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Seraphiua's Sister Jane.

ScraphinA loves me dearly
love Scraphina, too,
oh. her forms divine .or ucAr''
That's of ccurs, tWiNt me aud you.
Lots Of bIi,,r. Fate has sent us.
And we'd really not complain.
But Tor one who all tormtai u'-
SerAphina's sister Jane
Snail is ScrAphinas sister,
Six wears old, or thereahruts,
But by lingo! she's "IUister,
Full Of noise and tiny shouts
often when ia gently whisper
seraphinA's Kiss to gain,
In runs that intruding ispcr
scraphinas sister Jane
When We in the garden wander,
lust TO view the plants you know,
As our words are getting fonder,
And my loved one listens-lol
In she rushes, hair tangle,
Like a doll that's gone insane
Then | feel I'd like to strangle
seraphina's sister Jane!
When next behold her figure,
At her will make a spring,
And I'll say: "When you get bigger,
You won't like this sort of thing!
Counting has brief existence
Don't you interrupt again,
When rm here just keep your distan'
sseraphina's sister Jane!"
London Fun
, 1877-10-19
Fresh Water Fish,

II Is well known that fresh water fish
cannot live in salt water, and vice versa
and it has been supposed that the reason
existed in some poisonous effect which
the inappropriate water exerted. NJ.
Paul Bert has recently been investi.
eating this subject, and the conclusion is
that the death of the creature is not due
to any toxic action, but is simply phe.
nOmenon Of osmosis, or transmission of
fluids through the membranes. In order
to prove this, it is only necessary to
weigh the animal before and after the
experiment. A frog, for example,
| plunged into sea water loses one-third its
weight. If only the foot of the frog be
introduced, the blood globules can be
seen to leave the vessels and distribute
themselves under the skin. If an animal
be taken, the skin of which is not entire
ly osmotic, the same phenomena occur in
the bronchial system.
There are certain fish, however, which
exist sometimes in salt sometimes iu
fresh-water, changing their habitation in
different periods of life or of the year.
1t therefore, in view of the above, be-
comes interesting to see how NJ. Berta
plies his discovery to such apparent ex-
ceptions to the general rule. A fresh
water salmon, tor instance, plunged ab-
ruptly in sea-water, resists the effects
longer than other fresh fishes but
he dies within five or six hours. This
shows, according to NJ. Bert, that the
fish never proceed suddenly from fresh
to saltwater, but enter brackish water
where the tide ebbs and flows, and live
there sufficient time to habituate them
selves to the change. This accounts for
the frequent discovery of large numbers
of such migratory fish in the vicinity of
the mouths of the rivers which they as
cend.
A fresh-water eel, plunged in salt-wa-
ter, does not seem to be affected, but in
investigating the peculiarities of this
species, NJ. Bert was led into wrong
conclusion, which may be cited to show
how easy it is, often by pure accident, to
reach an erroneous determination in la
boratory experimenting. After having
himself placed several fresh-water eels,
he found, as already stated, that they re-
mained alive and unharmed. Wishing
to continue the experiments, he directed
his assistant to introduce the fish, and re-
port results. To his surprise, the eels
then persistenly died after three or four
hours sojourn in saltwater, and long
search failed to discover the reason why
it was that, when M. Bert placed them
in the tanks they lived, while, when the
assistant did so, they perished. Finally,
M. Bert found that his assistant, doubt
less on account of the slipperiness of the
eels, lifted them with piece of cloth in
his hand. The cloth rubbed off little of
the natural slime of the animal, which
protected it from the saltwater. Osmo.
sis then occurred in the denuded portion,
and the eeleventually died.
The converse experiment of inserting
sea-fsh in fresh water, produced analo-
gous results. The gills were the seat of
alterations, the same as those noted in
fresh water fish placed in saltwater. NJ.
Bert also observed that the life of the
sea fish could be prolonged by adding salt
to the fresh water, thus adding further
confirmation to his theory.
, 1877-10-19

AVERSION TO MoNEY.-One Of the Gre
formers" who years ago thought "the
happy family at Brook Farm would be
the beginning of new social life, was a
brother of one of the leading editors of
the country, Being very young man,
he had imbibed the notion that it was
wrong to use money as medium of ex-
change. Barter, or the exchange of one
produce for another, and labor, he
thought, were the only righteous methods
of exchange.
If he rode in rail.car, he would an
swer, in response to the conductors de-
mand for ticket or money, that he had
neither, but would do any work the con-
ductor might suggest in payment for bis
ride. If he desired quart of straw
berries or small measure of peaches
most Of the Brook farmers lived on the
fruits of the earth-he would say: "Gold
and silver have none, but such as ]
have, my ability to work, l will exchange
for these"
Tradition says that such were the win
ming ways and charming conversation OF
the young man that peaches and rides
were freely placed at his command
Alas for the loyalty Of young men "a
their ideals That young refOrmer, so il
is said, married a lady with a fortune
and is now a prosperous English gentle
man, who does not hesitate to give gold
and silver in exchange for labor and
products.
, 1877-10-19

A French physician is out in long
dissertation on the advantages Of groan-
ing and crying in general. He contends
that groaning and crying are two grand
Operations by which nature allays an
guish, that those patients who give way
10 their natural feelings more speedily
recover from accidents and operations
than those who suppose It unworthy 4
man o. betray such symptoms Of cow
agdice 80 either tn gr0an or cry. Tie tells
Of man who reduced his pulse from one
hundred and twenty six 10 sixty 10 the
course q fes hours by giving fall vent
~ his emotions n people are At at uD-
happy about anything lee them 60 into
their Fuom and comfort themselves with
loud boo-hoo. In acooFdancc with the
above, ths crying Of ehildfen should not
b 900 greatly discouraged lfit Is sys-
temstically rrpsesscd ths result may Be
st Yitus dance. spiisptic Cts, or some
other discase of the nervous system.
, 1877-10-19

A sOoDrPartes u told Of ascnpegraoe
WHOM a mentor reminded that his aunt
bad paid bis debts, And that be should be
more submissive b the wishes Of his rela-
tive. The young gond-f0r-nothing did
not take much heed Of the sermon, but
Nhen his creditors we're mentioned b. had
a real eI da esur: "Yes, YES, my aunt
paid my creditors, but what has she done
ior NET
, 1877-10-19

VAT l LoEE TO SAW lofe pooty veil
to saw olt mats ISLANDER der young
mans. Dot shows dhey will never make
diem young mans unhappincss by gotten
marriet init EN-.
l lofe pooty veil to saw young mans
sthandin aroundt church door, ven der
pcobles vas comm out. Dot proofs Obey
vas been on der pblace.
i lofe pooty veil TO saw young vimmens
walk der shtreet Ofer, und been pooty
late out on der mite. Dot shows dhey
hafe some courageousness.
lofe t0 sec shendlemAns trink whisky,
und got trunk like donner. Dhen be dells
elery ting vat he knows sboud, und you
found Il pooty quick out.
/ lofe 10 saw young vimmina und mans
dalk@and lAfe in needin. Dot shoWs
obey hafc ine feelins, und dOok some In
teres,edness in tings dot vas seriousness
lofe 10 saw pebbles make troubles
mi, mine pishness. Dot comes Won dhcfe
lofe mi, me, und how | got along.
lois 10 cav peobloa hte und make
humpugs on Suntay. Dot Vas q sign dhey
got more a. a parrol Of regard von oo'
tAy out
/ lofs 10 hsar vOn shpeak every tsJ pad
ven hn0ddor Won. Dot VA q sure ung
.dhey hafe got a good rsSutaiion dhsn b
selis.
, 1877-10-19

The AastrdliaH says that the rewards
paid by the government for the capture
OF sharks in the Bay Of Melbourne amount
in the aggregate 10 sixty.two pounds
eleven shinings and sixteen pence. The
number Of sharks brought 10 the various
police stations since the offer of a reward
was published amounts to eight hundred
and ioFty-siX. Oae Of the sharka meas
ured about sixteen feet in length, and
weighed about ton.
, 1877-10-19

o. total Of iOS, 500 tons Of rails eI.
ported from England, during the last siE
months, l0G,Q53 tons we're steel rails,
whereas Of i59,057 tons exported during
fbe hrst siX mouths Of last year, only al
69T were steel rails.
, 1877-10-19

A LITTLE boy catered . hsh market
the other day, and sceing, for the ant
time, q pale Of HOLSTERS lying 90 the eoun'
tef, lsnked 81 them intensly for some
time, vhsn BE- exclaimed, by gracious
thsms she biggest grasshoppers I've ever
seen.'
, 1877-10-19

Ara recent fancy dress ball a. eas
Of che Eaiering places, distlagaish.sl
country editor appeared a. The soo1f
Man" II l. said that On hearing tbat
be had determined 10 play that ohAraciei'
and 30 play II 10 earnest, the griei ana
despair OF the bArkroper wcSa t9aehiHS
10 the extreme.--Cgvrssr-JssFasi.
, 1877-10-19

IFauyone speaks evil ~ you let yoaf
life b. 90 Virta0us that no ons VIII De'
lisye him.
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way.

ALMOST q serious accident oc-
currea on Monday last by the fall
ing of the wooden awning to the
Tauzin saloon, corner Front and
St. Denis streets. Mr.. Lecomte,
Mai. Kerr, Mr.. CharlcvlIle ana
several other gentlemen we're
standing on the corner engaged
In conversation, when the sup
porting post to the awning gave
way and the whole structure came
down upon them. Messrs' Le-
comte and Charleville were felled
to the banquete, but Major Kerr
fortunately received only severe
blow upon the shoulders, as hear
ing the noise he stopped to ward
the falling timbers. Mr.. Lecomte
and Charleville were stunned for
q short time but no bones were
broken fortunately. We would
suggest that Mayor Dranguet in
stitute a rigid inspection Of these
awnings at once and have sucl
as are unsafe torn down.
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We beg to call the attention OF
the Police Jury OF this parish, to
Act 81, promulgated some time
since by Governor Kellogg, rela-
tive to Parochial printing. They
are required by that act to sub
nit said printing to the lowest
bidder, where two or more papers
are published in the same parish.
This they have not done although
publication has been had by them
in the Republica n, contrary to la'o'
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Dissolution of Partnership.

Tho partnership heretofore existing
between J. w. Sullath, John Chambers
and W. IL. Barbce, at Grand Ecore La
under the firm. name and style of SUD-
OATH. CHAMBERS g. RARBEE is this
day dissolved by mutual consent: john
Chambers and W IT, Barbeo will con-
t,nuc the storage business under the firm
name and style Of CHAMBERS & BAR
BEE. co.,
Chambers and Darhce assume all tho
liabilities of the late firms of Snddath, q
Chambers and Suddath, Chambers "
Barbcr, and all debts cue said firms arc
to be paid to Chambers & Harbee:
J. ". SUDDATH,
JNO. CHAMBERS,
w. II. BARBEE.
Natclitcches, La, Jan. 5th, 1877.
Jan. 1871
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Our FARMERS would do we'll to
prepare the ground we'll before
they put in their crops. No
amount of after work can correct
q botch at the start. Try a little
deep plowing-and shallow cult
walton for a change and plant at
least one third less cotton and
double the amount of corn you
last year.
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The wanderer at ngiht through
our CITY is not alone with his
thonahts G....A~-I7-,- THO
sharp cry of "Pool!" or the eager
and startled "Keno y breaks in
upon his meditations. This shows
a return of confidence, for when
men risk money on games o.
chance they must have it, or mus
have confidence in "good times
coming.'
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S(Varktt 4epoy1j.
AND CORRECTED WEEKLY BY
CHAS. LII ERSSCN,
For the VINDICAT0E.

These; figures represent ronnd lot pf'-
crs; hy;rctail, higher prices will have to
be paid.
Business looked up considerably du-
ring tho week, stimulated by the en-
conrayng turn political matters have Ia
ken. Az soon az confidence is full y res
torcd, we predict a FIJI Spring business
Cotton has been coming III SLOWLY
owing to bad roads, but the prices have
held quite mp to last weeks figures,
The river continues to rise with good
boating water for the largest class pack
rts. The Bart Able WAS up on time lu'S-
day morning, and placed us under re-
nrwrd obligations for files OF late city
papers.
Frrivhts are down to one card rates ;
cotton sl.5U per bale.
Weather during the week has been
warm and sunshinry. River above t'll-
inc at Fulton and J,tirrS"n, on stand
at Shreveport.
We cali attention to changes in on!
market reports.
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THE AMOUNT of cursing ex-
pended on the mail line, that at
temps to supply us with news mat
ter, don't seem to effect the line
worth q cent. Cannot the Post
master General drop "counting in
Hayes" long enough to "count out
what change is due the mail Con-
tractor from Red River Landing
to Shreveport, and turn him OFT.
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=, Il
MORGAN.
Parish Court, Parish of Satchitoches.
No 14JG.
VIRTUE of writ of seizure ard
IL sale issued in t,le above entitled and
rumhnvc,i suit ana to me directed. have
seized and will offer for sale to the last
and highest bidder. at the door OF the
courthouse. in the city of Natchitoches,
on
SATURDAY, February 18th, 1877,
the following described property to- wit:
All the right, title and interest OF de-
PENDANT Mathilde Morcau in and to a
certain piece or parcel of Land with all
the buildings and improvements there
on, being situated in the parish OF Nat
chitochcS, and lying contiguous to the
city of Natchitoches, at the head OF Old
and Cane rivers, containing three or
four acres, more or less, and being the
same upon which the late deceased moth
er of the verdor and vendee resided.
Terms Of Sale.
CASH-w the benefit of appraiScment
V. A. BARRON,
| Ian. 13-tds. Sheriff.
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COLORED MJRDERERs are at
work again. One dusky citizen
carved his friend of the same hue
one day this week on Bayou
Pierre, Carved dead-carver LETT.
Names unknown to reporter.
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NoTICE.-The ladies of Natchl-
toches meet at Lacoste's this (Sat-
urday) evening for the purpose of
arranging the prelimenarles OF a
Maydi. GraS festival.
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No Tar is used in this Composition

therefore, it neither cracks i'll Winter,
nor runs in Summer.
On dccaycd shingles, it fills mp the
holes and pores, and gives a new sub"
stantial roof that will last for years.
Curle,( or warped shingles it brings to
their placcs. and keeps them there. 1t !
fills M all holes in felt roofs, stops the
leaks and although slow dryer, ram
does not affect it few hours after APP
plvine. As nearly all paints that are
black contain Tar, be sure you Obtain
our genuine article, which (f'r SLin9le
roofO is
Chocolate Color.
when first applied, changing in about a
month to a uniform slate color, ana -,
to all intents aud purposes Slate. On
Tin Roofs
onr red color is usually preferred, as one
coat is equal to five Of any ordinary paint.
For
Brick Walls
our Bright Red is the only reliable slate
PAINT ever introduced that will rtlrc*l-
allv prevent dampncSs from penetrating
and discoloring the plaster.
These paints arc also largely used on
out-ho,,scs and fences, o. as a pruning
coat on fine buildings.
Our only colors alo Chocolate, ked,
Bright Red, and Orange.
New York Cash Price List.
S Gallons, can and box 50 Of
10 key -, :" ~ ~
20 " half barrel 40 ~
40 one barrel 81 "
We have in stock, of our own manu-
=, facturc. roofing materials, etc, at tn
following low prices:
1000 rolls extra Rubber Roofing, at
cents per square foot. (Or we VIII f'''
4 ni,h Rubber Roofing, Nails, Caps, an'
Slate Paint for an entire new roof, at !
cents Dcr square toot.) >, ,
' 1900 rolls ply Tarred Roofing Fell
at II cents per square toot. ~,
5000 rolls 3-ply Tarred Roofing ielt' a
" q cents per square foot.
200 rolls Tarrcd Sheathing, at ! cen
per square foot.
5000 gallons fine Enamel Paint NIKE
= ready for use. on inside or outside "oi]
at 81 pr gallon, M shades -. a,
1000 Bills Slate Flour per hbi. So
1CnO Soapstone Flour
1000 " Grafton Mineral
1000 " Metallic Paint, dry
Special prices per ton or carload lot
All orders must be accompanied WI
IT. the money, or subject to 80 days draft
Is we'll known parties.
lis w. SLATE PAINT COMPANY,
ID. 1O2 & 104 Maiden Lane, n.
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MALARIOUS FEVERS,

You are ut liberty to use MY name in
praise of your Regulator IS prepared by
v,u and recommend it to every one as
the best preventive foc Fever and Ague
in the world. l plant in Southwestern
Georgia, near Albany, Georgia, and must
say that it has done more good on my
n)antation among negroes than any med
icine ever used it suncrscdcs Guinlne
if taken in time.
Yours &c, Hon. B. II. Hill" Ga
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THE WEATHER has been de-
lightful for the week past. No
rain-nights cold and bracing,
and the days srnshiney and pleas
ant.
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+ YET ANOTHER CHANCE,-There
is a large amount due us from
friends that are we'll able to pay,
and we must insist upon their do.
ing so.
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The Cincinnati Enquirer has a
long article about 'gas droppings,'
and Logan's name don't appear in
it once. We thought his defeat
the biggest ''gas drop" Of the Gen.
tury. Sc.
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Our Metropolitan exchanges are
filed with cries of the "needed
supply of gas" We are led to
suppose that the defeat of Logan
and Boutwell, has something to
do with this.
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,n;,;,,A administration Of tn" srcr's.''"n
81. YIN. sullivan, ST.. notice Is h'r"'N
given to AL person, Interested to "''"W
r;,1,, vi,ilin t"n days irnm 'intr h'''"l
WIZ p~,i,i"uvr'> ariljr%!i II Hho"'' not
BIZ ..raMtrl. w.
Witness Tie Hon. p. 4. S'N"lo''S' AZ
i,h Ju;,-", this 33d january: 70.
'' JNO, \. BARLOW.
r,.h 3-2i Deputy Clerk.
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ToTn g. Country
The Editorial and Bust

The Editorial and Bust
ness Rooms of the VIM
DICTATOR have been re-
moved to the lower flour
of the building in which it
has been always issued
our friends will find us in
the room next Fontenot's
Hotel, where we are pre-
pared to greet Them both
in a. business and social
way.
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THREE SALOONS are now in full
blast on st. Denis street, and they
all seem to do a thriving business.
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Extremely Cheap.

Two gallons will cover hundred square
feet Of Single roof, while on tin, iron,
.clt, matched boards, or any smooth sur
face. from two quarts to one gallon are
rcouircrrd to 100 square feet of surface,
and although the paint has heavy body
it is easily applied with brush.
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81. A[iyhacIS Convent,
FOUNDED IN 1922.
1-n1rr III, Direction of the Religious OF
the Society of the Sacred Heart
ST, JAMES PARISH. LA.

rr,l1IS Institution is pleasantly situated
on the Mississippi River, ah"nt ~
miles above New Orleans. 1hr h"ll"inHS
nr. s,,,r;u,, and we'll ventilated. The
aim Of the Religious c"2nnr''hS NY - |"
secure to their pupils thorough! an" nc.
comnlishri rlrratinn. S''nP''c'E ~, VI
drrs. is enforced by the rules: hrlr |
health i, thu. object ofurtirlnE s"ll'1f''':r;
and in sickness, they are a't'ctloha't'y |
and constantly attended to. :. :
The scholastic year, when ~ "'N'o'"
into two sessions OF five months 'a'h,
commences on the first "Wednesday OF
| Octohrr, and terminates III the last week
of the following July.
Terms for the Scholastic lear'
PAYABLE in current funds, and always in
Advance.
Entrance Fee, (hut "ncr) ~
Board. with tuiticn III thSl4si4 an" roo
French ' on
Washing 4,
Books and Stationery =
Doctors Fee q
Summer Baths On
Music ~
Use of Piano or Harp ="
Drawing
Vacation charge, (lor August and -
Srptembt;)
Pupils are admitted at any time" amt
rh,rrrd ONLY from the date "t entrance
70 deduction is made for a pupil VINO
may be withdrawn before the expiration
Of the Session, unless it be on account
\, particular dress is required, cS-
cent on Sundays and Thursdays, when
blue Mcrno is worn i'll winter, ana ~
summer. pink lawn. and occasionally
white ,Jaconrt or Nainsook. .,
Each pupil Sl,o',,d be provided VII
blue. a white and pink dress; wn'''
nl,in Boblinrt veil, two and a hall OF
thr.e wards long, according to the SIZE OF
the Young lady; black Plain kn''lh''
,ciI, twelve changes OF under garments
twelve pairs of hose, Il t"z'n and E;t'
r or two dozen pocket Eandllerch''fs' e'Sh
t LARGE napkins, eight towels, tWtl;e COZ
7 lars, six niylt-sowns. four pairs OF shoes
l. , foot tub, toilet box, work box. goblet
table knife, fork and spoon: two pair
OF blankets, three pairs Of Sheets three
and half yards long, two and a MAJ
wide: a muSuito-har OF white netting
u two yards long, the top to be I'VE Zee
:. lone, two and a half wide. All t" b
). distintly marked with the number as
= signed. ,.,,
It Parents wishing their children to b
furnished with clothing, etc., are eS
. pectcd to deposit with the Treasure
y funds for the purpose.
3 Pupils of every denomination ere II
ouirrl to assist at the public exercises
rr,icjon-no further influence is ever c>
erc;scd over their convictions on tn
grave point. ...o,,
d. Visits are confined, when pract!cahl
y to Sundays and Thursdays, amt are
be made only hy parents, guardians an
near relatives. unless when authorize
=. by such as have power to d" so.
q Epistolary correspondence IS subject
inspection.
For circulars and further particular
annIv to or address the MOTHER 81
PEElOR, st. MchaeIs Convent.
MR.. p. pOURS1NE, 40 Gravier Stree
d New Orleans, or
d MIR. NJ. II. CARVER, ''Natchitoches, Ii
20 Aornts. May20-tf.
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CuuDRENLYuur Rec.

ulator is superior to any other rem
edv for Malarial Diseases among
children, and it has a large sale in
this section Of GeOrgia--W. NJ.
RrssELL, Albany. Ga.