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All of the foregoing cases show

All of the foregoing cases show
good reason for failure, but there
is one cause which is not 50 appa
rent. The soil. We will suppose, is
well prepared, fine as it can be
made, and of that loamy Or sandy
character best fitted for suail
seeds. We will suppose, too, that
the seeds were sown on the sur
face, with little earth sitted over
them, and that this was not done
until the season was SO far alb
vanced as to furnish the warmth
necessary to secure vegetation.
Under these very favorable cir
cumstancas many seeds will
gro" ; and if the weather is both
warm and showery, very few will
fail. But if they are sOwn at the
season Of the year when we have
a succession Of cold rain storms,
MANY of the more tender kinds
will perish. and a nights frost
will ruin many mole. If, however,
The weather should prove warm
and without showers, the surface
will become very dry, and the
seeds having ii slight covering.
will be dried up and perish as soon
as they terminate, and before the
roots attain sufficient size and
strength to go down in search OF
moisture.--OW Home Journat.
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There will scarcely be stand
ing room at Warerley Hall, because
everybody wants to see "Done on
Both Siues.n

No business has yet been
transacted by tue Legislature, as
the Apportionment Bill must be
first disposed OF before any other
question can be entered into,
and the views of the opposing
factions differ widely rs to the
desirable re-apportionment Of the
State. We learn that in the bill
introduced into the Seuate by the
republicans, it is proposed to dis
trict Latourche with st. Charles,
Assumption. with Ascension,
and Tnrrebonne, with st. Mary,
giving a large republican majori
" in each district. Eve have no
fears that the Conservative mem
bers will ever acquieSce in such
manifest injustice and we shall
watch with interest the progress
and debate of this question.
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NOTICE..

7 WILL SELL. 70 THE HIGHEST BID
4. der. at the Court House in the town Of
Thibodaux. Oh Saturday, January 23hd.,
1876, at T. o'clock NJ, the lease OF the ferry
over bayou LatOu:che at Lockport. accor-
ding to existing Ordinances. for the space
of eleven monts, beginning February ist
and ending December 3ist 1876. Terms one
fourth of the price of adjudication cash, aud
the balance in tire equal i~nstalments, re-
presented by notes payable respectively on
April Goth, July 18th. and October 10th, 1876
s. 7. GRISAMOkE,
President Police Jury
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Rain on Saturday last was
followed by a beautiful clear-otf
with moderately cool weather.
Some OF the most sanguine hope
for SO mild u season that the stub
BILE which iii many places is a good
stand now will not he checked in
it's growth again, but this is un-
likely. Planters are anxious to
commence planting as soon as
possible Oh account of the spromt
ing of seed cane, and on many
places work is going forward.
Laborers seem inclined to begin
work early this year. We hear of
10 change i'll the current rates OF
wages.
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G.. BOUDEEEAUX,
Postmaster.
VOLUNTARY SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Succession of Joseph Walker and Wife.

Will be offered foi sale at Public Auction
IN Saturday, January the 22nd 1876, on the
premises at about sixteen miles below the
town of Thibodaux. on the right bank of
Bayou ~Llfourehe, the following described
property to-wit
A certain tract of land situated in said
Parish On the right bank of Bayou Lafour-
che at about sixteen miles below the town
of ThibOdaux, measuring two ~arlruts more
or less by forty arpentS deep, bounded above
by land lately sold and transferred to Mrs.
Evaltine Fauclleux, and below by land of
together with all the buildings
and Improvements thereon.
Terms ant Conditions One-haif cash and
for 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 II Notary
Public ut the costs of the Purchaser.
HEIRS OF JOSEPH WALKER
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We call the attention of our
readers to the fact that on Tues
day next, january 18th 1876, the
Dramatic Glib Of Lafourche will
give another one of their splendid
performances. 1t is needless to say
that the character of the perfnr,
nance will be not a whit inferior
to that of any of its predecessors.
The programme will consist of fhe
very amusing comedy entitled
"Done OH Both Sides.4 universally
pronounced to be the best piece
yet put upon the stage by the
Dramatic Club. The beauty of the
play consists in this, that every
one of the characters is a good
one, and we may add that the
cast could not be improved upon.
1t is evident that the Dramatic
Climb has selected its best pertor-
mers to enact this sterling bit of
English humor. AS we are inform
ed that this is the last perform
ance at which "Done on Both
Sides" will be enacted, we advise
ell who have not seen, to be sure
to secure their seats at olfce of j.
Omrr Landry, Treasurer of the
Dramatic Club.
Mr.. f. Loiseau, the "nightin
gale" of Thibodaux will next en-
terrain the audience with a very
funny song called "Le Marchand
d'Images." Finally, the local farce
of "Les Demr Riraur, OF Tn Mari,
age az Raynap will be given for
the first time IN Warertey Hall
with Il strong cast.
Let all who have not vet secur
ed seats in advance, do so at once,
because there will he /; large
attendance at Warerley Hal on
Tuesday evening, and those who
wait till the last moment will have
ito take back seats.
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Our Infamous Election Laws

The election laws now in force
in Louisiana are Il disgrace to the
spirit Of the age and the true prin
ciples of republican government.
They should be changed at once;
materially and radically changed.
The fact that they were chiefly
enacted by Republicans is no ex-
cuse for their continuance on the
statute book. They had their ORR
gin in the wicked brain of that
prince of political adventurers-
Henry Clay Warmoti-and al
though passed by a Republican
Legislature, under his assurances
that they were needed by the
Republican party, he was the
very man who betrayed the party
and used the laws most unscrupu
lousy against the men aud party
who had placed him in Office and
given him this power. They have
in them too much OF the tone man
power" aud inst as Warmoth
trihed with and used them so
may Kellogg or any other Exc
cutive do. The truth is the pow
er vested in the Governor of
Louisiana by these laws would
be too great even if George Was
hil.gton or Abraham Lincoln
were Governor of this State. But
to allow them to be used by such
men as the present political at
mospllere thrusts upon us, is
truly fearful.
The year 1876 will be one ofin
tense political excitement 4; Ma
tional and State elections are to
be held ; much bitter feeling will
be aroused; many wrongs attemp
ted, suspected and charged. Let
the Legislature at the coming
session, apply itself without de-
lay, to /. repeal or material modi
tication of these laws, so that all
decent citizens can feel some con
fdeLce that they are not to be
cheated out OF their votes. Let
the the Executive be stripped OF
| all power over our elections. Let
the officers charged with carry
ing out the details Of the election
and making the returns be men
of status in this State, possessing
the requisite integrity and intel
ligence to quiet the alarm of the
people.
In this work Of reform we hope
to see the true Republicans in
the Legislature a. active and zeal
Gus as the Democrats. We hope
to see our Representative, Gov
trnor Hahn: side by side with
Booth and Witt in this good
work. All that the Republicans
have a right to ask is u tair cleo
ton law, and melting out stern
justice to all parties and coinplrt,
~ securing all the political rights
OF every citizen, Amy Republican
or Democrat who asks for more
than this is no honest mall. lie,
all good men rally arond this
idea ; let the people Of all shades
OF political opinion make theEl
selves heard on this subject. The,
vii! We secure II good election
law feel certain OF Il fair cleo
ton have less bIoils aud mnl
derS and get back for Louisiana
a name for quiet, law and order,
which will surely he followed by
prosperity of all kinds. Away
then, say we, with the present
infamous election laws. The Con
stitution requires the apportion
ment law to be passed first. Let
the second law to be passed 0e
a repeal of the laws which are
the cause Of most of our woes.
and which deny to the people d
free and fair election.-St Charles
Herald.
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Three gamblers hailing from
Chicago descended Oh our highly
moral community like wolves on
the told this week and proposed
to appropriate the spare shekels
of the Verdant Greens of the vii
lage, bet our vlgilant District. At
torney constituted himself the
guardian of the unwary and had
the gay gamblers arrested After
experiencing considerable uneasi
ness they were allowed! to depart,
and willingly shook off the dust OF
ThibOdaux from their feet.
Mr. Winder expresses his deter
mination to lodge information
against any pa t.y running bank
lug game in the district.
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Testing Seeds before Plant
ing.

Often the planter is perplexed
and annoyed because his seed
does not come up, and about the
first thing he does is to blame the
seedsmen trnm whom he pnrchas-
ed it, thus doing the scotsman ii
gross injustice, which by a simple
experiment and little care lie could
have avoided.
To be on the safe side, al, seeds
should be tested before planting,
especially all small seeds, which
can be dome Ill two Simple ways F.;
one is to take saucer ant! fill it
with white sand, aud then fill it
with CROUCH water to wet the
sand and keep ii sly, place the
seed ON the Wet sanl pressing it
gently into ii so thu, the seed Is
about half way inbeddrl INTO the
sand, st the saucer into Il hight
warm room, in the sunlight. An
other plan is to take wide mouth
ed clear glass bottle neatly tull Gt
clear water aud take ii,,t cotton
and mix the sera! through, it and
lay the cotton after ming mOiS-
tened. on the water; this plan
has the advantage OF keeping the
seed in uniform moisture, until
it terminates. The bottle should
be placed like the saucer III Il light
warm room. where the sun can
reach it. Seeds will grrnfinate in
from "a hours to 10 days. govern
ed by the kind, size and age of
the seed and warmth of the room.
The seeds being exposed to view
can be watched in their daily pro-
gress, which will furnish a very
interesting study to both old and
young.
THE CAUSES OF SEED FAILING TO
GROW WHEN PLANTED.
If seeds are planted too deem.
they either rot in the damp, cold
earth, for the want OF warmth
necessary to their termination, or
after termination, perish before
the tender shoots can reach the
sun and air and thus that which
was designed for their nourisl.
ment proves their grave.
If the soil is a stiff clay, if is
often too cold at the time the
seeds arc planted to affect their
termination for it must be I'M
derstood that warmth and mois-
ture are necessary to the GERM
nation of seeds. Neither of these
will do alone. Seeds may be kept
i'll a warm, dry room, in dry sand
or earth. aud they not grow. They
may be placed in damp earth,
and kept in low temperature,
aud they will most likely rot,
though some seeds will remain
dormant a long time under these
circumstances. Bnt place them
in moist warm earth. and they
will commence growth at once.
Another difficulty with IL hea-
Wy sell is that it becomes hard
on the surface, and this prevents
the young plunts from "'comlng
up )" OF, if, during showery w-a-
ther, they happen to get above
the Surface, they become locked
IN, and make but a little advance
meIt unless the cultivator is
careful to keep the crust well
broken ; and in doing this the
young plants are often destroy
ell. Ii stiff, the soil where fine
seeds are Sown should be made
mellow, particularly on the sur.
face, by the addition OF sand aud
mold.
l fseeds are Sown in rough,
ground, a portion will be
buried under the cIOds, and will
never grow /; and nary that start,
not tiniilng ii fit soil for their ten
Her roots, will perish. a few my
escape these difficulties, and
duu'isli.
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All who want a thoroughly
able aud reliable paper during
the coming campaign should sub
scribe at once for the Nem Orleans
Democrat. Its conduct and design
commend it to all democrats, and
under the management of its able
editor, Col. Tyler, its aim will ever
be for the material good of Louisi
ana.
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We learn that the tax col!ec
tor of Terrebonne, F. Verret, has
resigned and l.. r. Wright is his
probable successor, Rumor has it
that M. Cahen, collector of AS
sumption has been removed, but
we ale unable to say positively
that this is true.
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NOTICE..

T,HF UNDERSIGNED HAS REMOVED
L to the corner of st. Philip aud Market
streets. next door to the Post Office, where
he will keep an assortment of Charter Oak
and other cooks stoves. fire CRATES. cooking
utensils. Glass ware, Tin ware. Bolts and
Nuts, Charcoal, rlvets OF all sizes and kiuds:
and will be prepared to do any species of
Til. Zine. light iron and copper work.
Also an assortment of wagon hubs, ~felloes,
spokes ect.
Jan. Ist. s.. I. ERISAMORE,
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4 Rumor.

We were much surprised to
hear lately rtrmor % the effect
that a considerable number of the
working class of white men ex-
pressed themselves dissatisfied
with the Democratic Party, and
threaten to vote with III oppO-
nents next fall. We are unwilling
to admit the idea that white men,
feeling the obligation of race,
should thus prove recreant to
duty. Tue, in every community
there are some who, for the tenn
porary spoiis of Office, will acqui
esce III the fouleSt political wrong
ever inflicted on a State but,
heretofore, to the honor of Louisl
ANA, scalawags have been tew,and
the great mass of her sons have
nnswervingly opposed the usurp-
ing government.
While not admitting the cor
rectneSS of tins umO as affect
ing any number of our citizens.
it is pertinent to ask the few who
may be dissatisfied what possible
benefit can accrue from an unna-
tnral alliance with our enemies.
The evil resulting from bad gov
eminent has come home in a
greater or less degree to every
man in louisiana. While we do
not wish to encourage the idea
that the snccess of our people at
toe next election would imme
diately precipltate a political mil
lenium. we do most unhesitating
by say, that in the hands Of the
Conservatives the government
would be in the fact what it is in
theory, an iGstitution for the be-
netit, not for the oppression Of
the people. We believed that min
g.ed with the instinct of self pre-
Seruation which prompts all
whose material interests are
threatened to band together
against the common SpOiler, is
the higher impulse of resistance
to tyranny. and wrong. Let it
never be said of us that, worn
out by long continued oppression
we servilely bent the neck to the
tyrants yoke, but in every way
possible let us continue to denoun
ce and protest against the mon
strons fungus whose poisonous
growth saps the vital forces of
the State.
Were matters conducted in ac.
cordance with the fitness ofthings
the present u%Surpation should
have changed the State seal, leav-
ing the Pelican to represent LOui
siana. but substituting for her
own brood which she nouriSheS.
an alien nest of full grown YAM
pireS who draw the Ute blood from,
her wounded breast. We protest
against this ruuor because our
people, having eyes to see and
minds to comprehend, have ever
drawn their own conclusions from
the spectacle before their eyes,
and are animated by a determine
ton to struggle with all theil
might for freedom and Self-gov-
ernment, and we took 70 e !htil
condnct at the polls next Noverl
Der a potent rebnke to those who
dare to hope them reureant to the
feelings of freempn.
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We call attention to the stock
Of Mr.. j. Badeaux, rendered com
plete by recent large additions.
For cheapness, quality or quaint
ty, he cannot be surpassed.
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Mr.. Valentine Willms has
purchased the saloon at Terre-
bonnie Station formerly owned bv
T. Adam, and with an improved
stock, is able and willing TO please
all.
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DISSOLUTION.

TNHE COMPREHENSIVE HERETO
l. fore existing between the undersigned
is. this day, dissolved by mutual consent.
). /. Grisamore Is authorised to collect all
claims due the late firm, and settle all
claims for which it may be liable.
JOHN LARkIN,
3 M. LIST jan. S. I. GRISAMORE,
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No community can show a
holiday record more free from
crime or disorder than our own
during the Christmas just past.
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Business is still lively for our
merchants, us many planters have
made the final payment to their
hands within the last few days.
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TAN.EOg.LECTDHk'S NOTICE
OFFICE STATE TAx-CoLLECTOR,
Parish Of Laf0Mrche,

7Hiboda"r, La, JaaWay I, 1867
The Licenses for the year 1876 are now
due, and | am prepared to receipt for the
same. Parties owing taxes Tor the Years 1873
and 1871 will avoid costs of seizure and re-
cording by calling and settling same at once
BEN A. CURTIS, Tax Collector,
SIM Parish of Lafourche.
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BEST FlTTsBURGM COAE

TIME UNDERSIGNED ~Nn>@
L will contract for and L,---T-- sl1NSmlEE
deliver coal to Planters tlxS1 /G
and others. for the house of Il. d. Wood g.
Bros. who, having a depot at Baton Rouge.
can send it with very little delay. Letters
addressed to me at Napoleonville will be
promptly attended to.
li,ec) A. SIDNEY ROBERTSON.
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THE LOTTEIY.-The Grand
Golden Drawing of the La. State
Lottery is over aud the capital
prize was not drawn. We do not
aSSest that this fact is not a mat
ter of surprise to Mr.. Howard,
bnt 1t is true that we do not re-
member any whole capital prize
being drawn ut any time. 1t is
very singular that the New Or,
leans journals with the honorable
exception Of the Democrat see no
thing to the detriment of the
community in this demoralizing
concern, but are earnest to the
verge of importantly in their
appeals to the public to support
the Lottery. We consider it the
duty Of the Legislature to revoke
the charter granted by a venal
body. and thus check the wide
spread mania for gambling which
this intuition fosters.
There is scarcely family in
New Orleans which does not di-
rectIy or indirectly contribute
to its support. Servants embez-
zle from market money to invest
in the daily drawings, boys i'm
bihe the passion for tempting for
tune and decentralization extends
its ram,fication through every rank
in life.
We notice in one of the city
papers some time since areport
of the offer to distinguish sim
ger by Mr. Howard of 5000 for five
songs at the contemplated con
cert OF Dec, 25th. "the highest
price ever paid for music," and
then the triumphant enquiry chow
is that for Nj. Morton's dead
city 2" To us the fact that a gam
bling organization can afford to
pay such Il price for music is Il
perfect explanation ofthe ground
Morton had for his remarks.
Again we say empllaticaIiy sup
press it.
-Messrs. Lowell, Matthews,
1orke, Stewart, Devices, Jones,
Jourdain, Parker, and Ray, repub
llcan members of the House.
against whom charges are pend
ing in the Criminal Court of mis-
demeanor in Office of the first. and
accepting brides of the rest, are
to be ''lnveStiaated" by Il commit
tee of the House. Lowell has a
decided tendency to get into
trouble, but somehow has so tar
eyaded punishment.
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e litorial Notes.

Go to Warerley Hall next
Tuesday evening, if you wish to
laugh and grow tat.
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VICK'S
FLOWER VEGETABLE GARDEN

is the most beautiful work of the kind in
the world. It contains n-arly $50 pages,
hundreds Of fine illustrations, and Fum'
Chrome Ifdtes Of FIorers. beautifully
drawn and c0lored from mature. Price b
els. in paper covers Is cts bound in ele-
CANT cloth.
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VICK'S
FLOWER & VEGETABLE SEEDS

are the best the world produces. They are
planted Ivy a million people in America, and
the resuls is, beautiful Flowers and splen,
did Vegetables. a pr;ee Catalogue sent free
to al who enclose the postage-a , cent
stamp.
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Hon J. b. Eiam is the choice
Of the Manst;eM Reporter for con
sentative candidate for Governor.
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GENTS, the greatest ....ss
Aage. Address, with Siam. ss
Copying Co., Atlanta Ga.
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Al Orders and Consignmcnts Promptly
attended to. (nO2U-ly
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EEALER IN WESTERLY PRODUCE.
No. 53.--..North Peters Street. mo. 50
Beth Bienville & Cont, New ORLEANS
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We will give the above described pre-
for Clubs OF Subscribers, as follows :

4 u. BACH ENI1N.
IA Cotton and Sugar Factor,