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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-04-24
No. Z. |

AN ACT to amend section three thousand nine
hundred and eighty-seven of the compiled laws
of eighteen hundred and seventy-one relative to
the sale OF swamp and primary school lands in the
mineral range of the Upper Peninsula, heretofore
withheld from market az mineral lands.
SECTION l. The people Of the State Of Michi-
gan enact That section three thousand nine
hundred and eighty-seven of the compiled
laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one,
relative to the sale of swamp and primary
school lands in the mineral range of the
Upper Peninsula, heretofore withheld from
market AZ mineral lands be and the same is
amended so as to read as follows:
(39S7.) SEC 4. The pay OF such agents shall
be five dollars per day, for the time actually
and necessarily spent in the discharge of their
duties, together with their actual and reasona-
BILE travelling expenses and their accounts for
such services and expenses, properly verified
by such agents, when allowed by the Board of
State Auditors shall be paid by the State Treas
urer upon the warrant of the Auditor Gen
eral, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
SEC. 2. This act shall tako immediate effect.
Approved March 25, 1874.
NoTE.-The above are all the general laws
passed at the extra session of 1874.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-04-24

NoTE.-The above are all the general la,
passed at the extra session of 1874.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-30

tinlid men could wiring their hands in safety
and the eminent statesmen utter their
doubts without hurting anybody or any
thing. And in the midst of this got note
from Hop Sing, asking me to come to him
Immediately.
l found his warehouse closed and
strongly guarded by the police against any
possible attack of the rioters. Hop Sing
admitted ME through barred grating
with his usual imperturbable calm. but, as
lit seemed to me, with more than his usual
seriousness. Without word he took my
hand and led me to the rear Of the room,
and thence down stairs into the basement.
1t was dimly lighted, end there. was some
thing lying on the floor covered By a shawl.
AS approached he drew the shawl away
with sudden gesture: and revealed Wan
Lee the Pagan, lying there dead
Dead, my reverend friends, dead Stoned
to death in the streets of San Francisco, in
the year Of grace, eighteen hundred and
sixty nine, by a mob OF half grown boys
Christian children.
AS l put ny hand reverently npon his
breast, felt something crumbling beneath
his blouse. l looked inguiringly at Hop
Sing. He put his hand between the folds OF
silk and drew cut something, with the first
bitter smile had ever seen on the face on
that pagan gentleman.
It was Wan Lees porcelain god. crushed
by Stone from the hands of those Chris
tian iconocias s!-ScriJner's Noga-inc.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-30

order that their voices may be properlv
heard, which it il somewhat unreasonable
to expect that they shall be, seeing thai
the two ladies persist ia speaking at the
same time, and that they both deem II a
point OF honor not to retire in favor of the
other. At the same time above the gabbIe
OF sound it is easy to distinguish that the.
are talking i'll about some persons who, vog
are LED to understand, are deficient in con-
mon sense, virtue, aud other desirable
things. In general way the lady bully.
in addition to being an egotist, is liar, and
is utterly selfish. People must not fall into
the mistake OF imagining that she sets her
self up in judgment upon her acquaintance
because she loves them, inasmuch as this :
not the case. 1t may Invariably be cor
cluded that the person who talks recklesalv
about other people is a selfish egotisr
whose shallow intellect is as remarkable a.
her boundiess vanity. The lady bully i
most certainly, not an argument in contra
vention Of this statement.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-30
THE SABBATH BELLS.

The old man sit in his easy chair.
And his ear has caught the ringing
OF many church bell far and near,
Their own sweet music singing.
And his head sinks low on the aged breast,
While his thoughts far back reaching
To the Sabbath morns OF his bOyi5h DAYS.
And mothers sacred teaching.
a few years later, and 10 the bells
meIIier strain were peaiing,
And heaveuW ard bore the marriage vows
Which his manhood Joy We're sealing
But the old mans eyes are cImming now,
As neIsory holds before him
The sad, sad picture of later years,
When the tide 81 grief rolled DER him.
When the bells were toliing for loved ones gone
For the Vile, for the sons and daughters
VINO. one Dy one, from his home Went o1-,
And down into deaths dark waters
But the aged heart has still ore Joy
Which his old life daily blesses,
And his eyes grow bright and his pulse warm
Meath d grandchil0 ) sweet care5ses.
But the old man wakes from his reyerie,
And his dear Old race is smiling,
While the child with her serious eves reads on,
The Sabbath hours begulling.
An bells once more We Will ing for him.
When the heavenly hand shall sever
The cord of life. and his freed soul dies
To dwell with his own forever.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-30
THE OLD BARNS TENANTRY.
By 3. ?. TAYLOR.


The rooster stalks on the managers ledge,
lie has q tail like scim etaI' S edge,
malehals plume on his afghan neck,
An adniral's stride Oh his quarter deck;
He rules the roost aud he walks the bay
With "a dreadful cold and Turkish way.
Two broadsjies fred with his "a pid wings
This sultan proud OF d line Of kings
One gutterai laugh, four lasts of horn,
Five rusty sylables rouse the morn!
TIE Saxon lambs in their wooden tabs
ALE play ing sI..ool with their a, b, abs;
a e !, o. All tie cattle spell
'tIL tiCy slake the blatant vowels tell,
And a halflaugh whinny fills the stalls
When down IL the rack the clover falls.
dove is waltzing around his mate,
Two Chevrons black on his wings of slate.
And showing off with a wooing note
The satin shine of his golden throat
1t is Ov;d's Art of Love- retold
Il d binding the Of blue and god!
All, the buxom girls that helped the boys,
The nobler Helens Of humber Troys-
AS they stripped the husks with rustlng fold
From eight lowed corn as yellow as gold.
BY the candle light in pumkin bowls,
And the gleaiI that showed fantastic holes
In the quaint old lanterns tattoed tin,
From the hermit gim set up within;
By the rarer light in the girish eyes
IS dark as wells, or as blue as skies.
hear the laugh when the ear is red,
/ see the blush with the forfeit paid
The cedar cakes with the ancient twist
The cider cup that the girls have kissed
and see the fiddler through the dusk
as he twangs the gnost of money Musk ~
The boys and girls in double row
Wait face TO tace till the magic bow
Shall whip the tune from the violin,
I'D the merry pulse Of the feet begin.
--ScrlbneI's
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-30


The sight Of woman whom once Knew
Tong III in the silent street I've seeb-
Tnose bygone DAYS and this night between
Can bear to restore the Old time gieam "a,
Which shines in my heart when M eyeAds lo4d'
Can bear TO start from 30 sweet q oitHih'
To face the knowledge thal 40" --O--'
But Gin hath ever his rag unIHI.eT,
And fan would register nay hhoW;
lis weight, at least, at our mortal Toe.
And perhaps some poor van LdiIas VIZ. wave
From the sbadoWy land Of vanished years
In \ SAD fesp1iiSe' tiLe+t a -. rs i11sN ga
SOME soul lLdJ dppiOaIAti4 me Nale u tt"l7'
In the blushes ana 4reatn OF LoWers she f"t4F
The VINE o Ell lhe ia1llce vAs trained ~ Aet'
ne san ~ 4er "lndow the Woo ip4AG SIR
LIN ana roses apll1ted tneir heal9 ,4
70 1I+a. No hef name 70 tLe moIh4h@ -
A-d r,oiets smi,ed n t1eir deT -geIpHed oedS'
a che bent TO focA II then deep D-4e eyes
..,,,s,,
tlrt WIS bef me IN 1Ets glrInood % nIoo4h
Ire htarL III hei bosom was le5 a4o4e-
ana feeI were Approaching u hof.t ~ w ~
Anu lie IBIHS calye Oh " ~ at i4o i0"'s'
rms G&rdsn OF Eden " gl;ue9 t-Iou-HL
ana lhe se1peht can't ~ t.4e ai1li,st "a e. u
AS ne came 10 tus HloC--'i Wien ~i'A ""' -' w.
,.-.-.,.t
ana now II me golse % l'ni.io- 80 va - ,5
"Aefs tne SOUS t nat 4 20 % a.ot 80 80; - ~ maui
The false carssB OF a 9ir! peu"Eta' ~,
And the iaugh that leaps 70 htI til'S .Le VIII
ana runs 10 hs5I cfsNeI,oio ~ , ~ d ,ia@e
IL a mocklhS stGs' on thai eol3Gl sin..e
winch vlo.ets 4oVeu IL lAe que" u"J7'
.,. a, ,, ,o, ,.;t1 ..,,ds
Does she Know NAV tIe ,.dst c1.t!i me-: ST. o'"i
! he same iLs III tne saDpatll ol outioi feaIs;
hen fle sat and looed her prfe WIZ t,ias,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-30
The Idol Manufacture.

Birmingham, says Iron, until now, has
engrossed the doubtful honor of supplying
with impartial generosity missionaries ana
bibles TO the more inquiring among the
heather and idols to those who prefer to
walk in the old ways. But from a para.
graph in q Sheffield paper we learn that the
sharp blades of Hallamshire have likewise
been in the habit of thus making the best OF
both worlds. 1t appears that the japanese,
finding that the old forms, at least OF heath
enism, do not tit Well with the new civiliza-
ton, they are SO eagerly adopting, are
getting rid of their old gods. The Chinese
have been called the English of the East
we may look upon the Japanese as a sort
OF Oriental Scotch; they are not throwing
away their idols, but selling them. These
are chiefly of metal, and of the precious
metals in many cases, and the Mikado, Is
making almost as good thing out OF hIs
reformation as Henry VIII. did of his. II
Is IN this way that we ascertain the birth'
place of at leas. one of these discarded rep
resentat,ves of the gods of Japan, which IS
advertised for sale in the following terms
"For sale, at Kama Kura, o very tine 100;
with six arms. 1t is fifteen feet high anu
was cast in bronze at Sheffield
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-30

lived, whe1e my father and his kindred are
buried; here we lived and were we'll of
until the white man come" Then pointing
all around where their Modoc home was
they said: ''Here, and here, and here, and
here, the white man come and settled, took
Indians game, Indians land; game all
Ing grounds. We loved the graves Of our
fathers: where they were buried we wanted
to stay."-NeW York Herald.
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LOCAL ITEMS.
OPELoUsAs, May 18th, 1874.

OPELoUsAs, May 18th, 1874.
Mn. EDIroR-Understanding that al
organization, known as the "Whitt
League" is now being formed in this
parish; and being of opinion that sucl
an organization would be in conflict with
the public policy of the country, and
preiudicial and detrimental to the agri,
cultural interests of the parish of st.
Landry, We hereby propose to meet any
or all its advocates at such times and
places as they may select to discuss, be-
fore ON, fellow-parishoners, the propri-
ETY. OF forming such an organization.
HENRY T.: GARLAND,
GEORGE w. HuDsPETH,
+. P~ERRoDIN,
JOHN Z. KING,
Ed. EsTILETTE,
B. A. MARTEL,
w. A. ROBERTSON.
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amounting to fifteen dollars, for pay of assist
ant assessor, was adopted and orderedt to be paid
by the usual warrant.
On motion, resolved, that notice be served by
the town constable and assessor on those per-
sons whose assessment lists have been found in
correct, to appear before the Board of Police, at
their office in the Court House, on the 2lst and
22d of May, 1874, for the purpose of revising and
correcting said lists.
On motion, the Board adjourned until the 2lst
of May, 1874.
JAMES RAY, President.
Attest: Jos. d. CHA Clerk.
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PEAs.-Ihe main crop of these should
be put in, during this month. In addition
to that planted withsth corn, it is well
to plant q crop of peas to themselves.
Stuble or rested land viii ansWeT-roWs
81 to 3 feet apart-one bushel will plant
8 to 4 acres-one ploughing and one hoe
ing will make the crop-and a while be-
fore frost a g~rass-blade and rake viii
soon put them in stack Dr. barn. We do
not think such a crop is appreciated at
anything like it's true value. Easily
made-easily harvested, and s~oexceIlent
as feed for stock, it ought to hold a
prominent place on every farm.-ESouth-
ern CultiVator, for june. q
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A card appeared In the Courier last
week, signed bysome of our Pensioners,
recommending DR.. Kirkman to the
favorable consideration of the Demo-
Gratis and Conservatives Of st. Landry
as d candidate for the State Senate
Upon reflection some of these gentle
man have determined to vote indepen-
IDENTIFY and have withdrawn their names
from the endorsement of DR.. Klrkman,
as viii appear from their communities
ton to the Courier of this week, Of
which the following is a copy
PLAouEMINE BRULEB, May oath, 1874.
EDITOR COURIER-HOu will please
withdraw the names Of the undersigned
from the endorsement published In yOuI
last issue, recommending u candidate
for Senate from this District.
Upon reflection we have determined
to vote Independently for the candi-
date we think can accomplish the most
good for this and our sister parishes,
irrespective of party.
Respectfully.
r. r.. LYONS, M. d.,
j.. b. CLARK,
Jos H ANDRUSy
UFFUTT LYONS,
DAEL. Irons,
GABRIEL LYONS,
RICHARD HIGHT0wER,
WILLIAM LYoNs,
j. G. LYONS,
II. II. CLARK,
g. w. FOREMAN,
' JOS. Il. ANDRUs,
OzEME TRAHAN,
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How to Get A Good Stand of
Cotton. F.
EDITION souTHERN CuLrIyAroR:

EDITOR SOUTHERN CULTIvATOR:
wish l could, in some way, repay
you and your many intelligent cores
pondents for the pleasure and satisfac-
ton / have had in persuing their timely
articles during the year.
Surely, some men are peculiarly
blessed with the faculty of being able
TO say just the right word at the right
Tune, Others, like myself, are no doubt
intended by Providence for "go0G list
enefs.n .#'E, .f
1 never fail to get a uniformly good
stand of cotton. My plan is to fill a
wagon body one-third full of ashes
and dry horse manure equal parts of
each.) / then throw in q basket full
OF cotton seed, Oh which I sprinkle u
bucket of Water-and then. with a ma
nure or spadefork (the latter is better,)
4 throw on the pile several forks full
OF the manure and ashes, mixing it as
well as Pcan, proceeding in this manner
until the body is full I then haul the
wagon to the nearest point, and with
a keg or basket q small boy can easily
attend the planter.
use the Star" or Stewart Planter
which roll the seed, 20 that when they
come from the planter, each seed is
completely encased with the fertili-
ger. | usually do this some 10 hours
before planting, tramping and packing
the seed in the wagon, causing them to
become warm enough to start the germ.
They always come up in a few days
and grow off vigorously with a long,
dark green and purple shank, no mat
ter whether the ground is dry or not.
| prefer to plant on fresh or newly made
beds. ! have usually commenced plant
ing on goth Of April, and generally have
many who planted with dry seed and
an opener, many days before me.
| never have to replant. On new or
fresh made beds / take up the opener,
the weight of the wheel makes an in
denton deep enough to cover the seed.
My cotton is never troubled with lice
or w~orms-try it. , HAssLER.
Wood Lawn, Tenn, Jan. 8 IA.
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SNUFF-D IPPING IN New HAMP-
sH1RE.-The Dover IN. H. Enquirer
makes the following statement relative
to a practice which has been generally I'M
derstood to be confined to one or two
southern states: "WhiIe in an apothe-
cary store, recently, we heard young
girls and boys calling for snuff, scented
with checkerberry, etc, to be used for
cleaning the teeth. It has no virtues
for cleaning the teeth, more thar the
brush without it; and it is simply
another way of using tobacco dirty
way-iDiuring the health and weaken
ing the nervous system. A physician
recently informed us that he had, in
one or two cases, e commissions from
its use. This pretended cleansing is
not confined to ono a day, but is done
several times.
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WEATHER AND CRoPs.-On Thursday
afternoon OF last week we had an excel
lent shower of rain here, just five weeks
since it had rained. Before and since
that time showers had and have occur
red imsother parts of the parish. We
need more rain here now. Crops are
mixed as to oondition7some bad, some
good, and some middling. There is a
great deal off " come out in them, if we
have seaonable rains.
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"SUBsIDIzED.n-One Of the Leaguers
recently applied that to us, and now he
has gone and done it himself. The
Courier a a Democratic organ, and
the Democracy and White Leaguers
were and are at variance on the Sena-
toral question. The Courier was fol
Kirkman, but last Saturday it .sot on
the fence-the leaguers have " su bsidiz-
edn It'll Ny &#
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From all the information we can OBJ
tain tile mass Of the people Of this par
ish are going to vote tosuit themselves
individually, paying no attention TO the
party utilization of the candidates, not
caring whether they belong to a party
or not. They will vote for the candi-
date they like best, and that they think
will fill the Office best. q
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There is considerable demand here
now for COW peas to plant, something
unusual in this parish. tits goodsign,
and we hope another year the parish
viii be supplied with home raised seed.
Those who raise a crop had better pick
more than enough for their own seed
they will be in demand, and the price
good. sss .na.
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HOW TO REMEMBER.-YOung people
read carelessly and give the memory no
opportunity to retain what they read.
The knowledge that may be brought to
them in their reading is like water put
into a seive, it at once runs away. The
late John Stuart Mill, of England, was
noted for his wonderful memory. He
was said to retain "everything he had
ever seen, or heard, or read. Nothing
escaped his notice; nothing was forgot
ten by him afterwards This power of
memory was cultivated by his early
habits of study. His father took a daily
walk with him, and the young. boy was
obliged to give a minute account of
each book that he read. If he failed at
any point, the father imposed severe
penalties.
In these walks the father would often
converse at length, detailing historical
events, facts of biography, the rise and
growth OF social institutions, and even
elaborate arguments in philosophy and
political economy, which the son was
required to write out in full, emitting
nothing of Importance. The discipline
was a hard one, but it trained the
memory of a strength and retentiveness
which was of great value in mature
years. If young people would adopt
even in a modified way the same pro-
cess of. discipline, beneficial results
would be sure to follow. @
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T~AKINGALL THE CHANcEs.-We have
heard off singular instance of political
c~opartnership. One Of the partners is
in iiewbiJe league and the other one
opposes it: but You cannot choke any
white league candidate down the former
that does not suit both Of them. The
white league knows nothing about it.
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Mr.. Theodore Chachere, one Of OH
ex-merchants, now a farmer, who sue
ceeds at everything he goes at, has sent
us fifteen Irish potatoes weighing thir-
teen pounds. Seven of them weigh seven
pounds.
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Subscribers will please watch the date
printed with their name on each number
OF their paper-after that date the paper
will be stopped as the subscription has
pXnire1 -
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Supreme Court begins here. on Mon
day next. r-.s. ssa
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0pELousAs, june 1at. 1874:

To the Teachers Of Public schools under the
control Of the Parish School Board and citi-
zens5ofEhe parish Of 81. Landry:
.Gentlemen-Having received a circu-
lar from Vim. G. Brown, SupeTintend-
egiBOf Public Education of the State of
Louisianasdated New Orleans, May goth,
1874, Ihave caused the same to be pub
hshea jn the 0pelousas JOURNAL. for
the information of parties concerned
residing i'm the parish of ST. Landry.
The Board OFF Control Of the LOriEi-
ana State Agricultural and Mechanical
College has organized for d summer ses-
sion. It'd commence July list, 1874, 0f d
School Of Drawing and Designs, also u
School of Practical and Agricultural
Chemistry. in the University Buildings,
corner of Common and RarOnne streets,
New Orleans, and as pupils from all p0r-
si0ns of the State are entitled TO the
privileges of this institution, you are
hereby notified that pupils desiring TO
enter this College arc instructed to re-
port for the presenbto Or. James Burns,
Tor examination, every morning, Sun
days excepted, from 10 to 10 O'Clock.
Nm. g BEIL, President
school BoaEd Parish Of ut. Landry.
Thars me ruInors of strange consbi
nations. sf old feuds healed and mutual
confidepce restored. tits protested that
4 team wlich did some wonderful run
ming ian 1865. 1917 and f70Win work abreast
once more. All tIlissi III % DO On q new
platform Of course. The battle cry now
is Down with the plunderers
What Il difference there is between
being out and being i'll and how indlg-
nant we can become over plumber which
puts nOm0ney incur purse PieayIne.
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List os Letters

List Of Letters
| Remaining in the Post Office at Washington, La.
June LIST, 1874, and If not taken out before
the 1st Of July, 1874, will be sent to the Dead
TnffeP Office 1T Washington. G.
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List ofLessers

List Of Letters
Remaining in the Post Office al. Opelousas
June, LIST, 1878, and If not taken ont before
the list of July, 1874, will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office at Washington, .. {.
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The following report of the Parish Treasurer,
making an exhibit up to JUNE LIST, 1874, was re-
heeived az follows, to[wit: g~as seaaaagT#
To Parish taxes. collected from May 1st
1874, to Jnne LIST, 1874 81. 1864 G5
Collected in jurors warrants 1852 Is /.
Paid out as per vouchers. 2T2 80 s 925 08
CASH in Parish Treasury from, +
May coneetions. s 939 81
Cashin Parish Treasury Nav 4
LIST, $1,2s3 90 f
Paid out during May, as per
vouchers -..-... "A So ':S1, 2os A
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Total cash in Parish Treasu-
Pp. lime 1sf.s 1874

Est odMo sb@1AHEs~- S1y14o VI
], Louis Desmarais, Assistant Parish Treas1.
rer for the parish OF st, Landry, do hereby eer-
tfy that the above statement is true and cor
rect. LOUIS DESMARATE.
Swornao and subscribed before me this I'd of
June, 1874. E. p. VEAZIE, j. p.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
Monday, July6th, 1874.
Attesti G.MAYo. Clerk