all 40 much as you ga
I'D. what makes him let Jim Austin get
be- rich and keep on buvinR more lal
up, and more nlggers and mules, VIII
ore YOU know that Jim Austin is the mea
eet est man in the county. He swindl
uc- his neighbors and Expresses the pot
lick He drinks and CANDLES and curse
ort but everything he touches makes b
at. richer and richer. How do you {
ice. plain that?"
JOS. 'sMaster! master!" said Uncle Jat
; its "dat is all les 30 and it's becaus'
the Lord don't keer nothin' about j
nts, Austin, his name amt on de boz
rate No, sir, de Lord amt payin' no q
= 10 ton to him at all and de debil
aoe. runnin' him. No, master! l tell
;m;. how it is. When de Lord take lik
och to a man and got his name on de be
n is He don't let him get fat and slick
,;,b. Jim Austin. Whom de Lord Low
tho He chastiseth, and dat's de rea
oon. your ginhouse git burned up and y
buggy mare die, and maybe dat's '
Miss Juliann take sick away of
school and come home in de col
She was blessed child, she was,
dest seems to me dat sometimes away IL
old night 1 hear her calm you. Mas
law old Jack don't like to trouble
. OF about desc things and he woulden
very YOUR name wasent on de book.
wer. Uncle Allen used to finish up
one. story win the masters conver'
cid. and Jim Austin being killed.
at is Better times are coming &
ex- enough, but politics has nothing
zane. do with it. Politics dident give
er il a great crop Of wheat and
The short crop in Europe. My fri
has kirkpatrick, of Atlanta. says these
, his vulsions in trade and prosperity g.
and cycles of seven years. and that
rincs cycle of distress and disaster
Or he about expired. He almost prove
. l;fo nv, roforapco to tho mast and tells