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Popping the Question.

One Of the Danbury young
men who has occasionally escort.
ed young lady home on Sunday
evenings, and went in for lunch,
after performing both services
last Sunday night, suddenly said
to her: - -
''Do yon talk in yollr sleep N !.
sWhy-ne,n she answered. in
surprise. ss|.s*ss..s
.'Do you walk ia your sleep {"
he next inquired. g :
"No, sir.n
He moved his chair an inch
closer, and with increased inter-
est asked:
"Do You snore 2 =
"No,n she hastily replied, look
ing uneasily at him. 1
At this reply bis eyes fairly. s
sparkled. His lips eagerly parted
aud as he gave his chair another
hitch. he briskly inquired: 9 9s
'.Do you throw the conbings, /
from your hair in the wash
basin ~
"What's that % she asked with
a blank face.
He repeated the question, al
though with increased nervous :
ness
No, IIdon't,p she answered in {
some haste. ss.s
Again his chair went forward, :
while his agitation grew SO great
that he could scarcely maintain J
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1877-06-23

ALI sOR Is.

Spring showers-Clerks show
ing new goods.
False Impressions Those left
by a SO set OF teeth. sss
A California lady has bought
a French count for a husband.
Cost, $780, 900.
The humhlest can do some
thing toward making tho local
paper interesting. II yoG cannot
be a defanlting bank clerk, yoa
can at least step,on an orange
peel and sprain your year. 800
Peru isn't muehsof Il country
on turning out Fourth of July
orators and lawyers who charge
S12 for collecting 81 or So; but
when it comes down TO earth.
quakes she takes the gold medal.
Charivari has a picture of q
little girl saying goodnight to
her doll before company. Now,
my dear. I want you to do just
I like mamma. Take out your teeth
and put them in a tuinbler.n
A Virginia City Chinaman tied
his donkey BY o rope to the front
door knob of a mans house. who
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1877-06-23
JUDICIAL. .
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT coURr
PARISH OF ASSUMPTION.
John IFeb,e, Jr. as. N. A Piatado.

DY VIRTUE 0FsAND IN ODE
-D dience to a writ of feYi faeias
issned out of the Hon. 18th judicial
District Court of the State of Loui-
|siana, in and for the parish of As
sumption. in the above entitled aud
numbered suit. dated the 5th day
of April, 1876, directed TO the
Sheriff. of the parish of Assumption,
and a duly certified copy of said
writ made and certified to on the
Goth day of May, 1876, by E. P.
|Helluin, then sheriff of said parish
| will offer for sale at public auc-
ton TO the last and highest bidder,
|at the Court House in Napoleon
vile, on
Saturday, July 7th, 1877.
between the hours of II o'clock A.
NJ. and A o'clock P. NJ, the follow
ing described property seized in
the above Numbered and entitled
suit, towit !:
/. A certain frame building saw
mill, engine, boilers, fixtures, ap-
Irurtenances and everything thereto
ATTACHED; appnrtenant and belong
ing !; the same being situated upon
the following described property
belonging to N. A. Pintado, viz:
1st. The east half of the south
west quarter of section No. 10 In
township No. l3south, of range No
Is east, and
2nd. A portion of.land lying. il
1.-THE south, east quarter of section
No. 10, i'll township No. ! 3 south o
range No. l3 east
/ Said above described saw mil
building, saw mill, engine, boilers
land fixtures, &c, will be sold ii
Ibloek, and the purchaser of ,th,
lfsanle shall be entitled to q della,
#ef thirty days after the sale within
which to remove the same from th'
Iahove described landed property
EFF N. 4. Pintado.
! Terms and Conditions--CASH.
A. j. ECHEVERRIA, Siberia
1 Napoleonville, May 3lst, 1877
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1877-06-23
The Cos>acks.

[Kischenetf Correspondent N. Y. Herald
The Cossacks are divided into
several corps-the Cossacks OF
the Don, the Cossacks OF the
Ukraine, the Cossacks of the
Caucasus, etc. Each of these
divisions has Il chief. who is call
ed an Asaman, and holds the
rank of general, andlall the Cos.
sacks of the Empire are united
under d single chief. who has
the title of the "Ataifian Gen
Ieral.p The latter title always
Idevolyes upon the hereditary
Grand Dnke. The Gossack cloth
| 1es and eqnips himself and his
uniform and his horse belongs to
himself. He wears large, round,
How cap made OF skin frou As
trakan, wide pantaloons stuffed
Into his boots aud reaching just
below his knees, the whole GOV
ered by a kind of overeoat but
toning on the back aud having
three long flaps reaching to the
fleet and fastened ON the full
length. On his breast to the left
land light i'll vertical cases he
carries six cartridges at each
side. In his belt he carries a
1poniard. 4 baldl.ick hangs from
Ehis right shoulder and passes te
1.-THE left side, where it supports 4
1saber iii u leather scabbard. On
This back, hanging from a bando-
Eleer and wrapped III /. case made
'lof goats skin, he carries his rifle
The Cossack alW;ls carries ia hi,
hand a whip, with IL short lash
which he calls ksajat. His horse
lis small and rather ugly, and
Though he is made of good stuff
Ihls form is somewhat angular
To form an idea of the CossacE
saddle, imagine an ordinary sad
Idle upon which would be fasten
.led by d strap a square leather
cushion about four inches high
This is the season that at frs
Esight one is so much surpriset
to see this serious looking cava
Ilier perched mp SO high on hi
saddle. He sticks on his horse,
, back by sticking his knees int,
THE animals sides with all Iii
strength, which gives the leg
} the appearance of a pair of pinch
Iers. The stirrups is an equal,
Icurious thing. The bottom j
round and large enough, bu
..tfrom that up it resembles yer,
much one of those tin boxes il
which preserves are sold. 1t la
been already said that the Coz
: sacks horse Is his personal aroI
erty, and it may be added tina
he turns it to business accoatl
fby hiring it out. Since the arriys
LOT the troops at Kischeneff the,
have been the delight of the co
IIegians, who, for a rouble II
hour, have been enabled TO max
: proanenades Oh horseback j
bands OH these valiant littl
animals
>ss,-.-=----
J, When wnnan savs she is
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So. so
CLUB RATES


An.avts.a, conv .free to any one get
4;rg mn !, club OF ten or Iaoge.
The .nInh rates do not Incl ude tne
] Chrome. Where the enroAao - ds. =,
sired, 80 CTS. o e US. s..,a.ad n,s,ss ~ -,
sent In saEld dition for the noun1ea "
unmoanted ehaamo, respectlFeI1,
Subscriptions can begin of aaaal-
4ions be made TO clubs &c anJ. Inle'
In ali the aboye cases, postage
will he naid hY the pnhllsh
address al orders and make al
eirafts payable TO
BEN9ETT s FITCH,
...s 7a0 samsani Street,
- philadelphia Pc,
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1877-06-23

When a woman says she is. 4
centenllarian it is safe to believe
her. No woman less than Il huli-
tlred will own TO more than thirty.
three years.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1877-06-23
L.afourche Stage.
NOTICE 10 TRAVELLERS.

-
A daily Stage leaves Napoleon
vile every morning, at s o'clock
connecting with the New Orleans
and Donaldsonville railroad.
Leaves Donalsonville daily,
upon tlle arrival of the train from
New Orleans, for all points on
the bayou Latoarehe to Napo
|leonville.
The Stage viii make tri weekly
connectiens with the q. s. Mail
for Thiboaeatax.
q leaves NapoleDnville from
Hoteh and Donald
fsongille from p. Lefegre's.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1877-06-23

Dealers in Fine Wines, Liquors. Tobacco
and cigars.-Prompt attention given to
City and Country orders.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1877-06-23
Jhf giunefr.
Subscription Price. So a Year
Official Directory.


IGomprising the parishes of Assumption.
Lafenrehe, and Terrebonne.i
District Judge. Taylor Beattie
District Attorney. Seymour r. Snaer
Regular terms of District Court in AS
sumption Pa, ish open on first Monday in
May and first Monday in November.
Eighth Senatorial District.
State Senator's. ....... Hon. r. S. Goode
.......-.. Thos. a. Cage
Parish Officers.
Representatives. George Drury
--....----- Jonas Hughes
Parish Judge Alfred Iete
Clerk of the Court. Thos. Divine
Recorder. George Washington
treasurer August bul0W
Tax Collector I'D z. Thiac
oher1n. n....-.-----... 49,. "A. j. Echeyeffla
C0roner..... -.-..---J0nn Hickman
Parish Physician. ...... DR.. r. r. Beasley
Public Administrator . Hiram Il. Carver
e LICEiJURORS.s W
VIM. B. Pugh, President; Thos. d. Cox
W. b. Ratliff, Emile Tallieu. David Levy,
John Webre, Moses 4. Hite, Bazile Graves,
Levy Williams.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-01-24

a young escapage, who had LEFT
lis fathers house Ia this city under q
cloud ana had exhausted bis cred
it 10 Virginia City, New, tel
egraphed recently 10 hls father 10
this effect. our son Waiter was
killed in the Consolidated Virginia
this morning by a falling cage
What shall We DO with the remains
ln response telegraph order for
$3.50 was received with the laeonic
request: Bury them" The young
scamp took the money and had sn
elaborate spree. When be was in
condition for writing be sent by mail
TO his father the following note: &" !
have just learned that an infamous
seouGdrel named Barker sent YOU a
lieticious account of nv death and
swindled you out OF $3.50 He also
borrowed SIS from me and left the
country | write TO inform YOU that
| am still alive and long to see the
old parental roo again. | am 10
somewhat reduced circumstances,
the aeeumulations Of the past FIVE
years have been lost-a disastrous
stock operatioB-and if YOU would
spare me $500 | will be very thank
fol for your favor. Give my love to
all" 4 few days later the youHg
man received the following: "My
dear son: l have buried you once,
and that's an end OF it. | de-
cline having any more transae-
tions with corpse Yours in the
flesh, Father
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-01-24
An extraordinary story.

The San Francisco Chronicle Of
December 2S says: The Coroner
Yesterday held 40 inquest OF the body
of Gbong Sing Yu, who was shot By
three asssssins on Sp0i0rd alley on
the 18th inst. 4 number Of wit
Besses gave testimony impiic8,i8g
the heather All Moon. now il Gus
tody. as one Of the guilty men, and
the jury found a verdict Of murder
against him. The pOst-mortem ex-
animation held on the body Of
the deceased Chinaman fur
nisbed q case Of extraordinary inter
est to surgical men O1e Of the
shots which entered the body struck
the back near the waist, and passed
completely through the body At
the autopsy it was discovered that
the ball had cut the spinal cord in
twain, and particle Of clothing Of
The murdered Cbinaman was found
imbedded in the spinal cord 1t has
long been established that whenever
the spinal cord is harmed 10 the
sligh est degree, paralysis ensges, but
singularly enough the wounded Chi
naman within a few days after be
was shot was walking around the
Prison Hospital without the slightest
difficulty He was removed from
the hospital by bis friends. however,
and died on the following day
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-01-24
Human Nature

II j. the same here as ia Cairo or
New Jersey. The other day whea q
Tarheel with sgsken ewes and high
cheek bones. sat down Oh the steps Of
3 grocery beside several others, be
sighed heavily and asked;
"Genllemen, If any Of you found a
dve on the sidewalk. would you bunt
for the owner 2"
Il would,v came from every in
diyidual wi,b promp,aess aod dis
patch
Haven't sny Of you lost a fve,
have yoa:r sn1iou>ly continued the
man.
Il have" ," answered one, and the
echo went all along the line.
Describe her, gentlemen;7 be re-
marked.
One said bis bad figure ~ on 10.
Another said bis had g picture Of De
Soto discovering the Mississippi
river A third said the letters It
S" were plain to be seen on the OH
that fell out Of bis vest pocket
Gentlemen, this Eve didn't tally "
mOurnfally remarked the tarheeL
None Of you Rave biz il withia a
mile and sand-bar
Lets see IT," remarked two or
three az once.
Its a Eve and / found it on tie
walk. be whispered, holding out biz
hand
The Eve was a nickel Some Of
the crowd leaned back and held their
hands on their outraged heart. while
others rose Up, carefully brushed
their eoat-tails. and said II vas time
to go home. Only One Of the victims
seemed to appreciate the situation
lie ebuekled and gurgied and gasp
ed, and asked the stranger what be
would take.
Whisky straight, " was ibe prompt
reply.
so would j, il lever drsnk," said
the citizen. and be l0oaged down
town TO get up bet % sse wsaIa-
er.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-01-24
a Gymnasfic Pig

And now 10 this-tbat is % say,
in the year Of 1876. q Kentucky pig
has suddenly developed a genius for
gymnastics and engineering which
eclipscs the proudest previous aehiev-
meats Of bis race. The emiBen'lpig 2
was recently placed BY bis owner 10
a pasture surrounded by 2 high wall
and ornamented bv elm trees festoou-
ed with wild grape vines The
walls, however, could not conEoe his
bold and vsgTsnt spirit Selecting a
tree standing near the western wall
Of the pasture, be carefully bit loose
the lower end q q stOG. grapevine
which was attached By It's tendrils %
q limb Of tree, and taking this H.
provised rope iD his mouth, swung
himself 10 the cir until be had gain
cred au Impetus which sent him over
the wall and landed him 10 the next
field. Though Of,en recaptureG be
has constantly repeated bis ezra or
dinarT feat, and his intelligent owner,
instead Ct cutting down his elm trees
10 restrain his pigs wondering pro-
pensiiv, has wisely decided 20 edu-
cate bin for the trapsze business,
pTo-ided so noble spirii ProTes
willing to minister to the Amusement
Of circus audience
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-01-24
NIGH AT HAND.


ihF9u;h iaisis that hide from me my God, see
shaTeless form Death comes and beckor. ne
scent the oilers Of the spirit land
And with commingied Joy and terror. hear
The iar-oti whispers Of a wh.tc-robed band
Nearer they come-yet nearer-yef more near:
Is i rehearsal Of 4 welcome song
That will be in nay heart AMI ear ere loage
Do these bright spirits wait till Death may give
The soul it lranchise-and die to live:
Does fancy send the breeze from Won green nlnur
tain
q am not dreaming when it cOols my brow
Are they the spark kles Of an actual fountain
That gladden. and refresh my spirit now:
How beautiful the burst Of holy light,
How beautiful the day that has no night
Open ye everlas ting gates pray
Waiting, but yearnins-for taa: perfect day
HarA TO these halleluiahs Hail . all hail -
Shall they Be echoed by sob aud vail.
fricaas gore, -'gone before, these are your hap
py voices:
The old' familiar sounds my soul reioiees:
an through the nlsts the great whi tie throne
see:
And now saint in glory hecAons me-
Is Death foe tC dread the Death who giveth
Liye-the unburthenel lite that ever liyeth
Who shrinks from Death: Conc wien he viii ol
may.
The night he brings will bring the risen day;
His clil-his toueh-Ee neither seek nor shun;
His life is ended when his work is done.
Our spear and shield no cloud OF Death can dim:
He iriumphs not Ger us-we conquer him.
How long, o Lord. how long. ere l shall see
The myriad glories OF heller sphere
And worship in thy presence-n0t as hsre
Il chains that keep the shacklesl soul from Thee
Ny God let that eternal home be near
Master bring . Thee a soul opprest,
Weary aud heavy laden, seeking rest
Strengthen my faith. that with my latest breath,
1 greet Thy messenger Of merey-Desth,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-01-24
a NOsism Superstition

Whilst travelling along the coast oi
Morocco | once made the acquaint.
snce Of a deserter from the French
Algerian army, who had settled gt
that town some years previous.
During that period be had employed
himself in the collection Of tie bones
Of the animals which were selected
daily by the adjacent barghs Of Ra-
bett and Saleh. When al last bis
courtyard became choked with an
accommodation Of bJnes Of every de-
scriptiOn, estimated q. some 1000
pounds weight he made an APPLICATION
10 be allowed to snip them 70 Mar
seiles What DO they want all
these bones az Msrseiles fJr ~ the
ksdi asked "Out Of them thev turn
knife handles and buttons, and a
great many other useful articles. -
the Frenehman replied Il will al-
low you 10 export these bones" the
kadi returned. "but with the condi-
ton that before shipping they shall
be examined piece Oy piece by a
tribunal Of four butchers, whose ser
vices you will have 10 pay in order
to state that no bones Of Moslems
are found amongst the lot, for you
understand that / never could con-
sent to have knife handles and but
tons turned out Of the sacred remains
Of my forefathers The bones 10
question are lying yet at Rabe.r.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-01-24
How Plants Purify the Air.

Plants gain their nOurishment by
the absorption through their roots vi
certain substances from the soil, aud
By the decomposition through their
green portions of a particular gas
contained ia the atmOsphere-earbol-
ic acid gas They deeompose this
gas into carbon, which they assim.-
late, aud oxygen, which they reject
Now this phenomenon, which i the
vegetable mode of respiration, can
only lie accomplished with the as
sislance Of solar light
Charles Bonnet, of Geneva, who
began his career by experimenting on
plants, aud left this attractive subject
It devote himselt TO philosophy, ouly
in consequence Of a serious alice
ton Of bis sight. was the first to de-
tect this joint worb, about the middle
Of the eighteenth century. He re-
marked that vegetables grow yertic-
ally, and tend toward the SUP, what
e7er position the seed might have been
planted in the earth. lie proved
the generality of the fact that, 10
dark places, plants turn toward the
point whence light comes. He dis
covered that plants immersed in wa
ter release bubbles Of gas under the
influence Of sunlight. 10 ITT1, Pri-
estIy, in E1gland, tried another ex-
pertinent lie let candle burn in q
confined space till the light went out,
that, is, until the contained air grew
unfit for combustion Then be plac.
ed the green parts Of fresh plant in
the enclosure, and az the end Of ten
days the air had become sufficiently
purified TO permit the re-lighting Of
the candle. Thus be proved that
plants replace gas made impure by
combustion with combgstible Gas;
but be also observed that at certain
times the reverse phenomenon seems
20 result
Ten years later, the Dutcb pbysi-
clan, lngenhouse, succeeded in ex-
planning this apparent contradiction.
Il had Just begun these experiments, "
says that naturalist, "W hen a most
interesting scene revealed itself 70
my eyes. | observed that not only do
plants have the power Of clearing i'm
pure air in SIX days OF longer, as
Priestlev's experiments seem to point
cut, bat that they discharge this i'm
portant duty 10 few hours and in a
most thorough waY; thar this singu-
lar operation is not due at all 20 veg
lation, but to the effect Of sunlight:
that it does not begin until The sun
has been some time above the horizon:
that il ceases entirely during the
darkness Of night; that plants shaded
by higt buildings, or By other plants,
do not complete this function, that il,
they do not purify the air, but thai on
the contrary, they exhale an injurious
atmosphere, and really shed poison
INTO the air about u; that the pro-
daclion Of pure AR begins 70 denim
lsh With tue decline Of day, and ceas-
es completely at suusel; that alI
plants corrupt the surrounding air
during the night, and that not all
portions OF the plant take part in the
purIhcatIon OF the air, bu5 only the
leaves and green branches.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-01-24

The sting Of -eproaeb z tis roth
% Il.
40 empty Pgsse Glis the isce a.it
Wrinkles
He w59 has Jos. confidence eat
lose nothing more
We cgun5t Do evil % others wiz
out experienci1git % ourse.res
WA We k1oR here is verY lizzie.
but what we are ignorant of is im-
meu-e-
Wiea ~ 1gWs comes too ia.e io -
,ervicsble % vou- 1eighbor, keep .
% Yourself
Il you take temptation mo ac-
count who il 70 ssy thar be is better
than yo1r leighbor
They that sand high bare many
blasts % shake them and j Trey iail
hev dash themselves 20 piece
A womau-s bead is always inHs-
eneed by her teart: bG, mans
heart j. always Influenced ~ hls
head
He Wbo thinks be bas snough II
the Holy Spin, viii ind himself By
The evil spirit
when a ma1 has 10 design but 70
speak the trutb, be nay say great
deal in very narrow compass
The nerve that never rela1ez, ils
eve that neyer blsDcbes. the thoesai
.ta. reTer Wauders-,Eezs lre ne
masters Il victory.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-01-24
How She Helped Him Out

Il hardly know what kiad Of an
Offering 20 make you fer the coming
christmas" fondIv lisped a Young
Chicago fellow 10 bis trne love last
week
you dont!n said she.
"No" said be.
A pause Of several momeats here
took place, when suddenly she Law
her little head upon bis shoulder and
mIrmured:
"An Offering did you say .n
yes dear" he replied. i can't
eontrive what kind Of a one 20 make
you"
"Ah-bem,n said she, clearing her
throat And then she purIed forth
10 silvery, cooling notes:
Edward, dear, w-wouIdnt aa-an
ring b-be an oiTer-ring ~
IL was an awful thing % Do wha,
she did, bat be didn't seem 70 care
for that-he was so elad-and te.
sides il was Leap Year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-01-24
The .E.thetIes Of Eating

Ii is grave error aud an migrate
ful deed 10 swallow well-c0oked. pal.
atable food at such a pace as TO pre-
vent your getting the full amount OF
pleasure out Of the act Of eating. and
which renders you Indifferent to your
cooks skill. There are some supreme
ly virtuOus beings VINO condemn cpl
curism as something horrible. and
as likely to lead to murder, petty lar
ceny and other Objectionable crime-:
bat, good souls, they often C Mound
refinement and discrimination in feed
ing with glutto0y, and, in their de-
sire to avoid this. aud set high ex-
ample Of indifference to the he-h.
adopt a scornful regard Of wha, and
how they eat and drink, and pretend
20 be above such mundauc c01-idera-
tions, bring themselves 10 d chronic
state Of ill-heaIlb, which 10 takes
years Of strict regimen u recover
from. No; you must linger over the
taste Of your food as you lioger over
The smell Of a flower; Nature de-
ma0ds Of you this concession 10
health, and there caa be nothing
more sinful in indulgiog the sease Of
taste than the sense OF smell-Tm-
siep's .NGgaztHc.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-01-24
HOLLOWAYS Pills.
HEATH and ITS PLEASURES
OR
DISEASE with its Agonias:
CHOOSE BETWEEN THEM.
Nervous Disorders.

What e more fearful than brea king o.sh oT
the nervous system. 10 lie excitatle or nervous in
a small degree is most distressing Tor where can A
remedy be found There IL one drink but little
wiue, beer, CT spirits, OF Tar better. none take
no esnee'-Teak * tea being preferable; get all the
fresh air you can: take three or four Pil.S every
night; eat plenty oi solids avoiding the use OF
siUps and II these golden rules are iuli8we,l you
Will be happy IN mind and s.rsng in bly. and i0r.
get YOU have sLY nerves