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Attention has been directed to the excessive
mortality among the colored population of
Memphis as compared with that among the
whites The total population of the city is
about $4,000, the whites threciourthS and the
blacks onetourth. But the mOrtuary reports
for 1876 show 60l deaths among the blacks
and go among the whites-ncarly as many
deaths among 1900 blacks as among 10000
whites From January to July of the present
year. the deaths Were 30 whites and 2i2
blacks. and i'm the two months nf July and
August of this period, the deaths were l2l
whites and 14S blacks-or about four times As
many, proportionately, Of the latter As of the
tormer.-St. Louis Republican,.
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A Counterfeit Proposition.

Tom Ballard, the famous cOunterleiter, who
is now serving the third year of his thirty
years term at Albany, has renewed an offer
he made in 1915 without its receiving any at
tenton from Secretary Bristow. He proposed
TO reveal TO the Government, without promise
of reward or release, unless it should be vol
unfairly offered HIM after testing his process,
L secret which would render cOunterteiting
impossible. The greatest secret, Ballard says,
in the making Of our present paper money is
the weaving in of the blue and red tibcrs; but
this kind of paper is now too easily made by
hand His remedy is machine (Which would
cost 100000, which would make paper Of so
superior quality that it could not possibly
be initiated by hand At present when the
ink is washed from the face and back Of a
81 600 bill it does not differ in appearance
from Il 81 bill. Billiards. idea is to have
numerous designs worked in, in place of the
red ink and in place of the blue localized
fiber to insert Il line or stripe of stars of pc
cular metallic substance, and in the center of
each star to insert in minute figures the de
nomination of the note, so that in case the ink
is erased, or the note reduced to pulp even, its
value can still be told All these secrets to-
%ethcr with one in relation to engraving,
which he says will excel anything now known
in photography, Ballard offers to the Govern
ment if it will accept them. He also pro
misses to make Il quantity Of the paper with
out cost to the Government to experiment upon.
--Netg N0ik W0rN
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\ clergyman waa annoyed Ivy people talk
ing and giggling He paused, looked at the
disturber> and sall: II am always afraid to
reprovc those who misbehavc, for this reason
Some years since, As was preaching, Il young
maH who sal before me was constantly laugh
ing. talking, and making uncOuth grim.
a.es. | paused and administered Il severe
rebukc After the close OF the services Il gen,
tleman said to me: Sir, you have made u great
mistake: that young was an IDIOT Since
then | have always been afraid 10 rcprovC
those who misbchavc themselves in chapel
lest should repeat that mistake and rcprov,
another idiot" During tie rest ofthc service
there was good order
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Not Romantic,

is this the place" she asked, rs she wan -
dercd down ON the barren sands where a
young lady--a beautiful young lady-fell into
the water last season and was rescued by a
gallant young man, whom she afterwards mar
riedy"
He locked at her carefully, estimated her AT
a square fortv.Scycn with false teeth, and said
Yes ma'am but don't know how ia
swim
He could stand fair. fat and forty, but this
case was altogether too loud, ami therefore Inc
let down the pegs ;hat made thai music
Hiddiei"'rr .iygVs.
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BUDGET OF FUN.
He Didn't Take IN washing.

Two of our sable shepherds met by chance
not long ago. Brother NickersOn followed the
primitive practice of lmmersing all who pre-,
sented themselves for admission into the fold
of his charge Brother Harvoll was Meth0-
dist, and believed that sprinkling or pouring
the water on the head of the convert would an
swer the dem MSS of the sacred scriptures.
Brother Narvell had conducted successful
revival inany sinners had been changed from
the error Of their ways and sought connection
with the household of faith over which broth
er Harvell had presided. But they wanted to
be "baptized by mersion in the good ole way"
Now. brother HaryelI didn't believe it neces-
sarv, and furthermore, he didn't like to take
cold bath himself He thought the matter
over, and a; last hit upon an idea which he be,
lieved would work to charm. lie would
get brother Nickerson, the Baptist dlpper, to
plunge dem contrary niggers."
And so the sable shepherds met. 1t was an
unusually warm greeting which brother Har-
veil extended to his Baptist brother 81 am
so glad, brudder Nickerson, dat Use de happi-
ness to meet you in de faith oh de Lord" was
brother IIarvel's salutation. AN | do assure
you, my good brother, of de depths of my
profound reciprocation Of dat sentiment which
you SO teelingly expresses towards my humble
self"
Dc l4oru ll'tD zone glorious thiHSS ~! oui
Zion at Wesley chapel"
Use glad TO hear dat, if dey get the true
faith"
"Ah, brudder, for sure dey hab dat. Every
one of dem wants to be dipped under de water,
and dat SUITS your views 'zactly.'
you don't say dat?"
"Sartngly, OATS what's been bodderin' me:
DeT are so stubborn bout dat, an you know l
doesn't believe dat is 'sential to dc carrying
out oh de Scriptorial plan"
but does, you know, brudder Harvell."
well, we'll not hab Il conflict bout dat.
Do you know, Use oncommonly glad to see
you. Use been thnkin' as may be seem my
convarts wants to be dipped dat maybe you
wouldn't object to pertormin' dat holy sarvice
for me, seem Use in sorter low state OF
health, an de water is purity cold. Can |
pend on yOu?'
"Sartingly. But I deems it proper to say
dat seeing baptism is de doah into de church,
il baptizes dem dey will den be members OF
my church. OATS true for a sartainty."
80, you totally miscomprehends my de
siahs | wants you to babtize dem for me
into my church"
well, l think | do miscomprehend you
In dat case | must say dat I'm not taken in
washing desc days Good mornin', brudder
Harvell."
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During the strk" in Albany, while Coroner
Fizhenry, Of that city, who was member of
the Burgesscs Corps, was guarding the western
end of the upper railroad bridge, man at
tempted to pass the guard. The Corner com
manded the intruder TO halt. Who will stop
me from going over this bridge asked the
man. Il will said the Coroner Would
YOU stop the ike, of me vino voted for YOU for
Coroner" The Coroner replied. Il am put
here To shoot. and | get thirty dollars for q
corpse. II you don't leave I'll put bullet
through YOU" The constituent Withdrew.
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The Chicago Tribune calls attention TO the
fact that Professor Cairnes, the English econ
omist in his work on political economy writ
ten before our panic of 1873, pointed out our
financial troubles and their cure. He discuss
cd the effect Of our heavy importations, our
heavy debts, and said
"A considerable fall of general prices, how
ever, is a remedy to which manufacturers and
merchants will only submit when pushed to
extremity. 1t will, therefore, only come when
credit has been strained to the utmost and Il
catastrophe is seen to be inevitable; and then
it will come with crash For these reasons
| should be disposed to look forward 10 the
immediate future of American trade as a
period of much disturbance and fluCtuatiOn
eliminating, it is possible, from time to time
in commercial crises
Of the change which must take place in our
trade he said:
"lf that country is to continne TO discharge
her liabilities to foreigners the relation which
at present obtains between exports and I'M
ports in her external trade must be inverted
Her exports must once again, as previous to
1880 he made to exceed her imports, and this
by an amount greater than the excess Of that
former time in proportion ms her financial OBJ
legations TO foreign cOuatries have in the in
terval increased, This it seems to me, is a
result which may be predicted With the utmost
confidence. The end may be reached either
by an extension Of expectation or by curtail-
ment of importation, or by combining both
these processes, but by one means OF other
reached it will need to be. II is simply the
condition OF hcr remaining solvent nation
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\ Californian. whose weddingday Wa, fixed,
lid not appear at the appointed time and
place. but sent a note 10 the clergyman, saying
That lac had just received letter from his wife
in New York. and thereby had his mind ne
called 10 the fact that he was married several
wears bcfOre-a circumstance which had an
;ircly escaped his memory.
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sepl5-3w

MORTGAGE sALE.--By virtue OF the power in me vest
nj ed by the provisions OF certain mortgage deed dated
December twcnty-hrst - 1873. made by Edwin f. VIII
as bachelor and filed for record in the recorders offce
La Sale County and State Of Illinois, and recorded In book
records page no. by which he did convey 10 me
mortgagee the following described property, VIZ Lot num-
her three go in block number twenty nine @ in the town
Sreaor now village the same Is plotted and recorded
the records of said county situated IN the County OF La
Sale In the State of Illinois, 10 secure TO me the payment OF
his promssory notes of even date with said mortgage
deed one for the principal sum of four hundred and thirty
dollars and ninetyeven cents payable January y 1876
with interest," the other note for the sum OF egh
teen hundred dollars. payable year after date, without
interest but If paid when due then ana Thereafter 10 pay
at the of twenty per Gent. intereet per annuln
And whereas default has been made in the payment OF
part of the principal Of the second note and interest from
June Dist 1915 and whereas there will be due in principal
and the day sale hereinafter stated the sum
fifteen hundred and ninety-s!X dollars and twenty-five
cents.
Now therefore, public notice hereby given that in pursu
ance the provisions of said mortgage VIM ;. Jackson
the gagee will Monday October Sih ls AT ten
the of that at the south door OF the
House of La Sale County Illinois at Ottawa In said
County and State sell at public vendue IL the highest bidder
casn premises above and in said mortgage described
and all right and equity of redemption of the said Edwin b.
Williams his heirs assigns therein for the purpose OF pay
ing the of principal and interest due on said note and
all the and expenses provided for in said mortgage
Upon such sale being made | will, mortgage and as
attorney in fct Od mOrgagor execute and deliver "a the
purchaser good and sufficient deed ofconyeyance OF all the
right. title and interest of the said mortgagor.
WILLIAM 5. JACKSON, -HOTtgdgee.
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BUSHNELL, GILMAN G. COOK,

attorneys at Lar.
GUARDIANS SALE.-Stdte II Illinois, La Sale Co.'s
" BY virtue aecreal order of the Circuit Court Of said
County entered at the June term of said Court A. p 1884, on
application of Benjamin Pickett Guardian of Robert b.
Pickett minor to sell the following described real estate
belonging to said minor situate In the County of Sale ana
of Illinois TO witt All that part of section number SIX
90 in township number thirytlree O north range nun
her of the third principal meridian. IN the Cou
" of La Sale and of Illinois, known Lot number
eight g. and described follows TO wit: BEGINNING at q
point twenty (2) chains and XtysX 900 links west Of
the of said section six 90 and running thence north
twenty-five hundred and ten 25l0) links thence west three
hundred and seyenyseVrn go Inks thence south twenty
five hundred and ten 0 nks thence east three hundred
and eventyseven 3 links to the place of BEGINNING con
tanning nine and fortysX @ iGi hundrcdths acres
snail the sixth (6 day of October 1871 at the hour
Of clock NJ sell all the interest of said minor IN and TO
the said real the south door of the Court House IN
the city of Ottat'a, in said La Sale County.
Terms OF Sale follows: Cash. 10 be paid upon the ap-
prevail by said Court of the report OF sale. -
BENJAMIN PICKETT.
GudrdidR for Robert b. Pickett, a Minor
BrsuNFII GILMAN 4 COOK. SOitctdTs Sept.S-Iw.
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NINAL I,,TI~L f. ENJ'.--EsrATE OF
ALONZo WALBRIDGE DECEAsRD.-Notice Is hereby
given 10 ali persons interested in said Estate that the
Signed Administrator of the Estate of said Alonzo wal
bridge deceased will appear before the County Court OF the
County Ia Sale and State of Illinois, at the County tou
House In Ottawa said County, Monday the 10Th uy OF
October A. D. 1871 for the purpose OF rendering an account
of his proceedings IN the administration OF s4 Esc io
the iinal settlement.
Dated az Ottawa, this 3Oth day Of August 1871.
EDWARD X. WALBIlDGE,
ATTEST: II. 4. MCCALEB, Administrator
Clerk Court. La Sale Co., Iil.-lW
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Eegal.

NOTICE;.-EsrATE OF THOMAS II. sIMPKINs, DECD
~ Notice hereby given that the undersigned Admins
tratrx of the Thomas H. Smpkns late OF the
~ OF La Sale and state OF illinois, deceased will appear be-
fore the County Court county on the 81 Monday being
the 18Th day November 1871 at the County Court House in
Ottawa in said county when and where al persons having
claims demands against said estate are notified tn attend
and present the same In writing for adjustment
Dated this 18th day OF september 4: d: ls',
MARY SIMPkINS.
seplj-3w ADMINISTRATIVE.
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GEORGE NJ. LELAND,

NWNteI' 4 tHUNtfIN
MAS STEERS SAL IF,.-Noticc is hereby given that
vi by virtue Of decree made and entered Of record by
the Circuit Court of Ia Sale county state Of Illinois, at the
June term of said court 1871 in certain cause then
pending in said the chancey side thereof wherein
BENJAMIN Cove was complainant and Benjamin F. Shotwell
was defendant shall Tuesday, the second day OF Oco
Der 1871 the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon OF
day offer sale souh door of the County Court
House. in Ottawa in said county at public auction ana VIII
then sell to the highest bidder the following described pro
Is say: The north hafo the quarter the south
half of the north casquarter and the south half of the south
half of the northwest quarter and the north hall OF the
north half of the northwest quarter of the northwest quar-
Ter of section hry-two in township hythrce north of
range five the third principal meridian III the county
of La Sale and state of Illinois. .,-r,
TERMS ioF SALE-Cash. GEORGE NJ IElaND,
Dated Sent & 1871 Master in Chancery
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Most Of our readers have doubtless heard of
the sharp reoinder once made to Alexander
Pope, whereby pointed hit was made at his
diminutivc and ill-shaped figure, but many
have never heard the particulars of the occa-
sion. They are as follows:
Pope was one evening at Burton's coffee
house, where himself and Swift, and Arbuth-
not with several other scholars, were porting
over manuscript copy of the Greek Aristo-
planes. At length they came across Il sen
tencc which they could not comprehend, and
as in their perpleXity they alked rather loud
ly, they attracted the attention of young Off
Ger who CHANGED to be in another part of the
room, and who approached, and begged leave
to look at the passage.
80, by all means" said Pope sarcastcally.
Let the young gentleman look at it. We shall
have light directly"
The young officer took up the manuscript
volume, and after little study and considera-
ton his countenance frightened.
at is but slight omission on the part Of
the scribe" he said. at only wants note OF
interrogation at this point to make the whole
Ineligible"
Pope saw in an instant that the officer was
right; but the thought of being outdone in
Greek translation by mere youth and a red
ter twang, he cried out
And pray, young sir, what is Il note of in
tenOgation;"
a note Of interrogation" answered the Off
Ger, surveying the wizened, hunchbacked poet
from head to foot with contemptuous look, is
q Httle cr00hed thing that asks questions.
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NOTICE. Estate of Edc0rd KOud,d decedsed-Notice
~ hereby gwen that the undersigned AdmnisratrN
the Estate Of Ewapd Howard late OF the county OF "a sae
Court fsd County the third Monday being me sln Jay
said County wnen and where all having claims or De
mand against said Estate notified 10 attend ana present
the same writing for adjustment.
Dated this ID day of September A. D. lS,'. ..-...
3w. ELLEN DOUGLAS, IdmiHtsudui('
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Don't BE 50 FooLIsH.-Old Farmer Pettin
gill went into his house one day and caught
John, the hired man, huggng Mrs. p.
The farmer said nothing and went out into
the field,
After dinner he wanted John for something,
but John was not to be found.
He went at last into Johns room, where the
latter was on his knees packing his trunk.
whats The Matter, John? ?" said y.
80, nothing" said John.
Going awayl what are you going away
mrm
go you know" answered John.
No, don't know. Come, give me rca
son for your sudden desire to go away"
Well" meekly replied John, you saw
what was doing this forenoon"
"Oh. pshaw," laughed Pettingill; don't bC
so foolish. II you and | can't hug the ole
woman enough, III hire another man to hell
lus"
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In Bulgaria: the E'rightfOl Turkish Ntrocitl"-
In other nlace: uprising Of the usse n licrlu'ni
II nvts the STIRRING Battle, and TIA ling ln'r-
Int ~ the war and = The most fascinating and 'Ncl.
Wort, nf the az, Agents arc sTre prompt sad ready
sales Prospectus Banks npw ready.
Also Agents Wanted un our Grand Com bin"ti"i
IDru-u-,tu-. rpurt-sIifiIt-
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7 4TR RySsq; WAR !
AGENTS. WANTED

For mi, Comprehensive SuV-ry Illustrated History a. th'
rrs, M lDnmeutHu. struggle The r3-f IT, accurate
Map. PIstii- and many elegant i,nSt3 inES
an, "A -ptsial frafurp. u give % C.ISalfiIt HIS
rory OF each 1nuuiry with Historic and Descriptive
sketches of the primitive manners, picturesque customs
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-06-16

ny valuable and important records.-The
Jail building is only q Jail by name. Any
prisoner can easily escape who has the
freedom of his cell and the simplest tool
to work with. The bricks are soft, laid
with sand or mud which can he removed
by the simplest tools in the hands Of a pri-
soner. Recently, some of the prisoners con-
fined in this Jail, one for murder, made
good their escape through its walls OF soft
brick and sand. Unless some steps are ia
ken by the Parish authorities to strength
Ell this building, prisoners will only. be
held in irons or by a strict guard, other
wise there will be little trouble for them
to make good their escape, rs has already
been demonstrated by the prisoners who
quietly crept through it's walls.
Respectfully submitted,
CLAUDE REMONDET, Foreman.
Thos. Strcck, William Jackson,
his his
Mar. \ Arccneaux, John X Witfer,
mark. mark.
his a his
Joe \ Young, Wiley \ Norfork,
mark. mark.
his his
Harrison y johnson, Sambo \ Bernard.
mark. mark.
his his
Joe X Hymas, Clearance Pembroke
mark. mark.
his his
Laurance X Pierre, William X Seldom,
Jack X Butler, Isaac X X Pascal.
mark. mark.
Andrew Wallace.
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three million dollars worth of irri-
eating canals, 35S schoolhouses,
twelve newspapers, missionaries III
every nation in the world, 10000
militia, six cotton and WOODEN factor
les, 500 miles Of railroads ,telegrapbs
all over the Territory, and tenn
pies built and being built enough
for all their people to worship in. Be-
sides, missionaries send them 5000
emigrants every year, and their
elders baptize many hundred native
Indians and receive them into the
Mormon Church.
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Sultan-Thes sovereign of the Tur.
kish empire-the recognized organ
of all executive power in the State.
His headquarters are at Constanti-
nOple.
Porte-The governments ftheTuc-
kish empire.
Sublime Porte-The official name
OF the government, so called from
the gate of the sultan's palace.
Grand Tiser-The chief minister
of the Turkish empire.
Dirdn-The Turkish council of
state-the "cahinet."
Grand MWti-Chiet interpreter
of the Mohammedan law and head
of the "wise men'-jurists theolo-
sians and Hterati-who assemble
for consultation on his order. lie is
mostly styled the ''chiet of the
faithful" \ writer says a.tetwa or
decree from him would summons
around the standard of the prophet
all the fanatical hordes of Islam to
fight to the death against the ''inti-
dels, in the firm belief that death OH
the battlefield is a sure passport to
Paradise"
Pasha-Governors, viceroys, COM
manders, civil and military rulers OF
provinces.
Deys-About the same as Pasha.
MeM-The name given the heads
of Arabian tribes or clans. 1t means
elder, or eldest in dignity and au-
thority.
Osnt sdi-Turkish official.
Isl&-Ther religion ofMohammed.
Observation-Disclosures themsel-
yes.
Mussulman-A followerof Moham-
med.
Ottoman Empire-Another name
for the Turkish empire, and derives
its name from Osman, its founder.
Osmamls-The Turks proper.
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ers to be assigned to said schools be fur
nished to the proper committee and after
examination found competent to teach i'll
the Public Schools Of this Parish.
Messrs. Thibodeaux and Martin reported
that in the 4th. ward Mr.. L. Peytavin had
offered to furnish a school house free of
charge to the Board.
Mr.. Gaudet reported that in the 5th. ward
a building situated in front of the Chiquet
Store in said ward well suited for the lOca-
ton OF Il school there, could either be rent
ed or bought for IL reasonable sum, and
wonld make the necessary arrangements
with the proper parties towards buying or
renting said building and ubinit the same
to the Board at it's next meeting.
In the 9th. and 18th. Districts no arrange
,nents had vet been made toward the Local
ton OF new school houses, bnt members of
the committees for said Districts stated
that suitable houses could be selected and
their report would be submitted at the
next meeting of the Board.
Mr.. Thompson stated tina! in the etll.
District a building belonging to Pierre
Grove where the school had been kept
could be rented for the sum OF s. month
and the Board took MI; G~>c-aai'cr into
'01 pr' u Ga"det oae,>: sS S!'f%f following reSolu-
ton which was unanimously adopted.
Resolved, that the Board do hereby re-
turn their sincere thanks to all public spl-
rited persons who have offered, or may
hereafter offer. the gratuitous use Of pro-
per buildings and other fixtures for the
establishment of schools in: the various
Districts of this Parish.
On motion 1t was resolved that u com
mittee of three be appointed by the chair
to examine into the books and vouchers OF
the Treasurer Of the late School Board, said
committee to he assisted in their )abors by
the Parish Attorney and to make u report
at the next meeting of the Board.
The President thereupon appointe Mssrs.
J. n. Thibo.leaux, A. W. Thompson and j.
l.. Gaudct as members of said Committee.
At the suggestion Of DR.. G;audct it was
resolved that the members OF the Bourd
be requested to exert their influence In
their respective Districts in: order to pro-
cure by means CT fairs and donations by
public spirited citizens some additional
funds and other necessaries for the estab-
lishment and maintenance OF Schools and
the promotion and encouragement OF pub
lie education in this Parish.
On motion the Board then adjourned to
meet on Saturday, June 10th. 1877, at ~
o'clock A. NJ.
j. L. GAUDET.
Secretary, J:GENTIL,
President,