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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

NUMEROUS foreign governments, as
Russia, Cuba, Siam, Japan, &C., &C.,
have adopted the Fairbanks Standard
Scales for government use, and in the
last four years only, u own govern
ment, in the Postoffice Department, the
War Department and Treasury Depart
ment, have bought over II, 200 of them.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03
Mrs. General sherman

Says: l have frequently bought Durango
rheumatic Remedy for friends suffering with
rheumatism, and in every instance it worked
like magic Sufferers with rheumatism make
q note Of this, and send for circular to Helpb-
snstine 4 Bentley, Druggists, Washington,
D. @ Sold by all druggists.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

The horse that walks ought to be the
horse for which our agricultural socie-
ties offer their best premium. Why the
horse that trots should be looked for and
his coming welcomed on an occasion
when farmers are supposed to he assem-
bled to encourage each other in those
things most promotive of successful ag-
riculture is past finding out. Of what
advantage is a horse that trots in 2,3O
for daily labOrp The physique that fits
him for making such time is almost sure
to unfit him for drawing a plough, or
for the cart. Sometimes the horse of
all work may distance all corners on the
race track, but if he can he is very apt
to be more on the track than on the
farm, and his owner, too, for that mat
ter. 1t is the compactly built, active
hOrse-the horse which Is technically
said to have good nerve and that has
been trained to walk rapidly and pull a
good load after him, that the farmer
needs.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

To CURE DYSPEPSIA and Indigestion, or to
restore to healthy activity those organs Of the
body, which, by disease or over e~xertion, have
become debilitated, use Schenck's Seaweed
Tonic. A single bottle will demonstrate its
efficacy.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03
Ask and We Shall Know.

II you are sufficiently interested to wish to
know the wonderful curative power of DIR.
Herndon's Gypsey's Gift in bad cases Of Rheu-
matism, enquire Of Lieut.. Rice, Third Police
District, Philadelphia He well knows it's
magical influence on members OF the police
and others. 1t strikes the disease at the root
and drives it from the system. Sold by all
Druggists in Philadelphia. Send for circular
to J. ]. Grindall, Box $40, P. o. Baltimore.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

MnDNEss conquers-and hence it is
that the gentle yet positive influence of
DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup overcomes so
quickly the disorders of babyhood.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

A GRocER had a pound Of sugar re.
turned with a note, saying, "Too much
sand for table use, and not enough for
building purposes"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

The phonogragh is like the small
brother of a young lady. 1t will repeat
everything said in its presence with
out regard to bushes.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

The ORCHARD IN SMALL GRAIN.-It
not unfrequeDtly happens that wheat
or oats are Gown In the orchard. This,
of course, is not the best way of doing,
yet from some cause or other, good, suf-
ficient or otherwise, it is nevertheless
done. The stubble, after the grain is
cut, should the weather be dry and
warm, is capable of rejecting the heat
to such an extent as to endanger the
lives of the trees, especially If they be
young. To avoid such a condition the
stubble should be plowed under as soon
as possible after the grain is harvested.
By so doing the risk of injury from re.
lection of heat is not only removed,
but the soil is in better condition to re-
tain moisture, thereby causing the
trees to grow. Young orchards should
never be sown in small grain. Older
ones are sometimes sown in oats and
pastured down by the hogs without in
furious effects. Clover, however, an
swers a better purpose, and is more
profitable even as a food for swine.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

BERRY PUDDNGs.-One pint of slfted
-four, two ~teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der, W scant tablespoonfuls of butter,
add enough milk to make the dough too
soft to roll. Spread one-half of the
dough over the bottom and press it up
the sides of h rather shallow dish or
pan, put on a layer of berries and cover
with the remainder of the dough.
Steam till fruit and dough are cooked.
Eat with any sauce that is liked. 1t is
not convenient always to steam pud-
dings of this kind. They are very good
If nicely baked, and better either baked
or steamed than spoiled. Some prefer
an egg or two in the dough, and others
think it best to stir the fruit all through,
but | think the pudding is more deli
cate without eggs, and nicer looking
with the fruit in one layer. Jelly,
canned peaches, or quick cooking apples
sliced may be substituted for berries.
Sugar and cream | think the incest
dressing, but a good plain sauce may
be made as follows: Half cup of sugar,
one tablespoon butter, one of flour,
one-half teaspoon lemon or other
essence; water to make the consistency
preferred. Cook a few minutes, stirring
constantly.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03
DOMESTIC.

Cool WATER.-Ice Is a luxury now
which can only be INDUCED In by the
wealthy. In the country IL is very in
convenient as well as expensive to keep
n constant supply on hand. Cool water
Is something 10 be desired by all classes
aud 10 all localities, and It can always
be had II the following simple direc-
tons are observed. Procure an ungldzed
earthen jug or "water monkey" ifpOssi-
bic; fill It with water and hang II in a
current OF air. The water p~ercolates
through the earthen ware in the shape
Of fine dew, the moving air evaporates
this moisture, very rapidly, which IN a
short time renders the contents of the
vessel deliciously cool. AS many Of
these can be procured as the necessities
Of a family require and a constant sup
ply be thus kept on hand. This is the
plan adopted In tropical climates where
we have drank water, nearly ice cold,
where the thermometer marked more
than 100 degrees in the shade. IN
glazed earthen is not easily found In
some localities and, in such cases, al
most anything else will answer, as a
stone jug, tin milk can or any similar
dillCIcs lhht sOuue Olu WOODEN ClOLl
and fit 1t to the outside of the vessel,
sewing IL on tightly and firmly. Now,
after filling with water, dip the whole
concern into a barrel of water or pour
water around and over the wooden
covering till thoroughly saturated.
Hang up in a draft as before directed,
taking care to keep the wooden covering
we'll wet, and you Will always find
water cool enough for health and COM
fort. OF course those who have cool
wells and springs need no such make
shifts, except when they desire 10 carry
water into the field, or elsewhere, at
remote distances from the source of
supply. In such a case, a vessel, pre-
pared as before described, and hung in
the branches Of a tree, will give a fluid
twenty-five degrees cooler than the
atmOsDhere.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

A B~AREFooTED little boy stepped on a
bee, and soon after said to his mother {:
"Ma, l didn't know that bees had
splinters in their tails !"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

AN lNTERMIsSION SIMPLY.-Recently
q cOmmotiOn was observed IN a farmers
wagon on Woodward avenue, near
Davenport street, and a citizen advanced
to discover that the farmer and his wife
were having a regular old-fashjoned
domestic fight in the bottom of the
wagon, while the horses were eating
grass over the curbstones.
"Here-what's to payl" shouted the
citizen as he climbed upon the wheel.
"Fightin'w gasped the woman,
whose head was half buried in the
straw.
The farmer made no reply. His head
was under the seat, one leg Over the
wagon box, and he was clawing the air
like a man whose lungs wanted more
air.
81 should think you'd wait till you
get outside the city to engage in such
disgraceful conduct" continued the
citizen.
81 know we o%rter," replied the
woman rs she sat up" "but when L
found six plugs of tobacco, a new dime
novel and a pack of kerds in his hind
pocket, and remembered how l had
waited six months for a new kaliker
dress, j riz right up and tackled him on
the spot. l couldn't wait a minute then,
mister, but now eff you'll check up that
nigh boss I'll drive along and renew
the combat beyond the toll-gate
The citizen complied, and she was
seated across her husbands knees as she
shook the lines aud shouted: "Git up !"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

DR.. Pinel, the Partisan enthusiast
who is always in attendance whenever
there is an execution, TO endeavoring to
solve the problem whether death by
guillotining is painless and %instantan-
eous, had the good fortune to be pass
ing by the Arc de TriOmphe when the
last suicide hurried himself from its
summit, and instantly examined the
victim. Both arms and legs were
broken, as were the ribs, breast-bone
and spinal column, and the skull was
smashed. The face had an appearance
of stupor, the eye was fixed, the pupil
dilated, the cornea very transparent
and the look was "astonished and un.
easy, indicating the last vestiges of an
intelligence about to be extinguished."
There can be no loss of consciousness In
the passage through the air, the doctor
concludes, and though the body may be
frightfully mutilated in many parts by
the shock, the brain retains knowledge
and horror of the agony of death. "The
more we study with care the latest mo-
ments Of life," says the excellent
doctor, "the more difficult does the
solution of the problem of instantaneous
death become. The Arc de TriOmphe
is not satisfactory.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03
HUMOROUS.

FEET.-"Maybe," said a husband to
his loving spouse, ''you wouldn't be so
handy displaying those big feet of yours
II you knew what occurred when | took
your shoe 10 be mended."
"What was itf-let me know In
stantly."
"Well, the shoemaker took 1t In his
hand, gazed upon il in silence, and then
burst into tears, and wept as if his
heart would break"
"Well what was the numskull crying
for S-quick, let me knowp
"Well poor fellow, he said he dotted
on his grandmOther-fairly dotted on
her. She nursed him, you know, be-
cause his mother was feeble, and So
well, he came to this country fifteen
years ago, and first he set up in the
vegetable line, and got along pretty
well, and was about 10 send for the old
lady, when hard times came, and he
broke. He went into the fruit then,
and after that into milk,-into all sorts
Of things, you know; but he got dis
appointed every time, till his business
fetched him out at last, and he sent
right off for the old woman. She landed
four weeks ago, but died the very same
night. 1t was hard, very hard, after
all his tOiling for dfteen years. to get
her over at last, and have her die on his
hands. He-he-he well, he was dis.
gusted. However, he laid her out, and
he and his friends sat up with her, and
by and by the memory of her virtues
softened his bitterness and turned it to
a tender grief, a settled melancholy,
that hung about his spirits for many
days. However, by striving to keep
his thoughts employed on other sub
jects, he was finally beginning to regain
some little of his old time cheerfulness,
when your shoe reminded him so pain
fully of his g~randmother's coffin"
A slap in the face, accompanied by
"Take that, you degraded old ruffian!"
put a sharp end to the feet story.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

LIKE beautiful jewels in brazen set
tings are handsome features upon a face
married by signs of blood poisoning.
The great purifier of the blood is DIR.
Bulls Blood Mixture.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

THOUSANDS of barrels of "terra alba"
or white earth, are every year mixed
in various forms with our sugars and
other white substances. Its use tends
to produce gravel, kidney complaints,
and various diseases of the stomach. A
large part of our cream of tartar used In
cooking contains fifty per cent. or more
of terra alba" 1t is also used extern
sively in confectionery; various other
poisons are used in coloring cOntection-
cry. Mills in various parts of the cOun.
try are 10 grinding white stone into a
fine powder. 1t is stated that they
grind at some of these mills three
grades-soda grade, sugar grade and
flour grade. We think it would be a
paying investment for the Changers of
each State to employ a competent chem
ist to detect and publish authorizations,
and then withdraw all patronage from
those who manufacture or sell such ar
ticles. We think there is quite as much
need of organizations in all our States
to enforce laws for the protection of
public health, as there is for Organiza-
tons to catch and punish horse thieves.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

TEAs-The choicest in the world-lmporter's
Prices Largest Company In America-staple
a~rticle-pleases eyeryboIy-trade continually In
O~reasing-Agents wanted eyerywhere-bost induce
ments-donf waste time-send for ~circnlar 10.
ROB'T WELLS, ~ Vesoy st., N. Y. P.O. Box "
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03
Aches and Pains.
Dr.. Railways Regulating Pills

Perfectly tasreless, elegantly coated, for the
cure OF all disorders OF the stomach liver, bow
els, kidneys, bladder, nervous diseases, head
ache, constipation, Indigestion, dyspepsia, bill.
i%ousness, bilious fever, Inflammation OF the bow.
els, piles, and all arrangements OF the Internal
yiscera. Warranted 10 effect a perfect cure.
Price rs cents per box.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

Chronic Rneumatlsm, Scromia, Glandular
swelling, Hacking Dry Cough, CancerOus Alice
tons, SyphilitiC Complaints, Bleeding or the
Lungs, Dyspepsia, Water Brash, Tic DOlOreuX,
White Swellings, TumorS, Ulcers, Skin and Hip
Diseases, Mercurial Diseases, Female Com
plants, Govt, Dropsy, salt Rheum, Bronchitis.
Consumption.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03
SCIENTIFIC.

Lighting OHd EItiRgufshiHg Gas Jy EIec-
trieiy.-By the Lane Fox system the
lamps TO be operated upon are con-
nected together by an insulated wire,
so that electric impulses sent from one
point or station will operate simultan-
eously on every lamp In the circuit,
through the instrumentalityl Of an
apparatus with which every lamp Is
provided, so as 10 turn the gas on or of
independently at any burner, and also
to light IL. The lamp apparatus CEN
sists chiefly Of a small Induction coil,
which produces the spark for lighting
the gus at the burner, and the soft iron
core of this coil supplies, In conjunction
with a permanent magnet, the neces-
sary force for opening and closing a
valve of peculiar construction, which
forms a special feature Of the invention.
The author recently explained the con-
structiOn Of the apparatus by the aid OF
diagrams, and the general working OF
the system, and gave an estimate Of the
cost of applying 1t, and of the saving
that IL was expected would result from
its use. Taking a district of 5000 lamps
placed 40 yards apart he estimated, the
first cost of the system with overhead
wires at G4,SS6 los, and that Of the
system with underground wires e.
400 5s. The cost Of working was placed
at As, per lamp per annum, for clean
ing, lighting and extinguishing, equal
to COCO per annum. The cost of work.
ing on the ordinary system, as per esti-
mates supplies by the gas companies,
was stated to be 18s. per lamp per
annum, or equal to 60, 200. The saving
to be effected by the adoption of Mr..
Fox's electric system, in working ex-
pense, in gas saved morning and eve
ming by the simultaneous lighting and
extinction, including interest at 2 per
cent. was placed at 93,ll7 9s. Cd. Mr..
Fox thus showed that by an outlay of
ca 1856 l5s., by the overhead system, or
about f7,499 5s. by the underground
an annual saving of f3,ll7 9s.
could be effected. By taking the
interest upon the outlay at Z. per cent,
a net annual saving OF 60, 275 rs. 3D.,
for the overhead system, or of e., 592
los. for the underground system, would
the result.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

SHE asked HIM if her new dress
wasn't as sweet as a spring rose, and
the brute said 1t was, even to the minor
attraction of still having a little due
on il.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

THESE longer days will give you time
TO mind your own business.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

THAT was an unfortunate, fatal song
they started some years ago. "Tramp,
tramp, tramp, the boys are marching"
they sang, and there has been no end
of tramps aver since.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

"OIDN'Tyou guarantee that this horse
wouldn't shy before the discharge of a
cannonP" said a cavalry officer to a
horse dealer. Eyes, | did, and I'll stick
TO it," replied the dealer. "He never
SHES until after the cannon is fired"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

WHAT city in France is a man about
to visit when he goes to get married ?
He is going to Havre (have herr. An
old bachelor being asked the question.
promptly replied, "ro Rouen" (ruin).
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03

THERE is a brilliant future in store
for the boy who, when he sees a ton OF
coal coming to his house, rushes to bis
mother, asks for the peppermint rolls
on the floor and groans, and says he has
the cramp.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-03
80 WARREN STREET, N. Y.

20
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-23
! NAPOLEONVILLE, La, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 2a 1875

the day OF sale. The credit portion
of the price Of said lands to be rep
resented by the aotes of the pul-
ehasers, in coupons if required,
with good aud solvent securities in
sOlido, payable to the order of the
administrators of said succession. ut
the Office of the Recorder of this
parish, bearing interest from mat
urity until paid at the rate of eight
per cent per annum aud secured hy
special mortgage and the vendor Is
privilege under the pact kle nog
Glienando on said lands; an,i in case
of judicial proceedings of any kind
being instituted to recover the pay
ment of said notes, or any part or
portion thereof, the said purchaser
or purchasers, on whose note or
notes such proceedings shall have
been instituted. shall pay the fees
at the rate of ten per cent on the
amount sued for, including princi-
pal and Interest, of the attorney or
attorneys-at-law employed to in
stitute said proceedings, which fees
shall BIZ secured by the same mort
gage and privilege as the saidnotes.
p. j. GILBERT,
Auctioneer.
Parish of Assumption, u aunary
25, 1873.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-23
THE CENTENNIAL MEDAL
The Truth at Last /!
THE
HOWE MACHIN e
Again triumphant!

| At the 45th Exhibition of the American
Institute Fair in this city, the Howe Ma.
chine was recommended by the judges
and approved by the unanimous vote o.
the Board of Managers, for the GREA1
GoLn .'CENTENNIAL MEDAL" under the
following rules:
This Medal tof gold) is to be awarded
only for q machine, product, or process
exhibited this Centennial year. at the 45th
Exhibition of the american Institu e cl
the, city of New York. 1t can be awarded
only for machine, produ t, or process, Of
Igre-t value, decided importance, and OF
more than usual merit and then only by
majority of the whole Board of Trustees,
upon the written report of three judges,
whose report shall certify to the above
requirements, and after said report shall
have been approved by majority of the
whole Board Of Managers"
It will be thus seen that the gHowen
still leads all competitors-and we chal-
lenge all Sewing Machine Companies in
the land to produce an award Of like ex-
cellence received in this sENTENNIa al
YEAR.
THE HOWE MACHINE CO..
lS3 CANAL STsEET, NEW ORLEANS.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-23
l 60 N NJ : D Al
sUccEssoR TO ERNEST rURPIN,

sUccEssOR 70 ERNEST TURPIN,
Manufactures and Wholesale Dealer ID
,tich candy lthe best inade}, French and
Fancy Candies, Sugar Toys, Chocolates,
Jeiiies. Syrups Fruits, all Sorts OF Dry ana
sIiagsS aAeas l.a aorhs, surprise and
Cash Boxes, SC. &c.
IS 0Lp LEvEE STREET,
NEW ORLEANS. La.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-23
BITTERS

Purify the blood and strengthen the sys.
TEN, eradicating the effect Of dissipation.
maintain the human frame in condition Of
healthfulness. dispel the Blues and all men,
|sendentary habits lay them open to de-
Ipression. They prevent and cure B1loms
and other Fevers, Fever and Agme.
EChiIls, Diarrh@a, Dysentrry, Dye
peps =, sea-sfckness, Collie, Cholera
Cholera Morbus. and every complaints
incidental to diet or atm sphere Ladies
viii find them sovereign boon, as they
eradicate all traces Of Debility, Nervous
ness lnertness, and Diseases peculiar to
the sex.
Depot. IS Decatur Str, n. @.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-23
Terms and Conditions.

The movable effects for CASH ;
the land described under the No. |
of this advertisements for one third
cash. one third in two years; aud
all the other lands for one haIfcasIl
aud the other half in one year from
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-23
SUCCESSION SALES.
No. 1165.

No. 1I65.
By virtue of and in obedience to
"a decree of sale rendered by the
Hon. the Parish Court of the parish
of Assumption, on the 25th day OF
January, 1873, win offer for sale
at public auction at the domicile
of the late j. B. Landry, fils and
wife, situated in this parish, in
Brule st. Vincent, about two miles
from bayou Lafourche, to the last
and highest bidder, on
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-13
Perplex.d Political Scientists.
lrrom n. p.,roI, rre pre. }

-Four or i've City Hall officials were
sitting ON the steps Of the Woodward
avenue side Saturday afternoon. discus.
sing politics and the weather, when q
smallish nan. seeming to bc In con.
siderable mental distress, approached
them them and inquired
Gentlemen. 4. there q scientific man
among YOU p
Certainly there is" they replied in
chorus.
"And YOU must be familiar with the
laws governing storms p
1--WE are" was the prompt answer.
"wsll. then. +" continued the stranger.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-13

A rLoArISo paragraphist says; :" The
newest pocket flask is covered with
crocodile skin" Will some old SCI
enlist have the kindness TO inform us
what a pocket flask isp-Nerisio'ea Her
ali. Tell him. somebody he don't
really know: he mover carried less than
a gallon Jug with him.-FSlioa T6aes.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-13

Iris pleasant to be able to get down
TO work again with pair OF socks and
n standing collar on.-NoreieA B,i!!eiin.
Good gracious, mani Please don't tell
ne what your costume was during the
hot weather u that's all you wear now
-Philadslphid Buli,tia.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-13

TnoNAs EwISo SnkKNAS, son OF the
General, II is now said. loved his cousin.
the present wife Of Don Cameron. and
her rejection was the cause OF his enter
ing the priesthood. II the story isn't
true. IL is, at least. so romantic that Il
really ought to b..
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-13

wEsS little Thomas stoops to toy
with berries. jam and Jelly cake, no art
can soo,hs the ehastsned boy--no nos
trums ease his stomachaehe. And II the
gripping pains defy the medicines pre-.
scribed to foil. his parents will do well
to try the limpid. liquid castor oil.