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Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-05-04
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 of
the Board of Managers, for the GRkAT
Coin ssCENTENNIAL MEDAL" under the
following rules:
This Meial tof gold) is to be awarded
only for machine, product, or process,
exhibited this Centennial year, at the 45th
Exhibition of the merican Institu of
the city of New York. It can be awarded
only for machine, produ t, process, of
gre value, decided Importance, and of
more than usual merit and then only by
a 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"
1t viii be thus seen that the "H0we"
still leads all eompetitors-and we chal-
lenge all Sewing Machine Companies in
the land TO produce an award of like ex-
cellence received in this ;ENTENNI IL
YEAR.
THE HOWE MACHINE CO..
l83 CANAL SrREkT, NEW ORLEANS.
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Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-05-04
Assumption, April 90, 1873.
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.
OFFICE OF Tax COLLECTOR, }
Napoleonville, La.
March 2S. 1873. y

March %, 1878. J
In conformity with Section 4 Of
Act No. 8 of sxtra session of 1873,
approved March %, 1873, tax
payers who have paid their State
tax for the year 1877, are hereby
notified that one and one half mills
will be reimbursed to them by
calling at my Office. Also all per-
sons who have received their tax
notice are hereby informed that on
payment of their taxes one and one
/ half mills will be remitted on State
tax of 1877.
Parties holding tax receipts OF
1877 will please bring them when
they come, in order to make the
proper correction thereon.
CHs. THIAC,
Tax Collector.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-05-04
STATE OF LOUISIANA

By virtue of three writs of .1feri
faeius semanating from the above
named court. in the above entitled
and numbered suits, / have seized
and will offer for sale at public allc-
ton, to the highest bidder, at tbe
Court House, in the town Of Napo-
leonville, parish of Assumption, on
Saturday, May 4, 1873,
commencing at II o'clock A. M, a
lot of desirable merchandise, con-
sis,ing of groceries, hardware, wood
en- ware, wines, liquors &C., as pen
inventory on file in my Office.
TERMS-CASH
In United States Treasury Notes.
A. j. ECHEYERRIA,
Sheriff
Assumption, April 90, 1873.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-08-27
Veracity the best Policy.

It is related Of a Persian mother, on
giving her sou forty pieces Of silver as
his portion. that she made him swear
never to tell q lie and said
"Go, my son; consign thee to God;
and we shall not meet here again till
the day Of Judgement
The youth went away. and the party
he travelled with were assaulted by rob-
bers. One fellow asked the boy what
he had. aud he answered with candOr
which surprised his questioner
Forty dinars are sewcd up in my
garments.
The robbcr laughed, thinking that
the boy jestcd. Another asked the same
question and received the same answer
At last the chief called him, and asked
what he had
The boy replied
Il have told two of your people
already that have forty dinars sewed
up in M clothes
The chief ordered bis clothes to be
ripped ope@, and the money wa:
found
And how came you to tell this ~
Because" replied the boy, 81
would not be false to my mother, t
whom | solemuly promised never to tel
4 lie
"Ghild," sad the robber, art thor
80 mindful cf the duty to thy mother
and am insensible at my age of the
the duty | owe to God I? Give me tn!
hand, that | may swear repentance oI
it,
lie did So, and his followers w0r'
struck with the scene.
You have been our 'cader in guilt.
they said to the chief-"bc the same Il
the path Of virtue and taking tn
boys hand. they took the oath Of re
pcntancl on il.
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Astonishing Feats Of Jugglery.

In Delhi. India. we saw the crle-
bratcd basket trick. which is sometimes
poorly initiated by a professional macl-
clans in this country. y nave pro>
duccj basket and blanket, and after
permitting us to sec that contained
nothing. inverted the basket on the
ground and covered it with blanket.
We paid no attention to his incanta!ions
but kept our eyes fixed on the basket
and the space around Ii. resolved that
no boy should be smuggled into it or
out Of it without seeing him. What
made the feat still more wonderful was
the fact that the performer stood in u
clear space. and we could look down on
him as he proceeded. He then went
through the customary act Of thrusting
n sword through the lntcrstices Of the
basket, when the cries Ola boy We're
heard as if in mortal pain issuing from
the basket. Turning it over, there was
was boy within, apparently unhurt
and seemingly enjoying the fur. Re-
storing the basket, with the blanket
over it, to its former position, with tie
boy underneath it, the jugglcr went
through with some incantations, and
then running his sword under the bian-
ket tossed it away from him. Turning
over the basket no boy was to be seen.
So far as anything could be observed.
there was no possibly place in which
the little fellow could be concealed.
Another feat quite as astonishing W.
saw performed in the streets of Con-
stantinople.. An itincrant magacian
showed us n cane which had the ap-
pearance Of being wood and very krct>
ty. This he tossed in the air as high az
he could, and when it struck the srounl
it took the form of live serpent with
blazing eyes and rapid movements. ItI
lookcd ike a dangerous specimen, and
one which 10 nan in his senses would
Ike to approach. Catching up this
monster. the fellow coilcd it around hl'
neck and foudled it, while it writhed
and cxhibcd the most vcnomous quail
ties. Throwing it high up in the air,
it fell to the ground the same cane
which We had handled at our ease. l.
was this trick which Aaron per-
formed in Egypt when he turned his
rod into serpent, and the Egyptian
magician did the same thing in imita-
ton.
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The Moral Teaching OF War

We must leave 1t to schoolboys to
maintain the thesis that war Is good
or bad in itself. and to the omnl>'rnt
philosophers Of the future II define
the conditions under which this ire
mcndous fermentation Generated III "a
nation i likely To he healthy or NOR
bid For the great majority Of uS. who
have 10 special enlightenment. ltisoniy
po>>ib.e-whcn war Is threatcncd-to
| ,all back upon certain ancient maxms
con>crvatcd by high authority. bat tor
that reason >ayoriug Il little of the copy
book We have to do our iuty in the
dark War, We can only say, means the
process by which nations are pressed
through TREMENDOUS cruclblc. Empty
cyuIra,ion i> for tie frivolous. and mere
-hrjcking for towards If victory mus
always he doubtful. So must the brnehi
Of victory. # we fail to %ain our osten
siblc purpose, that purpose Is often tn
embodiment ct mistaken aspirations. l
patriotism is stimulated, SO are the base
passions which manage 10 pass them
selves off as patriotic. The one so''
omen i not simply the lighting for on
country. bat Sighting IN worthy spirit
\ nation which ii.ht~ in ~ spirit e
empty yarorns. but. with the soIcm
and rcSoutc sense betting a trom'n
IouS ordeal which l. resolved t. Iact~
the face; to be- made more ''uraS'''
bv defeat, aud more serious ty Sn'''-
and to be content with NJ supciii't
remedy to the evils brought out IN II
procc,,-may expect that even the h'
! rors ot war will have their compe'
satlus advantages
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-08-27

\ nice young man employed in the
Kansas Pacific Office resolved the other
day to present his beloved girl with a
nice pair IF shoes. lie accordingly pro-
cured her measure and went into one OF
the fashionable stores on Main street
and purchased two dollar pair OF shoes.
In order to make the present appear
more valuable he marked five dollars
upon the s,les 81 the shoes, and at his
request the clerk put rcceipted biilior
five dollars into one Of the shoes. The
presentation was made, and the lovers
were happy as lovers should be. But
mark tie sequel. The girl examined
the shoes in the daylight and was not
satisfied. She was convinced that her
lover had been cheated in the purchase
Of such pair of shoes at that price. She
decided to 90 and change the shoes and
obtain better bargain. Yesterday she
appeared in the store and selected
pair Of shoes, price $3.50, and politely
requested the clerk to take back the
shoes for which she said her sweetheart
had paid S.. Tic receipted bill was
produced in proof. and the boot man
found it impossible to 20 'bchind the
returns. The smart girl took her $3.50
pair of shoes, and obtained $3.50 in
money, and went home happy and sat-
isiad The boot seller sent bill for
s3 to the young man who promptly
paid the difference, but he thinks that
girl little too smart for him.
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Mexican Crcolcs.

The word "Creolc" literally mean
native. though it is often applied t'
people with Il slight dash Of negro blooC
and in the West Indies they talk Of
Creole negro, a ',,Crcole brown man,
Creole white, Creole mahogany, Creole
pickles. In Mexico it is used to desig
nate a white, or European, born in th'
country. In Mexico the Crcolcs form
about cne-seventh Of the population
and constitute the real intelligence oI
the country, as well as its ariStocracy
In appearance the Creole apes the
Spanar1 of the Old World, but at once
his phy>ioenomy betrays to the stran-
ger who has ever visited Spain that,
though Spaniard he may be, he is one
Of the New World. He is quick, ami
mated, usually not very fresh complex
ioned. early arrives at maturity, but Is
not muscular, and is unified for long
continuance Of labor. His speech has
all the quickness Of the Southern ma
tious, and is accompanied by an end
less dumb show, which is peculiarly at
fcctcd by the Mexicans. sometimes as
an emphasis to what is said, sometimes
as commentary. Like the Mestzo,
the Creole is passionate and easily moved, ,
but unlike him, he is able to govern his
emotions, and soon rcgains his equa'
nami;y. Unlike the Italians or Portu-
guesc, treachery is foreign to his ma
ture. If he desires vengeance, he ex-
cutcs it openly with his own land, and
would never dream Of hiring bravos
or bandits to murder his enemy. He
Is not so apt to use the knife as the
Mc>tizo, and then only as the result
of passion, or in what he considers
the regular course Of a kind Of irrcg-
ular duel. lie is vain, thouehiIe>s,
and fond Of enjoyment. and apt to
value himself more highly than the
rest Of the world docs; hut at lie same
time, even when quite uncdnca'"d. i
endowed with ana;ural refinement and
poitcncss which iavorably impresscs the
stranger who first comes into contact
with him. He has all the faults aad
mos. Of the virtues of the Spaniard,
and to these he has supcraddcd few
vices peculiarly his own.
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MOTHERS WAY.
RY MAMIE 4. HEPwORTlI.

Oit within our little cottage,
a tnc shadows gently fall,
While the sunlight touches softly
one sweet face upon the wall.
DO we gather close together.
And in husbcd and tender tone.
Ask each others full forgiveness
For the wrongs that each have done.
Should you wonder why this custom
At the ending Of the day,
Eyes ard voice would quickly answer,
1T was once our mothers way
If cur home be bright and cheery,
Iii; hold welcome true,
Opening wide its door of greeting
To the many. not the few;
II we share our fathers bounty
With the needy. day by day.
Tis because our hearts remember
This was ever mothers way.
Sometimes when our hands grow weary.
Or our tasf seen very long
When our burdens look too heavy.
And we deem the right all wrong.
Then we gain new fresh courage
As we rise to proudly say &:
"Lct Us do our duty bravely,
This WAS our dear mothers way.
Thus we keep her memory precious.
While we never cease to pray
That at last when lengthening shadows
Mark the evening Of life's day.
They may find us waiting calmly
To 90 home our mothers way
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-08-27
A Scene in Vera Cruz.

An editor who has been taking a
jaunt through Mexico, says that the
public washing>piac, of Vera Cruz i
curious institution. Stone trOushs.
abou, three feet high, extend around
Two sides of a large square. These
troughs are divided into compartments
which looks very much like stable-man-
gers and each compartment in addition
to the receptacle for the water i. iurn-
ishcd with stone slab upon which tha
linen is rubbed. Probably hundred
brown women, some Of them young and
handsome, and Others old and ugly,
were busily engaged in rubbing, smoke
inc and chattering as we passed none
Of them gave us more than a passing
glance. Their costume was cool but. by
no means burdensome. The water is
furnished by the city aqueduct, and
each washer pays a stipulated rent.
On the whole, it is great improvement
on the mode of washing practlced in
the interior. Such OF linen as was
hung out to dry seemed to be delight
fail, white aud clcan. bat ;hc process,
| understand, is rough on the material
and buttons.
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Hold on, Boys.

Hold on to Your tongue when you
are just ready to swear. lie. speak
har.hly or say any improper word.
Hold ON to your hand when you are
about to strike, pinch, scratch, stea! or
do any disobcdient or improper act.
Hold Oh to your foot when you are on
the point Of running away from duty,
or pursuing the path Of error, shame or
crime. Hold on to your temper when
you are angry, excited, or imposed up
on. or others angry with you. Hold
on to Your heart when evil associates
ask your company, and invite you to
Join in their games, mirth and revelry.
Hold on to your good name at all
times, for it is more valuable 70 You
than gold. high prices, or fashionable
attire Hold on to truth, for it
will serve YOU well and do you good
through eternity. Hold IN to Jour
virtue it is above price to you III all
times and places. Hold on to Your
good character, for it is, and ever will
be, your best wealth.
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Born ir 1864.

James James, or "Doublc Jimmy, as
he is more familiary y called, lives on a
farm twelve miles south Of Wcatherford
Parker County, Texas, with his dangh-
ter, Mrs Nancy Wheat. G3 years ofase.
This old gentleman was born ncqr the
Red House. in Prince William Comfy
Virginia. May 10, 1864. His father
resided on plantation near the 10.
tomac, adjoining Lawrence Washing
tons. Mr.. James has seen Washington
often at his fathers house. He and his
brothers were in the war Of lsl2 Mr.
James was = lack Of all trades as lie
says he learned to be carpenter, brick.
layer stonemason. blacksmith, painter
and tinsmiih During his long life he
has never been one month in bed with
sicke>S. Mr.. James was married III
Virginia soon after attaining hi- ma
iorilv, and raised a family of ten bays
and five .irls Leaving his native State
some wears after the war, he settled in
Roam County, Tennessee. From that
place he moved to Lauderdale County
Alabaula. thence to White County
Arkansas, and in 1913 came to Dallas
County, Texas in hi, Slth year. He
continued his residence there unit
ls72. when, in his loSth year, he So
lectcd, as he says. Parker County tc
spend his old days in. In bis l09th
year he cultivated an acre patch oi
watermelons in Parker County and
raised the finest brought to market. He
realized Sl2j from this crop. Mr. Jane:
talks very well and his hearing is very
GOOD .-Gair,<fyA .NuwS.
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THE TEST OF LOVE.


Nellie Valance walked out cf the lit
lie church in p with proud step
and li.ht heart: she had Just brcomc
Mrs. Lloyd Whi,low. The husband
wa. fine looking. moral, intelligent, pos
>ess;nc friends wherever he choo'c 20
make ,hem, and was considered the
most popular r:an in town Nellie was
a pretty little creature with an innocent
face. and a smooth. round. white brow,
and light waves of fair hair, which, with
h,r clinging. child'ike ways. made her
an'indcscribablv charming bride.
They made the bridal tour, and set
tied down in Louisville, very happy
couple. Yet. ere two months had passed
away. the li'tlc wife sat over her un-
tasted breakfast with fearful eyes and
routing lips, giving vent at last to a
torrent OF tears.
What in the world is the matter?'
inonired cousin Kate, from across the
table.
II believe Lloyd is getting tired
oi me answered Nellie, sobblng,
Nonsense, Nell; you always were
.uc.. . a,rsi,iv. pl.u,, I can't sec that
yon have any cause to make such an as
Scrt,1E
But i.avc; this is the second morn
inc he has eoae of without kissing me.
and-and CROUCH to make me know he
does not love me ar he did
You ought to remember ;hat your
husband is one of those who attaches
little Importance to outward sho"
oi affe.tion. am sure he does not
love you less because he forsets those
little ioser ike attentions, which, alter
ALL are Of l;;,le consequence when one
;s sure Of Lu~o2nd's affections.
But | am not suae that this is JlS'
il And this very day ] am going to
becin to test his love for me; II | can
succeed in making him jealous III be-
lieve he loves me
Rather difficult game to play oou'
sin Nell; how are you going to DO II
'Ob. it's easy enough. \ ou remem
Der Albert Weston ? lie is practicIn4
law here in louisville. ! believe that
he possesses enough Of the old affection i9I
mo aud Just about little principle
cnou -h to make him useful in tins mat
tor Wis manner when have met mn
L,. annoyed me beyond measure. u
make use ,sf it now. II
y Wei. Nr-. Nellie Whi'low, hi, all all i.
have to say is. that you will very likely
regret the day you planne- 'D'S ''o'"'
little came.
70 this Nelly only answered.
9TH write tits minute and accept hi'
iny1arion to drive this cv' ming
Iloyd Whilow Wa homc that night
h. fore Nellie returned When at last
ehc did come ,hc vas in HIGH spirits
oiyirc a, reason. wh'u her husband
rallied her upon the iac'. that >h" had
had such glorious drive with her cd
lover.
Look ont. wilc, he said with a laugh
.voa threw that old lover over fer me
don't 90 tlrowin. ne over for HIM.
.Oh, stranger tliu2, lave happened,
Lc,nswsrca
Thc conversation ended in making
,lc husband unusually quiet and the
,r;c. unusually o,y.
.n,r};ro, Lloyd said LAYING down hi,
hook one evening about month alter
". 'r,rJ .arc Won acting di,crcctly in re
,o,,;n, Nr Weston here a. often AZ
cam do -
i lo,c. 50. How'd.
.Weli.' he -aid leaning over and look
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Finding His Ideal.

The last case of manifest destiny is
reported from the city of Evansville.
Ind. \ physician, soon after leading
hi, bride to the altar. wrote a letter to
college friend in Northern Georgia, in
forming him of what had happened, and
advising him, after the manner OF Il
bridegroom, to 90 and do likewise. The
rising youn. lawyer replied from New
man. Ga. that he would be very happy
to marry if he could only meet his ideal;
and then followed pen picture of the
woman ior whom his soul lau@ul>hcd
all Elemental and physical charms which
found u place in his appreciation ncln@
duly mentioned in the de>rrliton.--
While pq,>iua along Main street one
d,v month. attcrWarl. the physician
haprcncd to see young lady Of cx-
ouIsirc beauty and rare intelligence.
and Ike 4 flash he recognized her rs the
embodiment of the lawyer dream. lie
made inuul.i,. at once. and learned that
She lived IN kentucky, and waS visiting
some friends in Evansville; and SHh>c-
oucury he procured. without her know
rdsc. one OF bal. photographs and sent
it to the promising young lawyer. lm'
scntleman was pleased with the counter
felt prcscutmcnt, ana acknowledged 10y
rho pryt mail that II waS indeed the
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Hydroph bia.

The mystery of hydrOphobia seems
to be as far from being cleared pas ever.
4 curious and puzzling ease occurred
lately in England. y boy fourteen
wears of age was bitten slightly on the
hand while playing with Scotch ter
rier. Three weeks later he became Ill,
and symptoms Of hydrophobia showed
themselves and developed until he died
in terrible commissions The physician
pronounced it a genuine ease, but 4 glrt
who had been bitten by the same do-
appeared to have suffered no harm, and
more remarkable still. the dog was CX-
amned by competcn; veterinary sur
seon and pronounced perfectly healthy.
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All R&iuds

or Canned Goods o: best quality, anu
.,.o,,onted full weight. for sale iy
feb12n hlhhLLi vim
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\ party of men had started oui ior
sail on Lake RiIeau. Ont. onc Of them,
named Flayicr, wadcd into the lake 10
push the yacht into deep water. and
while doing 80 fell into a hole AM
other OF the party. named Adams; who
was in the boat. reached over to secure
him, hut was dragged into the water.
Paul Leads. who was on the boat, ami
saw the accident. plunged into TIE LAKE,
but on reaching the other two they
.ra>pci him around the body and all
three were drowned.
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ADVERTISING RATES.
A Practical Sweetheart.

-" Transient advertisements Eu-l' arc0r
panied WITH the "dSh 10 insure Insertion.
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He was 50 drunk that he could not
walk. could .carccly move and only la:-
tially articula,c. \ friend 81. his came
up and upbraidcd him. 1T | were IN
Your pace, said the friend, Id 20 'ni
in the woods and han& myself. I'll
hic, y,u were in my place, how hl''
the iGu,, hic would you srt to .hlt'
tn, wood, wa~ the sluclchms reply.
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\ party of men were standing to
eothcr telling war yarns 'nr o' ',''"'
related great adventure when map
ncucd ,o him while in Virginia W hen
he concluded tall, lauk stranger Sa'I
To lim "Wcll mister, You was Il c'',,'I'
then. wasn't you 90 The other reP'''''
no. sir. | was "A private and always
have been" Thcrcurou the stranger
took on his hat, and with ateaT III ea'"
eve crossed over and extending ms
hand SAID "WcH,, rnlstcr,God bless you
old fellow. there amt but two OF us
left.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-08-27

\ Texas lady raised three bale, of
cotton on five acres, doing tAo york
with her own hands.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-08-27

Thero /, fam; in Vernon 70 'azy
that il takes two of them to ch'p ii
,ticl or wood ah chops while Jim
,,rnnt,. Men for ! change, jim chops
while 'Siah gruut>.
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Give your fowl, plenty Of d">; ol
coal ashes as a bath. also lime rubbish
and gravel. torcthcr with proper food
and vou Will Lr rewarded By healthy
fowls and generous supply ct cgsS.