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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1878-08-31
LISTE DES LETTRES
Poste d'EDGAR
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AVIS

La Convention tsn,ocratique-ee -ee1servairi'
ce lie paroisae ~ r<unisa. le lsiUAi 2 aeptem
bre. as hcurss 4. H.. an cafe do N. Optimd
Rid, igur. l>ss d6lfsa<s des di6srent~ wards
De II jsaroisse sont requis d'y assister, dams
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Far orlr~ IN thy,nit< exfeatif ~ par,iasc.
EDOUARD POCHE. PRECEDENT.
JOS. r. BCRCARr, sscretairc.
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langue franchise ne sen Va pas de
IL LOuisiane, ellie v rrvient, ct IL
LOwisidnais en- dOnne les preuves
dams lea efforts ct les actes des q.
deies qni "a vouent au cnlte de Ii
langue claire ct loyale 4 laquella
viennent dc rendre h0mmage lea
)uges de Berlin.
Mons lisOns encore dams le
LOMisidNais:
I'ami George tIscvee). jaloux de- notre
cree PFrigueton. George eat un anahaptiste
Mais sil q leloCneWcc de Linus ct dOrph<e.
qui batissaient des villes en- chantant, nous
n'avOns rien Il dire. Settlement, rami GeOr-
&c, Qui est an hOmme actif. un habile manu-
facturicr ct un citOyen paisiblc. surau-il
grand'ch h gagner en- se fourrant dams In
politique malsainc Nous lui suppOsOns du
tact ct dn Hair. QUAINT 4 sa mOrvelle cigaret-
e.. qui eat nm pett cigsre excellent. u hei'c
est i,nproprc. On peut dire le beau Pfv'iqMr.
non Ia belle. IL vicux Pierre ChEnet. Iui
n'etait pas uue femme. fut nommk PeriQus
par les EspagnOla de sOn temps cause d.
am nom 4. Pierre. Priqwe signihe petit
Pierre en- espagnOl. Mais ecst Ia yn detail
insignificant. cOn,mc cclni de PtriqMeion,
puisqnc Ia nonvcllc cigarette do l'a,ni Geor
&c est des plus agrsables.
Nous inScrivons avec plaisir
le PsriqMe Plant, journal d" NJ.
George +. BOvee, an nOmhre de-
nos echangcs. L'Gditeur a obtenu,
dams n semaine qni y fni le -
Juliet, nne patente a Washing.
ton pour Ia cigarette de son In.
ventiOn.
La paroisse St.Jacques a en-.
voye, CONNIE del6gues a Ia eou.
vention du parti national, MN.
JIM. Miller, WA. BObe, J..L.
Kearney, john Kerrigan, George
w. Payne ct Armand Taylor:
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Nous recevons Ia lettre snivante
lie notre correspondent de Bayou.
GOula, 4 In date dn "a aOtit
ny longtemps que je ne vous al ecrit. II
ny await rien dire. ct. vous le seves. 'hen.
rtux lss pen!ple. qui mont r'as d'h'stoiVs =
Mais. heIas! ellie commence P0ur nous. l'n
fevre jsnue est P1aquemine u est mort
on rcrs"nnes chez lc 'naitrc de posts;. La
maladie &c rpand. dit-on. dams 10 village.
mails lea rumenn IT In pani9ue wont plus vite.
ct de tsMna c6tfs on me- parle que de nAvre
iaune. Tant6t u y 80 on 60 mala'tcs. ta't6t
% morts. Ia r<alit6 nest jausais asses cruel!
kr. y fsut toujoura 'qu'on y ajo"ts. Dien
venilIe Qu'On on sNit quito pour IN penr!
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Lc president HAYES eat parti hicr,
N. pour unc excursion dams le Ear
scest, au'il pouaaera iuaau'A Biamsrk,
dams r. Dakota, ct aui durera une
0ninIaine de jours. T-e a~cr6taire
Sherman prononcait, IL 81, mn dis.
cours Rrancier 4 Toledo, Ohio. Mats
&C. don't tout le monde ~ pr&orcnpe
ct s'afllig~. c'est r. iiGan de In fiAvre
jaime Qni devaste le Sud ct q Smu le
cRur de Ia nation tOut entiere. n Y =
nsaaut de gfnGrositk pour secourir les
vicsimes, ct II nest paa de vile peti.
te on grande de rUnion 0ui n'envoie
AM tribnt d'argent anx localities De.
cfmkes par II maladie ct accabl3ea
par II detresse. On craint partout
1'invaaion de- 10 6Avre. ct 4 Washing.
ton On carboliae lea billeta recna an
tr<aor dcs points infect&a. Le comit<
Potter a sieg6 du q an - 4 New.
York ct s'est aiourn< 4 Washington
IN octObre. n . entendu le major
Burke, aorti avec avantage de son al.
tercatiOn avec Butler lea autres t6.
moins <taient WE. Horne, PR.
EmeraOn, RIB. Edgeworth, J..B.
Kelly Qui q dfmoli II fable d'Elisa
PinkstOn, ct ]. Alc6e Gauthreaax. lie
comitG d. travail, pvfaid4 par NJ.
Hewitt ct stfReant anaai 4 New. York,
a recueilli les renseignements attris-
tnuts anr 10 condition de 10 marine
commerciale dea Etats. Unia. Lam.
koeande chinCise dOit nrriyer A WNsh.
ington 10 15 aeptembre.-ToIs lea
torta me- amt paa dn cote dn Mexiqne,
et IN Went d'asreter m Texas nm co.
l"nel Martinez Qni recrutait p"nr nne
invasion sur le tevritoire de In RApn.
bliQne votatne.-Le ministre an,6ri.
cain 1 vienne d"nnk, le "a, mn han.
quet an Rkn<rssl Grant qwt ne dispoae
4 visiter rlnd..
In Revre jaime a'aeharne snr i'Etat
dn Mississippi |; ellie rcdonl''e de rage
4 vicksbnrR, Grenada, Canton, Port
Gibaon, ct q fait son apparition .
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Tennes~ee. Memphis, rtdntt IN DE-.
-aesrotr. c"nj"re Ie president Hayes
dc nosmn'er ns.e comMtaston ec'enttn.
que et'medica!e qni saasemb'e d'"r.
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FfBRIFUGE VtGtfAL MDIBN
DU DOCrEUR q. DELERY,
Rrsnaslc sMavesaiW coWtsc les Asvrsa lss plus
rhelle~.
Eu vcuee "a n,as'ssin lu Mesehaetk.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-31
A Cold Day in London.

A terrible day for the poor coster-
mongcr and stall-keepers Of Whitecross
street. The fislwoman who Yesterday
stigmatized the weather as beastly, be-
cause it drenched her shawl and compell-
ed her to stand IN puddle, could not,
unless she sent home for kettle of hot
water and thawed the stubborn ice in the
kennel, find a puddle to stand in, though
she walked a mile in search of it and her
life depended on it. A day so bitingly,
bitterly cold that the very turnips
and carrots set out in penny lots on the
bleak boards looked nipped up and
frost-bitten, and would be grateful to
any one who would take them home and
pop them into comforting pot OF hot
soup Gin fails, this morning, to be at
what is desired by the miserable women
who indulge in it at the bars of the
Whitecross street gin shops. There does
not seem to be warmth enough in the
fiery liquid to set free the slatternly
dram drinkers powers of speech, or to
alter the leaden hue of their lips. The
mae loafers at the beer shops find no
comfort in pewter measures-perhaps it
is because their pockets are frozen out
and loiter by the lamp-posts, asking each
other in dismayed voice how I" long this
ere is ago N to last" as they stamp their
feet and blow ON their knuckles for
warmth's sake. The sudden frost seems
to have paralyzed this nelghbor-hood of
squalor, and erybody is half benumbed
and wretched looking except the child
rem Here they come in troop--Billy
of yesterday and his young friends
among the number, and though the shoes
aud boots of the whole party, on account
0 their ramshackle, would not, if all
sold to an old Jew realize enough money
to buy a new pair, the Dervish dance
they performed yesterday was quite a
lame performance TO what they are equal
10 this morning. Their jackets and frocks
are miserably thin (for there are little
girls as well as boys) and futter in the
wind, and in n any cases the tiny latter
demlions have neither hat nor cap, and
their hair is prematurely gray with snow
that lodges in it. But tLey don't seem
to mind ii bit. Mind it!TLey rejoice
and revel in it, and laugh out loud,
though their noses are blue, and the
breath puffs out as white steam when
they open their mouths.-L0ndon Society
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i Bachelor in a Hotel.

From tie Chicago Times.
One of the pleasantcst things about hotel
life is for a bachelor to sleep i'll a room which
communicates, En- suttc, as 1T We're, with
other rooms on ils right and left, allowing
every sound to reach his ears. Very often
the fanking apartments are occupied by
married people, with or without children,
more frequently the former. The bachelor,
having nothing TO come home to, prolongs
his stay ST the saloon, mayhap, until l or
O'Clock Ia the morning. He reaches his
room and attempts 70 snatch some repose,
aided bs the narcotic effects of some mid
night iesery, beer and tobacco. Vain hope.
The Infant on bis right has the collie, and
howIs iptrder, while the anxious father, in
his nigba shirt, PAGES the room and attempts
10 kets, the cherub srom yelling too Justify.
Then shA gentle moaher, snug in bed, calls
out: sway, Jeems, llow can you handle the
poor baby so awkwardly." Whereupon
''Jeelisa'{ becomes uArvoue, increases III awl-
ward1itef, and the infantile screoching
grows i'm proportion. For two or
three hours the hapless bachelor twists
and tGrns, unalile to repose, and
with th; thought that he has to get up at 6
O'Clock TO 90 to work staring him in the
brain. Finally, tho innocent expends his
wind, S.ad peace appears to be restored. De
lusive l:elief Hardly has No. ] quoted
down. 81 hen infant no. 2, in the room on the
left III seized With the whooping cough,
which s.wakens the whole family, who begin
TO chatter in chorus. This continues for an
hour perhaps longer, when infant No.
wakes SD again with storm in its bowels.
He lends his howl To the storm, and the UNI
happy bachelor stops his ears with both pill
lows but the shrill nuisance penetrates his
cranitFln even then. Daylight begins to APP
pear before he can fall asleep, and his eyes
have lsaen closed only five minutes Hhen ne
hears the fiendish Waterman knock like
battef3ng-ram at the next door, and sing out,
.Half past five O'Clock. Time to get up"
The bachelor knows that his turn will be
next, 70, in desperation, he jumps out of bed
and dresses. II you see hollow-eyed, pale
looking youth crawling to his work that
day, returning from an unsatisfactory DIM
ner, &c sure he il some poor devil of bach
elor. S,oarding in the 'famiy'' or top floor of
the :h;1lal, where children are allowed TO run
riot lis day. as we'll as scream fercely by
nights This explains why people read ia the
advertising columns so many notices Of
board required in places where there arc NJ
children.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-31
Treeless Judea.


The only trees one meets are the olives
which however, are by no means pIenti-
full in Judea, and mostly old and STUN
ted looking. In Samaria We saw several
cons derable plantations of them, but yet
that icountry is also sadly deficient of trees
Where now is the oak tree OF which Alb
salon hing by his bushy locks? There is,
| believe, only one remaining sufficiently
large Tor this; and yet we read that the
Wood of Ephraim,' where he was defeat
ed, destroyed more men. than did the
sword. And where is the sycamore tree
upon which Zaccheus climbed / doubt
if there be one such within many miles;
and vet we know that Jericho was once
richly clothed with trees and verdure:
and called the Getty of palms, Indeed.
that Palestine generally was once extreme.
ly fertile, and rich in woods and verdure
is evident from the meaning Of many OF
the Scriptural proper names There
is along almost every little water course a
number of what are called trees, but
they are generally willows or mere copses
of brush wood. A tree of any descrip-
ton, of size sufficient to make an ordln-
airy beam for building purposes, IS quite
a rarity-such are only to be found miles
apart. The vine, so much allnded to in
the Bible, is somewhat rarely seen; but
that it was extensively grown is evident
by the traces of terraces npoE the steep
est hills still abundantly visible. Then,
as to the fiowers-"The Rose of Sharon"
and the Lilly Of the Valley cannot be
found. There are many wild flowers GER
tainly' but generally they grow out of a
sdry ground, and have, with very good
blossoms, almost no green foliage.
"Thorns and briers" are abundant, but
very little foliage also, ana seem useful
only for burning. The ig-trees even are
few and far between, ana the orange, APP
ricot, and almond still more so. The
fields are not enclosed except in some
rare csaes, where wise husbandman has
gathered the loose stones into piles around
his border. Hedges are rare, but when
seen they are generally formed OF large
cacti covered with dust, and having in
the twilight somewhat weird look.
Cultivated lands in Judea are very rare,
and even in Samarla are much covered
with stones, making ploughing with the
miserable pidce of crooked wood, a very
superficial operation. We felt surprised
and ashamed oftener than once to see our
dragoman (who frequently rode consider
ably in ADVANCED lead his followers right
through field of growing corn, without
the slightest conjunction, or any consid-
Grafton for the husbandman, merely to
save few minutes time in going to see
some object, or reach some desired path.
The inhabitants seem so accustomed to
submission under any and every Turkish
oppression that 10 complaint or opposition
was offered.-TAe East, bg ". Y. Martin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-31
Torture in India

A paper published in India says: The
following facts, elected at the trial at the
recent sessions in North Areot OF case
in which five natives were charged with
having murdered five of their caste people,
show that torture is not yet extinct IN that
part of she world: The prisoners fields
were robbed of a small quantity of cum
boo and the deceased and three others be-
ing suspected Of having had hand IN the
robbery, they were, by the orders OF the
first prisoner, who was in the village reddy
fheadman), seized and tied, some to the
trunks of trees and others to large stones
In the first case the feet of the unfort-
innate victims were tied above ground,
but the mode adopted subsequently was
even more cruel, for the men were bound
with their faces exposed to the scorchlng
RAYS of the sun, with their hands tied
above their heads. The whole five hav-
ING been firmly bound, cold water, was,
by the orders Of the first prisoner, poured
upon the ligatures with the object OF tight
enino the bonds and thereby increasing
the suffering of the suspected men. After
this the first prisoner poured scaiding
water over the hands and arms OF the SUI
ferers.
The object of this was to extort q con-
fession of their guilt, and statement i'm
plicatine others. After the men had suf-
fered excruciating agony for eight hours,
and were released, it was found that one
of them was dead, while the others unable
TO move. Two of them died in the hos
pital.whither they were sent for treatment;
one expired in his village. while the NTH
was able TO give his evidence before the
committing magistrate, but never rallied
from the effects of the torture, and died
after the case was committed TO the court
of sessions.
The medical evidence was sickening IN
its details, as it is described how the
arms. hands and lower cxuemities OF the
victims had become gangrenious and how
the fingers had rotted and dropped on.
The authority and influence 4 reddy
usually has in village went in great
measure to deter the spectator of this
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-31
NEWS OFTHE WEEK.
nonors 10 the late King victor emanue,

hon0rs 10 the Late King Victor emanuel
The crowd was so great in ST. Aloysius
church, Washington on the occasion of the
celebration of the solemn mass of requiem for
the late Victor Emanuel, that huDare'z were
unable to enter the sanctuary. 1t was he. vily
draped, and on the catafalque many flowers
were tastefully disposed. Five pews on either
side of the centre aisle were draped. The front
pew on the right side of the aisle was deco
rated with American colors and occupied by
President Hayes and family. The pews in the
rear were occupied by members of the cabinet
and families,Ju of the Supreme court and
families, Senators and Representatives and
families, the General of the army and family
and numerous army and navy officers The
front pew on left side was decorated with the
Italian cOlors and occupied by Baron Blanc,
the italian Minister and other members of
the legation. In pews in the rear were the
foreign legations in the United States and
their families. The miserere and grand re-
QUEEN mass were sung by the choir of the
church assisted by various choirs of catholic
churches in the city. The deacon, sub-deacon
and master of ceremonies, Rev. Father
Ceampi, pastor of the church, belong to the
order of Jesuits, and the celebrant of the mass
Rev. Father McEven and fourteen acolytes
assisted, and after the mass the customary
prayers and litanies were chanted by priests
and choir, and the solemn services were
brought to close
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-31
Matrim0nialisms.


The honeymoon does not shine for ALL
Mr.. Lord.
The old Russian marriage benediction
was this: Here wolf take the lamb
1t is with love as with apparitions Every
one talks of it, but few have seen it.
Answer to the proposal of the future
sAsk sonny. '-Neto York World.
A Dubuque woman met Islander by hang
ing her marriage certificate on a street
corner lamp.
gentleman said when a pretty girl trod
on his toes, that he had received the stamp
of beauty.
Don't you think, husband, that you are
apt to believe everything you hear?" sNo,
madame, not when you talk"
When they speak of Washington widow
nowadays, they refer to her as IAN alleged
widow who would probably marry again.
Il can't undertake, wife, to crafty all your
whims; it would be as much as my life is
worth. ''Oh, sir, that is nothing"
"How can leave thees" said Adam to Eve.
She made no reply, but calmly pointed to a
fig tree in the distance. He gathered an
armful and felt greatly relieved. This was
the first relief.
ing was warned that her intended, although
a good sort of man, was very singular.
SWELL" replied the lady. ''if he is very much
unlike other men, he is much more likely to
be good husband"
Only i've female treasury clerks have thus
far succeeded in marrying congressman
Neto Haren JourRdl. No, better put il
the other way. Only five congressman have
thus far been fortunate enough to marry
treasury clerks.
The coolest storm wave of the season was
experienced by young man from Syracuse,
who escorted an East Rome girl home Sun
day night, and was detected by her father
just as he was putting his moustache where
it would do har the most good.-Rome Sen
ttRel.
II call you darling she said as she
leaned her head on his coat collar. ''Show
your hand he returned mechanically. The
young miss, not understanding his answer,
continued to poker head against his chin,
and he hove ace hiah of relief at her uncon-
seriousness of his mistake. --Ii0cl''dad Com.
Ter.
The Rev. John Brown, of HaddingtolI,
was in the habit of proposing, on festive oc-
casions, certain young lady as his toast.
Having abandoned the practice, he was asked
for a reason. Because, said he, II have
toasted her for sixteen years without making
her Brown, and SO I've resolved TO toast her
no more.'
Recently a minister received minister s
half-fare travelling card, as they are called,
and wrote to the superintendent, asking "if
he could not embrace his wife Also" The
superintendent replied that he thought likely
he could, but did not want to say positively
until he had seen the wife, as he was some
what fastidious in his tastes.-DenCer Iri-
bune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-31
ACongressman :. Poisoned ),

4 good story is told in Washington at the
EXPENSE of two Western members of Con-
oress. who having secured orders for bou-
04ls.ts from the Hon. s. 5. Cox, Chairman of
tte Committee ON Books and Bouquets in
the House. delivered the same, and while
waiting TO have the nosegays made up, mean
dered idly through the conseryatories of the
Botanical Gardens. They came upon tree
having red berries thereon, and, like Adam
and Eve. were tempted TO eat. They tasted,
and found the fruit pleasant to the mouth,
and went on helping themselves till one of
the men employed in the place gave them
the law. which prohibited pluclzing of fruit
or flowers. The gentlemen, feeling they
were privileged, paid no attention to the re-
n,.snstrance until the man. somewhat irritat-
I'd said
" Well gentlemen. if you will eat you had
better select some other fruit, for that Is a
deadly poison"
This was lie trumped up for the occa-
sion: but you should have seen the startled
faces of the Legislative raiders. They fled III
terror from the place. without taking order
ON their going or order on the bouquets.
They We're heading for the nearest apotheca-
RVS shop, when one of them cried
:. There goes DR.. Garnett-stop him =
The popular physician was hailed, came to
d stand-stin. heard the horrible story. and,
tunbling out his colored driver, carted the
law makers to the nearest apothecarys, and
fllen began the medication. Heroic doses Of
an emetic were administered. and while the
DOOR Solons were in intense agony, throwing
M their boots, that canny Scotsman, Smith,
of the Botanic Gardens, was sent for. Then
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-31
Attempted Train Robbery.

A daring attempt was made to rob a
passenger train on the Atkinson, Topeka &
santafee railroad on the 9th, between three
and four o'clock. Five armed and masked
men entered the Station at Kainsley, Kansas,
and captured Wright, the telegraph operator
who was ordered to open the safe. He refused
to do So although his life was threatened.
The west-bound express arrived at this time
and the operator by desperate effort broke
loose. A volley of pistol shots was fired into
it, and as the train was stopped the conductor,
VIM. j. Mallroy, was met by two robbers who
presented pistols to his head, and ordered him
into the baggage car. He stepped in and
slOsed the door instantly, starting the train by
pulling the bell cord. Mallroy and the bag
gage master then armed themselves with car
Dimes carried in the car and then stopped the
train after running about mile from the sta
tion. They went back through the coaches
with arms but found the passengers had not
been disturbed.