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Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

WHAT FALL WAS THERE.-They sat upon
an inverted wash-tub directly under a
window dreaming wild dreams of love.
With her great starry eyes upturned to
him, she softly whispered, "Will you
always love me Henry?' and Henry mur
INJURED back:
It'll the sun grows cold,
And the stars are old,
And"
Then he sprang to his feet in a wild
panic and made painful efforts to get his
face through a coating of something that
seemed to have fallen from the clouds.
Clearing his eyes, he shot one quick glance
of hatred up at the window, made a bolt
for the back-gate and disappeared from the
startled girls presence. Old man up stairs
turning to the old lady remarked: There
NGalindy; 1 believe I've upset that burned
bowl of starch!' The desolate maiden has
no lover now but goes around with an un-
quiet glare in her downcast eyes, and
wishes her poor old father was planted at
Mount Auburn.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

A PERMANENT HOME.-TO have a home
which man has himself reared or pur-.
chased-a home which he has improved or
beautifed-a home indeed, which, with
honest pride and natural love, he calls his
owns an additional security for any
mans virtue. Such a home he leaves with
regret to it he gladly returns. There he
finds innocently and satisfying pleasures.
There his wife and little ones are happy
and safe; and there all his best affections
take root ard grow. To such a pair, as
time advances, the abode of their early
and middle life, whence they have, perhaps,
all departed, becomes constantly more dear;
for it is now a scene of precious memories
the undisturbed declining years And
say-whOt lapse of time, what varied ex-
perience Of prosperity, or sorrow, can ever
efface the good impression made by such a
home on the tender heart of childhood
To the tempted youth, to the wanderer
from virtue, to the sad victim of misfortune,
such remembrance has oftened proved a
strengthening monitor, or healing balm.
Nor can this kindly influence wholly fail
so long as the dear objects of that familiar
scene retain place in memory, connected
as they inseparably are, with thoughts of q
fathers counsels, mothers tenderness,
sisters purity and brothers love.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

WEALTH OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
The Boston Herald says Tilden is the
wealthiest of all the candidates. He is put
down at 100000. Judge Davis is the
possessor of more than $l,0O0,0O0, and
Thurman is very rich, Bayard is well-to-do,
although not a millionaire. Hancock has
some property it is said. of the republi-
cans who are prominent candidates Morton
is said to be the poorest, and Blaine is UNI
doubtedly the richest of all. Conkhng is
possessed of something over 100000, part
of which he, like Blaine, has made in rail-
road speculations. He is also largely paid
by several wealthy corporations. Bristow
and Hayes are both "well-oh." The for
mer has probably 100000, and his wife
has received legacy of $l50,0OO within
year. Hayes is richer than Bristow.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

SAGACITY OF RATs.-Incredible as the
story may appear of their removing hens
eggs by one fellow lying on his back and
grasping tightly his ovoid burden with his
fore paws, whilst his comrades drag him
away by the tail, we have no reason to
disbelieve, knowing as we do, that they
will carry eggs from the bottom to the top
of the house, lifting them from stair to
stair, the first pushing them up on its hind,
and the second lifting them with its fore
legs. They will extract the cotton from a
flask of Florance oil, dipping in their
long tails, and repeating the man@uvre
until they have consumed every drop
We have found Jumps Of sugar in deer
drawers at distance of thirty feet from
the place where the petty larceny was
committed; and friend saw rat noun
a table on which drum of figs was placed
and straightway tip it over, scattering it
contents on the floor beneath, where
score of expectant brethren sat watchin
for the windfall. Quarterly Rerie,c.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17
THE ANGELS LADDER.

"If there were ladder, mother,
Between the earth and sky,
AS in the dayso the Bible,
would bid you all goodbye,
And go through every country.
And search from town to town,
Till had found the ladder.
With angels coming down.
"Then 1 would wait quite softly,
Beside the lowest round,
Till the sweetest looking angel
Had stepped upon the ground;
would pull his dazzling garment,
And speak out very plain;
'Will yon take me, please, to Heaven,
When you go back again?"
"Ah, darling" said the mother
"You need not wander so
To find the golden ladder
Where angels come and go.
Wherever gentle kindness
Or pitying love abounds,
There is the wondrOus ladder,
With angels ON the rounds
ST. Nicholas for NJ
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

Trenton editor makes the statement,
Cor the good of correspondents, that they
need not commence their communications
aI take my pen in hand,p as he don't care
whether they write with their toes or WIN
,ba pen in their mouth, so they SEND the
news.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

"What is the next thing to a hen steal
ing?" Why, cock robin, to be sure.
The ladies like to see greenbacks conver-
ted into pinbacks.-N. 7. Graphic.
Pluck will carry man where palace
car will not.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

The New York Sun of late date con-
tains an article giving "advice to a young
convert" The editor of the Sun should
print some "advice to an old sinner" and
read it six times day.-Norristoaon Herald.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

A father bent on instructing his three
vear-old son said off you had three
apples and should give me one, how many
would you have left?' 81 wouldn't do it,
pa" was the prompt reply.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

At the recent election in Minneapolis,
where women voted, they wreathed the
ballot-boxes with flowers to cover up the
.tobacco-juice decorations of last year.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

Brother, why don't you ask the stranger
to pray?' Because" reprovingly observed
a deacon, " this amt no place for practical
jokes. That mans the president of gas
company"
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

The disguised Britisher who concluded
that the American national tune was the
spittoon, is revising Shakspere for young
Yankees. He has gqt as far as "'Tis true
tits spitty, and spitty It's, tbs true"
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

Landlord, didn't you ever have gen.
tleman stop with you before 2" care you
gentlemanY' Yes, am" "Then Inever
had one stop with me before.'
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

Lace is what ruffles the men nowadays.
-Er. You are wrong. Lace ruffies the
women as usual. 1t is the paying for it
that rufies the men.-NorristoUn Herald.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

If Noah had made failure in his ship
building, he would probably have gone to
New Jersey, knowing there is Newark
there.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17
Education in China.

Wong Chin Foo, the Chinese lecturer,
was present at the Teachers Institute of
Adams county, Pa, not long ago, and de-
livered an interesting address on the sub
iect of education in China. He said that |
the first lesson inculcated in Chinese |
schools are obedience and reverence for
parents and respect for teachers. He |
claimed that in no country in the world is
education so general-as in China, and that
in no other country are intelligence and
moral worth so promptly and so literally
rewarded by the government. He also
alluded to the Great Wall of China, the
immense number and size of its walled
cities, its palaces and works of art its
canals, and other public improvements, its
wars and its civilization, its geography and
history, and its systems of religion. He
closed with a demonstration of the Chinese
method of computation, which was truly
wonderful for rapidity and accuracy. By
means of an ordinary abacus he performed
the most difficult operations in addition
and satisfaction with the utmost dispatch
and correctness, throwing the so-called
lightning calculators completely in the
shade. The lecturer also described the
manner and customs of his people, using
good English and speaking with but a
slight accent. We quote his language, as
reported in Home and School: "The capitals
of the different divisions of the empire are
all walled cities. There are seventy-five
thousand of these walled cities in China.
The material in these walls is sufficient, in
the aggregate, to construct a wall thirty
feet high and twenty feet thick entirely
round the world, and leave brick and stone
enough to build all the houses in the
United States besides. This may seem
wonderful, but it is true. In China every.
thing is done in different way from what
it is done in. this country. The manners
, and customs of the people are different
In this country when gentleman enter!
| parlor or drawing room, or goes into
5 society, he is expected to remove his hat
s in ours, he is expected to keep it on. II
}, China it is considered very rude and uncivi
s to go into company with the head uncover
n ed. In your country, when friends ant
i acquaintances meet, they seize and shak
e each other by the hand; with us, whel
n friends meet, each clasps his own hand
/. and shakes them to his satisfaction, at tn
q same time giving expression to his feeling
I. in a suitable manner. You read and writ
IS from left to right; we from right to lef
le This is altogether habit and education
10 and one method is just as good as anothe
= provided one understands it. With yo
ne black is the prevailing color Of mourning
in with us, white serves the same purpos
SO Your young people, previous to marriag
lie usually spend much time cultivating eaC
CIV other, and trying to ascertain their mutu
as adaptability and congeniality we leave Il
,d matter in the hands of our parents, WI
as manage our matrimonial affairs in a way
it once satisfactory to themselves and to |
tn And am free to say you will find as mu
a. conjugal happiness among given numt
I'll. of families in China as you will find in a
cL other country of the world"
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

Josh Billings remarks, truth is SIMPLE
so simple that the phoolish often mistake
II for weakness
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

What is the difference between an auction
and sea-sickness? The one is the sale of
effects, and the other the effects of a sail.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

What hard things can you throw at q
dog without hurting him? Words--hard
words.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-17

The iron horse has but one ear-the
engineer.
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A FEAR REMOVED.-The un.
easiness felt by many lest tue re-
cent convention should he the
scene of heated debates on sub
jrctS which might lead to diSSen-
sion in our party was allayed by
the %elminently conservative and
wise actions of that body. 1t did
Just what it was intended to do,
and then, approaching the tacttllat
the present was not the time for
more extended action, adjourned.
The harmony and good feeling
observable among the delegates
from all sections is very crafty
ing, as giving an earnest of that
united and vigorous effort which
the emergency of November next
will require. That bone of con-
tentiOn. the compromise was not
discussed at all, and this fact
shows that the temperate views
OF the majority on both sides SUI
tfice.l to keep in check the yea.
lots for and against. May they
continue so to do.
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In our first page will he found
u foil account. taken from the n.
q. Democrat of the display of the
society known as the "Tweltth
Night Rev ellers," which for origin
atty of conception, splendor OF
presentation and beauty If detail
compares f%avorably with any fes
tival of the aye. New Orleans is
Noted tor the number and artistic
beauty OF the celebrations of it's
societies. among which are the
Mystick Crewt of Cumu~. knights
of Monus, MI Night Jewellers
etc. during the carnival season.
Last year their festivals were
very appropriately omitted us nn
becoming IA city aud people groHn
ing under military occupation.
Kellogg having uSnrpp,i the
place OF the King of the Carnival
as Lord OF Mi>rule.
The societies Seem determined
to atone tor this enforced omis-
sion by displays of donb e beauty
and magniticence this ear. e
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From present indications it
Appeals that much OF the VIC
lent opposition to Grants noni
nation for Il third term among
leading republican $ is dying ont
and while comparatively few
advocate it. most of them e>-
press themselves willing to abide
by the action of the masses as eX
pressed at the convention. Chant
can undoubtedly secure the
nomination, It's the vote of the
South in the convention will be
solid in his favor. For. our part
we sincerely trust that his maine
will head the republican ticket
in 1876 for we believe that it's
appearance there Will drive from
It's support that large and intiuen
tial element which secs i'll the
violent and Unconstitutional aciS
committed ut the South but d
precedent for bringing home to
them ovpreSaiun when i shall
suit tlIeiv!tWS oi The powers that
be.
The ignorant aud unreH.ctiuy
MASSES who i'll u:ind ta~l..iIcl>iu
appiaul cve.y ACT vi arbitrary
Tyranny ANA constitutional VIC
iaiioA IN iilctci on the South will
undoubtedly support to a man.
Gran: the incarnation of brute
force and anreien ing will.
MtaHwliie Gran! whom we be
lipvr to he Il far more dangerous
and ambitious man than is general
~ supposed is serving a double
end by his tngenerous policy to
the South, at the same time pan
delin. to the baSer element at
the North Snd familiafiZiag the
minds of men with infr:ngements
of law and the constitution TINS
paving the way for any change
in his favor which circumstances
render possible.
We console ourselves by the
retlertion that Louisiana is in the
condition of the empty travel
lcr who sings before the robber."
No change in her affairs can be
for the worse.
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1t seems proper that the lOcu

1t seems proper that the local
celebration of the Fourth OF July,
1876, whichwill be held through
out the land, should be made
to contribute to a permanent
historical of the Centennial
Celebration. In each county pro-
vision should be made for the
delivery of an address tracing the
history of that particular comlmu
nifty for the past century, or from
the time OF its settlement, and
including a sketch of it's growth,
It's resources, industries, pros
prcts, etc. These addresses should
be published in uniform Size;-
that Of the congressional docu-
ments, for instance,-in order
that they may be bound together
by States. To competent persons
the preparation of such addresses
would not be an unduly burden
some task ; but in the aggregate
they would con stitute an invalu-
able historical repository such as
no nation has ever had the oppor
tunity to collect.
Designations of the historians
ought to be made without delay.
in order that they may have time
to accomplish their work. 1t is to
DE hoped that the press give gen
eral circulation to the project,
and that each Journal will see to
its contamination in it's own local
ity, and that the slight expense
involved be assumed 10y the coun
ty or town authorities. -.
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kellogg expresses a desire in
his message to have the election
law amended or repealed. We do
not suppose for moment that
the arch liar expected amy one to
believe him when he enunciated
this wish, bnt its mere expression
shows that even the Radicals
appreciate the fact that this most
infamous law is more than they
can with safety enforce. The spec
tacle OF soldiers on the floor of ii
Legislative body to which it gave
rise, alarmed the dormant senti-
ment of the Whole country, and
showed the Authorities ,I,at the
time had not quite arrived when
%bayonetS conld with impunity be
substituted for laws. In our last
ISSUE we copied from republican
paper OF this State all extremely
sensible and honest article on this
subject. III which 1t denounceS the
law, and demands such a change
lis shall guarantee tn electors the
value of their votes. The republi
can leaders Will DO we'll to heed
this advice for we do not believe
that the euornIiticS Of the last
Returning; Board can be repeated
with safety to the members OF
their abett0rs.
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VOLUNTARY SALE.
STATE OF LOUISE MA.
Succession Of Jos,pi Waiter and Wife.

VIII h" uitrred toc sale at Public Auction
on Saturday. january the 2A4i. I>,6. on TIN.
premises at about sixteen miles below the.
town of Ili.'"dhuA. on the right bank of
Bayou L'f"nrch", the following described
prnpGy t"wit
A certain tract y! Land situated in said
Parish an the right hanaGhf Bayou Lainu,-
che u, about sixteen miles below the town
of ~Tiiii,utlauy. mea>u"in. two ar,"nts nor,
or less by forty ar}snts deep. bnnndcd above
by land lately sold and transferred to Mrs.
Evaltine Faucicux, and below l,y land of
together with all the buildiny,
and improvements thereon.
Terms uni iondttioAs: Onc-half cash and
tur the balance of the price purchaser TO
give his notes in coupons to suit vendors
secured by mortgage on The property and
payable Twelve months after date.
Act of sale to be passed before il Notary
Public at the costs of the Purchaser.
O HEIRS OF JOSEPH WALKER
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State Central Execu-
tive Committee
New Orleans. Jan. s. 1877

New Orleans. Jan. S. 1876.
BY authority vested in me |
hereby appoint the following
named gentlemen members OF the
Central Executive Committee of
the Democratic Conservative par
ty of the State of Louisiana tor
the State at large, viz:
Duncan s. Cage, Of Terrebonne.
Albert VoorEisS, OF Orleans
Lieut.. Gov. ID. B. Penn, of Or.
leans.
JOS. NJ. Moore, of st. Landry.
Albert &. Janin, of Orleans.
JAS. 3. Eu>tiS, OF Orleans.
JAS. e. Wise, Of Rapides.
ThoS. III. Handy, Of Orleans.
Louis St. Martin, Of Orleans.
j. b. Wilkinson, OF Plaque
mines.
H.. ID. Ogden. otOrleans.
VIM. Hart, OF Orleans.
Robert Richardson. of uachita
DR.. Samuel Chopin. ofOrleans
FranG Huemer. of Orleans.
| will call attention to the
resolution of the Convention pro
vidlng that each parish outside
of New Orleans and each ward Ot
of the city shall have power t,
elect one member of the State
Central Executive Committee, il
addition to those appointed by
me as above.
| respectfully suggest thai
these elections shall be had at az
early a day as practicable, ST. tha'
the,committee may be completely
organized tor such duty as may
uevolve npon 1t.
John T.. Moncure,
President Democrat Conservative
COn> nntluu!.
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We are again called on this
week to chronicle the death of
two of our community. Mr.. III.
Faure formerly II merchant OF this
place aud more recently engaged
in fiat boating, died on Sunday
last, and being "a member of the
fire department was buried by
that organization on Monday.
The other death was that Of V.
TOupS Jr young man residing
OH the bayou below town.
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The New Orleans Times tells Of

The New Orleans Times tells of
a we'll known Republican leglsla
tor III that city who visited IA sd
loon not two blocks distant from
the State House, and after imbi-
Dlhg and treating to the amount
OF $40, whispered to the bar
keeper that he would settle as
soon as he got the $500 for his
vote on the State House bill. The.
vender OF spirits leaned over the
Coulter aud caught the bribe. tax.
er by the throat, but the latter
escaped, leaving behind his scarf
and some WhiSkerS.
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Official.
TOWN COUNCIL OF TIIIEODAUX.

l'NN " MIL VIZ lllIbobatA.
TOWN HALL,
ThiboIaux, Jan 4th, 1861
A regular meeting of the Town Council
Of the Corporation of ThibodauX was held
this day. The roll was called and the fol
lowing named councilmen answered to
their names. viz
p. +. Lorio, Mayor, X. 4. Mcbride, NJ. A.
Legemdre. DR.. Ii. Dansereau, DR.. j.. II.
Fleetwood;
Absent s. Navarro and J. Badeaux.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved lis recorded.
The President OF the Police j lry, Major $.
7. G%risanIore, appeared before the Council,
and permission being granted. presented to
its consideration an Or,liua nee Of the Police
Jury of the Parish of Lafourchc. adopted
this day, requesting the Senators and Rep
re>eutatives If the Parish OF Lafuurcilc to
endeavor to have the Legislature TO pass an
act giving permission to the Police Jury ct
the Parish of Latourche and the Corpora
ton of the Town of Thibodaux to issue
Bonds running ior Il series OF Years for drti-
nlng Purposes, and having explained the
object and moti"s opG,a"dI ri the plan pro-
posed the tnllcii, after dtliberltiun. uy all
uhlliii,.nu> VOTE. endorsed 1iir recuinmrn-
datlon OF the Police jury.
I~RHA>UREHS tEPO2T,
Far jCfc,Iyb.. TX.
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NOTICE..

7 WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BID
L der, at the Court House in the town of
Thibalaux. on Saturday. January 22nd.,
1876, at II o'clock NJ, the lease of the ferry
over bayou LafourcIle at L%ockport. accur-
ding to existing Ordinances. for the spare
of eleven monts, beginning February LIST
and ending December 3Ist 1876. Terms one
fourth of the price OF adiudication cash, aud
the balance in tire equal instalmcnts, re-
presented by Totes payable respectively on
April Goth, July 18th. and Oc' oler 10th, 1876
=. L GkISA MORE,
President Police Jury.
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One numbered elicit distil-
lerS have been convicted in Ken
lucky within d year-Neu Or
learns Times.
Who ELECTED and what did they
elicit ! Information, we trust.
We pause for Il reply.
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The pleasant weather we
have enjoyed lately WAS inter
ruptel this week by a slight rain
and a considerable lowering of
the temperature. The croakers
we're certain that the wet freeze
which is to ruin the stubhle was
upon us, but the thermometer
will have to fall much lower than
there seems any prospect of now
to injuIe seed or Stnbble.
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In the garden of Mr.,

In the garden Of Mr.. A.
Weisenthanner may by seen a
pineapple growing as though in
its native cline. The shrab only
s~uStai"s one pine, which is
small but perfect III shape, color
etc. Mr. W, is quite fond OF rare
and curious plants, and his gar
den contains several specimens
not often seen in this section.
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For paints, oils, glass and
hard ware, wall paper an! every
style Of furniture, call on Hotf-
mir, and l.. Aucoin and you can
not fail to be satisfied with quail
ty and prices.
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Mrs. j. Larkin has opened
a variety stove on jackson ST,
where she will dispense a large
variety of notions to customers.
Don't fail to call and inspect her
display.