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St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-27
The Earnings of LObbists.

Does lobbying pay In some cases it
does in other cases it does not. There
are all grades of incomes |among lobby
men. The camp followers and occa-
sional amateurs may pick up from fifty
to five hundred dollars in a session, but
the big lobbyists have frequently earned
thousands OF dollars in single session.
One lobby member, man who is entitled
to wear the proud title OF "Speaker of
the third house." has, in the course of a
decade and half, earned over sixty-fve
thousand dollars. From the best intor.
nation obtainab'e 1t is doubtful if any
obbyist has earned over seven or eight
thousand dollars in a session.
How great the value of q lobbyists
services may be can be seen by a single
instance. Once upon time certain
general law was proposed by state COM
mission. The bill which embodied this
law was designed to be general in its
application, and was framed in entire
ignorance of how oppressively some of
it's provisions would operate in certain
case The bill was being discussed in q
committe. Groom, when it was discovered
by lobbyist OF brains and keen percep
lions that a certain section Of the bill
would compel a great corporation to
make an outlay of 81 100000 to comply
with its provisions. The corporation
was notified, and p powerful influence
brought to bear on the committee. The
section was modified by special clause
inserted, and vast sum of money saved.
Lobbyists are frequently retained by
corporations simply to keep lookout
for measures affecting their particular
interests, and if such measures are in.
troduced the lobbyist notifies his en-
ployers. An ex-governor of this state
has said that bis firm has to keep q man
at the state house to watch for dams
gerous bills. Our shifting and frequent
legislation yearly imperils hundreds Of
i'm portant interests, The mere cost 70
running the legislative machinery is the
smallest part of the burden imposed yb
annual sessiona.- Boston Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-27

to stand my ground, hut did, and then
[ saw before me Lucy, my wife! She
was walking in her sleep. Fearing to
wake her, I stood aside to let her pass
and my foot slipped and I fell heavily to
the bottom of the stairs.
Directly all was confusion. Mrs. Bar
ton, the shopman and our small servant
ran out of their bedrooms, and Lucy,
awakening, shrieked and tainted. But
! was the worst of. So heavy had been
my fall that [ had actually broken in the
flooring at the foot Of the staircase, and
it was with some difficulty that they
extracted me.
Putting my hands behind me, to assist
myself, they touched what seemed to be
small leather bag. drew it forth.
"a money bag, declare, and full of
coins !"
The shopman and the small maid had
retreated, having respect for the pro-
prieties, but my wife and her mother
looked on with astonishment.
"Sure enough, money" I continued,
jingling the contents of the bag. "Why,
there must have been some secret re-
ceptacle there, where my venerable pre-
decessor kept his valuab'es. Here is q
paper. Good graz What in the world
is this ?"
They bent over my shoulder as by the
light of solitary candle | read the
endorsement--"T THE will of Simon jerks "
It was not in any cover, SO we read it at
once. It was very short, and was
roughly drawn aud written, as though
the form had been copied. But it was
duly witnessed and was perfectly intel
ligible.
The testator bequeated all his prop
erty to Lucy Barton.
When we had drawn breath" A very
lucky tumble" I said, "and my bruises
are cured already"
The will was proved under ego, OOO.-
[Cassell's Family Magazine.]
St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-27
Personalities.

Mr.. Thomaa Mast is native OF Bava
ria, and is about forty years old. He il
a short, thick>set, self,confdent man
but not Hayes republican.
Mr.. Thomas Mehon, botanist of the
board of agriculture of Pennsylvania
has contributed $50 trees for the decora
ton for the grounds of Vanderbilt
University.
The Hon. William Maxwell Evarti
was Boston Latin school boy. He is {
man of almost phenomenal thinness, YET
he has very shrill voice, tremendous
appetite, and is the father of eleven chill
dren.
Gen. John A. Dix is small man, but
also very active one. Few sportsmer
can beat him in bringing down snipe o.
duck, spite of his years. Gen. Dir
regularly draws bis pension. as a soldier
Of the war of 1872.
Mr.. Bayard Taylor, our new minister
to Germsny, was, quarter of century
ago, a slight man, bat now, what with
beer and beef, he has grown heavy. HI
must weigh over two hundred pounds
He started in life as printer.
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett, if he takes
care of his health and money, ought to
become one of the richest men in the
country. He has some expensive tastes
but he ia not spendthrift by any means
He is nowaverging ON forty, and is un.
married. ..as-
Mr.: Peter Cooper, the eccentric phil.
anthropist, lives in a large square house
near the beginning of Lexington avenue.
He wears his hair long, aud has a singu-
lar beard OF a sort Of fan shape. Mr..
Cooper always carries with him an air
cushion which he blows up to sit on.
Mr.. Jay Gould is a short man, with a
Jewish cast of countenance. He is of a
bilious habit, and every now and then
feels the necessity Of taking pills. Mr..
Gould was first known in New York as
the partner of the late Mr.. Charles NJ.
Leupp, the merchant in the Swamp, who
built what is known as the Bareda man.
sion, the fine house on the corner of
Madison avenue and Twenty-ffth street
Mr.. Leupp committed suicide.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-27
About Notable Englishmen.

Earl Granville ranks among the Eng
lish aristocracy as the best linguist; he
is master of twenty languages. In
appearance he looks like an oiled and
curled Assyrian bull. The parting of
Els hair has never been known to change
one hairs breadth.
The Lord Chief Justice of England,
Sir Alexander Cockburn, Bart, was
offered peerage, but declined it. He is
a bon givant, and eats asparagus all the
year round. No dinner party is ever
organized in London without asking him
to grace the board. He quafs port.
The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
is scrsping up all he can to pay off his
inherited debts. Queen Victoria, admir-.
ing his integrity, gave him the Cover.
norship of Madras. His grace has
brought up his daughters in the sensible
way, and q dinner cooked by their lady
ships is worthy Of Francatelli.
The Marquis Of Salisbury comes from
old stock he is tall, thick-set man, and
grows full, black beard; he prefers
riding in cab to his own elegant
brougham; il anxious to see whether
you have any defects in your personal
appearance, walk behind his lordship.
and his coat will serve you as looking
| glass, His tailor's billswere never large.
II The Duke of Portland, even in London,
is not much heard of. On subscription
lists he puts down the figure /, and, after
1t. not two naughts, but three. This is
an inFariabse rule. When there has
been great distress in England he has
employed one thousand laborers at q
time to dig a pit, and ordered them to I'LL
it up sgain. He is martyr1to host of
bodily ailments.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-27
WAITS AND WHlNlS.~~

Why, Bless Her, Let Her o0'
Some time ago fell in love
With pretty Mary Jane.
And | did hope that by and by
She'd love me back again.
Alas! nv hopes a. dawning bright
Were all at once made dim;
She saw q chap, don't know where
And she fell IN love with him.
Next time l went tno~ how it was
l don't pretend to say
But when my chair moved up to hers
Why. hers would move away
Before I always got kiss
Il own with some small fuss)
But now, forsooth, for love or tun,
It's non-cOme-at-a "a busS.
Well, there we sat, and when we SPOKE
Our conversation dwelt
On everything beneath the sur
Except W hat most We felt.
Enjoying this delightful mood,
" no then shoud it,: st. p in
But he, of all the world whom +
Had rather see than him.
And he could'sit down by her side,
And she could all the while
He pressed her hand within his oW
Up n him sweetly smile;
And she could pluck rose Tor him,
SO fresh and bright and red,
And gave me one which hours before
Was shIunk ard pale and dead.
And she could freely, gladly sing
The song be did request
The onfs asked were just the ones
She aiways did detp.t
rose to leave she'd be so glad
To have me longer stay
No doubt Of it No doubt they wept
To zee me 60 sway
sat me DOWN. tho+ght p,ofouRd-~
This maxim wise | d:aw:.
II is easier far to lie girl
Than make girl like you.
Bat after all, | don't believe
My heart will break with woe:
IF she's a mind to love the char,
Why, bless her, let her GO!
St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-27

cultivation of early fruits and vegetables,
and the noble forces of the river region
would speedily be brought into requisi-
uion. The amount required of the
general government would rapidly be
repaid by the increased demand for the
public lands, and the entire state would
take tremendous stride on the road to
progress and prosperity.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-27
SEGOVIA AND MADRID
BY RosEsTERRY COOKE.

BY RosE.sTERRY COOKE.
1t sings to ME in the sunshine,
1t whispers all night long;
Ny heartache like an echo
Repeats the wistful cong;
Only quaint old love-lilf,
Wherein my life lies hid:
" My body is in Segovia,
But my soul IS III Madrid"
dream and wake and wonder,
For dream and day are one,
Alight with vanished fac 8,
And days forever done.
They smile and shine around me,
AS long ago they did,
For my body is in Segovia,
But my soul is In Madrid.
Through inland hills and forests
hear the ocean breeze,
The creak of straining cordage,
The rush of mighty seas,
The lift Of angry pillows
Through which swift keel slid,
For my body is in Segovfa,
But my soul is in Madrid.
Oh, fair-haired little darlings,
Who bore my heart away,
A wide and woful ocean
Between us rOars to-day;
Yet am close beside you,
Though time and space forbid;
My body is in Sesovia,
But my soul is in Madrid.
II I were once in heaven,
There would be no more sea;
My heart would cease to wander,
My sorrows cease to be.
My sad eyes sleep forever,
In dust and daises hid.
And my body leave Segovia-
Would my soul forget Madrid
1[Harper's Magazine for April.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-27

Never confde secret to your rela-
tives; blood will tell.
In 1872 there were thirtytwo circus
shows on the road This year there ara
but thirteen.
A London paper thinks that by
residing in Europe an American girl can
gradually get rid of her war-hoop."
Chicago has $500 liquor saloons for
her 500, 900 inhabitants, givingone saloon
for 17S people, or one to every thirty-fve
adult males.
Chicago didn't derive greater blaze
of glory from Mrs. O'Leary's cow than
she will from Mr.. O'Lea1y's calves
Boston Post.
The George Washington sociable, of
men who could not tell lies, was aba1-
doned. The only guests who came were
two insurance agents.
Landlady: " Pm sure / hope you're
comfortable, sir do so dislike changing
my lod gers; when get nice single
gentleman 7 could keep him torevern
The number of children lost daily in
the city of New York is very large.
Over thirty found temporary quarters
at the police central station one day
recently.
A man must have his pants all one
color, but woman can sew yard of
red flannel around the bottom of an old
calico dress and have an elegant under
skirt.
AT twenty woman searches for the
trailing arbutus. At twenty-five she ls
after horse-radish. At thirty she digs
roots for her blood. Such is gentle spring
in the various stages of the feminine
life Danbury News.
An honest ienoramus, who had es~
capped a great peril by an act of heroismy
was much complimented tor bis bravery.
One lady said e wish I could have
seen your feat Whereupon he blushed
and stammered, and, finally, pointing to
his pedal extremities, he said, " Well
there they be-, num-"
And the Lord looks down on the
car, remarking: My son, your battle
has been holy one. / led you on to
victory and now you own most of Tur-
key and have some good southern ports.
But where are the poor Christians that
! you sought to liberate? Strikes me
there WAS a little desire to put up job
on me in that direction.'
=. The other day Jimmy, four years
old, found one of those bone trimmed
circles which, / believe, ladies call eye
lets, and, while playing in the garden,
swallowed it. The family were in the
house, busily engaged with work on
entomology, When Jimmy ran 10, with
mouth wide open and eyes distended to
their utmost capacity. His mother
caught him by the arm, and, trembling
with that deep anxiety which only a
mother can feel, inquired "What is the
matter? What has happened ?""Water!'
gasped little Jimmy, nearly "scared to
DEATH" It was brought him, when,
after drinking copiously, he exclaimed:
"Oh, mother, I swallowed hole !"
"Swallowed a hole, Jimmy?' p Yes,
mother, swallowed hole, with piece of
ivory round it!'
St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-27
You can buy cane fsh-pole 70

4 =. You can buy a cane fish-pole for
twenty five cents and catch just as many
fish with it as you can with jointed
one that costs seventeen dollars; but you
can't take it apart and slip it under your
coat when you go fishing on Sunday as
YOU can one that is in sections, and a
religious outside appearance is worth
sixteen dollars and seyenty-6ye cents to
most men. ...., =; 81
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opposing the re-eleotion Of Judge Cooke, and
q delegation from tho bar have been to Colum.
bia to press the resolutions. On the other
hand petition has been signed by number
of;our citisens in favor Of the re election of
Judge Cooke. There is no question but the
people Of the State feel tlias we owe o debt Of
gratitude to Judge Cooke for his aid and in-
iauence 10 the campaign of 1875. and as he
has made o very fair Judge they feel it will
not be right to deprive him Of his office on the
fret opportunityo All our people regret that
the Legislature raised the question Of the
legality of the election of these Judges and
pressed it to q decision. Had the matter been
LETT undecided, whom the terms of Office for
which tho Judges had been elected had
expired, all would have felt FREQ to select from
tho State without regard to the claims Of any
individual. AS the matter now stands the
election Of Judges is likely to oreate division
among the people aud even in the Legislature.
We advocate the claims Of no Que. Judge
Cooke in our County acted fairly and did our
County much good in ourtailiug expenses of
the County governments. We do not know
the sentiment of the people on his olaims, but
we feel sure his election would give satisface
tion to considerable number Of our citizens.
There would be others who would oppose it.
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Does Farming Pay7

| This question may be answered both afhr-
matively and negatively, according to the
skill and management Of different farmers.
All will admit that it ought to pay, as it is
the foundation and support Of evory other
arocation in life. Tho products of the farm
never fail of a purchaser, and tho price paid
for them is generally in a fair proportion to
the costs of articles he must purchase. The
farmer for this reason is independent his
occupation supplying him at homo with all
the necessaries Of life, while his surplus, after
purchasing such luxuries Us he needs, becomes
an accumuIating capital. Whether any
and how much profit can be realized from
farming, depends on tho industry and man.
agement of the individual following it. No
other occupation can stand on this footing.
The lawyer lives from the misfortune and
crimes of the people. His income from the
criminal side of the court depends OIL tho
number of crimes whiskey, bad tomper or
dishonest habits may stir up, aud on the civil
side on the number of unfortunate farmers
or speculators, who may have become involved
beyond their means of paying, or upon litiga,
tion among relations over the little property
left by tho death of some relative. 1t is not
an independent profession, nor has it any of
those peaceful attractions and pleasant assos
Citations which belong to farming. The ply
sician depends for living upon the sickness
and suffering of his fellow man. lie must
enure himself to unpleasant scenes, and when
he feels his art unable to relieve suffering, he
must witness it while helpless to heal or ease.
This canot be pleasant pursuit, nor can it be
independent. The samc istruc, according to
circumstances, with every employment and
profession. They are all dependent and not
calculated to produce TINT self satisfaction
Which the farmer enjoys. In the sense of
contentnient and solid enjoyment fnrming
pays for these ar6 blessings in whatever heart
or household they find a resting place. Farm
ing pays in many other respects, AMI wo
propose from timo to time to say word upon
this subject.
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The Judges.

AS yet no election hos been hold to fiji the
six vacancies in Judgoships created by the
late decision Of the Supreme Court The
House has on several OCCASIONS passed roso-
luton to go into the election, but tho Senate
has uniformly refused to CONCUR. Last
Thursday the House, in view of the regular
term of Court beginning on tho first Monday
in February, passed q resolution to go into the
election on Friday, but the Senate made the
resolution tho special order for Wednesday,
the 9th instant. In tho meantime CONCUR
rent resolution has passed postponing the
opening Of tho courts to the second Monday
in February. We presume the vacancies
now existing in six circuits will be filed this
week and that court at Abbeville will begin
next Monday.
Will any Of the old judges DO re-.
elected We very much doubt IL, though
IL the election had come off immedi lately after
The decision Quoting Judge Shaw we believe
the most Of them would have been ro- elected
The bara Greenyillo. has passed .resoletions
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A CARD.

have formed partnership with my father
in the business Of general merchandise, untl.
the firm name of j. l.. HENDRIX g. Son, at the
old stand of J. II. Hendrix. We propose to
keep full line of groceries and first class goods
and will sell for cash or is equivalent at the
shortest possible profits. Our experience Of ten
years i, that quick sales md small profits are
benehci' alike to merchant and customer. md
We propose on this basis not to be undrrsold by
any Store in the up country The farmers will
find it greatly TO their advantage to purchase
their supplies from us at our low prices. for at
the end of the year they will owe nothing aud
have good surplus Oh hand. thank nv
friends f'r the patronage heretofore extended to
our hoase. ani will be pleased at NIL times to
srvc our customers and tho public generally
from cur stock. Give us n trial md wo wi l
satisfy you that it is to your interest to by
from US. Respectfully,
JOHN NJ UENURIX
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TH EOvV'Ei COURIER.
/ BY 8KEIT 81, S SMITH Il co.
VALHALLA, S. c.:
NJ THURSDAY, FEB RUARY Z, 1878. :
.TEIsNRS

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for six months, IS cents.
Or Advertisements inserted at
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or less for the first insertion, and
fifty cents for each subsequent in
sertion.
or Obituary Notices exceed
ing5five lines, Tributes Of Respect,
Communications of personal
character, when admissible, and
announcements of Candidates
will be charged for as advertise
ments.
lD Job Printing neatly and
cheaply executed.
81 Necessity compels us to
adhere strictly to the require
ments of cash payments.
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levy, and two and q half mills special tax,
for our county as required by County Commits.
sionors to pay past indebtedness, and we have
total tax for our county of twelve mills.
We wonld be glad to know If the county
REQUIRES three mills this year. 10 order that
If 1t docs not, we can havo less amount put
In the tax bill.
We arc informed that tho long looked for
and auxiously waited for report from the
Bond Commission will III made this week.
This commission has been engaged at this
business since last August, and they have
found 1t mammoth undertaking If the
fdport Is made in time for this weeks issue
We will write Of it..
We havo introduced a joint resolution rela-
tive to convict labor on the Blue Ridge Rail-
road. Tho resolution authorizes the Govern
or to tender to any reliable company 200 able
bodied convicts to work the road with to tho
Georgia line. The resolution will como up
tor consideration Thursday next. The guess
ton of the completion of this road as neces.
slty to the commerce of odr State Is being
considerably discussed aud we feel confident
that the enterprise will again be revived.
Its Importance to our State can hardly be
estimated. Its completion would be worth
millions to tho State. The commerce of our
State is l"nsuishing undcr the present system
OF roads and wo want road that is capable
of competing with tho Air Line to restore our
equilibrium. We propose to discuss this
matter thoroughly when it comes up in tho
House. Wc want our people to think Of this
enterprise.
This letter has been spun out little longer
than wo thought for when We began it.
There are so many things passing with tho
day, that they cannot be chroniclod in q line
or 80. The changes of resolutions, when
begun, arc wonderful, aud no ono can tell
what will turn up next. We will try to let
our people know what is going on horo as we'll
Us we can. Yours, 60. Y.
We are indebted 10 Col. Livingstone for
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VEG ETHNE.
What is Needed,
Boston, Fob. B

BosToN, Fob. 81, 1871.
II. r. STEVENS, Esq-Dcar Sir: About ono
year since found myself in q feeble condition
from general debility. VEaETINE was strongly
recommended to mo by friend who had been
much benefited by its use. / procursdtlfe arti-.
Gle, md, after using several bottles, was re-
stored to health and discontinued lis use. I
feel quito confident that there is no medicine
superior to it for those complaints for which it
is especially prepared, and would oheerfully 70
commend it to those who feel that thoy need
something to restore them to perfect hoalth.
Respectfully yours, U. l.. PRTTENalI!
Firm of $. NJ. pottcngifl & Co., No. 10 State
Street, Boston.
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VE GETINE
Safe aud. Sure.

OHlC HUU. NuF6.
Mr.. Il r STEVENS.
In lS1. ycnr NEGErINE Was recommended
to me: and, yielding to The pcrsua> >inns af a
friend, | consented 10 try it, III the time
was suffering from general debility and ncr-
vons prostration. snpernduccd by over~nrk
and Irregular habits. Its wonderful strength
ening and curative properties seemed to affect
my dcbilita.c.l system from the tirs, dbse, anl
under its persistent use | rnpidly recovered
gaininS more than usunl health and good
feeling. Since then have not hesitn'cd to
give EGGrINE my most unqualified indorse-
ment as being SAFE sure and powerful agent
in promoting health and restoring the wasted
system to new lilo and energy. VEGETlXE is
the only medicine 1 use, and as long us live
never expect to find better.
Yours truly, w. II. CLARK,
l2O Monterey Street, Allegheny, Penn.
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v Z G L T | NE
Hor own Words.
BALTIMORE. Mn Fob I3,

BALTIMORE, MD., Feb l3. 1877.
hlR. II II. STE"ENs-Dear Sir: Since several
years have got ii sore and very painful foot.
hnd some physicians, bnt they cnul,ln't cure
mo. Now ! have hcarl Of your VE0ErlNE from
n lady who was sick fur long inr. and became
all we'll from Your FEGErlNE. AMI went and
bought mc one bottle OF VEGETINE: nnd after
had used one bottle, the pains left nc. and it
began to heal, and then bought ono other bot
tie, aud SO take it yet thank God Tor this
remedy and yoursc!r md wishing every sufferer
may pay attention to it, il is IL blessing for
health. ARS. G.. KRADE,
G33 West Baltimore Street