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The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1876-07-26
ST. MARY.


Saturday, August 9th, at the
courthouse, Franklin, the sheriff
will offer for sale the following:
John e. Carson Us. James Todd.
Lease of EuphrOsy Carlin to JAS.
Todd. Also, so acres of plant
cane, % acres of stubble, and 10
arpents of corn. Terms, cash.
n. L. BRYCE and aeife Us. DGUid
Hayes, Jr., Ggent.-Two horses.
Terms, cash.
James L. COVen, SubrogGted, Us.
Mrs. Mary a. VGig.-The lot and
saw-mill, and lot and residence of
mortgager, opposite, all in Cen.
treville. Terms, cash.
Robinson d. Fontiaette U8. HI
dreM Dc misunderstanding.
house, kitchen, two cabins, saw
mill, engine and all improvements
upon lot near O%entreville. Terms,
cash.
Henry Freeman Us. e. G.. Wright
ct. Gls.-The sail boat Marcus.
Terms, twelve months credit, ex.
cept costs.
II. BeIIOcq as. George Rig86y.-
A hack In shop of G.. 4. Ksppel,
Franklin. Terms, cash.
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Two maEderera re GnehaA in
Colorado, On the 2lst.
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1876-07-26
TERREBONNE,

Succession Of II. Fmis ThiJo
deatm.-Saturday, August 10Th,
will be offered for sale at the
court house in Houma, two undi~
vided thirds of Est. Bridget y,
sugar plantation, upper Bayou
Banzns t0gosn5r wfta improve.
ments and implements. Terms,
cash.
Succession of James L. Belden.
Same time and place, eleven town
lots in Houms. Terms, cash.
LAFoURCHE.
Charles n GGmdS gs. Francois
GGwds.-Satarday, August 9th,
the sheriff will offer for sale at
the courthouse iu Thib0daux two
tracts of land, east bank of La
fOurche, one mile below Thlbo~
daux, together with moveables.
Terms, cash.
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1876-07-26

TO DEMOCRATIC 0EUBS-We
tender the free uae of orr columns
to oil Democratic clubs through
out the vagi0us parishes in which
the paper circulates. Send in
your list Of officers and members
for publication, as we'll as in.
pottaat resolutions adopted. We
are anxious to do alI in our power
to aid tue caase of Democratic
IrefuEm.
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RATES OF

.ERMILIONvILLE, JULY 90, 1876
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-01-06
CIIrRCII nlRECTNlY.

FIRST TCNIhN-SCrviccS on the "a
and ith siblaths OF each month, morning
and evening, Rev. Dr. Lane, Pastor. sab.
bath School every SUNDAY morning At o.
clock. Il. Gilmore Superintendent.
PoET PLitSANT PREsuYrEmAN Cuuncn.
w. T.. Hill, Pastor Preaching lst and
I'd Sabbat,s. morning aud night. Bible
Class 1T the Parsonage on Wednesday cv-
cning. Sabbath School Sunday morning.
Nj II. Hale, Superintendent.
Protestant ErsCOrAL CErRCI--l'cV. I.
H. Lacy. Rector. Services IN follows: At
Christ Church, Point Pleasant, every sun
day morning NJ 10! O'Clock, except the I'd
SUNDAY in each month, and every sunday
cvuning, at 81 O'Clock, except the 3d sun
day in each month. Sunday School nj Q
O'Clock. T. Strbling, Sup't Ncstry meet
Ing on the evening OF the ID Monday in cv-
cry month. Services at Bruco's Chapel on
the ID Sunday 0t lOl A. NJ. Mason City
on the 81 Sunday at 3! p. NJ. West Col
umbia the Sd Sunday at 6l p. VI.
VI. T.. CMuncII-Scryiccs on the lst and
I'd Sabbaths of each month, in the even.
ing. &. G. Wilding, Pastor Sabbath school
every Sunday morning at 0 O'Clock. |.
rribhlc, Superintendent.
VI. T.. CmuRCu, SDuTH-Seviccs on the
4ih Sabbath oi eauh month. Rcv. {. +.
Crooks, Pastor Sabbath School every
Sabbath morning ut . o'clock. Robert ).
Biclicl, Superintendent.
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Going into Business.

1t is usually considered a great adj
vantage to gctinto business; yet there
are often many pitfalls awaiting the
unwary, and experience is sometimes
dearly bought. The following little
anecdote, related by a German gen
tl.man recently retired from business,
is a capital illustration of this point;
"Going down town the other night,
ho said, 81 got to chatting with a
German acquaintance, and asked him
what he wasdoins."
"Vell," he replied, "shoost now
am do noding, but | have made ar
rangetncnts 10 60 into pizness,"
"Glad to hear it. What are you
going into?"
"vcll!, goes into partnership mid
a man."
"Do you put in much capital?"
"No, | doesn't put in no capital"
"Don't want to risk it, eh?"
"No, | puts in de experience"
"And he puts in the capitalP"
eyes, dot is it. We goes into piz.
ness for dreo year; he puts in the gap
ital, | puts in de experience, At the
end of drec year | will have de gapi-
tai, and he viii have de experience"
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A STRONG REFLEcr1oN.-It is said
of Morbury that he would at any
time rather lose friend than Il joke,
On one occasion he began the sen.
tence Of death in this wise: "Prisoh.
er at the bar, you have been found
guilty by jury of your own country.
men Of the crime laid to your charge,
and must say entirely agree with
the verdict, for see 'Scoundrel writ
ten in your face" lIeret the prisoner
interrupted with "Thats u strong
reAectiOn--from your LOrdship"
whcreupon the judge, keenly appre'
ciating the Joke, committed the SEN
tencc into transportation for seven
years.
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COUNTY DIRECTORY.

Judge Circuit Court-IIoN. JOS SMITH.
Residence Raycuswood, jackson County,
Ilcrl; Circuit Court-C. &. WhGGGNEE.
Nlerl; County Court-E. KMnEGLtXG.
President County Court--B. j. REDMOND.
Prosecuting Attorney-D. W. PoLsLEy.
Shcrih'-CoLUMGUS SEuoN.
Juior--J. ,IEwErr.
Surveyor OF Lanis-Gro W. PrLuN
Assessor Dist No. l--JACog ROCsn.
deputy AsscSsor-D. S. NANMATHE.
AsSvssur Dist No. 2--JolrN c. Buckley.
Sup't Public Sch0ols-CHAS. +. KlodG.
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limes Of loLIinn he CaurIs.

Cncrr Courr--Eirst Monday in April,
and first Monday in October.
CuuNrY CuuRr-Thirl Monday in Junu-
arv; Third Monday in March; Third Mon
day in May; Third Monday in July; Third
Monday in NoycwbcT Third Monday in
December.
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CTrN nIREIvFNRY.

Mayor-JAMrs Ii, Covcu, Jr
lccordcr-M. II. HALE
Scrgemt--j. JEYErT.
Cuurcilmcn--,Iom W. English, Dr. W.
7. Nealr, Robert Young, T. Stribling, and
Col. q. t. Thomas.
Street Commissioner l.. GHsS,
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"And we are now on your bridal
tower amt we2'
"Yes."
"Well, now, you've been squsnder-
ing money all along, Peter. You
took hack, you bought oysters, you
bought a jack-knife, and you've Just
thrown money away, feel that it's
my duty to tell you to hold up before
you make a fool Of YOURSELF"
"Whose money is this?" he asked,
growing very red in the face.
Its yours, and what is yours is
Sabintha's, and it is my duty as her
mother to speak out when | SEQ you
fooling your money away"
81 guess | can take care of my mo.
ney" he retorted,
perhaps you can, Peter White,
but there are those in your family
who can't"
He struggled with his feelings as
the bride shook her head at him, and
then asked:
"Did l marry you?"
"No, sir, you did not, you little
bow-legged apology fur a man, but l
have a right to speak for my daugh'
teri"
"You can speak all you want to,
but want you to understand that
can manage my own affairs, and that
| don't care for your advice"
"Peter White" she slowly respon:
ded, waving the peanut candy close
to his nose, Il see we've got to have
fuss, and we might as well have it
now"
"Ma! nal" whispered the bride,
pulling at the old lady's shall.
"You needn't ma me, Sabintha--
This Peter White has deceived us
both about his temper, and I'm 60.
ing to tell him just what l think of
himl He commenced this fuss and
we'll see who'll end itp'
"You mind your business and I'll
attend to mine!" growled Peter.
"ohl you hump-backed hypocritel"
she Kissed, jabbing at his eye with
the peanut-bar. "0nly month ago
you called me Mother Hull, and was
going to give me the best room in tho
housew
you'll never have d room in my
house!" he exclaimed.
"And | don't want one, YOU red.
cared hypocritol"
"Don't Peter-dont, nal" sobbed
the bride.
"Ifs my duty, sabintha: it's your
mothers"
Don't cry, sabby," he interrupted
don't mind what she says"
"TrY to set my daughter up agin
me, will your hissed the old lady,
as she brought the pcanut-bar down
on his nose.
ooh! nal" yelled the bride.
"You old wretchW Kissed Peter, as
he clawed at her.
"None of the Whites will ever run
over mel" exclaimed the mother-in.
law, as she got hold of his shirt collar
and hauled him around.
I'll knock your old"
"You can't knock nothing~ she
interrupted, backing him against
the table.
"Ma! Oh-h-hm howled Sabintha.
The dozen other passengers in tho
room, who had been interested and
amused listeners, here interfered, and
Peter was released from the old lsdy's
grasp, his collar having been torn off
and his cheek scratched
81 expected this, and prepared for
i'll" painted the mother-in-law, as she
leaned against the wall. "This does
not end it by any means! This bri.
dial tower will come to an end to.
morrow, and then we'll see whether
I've got any right to speak up for
Sabintha or not"
AS the train moved away the old
lady wore a grim smile, Sabintha
was weeping, and Peter was strug'
Cling with another paper collar,
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DR, s. q. SHAW,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
nENDERS his professional services to the
public. Caljirom the country prompt,
Iv attended to- Office, corner OF Main ana
Third qtrccts opposite the old Presbyterian
Church. l'nth " Io'' '''
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sG4INTA THURSDAY, JANUARY g. 1916


=. Z I 4 !. -
had.thrown herself in my arms, and
was lying there dull, heavy weight.
But aside from that cry It was all
bright and pleasant-this real, ter
.rible journey through the snow, over
the rough dgngerous.s country road
in that far-a& Decembers
The dream lasted q long while,
through all that night, and the daS
following, and the. might following
that.
When | awoke from it was -in-a
large room, which l had never seen
before. ThereSere piles of the sof-
test blankets upon me, a great wood
fire blazing upon the hearth, and i
hadsneRer. felt so warm and comfort.
able in allmy life, There were two
strangers in the room, a maAe and a
gomaIl whose faces were kindly
ones, but soreIy troubled. NhenS /
stirred, ard they saw / recognized.
them, they mesand stoodsf by my
bed. .f
HANhere am I2a / asked:
CAT Ilinm, in the.house Of q. Meth
odist ministern
u, lAls
HSince night Hsiofe last. 4lou
came in the stage, and the horse stop
mad hnforn nur dnnr
"What day is this?"
at is Christmas day." the woman
replied, taking my hand in hers.
81 have been i'll, thon?"
"Yes."
"Therc was a boy brought me here.
Where is he?'
''He is here, too"
The voice that said it was husky
with tears, and the hand that held
mine shook.
Has he been. i'll, too?'
"Yes."
"Is he better how?'
"He was never so well. He will
never be i'll again"
| looked into the face of the woman
who said this, and saw that her eyes
were red with weeping.
| disengaged the hand she heldand
turned my facet to the wall. The wo-
man laid her hand upon my arm.
"You must,not feel like that; it is
better so. He had only one friend,
and he is with Him this beautiful
Christmas morning. He had no home
here, 1t is Christmas day, and he is
at home there"
| took in mine the comforting
hand that lay upon my arm.
81 would like to see him." ] said.
Ole gave his life for me-"
They took me down afterward to
what had been the family sitting
room. There were warm, red cur
tains at the windows; a bright, glow
ing carpet in the floor; there were
punches of holly and laural scattered
here and there, and over all the at
mosphere ofhome.
, They left me at the door. went
in and stoodby the side of the couch
on which they had laid him. The
eyes of tender blue were closed forev-
or, the yellow hair was parted over
the boyish brows, and still about the
brave, sweet mouth the bright smile
played as it did at the first moment
of our meeting, when my implied
doubt of him called it there. He lay
before me dead, in all the glow and
promise of his youth.
But the smile, which triumphed
above deaths ruin, rebuked me; and
as l stopped to kiss the lips of the
beautiful boy, knew, as well as man
could know, that he was not dead;
that He who had given more life to
the dead girl and the widows son
had given it also to Linn, and that he
had only gone farther upon his jour
ney than Into a sweeter, fuller,
more gracious life than l had ever
known. And | also knew that l
should see him again if | but made
my own life rs brave, unsellish and
true as his had been.
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nENEY0LENr S0CIETIES.

MNsoNlc--NIinturn Lodge No, 10, meets
on the first and third Tuesdays OF each
month. G. SHREWSBURY, Secretary.
Odd Fcllows-point Pleasant Lodge No.
-, J. q. o. f., meets every Thursday
night in Fishers Hull. $. j. SnNDLE,
Secretary.
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A weak female will borate man
for letting her stand up in u horse
car, and she will then dance from 10
o'clock till two, This shows that
dancing IL better than standing Qp.
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Flowers and fruits are always ct
presents; flowers because they are a
proud assertion that u ray of beauty
outvalues allthc utilities of the world;
fruit because they are the flowers Of
commodities, and admit of fantastic
values being attached 10 thcm
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secst thou much snow left on the
tagging; verify it is in front Of the
house of the slothful man. He sit
teth by the fire to keep himselfwarm,
neither will he depart for a scuttle Of
coal. When the housewife crieth
aloud for a pail of water, he hath not
his boots on. In the day when the
storm fallcth he sccludeth himself; he
saith 70 the snow shovel, "Ha ha,---
Let us rest in peace" So his name
is an abomination in the eyes of the
people and his name is in every
mans mouth,
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G.P. syMPSON.

"A ttorncy at Law,
PoINT PLEASANT, WESr Va.
ITANING PROCUREDTIiE USE OFU.
Ill Fishers Law Library, | will ot all
times be found nj his office ready TO attend
to any and all business entrusted to my
care; and will practice hereafter in the
counties Of Mason, Putnam, Jackson and
Roanc. aprlS-ly.
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ScEw w. EMeGTsz1,

A ttorney at Law,
WILL practice in the Courts of Mason
w Putnam and Jackson counties, and in
the Court Of Appeals oi West Virginia,
Address, Point Peasant, Mason county,
West Va, Oilcc in the Court House,
dec. ~, lSI2-ly.
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The Bridal ToHeFs-AEON Peter
White nlRtle the Acl2lllmlunc0
Sfliis AEOlheEsiilrltlN. ~ 2

The lSf10uL IoWeFe-.AAOV Peter
White nlRtle the AeaSiiilmlance
Of his AEOtheEsiIslllF. ~ 2
There were three Of thom. Ono
Yas bride, the other 4 groom with
red ears and maiden whiskers, and
the third was the brides mother
They were at,the Grand Trunk De:
pot the other, morning to take the
train West. The young man ,claspf
ed his young wife's fat. hand, rolled
up his eyes, and'they seemed dthappR,
while tie mother-inlaw parsded up
and dcYnsthe sitting-room withlords
" air, and seemed we'll satisfied
Pretty soon the groom went out, and
when he returned he threw fiye pop.
corn balls and a big bar Of peasnlt
candy into the BRIDES lap and han
ded theold lady another. Sheturned
up.her nose, raised her spectacles,
and thus addressed the young man
with red ears Il
See here, Peter White, you are
married to Sabintha, amt your
"Why of couase."
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I.I2ates. 3 5l,tlslng

Tor in advance.
announcements for County Officers, S.;
for State Senate, and State officers, $40; for
Congress $50
Legal publications must be paid for, in
all eases, before the delivery oi the certih-
cate oi publication.
Personal communications, and those rec
ammcnding persons for office, will be .harg-
I'll ai regular advertising rates.
Marriage and Death notices, not over
five lines, published gratis; all over that
amount at half advertising rates.
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Tbe Weekly Register,
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( az cE w. TIP PETr,
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Oiis cpy i've years, 90, 60 W
- Iess lsltayiabi3 n ddEagses
IRafe grfiising.
ne sduarejl loiI6 jnrliJ one geok, ~, SkoO'
4 Insertion, Sss. :,l.t.s 90,
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III Stices l6Felsts aliue ior ono ,ins
~ i6I 4 anf special and bl!slliegs notices ~
4 iluc for each insrtfi6fG but
alaeffcd for les fll;iilphe dDllAf.
lytrtisf1s lors Shorter period han
Z Inoilshsis considered fiiii li.
|EycsYlsqlyertiseInents payable han
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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-01-18

manager, is in negotiation with the pro-
prietors of Niblos Garden for re.opening
this popular theatre. 1t is to be hoped
this rumor is correct, as Mr.. X, is a most
successful man in that capacity.
Chickering Hall has witnessed the
closing concert of Won Bulow's second
series, which have been increasingly sue.
ccssfu and also the FIRST annual meeting
Of the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Children, in which Mr.. Bergh
figures prominently, and which has al.
ready begun its good work, by rescuiug
from their perilous and cruel bondage
two Of the many little child.acrobats who
are forced to risk their lives in break.
neck performances, to put money in the
pockets Of their hard hearted parents or
masters
DR.. Hollands charming story of
"Sevenoaks," which appeared in Serb.
ner's Monthly last year, is DOW being
dremstized under the supervision Of the
author, and will be placed upon the stage
in due time. RADIx
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Dynamite.

Dynamite or giant powder" the ter.
rlblc explosive by which so many lives
were sacS6ced on the steamer Mosel, the
other day, vas invented By NJ. Noble,
Swedish chemist, 10 lSG6-67. 1t con.
sists Of nitro glycerine absorbed by some
porous inert solid. This form prevents
the transmission Of ordinary sudden
shocks, except under pressure in confn.
ed space The presence of the inert min.
eral constituents serves also 10 absorb
heat, 20 that high temperature cannot
be easily impaired to the whole but
when impaired this temperature effects
great expulsion Of the gasses and increas.
cd effectiveness of explosion Iguited in
the open air dynamite burns quietly with
nitrous flames. Exploded usually By
means Of Illuminating fuse or cap), it gives
carbonic acid, nitrogen and hydrogen,
and leaves white ash, with little or no
smoke. 1t has been regarded as tho
safest OF { II explosives, not being affected
by prolonged temperature of one hun.
drcd centigrade, nor is it as dangerous as
nltrc-glycerne when it solidifes at eight
degrees centigrade. Neither light nor
electricity nor ordinary shocks cause it to
decomposc or explode. The principal
dangers connected with .ts use are those
Of the strong Illuminating powders used in
the percussion fuses to explode it. Dy.
Mantle, if carelessly made, containing an
excess of nitro glycerine, may, by the lat.
ter overcoming the capillary force of the
mineral particles, collect in dlcss and set
tie from the mass, and become source
of serious accidents, Moreover, it may
be that freezing, or thawing after ircez-
ing, has tendency to segregate the oil.
Noble was led to the experiment from
which resulted dynamite by the fearful
explosions Of nitro glycerine at Aspinwall,
San Francisco, Sydocy aud elsewhere,
years ago. The experience in this coun.
try Of accidental explosions of dynamite
are very rare, aud tac age of the com.
pound when nitro glycerine will exhude
from it and in confined places ignite by
spontaneous combustion is matter Of
speculation.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-01-18
Catholicism.

The increase In population in this coun.
try from 1890 to 1875 has been triae
over 1000 per cent. The increase Of our
Roman Catholic population in the same
time has been nearly 10000 per cent.
Let US look now at the relative proportion
of Catholics to the whole population and
its rate Of increase:
Ia 1890 there was one Roman Catholic
for every one hundred and thirty-ono of
population.
In 1900 there was one Roman Catholic
for every sixty i've Of the population.
In 1880 there was one Roman Catholic
for every twenty-niue Of the population.
In 1910 there was one Roman Catholic
for every eighteen of population.
In 1850 there was one Romsn Catholic
for every eleven Of population.
Iu 1860 there was ono Roman Catholic
for every seven Of population,
In 1870 there was one Roman Catholic
fer every six Of population.
In 1875 there was olc Roman Catholic
for every six of population.
Ccnfniug ourselves to the present cen.
tury We find that, in 1900, our whole
population wss 5,305, ,939, and the Ro.
man Catholics not quite 10000. In
1875, our total population is estimated
at 100000 and total Roman Catholic
at worry nearly 6,500,000. In the past
seventy.fiye years they have risen from
obe.sixtieth of our total population to
fully one-sixth! As to the growth Of
their system we fud that, in 1900, they
possessed in this country one bishop and
tifty.tbrec priests. They now have one
prince cardinal, seven arch. bishops,
iorty-two bishops, three mitred abbots,
three thousand aDd one hundred priests,
sixty five Roman Catholi, colleges, fifty.
six converts of women. OF their wealth
We have no statistics sufficiently reliable
to place in juxtaposition with those we
have given but it is known to be enor-
nous; and completely at the control of
the central power. No Roman Catholic,
however poor, was ever known to com.
plain at the demands of the church upon
the pursc.- Cincinnati Times.