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MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE AND FIRE I'M.
SURANCE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA,

MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE AND FIRE I'M
SURANCE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA.
INCORPORATED IN APRIL I649, AND DECLARED A
DIVIDEND OF 20 PER CENT. ON 10 MONTHS BUSINESS
Business of the Company confined to Lits
Insurance only.
Permanent Fund by Act Of Incorporntion
100000.
Office No. 38 Camp Street betroeen Gravier and Com
streets, NetU Orleans.
This permanent fund to be invested as pei char
ter Tor the benefit of the policy holders, in bonds
and mortgages on unincumbered real estate valued
at double the amount loaned thereon, and in stoc ks
Of the State and of the United States government
This company, being organized solely for the
protection OF the policy holders and their families
against want and poverty, is in its operations a
great national benevolent institution, conducted
upon the most secure and solid principles, and a.
tording, for small annual sum, paid during life,
large and handsome legacy to widows and chill
dren after death.
All policy holders, whether for life or shorter
terms, who continue the insurance till DEATH par
ticipate in the whole of the profits of the companv
Creditors can insure the lives of debtors A
married woman effect insurance on the life OF
her husband for the sole benefit and use of herself
and children, free from the claims ofcrcditors.
TRUSTEES.
John Hagan Samuel Stewart
Peter Conrcy, jr. Henry s. Buckner
Robert J. Ward Johns Allison
Isaac Johnson VIM. E. Leverich
Joseph Walker Edward Sparrow
Maunsel White
PETER CoNREY, jr, President Board of Trustee.
Directors.
Joseph w. Stanton Geo. w Smith
John l.. Lewis Junius Bebec
N. G.. Hall M. M. Cohen
John L. Saffarans Edw. Jenner Cox
T.. w. Sewell A. Van Bibber
Cornelius Fellowes William H. White
j. Morgan Hall Theo. III. McCaleb
E. II. Barton b. NJ Norman
Andrew Carr G. c. Snethen.
JOHN HAeAN, President of the Company
Enxu In NiDn Dr.
A. j. WEpDERBuRN, M. d. Medical Board OF
THOMAS HUNT, M. ID. { Consultation
Ii. q. HEARTT, Actuary.
E. l.. GooLp, Attorney.
RICHARD BEIN, M D., No. 27l Magazine street
Medical Examiner, who will be at the office daily
from l2s to 2o'clock, p. m.
BY the Charter only ST. 900 is taken on a single
life.
05- This Company is prepared to entertain APP
picatons for Life Insurance, and issue Policies on
all sound and healthy White persons and Negroes,
at the Table of Rates established by the Board,
which are less than the rates charged by the New
York and London Offices and without their restric-
tons to residence in the South. By the charter
Diyidendes of Profits declared annually and
the profits draw interest, and made availa-
BILE at once to the extent of two thirds of their
amount, where the party has paid his premiums in
full.
OS- California Permits at New York and London
nation to Life Insurance, and all papers neoes-
sary to effect Insurance can be had at the Office of
the Company.
Q3- Extensive Travelling Privilegesarc allowed.
00- Ottice hours, a IN. to p.
August 2-ly
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AGENCY FOR CLAIMS AT WASHINGTON
CITY.

CHARLES b. CLEMENTS tenders his services
~ to the public, General Agent at Washing
ton city, for the prosecution of claims before Con-
gress and the several Executive Departments of
the Government, such as invalid, revolutionary,
and widows pensions; bounty land arising out of
the war flSi2, the Indian wars since 1890, in
Guiding the Indian Of 1911, the Seminole war
Of 1886, the Black Hawk war, and the war
known MS General Waync's war, from 1892 to
1906
Also, claims Of all kinds arising out of the late
with Mexico.
All communications (post-paid) addressed TO
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Every person entitled to the right of pre- -emption
TO any of the lands within the townships and parts
of townships above enumerated is required to es
tabsh the same to the satisfaction of the register
and receiver of the proper land office, and make
payment therefor as practicable after
ing this notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale Of the lands
embracing the tract claimed; otherwise such claim
will be forfeited. j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
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ID III. HOoE d CO., Wholesale and retail deal
A crs in Carpeting, Floor Oil Cloths, Mattings,
Rugs, Curtain Materials, Sheeting, Blankets, an
house furnishing goods generally.
Pennsylvania avenue ,between7t h and Sthstreets
Washington, ID. G.
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GADsBT'aE0TEL,
'Cornor ofPcnnsylvanfh avenue and I'D st.
Near Railroad Depot, Warrington.
Oct 2-iftf
MISS E. II. sCOTT.
CT 2iftf

u Music LcssOnK on Plano and. Guitar.
y PPLICATION u be made at Miss MARY f..
"A BR0NA UGFF's, next door to. tho Hon. MIR.
Holmes, Missouri avenue, between Sd and 4 !
streets, WAsHrNeToN, ID. C. After the experience
Miss ScoTT has had in teaching in Seminaries,
both South and West, abe is confident she will
give satisfaction to those who favor her with their
patronage.
She has also made arrangements to give lessons
on the Piano at Temperance Hall, on street.
Terms moderate. Sept 6-tf
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DHILIP BARTON KEY will attend to any
Il business he may be entrusted wi th before either
ofthe Courts of this District; and will also attend
to the prosecution of Claims before Congress and
the Departments. Office on street.
july lift
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: Commissioners Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-. EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS.

Every person entitled to the right Of pre-emp-
ton TO any Of the lands within the townships and
parts of townships above enumerated is required
TO establish the TO the satisfaction of the regis
ter and receiver of the proper land office, and make
payment therefor practicable after seeing
this notice, and before the day appointed for the
commencement of the public sale of the lands en-
bracing the tract claimed otherwise such claim
will be forfeited.
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
2Nu
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July 81 FRANCK TAYLOR,
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Commissioner of the General Land Office
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SERIES, VOL. 2 NO. 6.

but arrested her steps. lie proceeded to
state his name and condition, his aspirations.
and related simply and truly what had pass
led between him and his companons.-
The young lady listened atteniiyciy. and
when he had ceased to speak she SAID, blush
ling, but with great sweetness, II by so it,
tie thing somuch good could he elected, it
would be very foolish in me to refuse your
request and she kissed the young man
publicly IN the open square.
Next DAY young student was sent for
fby the Governor. lie wanted to see the
young man who had dared to ask kiss Of
his daughter IN that way, and whom she had
consented to KISS SO. lie received him with
severe and serutiIliziug brow, but after an
hours conversation, Has 90 pleased with him
that he ina7te lili e dine at his table during
the course sndies IN Ipsals
Cur young friend now pursued llis studies
4 in manner which soon made bin regarded
as themest prominent scholar 1t the univer-
i sitys Three years were not passed after the
day Of the FIRST kiss, when the voune man
was allowed to give second enc to the lowe
! ly daughter Of the Governor, as his bctroth-
1 cd bride.
He became, later, one CT the greatest
scholars in Sweden, as much respected for
his learning as for his character. lis works
will endure forever among the works Of SCI
Ience, and from his happy union spranga fam
lily well known IN Sweden in the preset day
and whose wealth of fortune and high
position in society are regarded as small
things compared with It's wealth and good
ness of love.
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3 SMALL MOUTH ONE HUsBAND-LAEcE
Two.-0Id Governor l., Of Vermont,
was one of the most inyetcrate jokcrs OF the
early times in which he figured An auec-
dote is told Of him, which has never been re-
lated in print, and never can be perhaps with
much effect, but We will try it. One fall
|as he was returning from the Legislature on
horseback, as usual at that day, he was hailed
from house by garrulous old maid who
had often annoyed him with questions re-
spccting public affairs.
"WeIl, Governor, said she coming out
towards the road, what new laws have you
passed at Montpelier, this time:'
''Well one rather singular law, among tie
rest" he replied
''Dew tell Now, what IS It, Governor ga
asked the exquisite querist.
"Why that the woman in each town, who
has the smallest mouth, shall be warranted
husband
"Why, what" said she, drawing up her
mouth to the smallest compass, what :.
ql.eer, cuI.ious Tor that is :"
eyes, but We have passed another that
beats that-the woman who has the largest
mouth is to have two husbands"
"Why, what exclaimed the old maid, in
4 SANITY relaxing her mouth and stretching !;
Wiiler at ezesy sEllahla kyrlla1 reaassirsrll!e
law that Is-when docs 1t come IA force, Eo
yernorP'
) At this, tbe Governor put spurs 70 Is.
horse and vanished
Green -uauu.atn Freeman.
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From TIE Southern Prc>1y.
s. u AIAIAR Z.

Senator Berrienha been detained in Wash
ington by the illness, not only Of himself, but
Of apart Of his family.
The Mechanics Bank Of Augusta has de-
clared a dividend of SO per share froia the
profits Of the last six months, and TIE Bank
of Brunswick, So a share.
The Toledo Blade states that Lake Etie IS
gradually falling to Its minimum lcvol-an
event that occurs, every twelve or fourteen
years.
Measures are being considered for the G.
Enlistment of photographic communication
between Columbus, Georgia, ana Apal2yh;-
Ecola.
OF the 100000 sous in Wisc.nz,a, more
than 100, goo are said 70 be Germau:. Tl.s
race Of men arc settling the country On the
sources of the Mississippi very rapidly.
a powerful Papal League hes been fsral-I
in London, and fears are eptertajned that
Revolutionary project is contemplated by for
teigRers during the World far. The Biit-
islls Government IS ready for any emergency.
Mrs uasoa formerly Fanny T Forester
land Eiie ne celebrated MISSIONARY, de-
ceased, is about % return homo trom Calcat-
yiees tha4lessen, State that
there VS. 81 tue re
moro rs eFe
o
I'D Is
Vac stcallish3p g9af, winch arrived at
Boston, afl3Y 6tis rsln liverpool paid
0tl9 du one Of tie lalgest amounts
eyer pald By Cpnard Inc.
Thuass Swing Day, q el,sess a thro'.-
Eout TIC san 9iell Islnids. uss afsinted re-
Gently by the King and eonnesi.el the ma
ton.
In the last sixty-live years It IS estimated
! that our military establishment has cost Us
nearly thousand million dollars,
The head war chief Of tbs Greek Nation.
Chilly Mcintosh, has been ordained to the
Gospel ministry, and is new employed BIZ the
Baptist Board os one Of the native preacll-
IN ageaey has Just been established ia
estof, y. -, Tor the SHE ct tea plants
aud seeds, sent direct from China.
bIesmerisni and ellloroforga, according to
the London Leader, we're kneWa nearly tw9
zcenturies
The British Parliament, st as scens ses-
sion voted three hundred and ifty-fiye tholt-
sand dollars fsr the Queens stables, AID a.
same session refused one hundred aud hffy
! thousand dollars for nafipnsl education
Alr DaTenp port, ef Salisbury, IT, claims
% nave made "a improvement IN pi3uos,
causIng tie musical CHORD, menus Of cleo
INC inae5pe q con- nue. an equa5le and tres
yibration for any length o. time.
E It's stated that 900 persons, who d bus.
lness daily q Boston, reside out q tie eIt5.
/ 1his is the natural effect Of her numerous
railroads and Low fares
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Nota great while go tended ~
ne Of the Churehe n onr ety and heard
most edifying discourse from Little minis
er, Che it Remembered that allrae he
ergynian physical, 10 using ths writ
B adjective onthc subject IF chr Jan dli-
IN the MINOR matters Of religion Ire was
ldently astranger and although not exact-
at home, in the mahogony pulp from
hich, he delivered.hi message; be seemed
be quite So, in the subject matter Of the
essago made known. j have already alyer-
led the reader in another chapter, Of my
gu regard for religion; and Twill here add,
b for the truly pious, have ever had, and
soil retain, a profound respect.
~ listening to the preacher on the coca
on referred to, was led-yery naturally
%, from the character Of bis subject t
j myself, why II wds, that 50 many churcL
ombers, processing such exalted principles
the christian system embodied, and look
S to SO glorious heritage as they speak Of
qld be induced 70 make the compromises
aiea The minister was charging upon then
q stran of afectionate e3postulation? i
ernea strange tome listened onycry at
ntiHely q inc closeof tbe sermon Will
le cholr were making music, intendingn a
isrespeet 70 them, got g inusing, and ever
eptso tai, as aluiostto think Among 9TH
Eneni9lios t7at came audging aIopg e th
measure 81 tie music was that 81 the fse,
of Helen Hampton Why Ms Hankins
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p I. G e r II <
Two Scenes.
UY MRS. S. T. BOLTON.

SCENE IN PALACE.
)vcr the moorland the wind strkcth dreorily,
Icc-icwels glitter on heather and thorn;
Pale is the sunlight that flashes out fuully,
Over dome where an infant is born.
Fold silkcnrobcs round the little one carefully;
Lay him to rest on the pillows of down,
Watch o'erthc sleep OF that scion Of royalty,
Born to inherit a sccpter and crown.
but ont the lghttho, the room may be shadowy;
Fold >i,kcn curtains around the proud bed;
pdie- in waiting step softly and silently;
Lc, no, word in whisper besaid
py in the palaces lighted 50 Brilliantly,
Bcauty and bravery arc revcling there;
ine in the jewel-wrough, goblet foams dalnuiy
AN things proclaim that the king has an heir.
n nthc vi'Mges-church bells ring mcrriy,
Rockets are lighting the sky with their glare,
oufrc+ are cracking, canuons are laundering
ChiIdrennrc shouting long lie to the heir.
pwn trojlcu millions, 20 io.l. in the revery
ls-als and beggars, and paupers right ioyfully
Fluttcr your tatters the throne has an heir
SCENEIN Howell.
Dvcr the noorland the wild wind walls mournfuI-
lv;
Icc-icwcls glitter on heather and thorn,
Pale is The -unlghtt hot rcmhlcs out dtluIy,
Over Il hut where an infant is born.
oac needs hi, waiting although it sound, pitru
None shields his form from the wind. cold an,
Wild
Dark Is thy pathway before thee, poor child
elild, with the spirit to live through eternity
Born to the yoke of the tyrant art thou!
,ycu the bread that is dealt TO thee scantly,
Thrice must be earned by the sweat oftIy bro,
olli the howell, the hearth stone is cmberlcss-
Crcaks the old door as it moves to and fro;
Ter The poor bed, where the mother lies SILVER
ing
Dusty autters the white fingered snow.
BE is the check of the plebian sufferer,
Passing from poverty vale to the grave;
etter 10y far she had died in her infancy,
ERE to the millions sheaddeda SAKE.
cs, She is pale and her voice sounds huskily,
Begging in vain for a morsel OF bread;
Push it is over; her heart slumbers silently,
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have some money! She IS out Of wood, and
she hash a cent IN the house.
Your mother in a hurry her month is
not up till next week.
SHE knows thai, ma am, and she would
lot have sent, but We re SO cold
Tell her she shall have It as soon as her
month IS up. She should not have made
such q bargain Y she couIdn't abide by it. J"
The little girl stood still.
Amy thing more Peggy ~
Please, ma am, let her have Just a little.
We were almost floSe last night.
Did you hear what j saidg
Mrs DanYers spoke angrily, Peggy tur-
ned aaiekly away.
Low provoking these people are, thought
plIanthropic lady. If one owes them
money, there's no rest i know
isf too well bnt they won't get a.
thing out of me by such doings.
sthe Little girl passed through thc hal
to tue kitchen, she was met by Aunt IA
clfe
Why, Peggy, child, what has brought
you out day like this 4 she asked.
are out of wood, Miss Rachel, and
lnother sentne to see if Mrs. Danvers would
mot let her have some money; but she cant
4 till next week. And, oh! don know what
we shall do, for IT S so cold
i And the little girl shivered as she spoke
4 Come into the kitchen, Peggy, and warm
yourself There, take seat by the fire.
Have you had your dinner yet z
No ma'a
! Betsy, give the child something to cat
: she must be hungry.
a good dish full was soon set before her
which she deyoured with an eagerness tina
Showed it had been a long while since sh,
had enjoyed such treat.
: Are those your best shoes, Peggy? sait
, Miss Rachel, when the meal was finished.
: Yes, Miss, but mother says if Tn a gooc
girl she'll try and get me a new pair 70
Christmas
: Suppose were to give you a new pal
$ now, would you like it p
oh yes Miss, indeed I would.
!, BY this time Betsy, whom Miss Rache
3 had sent out as soon as she had given Pegg
her dinner, had returned, bringing with he
: a pair of nice, warm stockings and pair G
: nice leatherb boots. They proyedto be PEI
feet fit. Peggy was in raptures. In hig
: spirits, she started off to show her mothe
what she had received The poor woma
although thankful for Peggy good fortune
g if we may so term it, was yet sadly disaI
pointed. She had not stick of wood i
the house, and knew not which way to tur
to procure it. But short time after til
little girl return, her heart was cheered b
5 seeing a cart, loaded with good oak halt bl
fore the door, which the carter said a lad
had ordered him toleave there.
C Mr. Danyers and his family spent Il
next evening at the theatre, but it so happel
ed that after all the expenses. were paid, a y
~ small amount TeI1alIeu for the poor
Aunt Rachel did not go, it is true, but if Y
could have peeped into herroom that San
: night, VIC might have beheld this mean nj
e gardly old maid, making warm stuff free
for little Peggy.
s. Reader, whowas the most charitable2
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Story Of a First Kiss.


We extract the following little story from.
Miss Bremer's Northern Loves and Lc-
gends 2
Certainly you have observed how stsangc-
" sometimes, the clouds, at morning and
evening, group themselves round the sun
and are lighted up by it, and you have
thought sometimes If this should be rep
resented in painting, people would say, it is
unnatural, it is not truep So even in hu-
man life. We often ind events, looking,
when related or described in books, even IN
natural, and yet are perfectly true to reality,
to nature, though not to every day nature.
For example, if any one should tel, that
once, a first kiss was given by a young, mod
est lady, publicly, and in 4 public square, to
Il young man that she saw for TIE first time.
certainly adj young ladies and old ladies, and
young gentlemen and old gentlemen, would
with one voice, call out, It isnot true, it
lis impossible, Well, entreat your atfen-
tics to the following little stery, for whose
truth and reality i viii be responsible:
In the University OF Ups2ls, IN Sweden,
lived a young STUDENT lonely youth, with
a ggeat love for studies, but without mean
Eof pursuing them He was poor and With
op Connexions Still he studied on, living
in great poverty, bat keeping up aeheeriul
lllealt and trying MOTTO look to the future,
which looked SO grimly at him. His good
hsiIaor and good qualities made him beloved
b4 BIS 6un comrades Once BE tan
dlne ono them u the reat squac
of prahng away an hour ef leIsurs
hen BE alteration Of the young men became
Ea bY very young and elegant lady
swine Gle side Of an elderly one, walkeC
lslpN over the place. It was The sdaughtel
lot le Governor Of lsland, residing in tpl
city and the lady with her was her cover
illness. She was generally known for he
). beauty and for her goodness and genflencs
I Of charaeter IND aFas looked upon with erea
! admiration by the students. As the youn,
lnien nov stood. silently gazing at her, ASSN
ipassed on like 4 graceful vision, one of then
ezeIaimed Well, il could be worth some
]. thing to have a kiss from such prett,
mouth 2
poor student, tue hero Of our story
VIZ hsia A0oAlllS menu tt4ilb lA41e ltis
j, angelic face, exclaimed, Is II By Inspiration
3 We'll, II think could have it. what !!
cried bis friends % chorus are yoU crazy
Doyou know her M No al, hean
sgered but think she would kiss me, Jus
NOW, If asked her u this plael
before or eyes Freely freely
pc WI ge sou kiss IN that man
Epe thousand dollars
And And cried three Or fou
offers 81 hap ned Chat several gicl
ne n gerein sc group, and bets "a
en 50 impsobab an event and th
epaienge as made andrseeiya il less TN
than we take to relate
Q1 hero hafi4 al not heshe
ae VAS pesoQe 81 PLAIN have ny pecu
ilaE rea fol eieying that be was rathe
3 pialn but slneulaI good locking st th
slae finle hero walked off Is sec Il
He bowed 70 her and sais
tToleen. ms fortune IS ia yoe
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les, She is pale. and her voice sounds huskily,
Begging in vain for morsel of bread;
lush is over; her heart slumbers silently,
Grim famine stands by the pale mother dead