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=. Total amount of unregistered claims,
represented by warrants issued by the See
rotary of the Police Jury and drawn upon
the Parish Treasurer $2205 AZ.
REHABILITATION.
l. Amount of Consolidated
debt" i'll principal alone, and to
which must he added the interest
due thereon as set forth above $3.50 800
2. Amount Unregistered claims.
represented by warrants and APP
proved accounts, -..... 24,677 43
B. Amount of claims not regis
tered, represented by warrants. 2,205 AZ
Total amount of outstanding OBJ
legations, exclusive of interest $40, 6l3 29s
REMARKS.
FTSt-1our committee. in accordance with
instructions from your honorable body, have
made inquiries relative to the consideration
of all outstanding evidences Of debt against
the parish, and they have reached the con
clusion that the following described warrants
have been issued without consideration or
lawful authority, and are therefore not valid
or binding upon the parish, viz:
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port of ;all the 3ax-resisters, for their
adhesioiE to a PARTY will do it more
harm TIL good. Mr.. Stevenson had
best practice the duties of a citizen
himself before presuming to teach
them to others.
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When are we to have Il meeting of
the Town Council and some exhibit;
of the condition of the treasury?
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This has been q healthy Summer s.,
far, and the physicians have none O.
them made fortunes.
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It's the duty of every citizen I'd
register, so that he may have voice.
in the government of his country.
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Saturday, the Jfh day of
October. lS79.

at II o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property, viz:
A certain tract of land or improvement
situated in this parish on the Amite river.
bounded north and east by said river, east
and south by lands of A. Diez and Amite
river, south and west by J. j. Singletary to-
gether with all buildings and improvements
thereon, one hundred deadened cypress trees,
more or less, one cart and yoke Of oxen.
Terms-Cash.
C. KLINE, Sheriff.
Parish of Ascension August 31st, 1872.
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State OfLOuisiann.

Parish Court-Payish Of ascension.
Levi Spiller rs. No. 30l, N. S. Rhodes.
pY VIRTUE of and in obedience to a writ
40 of il. ia. to ME directed by the honora-
bic the above named court on the 10Th tlay
of July, 1872, in the above case, have seized
and will offer for sale at public auction, at
the Court House of this parish, in the town
of Donaldsonville, on
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Parish Court-Payish Of ascension.
Levi Spiller rs. No 3o2, A. NJ. Powers.
pY VIRTUE of and i'll obedience to a writ
~ OF il. ia. to me directed by the honora-
bic the afUrenamed court ON the 10th day of
July, 1872, in the above case, l have seized
and will offer for sale at public auction. at
the Court House of this parish, in the town
Of DOnaldsonville, on
Saturday. the 5fh day o.
October, 1872,
at l. o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property, to-wit:
One certain Improvement, bounded north
by Powers, east by vacant lands, south by
Collens, and west by the Grier tract, and sit
uated III the parish of Ascension, east of the
Mississippi river.
Terms-Cash.
C. KLINE, Sheriff
Parish of Ascension, August 3Ist, 1872
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ADvERTIsEyTENTS.
NOR SALE.
FREDERICK DUFFEL, r. PROSPER LANDRY
Duffe1 81 Landry,
LAW AND NOTARIAL OFFICE
Opposite the Courthouse,
DOmaIdfsOnyfIIe. In,
DOnaIdsOmyfIIe. Ia.

Will attend promptly to all professional
business. No charges made for recording
notarial pets. 6apr7I
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ALDERMEN

Frederick Duffel, Jos. Rurbridge :. ist Ward
Charles F. Smith, Robert Noel, .2h,i g
Felix Leblanc, Joseph johnson, 3rd
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state ofLouisiana.

Parish of Ascension August slst, 1872.
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IN THE HOME &ETCH.

An eyewitness of he scrimmare
informs us that when commenced,
that valiant knight ofnother mans
quiz, Morris Marks, icl1ly moved
towards the door, receino while on
his way there punch 1.-THE face from
some one evidently noh admirer of
his noble qualities. I'll sudden APP
phcatlon otNknuckies tols brassy Wis
age caused the chronic dee seeker TO
suddenly recollect preing engage
ment at home, and thtmoment he
found himself in the ben air he
bounded off like a frigllned kanga-
roo, his flowing locks taing in wild
confusion round his masse head. his
eagle eyes almost burstinfrom their
sockets, his nostrils disteled, his coat
tails flying in the breeze an angle
which would admit of a sne of whis-
key poker being playedlpon them
with the greatest ease, anhis whole
reminding til spectator
of a blooded race-horse o1the home
Our informant SITES that SO
far as his eye could dist guish the
flying hero of many a HI d fought
game Of euchre, his manlyform was
still "streakins it in the bonlight
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Statement of Approximate Es-
Innate Of Expenses of the Par
Ish of Ascension f0H. the Year
IS72:

All OF Which IS respectfully submitted by
the committee X. n. SIMS,
FREDERICK DUFFEL,
j. A. BRAUD,
BERNARD LEMANN,
His
DRAUSIN u TR0PPE.
mark
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-13
Anecdose of Rosa Boniaeur.

She was making her first journey in the
Highlands. As they drove across from Loci
Lomond to Loch Kstrine BY Inyersnaid. on
day, gray with Scotch mist, suddenly an adj
vance picket of rough little Highland cattle
red, black, and dun. with shaggy names
hanging low over their fiery eyes. between
their wide spreading horns-emerged from
the mist. and blowing the breath from their
nostrils, took u deliberate survey OF the tray-
ekrs from a rocky eminence overIianging the
road. Rosa Ronhenr sprung up delighted
took in the group with an intense and in
cisive look. as if she had been photosraphing
them in her mind, and saying as il half to
herself. sril paint that" sat down again.
Well. the party completed that Highland
tour. Rosa Bonhenr saw much. sketched
much. tnjnyed much. She bought quite
little stock of Highland sheep aud cattle,
and then when She got home she set to work
te study these, 70 draw and paint them i'm all
under all effects Of ligllt--to master
and make her Highland kYloes her. own in
another and better sense than by buying !;
and after some eighteen months of such con-
stant and exclusive study, she sat down and
IN some two months. perhaps, painted that
very picture of which she had taken mega
tive on her sentitived altntal plate two years
before, Of Highland cattle looking out OF the
mist. You must, many OF you. have seen it
in the shop windows. That is the way in
which the best pictures are taken.
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The Raw Hide.

A few miles west of Omaha, a m;ry, slug
gish stream rutis into the Platte. and this
stream Is called the sRaw Hi,en 1t il said
that soon after the discovery OF gold In Cali
fornia. a yoeng man belonging to q party
who started from .'the State. and crossed the
plains in search Of gold. made a foolish boast
before starting from home to tIie effect that
he would shoot the first Indian he saw. The
party SOON crossed the Missouri River,
and soon fouud themselves in the
great valley OF tie Platte. Passing
up the valley. they encamped one
evening on the banks of the stream spoken
OF, which at that time was nameless AS the
train was about to move out next morning. d
small party Of young indians who had come
across the river from the Pawnee village OH
the opposite side, approached tlle encamp-
ment. These Msre tile first Indians the
party had seen, and the young man who had
said that he inteniI-d to shoot the first Indlaa
he saw was reminded of his boast, and he im1
mediately picked up his rifle, took aim at
Young squaw. and shot him dead. The news
was carried to the village at once. and
the party of whites were surrounded by ex-
asperated Indians, and the young man who
had done the shooting was seized, stripped,
tied to wagon-wlieel, and skinned alive,
the poor fellow begging Of both enemies and
friends to shoot him, and thus end his terri
bic suffering. The remainder. of his party
were compelled to stand by and witness the
torture without being able to render him
any assistance. The unfortunate man sur
vived the operation but few moments, and
the emigrants were then allowed to NOV, on.
Since that day the stream upon whose banks
the horrible affair occurred had been known
As ''The Raw Hide"
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A Good BOY.


A youngster attending school hiss written
to his mother the following characteristic
letter:
Dear Mother--I got another licking yester-
day, but I had on three pair of pants. and
1t didn't hurt the much. / was licked be-
cause | put six pins in Mr.. Ms chair.
knew they would not stick him, and made a
bet tn they would not. Mr. was 30
mean and hard that tie pins would not 90 in.
Won the bet. which was dog. He is a
good dog, and | am training him to bite
old '.itardsides. las we call him, some night
when he comes home after dark, and if Zack
is As good after him as he is after cats. i
woa't get licked any more. Zack and /
killed the cats Sunday. though I was at
Sunday-school ard Church all day, and it
wasu'ta good day for killing cats either.
That makes the third licking Igot this week
One was because i had 4 bottle Of milk iii my
room, and the other was because wrote a
composition on negroes that old Hardsl1es
Didn't like. / said that negro was dark
subject to write on. 1t was like a dark Al
rican going down a dark cellar on dark
night without light to look after a cat that
was not there. Old Ii&rdsides stopped me
and licked me for that. Send me some more
OF them pies. made . good trade with
some of them. II you will send me live dol
lars will stop all my bad habits, except
cursing and swearing and chewing and drink
ing and one or two others. You had better
make the trade. Give my love to Julie, and
tell her to send me that little fiddle left in
The old trunk.
Your atectiOnate son, BILLIE.
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Times and Places for Holding Courts i'm
the Territory OF Montasla.

SUPREME COURT.
At Virginia City, first Monday in ia aaFy and sec.
oud Monday III August
UNITED STATES DISTRICT cotRTs.
First Disbict-At Virginia City first II 'nday in
April seco ID Monday in July, and second Mon
day in November
feond Districf-At Deer Loige. third Monday in
April, first Monday in September, and first Mon
day in Drcember.
Third Distric,--At Helena, first Monday in March,
first Monday in July, and fourth Monday In oe-
tober.
TERRIToRfsL COURTS.
Eirss Disfrict-lm Mtdisoa County, al Virginia City
first Monday iii April, $ scand Monday in July,
and second Monday in November
III Gallatin Cpuity. at ,BozemI n, first Monday
March and fifth Mondty in October
In Jefferson County, at Kadersbarg, second Mon
day i'm May, and first Monday in October.
Second Districf-Deer Lodge County, at Deer Lodge
City, third Monday in April, first Monday in
September, and first Monday in December.
In MissoIila County. ut Missouia, fourth Monday
in June and second Monday IN November.
In Beaver Head County, Bannaek, first Monday in
June AID third Monday in October
Third Disfricf-ln Lcwis and Clark Goltny, at Hell
ena. first Monday March, first Monday IN
jury and four h Monday iii October
In Melsher County, fourth Monday in May aud
ourth Monday N November.
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1 z
/ The following correspondence shows the
present condition Of { long dispute between
two neighbors
DxAss BULL: Some time ago your wagon
ran inte my buggy 1t the turnpike gate. and
broke one shaft, and knocked four spokes
out OF the left wheel. What are you going
to do about it. Truly yours,
JONATHAN SIXTH.
DEAR SMITH: don't see that ought to
pay damages done by the wagon. In fact, /
had lent It to 4 relation OF yours. But, a.
yo,l cay am responsible, Iagree to leave it
to Hans Breitman, who keeps the toll-gate
70 say whether ought TO pay the damage.
Truly yours, JoHN BULL. !
DEAR BULL: I Iagree to leave it to Brett
man. Yours truly, JONATHAN SMITH.
DEAR SMITH: went to Breitman's this
morning, and he showed me the bill sent in
by MIR. Shed, your attorney. He says that
by the injury to the buggy you were stopped
from going to town, where you might have
made $50. zoo BY speculation in mess pork.
lie has put in bill TOR $500, ,oo7.cO. would
not object to the seven dollars and fifty cents
for repairs to the buggy, but the rest of the
claim is ridiculous. Yours truly.
JOHN BULL. j..
DEAR Sir: 1t don't make any difference
about the amount of my bill. We have left
it to Breitman to say what's right. Yours,
JONATHAN SIXTH.
DEAR SIR: 1~Will hot leaye any such
claim to Breitman he cannot understand it
indeed, he hardly understands English at
all, and might give smashing award
against me on your ridiculous claim. Yours
truly, A yous Bull
DEAR Bull: Don't let us quarrel about
1T. My attorneys claim does seem to be ri
dicalous. All nay friends tell me so. Let
US both say to Breitman that it is ridiculous,
and then leave the matter to him. Yours
truly, JONATHAN SMITH.
DEAR SIR: Since you admit it is ridiculous.
you had better withdraw it. | will pay any
thing that Breitman says for repairing the
buggy, but will not put it in any fellow S
power to bankrupt me. Yours. ETC..
+ JOHN BULL.
SIR: # | were to withdraw my ella m
people would laugh at me. I'll stick to it if
1t IS ridiculous. D--n the buggy;I will
lose the money on it. Not at all yours.
JONATHAN SMITH
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BE GOOD 70 YOURSELF.

q 'od-bye! good-hye!'' the driver said,
As the coach went off i'm a whirl;
(And the coachmaa bowed his handsome heati)
Be good to yoarself-my girl!''
All! many fond good-by I've heard;
From many An aching hearts
And many friendly farewell werI,
When strangers came 10 part;
And I've heard = thousand merry quips,
And many senseiess joke,
Aud many fervcnt prayer from lips
That ali a-tfen:,e spoke;
And many bit of good advice
In smooth proserbial phrase;
Andmany q wish-of little price
For health and happy days;
But musing how the human soul
Whate'e the Fates may will
Still n easures by its seli-con,rol,
lis greatest good OF IL -
OF bcnedictions, protest,
Mid many 3 shining pearl,
like The merry coaehman IS best
BE good TO yoursef-my Sirl!'
JoHs G. SAKE.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-13

~ BROAD STREET, New YoaK, May IA.
DEAR SIR: understand that the Colonel
cy Of the. gallant Ninth regiment Of the Ma
tional Guard, made vacant by the death O
James Fisk, Jr., still remains untitled also
| that there are. rs yet. but two candidates fol
the position-Jerome B. FeIlows and Robt
5. Gregg, both of whom are men of respect
ability and wealth. But it is to. be seriously
| questioned if such qualifications only car
recommend them to the regiment. Fisk had
| wealth, youth. and brains. Under his guild
ance the regiment rapidly took rank III the
First Division" as one of the most efficient
bodies Of men in the service. His men par
took Of lis spirit and dash, and each one felt
the inspiration OF his genius. ~
I protest that it would be q wrong 10 the
memory OF the dead leader to select as his
successor any one who lacks the magnetic IN
huenca he possessed over his soldiers-secur-
ing their love and admiration, and eommu-
nlcating. their enthusiasm to the generaipub-
lic. 1t would be an impeachment to the tur-
ther advance of the regiment to permit such
selection. In fact, it would be bluntier.
and the great captain, Napoleon the First,
declared a bluilder to be worse than crime
Your connection with the Grand Opera
house brings you in social contact witt. the
committee having the matter Of the selection
Of the Colonel in hand See the gentlemen,
please, and tell them I will accept the posi-
ton. and pledge myself. If elected, to give
such an impetus to recruiting that In thirty
days the Ninth will be the foremost in the
State
There can be no objection to me, save flat
am woman. Permit me to remind those
who urge it, that Joan dare also was a
woman. While l do not make pretensions
to the same military genius she possessed, I
may state that it has always been my desire
to become actively connected with the serv-
ice, and have always gratiiied passion /
have for studying its rules and tactics, in
which anl we'll versed.
have no doubt that this communication
will. at first sight. OCCASION inereduiity as to
my intentions, but permit me to assure you
am deeply and fxedly in earnest IN the
matter. Yours very sincerely,
TEsNIE C. CLArLIs,
70 JosEpH Il. roogKR. Manager Grand
Opera-house.
THE HON. JOSEPH TooKER's REPLY.
GRAND OPEaA-HoUsE. May 15.
MADAM: Captain Augustus Fuller, am
is chairman of the committee
having the recemmendatory selection of
Colonel for the Ninth regiment in charge.
saln do no more than place your communica-
ion in his hands. am not member of
lie organization, and therefore have some
leiicacy about urging any candidate upon
he committee. u
Very respectfully,
yQsEPH Fl. TooKER.
70 Miss TEssrE C. CLAFLrs, "A Bread
trect
=.
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Coed Manners.

II good manneEs are not to die ont amongst
us. reverence must be restored. The old man
must be honored, the weak must be coneitI
cred. the illnstri0ns must be deferred to. and
most o. all. women must be respected. No-
men have the matter in their own hands.
They can compel men to be well mxnnered;
and men who know how to be polite to wo-
men will end by being polite to; each other.
Hauteur always implies want Of consideration
for others. and Is therefore no part Of polite
ness, save Indeed when an impertinence has
to be quietly b,is effectively resented. II we
were asked to name the word which embod-
les female politeness We would say ..gra-
ciousness. Women should be gracious;
gracisusness is their happy medium between
coldness aud familiarity; As self-respect is
that Of man between arrogance and down
right rudrness. Probably there can be no
true politeness where there Is no. humility,
ethereal or well assumed. Ina self-making
age We can not be- surprised at meeting so
much self-assertion and SO much aggressive
ness. We can but waitfor the time when the
process will be complete. and the individual
well-breel enough once more to recognize his
Dwn Significance. Temple Bar.
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SONG OF THE sHEARs.

Weary, and not oyer-stout
The victim Of heartiess quizzers,
An editor sat with his elbows out,
Plying his pencil and scissors
Clipi Clip. CLIP.
In mucilage, tatters and tears!
And still with voice of dolorous dip
he sang the Song Of the Shears. =
cllpl Clip! Clipl
While the foreman calls for more!
And clip-clp-ciip,
Till the t.devil'' looks III at the door.
Its oh! to be councilman,
Or even school trustee.
mayor, policeman, or anythisg,
Yss-anything but me!
Clip! Clip, Clip.
Till the jaws drop open wide;
TIL the elbows creak like an old barn door.
And You take that t'stitch' in the side!
Enquirers. Tribunes, Gazettes.
And Stars that make you doxe,
Till over th Herald you fail asleep, a
And cup OF the end Of your nose!
Oh, women with paper curls!
With bustles that rattle and qulver!
1t ~ not paper you're wearing out.
But a human EDITORS liver! @4
lip! Clip! Clip
Hunting for something new,
Which the managing editor swears after all
Is us old tile wandering jew!
But why do I talk of the Jews
That race Of the nasal hook?
If only had such nose for news,
To get it by hook or crook!
by hook or crook, and wouldn't be slow,
tecause of the fast keep;
0 Heaven! that bustles should be 50 huge,
And Chinese labor so cheap!
-Louisvi,,e Eedser
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GROWING THE TOMATO. Que would sup
pose that at this late day we knew pretty
much all about cultivating the Tomato; but
it seems that we do not, iasmuch as we seq,
daily recommendations as o the best mode,
of getting the most fruit. from all quarters,
even from persons that one would suppose
had a flight little. higher than speculating
in tomato-seed, and undertaking, fancy men,
rs they are, TO tell us old practical cultiya-
tors how to raise it! Some people, train the.
vines yer elaborate. trestle-work or frames,.
at no little expense; Others treilis them; 9TH
ers stick them with brush about the size or
little larger than tnat used for peas; others
simply throw brush down for them to run
over; and others allow the vines TO creep over
the ground without any support, only pre-
viously mulching the ground with grass or
straw.
We have tried every mode here mentioned,
and we have fonsd that where the plants are
stuck, brushed. trellised. frame worked or
allowed to run unsupported over the ground,
the yield is about the same. We prefer the
brushsticking process. 1t produces full as
great crop AS any other mode, with only
halt the trouble and expense, and looking
more picturesque and not so artificial as the
trellises and frames. aud ii the brush is f1rm-
~ inserted in the ground, it admits pass
ing between the rows 70 pick the fruit. ard
gives free access TO the air. When the vines
are allowed 10 run over the ground unsnp-
ported, however much the ground may be
the flavor Of the tomato is more or
less extracted by the natural attraction Of
the soil. by which the fruit Is rendered al
most worthless; besides, the yiues are all in q
MASS and to get at the fruit is inconyenient
to the picker aud injurious to the crop.r
Germantown TeIegraph.
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How to Get Along.


Do not stop to tell stories in business hour
II yon have place Of business. be f uni
there when wanted. or ii business hours.
| No man can get rich by lounging in stores
| and saloons.
Never .sfool.' in business matters.
Have order. system, regularity, iberality
and promptness.
Never buy in article don't need simply be.
| cause 1t is cheap and the man who sells il
will take it ont in trade.
Endea or to avoid hard words and person.
alities.
Trasie IS money.
DO not kick every stone In the path. More
miles can be made in = day BY going steaeli
" thar stopping.
Pay as you go.
A man OF honor respects his word as He
does his hond.
Aid. but never beg,
Help others when yon can. bit never give
what Won cannot afford to, simply because II
is fashionable.
Learn to say s.no.' No necessity of snap
ping IL out. dor-fashion. but say It firmly
and respectfully.
Have but few confidants. and the fewer the
better.
Il Use your own brains rather than those 81
Others.
Learii, to and think act for yourself
Il BE vigffslnt.
Keep ahead. rather than behind the times.
DTpHTHERrA.-Ihe New York Tribune
publishes remedy for diphtheria which iss
said hy MANY 20 be sure cure. physician
SAYS that of ], 900 cases III which II has been
used not single patient has been lost The
treatu,ent consists in thoroughly swabbinR
the back Of the mouth and threat with a
wash made thus: s.TabIe silt. two drachms;
black pepper. golden seal. nitrate Of potash.
alum, one dracllin each. Mix aud pulyerixe,
put into 4 teacup. winch half I'LL with beilingi
water. stir we'll. anu then till lip with good
Use every hall hour, one, two and
four hours. a. recovery progresses, Thspa-
tient n,ay swallow little each time. Apply
III ounce each of spirits turpentlne, sweet oil
aad aqua ftninonis. mixesl. - tlle whole of
the throat and 20 the breast bone every four /
hours. keeping nannSi 70 the part