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And "a Other Dash Gifts
Every Certificate gets at once an exquisite
OIL CHR0MO and s chance to draw either of
the shove Grand Prizes.
&a-AH prizes psid through the
First National Bank.
N.B.-Ths drawing will be conducted by a
Committee composed of gentlemen noted for
their high financial and social position-men
who would scorn to lend their names to any bat
q fair and orable transaction. We append
a portion Of the
COMMITTEE:
The officers of the National Exchange Bank.
The officers of the Bank Of Minneapolis
The officers of the City Bank.
The officers of the Exchange and Savings Bank
of Minneapolis, MINI.
Horace Thompson, President First National
Back
Hon. ?. Willus, Banker.
Parker Paine, Banker.
Wm. Dawson, Banker.
bon. William Lee Mayor Of st. Paul, Minn.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
F. s. ellison, Proprietor Nicollet House.
Thomas Lowry, Attorney at Law.
f. B. Ames, Mayor Of Minneapolis.
E, P. Wells, Real Estate Dealer.
T. A. Merphy, President Exchange and Savings
Bank.
NOW - THE %xn9.
The remaining shares in the Grand Drawing
are goiag off rapidly, and will soon be gone.
REMEMBER that the drawing takes place in
MAR CH, and that when the full number of
shares are sold it will be TOO LATE to avail
yourself of this opportunity TO buy choice
chrome for 81 and obtain a prize worth thou
sands
The perfect fsrness Of this great scheme is
fully established and all who invest are sure of
the worth Of their money in fine work of art,
and chance to become rich at en- expense Of only
Two Dollars.
f. O. CLARKE, Secretary.
J. X. SIDLE, Treasurer,
/ President First National Bank.
! For information and descriptive circulars
address the General Managers,
PEABODY 6 WELLS,
| MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
| febI4-dl2t
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ERIA, LA, WEDNESDAY. MAY II 1877

appeal for help by picking up Mr. Putnam
ana carrying him to ncighboring drug
store. Madam Duval begged in vain in this
| place for succor for her friend
woaii naturally be supposed that a neo.
| pie resting Coiescent under such an OUTRAGE
would have but Little Telling or sympathy for
IA whipped negro, caught stealing horses or
robhing hen r5ost. Yet their hearts bleed
for them 1t i:only at home these tender
organs are found Gallons. but To uuvthinc
from abroad. even SUSPECTED Of cruelty
they are as open and susceptiblc us the Glv
t. the breeze. They shui.irr ike an asncn
at tho echo of a groan a thousand miles
away, bat are deaf To shrek beneath their
own windows. They can scarcely exist un-
der the burning disgrace entai.d upon their
country and humanity by tho Southern ex-
ccsses. but are entirely oblivDus to their
own outrages daily perpetrate. upon NOR
ality and decency. From the. II pulpits the
vengeance of God lis invoked upon the
wicked ku klux in one breath. lsld in another
His blessings are claimed for: the patient
neighbors If Mr.. Perkins the should be
ma'rons OF Massachusetts, and the good
Samaritans of New York. 1t is their de-
nuncIatlon which dispatches an army of oc-
cupation into Southern tsIritory. and their
hosannahs which ascend in self glorification
at having knocked the shackes from three
millions of human beings"
Such is the companion picture to the Ku-
klux enormity one days reading OF our ex-
changes can furnish without recourse being
had to the labor. coal and railroad riots,
now furnishing i'll various localities Be
yond convlctlag them of gross an unpar-
pohabie inconsistency we do not pretend to
assert that the Northern people, as an en.
tirety, are any worse socially or morally
than our own, but we cite these few instances
IN illustration of their being no better We
think the time has arrived when the mirror
had better be turned homeward. and thew
set etthemseves actively about discovering
the mote in their own eyes before hunting
Tor beams in their brothers optics.
1T we would characterize them all as Mr.
PerkInses. or New York roughS. and hint at
what Is demonstrated by the Massachusetts,
statutes Is being an accepted custom, they
would resent the imputaiion as false and H.
bellous, yet such is exactly the treatment
experienced at their hands by the South
The whole community is not only made to
bear the burden of ubloquy for disorder in
cident 10 every locality, but they are grossly
and unjustly punished Such a policy is
unworthy of people styling themselves
either honest or respectable, and in afford.
ing them a rapid glance into their own social
condition We have done so merely with the
hope that it would go little way toward
tempering their superativc self conceit If
we succeed in this. it is well 4: if not. it
don't much matter
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BRoWNLOW AND BUTLER.

The rncurs of ile earth once intent
To choose themselves a President,
So assembling, TO work they went
In Il general Convention.
As any one can clearly see,
1t was not hard IT, disagree,
SO many rogues were there lei free
So4nany had taken high degree
So many had good intentions"
In Philadelphia this look place,
Rogues were there of every race,
Black and white in fond embrace,
Seemingly harmonious
They all agreed with one consent
The greatest rogue must be>P:esidcnt
Each one then his mind unbent,
To see who was this honorcd gent,
Becoming quite uproarious.
Atlast arose a thief who said.
"a "white-hearted" one with woody head.)
He had the thing all 'snug and dead"
And nominated Butler.
Butler, the greatest rogue of all,
Certainly did deserve this call,
Prince of rascals, great and small,
With no more character at all
Than thievipg army sut!er.
Another rascal then arose,
Who BrOwnlow's name did loud propose
terror to his friends and foes,
An advocate of arson.
The contest here waXed fierce and hot,
The crimes of each ere not forgot,
But the Beast was rect oned free from SPOT,
And pure and holy his early lot
COntrasted with the "parson.''
Hear the close cf this notable day,
Bens friends seeing ''the devil to pay
Bcthought them of the following way
To save his reputation.
Gracefully yield ng to Brownlow's claim
They thought his friends might do the same
And Brownlow himself think il no shame
With Ben as his "Vice" to halve the game,
And together rule the nation.
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OYSTER SHELLs.-These shells are de-
rived from the minute quantities of lime
which is dissolved in sea water. which
amounts to only the one ten Thousand and
six hnndredth part of its weight. But the
oyster is wonderful pumping machine.
We speak of ''drinking lik fish, drink
ing like an oyster would be a more express
sive phrase. 1t is nov well known that in
testacea there is Il continual current pass
ing forward from behind within the mantle.
Supposing, now. that the oyster abstracts
the whole of the carbonate of l:me from the
water passing through in, which is highly
Improbable, the quantity of water required
to furnish an oyster shell would be soIha-
thing like fifty thousand times the weight of
the shell. The quantity is very Interesting
when we compare it with what a man i'm
bibes. In a lifetime of seventy five years,
it is computed that a man would not pass
through his body more than one thousand
tmes its weight of water. An oyster in the
same time would have got through many
thousand times the quantity required by the
most thirsty mortal, notwithstanding the
difference of their bulk.
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PLAINNESS. S.-Plainness is a misfortune so
much to be aggravated by mismanagement,
and to be redeemed and rendered tolerable
by ludiclous treatment, that the conscious
ness of it should make no one unhappy
The uglest of men boasted that he was
only five minutes behind the handsomest in
favor of the ladies. This may be true
where wit is thrown into the scale But the
plain man is also more bound to the pro
prieties and scruples of the toilet than his
weil-favored brother Old clothes and the
suspicion of soil tell on him with damninc
effect; and yet this care must never merge
into foppery. If he hits the golden mean
his reward will come. late, but surely At
sixty or sixty five. he will be better worth
looking at, be plcasanter object for the
eye to rest on. be welcomed with sweetel
smiles than the sloven of the same years,
can pretend that planness is no trial TO a
woman, therefore we ought the more to
honor the plain woman, who. hopeless Of
admiration, yet applies all the innocent art,
of nicely. taste aud femeuine tact to set of
homely features to the best advantage and
to procure a tout ensemble not conspicuous
ly unlovely. Fortunately, it as point on
which an Unlimited amount of self decep-
ton is possible, for there is charm indie
pendent of regularity and color and no
woman can be sure that she has no shadowy
touch o; such fascination.
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A GHOST SToRY.-Lord Brougham tells
the following gho st story on his father:
On all such subjects my father was skep-
tical. He was very fond of telling story
in which he had been an actor, and, as he
used to say. in which his unb,lieving ob-
stinacy had been the means of demolishing
what would hay have nade XerY X prett pretty gApai
Westminster, with party of young men.
one of whom was his intimate. friend. Mr.
Calmel. There was some talk about the
death Of Mrs Nightingale who had recently
died under some melancholy circumstances
and had been buried in the abbey. Some
one offered to b that no one of those pres
ent would go down into the grave and drive
a nail into the coffin. Calmel accepted the
ger. only stipulating that he mi ght have
lantern He was accordingly led into the
cathedral by door out of the cloisters, aud
there left to himself. The party, after
waiting an hour or more gor CaImel, began
to think something must have happened to
him, and that he ought to be looked after :;
SO my father and three or four more got a
light and went to the grave, at the bottom of
which, lay the apparently dead body of Mr..
Calmel He was quickly transported to the
prebend's dining room, and recovered out
OF his tanning ut. As soon as he could find
his tongue. he said: We'll, have won nv
wager. and you'll find the nail in the cofliu !;
but. by Jove the lady rose up. laid hold of
me, and pulled me down before | could
scramble out of the grave" Calmel stuck
to his story in spite of all the soothing of his
friends; and the ghost of Mrs. Nightingale
would have been all over the town but for
my fathers obstinate incredulity. Nothing
but an ocular inspection of the grave and
coffin would satisfy him; and so getting a
light he and some of the party returned to
the grave. There, sure enough. was the
nail, well driven into the coffin. but hard
fixed by it was bit of Mr.. Calmers coat
tail So there was an end of Mrs. Night
ingale's ghost. This grave afterward be-
came remarkable for Il very beautiful piece
of sculpture, by some celebrated artist, rep
resen'ing Mr.. Nightingale vaiu!y attempt
ing to ward from his dying wife the dart of
death.
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fami!n Rcaoins ano Ncms ltcms
NOTE THE BRIGHT HOURS ONLY.
BY MRS. BOLTON.

A lesson in itself su blims,
lesson worth enshrining.
Is this-'I take no note of time,
Save when the sun is shining
These motto words a dial bore;
And wisdom never reaches
To human heart better lore
Then this short sentence teaches.
A life is sometimes bright and fair,
Aud sometimes dark and lonely,
let us forget its pain and care.
And note its bright hours only
There is no grave on earth's bright chart
Ru. has some bird TO cheer il;
S, hope sings in every heart,
Although we may not hear it
And if to-day the heavy wing
OF sorrow is expressing,
Prrchance to morrow's sun viii tring
The weary heart blessing,
For life is sonetims bright and fair, etc.
We bid the joyous moments haste,
And then forget their clatter-
We take the cup of life and taste,
No portion but the bitter,
But we should teach our hearts to deem
lis sweetest drops the strongest;
Aud pleasant hours should even seem
To lingcr round us longest,
As life is sometimes bright and fair, etc.
Since darkest shadows Of the night,
And just before the morning,
Well patient wait the coming light,
All boding pirantoms seoTning;
And while wei passing on the tide
OF Times fast cbtng river.
Let's pluck he blossoms by its side.
And bless the gracious Giver.
As life is sometimes bright and fair,
And sometimes dark ond lonely,
Let Us forget its pain and care,
And note its bright hours only.
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10. o. +.

NEW IBERIA LODGE NO. M. INDEPENDENT
ORDER OF ODD FELLOws--Mccts each Saturday
evening the LIST Of April the LIST OF October at a
o'clock and from October lst to April LIST at Il O'clock
up stairs at the Odd Fellows Hall, of Mali,
and Weeks Streets this place. All brothers in good
standing are cordially invited TO attend.
l.. /. TANSEY, N. G.
ID. DE BLANC, v. q.
r o. LYDON, Secretary.
w. f. SCHWING, Treasurer, So
WI L0URD, District Deputy Grand Master.
New IBERIA Jan. 10, n, Iy.
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How SHE LOOKS, ETC.-The New York
Sun gives us the following account of the
personal appearances and character of Mrs.
Laura Fair, now convicted at San Francisco
for killing Judge a. p. Crittenden
Mrs. Fair is said to be one of the most
fascinating women that ever destroyed the
peace of family. She is above the ordi-
nary height of women, symmetrical in form.
graceful in carriage, and infatuating in
manners and magnetism. Her hair is a dark
chestnut, her eyes dark brown, and her COM
plexion as clear as that OF Il child of three
years. Her hands and feet are small and
elegantly moulded. With the exception Of
her laison with Crttenden. she was always
wary and cunning. and the terror of mar
ried women wherever she went. 1t was
evident that. although she never did any
thing which could call Tor rebuke. she was
a smoudering volcano. and not ayerse to ii
warm Irritation. Men thronged around her
wherever she went. and wornen hated her
with inexpressible virolence. She had the
entree to the best society in Kentucky and
New Orleans. She is not thoroughbred.
but is vivacious. sprightly and magnetic.
and when she entered saloon or a ball room,
the gentlemen would desert other ladies to
gather around her and compete for her
smiles aud recognition. She had mania
for stock speculations. and an immense gift
for Turing bankers and merchants into her
schemes. Her temper is exceedingly vio
lent, and she has been known to break the
head of servant with chair. She is
fond of champagne. and sometimes takes
too much of it at dinner, In short. she is IA
beautiful, heartess, fearless. terrible tigress
who loves and hates Ike "a wild beast, and
is always ready to murder anybody who
crosses her passions
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BUSINESS NOTICE.

The two Offices, tie "PLANTEitS' BANNER" and NEW
IHkuA TIMES, have united their interests and good Will
and from the 29h of March, ISL the fortunes of both
oiie-s will be merged in those of the "PLaNTEgs BAN
SER and TINES"
The subscription lists of both offices will at once
examined and compared and those who were sul.scir
bers to both journals will receive credit in this Office
Tor any amount of subscriptions going beyon the 2.
of March ISL
d. Dernet will collect all the books the
banner Office to date and Il L. Lnscott will collect all
charges ON the books of the New Iberia Times date
Advertisements in the New Iberia Times, which have
not expired, will be published in the BANNER and
TINES to fill the Times contract with the advertisers.
The PLANTERS BANNER from this date heuceforh will
be published at New Iberia
DANIEL DENNETTi
RUFUS l.. LINSCOrT-
NEW IBERIA, La, March 20 ISL
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MASONIC

AURORA LODGE NO. la3, A. +. NH olds its regular
Communications the First and Third Mondays OF
each month at g. o'clock p NJ. at the Masonic Hall, up
stairs, in Emmef's brick corner in this place
Adjusting Brothers in good standing coaiiay
invited 10 attend. JoHNF. WfCHE, w. M
f. EHRMAN Secretary. Octl ly
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Incest and Murder.
y HORRIBLE STORY,


- ''4Ai 'hc courier journal
| HARTFORD. CT, April GA trial, most
sickenIng IN its details, began in the Superior
court OF Lltchteid country yesterday. be-
ing that OF Joel w. Perkins. of Cornwall.
Tor incest and murder. The man was ar
rested two months ago, since which time IL.
most shocking developments have come to
hight. During ten years Perkins has been
gully OF incest with six daughters. using
compulsion in each case. The eldest dauch-
Ter Is now twenty eight years old. aud has
gwen birth to five children, the result of her
fathers unnatural crime. Two of those
cuiiuren are living one having been born
since Perkin' arrest; the other three if i,
believed were murdered Immediately after
their birth. The girl testifies that she
never saw them but heard their cries before
her inther took them from the room. In
the case OF another daughter one child was
born and did not survive A third daurhter
Is now enciente. The wife of the accused
died two or three weeks ago from paralysis.
Perkins is fifty-fo years of age and has
always lived in Litcifield county. and work
ed as a wheewright and blacksmith. Though
apparently intelligent, and capable of hold
ing "A good position in the community, he
has kept his family aloof from societ = de-
MED them the privilege of people and church
and lived in ahject >qualor and poverty A
reporter of the Courant interviewed him to-
day, and lie confessed his criminal intim CIV
with his daughters, but denied having taken
the life of his offspring and that with two
OF his daug he has had no intimacy.
He asserts that his wife had knowledge of
his crimes and encouraged them and that |
his daughters invited them. He has read
the Scriptures since he has been in Jail, but
says he never read the Bible before nor
much of anything else. He says he did not
know there was any law against such prac-
tees as his, nor that there was anything in !
the Scripture eondemning them. The /
daughters say that their father has com
PEELED them to accede to his wishes under /
threats that he would kill them if they re- I
fused or divulged. He began his practices
when they were thirteen years of age. All /
the daughters will testify on the trial.
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A. l.. TUCKER. IRA DAVIS
Tucker. n DNriS


Tugs IMPROVED HAIR DYES admitted on al
sides be the most simple and natural Dye ever in
vented; it is easily applied does not stain the skin
leaves the hair soft eand glossy and is irsian
in its effect Try it and you will use ether
So u, No. 81 2ws.
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Col. Hamilton. at Arena, Wis. recently
coughed up bullet which he received in
one of the Virginia battles. Though the
ball only weighed one ounce, the Colonel
AYERS thai bis head is about twenty pounds
lighter.
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A spirit has kindly raped out to Gin
cnnati circle that the Republicans will
nominate two candidates, Grant and a Rad
cal in 1872, and that the Democrats viii
nominate and elect Chief Justice Chas,..
Afterwhich. peace and harmony.
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Happiness is inborn 1t is not an out
trait. 1t is generated in the soul. 1t is
never bought Or sold as an article of
commerce. You may fill your house
with all manner of beautiful and
curious things, but you can never lay in
stock of happiness in the same way. IF
you are happy. your happiness is that which
you are able % make by the use of the mind
itself. fundamental condition of happi-
ness is activity, and that kind of activity
which carries with it all the faculties.
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Victoria C. Woodhull recently lectured
for the Radical club at Syracuse. and re-
f1sed compensation. What do l want
with money" said she. Il make 100000
per month out of my business" She fur
ther stated that she often spent 500, 900 per
month in spreading her sentiments on fe-
male suffrage.
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AT Fort Wayne, on Tuesday. little boy
named Keller, was seriously injured by the
explosion of a powder flask with which he had
been playing.
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Tennyson is threatened with total loss
of eyesight.
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The Rev. Mr.. Boothby, in his prayer on
Fast Day at Lewiston, Me-, grossly at
tackled the Mayor Of that city. Mr.. Garce-
Ion. At the conclusion of the sermon the
Mayor received permission to address the
congregation. and completely turned the
tables upon the reverend calumniator.
proving his insinuations false and disgrace
ful to the desk from which they emenated.
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Not long since, a widow, occupying a
large house in a fashionable quarter of Lon
don, sent for wealthy solicitor to make
her will, by which she disposed of between
.f5O,OOO and fG0.0O0. He proposed soon
after. was accepted. and found himself the
happy husband of penniess adventurer.
This was diamond cut diamond" only.
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Only one sandai tree is left on the Fejee
Islande.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
II. &. .filfH.

II. e.. .1lisH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
Offce-Frankln, La.
Will practice in the several parishes co-posing the
Third Judicial District Aprle Tiff
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e. III. Golden.
PHYSCI AN A ND ST RECON.
BRAsHEAR CITY

Having had long experience, he hopes Ia meet the
wants of tl,Sreople of Brashear AID .viciniiy-
JAM II, ls7I.-f
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Il. III. .NOniaMye,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR Ar LAW
New Iberia, La.
VIII practice in the several parishes comprising the
Third Judicial District Office Main Street near the
post Office, Apr:6 It II
The New York herald., 1871-03-04
WINES, LIQUORS, go,

A FINE RYE OR BOURBON WHIsKEY AT S2 SO
~. gallon Sherry and Port Wines, % 90 Scotch and
OF the best quality and warranted pure ' y
WILLIAM ~ GILES. 1AJ Sixth Thirtaanth n
The New York herald., 1871-03-04
| ss1eNEE,s SALE, IN CONTINUATION OF CABINET.

NJ
will sell by auction this day, at l0 O'Clock, at the sales
~ Nassau street, rosewood, walnut mahogany and
oak Parlor, Chamber Dining Library Furniture
all In good order Also large lot of Second Hand Furnt
nre Carpets MiT5or. China Crocks5y and
nge rosewood Cottage Panoforte, ONCE Desks Stoves "a.
Sold peremptOriY,
The New York herald., 1871-03-04
T,oR sALE-AT NEW ROCHELLE,

fine House. built last summer with gas aud water u large
high ceilings, Handsomely freHcoed lot 65x3
hpe fruit trees, Five minutes walk the railroad
depot Price 000 Inquire the premises OF CHARLES
dreatn
The New York herald., 1871-03-04

A-SUPREME COURT SALE OF VALUABLE BUsI.
n Property known q Nos 676 676k Grand
stree. and No. GOsrck street BY KGBEETs MCGUIRE
Exchange Saesroom Ill Broadway, under direction Of
Gratz Nathan lI:sq Referee. Maps at the Auconeers
Office, 81 Cedar street.
The New York herald., 1871-03-04

vSoR sALE-TwO BROWN STONE HOUSES, ON
Forty ninth street. between Broadway and Eighth ave,
nue; newly built and finished Ia the best manner with all
modern mproy enents Apply to the owner, g. sTEWAkT'
S53 West Forty. ninth street.