The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1875-08-25
81. LOUIS ConarSrGsDEvcF.
81. LOUIS, No, Aug. II, 1877.

praise them. This city has two
large libraries accessible 10 the
public, each containing nearly
every hook, magazine, review OF
newspaper known to the civilized
world. The Public School Library
is free 10 every one without
charge, and from morning till
night, ls full of poor but respecta'
BILE devils in search of more light.
The Mercantile Library is equally
as we'll patroDized, but by a more
genteeI looking set. In order 10
have the privilege oianfrowiUg
books and using the reading
room, an annual subscription of
five dollars is required, and fifty
dollars paid in advance makes
one a life member. Besides tho
immense Library proper and the
reading room, there is d com
Portable chess room where the
lovers of that game can bave
chess at all hours. Do, good
compositor, set this word right,
aud not make it read cheese"
Almost as many ladies' az gentle.
men visit and subscribe 10 the
Mercantile Library, but after
they have once admired the fue
paintings and other works OF art
10 the reading room, the fair sex
generally give the latter a wide
berth, rs not even q whisper is
allowed therein, and no true
woman can endure such an
abominable rule.
The present summer Is said to be
unprecedented III st. Louis, where
the summer is usually intoIerabIy
hot and dry, whereas this year
we have scarcely had since the
first of June q single clear day,
and not more than five or six
really hot ones. To day tue
weather is actually chilly, and in
fact, | feel as though | had not
gone through auy summer at all.
Fruit and grain have suffered
severely, the former being so dear
that poor people have to touch
them very lightly, | have never
eaten finer gIapeS than are raised
here, and the native wines are
quite drinkable. Grapes are just
beginning to ripeu now, and the
market will be Overstocked with
them i'll a week or two. As in
New Orleans, the Italians seems
to have a monopoly Of the fruit
business here. Nine~tenthS of
the washing in ST. Louis is done
by Cinnamon. Iu fact they are
a nation of washprwOmen. HOr
Kee and Chang We are spec
linen names. Chinese cheap
labor is a deIusion, having no
particle of truth to rest upon.
They charge len uonEa a piece for
washing ordinary garments and
five cents for the small ones.
Their work looks beautiful, but it
is tough on the material.
ST. Louis drinks + lmmeps,
amount OF beer, most of which
ia manufactured here, furnishing
d livelihood to many thousands Of
Jolly Heutons. The brewers aud
saloon keepers consequently look
aghast at the prospect of their
business beng ruined by the
introduction OF the newly in.
vented beer powder, whereby a
lover of the foamiug mug may
carry i'll his pocket IL! the ingre,
dents Of any kind OF ale, porter
or beer he may desire. The
powder has been trsted in Ger
many with cOmpi"te SUCCESS, 90
very shortly we Will all be able to
drink stone blind at an expense
Of about five cents.
The city assessors returns show
ll6 churches in ST. Louis held by
fourteen denominations, and
" ""n 1rS pI0P1,'S NaIueu aC o.
9o9,''o, "' "hlch S3f4,04O Is tax
able.
AS an Item OF Interest, The
Geatii oI Horace B'nney Is not
out VI place even III Il ST. Louis
,etter' he d"d ''~t week in
fhi'aoelpnia ,asth ''"'tA'~iS, aud
v=rty 1l-. .t4
Wds me o'H' '"MyeT 10 the
OhlCeu StaIe'% HIS last appear
"hco III c"n'' WIS |" support
u tne Ea'I"hS vi the will OF
OVepheh Nl'"'". Tie calculated
a' harvard ~ l"9', was elected
10 tue II pn9l''7ni" legislature 10
4oVo' II" ''"e'e>N lu 1882
war elgh' > '''.'4 : t1an Byron,
anu Veh YEAS Ole "} : 0enlOF--
was contemporary vi sam JOhu~
a'n anu ffedeilGk the Great, aud
ouIJ eieEeu Years younger than
superintendent anu Webster,
ny no hieau' young men when
tneJ ufoh' quarter Vi a century
aeo' were ooIh Younger than this
oiu eLelan ol Tue ~.