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Aflrs Of the Stefk.

. Daring the month of February,
there we're siXty>seVen failures in
the city of New York,
A very severe drouth prevails
throughout the Sandwich Islands,
which causes great alarm among
sugar-planters and stockNraisers.
South Carolina supplies nearly
half the rice produced in the coun.
-Gnnrnia Is next, or 1000, 900
pounds ahead Oh LOUISIANA. Near
~ all the rice comes from these
three States.
Each of the stained glass win.
dows in the new Catholic cathe.
draI of New York will cost $500
10 gold in France, or, for the thir.
ty-fve, $33, 800. The two most
expensive are those representing
81. Patrick and the immaculate
conception.
Pics the Ninth came of a
long lived stock. His great grand
father lived seventy.three years;
his grandfather ninety.three years;
his father eighty.three years; his
mother eightysnine years. Of
his three brothers, Joseph died at
the age of seventy.six, Gabriel at
lightweight and Gaetan Gig hty,
nine years.
Hayes vetoed the Silver bill
last Thursday, Feb. %, but the
bill was Immediately passed over
his veto by a majority of more
than tWo-thirds, by q vote of 1876
10 70 in the House, and 46 to 10
in the Senate. Consequently the
coinage of silver dollars at all of
the MINIS will commence imme-
diately.
Feb, "a, mas designated as the
date on which the Insurgents in
Cuba should lay down their arms
TO accept the terms offered BIZ the
Spanish government as a compro.
mise, and it is expected peace viii
soou be proclaimed, and an end
made to the nine years of terrible
war on that island.
The Moftett bell punch il ID
favor with the Richmond, Va.
liquor sellers. First, it ia a check
upon his bartender, just as it is
on . car conductor ; second, it
enables him to raise the price Of
every drink of whisky and apples
jack 3 cents, of which sum he only
pays one>half to the State /; here
puts an end to the credit sys-
TEN.
The first effect of the remon-
citation of the silver dollar has
been q rise ia the price of silver
bullion. The greater the demand
silver created by tho coinage
the remonetized dollar, the
that metal viii rise in the
markets. Of the world, until the
liver dollar of 4123 grains win
on a par with the gold dollar,
y it was before ii was demones
lied.
The emigration of farmers from
indiana, Illinois and Iowa to
'ezas and Mississippi, is much
.reater than most people have
idea of, The colony plan
GEMS To prevail. In ON plaeas
here are regular emigration asso
latioDs, and even adistriet com.
llttees.7 What the effect viii Be
. the future of the South cannot
9 toreseen, but it must neces.
lrily have an influence on shaping
20 future. Even Louisiana ID
q bid for d share of this
ainan wealth.
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"a boy ali Hats, TruEk s.
Nallses at the StoLtRalI Jack,
son." corner Royal and st. Louis
Dobbias' Electric Soap. Having oh.
tanned the agency Of this Celebrated
soap for YermiIionville and yicip ifv
We append the opinion of some of m.
best people as to its merits:
"pobbins' Electric Soap made bv i
Qragin Co, Philadelphia, PA otves
perfect satisfaction in every respecs.
have given it a fair test, and recon-
mend it to all housekeepers.
ERNST BEtNARb.
v thoroughly tested D0hh;ns,
EelectrIc Soap, aud find that it arr.
passes all other soaps for wasbing mr..
poses, and 1t is a great saver Of time and
aaGf r. DUGAT.1
After having used Dobbins, F~Iectrgc
soap, we find that it is better than any
other soap we have ever tried. With
ltt washing can be done in ons half tba
time. Boiling the clothes Is unnecaaaas
~, and but very little rubbing is needed.
4. G~ouEIL4RT,
kemstl0HrtNe, A. NEYEU,"
have thoroughly tested Dobbina
Electric Soap, and find thabit SURPRISES
an soap for waning purposes, and
Is a great SAVIOR Of time and labor.
r AID. BouDREAux.8
we desire all our friends and Cnsfom-
eFs TO give this soap one trial, so tfas
they may know just how good the hast
soap IN the US. Is. GERAO BROS,
tsrmi6oneMs Ia. j-t0 Sole agents.
Call on FL. Dudley Coleman 4.
BRO, No. II Union street, New
Orleans, when you want cheap
machinery, mill stones, irons and
portable steam engines, cotton
presses, etc
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editorial.
OUR SUGAR ARTICLES.

and all others interested III tut
prosperity of the sugar industry,
are taking every preCaution to
guard against future disasters,
such as visited most sugars plau.
tiers last season. All agree, with
great unanimity, that they not
only need a better class of ma
chinery, which will enable them to
produce the best sugar, but much,
much more knowledge about the
best modes of planting, fertile,
ing, seed. keeping and manufac>
ture. To attain the ends in view,
no better mode could be adopted
than for planters, sugar>makers
and chemists to exchange ideas
through the public prints upon
these important questions. Hence
the articles of that veteran PLAN
ter and scholar, Capt. David Ker,
which we have just published in
the Sugar"Bowl, are very oppOr~
tuDe,and will do great good. His
suggestions about the treatment
of frosted cane and juice, about
w~indrowing and sugar manufac~
ture, will attract much attention,
and d~eservedly SO, as he is now
the oldest practical sugar planter
on the Teche. His three articles
should be carefully preserved, for
future reference. Q
On this page will be found a
short article from Concrete
Sugar. a very practical sugar
planter aud manufacturer, who
has frequently heretofore enter
tanned our readers, in which he
refers to MF. ~Monteio,a pamphlet
Uu Central Sugar Factories"
lately republished in the Sugar
PoWs. Any planter who wishes
to try the concretor here has a
fine opportunity presented by a
gentleman who thoroughly under.
stands its practical use and bene-
fits.
We now have in hand three
other most excellent articles, con-
trfbuted for the Sugar Bowl. The
first, which will be published
next week, is from our st. Mary
correspondent "Brutus," a TALENT
ed sugar planter, who shows that
the sugar yield depends much
upon meteorological conditions,
and that water is the greatest
enemy sugar planters have to
contend against; the second arti>
Gle, which will be published the
week, is from the able
pen of Mr.. Alfred w. j. Mason,
the inventor of Mason Saturator
and Evaporation, 10 which he
criticises MI. Henry Studniezak's
assertion that the Robert process
most perfectly extracts cane Juice;
and following in the next edition
will be another article from Mr..
Studniczka, the able st. Louis
upon the question, "Oan
Crystalizable Sugar be Increased
in the Sugar Cane by Fertilizing
the Soil Properly =
AS all articles pertaining to
sugar culture or manufacture are
read with great interest by every
sugar planter, we invite a full and
free discussion, through our col
INNS, of all ideas advanced. This
IS the best mode of disseminating
obtaining information.
Should any Of the readers of
he Cotton Boil wish to read these
ugar articles, they can have the
Bowl sent to their address
nstead, BY writing up.
SEED CANR.-We have made
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MosaoE, la. Jnln 27tll. 1s11

Dr. j. O. JargieIspios;
Ny Dear Sir-Enclosed please find
Post Office Order FOR one bottle Of your
Rheumatic Medicine. You will remem-
her me as the person who was SO badlv
afflicted with that disease in 1874, ana
who was clesk in the District Court in
your city, and through whose recon-
mendation some OF your Medicine was
sent 20 California / have always rec
commended it wherever / have come in
contact with these afflicted with Rheu-
masism. 4 gentleman of the arm for
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tor about two weeks and To day il very
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. bottle of It only
Very truly yours, VA SMITH.
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MEETING OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES

SOAAAhg EOUs 80 lCfCs
Pursuant to a call of the Msyor. the
Board met this day.
Members all present except D. Laugh
lin and P. Rozier.
On motion, the reading of the minutes
OF the last meeting was dispensed with.
Com munication of certain merchants.
asking for q repeal of the ordinance
Ieyylng a tax upon stock in trade, was
received, and on motion of Judge Alli-
son, seconded by ], Fisher, Was laid
upon the table.
On motion of Judge Fontelieu. sec.
onded By ]. Fisher, a committee Of two
was appointed to purchase the buildinG
now occupied by the bridge keepeF'
The President appointed on said com
mittee Judge Allison and j. Gall.
On motion, the communication of
Fire Co. Noe was laid on the talle.
Communication Of j. Y. Gilmore was
received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Bridges.
Proposals of r. BrantIy and John I
Picket for boxing Hopkins Canal, were
received and no action taken thereon.
There being no further business, the
Board adjourned to meet again on the
first Saturday in March.
@. YOUNG, President.
J.R. FREEMAN, Secretary,
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ANDERsoN's OAsE.-Our city
exchanges are 20 fully absorbed
ia the exciting events of the car
niyal season that they have quite
forgotten Wells, Anderson Is CO.,
but SO far as We can learn, An
derson will not be able to carry
his case before the Supreme Court,
and there is now a strong proba-
bility of his serving out his two
years term in the peniteutiaIy.
He and Wells languish in the
parish ptisol, while, we believe,
Oasanave and Kenner out on
bonds.
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SEED OANE.-We have made
diligent inquiry, during the past
week, concerning the condition of
seed cane throughout the various
parishes, and are glad to hear
that Ia q large majority OF cases it
has kept we'll, and the acreage in
cane will be considerably lncreas.
ed this year, We have heard Of
o few localities where the seed
did not keep we'll, bat it is gene
rally accounted for by bad drain
age. The bulk of the cane crop
is already planted, and the
weather is now so very fayorably
for it's early sprouting that We do
not fear farther loss of seed. The
prospect for a good crop this gear
is as good as it has been for years
past.
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Puneh.s Almanack for 1873. IL now
ladled cut to American reader in q e.
print, At only ten cents. For fun. bUmor
and wisdom, address I. G. Clearleirh
No, 3I1 Broadway, New York.
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WARREEn.

WILtIAMs-PORTER- AT Opelousas
parish Of 1t. Landry. La Feb 20, M.
Porter,
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LEGISLATIVE. But a few days
more remain of the session,
and if the expectation of the
people of Louisiana are to be
even half way realized, they
will have TO do a great deal
of very good work within a short
space of time. General disap>
pointment prevails among !citi.
zeus all over the State at the
lack of interest taken in reform
measures by the majority of the
members of the General Assem-.
bly,. Let Us hope for better ter.
mination.
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VARIETIES THEATRE.-For the
carnival week, the distinguished
artist, Miss Rose Eytingr, in her
remarkable Performance of Rose
Michel, is being produced. II was
acted By her 200 nights in New
York J B. studley, and a great
caste, sustain her. Monday,
March III, Rose Eyuage in Led
Astray.
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Hot SpOrtsueN i-Order your
ganss ammunition, etc, from the
hunters headquarters, Il Rhodes
% Ut. Charles street, New Orleans.
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SCARAB FoRGERs, KsBner
and Casanave ask for a transfer
of their cases, d, lho alledged
ground Of a conspiracy against
the members OF the late Return
ing Board.
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ST. JAMES HOTEL REoPENED.
The old patrons of this popular
hotel will all be glad to learn that
it has been -reopened by Mr..
Jomes h. Leake, the former chief
clerk. Mr.. Leake, who is an old
st. Mary boy, land by long expe>
rience in the hotel business amply
qualified to conduct a ~frst~class
hotel,) has leased the St. James
for a term of five years, and has
so thoroughly recognized every
department that we a g sure that
hotel, under his management, will
always be IA credit to New Or
leans. Mr.. Leake has hosts of
friends through the State, who
will take great pleasure in sus~
tanning him in his enterprise.
While his charges are very mod
crate tonly $50 per day, his
accommodations will always be
frst~class. Do not forget the st.
James when you visit New
Orleans.
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HPnfoFHndHnf

u boy All Hats, Trunks,
Yalises at the StoLt all Jack.
son" corner Royal and st. Louis
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KNIGHTS OF MOMUS-ThP fifth
annual display CT this New Or
leans mystical society, laSs Thurs,
day night, Feb. IS, was the best
of all, and by many considered
equal to any ever given in that
city. "Momus' beaded the pros
cessiou, drawn in a magnificent
chariot, drawn by four horses;
''Queen Nab" followed, mounted
on a platform, representing her
as being drawn by four butterflies
driven by a gnat; then came the
"sleeping Beauty" guarded by
the Prince; on the fourth car,
"Valentine and Orson" were seen
in combat, and the "Bear" same
in the rear next car, the Yellow
Dwarf" was mounted on his cat,
combating the liking of the
Golden Mines" for the possession
of his love, "All,Fair ;"next came
III? "Snow Queens CASTLE" then
Aladdin Receiving his Bride; )"
"Sindbad the Sailor = "DraIh of
Arthur;""Undine," going through
the enchanted forest with "Hul~
derbrand," her newly-wedded lord;
next "Lady GOdiva. mounted on
her steed; then, "Oberon" an
nointing "Titania's" eyes next
the "Fair one with the Golden
)" the "Fairy Regatta )"
Summer and Winter Fairies )"
the &c ulprit Fay . "Rapp, the
Gnome King" of the Cstskills
the "Sea Fairies" concluding
with the "Four Winds" and wind
ing up with grand tableaux and
a ball at the Opera Honse.
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MES
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-10-10
Scientific Butter.Making.

THE milk stands thirty-six hours be-
fore it is skinned, and after that of the
evening has been received, our Perdita,
like an excellent clerk, fills out her re-
turn for the day. She has printed
blanks which give the names of the
cows as they stand in the stable. Two
columns are ruled for mornings and
evenings milk, and the weight Of milk
given by each COW is recorded as we
have said. The disposition made of the
whole quantity is then noted, and the
dairy is charged with its proportion,
when deductions have been made for
the house, the families of the men, and
the young calves. Such q report is
filed daily, and so complete is the sys.
tenn that it takes only q few hours at
the end of the year to tabulate a full
statement of the 365 days.
The cream is strained or filtered, by
which a thorough homogeneousness is
secured, and without which it is impos-
sible to obtain all the butter except by
second churning. The strainer in
this instance is cylindrical can divi-
ded into two compartments by double
bottoms, the upper one having two
tube-like sleeves with conical mouths,
into which two "plungers," worked by
q pump-handle, fit. The cream is
poured into the upper compartment,
and the "plungers" force it through
the sleeves into the lower compartment,
in which it arrives ready for churning.
The ehurning IL dens twice = week, In
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-10-10

factory churn, and, the temperature
being 62 deg, the butter appears in
about forty Dlinutes. The next process
is known as working" which is alto
gether done by a machine, in quantities
Of thirty pounds at time. The ma
chine consists of turn-table in the
form of an exceedingly flat truncated
cone and conical-grooved presser.
Between the revolving cone and the
presser the butter passes, and is crushed
and crushed again until all the butter
milk is forced out of it, and discharged
into pail at the outside edge Of the
turn-table. The crank that causes the
revolutions is attended by an assistant,
while Perdita herself superviscs, dredg-
ing in the salt, and taking care that the
working is not overdone.-W II. Ride
ing, in Harper's Magazine for October.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-10-10
Youths Department.
Il STORY, OF yGEORDIE. -,

A WEE little fellow was Georlie, my boy, a wee
little fellow was he;
With eyes like twin stars and little round head,
us curly as curly could be:
And such a white skin! all dimpled and fair,
from his brow to his ten little toes;
And only one freckle Il sunbeam had left on the
tlp OF his little pug nose.
One morning my Geordie stretched up like a
man, and declared that he felt 80 tall
He was sure l could trust him to take the tin
To gather the t ssS 9,1 sna bscH
ripe a. a berry could be.
Ill be back in a minute and bring some to
you Jus he patient, mammal cried he.
30 kissed the red lips and the forehead so fair,
. and gave little Geordie, my boy,
wo' s.s pail most rs big az himself, which
hlled his small heart with joy;
And off for the berries he scampered away,
swinging his tin pail about.
And far down the lane | could hear his sweet
The moments sped ON till an hour had gone, and
And nursie grew worried and gravcly said: =" Why,
where can the little one be ~
50 we went to the lane, to the wall to the hedge.
where berries grew thick as bees,
And We called. and we called, and searched here
and there, under bushes and hedges and
trees.
Till VIC parted the vines that grew under tree,
where tiny blue shoe lay half hidden,
And there-well, no wonder a certain small boy
couldn't answer his mother when hidden,
For sOunder asleep than the r-famed =" Bs,-
Peep" was the boy who had promised me
berries,
And black rs spade were the little twin lips
which had always been red as twin cherries.
And gone WIS the white skin of GeOrdie. nv
boy, SO black had his berrying turned him.
Such little stained cheeks and such tiny sOiled
hands! Every soul but mamma would have
spurned him.
But what of the pail? And prav how many
quarts of blackberries ripe did it hold?
Oh! dear. must tell it, though really ashamed
Of the story that here must be told.
You'll hardly believe it; but truly that pail, with
Its great open mouth open wide,
Held-Only my Geordies nee curly round head,
rs it comfortably lay on it's side!
And never 4 berry was gathered for me, unless
GeOrdie was bringing them all
Tucked safely away in the little red lane'' that
was reached through his mouth SO small.
I lifted my little black boy from the ground. and
kissed the dark stains all away,
Till he opened his eyes and sleepily said: MAY
!, - Geordie do berrying to-day?"
Then right back to dreanland he tumbled
again, and what he did there / don't know;
But this is the story, rs true as can be, Of how
Geordie a-berrying did 90.
Mary d. Brine, in ". Y. Independent.
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USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

The following bits of wisdom are
mainly taken from the agricultural col
umns of the IoaOa StGte Register:
Salt fish are quickest and best fresh
ened by soaking in sour milk.
Corn cut and shocked as soon as it
is well glazed makes the best corn fod-
der.
Improved farming is in fencing your
stock, not your crops.
Moldy bread and moldy cheese are
poisonous.
Keep the straw berry beds clean dur
ing September and October and stop
all useless runners.
"Nothing to do" is mean fellow,
rs laziness broods in every bone of his
body.
Fish may bc scaldcd much easier by
dipping into boiling water about
minute.
A teaspoonful of turpentine boiled
with your white clothes will aid the
whitening process.
For cracks in stoves mix borings or
filings with salt water and q small
quantity of sal ammoniac.
The farmers do most of the hard
work, own most of the land, pay most
of the taxes, and feed most of the
world.
A true business man, on farm or in
Office, has the ability and the intention
to do what he promises.
Kerosene will soften boots or shoes
which have been hardened by water,
and render them rs pliable as new.
A mortgage on your farm, AMI yet
you hire a man to do your work, and
you 60 to town.
"Contcntmcnt with goodness is great
gain" But contentment with lazincss
has many of the fruits of bitterness.
Ink stains may be removed from
marble by washing first with clear
water and then with weak solution of
oxalic acid.
Labor; nothing can be had for moth
ing; whatever a man achieves he must
pay for it and no favor of fortune can
absolve him from his duty.
A family which raises and sells
more than they buy is growing richer.
But how can this be known unless a
strict account is kept?
To remove glass stopper, put a
drop or two of glycerine or sweet oil
in the crevice about the stopper. In an
hour or two the stopper will be loose.
Plants in open ground, such rs car
nations, tea and other roses, and 9TH
crs expected to flower in winter, should
be taken up and potted and kept in
shady place until they recover.
Dress your. lands with fertilizers
rather than yourself with broadcloth.
The one reimburses the amount ex-
pended with interest, the other returns
but continually clamors for
further disbursements.