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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09
The Olive In America.

Thomas jefferson wrote from Paris
in 1887, "Although the olive is a tree
the least known in America, it is the
most worthy of being known. or all
the gifts of heaven to man it is next to
the most precious. And" he added,
"haying been myself an eyewitness to
the blessings which this tree sheds on
the poor, never had my wishes so
kindled for the introduction of any
article of new culture into our new
country"
General A. c. Jones, Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, has prepared,
under direction of the Commissioner of
that Department, some interesting
papers treating of the culture and uses
of several species of agricultural pro-
ducts which are only known to the
majority Of Americans as high priced
and rather indigestible luXuries, but
which furnishes in many other coun-
tries valuable staple articles of food to
all classes. Among these are the date,
the fig and the olive.
OF the latter General Jones says the
olive tree in full bearing yields on an
average from two to three bushels of
fruit, which would produce from fifteen
to twenty pounds of oil. An acre Of
land properly planted should contain
about one hundred such trees, and
grass or other crop may be cultivated
between the trees to advantage. The
tree will grow where there is not re-
dundancy of moisture, and in any kind
of soil, in latitude congenial it. 1t is
a branching evergreen tree, slow of
growth, very tenacious of life, and of
great longevity; so great, indeed, that
it is thought probable that the trees at
present growing in the valley of Geth-
Semane are those which existed at the
beginning of the Christian era. Olive
oil may be said to form cream and but
ter for those countries in which it is
produced. The fruit of the olive is
preserved by picking, and in Europe
forms an important article of food for
the people. The wood of the olive, es-
pecially the root part, is beautifully
clouded and veined, has an agreeable
odor, and is susceptible of the highest
polish. Valuable lubricating and illu-
minating oils are also produced from
the fruit, and an inferior product enters
largely into the manufacture of fine
soaps.
The cultivation of the olive has
several times been attempted in this
country, and hardy specimens now
exist in California and South Carolina.
Although no one seems ever to have
carried the matter to profitable end,
the results of the various experiments
prove, Mr.. Jones thinks, that our
climate is not unfriendly to the olive,
and no reason is known why an in
dustry which is of so much value to
France, Italy and various countries in
the East should not thrive in America.
No traveller in Eastern lands nor
reader of books of Eastern travel need
to be told how important a place in the
Oriental bill of fare Olives fill.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

More watches are spoiled by irregular
and hasty winding up than most other
causes. The operation should, if posi-
BILE, be performed regularly, and with
q steady and uniform motion, not NOV
ing both hands, and as nearly as prac
ticable at the same hour daily. A watch
should always be kept in the same
temperature; left over night on stone
surface it is sure to gain, or If the oil
gets thickened it may stop, to be started
again by the warmth of the pocket
The requisites of good watch are that
the case, whether of gold or silver,
should be correctly made of fair thick
ness, the hinges close and smooth, the
glass well fitted, the dial of bright
enamel, the seconds sunk, and the
whole Of good weight when held In the
hand. When, too, the dome is opened,
the brass work should look well finished,
the edges smoothed off, the steel OF q
diamond like polish, and the jewels pale
in color but of fine, clear lustre
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09
Wealth of the Ancient Hebrews.

In the time of David and Solomon
gold existed in enormous quantities
among the Hebrews. The figures given
in the Old Testament appear most fabu-
lous. From Chron. IA, we learn
that David had collected together for
the purpose Of the Temple building a
hundred thousand talents of gold and
a thousand talents of silver; and from
| Chron. XXX :3, we learn that over
and above this enormous amount he
contributed from his own possessions
three thousand talents of gold and
seven thousand talents of silver; whilst
the people In addition, offered "for the
service of the house of God, five thou
sand talents and ten thousand drachms
of gold, and of silver ten thousand
talents" q Chron. xxix;7.) From
these data the total value Of the gold
and silver has been calculated atnearly
one thousand millions sterling, a sum
greater than our national debt, and
larger than the combined annual ex-
penditure of all the governments OF
Europe.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

that you have changed your mind. IoI
have, hayen'tyou?"
eyes; the last half an hour has quit
changed my matrimonial views"
| could not help smiling, and th'
next moment two arms enlircled my
neck, a warm kiss fell upon my cheek
and Mamie cried:
"You arc perfect darling, and
shall love you dearly all my life"
So when lost her love ! gained it
She fitted away presently, and / gave
myself a good mental shaking up anC
concluded my FOOLS paradise would
soon have vanished if had undertaken
to make an "old lady" out of Mamie
Johns wrath was loud and violent
He exhausted all the vituperative Ian
guage in the dictionary, and then sal
down, painting, but furious.
"COme now," | said, "what is che
objection to young Bruce? Is he
poor?"
mo, confound him! He iLherits his
grandfather's property, besides what
his father will probably leave him."
sis he immoral?"
81 never heard so?"
"What on earth ails him, tben?"
"Nothing; but have SET my heart
upon Nannie's marrying YOU"
"Well, you see she has set her heart
in another direction, and l strongly OBJ
ject to wife who is in love with some
body else."
"What on earth sent the puppy
here?"
Glove for Mamie, l imagine. Come,
John, you won't be my father-in-law,
for l will not marry Mamie if you are
ever so tyrannical; but we can jog
along as usual, the best of friends
look ~
| pointed ont of the window as l
spoke. On the garden walk, shaded by
a great oak tree, Walter Bruce stood,
looking down at Mamie with love-
lighted eyes. Her beautiful face, all
dimpled with smiles and bushes, was
lifted up TO meet his gaze, and both her
little hands were fast imprisoned in his
strong ones.
John looked, his face softened, his
eyes grew misty, and presently he said
"How happy she is, Lawrence"
"And we will not cloud her happi-
ness, john" | answered, "This is
right and fitting. Mamie is too bright
a May flowerto be wilted by being tied
up to an old December like me-"
SO when half fearful, the lovers came
in, they met only words of affection,
and Nannie's face lost nothing of its
sunshine.
She was the loveliest of brides few
months later, and wore the diamond
parure / had ordered for my bride, at
her wedding. And she is the most
charming little matrOn imaginable,
with all her old freaks merged into sun
shiny cheerfulness, and her husband is
a proud happy man, while / am Uncle
Lawrence to the children, and the warm
friend of the whole family.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

This city, spoken Of as a retreat for
the Sultan, has "seen better days"
Formerly the residence of the kings of
Bithynia, it fell into the hands of the
Turks in 1856, and became the capital
of the empire, which position it held
until the taking of Constantinople by
Mohammed III. in 1853. A more pleas
ant refuge for monarch in distress
San hardly be conceived. Situated at
the foot of Mount Olympus, in Asia
Minor, it is faced by a beautiful plain
covered for many miles with plantations
of mulberry trees. Its streets are re-
markable for their cleanliness; and its
bazars, plentifilly supplied with
European goods, afford unusual facili-
ties for shopping, besides imparting an
air of liveliness to the place that re-
deems it from the charge of dullness
too often brought with some justice
against the cities in Asia Minor. Every
rose, however, has its thorn, and
Broussa is no exception to tins rule. 1t
is subject to frequent earthquakes, and
those who live in it must expect, like
those who are in the habit of travelling
much by railway, to be occasionally
severely shaken. Apart from this slight
inconvenience, Broussa, although of
course not to be compared to Constanti-
nople for beauty and splendor, is by no
means bad substitute for that capital
on an emergency, and from its associ-
ations alone cannot be regarded other
wise than with feeling of profound
veneration by the Turks.
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UNDER The GUNS.

Under the guns OF the Fort on the Hill
Daisies are blossoming, buttercups fill.
Up the gray ramparts the clemAtis filings
High its green ladders, and Chambers and
clings
Under the guns,
Over the guns,
Under the guns Of the Fort on the Hill.
Under the guns Of the Fort on the Hill
Once shook the earth with the cannonade' g
thrill,
Once trod the buttercups feet that now still
Lie all at rest in their trench by the hill.
Under the guns,
Under the guns,
Under the guns of the Fort on the Hill.
Over the guns Of the Fort on the Hill,
Equal tho rain falls on gsod and on ILL.,
Still blooms the upland, and still the brook
runs,
Still tolls the husbandman-undert the guns
Under the guns
Under the guns
Under the guns of the Fert on the Hill.
Under the guns Of the Fort on the Hill,
Lord, in Thy mercy We wait on Thy will;
Lord is il War that Thy wisdom best knows
Lord is it Peace that Thy goodness still
shows?
Under the guns,
Under the guns,
Under the guns Of Thy Fort on the HILL
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Regular rAtes OF advertising. 81 per square
hrst insertion, and 70 cents each subsequent
Insertion
Special contracts win be made for al AdVef-
usements for four Insertions or over.
Transient advertisements always payable
quarterly in advance.
Marriages and obituary notice. oya one
square, charged for at half regular rates.
All local notices 10 cents Line for each IN
sertion.
No notices inserted for less than hfty
cents.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

Humanity revolts at those odious OPP
presslons that result from avarice,
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1878-12-28
DIR. MENG, Donaldsonville:

C'cst avec lie plus vif plais,r que ie vous
vols r"prcndre la fabrication de votre Tein-
'ilre Dfpurative. Je ne saurais trOp IL
recomma,aer Il tous ccuX qni sout1rent do
maladles an%ciennes. zen al vcndu heat
corp dams lie temps, ct j'ai etc temoin de
cures aussi non!bEenscs que snrprcnmtes.
Mails dcr:S sl,rtout sont restGes grav6cs
dams ma mtinnirc:
Mme. Santiago Troxillo. agee d'environ
IS ans. qni drrlis plusieurs mnnfcs n'avait
pm gutter son lit %(retour d'age). s'cst trou-
wee enforcement guelie, apres remplol do
plelqnes loNteilles de %teinturc dtpurative.
Ellie est dcvenue forte ct puissante, ct NJ
plus RESENT aucune esepcc de douleur.
Mc. Lagleze ,agde de 70 ans. qui depuis
pus'cars annfes n'avait pu Sc livrer 4 au-
cune espece travail, Ell probe a une migraiss
ne qui la tenait cloufe lans sa chambre,
s'est vue dtlivrfe ponr t%oujours de cett,
!ouionrense maladie, apres Passage de quel-
lues hon,rllles de cette bonnie teinture.
81 &c indictment, 'bien comm ct emp!o-
,ye dams nos l'aTlges, await besoin d'Atre
rrcon!nandf, je ponrrais donner le nom de
h"ihli" tie personlles qni ont etc queries
par la tellltnre tifpurative.
Neri'lcz men eNptdier une caisse. Pln-
sicnrs malaues men ont Demands ct latten-
dent.
AMADEO BRAUD.
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his hairs.
Aud we also believe that an ex.
traordinary session Of the district
court is absolutely required for our
parish. The regular has been
missed or postponed on account of
the late epidemic.
Our jail is full of prisoners
about ffteen-waiting for Justice;
and some of them, maybe innocent,
are deprived of their liberty for five
or six months.
And it Is useless to say that the
boarding of SO many men is costly
to Il parish and profitable only to
the jailor.
For, if our honest laborcrs live on
a salary OF twelve or thirteen dol
lars per month, II jailOr receives
50 cents per day for each of his
boarders.
But the question is higher up:
The preventive imprisonment,
according to our criminal law and
jurisdiction, ought to I've as short
and as lcnient as possible, but safe,
Mr.. jailor.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1878-12-28
TEXTURE DEPURATIVE
DU DR.. M EN0

&c remede qui ma pas encore failli depuis
vingt-cinq ans quill est en- usage, est bien
superieur Il tous les ertraits de Salsepareille
ct tous les Deparatifs, employees jusqu'a CO
jour.
u gufrit toutrs les maladies c%hroniques,
soft lnterles, soft externer. sans difference
d'age nj de sexe. Mule maladio proyenant
de ~!impurete dn sang II e r6siste A son usa-
sc; les dartres de quelque nature qu'elles
soieht, les mfirniltts, consfqucncele Pabus
du merc1lre on de tout autre traitclnent qui
a vlcla la constitution, sont paitaitement
ct radicalement queries, tontcs les fois 0ue
ron perstvere dams son emploi.
Les Leuco1rhees. Pertcs Blanches, L,requ-
larites dams la rfriodicit6 DIES menstrues,
la chlorose. la sterilits %provcnant dc tonte
ma!adie %chroniqUe on constitutionnelle,
t"ntes ces m;aladies disparaissent par un
traitement assez longtcmps prolong6 do Ia
Teinture Dfpurative du DR.. Meng.
Lfpilepsie, lors4n'clie nest pas occasion
nee par uiie lesion %organiqnc, les Rhuma-
tlsmes chroniQ"es ct quequcfois Aiqus, les
uiceres cancGreux, ont etc radicalement
gueris.
Les cures dGja opdrees parlent ASSET pour
que la Teinture Depurative du DR.. Meng
ant besoln lie toutc reclame il snfit de sa-
voir quill NY a pas Ell jusqu'a present uno
se'ile 'haladle chronl1ne Inveterfe on cons
titutionnelle, produite par I'M vice quel-
conGue dies humeurs, qui ait rfsist6 Ia puts
sallce mtdicatrice dc cette preparation.
Chaque bouteille est ;ccompaynee de
n"mlre.iN certiiicats,. venant de tons les
points de la LOuisia!e, attestant les bellies
cures operfes par &c medicament.
To En- vciite u st. Jacques-Rive droite,
chez j. Billion ct J. V. Armant-Rive gau-
che, Eugene 1.aiche ct l.. Grandc,ry.
\ la Nonvclle-Orleans, l.. Lacassagne
rue Decatur, No. g..
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SUCCESSION OF CELEsTIN CHENET.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH COURT,
PARISH OF ST. JAMES.

BY virtue of an order of sale, I'M.
der date Of November 29th. 1873, to
me directed by the above named
honorable court, in the above init
tied cause, | will offer for sale, at
public auction, OH the premises,
IN tile e'erenM day Of January, A.
d.. 1879; at elerem O'Clock, A. w.,
the following described property,
A certain tract of land, situated in
the parish of st. James, on the
left bank of the Mississippi
River, at about tifty.one miles
above the city Of New Orleans,
measuring one arI,ent front on
said river, by eighty arpents
in depth; bounded above by
lands Of H.. & J. w. Wilderseu,
and below by those of Gustave
Poch'; together with all the
buildings and improvements
thereon and thereunto belong
ing, excepting a small shed, a
kitchen and,a chicken.house.
Terms and conditions:
Cash in U. S. Currency.
Sherif's office, Parish of st. James,
this Bird day of December, 1873.
t' V. MILES,
Sheriff.
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OFFICIAL.
or TilE-
POLICE JURY
oil. THE
Parish Of ST. James.
Regular Meeting.
ST. JAMES, Dec. It'll. 1878.

ST. JAMES, Dec. It'll. 1878.
The Police Jury Of ST. James met
this day ut the Court House of said
Parish, pursuant to Il special call OF
the President.
The President being absent, on
motion OF Henry johnson duly Sc
conded. NJ. L. =. Pochh was chosen
as temporary president and took
the chair.
The secretary called the roll.
Mernbers present: Il. a. Harris
on, II. Johnson, ID. Leblanc, \. Mi.
re, +. p. pocht and +. Wasgues,
pack.
Absent: \ l.. Bourgeois pre>'t,
James Davis, j. b. Ferchaud and
j. \. Druilhet.
On motion duly seconded, the
reading Of the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting We're dispensed with.
On motion of III. johnson duly
seconded. the Parish treasurer was
excused from making his usual re-
port. as required, for the reeson, that
there was nc change to make since
his last.
The following report of the Com.
mittep Oh claims ayaiut the Parish
was read and adopted as follows:
ST. JAMES, Dec. 9Th, ISIS.
To the President and Members Police jury
of Parish of ST. James:
GENrLEMES:-ioI committed on Claims
bee leave to submit the following report
l.. We have approved bill Nos, DIR.
Winchester, for A%utnpsical eN-
aminatisn OF body Octave Au-
gust on July Is, payable out
Contingent Fund. $500
2. Approved bill No. 9, DR.. VIM
chester, for posi- m"rtem exam.
nation Of body Victor Joseph,
IN June LIST. payable out of
Contingent Fund. 500
3. Approved hill No. !, DIR. Winches-
ter. for four visits t" prisoners
in Jail. payable out of Parish
iiNsiciun's Fund. 6.W
4. Approved bill No. 10, of j.. Gen
til, for printing judgments ov
forfeited bond, payable ont OF
Contingent Fund. GOO
8. Approved claim II. A. Harrison,
No. =. for per diem as member
Police Jury, session Dec. 18th,
1876 and january oh. 1877,
payable ont OF Sinking Fund. lU,VC
G. Approved claim II. a. Harrison,
NJ. 255, for per diem as member
Police Jury, session January
10th, 1877, payable out of Sink
ing Fund. 5.0t
:. Approved bill No. ], II. Fcitcl, for
salary as Treasurer to Sept. LIST,
ISIS, payable out ofTrcasurer's
. Fund. i00!Ot
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SY4Ar Mews
What news in st. James:
Our Jail deserves well its rcputa

What news IN st. James:
Our Jail deserves well its rcputa-
ton.
Our Jail is a pasteboard Jail.
You may come in our Jail, live in
it as lon. as you will, and leave it
:ls sOon as you please.
Our jai. has been built by some
radical architects, and some say
that the builders of our Jail + Of
those who J'utrijuS succuryerc dis
can't.
"Make thy house casy' says the
Wisdom.
The fact is that Monday last, at
about three o'clock in the morn
ing, the notorious Charles William,
after havin. been boarded duriyg
six months in our Jail by the sller.
if Victor Miles, suddenly took a
leave of absence, and without pay
ing his bill.
lie made his way by the window.
William had y file. and the bars
of our Jail cannot resist Il file.
Notwithstanding, William escap.
ed alone. His two companions
We're too big for the hole, and now
curse their fairness.
But what was Charles William?
According to his own declaration
corroborated by two or three wit
ncsscs, Charles William had killed
and murdered for SO, u nan by
the name of Victor Joseph, on the
plantation of Mr.. Emile Bourgeois.
He did not know Victor Joseph,
he had nothing against him. but he
admitted in his conscience that you
may kill a mar for twenty-five dol
dars, even for less.
And William is now as free as All
honest man, probably ready for
another job.
But the community has 4: right
to question Mr.. Victor Miles. who
is the sheriff, who resides in the Jail
itself, who has the prisoners in his
custody, and who will answer.
And if Mr.. V. Miles answers that
he was absent, certainly fulfilling
one Of his official duties, Mcssrs.
Etienne Joseph and Jerry Colomb,
the two Young gentlemen who are
~jailors, cannot cSonerate themselves
from all blame and neglect Of duty
by merely stating that they were
reading the Nep- York Times at the
time.
We may also question their right
of putting into irons the other pris-
Oners because n OF them had es-
capped or tried to escape. Such II
right belongs neither to Mr.. Miles
nor to Mr.. Etienue Joseph. We
live in a civilized country, and We
ought to he a civilized people.
Remember that m accused is not
u convict.
No one is allowed to intiict a cor.
poral punishment on an accused.
For if such was the case, the priso-
ner could be the victim Of II %,jailor,
and the prisoner is under the pro
lection of the law. Keep him as it
is your duty, watch him III confor-
nifty with law, but don't pull one OF
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WANTED, E 70 jasx 31'{

Number Is is the lucky number that won
the Bay Mare, at the drawing of the lntte-
ry thereof. which took place on Sunday.
the 2ith OF November last past, 1873, ON
Cabanocey plantation.
Any II holding said ticket may claim
sain Mare within thirty days of the notice
hereof.
Dec, $, IS. PAUL GRlMA.
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Official Journal.......LE L~OUlsIASAIs.
POLICE JURY.
President, A. l.. Bourgeois;
Secretary, Emile J. Laiclc:
Members, J. A. Drnillet. J. B.. Fcrcl'ald,
Fclicicn Wagnespack, Dtsir" Leblanc, Ja-
mes Davis. Alfred Mire. Henry Johnson.
Felix z. Pochc, Richard A. Harrison.
SCHOOL BOARD.
President, J. t;cnti!:
Secretary, J.eLouis Gaudet:
Members, j. T.. P"cllt. Marcclin Iir-
emit, Alfred plais,ncc, =. Numa Martin,
Thelcspiorc Dusas, A. w Thompson, II. l..
Tureaul.
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LOCATION.

Hcalthy.anA desirable for delicate
youths who may not be able to stand
a colder climate.
For further information. address
ID. +. BOYD,
President.
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BrAlxs.

Senator Blaine, in his great
platform speech in the Senate of
the United States, has been very
impoli,ic and unjust.
If the colored republicans of the
South continue to stick to the re-
publican party, OF which Blaine is
II of the grand leaders, they de-
serve to go to Heaven in Il straight
line.
For the Gospel says: Blessed
are the poor in spirit: for theirs Is
the kingdom of heaven.
The fact is that Senator Blaine
has said:
"Thc Republican party has not
been able to maintain it's ascenden-
cy over the Southern blacks, whom
it emanc'pated civi!ly and political
~, and as the Democrats alone are
benefited by the colored vote, some
way must he devised to deprive them
Of that advantage which gives Il
numerical legislative superiority to
the Democratic party, or to remove
or considerably restrict the right of
suffrage, accorded by the Republi.
can to the blacks at the close Of
the Civil War"
Such are the politicians.
They want men for the benefit of
their political party, not for the
general interest Of the country, and
when they grant right TO q race
or a class, it is in view of their per-
sonal elevation.
Poor blacks!
They are liked for their votes.
A happy new year to you, la
dies and gentlemen.
And may God grant You all that
is good, fine and just.
But if there is Il chimera in this
world, it is assnrcd!y what they call
I
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Parish Of ST. Jalmcs.

Parish Of st. james.
Richard Simms.
Reprcsentativcs.... Vincent Dickinson.
I Lncien Como.
Parish Julgc........-S +. Siskron,
Parish Attorney..-.:.J. X. Winchester,
Clork-ofC onrt....-.. Emile J. Laichc,
Rccorder.............L Louis Dngas, {.
Treasurer Henry Feitel,
fax Collector ........E. G.. Mirc,
Sheriff Victor Miles,
Coroner Leblanc,
Parish physicinn.....p NJ. Lambrcmont.
Assessor. Jules Dorllier.
Supervisor of Regis
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TO THE T~AX-PAYERS.

The Taxpayers of the Parish Of
st. James are hereby notified that
after the LIST. Of december two per
cent a month will be levied as pc
nalty to the amount Of their taxes.
Z. G. MIRE.
S.Collector.
St. James, Nov. 25th. 1873,