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Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-24

Il 'hen we, the people, wish to
reap the full benefit OF a faithful,
capable, and impartial Board of
School Directors, such as that of
ST. james, we must come up to it's
help, and supplement by liberal do.
nations, OF voluntary tax, the Sta
te's inability. Not for the Board.
but for the sake of ourselves. our
children, Our parish and plundercd,
State. Composed, ar it is Of men
who possess Il confidence. there
can be no doubt that every cent
will he properly applied, and.
not, as heretofore. be consumed on,
mere p%rctexts. \ good education is
greatly to be preferred to large
estate, or p%lethoric bank account,
without it. 1t is not apt, like uncer-
tain riches, "to take wings and
fly away" No man, how cunning
and astute Soever, can fitch it from
yon. Now, how can the Board furnish
the facilities for acquiring such a
proud, ennobling possession, with
out the requisite means? And.
If the State, staggering undera bur
den already too heavy to he borne,
is too poor to do more than it has
done, and is still doing, for the god
" cause, where are the funds to
come from!-From the people,
who feel the need, and can estimate
the value Of such an inaIicnable
blessing to their children, the soon
err knowledge, wisdom, and virtue.
are sown broadcast, the sooner
will We attain lasting prosperity and
happiness. Boards are sowers;-
if they have not seed, the mowers
can not ill their bosolnS with shea
ues. Children are the reaperS, and it
seed is hot supplied, at least IN part,
by parents, it is pretty certain they
know not how to give good gifts to
their children.
OBSERVER.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-24
Office Superintendent of
Public Education.
OBSERVER.

New Orleans, Oct. 31St. 1877.
To TEACHERS of Public and otPriya-
te Schools, in rural Louisiana.
Every Teacher who has been in
charge of a public O + private
School in any portion Of the State.
at any time since the LIST October,
1871, IS requested to send at AS
early a date as possible, to the Sc
cretary Of the Parish Board Of School
Directors in the parish in which he
or she has been teaching, or directly
to the undersigned, a condensed re-
port Of such school, showing its 10.
cation, name, and grade, its public
or private direction, the number
Of teachers employed in it, the
months during which it was or has
been open, the number Of pupils
enrolled, of each sex and 0olor, the
average monthly attendance of
such pupils, the branches taught
them and textbooks used, together
with such other statistics and such
remarks and explanations as each
teacher, over his or her signature,
may deem suitable for publication.
Such reports are needed for COM
p|ete exhibit Of the educational
work in Louisiana III the Annual
Report of the undersigned.
ROB'T. NJ. IUSHER,
State Superintendent of Pu-
bic Education.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-24
DAN RICE:

Dan Rice is coming, Dan Rice is
here, Dan Rice is no charlatan, no
exhibitor of foolish bears, learned
dogs or of absurd tOtalists.
Dan Rice is a philosopher. a ma
turalist, one who has studied the
philosophy Of the horse. By his per
severance, by his intelligence, by
his genius-may we be permitted
so to speak-Dan Rice has reveal
ed to MS all the reason, judgment
and all that is noble III the horse,
the proud companion of man.
Let us all go and see Dan Rice's
Great Show.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-24

| hereby certify that the abGva1
and foregoing lis contains the names
of all Taxpayers of the Parish of
St. James, whose taxes remain un-
paid on the first Monday OF Novem-
Der, 1877; this, being a true COPY
of the original which was duly filed
in the Recorders office on Monday
the 9TH day of November 1877, con
formally to Section SO of the reve-
nue. act Of 1877; and all persons
whose names + included in said
list are hereby notified that in
obedience to said law, on the first
Monday OF December uext 1877,
and from day to day thereafter in
the order in which said list is made
ont | will proceed to sell for cash
at the Court house of this Parish
without appraisement, at public
auction t~havoroperty Of said delin.
4uent- tax ayers upon which said
amount Of taxes are due, %reserving
to said delinquent taxpayers the
right of pointing out the property
to be seized and sold to pay the
same.
This 10Th day of November, 1877.
E. CAMILLE MIRE,
Tax Collector of st. James Parish
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on the opposite bank.

on the opposite bank.
3rd. Colomb ferry, running from
Colomb's Store in the :}rd, ward to
the nearest and most convenient
point Oh the opposite bank.
4ti'. Court House Ferry. running
from the Court House toethe near
est and most convenient: point on
the opposite bank.
9th. College Point Frrry, running
from College Point landing to the
nearest and most convenient point
on the opposite bank.
9th. The WeIham Ferry, running
from the Wtllam Homestead Plan
tation Landing to the nearest and
most convenient point OF the oppo-
site bank.
eth. The New Vacherie:Road Fer
ry, running from the New Nachcrie
Road landing to the nearest and
most convenient point Oh the oppo-
site bank.
StlI. The Long View Ferry, run
ming from Laiche Bros. plantation
to the nearest and most convenient
point on the opposite bank.
9th. The Golden Grove Ferry,
running from Golden Grove Plan
tation to the nearest and most con-
venlent point Oh the opposite bank.
TERMS AND CoND1l1oNs:
LIST. Cash in u. S. Currency.
2nd.-Each lessee shall exc
cute in favor of the President of the
Police Jury, a good and solvent Sc
curity, in Il sum double the amount
OF the price of adjudication of his
ferry within ten days after adjudi-
cation, conditioned for the faithful
performance of his duties, as ferry.
man and to secure the specific com
pliance of the following condi-
tons:
1st. Each lessee shall furnish safe
and convenient water: crafts and
experienced and able bodied oars.
men for the safe transportation of
passengers.
end. Each ferry shall; he required
to cross at the established rates,
from sunrise to sunset and also at
at double rates.
3rd. The Court House and Rybis-
XII ferries shall he required to keep,
in addition tothe above water crafts,
safe and convenient for the
transportation of vehicles and ami
mails.
1t shall be the duty of the Court
House Ferry to cross, free of char.
&c, the members of the Police Jury,
the members of the School Board,
when on official business: the men,
bers OF the grand and petit ~jurlec,
their attendance in the
Court, witnesses in criminal cases,
the Sheriff and mis- deputies, cons
tables in the execution of criminal
processes. The lessee of the Court
House Ferry shall receive from the
Parish the sum of One Hundred
Dollars, payable at the end of his
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-24

WHAT OF THE NIGHT!''

Under the banner of "Reform,"
we fought he,last battle and wm
the present State Government. In
no department vas the need Of re.
form o apparent, Or more uni
versal& felt, than in the education
al, for none exhibited more patent
and fragrant abuses, mi>manaee-
mae,and brazen-faccd corruption.
Vhe Parish Boards, OH which, as
Mr.. Lusl,er we'll says, "tle eificicn-
cy OF the Public Schools through
out the State depends were, as
every person knows, selected not
50 much for capahility, intelligence,
"energyy$ vigilance, and a careful
discrimination III the selection of
teachers,n as for their blind devO-
ton to party, their easy suhservien-
ce to the powers that were, their
ready venality, swift-footed corrup-
ton, and perfect abandonment of
the public good. Hence it followed,
as a logical consequence and gene
raj occurrence, that the scheming
and most INSCRIPTIONS member
usually compassed the custody of
the funds, and appropriated, if not
all, at least "the liens part to his
own private nses. Hence too it hap
pened that big salaries were paid
to incompetent teachers, that per
sons were entrusted to form the
moral and mental character of the
young, who possessed no character
themselves, ':slow bellies mere Gre
atures OF lust, and who, in all their
works and ways, could only mani.
fest ~ downright appetite for mud"
Among the first and most impor-
tant acts of the present administra-
ION, was an honest. well-matured
effort to correct this state Of things,
and organize apure,. efficient sys-
tenn for the regulation Of our educa-
tional Interests. The State Board,
compoSed OF our highest officials,
believing with Mr.. Lusher, tbat the
Parish Boards constitute the true
pivot on which the efficiency Of the
whole system turns, chose in every
parish the best men they could find,
to direct and superintend the paro.
chial interests in this great question
of public and universal education.
So far government has done its du-
ty, redeemed its promises, and tul.
filled our longing wishes. The sla-
meful, yet shameless, waste, pecu7
lations, and maladministrati0n of
the defGnct regime, left an empty
treasury, ran off with the funds, and
bequeathed a deep, oppressive, dam
ming, aud stunning Indebtedness.
It could not be but that our educa~
tional interests should groan under
such a dire calamity, and languish
for a while under the sad infection.
The State has done for them all it
could, and our Parish Boards, pen.
ned down by law to cash payments,
can not pay out more than they re-
ceive. The small appointments
condemn them to an almost miser-
~ economy, and forbid the good
thew otherwise might and would do.
w demands it. and they must
9 !. .tbucklp and tongue meet"
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-24
'PubIic N'O
SALE OF THE FERRY PRIVILEGES.

Take notice that by virtue of u
resolution OF the Police Jury of the
Parish of St. James,, l will offer for
Sale at Public Auction at the Court
Of this Parish, OH Tues
day the 4tl. day of December 1877,
the Ferry Privileges of this Parish
for one year, commencing IN the
Sixth day of December 1877.
Ferries to be Located as Follows:
Est. Upper line ferry, running
from Felix NeIancon's Store in the
9th. ward to the nearest and most
convenient point Gu the opposite
tank.
end. White Hall ferry, running
from Rybiski in the.4th. ward 10 the
nttarest and most convenient point
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-24
UX P1s 4 y n

NJ. Emile Leila I S..u.er -,
connu ct cxpe,imentf, mattre u,nnt
decouverte OIL lui ne,met lie f:sire
du sucre avec les cannes les p.u.
ditticlles i rouIrr, Sc ct,a9gela, Iaoy,
ennant Ia somiee Dc SO, payable
apres %repreuye. de reglei Ia ltssiW
de tous les equipagts ..qa'on youslla
bieM lni1aQnfier dams III paroisSa.
Emile Eee3anc, paroisse st. JAG
lupA, fGonYasA F. ..
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-24
JUDICIAL NOTICES,
SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH COURT,
PARISH OF SAINT JAMES.
SUCCESSION AND COMMUNITY
MARIE MADELEINE, O.
WIFE, OF
JEAN PHILIPPE.
SHERIFF'S SALE.

by virtue OF az ng.t,.r II >ss1, - f,.. J.,
rected by the at"-> honorable Court. Lea
ing date the ~ t'5r Il Ds,alor ls-
| will offer fer '..4: n4ttic t..eti..
the premises,
On Thursday, .'ta fth day 81
crmber 1877, 1T l. t" .ovt l.
The following ,lessf,1.e. .,,Etrtv
ing to said Succession all tolnn.
to-wit:
lst.-A certain tr9ct Oh lan,i situated
Parish Of st. Jane. ~ Tie i,lt !;
the Mississ.p Poi ,jsrr ."'ii Si>I
miles above tin CT; Nsn {
measuring bait an .:.tsnt fnt,f
river, to lie measured a',i ta&eu n
distant eighteen huHas,i AHa
ty-ninc and II h,lffrct 1t.1n the +
Road, %runnill- ,arA 70 tll- 'or.fa'
line, bounded above iy .at,is a.
topic Michel. in front b., .jios"
Florian jacob and lal3' Nv ;hos.
heirs OF J. l.. ffu,:stc-, - tne,'
the buildings ari nfarr tH:.
and thereto t. iugis 49,.
2hd.-One halt - 4 s:ttl! .gelin
erected ON The PROPERTY - Mrs,
Jacob.
Terms and co lt4cfs.
CASH IN L. S, CeLEESty
NiIiN IL
Parish of st. JsrHe.. Move nor r.
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urnal......-LE LOCISIANAIS,

POLICE JURY.
President, A. L.. Bourgeois:
Secretary, Emile J. Laiche;
Members. j. A. Druilhet. J. B. Ferchanl,
Felicien Wasuespack. D6sire Leblanc, ia
mes Davis. Alfred Mire, Henry johnson.
Thomas Mooney, Richard A. Harrison.
SCHOOL BOARD.
President, J. Gentil:
Secretary, j. Louis Gaudet;
Members, DR.. .. Gandet, j. n. Thibo-
teaux, d. L. Bourgeois. P. Numa Martin,
Thelesphore DuSas, A. w Thompson, John
Dickerson.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-24

i"A~" Tor ht":iinuEtstI.Icrs.
Tie Police jury reserve, the right
to annull and cancel any of said lea
SEES for the violation of any OF the
above stipulations and conditions
by the leSSees thereof,
a. LINAIN BOERG EOJS.
President of tho Police Jury.
st. James, November 3rd. 1877.
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SATURDAY, ooyEMBER "a, 1877.
Hici
Fourth Judicial District.

comprising the Parishes of Ascension.
st. James, st. John the Baptist and st.
Charlcs.J
District Juage-.--....--..M Morris Marks,
District Attorney--.----.F i. Earhart.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-24
Seventh Senatorial District.

Comprising the Parishes Of Ascension
and ST. James.
State Senator.----..----.--Pi IRE Landry.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-04-13
CHARCOAL FOR HOGS.

An exchange has the following ::
"No observant farmer has failed to
notice the avidity with which hogs,
whether in confinement or at large,
will devour quantities of rotten
wood. This decayed wood is but a
form of carbon, and being antiseptic,
the instincts OF the animals lead
them to eat it as the instincts OF
dogs urge them at times to eat grass
because of its sanitary effect. On
one occasion the writer had pig,
weighing about forty pounds, put in
to a pen and carefully attended to
every way. The allowance of food
was, with the chance offal from a
small kitchen, sixteen ears OF large
southern corn per diem, given twice
a day. Having kiln of charcoal in
the woods close by, | determined to
try how much of this charcoal could
be converted, by the aid of tho di-
gestive organs of the pig, into fat,
which is but another form of carbon.
BY degrees the supply of corn was
diminished aud carbon substituted
for it, until finally the corn was re-
duced to eight ears. At the end
of nine months the pig was butcher
ed, aud weighed, net, two hundred
and five pounds, and the lard and
meat were of exceptionally fine
quality.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-04-13
II. "A. BURROUGHS.
THE CITY BARBER SHOP.
ANnPEW i ROGERS.

West Side of the Public Square.
HAVE FITTED UP MY SHAY
e ING Saloon in a neat style, and keep on
hand sharp razors, good hair oil, clean towels,
and every other requisite necessary to make
nv shop one of the best. Shampoofng, hair
cutting, dyeing of beard, shaving, &c, all done
in pleasing and gratifying manner Hence,
with my long experience, we feel no hesitancy in
promising satisfaction. Thanking my patrons
for past favors and soliciting a continuance, I
am, Respectfully,
ANDREW ]. ROGERS,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-04-13

A correspondent says, "F'armers
should know that broken bone may
be set and the injury cured 10 a
dumb animal, as well, considering
their different natures, as in human
being. once saved young horse
which got we'll and strong after his
hind leg was broken; and not long
ago had yearNold heifsr which got
her hind leg broken above the hook
Joint. The steer that broke it chas
ed her over the bars, and the broken
bone projected through the skin
some inches. / got her into a pen
we'll provided with litter, and set the
bones as we'll as the circumstances
would admit, and splinted and ban
daged it up, and in six weeks it was
apparently rs we'll as ever, with the
exception of small callus at the
place where broken.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-04-13
FOR SALE.

IDESIRE TO SELL ONE OF TWO, OR
both my farms, situated between five and six
miles north OF Marietta They contain about
ons hundred and seventy acres of land each.
The one is well improved in good state of
cultivation has a pretty comfortable cottage
dwelling. excellent nhouse and stables, good
outbuildings. good fencing with running water
in every field. The other has on it two tenant
houses, is under good fences and also running
water in the field. There are about one hun
dred acres OF cleared land on each place. /
would also sell with one or both places, some
valuable suck, horses, cattle and farming i'm
PIGMENTS My sole reason for wishing TO sell
is, to get out of debt
J. d. WADDELL.
Marietta, Jan. eth, 1877.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-04-13

SLEEPLESs PEoPLE--and there
are many in America-should court
the sun. The very worst soporifc
is laudanum, the very best is suns
shine. Therefore it is very plain
that poor sleepers should pass as
many hours of the day as possible in
the sunshine, and few as possible in
the shade. Many women are mar
tyrs, and do not know it. They
shut the sunshine out of their houses
and their hearts they wear wells,
they carry parasols; they do all
that is possible to keep off the sub
tlest and yet the most potent inhu-
ence which is intended to give them
strength and beauty and cheerful
ness. Is it not time to change all
this, and so get roses and color in
our pale cheeks, strength in our
backs and courage in our weak
souls 7 The women of America are
pale and delicate. They may be
blooming and strong, and the sun
light will be potent influence in
this transformation.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-04-13
farm and Auasellold.

Canadian farmers claim that six
bushels of peas are equal to ten bush
els of corn for fattening hogs, and
that peas yield larger number of
bushels per acre than corn.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-04-13

The American Agriculturist says
"The best grain for horse is GER
tainly oats; the next barley; corn
as steady feed is not wholesome at
all. Oats have about the requisite
quantity of nutritious and indigesti
bic matter to be healthful, and bar
ley approaches very near oats in
this respect. The actual values oil
these grains are as nearly as posi-
BILE equal to their usual market valN
uos, the latter being in reality based
upon the former.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-04-13

WArERMELoNS.-Mr. Elan John
son says the way to make watermel-
ons is to plant them in rows 10 feet
apart, 4 feet in the drill, manure
them highly and suffer but one vine
to the hill, and as soon as it forms q
melon, cut the vine off at the next
joint past the melon, and keep all
the runners off. This will certainly
make one large fine melon to every
vine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-04-13

Colorado has 100000 sheep and
90O,0 head of cattle. While cat
tie raising has always been prOfta>
BILE, it is claimed that sheep pay a
larger percentage of profit on small
or investment.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-04-13

The farmers in this vicinity are
making splendid Roadway upon their
farms, and are taking advantage of
the opportunity afforded them by
the continued mildness of the wealth
er set their plows, horses, harness,
etc, in fine working trim. Ali Of
which betoken a gOOdly harvest.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-04-01

Tho Board of Trustees of Eureka arc
now engaged in the investigation of
charges mado against A. Benedict, the
Principal of tho Public School in TINT
District, who few days ago resigned
his position, owing to alleged i'll health.
Tho Sentinsi of the 9th, referring to tho
grave charge that Benedict, who has nj
ways been regarded rs gentleman, had
been guilty OF tanpering with his
scholars, says:
Yesterday afternoon tho Board OF
School Trustees held nn inyestig tion TO
inquire into tho truth or fnlsity OF seri-
ous charges made against A. Bencdict,
the late Principal. County Superin-
tendent a. E. Kaye, District Attorney
Geo. w. Merrill, aud representatives Of
the press, were also present. About
thirty witnesses were examined, the
grent majority OF whom wcrc young
girls OF nges ranging from nine to fifteen
years. Most Of the girls answered the
questions asked them in n strnight-
forward manner and seemed deeply i'm
pressed rs to the position they occupied
and the gravity OF the charges made.
The examination continued for several
hours. The Board Of Trustees WAS to
have met last night to render their de-
cision, but those gentlemen not Wishing
to act hastily in the mntlcr md uiyo nlI
opportunities to those wishing to offer
proof Of the charges made, decided to
whit until tonight before giving in their
report of the matter.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-04-01
4 SSounrircl Turned I.nosr,

Under the above heading tho San
Francisco Chronicle of Thursday gives
the following account Of little "busi-
ness" transaction by n person, which,
if we mistake not, formerly made his
home i'll Elko:
The operations OF confidence man,
named Frank L. Kreider, were inYes-
tigated i'll the Police Court yesterday.
This rascal is burly young man, OF
tho blonde type, with twirling yellow
Inustncho that gives his mug something
tho appearance of the nozzle Of Skye
terrier. Hn assumed the roll of mini
ing capitalist, and the Office of Secrc-
tary OF wildcat concern styled the
Royal Gold and Silver Mining Com
pany, of which institution another fel-
low, named W. j. Pitcher, was the
President. SIr. Kreidcr established
his den at No. 100 Montgomery street,
nnd his method of swindling was to
advertise for clerks who could deposit
cash security for the faithful perfor-
nance of their responsible duties. As
far rs the complaints against the rascal
enuElcrHte, eight gullible young men
fell into the trap, and were victimized
IL sums varying from $50 to $500. Al.
ter receiving their money Krciler re-
turned rs security his promissory note
for ninety days and more or less of the
utterly worthless wildcat stock in which
he profesScd to deal. The clerks were
then furnished with copying to bo done
ut their rooms, nh arrangement ndoptcd
10 prevent the victims from coming in
contact and comparing notes Of their
experience. The swindliug wns m
ntrocious and cruel one. as a majority
OF the victims were robbed of tho Inst
cent they possessed. Such :,wcre the
circumstances clearly proved. but the
Court felt constrained to dismiss
this arrant scoundrcl OH the ground
that the evidence did not show The
otiensc of cmhcZ2ic:ucnt as defined by
| the law.