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"A feathered fraud-The gull.
The baby's little game-Bawl.

"A feathered fraud-The gull.
The baby's little game-Bawl.
"A hearty man will grow round on square
meals.
"A pickpocket works on abstract prin-
ciples.
The course of bark a. sea is shaped
by the dog star.
When the heat increases the thermom-
eter rises to explain.
The difference between the cook and
her lover is, the one cooks the meat and the
other meets the cook.
=" Mr.. Wedding is the name of one of
the German Commissioners to examine our
iron mines. He has a courtly air.
Mrs. Darlington says she hopes if the
Government stops the fast mails, it will
turn its attention to the suppression of
"fast" females.
1t is suggested that the only comforta-
BILE way to dress this weather is to buy a
suit OF perforated buckskin and then cut
out the buckskin.
Sarah: "John, I can't dress ND for
this weather. What is the coolest thing |
can get into?" John: "Sarah -togay' and
Sarah got into her toga.
A writer in the Scientific american
asks, Why are we right handed?" And
we suspect it never occurred to him that it
is because we are not left-handed.
Probably you have heard why minis
ter delivering his peroration is like ragged
boy? Because he's tor'd his close, you
know. 1t is hardly apparalel case, how
ever.
An impecunious individual was heard
to mutter, as he finished reading rail-
road hand bill headed "Through without
change" "That's the road l shall take;
no fault to find with them TERMS
-" Gen'l'men," exclaimed an old Con-
necticut salt, as he grasped the brawny
arm of Yale College oarsman and called
the company's attention to it's muscular
development, "thar's inteleck for yer.'
"A boy novice, in smoking, turned
deadly pale and threw away his cigar.
Said he: "Theres sumthin in that cigar
that's made me sick.'' 81 know what it
isl said his companion, pulling away.
"What?' "Tobacker.''
-"Look here, mamma" said young
lady just commencing to take lessons in
painting, "see my painting; can you tell
me what it is?' Mamma, after looking at
it some time, answered: Well, it's either
a COW or rosebud; I'm sure I can't tell
which,"
"A gentleman, after having for some
time paid his address to lady, popped the
question. The lady, in a frightened man.
ner, said: "You scare me, sr.' The gem
tleman did not wish to brighten the lady
and consequently remained silent for some
time, when she exclaimed, "Scare me
again."
"A man entirely bald except a little
tuft of hair at the base of the brain be-
hind the ears, frequently took off his hat
and scratched his head back of his ears.
A waggish backwoodsman thereupon
shouted: "Stranger, drive 'em up in tue
clearing, and you can ketch 'em all in five
minutes.
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GLEANINGS.

The scale of justice is the weight of
the world.
The man who wrestled with uny;eld-
ing fate got thrown.
Lemons are very dear and very fire.
quently squeezed.
An accomplished Indiana girl calls hay
"grass Ia moved"
What the politicians really want is
soft position with hard money pay.
Work as though you would live for
ever; live as though you would die to-day.
-"Real Kentucky Nhskey for sale
here" is a sign dangling over little shop
in Alexandria, Egypt.
&c Thin foine nights" says Mrs.
Retiredcook just from Long Branch,
"was just lligent." So they were,
Correspondents should write only on
one side of a sheet of paper, and only on
one side of subject at the same time.
Omaha is nice place to die in. Here
is one of the local obituaries: "IIe was
splendid penman, systematic book
keeper, and systematic drinker."
The Oswego Palladium mentions Jas.
Clark and wife who we're born, died, and
were buried on the same day." Jimmy
and his wife must have been awfully young.
"A man in Oswego recently had one
hundred and twenty-five pounds of Warts
taken off his hands. A young man named
Wright married her-and that's warts the
| matter.
Ladies are wearing tiny bows of rib
bon for ear rings now, and we are told that
it is the very latest Paris fashion. The
effect is odd, and, of course, the fashion
will rage.
The Cincinnati Times says that "hens
are laying hard boiled EGGS There's
nothing eggs traordinary in that, consider
ing the weather; but hens should learn to
bear the yelk more coolly.
"A one eyed San Francisco girl adver-
tises for husband with the same blemish.
| Now let the same good judgment be ex-
tended to moral qualities, and there would
| be more charity in married life.
A Kentucky schoolmaster whose wife
was one of his pupils, had occasion to pun
ish her one day. The next day the school
house door bore this inscriptions "School
closed for one week; schoolmaster ILL.,
The girl of the period has commenced
to drawl after the style of the heaviest of
heavy London swells Drawl and drule
are similar words, but the latter can only
be used in connection with babies and idiots.
The Washington (Ga.) Gazette says:
"For the past week it has been SO hot
down on Little river that the catfish have
been observed to crawl up out of the water,
lay down beneath the shade of trees and
fan themselves with their tails
"A quaint writer says: 81 have seen
women SO delicate that they were afraid to
ride, for fear Of the horse running away;
afraid to sail, for fear the boat might be
upset; afraid to walk, for fear they might
fall; but | never saw one afraid to be
married, which is far more riskfuI Nan all
the others put together"
"A good joke is going the rounds of
the western part of this State at the ex-
pense of the erudite editor of one of the
Michigan dailies, who, on discovering a
Fl rushed out into the street shouting:
"ContlaGration. conhagration.! contiagra-
tom! A proximate hither with the i'm
PIGMENTS of deluge and cxtinguish this
combustion. '-Detroa Eoening Neps.
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BUBBLES.

ohe column, 500 per inch for year. Three changes
allowed 10 yearly advertisers without additional CHARGE
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A Good Family Medicine.

If YOU Bilious, take
SWAYNES Tar 4 Sarsaparilla PILLS.
If you have Sick Headache. take
SWA YVES Tar g. Sarsaparilla PILLS
If your Tongue is Coated, take
SWA YVES Tar g iSarsapariIla PILLS.
If You have taken Cold take
SWAYNE'S Tar s. Sarsaparilla PILLS.
To Prevent and Cure Chills and Fever take
Tar & Sarsaparilla PILLS.
If your Bowels Costve take
SWAYNE'.S Tar s. Sarsaparilla PILLS.
Persons of full habit, who subject Headache
G,liness, Drowsness, and Singing in the Ear arising
from great flow of blood the head should
he without them, many dangerous symptoms will be
carried off by their use
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Life, Growth, Beauty.
London Hair Color Restorer.
London Hair Color RestOrer.

Not Dye makes harsh hair soft and silky: clctnSes
the scalp from all impurities, causing the hair to grow
where it has fallen of or become thin.
Can be applied by the hand as it does not stain the
skin soil the finest linen. As Hair Dressing it is
the most perfect the world has produced. The
hair renovated and strengthened and natural color
without the application of mineral substances
Since the introduction of this truly valuable prepare
ton into this country, it has been the wonder and adj
niration of all classes has proved to he the only
article that will absolutely without deception, restore
gray hair its original color health softnss lustre
and beauty. and produce hair bald heads of its
original growth and color
This beautiful and fra@rantly perfumed article is
complete within itself washin. preparation before
or after its use, accompaniment of any kind being
required to obtain these desirable results.
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Is CENTS PER BOTTLE.

Six bottles, -. II not sold 10y your druggist
keeper will forward it t., any address by Express
receipt of the price.
Address orders to DIR. SWAYNE 4 son, $50 North
Sixth street, Philadelphia. Pa sole Proprietors
Sold Gy all Druggists.
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HERE IS THE PROOF
OF ITS
Superior Excellence.

Read this Home Certificate, testified to By
Edaoard B. Garrigues, one of tile mast com
petent Druggists and Chemists Of Philadel
phia, a man aoAose eeracity none can doubt
am happy TO add my testimony to the great value
of the LONDON HAIR COLOR REsToRER. which restored
my hair to its original Color and the hne appears be
ornament. l am satisfied that this preparation is
nothing like dye, hut operates upon the secretions.
1t also beautiful hair dressing aud promotes the
growth. l purchased the first bottle from Edward b..
igurs druggist, Tenth and Coates street who
also testify my hair quite gray when l commenced
its
MRS. MILLER,
No 80 North Ninth street. Pha.
DR.. Suayne t. Son. Respected friends Il have the
pleasure inform you that lady of acquaintance.
Mrs. Miller is delighted with the success of yoIr Lon
Don HAIR COLOR REsToRER Her hair falling rap
idly and quite gray. The color has been restored the
falling off entirely stopped and new growth of hair
is the result.
T.. b. GARRIGUES
Druggist, Tenth and Coates, Pha.
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SEABURY e. JOHNSON,

PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTS,
May b. 1S16 80 Plat St. New York
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BOSTON TESTIMONY.

July DID, lh7l.-DR. SwAYNE& Son: Last Winter while
in Trenton. N j.. procured six bottles L'NpoN HAIR
COLOR REsToREK which like much. i'll fact bett-r
than any thing have used in the last years. II
please send dozen bottles c. o. D.. of
W s. Foglcr Son. Druggists. No. i23 fremont street
Boston. Respectively yours,
ADA BAKER,
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April Is, ls76-ly
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"LETTER FROM REHOBOTH BEACH,,

*Canto v, Xxx. iii. The Court.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-10

A -uNrRECEDENTED AUCTION SALE
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riff IosSSS5%S SSPSSSS ,'ssSiI SsSSaS Ss $$SSHs ESQ
At THE syAsEF fAcS
HNR El n H1yR ES bHEI W @ E gSR
Including ss. ss.o. .S oE sats Kentucky bred .p Geld
be sire S'a
XsasaS Re s,s' IRE q oa%s aa a Po; i
rs bred horses In the country he was by
% Be
on si sss Sox ns
ao an and s' pleasant ycan dys, = sas gass 's,s
,snt!on Of senssmen and horse%sn, as as with
@ d s. as IL ss aaa 1s sss s ne
son Is over He warranted sound and kind aad true In
fs.t reliable rres.ins asldins LONG BRANCH, ls,s
" ySans rS.si sas
Ss h on Sss 1ss ss .nS IN
2ai 80 and ael. be is nne breaker and catcher,
aa .s 10 an uS 70
ALSO threeauarter thoroughbred bay Geidng I5 hands
S s0 ssS
spsn S nv 4 amy 9n
Inn - minutes single mile Il aso under the watch he is
Es.Ths above two sedinss make 0fthe hsnasomest
as well as one Of the fastest teams TO be ound they will be
Tisssr SEso ls hand. high sy.., old va.
and stylish az well as gamcy driver; rotted his fourth
heat last fall In 37 beat 3on track and II
proper hands will roi in 25 before the FIRST day Of July
Fine and fast brown Geding DETECTIVE he Ared by
Ea.a aas ssa Asn issn M s can TC IN $50
gated and without any EXCEPTION as ane senslemans
road horse stands for SALE and sound kind
hesolnte and stylish black Trottng Horse l3H high
II i'Sa
September; warranted sonnd and kind
Fast and stylish bay Trstting Horse JIM BAKER; he
l5s hands high years old; sired by Young MorrclI
and alf brother to Fesrnaugh purchased last tall
in Me BY presentnwner and showed day Of purchase
high headed and stylish, needs check martin
gale and s as ne road Or track horse as can be found no
Fine large blood bay Trotting Horse BAy PRINCE;
Is lch high, years old raised in State OF Mchi-
gan and sired by Magma Charta. the sire OF Henry,
and rsssabs: IL him very much In appearance style and gait
Deyo's co he trottcd this New Dorp Staten
Island the best half mien third heat-in 49, per-
trotng horses road wagon road pleasant easy
driver with powerful rapid and gait 10 sensible and
well behaved and warranted sound and kind and show
Carriages consist of Coupe Victoria Pony Phaeon
top Road Wagons Rockaway Sleigh, single and double
Harness. Blankets, Robes, &c.
N BThe above stock all strictly first class we'll
above owner is well on road and turf R ,p ~ past
years and has always had the reputation Of driving the best
horses In the state They win be sold to highest bidder
without any limit whatever
TIM AsovE vIv sTocK M T MILL AERIyE AT AS9yE
BE ON EXAMINATION UP TO TIME or SALE
GROOM AND TRAINER WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE
RRMEMBER, SALE POSITIVE, Rain OR SHINE.
A FULL WARRANTED GIVEN WITH EAUH HORSE
AND AMPLE TIME ALLOWED FOR EXAMINATION
AND TRIAL OF SPEED ENDURANCE AND GENTLE
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DIRECTORY FOR ADVERTISERS

AMusExENrs-IIrn PAGr-sd 4sh and 5sh coils
BALL sExsoN-is. PAaH-esS col
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sgsISEss sSsIss sSsISH4 Ps.sss
S!1 ss1 bsE4EE Eab FssIIs,s s e: col
Cdor,,nss CCddoorniM9TiiTn PAcsn2d col p.e,, col
CoAsTwisE sTEANsiiiPs-is Paar-5.h and 9Th coils
CC00ir,A.RTNERsHIps-sr C0i PAen
SSSS1s fs:.s 90
bwEHLHSe HOUSES To ET FURNISHED AND us
EuR6PEas srEaNsaTfs-i Tfs-s1 P%oS1SsS f1S = ss col
EEITshs1rH,Is1 EIssNdI, ,Ir,rn r,eF.s:h S.s. COL
ESR noons sp SsPanrxEsrs TO
sEE ssfse r4s.sA and sA
H6ksEs SAhRIsaHs adi.r r4fs1 s. sd and 4A
HousEs, koons. 50. wxNTEp-aD PAcr-4th col.
CITY asG sss sa
LOST AND FoUND-isr PAcr-lst col.
MAssEk MssISksxFilH Mxs4kIsis1 rissss Fsss..A col COL
aSn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES riS'H ss
sgslY$;g sss sassse 81 ,4s.-s.. g.
PE9SONAI-1sT PAGF-1st col.
PIANOFURTES, ORGANS, 6C.-1lrH PAGx-5th col.
PROFESSIONAL SITUATIONS wANTED-FEMALEs-
18TH PAGE-5th col
PROPERTY OUT OF THE CITY FOR SALE OR TO
RENT-2D PAcE-1st and I'd coils
REAL ESTATE TO EXCHANGE-2D PAGs-2d COL
REAL EST ATE WANTED-2D PAGE-2d col.
RELIGIOUS NOTICES-1sr PAGE-1st COL
.REWARDS-1sT PAGE-1st col,
SALES AT AuCTION-2p PAcE-4th, 9Th and 9th cols
SITUATIONS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PAGr-1st I'd,
sI5g$IcSs ~ s's g.ssesA COL
niDs sASs a"a ~ so col
sTORAGE-1lTH PAcE-6th col.
SUMNER RESORrS-1lTH PAcE-2d col.
THE TRADRS-l1rH PAGR-6th col.
THE TURF-lsT PAcE--2d col
TO LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOsES-2p PAcE-2d col.
TRAvELLEKS' GUIDE-1sr PAGE-6th col.
IN PAcR-4th COL
WANTED TO PURCHASE-l1th PAcE-5th col.
WATCHES, JEwELRY, AC.-2D pAGE-6th col.
WEsTCHESTER COUNTY PROPERTY FOR SALE OR
TO LET-2p PAcE-1st col
YACHTS, STEAMBOATS,, &C.-1orH PAcR-6th col
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HS iaE5s5.,E 70 THE GREAT
BANKRUPT SALE sI,y 9E IiiSii SnvJI ,RED ROAD AND
ELEGANT cARssixSEs, FISE fSf WAGONS AND
pFsS9sy1 sSSS pSSsFE sD
WHICH MUST Pos1riSEES BE SOLD TO HIGH
on FfsAspkkSS q as61 Or AEsIE EAhGR
AT PRIVATE sfAsLS Han sSARd s. House. NO. IS
scluDSS SEAefIsS2 t2s D sEan sEa ECLIPSE
years old l5 hands. have ae ,y. and action need NO
s give $ s al sy s !. 4:
ssness and tastes, o.st showing mile to the pole n
inside a @ ashland os
M:%sT"0 Shs dam Eclipse sally vs,as
M.,1rno they rsmaTksy good drivers. isar nothing
'9fsi 'sf 'i * 'sp :ss1 '"s
stats beautiful alcSed neck aSe head and
ss' s s s% isss & Il. I:.ss
~ sns i ,h, n, most promising yo.uS horse n the city
with running mate in Ia; be Be driven ridden BY
TAsT s AND sTsIisi BAY aaRs LAZY WINFIELD
aS@e 10
and ridden By lazy very attractive and COED driver
Daroc. SON Il Rysdyis Hanbietonsn dam Lily By In.
ported & sae srotscd nye heats on Goshen
10 gait and with proper handling win rank with the
this coming she has endurance nne open
gait level trotter. don't interfere boot
ing; she Is warranted sound and kind.
TIE BEAuTIFuL JADY'S DRIVING AND SADDLE
BAY MARE LITTLE MILL. years old, 1oi4 hands, very
stylish handsome IL the most perfect lsdys horse in the
State lady drive loc0motivc with perfect
safety raised Kentucky sired BY General Knox dam
Lily OF the Valley by Idol Of Msnbrino Chief She
tro mite 10 rony phseton inside Of 250 and ia
very pleasant driver we'll broke all harness.
ranted perfectly sound and kind
R-Ihc above horses were purchased for owner last
they all acclmatcd and ready for
perfect offered for sale public
private. Twcntyfour hours given. and if found
thing fast and reliable Invited to call aud
anime and ride behind or the above horses At time
previous TO sale.
Carriages and all In good condition consisting
or uilsprng and sdebar top wagons, beautiful top
phaeton double and single harness a by the best city
builders fine robes elegant kersey bankcs stable fixtures
&C. all Of which must be sold 10 highest bidder. Sale
absolut md postyc shine no postponemcut.
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RATA PARAvALLI. TENOR SINGER FROM ITAL,
n Ian Opera teaches piano and sneing for $lupcr yuts
III wes27' ~. near oh fuDils residence SIS Ds
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TcxGLIsH AGExcIEs -ro BANKERS. INST RANCE
u ccmpsnies financial agents and mercantile nrnis to
be- let OF the Of London mnate from
the Hank Of England. and desirable Busnsss
Premises especially valuable TO any undertaking. whcre
essential Particulars OF CHARLES TGHE A. Lombard
a., London, England
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1876-07-08

- Il IL feN ~
Tierevennech chttrx Dir, onmandeA
BY Capt. Freeman; returned totlfe cit1i
on Tbnrsdxy June 20, With, Surveyor
Hardee ansif his corps Of assistants
ABOARD, whocame from Lake Pint;
chnEgaih aroand, through the jct1eS,
aud .dre now olrtbeir waystr prsee1
lcnte some examinaGons ID fbp vJeiify
ity of the Bonnet Carre crcs &Eses AZ
ter this is accomplished tits the In,
tentionOf the City Surveyor 90 re-l
turn to the Lake and complete. the
surveys which have been started
there.laof 81 aftos gIol nh - syfaao.
The eramisatiops MP tn the present
time show .considerable deposits in
the western, portion Of, the Lake
where the main body Of the cTevssse
flows into it, bnt the popular idea of
o general filing up Of the whole body
Of the Lake has not been snstAineA.
Enough, however, has been gathered
to show the Necessity Of a thorough
.snrveyf 20 as't1 dete1D Dine bow far
the cityof Ne1 Qrle( d il Interested
for the fltnre - having thi6 crevasse
closed, and Thus To protect itself from
damaging overflow n tler rear. IN. o.
4ss'es. 80 ~ slf ~ 80 - = e.
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SHERIFFS SALES.
STATE, OF LOUISIANA.
,IsI W -JTN II tsL st
PARISH OF. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST.
= sstes PARISH COURT. p
Succession Of Mrs. Isilda. Hymel,
deceased Vyc Of Ursin Jacob.
No. 13.-
PARISH COURT.

BY virtue of writ of ffa to me directed
in the above entitled and numbered cause
bythe aforesaid Court, I have seized and
will offer for Bale ut public auction to the
highest and last bidders, at the Court House
of this Parish, on
SATURDAY the 5th day of AUGUST 1876,
AT TWELVE O'CLOCK, NJ,
the following described property. the pur-
chaser having failed to comply with his bid,
to wit: fHE
A certain tract Of land situated in thS
Parish Of St. John the Baptist, on the right
bank of the Mississippi River, measuring one
arpent front on said river, by three arpents
and half, more or less, in depth, bounded
on the upper line by the property Of John
q. Moll. and on the lower line by that of
p'Aquin e. Webre, and in the rear by that Of
Jean Hortaire Cambre, together with all
the buildings and improvements therein,
consisting Of dwelling house and two ont
houses and other constructions thereon and
thereunto belonging.
TERMS:
Cash on the spot, in u. 8. Treasury Notes.
Sherif-s Office. Parish of st. John the
Baptist, juno 18th, 1876.
LUCIEN CAMBRE,
I'y6t. Sheriff.
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-'PAttictiSm waxes low IN the
ssss. ss:s.' 's :. Of a.ss s;i
altogether, pfs M j He know, -
+ gave no lGn Of III on the glo-
yi0us 4th and centennial anniver.
tAry Of American Independence.
No music, no firing Of artillery, no
proosssiOus, no flags, nothing to
breaktAe mopotepys of cvDry day
kfk. The heroes and staiesmen
d 76 seem to have past into obli-
voO0s ..8t h'asa
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1876-07-08

thousand dollars to be;the first cost
Of the 10000 tree grove, and that no
further outlay is needed. 4 by q Judi.
cibus management of the place, to
bring the grove, up to bearing, We
are theoretically >. at least. prepared
to determine as to whether or ndt the
enterpriseswill pay, and If so, what
FER cent, on the capital invested.
The money invested In pecan grove
will give no returns under twelve
years from the date of planting the
seed. Some pecan trees bear before
they are twelve years old, but not
enough to pay much. / have seen
trees bear as much as one-fourth of
a barrel at twelve years old from the
seed. AT sixteen years from the seed.
a pecan tlee will bear from one-half
toa whole barrel Of pecans.A At q
more advanced age the tree will dou-
BILE or triple this amount. Put the
grpss product Of a pecan tree, at
twenty years of age, at FIVE dollars
and this II abont the average yearly
cron for u number Of trees taken to-
gotlier this gives for an annual in
come from the sixteen thousand trees,
eighty thousand dollars. Before the
grove is twenty years old it will have
yielded fruit enough to repay first
cost of the orchard and interest on
the same up to that date. So that
after that time, the net income, about
one-half of the gross income, will he
the annual income from an invest
msnt Of ten thonsantl dollars; or, in
other words, d n,t income of forty
thousand, on q capital often thousand
Invested. VIII this payl This is not
allheory. The figures can be real
ized ifthn planting and cultivation
be done Oh. strictly business princi-
ples. While some are developing the
corn, cotton. ice and elgar interests,
1t others, whose tastes lead in the
direction dffruits, develop the pecal,
Osspge and other fruit interests of
orr State. Variety az crops gives
employment to people of different
tastrs and general prosperity to the
whole people. As q semi-tropical
ffuit producing State, Louisiana
stands first in the combined richness
OF coil and mildness Of climate, among
tho Guif States. II sncccss in semi
topical fruit growing can be attained
anywhere In the Gulf States, surely
Louisiana, in respect to her natural
advantages of soil. climate and faciIi-
ties for marketing her products, stands
NOT > whit behind any other of the
G6)f States, If in fact she does not
stsnd in the front Of all of them.-
Or Home Journal. s. y =
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Our friends OF the Mary Ida
snd Henry TSte have our best
thanks for valued favors.

Richard Blue and Squire, both
colosed, bad q free fight last Sat
urday night on Mr.. NJ. A. Becnel's
plantation. Bob Blue came out
yA, and decidedly second best.
His antagonist welded q cane
knife which slighted on bis scalp
with damaging. effect. Squire was
arrestsd on Monday and locked in
the parish Jail. Blues injuries are
not considered dangerous.