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Indian W0rds-Their Derivation and
Meaning. u

The origin of many Indian words
which have furnished names for our
towns, rivers, streams, lakes, etc., IS
more frequently derived from the
French and Spanish than from an In
dian paternity. According to Gov Gil
pin,t the names of Western Indian tribes
bear title derived from the French.
The Osages, who at an early day had
their villages in Missouri, he says, have
their tribal designations from the early
French explorers who called them the
sage, or wise Indians. The name of the
tribe also furnishes an appellation for
the Usage river. Every body knows
that the Cheyennes were so named from
chtesa, dog, and during the war on the
Smoky Hill route, the so-called "dog-
soldiers" of the Cheyenne tribe were
fierce and formidable in their depreda-
tions, and the terror of the plains. The
Grow tribe were called the Corbeau, the
French word for Grow. The name of
the Ozark mountains is also of French
origin. There was q certain place in
the mountains where the Indian tribes
procured their wood for the manufac-
ture of bows, made from tough tree
called arc, and when the French traders
inquired of the Indians where some of
their chief men had gone, they under
stood what was meant when told they
had gone "au1 arcs" Ito the arcs) hence
Ozark. Arkansas had a derivation
from the combination OF the Bois d. Arc
and Kansas, the name of a well known
tribe of Indians. A little stream in the
Illinois coal region, which empties into
the Big Muddy River, was called by the
French Beauconp--that is, much, or
full, as the stream appeared to the ex-
plorers, when compared with smaller
streams. The name is now corrupted
into Bucco. A creek at De Soto, Mo-,
is called the Waukin, though original
ly named the Joachim, after common
French Christian name. But the most
ridiculous perversion of French word
is that of the Purgatoire River in Color
ado, called by the plainsmen the Picket
Wire. The river now goes under the
Spanish designation Rio Los Animos,
meaning in English the River of Souls.
The origin and corruption Of names in
our early history is yet source of in
teresting investigation. I@3ts = Fl.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-02-01

THE change in the method of placing
young men in the English army since
the abolishment Of the purchase sys-
tenn a few years ago is said to work ex-
cellently. The old titles Of Ensign and
Cornet have been abolished, and that
of Sub-Lieutenant was substituted; but
that, too, has been done away with, and
the lowest commissioned grade in the
English army is now that of Second
Lieutenant. There is no longer COM
petition for commissions, but the Brit
ish youth, since the first of the present
month, are called upon to compete for
admission to the Military University of
Sandhurst, where they will remain one
year, and then be commissioned accord
ing to their qualifications,
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-12-21

have been Womanisht-When.I saw it
! couldn't keep back the tears, as I
thought Of my little friend whom |
would never talk to again. 1t was
only a child, to be sure, but they
take stronger hold on our anec-
tions than any thing else. Well, sir,
a few days after that I went to see
the little fellow laid out He was
just as he used to look when he
came to the door for his fathers let
ters, except that one curl was miss
ing-that bis mother had cut off for
me. Here it IS in this wallet. Did
you ever see such hair as that /?
They said be asked for me before
he died, but the doctor told them
he had better not see me.
/ CHANGED to be passing during
the funeral, and | saw the little cof
fin put in the hearse and driven off.
That's all, except that the family
moved away soon after that, and
the house has been closed ever
since. | hope it won't be opened
as long as | h We this route,-for it's
hard enough to sec the empty
house, without having to ring the
door bell, and to feel q pang every
time the door opened aud disclosed
strangers whore once my little pet
greeted met
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-12-21
Medical Advice.

4 night or two since a citizen OF
Charlotte Avenue. who has a wood
pile in the alley, concluded to situp
for a few hours and see if he could
detect the person or persons who
had stolen dozen sticks the night
previous. About eleven o'clock
bow backed eolored man came up
the alley, looked around in eau
tious way, and then took stick Of
wood On each shoulder and started
off.
I've got you, you theft cried
the citizen, ashe dashed out.
80 you hez-so YOU hez, replied
the man, as he leslhe sticks drop,
but jess wait a leetle afore you
fires off any pistols. Does you
know what I was gWine ter do wid
dis wood? 2
Yes, do! You were stealing
itn
'Juss like I I2ought you'd say, sab,
but dar's whar' ye hurts my 1eeI
ms. | was taIkin' to de doctaw
bout dis bendin2 ober in my back,
an be toIe NE to walk up an down
de alley wild load on boat
shoulders. I was borroWin' dis
wood to carry out dat medical ad-
vice, sab, an if you charges any
ing, | kin pay de cash right down.
The citizen said he thought he
could cure the bending over but
he can't be positive whether he
made any improvement or not, as
the man bseke away after the
fourth kick, and gaIIoped down the
alley like barrel Of sand rolling
down hill.
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"What Shall { Say !a


unfortunately Tor Inc sunday
schooss there are a number OF MD
Ole aged gentlemen who, thinking
themselves endowed by nature with
Iolatoaeal aI4litJ, visit Sunday
schools to display their speech
,,,aA''5 Utilities aase sens.e, :,
So ,,s.- :. .,, , :. - - :
~"''e'a el'9'l 'o'ss' ~ 'aos 0oa :
10 e,''7o''l,' 90 : s',o 7't17' - 191'o
0"'' o2'0 ''9 .o"e. ~ s'fa ~ :
every person WIN whom 'hs5 are
thrown ~ eoh1'S''
One OF thee gentry had round
Of four or five schools which he
visited regularly, and as regularly
0ofea his hearers, ending lhvari-
aoly with Amen
Visiting oneof the schools during
his regular rounds, he made his ap-
kspearance at the superintendent 5
desk, who felt greatly annoyed. yet
out Of courtesy asked him # he de
sired to say lew words to the
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-12-21
The HAN who Saw a Mule Die.

Amt it curious thing that no
body ever sees mule die?' re
marked an old teamster in Mart
Beirn's saloon. No livin' man ever
saw mule die, I s'pose.'
I did,, remarked Mr.. Daniels,
lighting a fresh cigar. In 1850 |
was mining on the south fork Of the
Yuba. and it came my turn to be
the cook for my gang. We took
turns each week, you know. Well,
| was goin' to show how econom-
icaI could run the ccmmissarY. |
went and bought a seek Of dried
apples they were allstuck together
ina lump, but I got 'em iam'd into
the pot, poured in some water, and
started the fire. Presently a few
Of 'em began to rise up to the top Of
the pot, and so I skinned 'em off
and put EN- in a pan. Pretty soon
some more bulged up, and ] skim
med them off and put ~ in the
pan. The first thing knew, after
| had skinned that blasted pct a
while, I had to git another pan, and
then another, and by the time I'd
got four pans heaped up foil, dang.
ny skin if thereWasn' t more apples
in the pan than there was in the
pot. That Is, | thought 50 at the
time. | kept getting more pans
and buckets andlard cans, and all
the while plumb frightened to
death for fear some Of the boys
would come il and see how extra
VACANT ! was, for I had been blow
in On how cheap ] could run the
mess. The blasted apples still kept
a comm out Of the pot, I put some
papers on the floor and covered
'em with fruit, and, BY Joye, the
place looked like 4 Santa Clara
fruit-drying establishment, and the
NOT was still biIin' full
What has that got to do with a
mule dyin'2
Wate minute I'm comm to
the mule. Finally, I got desperate
and dumped over twelve bushels Of
the apples back Of the cabin. be
hind j tree. IN about an hour !
heard j noise, aud ran out. What.
do you suppose / found ]? Wh1, 8
four-huadred dollar mule kiekin
in the agonies Of death. The apples
was gone, the mule nearly 70 He
was swelled up ike a balloon, and
the first thing I knew be busted.
Pledge ny word, gentlemen, bel
exploded like giant powder blast,
and brought the whole camp to the
place. I kept still; they could not
find the mule, and i cost 'em ten
dollars to advertise y reward for
him ia kthe Sacramento Union.
About two weeks afterWafd they
caught 4 couple Of Greasers hang
mo round, and they put i Up that
tlaex stole the mule, 80 they hung
,am. Twas there, but did not say
! word, for fear the boys would |
find out how eStravagant ! had
,i;ccal.as
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ADVERTISING RATES,
Poetry
MY GIRL.

A little corner With its crib,
4 little mug, a spoon, bib,
A little tooth so pearlY white,
A little rubber ring to bite.
A little plate all lettered round,
A little rattle to resound.
A little crceping-see ! she stands!
A little step 'swixt outstretched hands
A little doll with haxen hair,
A little willow rocking chair,
A little dress of richest hue,
A little pair of g&iters blue,
A little school day after day,
A little "schooIma m" to obey
A little study-soon It's past
A little graduate at last.
A little muf for winter weather,
A little jockey-hat and feather,
A little sack with funny pockets
A little chain, ring and lockets'
A little while to dance and bow,
A little escort homeward now,
A little party somewhat late,
A little lingering at the gate
A little walk in leafy June,
A lutte talk while shines the moon,
A little reference to papa,
A little planning with mamma.
A little ceremony grave,
A little struggle to be brave,
A little cottage on lawn,
A little kiss-my girl was gone!
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Selected Story.


What ever put it into you head
that [ could give you some points
foran article?' said aletter carrier,
the other day, addressing the writ
er. why, | can't tell you any thing
interesting. We don't come across
things worth writing about. The
people we meet, and the things We
see? Well, yes, we do see funny
people and things, sometimes; and
IteIl you we often see sights and
hear things, too, that we don't soon
forget. Of course, you know, car
rer soon gets to knowing people
on his route. They kind Of look
upon him as their friend, an2 most
always feel kindly toward him.
Sometimes they take him into their
confidence, and tell him all about
their affairs, We don't encourage
'em to do that sort Of thing, because
it's none of our business, and gen
orally we are not intel lested in their
doings. Then, again, We don't have
time to talk to people when we're
delivering, and we'd rather not be
bothered but there are people who
will talk any way, especially won.
en-. | know one old woman in a
little street on my route who talks
to ME every time l go there, and
tells me who the letters are from
and all about them, SO that | have
to run the risk Of insulting her by
hurrying away every time | call
Then there are some people who
haven't gotmanners, and whoneyer
say any thing to You at all but
they just snatch the letter out OIL
your hand, and slam tic door in I
your face without as much as say
ing 'Good-morningr I'm glad toll
say have MT got many Of them on
ny route. But the few / have got
are enough to sour me in one morn
Ing, if | have to ocallat two or three
such places.
The houses I most like to go to
are where there are children. I'll
like the little folks, and somehow
they like me I; 80 we get along well
together. They all know my ring.
Al some houses they always watch
lor me at the window, and the mo-
ment they see me coming they rush
20 the door and wait. Then, if Il
nave any letters, away they % with
men, happy as birds andif I hav,
. % any they are disappointed. I /
remember one house | used to go to
@nere thore were three children
oo9 ol9 Of them boy four years old,
ana the ether two girls about five
l ~ si1. Their parents we're wealthy, II
H., tba,, IaoY were plain people, aud I
say saey lived in small but comfort
@9le Aouse. The gentleman had |.
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Within d few miles Of EyansYiL

" ITT7In a lew miles Of EVansVITIo.
Ind. are q three-Iegged dog, a pet
hog with no eyes, q man who Is
about 70 marry his daughter in-laV :
sister Two other men Who have
welded each Others daughters, /
young man who has espoased tie
mother Of bis deceased wife, and
several variations Of tho Enoch
ArdentFpe.
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Josh Billings Points.

katterpiIler, but i yenerate them
more; thare il one end ov them
that no man kan with inpunity
phool with.
The habit ov saving IL a good
one, but the results are sumtimes
simply ridiculous; i hav known
people fairly poor, in odds and
ends, that they had saved, that waz.
was than nothing.
When an olde man marrys a
yung wife, the hlY ID the traasack-
shan y allwus on enc. side, but the
folly IL about equally divided.
| aint the most fastldious man in
all the world, but i had rather wear
fack>seed poulti8s on mi feet than
an lnjUn rubber shu.
! never had a man cum to me for
advise, but before he got thru he
had more advice to offer thar to
ask for.
Thoze people who assoshiate all
the time with dogs and horses,
seldom git mntch abuy the level ov
theze animals.
Thare are men who kan keep a
sekret, but they are the very ones
who never will take one to keep if
they kan help it.
The world, after all, Judge kind
y, and are more often deceived in
their oyerates than IN their un-
derates.
Mankind haY always been the
slaves Of their ambishun, aud /
never hav heard ov one yet who:
had gotsatisfed.
Tallentfrequently descends from
father to son genius descends
from heaven alone.
A cook taIker u q pIezant ac-
QUESTION to emmy company. but to
be very agreeable man must at
times be good listener,
The Office oy true vii is to dis
kover truth, and to sho ii up in a
new and concise manner.
The grave u sed to he the end
oE ambishun, butt hav often seen
il airing itself on its tomhstua.
Zeal IL a good thing in the right
quantity, but out ovten zeaIots tfat
! examined lately j found six ov
them very strongly tinktuered with
bigotry, and the other four were
mere lively phooIs.
Ii q man wrongs you, thare IL
too ways to git perfekt revenge.
forgiv and torgit him az soon az ya
kan.
A dandy never gifts rid oy the
diseaze; i hav seen them at seventy
t.,,.,-.s ola cpoa}raI pr+ st,.+ ~
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u %. %.
CIRCULAR NOTES.

refers to yassar College as a sugar
refinery.
The hard times don't make ras--
Gals. they only bring them to the
surface.
Boston is receiving fresh beef
which was slaughtered in Colorado,
twenty nine hundred miles away.
A New Yorker remarks that
Boston girls are not 50 well educat-
ed as the boys, but they know
more
4 superannuated minister, no
lenger wanted, says, / have been
guilty Of doing one thing for which
the church will not forgive me; !
have grown DID,
It is strange how crowded two
young men will make the largest
parlof seem on Sunday evening.
The young urchin now looks
wise, and makes a mental calcnla-
tion how many sunday-schools It
will be best for him to join before
the coming Christmas.
Brown says he's been so often
deceived by the chicken at lis
boarding-hoase that he now calls it
the mocking bird.
L is better to give than to re-
ceive-a dose of medicine.
The trees show a good many
limbs with nothing on them. What
q nice ballet troupe might be
selected from their number!
IN Irishman, seeing a vessel
very heavily laden and scarcely
above the waters edge, exclaimed,
Upon ny sowl, if the river was
but a little higher the ship would
go TO the bottom.
Distance has only a relative
value. When a man sits down on
. eafpet-tack only a quarter of IN
inch long, It is hard for him to
realize that the point didn't come
out at the back Of his neck.
4 Western man has invented
something that tbeats the telephone.
lie proposes to put il a line OF
women, fifty steps apart, and com
Mlt the news to tie first as a secret.
Alcohol will clean silver. Yes.
alcohol well stuck to will clean ont
ali tae silver you have cot.
There IS a new paper in Ciaein-
nafi ealle.5 tie sunday Breakfast
iasits. II Boston would have
been called tie Sabbath Fish Ball.
What I sad an ancient Dutch
man Of the Mohawk Valley, when
asked to contribute to a new ligbtn
lns=ro3 for the church, you dink de
Lord dnnder his own house down?
Women have been known to re-
move their jeweIry under the ex-
element Of a camp.meetiag sermon
on charity and humbleness, but no
one ever saw them throw away a
real hair switch.
English is the court language Of
Germany. The Cincinnati Com
meFelal SAYS it a proud moment
when a Briton or American, visit
ing the palace, is saluted with
Dot was a pooty schplentit morn
ing, amt it2'
IN Oshkosh genius solves the
resumption problem. Ks gold is
only worth three per cent. Pre-
mum, he says let the government
stick . three=cent postage stamp on
each dollar bill, and the thing is
done.
n the details Of French etiquette,
the one conspicuous feature every
where manifest Is the supremacy Of.
woman at home
The Presbyterian Church has
Just decided that women cannot be
permitted to preach in It's pulpits.
But the Presbyterian, Or any other
hasn't thepoWer to prevent
women from leetu1,ing in bed at un-
reasonable hours OF the night.
4 young New Yorker, who is
paying bis addresses to alady.Iove,
STAYED so late ii few. evenings since.
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4 Western man has invented
something that beats the telephone.
proposes to put il line OF
women, fifty steps apart, and com
nit the news to tie first as q secret.
Alcohol will clean silver. Yes,
alcohol well stuck to will clean ont
ali fae silver Won have orot
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Our Or JoINT All Ohio Woman
yawned her jaw out Of joint a week
ago, and at last accounts two doc
tors had been unable to restore it to
its normal condition. 4 physician
IN the next town knows how TO ei-
feet a cure in. such cases; but the
Woman's husband, who is d loverof
qnietness and peace, and something
Of i brute beside. SAYS blamed ifhe
Is going fifteen miles for doctor.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-09
LOUISIANA.
ELEGaAPH TO THE HERALD.

DECISION OF THE STATE AUDITOR CONTEST
NO JURISDICTION IN THE COURT.
NEW ORLEANS, Juno 6, 1871
Judge Billings, OF tho United States District Court
III his decision yesterday IN tho OF Johnson epup
lcan stato Auditor, against uinc who took possess
sion OF tho oicc April u, dismrsng the petition Tor
Injunction restraining umel from acting as AUDITOR
saidIhe petitioner has not alleged that he was de-
prvcd OF an election but no retained his ofco four
months that tho attempt to deprive him oil it was do
oatcd by tho action OF the Returning Board and ccct
given to every Thus no was secured OF an cleo
ton, and has been deprived Of Office to which no
elected, ana declared elected by tho exclusion
oi votes for any reason, but by revouun Tho
Limits the jurisdiction OF the Court the
arising out OF tho denial OF the right vote Its scope
extends from the rs act 10 the lnal CANVASS IL the
preliminary exclusion oil votes has been prevented or
the result declared Without discrimination cxcIu.
sion, by tho proper State authorizes, then tho statute
closes tho doorway upon the jurisdiction OF this Court
Tho doien must be accomplished by the machinery OF
cleo. ion. An election tree from exclusion, tho
plann alleges has been accom- pshcd, aud no result
arrived ut under the statue declared. II gives no
oiIcc. Tho question by which tho Court could tako
jurisdiction ID not presented This loss OF office Is as
independent OF any right to vote as II no had been
elected by government set up by foreign invader
claiming authority by tho right Of conquest.
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GOVERNOR YOUNG NOT A CANDI.
DATE.
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OF my name tho Republican State Con ycntion as a
c.,a,,,,o tor covor,or
-
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EXECUTION OF LOUIS ROUSSEAU.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NEW ORLEANS. La Juno g. 1877


NEW ORLEANS, La. juno 8, 1871
To-day, a. Opelousas, St. Tammany parish, was
launched into eternity by the hangman man named
Louis Rousseau, for the murder OF Cyrus Brisnac on
the 18Th OF March, 1915. Tho murderer was
bern and raised IN the parish of this state
where lie mot hts doom, and though or good family
was known TO DO of the most vlndclive
temper, having committed since the less than
seven murders. though owing to the unsettled state
OF tho country, he had always till escaped un-
punished. Tho murder Of this latcs, victim took
place in a small saloon In Vile Platte, q small
town in tho lower part OF the parish.
Brgnac was a butcher by occupation and lived
In the same town. They had mutual accounts
and day Rousseau said u Brgnac that he wished
mutual accounts might balance, and tow unpleasant
words cnsucd. These wore. however, apparently
drink Rousseau INSISTED inoy should hav. more wHrp
Brgnac declined, fearing the former wished u
got him under the influence OF liquor SO
TO obtain tho better OF him. Upon this
refusal Rousseau struck Brignac a sighI blow, tho
latter raising his arm to fcnd u OIL rms seemed
tho demon In tho former, who, draw ing pistol
exclaimed, I'll you don't want mo 10 strike you ri
you, by Godi" and fired. tho oa passing through
his head, causing instant death. Tho murderer imne-
datcy fed.
PURSUIT. CAPTURE AND TRIAL
He was hunted Tor three months by the Sheriff. Mr.
G. O. Duson who followed HIM to tho Indian Territory,
where no had had difficulty with an Indian been
shot through tho arm, and was captured without
April, 1876 ana no WIS convctedp the murder being
airocious and the proof plain that II impossible
to escape convection. $685.
Governor Nichols signed the death warrant on the
Goth OF May and his execution WINS considered relief
by the community.
RoussHAU's
Among tho victims who had previously met death at
Rousseau's hands was Henry MAXWELL former part.
ncr OF his IN the liquor business Another was d.
Fontenount, who was engaged with him a horse
stealing, and WIS shot to prevent his turning States
evidence against him.
Rousseau was the FIRST white hanged In the parish
OF ST. Tammany since 1915, and the affair was wit
messed BY an immense crowd, both White aud black
The execution took place tho open square
OF tic Jail, and conducted In Tho most quiet aud
,terlv