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Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02
NAPOLEONVILE, La SATURDAY, AUGUST g 1879
TO LOUISIANIANS.

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Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02
THE CENTENNIAL MEDAL |!
The Truth at Last !!
HOWE MACHINE
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 GREAT
GoLD a0ENTENNIAL MEDAL" under the
following rules:
.sThis Medal tof gold) is to be awarded
only for a machine, product, or process,
exhibited this Centennial year, at the 45th
Exhibition of the. American Institute OF
the city of New York. 1t can be awarded
only for machine, product, or process, of
great value, decided Importance, and OF
more than usual merit and then only by
o majority of the whole Board of Trnstees,
upon the written report of three judges,
whose report shall certify to the above
requirements, and after said report shall
have been approved by a majority OF the
whole Board of Managers"
It will be thus seen that the Howe"
still leads all competitors-and we chai-
lenge all Sewing Machine Companies In
the land to produce an award OF hike ex-
cellence received in this CENTENNIAL
YEAR.
THE HOWE MACHINE CO..
1sS CANAL. STREET, NEW ORLEANS
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
15TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ASSUMPTION.
j. Kalery lie Blanc
VS.. No. 2156

Thomas @. d G. DaJeres, I. !.
By virtue of and in obedience to
la writ of .Jfes-i facias, issued out of
the above Court in the above enti-
tied and numbered suits and to me
directed, dated the 25th day of
June, A. d. 1879, have seized and
will offer for sale at public auction
at the door OF the Court House in
Napoleonville, to the last and high
est bidder, ON
Saturday, August l6, 1879,
eommencingat II o'clock A. NJ, the
following property, to witt.
A certain tract of land, situated
in the parish of Assumption. on the
left bank of bayou Lafourelae, about
four miles from the town of Dom
jacksonville, bounded above and
below by land then belonging TO.
the purchaser. Celestin Dalferes,
and containing one arpent front on.
said bayou Lafourche on depth of
forty arpents; together with all
the buildings and improvements
thereon aDd thereunto belonging.
Terms and Conditions-CASH..
A. J. ECHEVERRIA,
Sheriff
Napeleonville, July R, 1879.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02

I the end of one rope, and let ones Sc
down, that is, q few seconds mt most.
in addition to the above mention
ed advantages, the apparatus herein
described will be found of great
service to facilitate the ascension OF
outsiders into buildings in confia-
grafton, FOR the purpose of afording
assistance, putting ont fires, saving
valuables, etc. It will also be found
u safe and convenient auxiliary to
masons engaged in erecting isolated
ehimneys, to ascend and descend.
From the above it will appear OBJ
yious that the apparatus just de-
scribed possesses particular merits,
which can hardly fail to command
the attention of hotel keepers, own
e1s or managers of large factories,
theatres, &C., and of all true phi
lanthropists generally.
Among its chief merits, may be
mentioned :-compactness, simpli-
city, cheapness, comeliness, all
readiness, strength, reliability COM
Fort, and above all the PERFECT
SAFETY with which the most
nervous or unskilled persons may
avail themselves of it i'll pressing
emergencies. With such an appara-
tus at hand, everybody will feel
personally secure against danger
from fire.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02
TO CAPITALISTS AND MANUFACTURERS.

You will as readily realize, it
is expected, the very important
inducements hereby offered for
Investments or speculation.
I am prepared to receive prop
ositions for the sale of my patent,
or of State rights, or to have the
Fire Escape manufactured on.
royalty, and to give due consid-
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02

GRAFTON to other arrangements
that might be proposed.
Respectfully,
J. NJ. LESCALE,
Paincourtville, La.
Address rs above, or to
+. l.. WOODWARD & Co.,
Agents..
II Kilby St, Boston, Mass.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02

Your attention IS respectfully
called to the subject of the above
circular. You will readily realize
the Importance of the copbina-
tions embodied in my invention,
which makes it unquestionably
the most practical, efficient and
reliable Fire Escape heretofore
introduced to the public.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02
SHERIFF SALES.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
18TH JUDIc1AL DISTRICT CoUBT.
PARISH OF ASSUMPTION.
John K. Jones
Us. No. 2IO1

as. No. 2l0l
The Trustees and Congregation Of
Mount Zion Church Of Napoleon
ville, La.
By virtue of and in obedience to-
a writ of fieri f;leias. issued out of
the above court in the above enti-
tied and numbered case and to me
directed, dated June 6, 1873, Ihave
seized and will offer for sale at pub
lie auction, ut the door of the Court
House in NapoleonSille, on
Saturday. August 2, 1879,
commencing at IL o'clock A. NJ,
the following property, to wit:
A certain lot of ground, situated
in the town of Napoleonville, 'front.'
ing on Philosopher street, bounded
above or northwest by Court House
street, back or southwest by lands
now or formerly of Mrs. A. NJ. Foley
and below or southeast by lands of
SEVERN Hickman and Philip Jones,
having a front of about one hun
dred and nine feet on Philosopher
street and running back to the
fence separating the town lots of
The town of Napoleonville from the
lands of Mrs. A. NJ. Foley being
land having depth of about one
hundred and sixty feet, together
with a certain wooden frame church
building thereon situated, and all
other buildings and Improvements
thereto attached and belonging.
Terms and Conditions:
CASH on the day of sale.
A.. j. ECHEYERRIA.
Sheriff.
Napoleonville, June %, 1879.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02

Your device pleases us in that it is
simple. 1t seems to us TO present a splen
did Investment to the right parties, for we
see no reason why this Escape should not
take its place as candidate Tor favor and
receive share of the support conceded to
most assurediy hold its own. The price
you demand Tor New York State tSl0G0l is
quite reasonable.-F. q. Woad,oard d TO-,
II Kilby ST., Boston.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02

We have carefully examiued your in
yention, and without hesitation pronounce
it "a practical arrangement. and one which
we believe can bc sold at reasonable fig
ures es.-Estimates: entire Patent, $4,000 !;
by States, si3.2ll0 tlowestl. Aoie,icalt
Ptte,s! Agcs@y, ISS " 5tA 81. Cincinnati.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02

The apparatus seems to us to have
merits which will enable you to dispose
of it advantageously.- d Co., 81
Park Roac, NJ Z.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02

We candidly think We can do rery rel
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02

We conclude it is practical invention
and, by making the proper effort, sales Of
Territory can be made at fair rates,-Nash
d Co., 1873 S 2ata St., Philadetplsia.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02

We have no doubt We can sell yotir pa
tent at abeut si2, 900 to sls ,O0e.-Sherman
d Co., Marshall, Mich.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02

You have good Patent.-R. ". Musscr
st. Joseph, no.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02

Your Invention is a fair rival to all the
Fire Escapes that ever came under our
notice. The market is deiuged with Fire.
Escapes, one more lamentable than she
other, and it is refreshing to see sorae-
thing good in that ine.-H. Ger1ler d Sea-,
49 Cho1tbers ST., ". 7
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02

Offered for the English Patent, slOoO
labout S5000.l
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02

It would be a good thing to put one of
your Fire Escapes in the Ann institute
Fair.-M. j. Pat0ss, 81 City Hal Pioee,
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-08-02

Can sell your Patant in Canada for
$4,000, if secured without delay Baqrit,
81 Park Rasc, NJ r
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-05-22
Awful Warning.

Men who oppose the advancement of
women would do well to ponder over the
following facts:
Judge Hunt, OF the United States
Supreme Court, decided in the Federal
District Court of New York, few years
since, in the case Of Susan b. Anthony,
that women could not vote, aud refused
Miss Anthony jury trial on her case.
He has since had stroke Of paralysis
which will probably prove fatal.
Hon. Mr.. Hartrant, Chairman of the
Committee appointed to consider the
question OF Woman Suffrage in the
United States Congress, gave the cast
denly, soon after.
Benjamin +. Hopkins, who refused to
recommend the appointment of Angie
King as postmistress Of Jauesville, Wis,
after promising il, and after her being
duly chosen by the Republican voters
of her city, died before the next session
OF Congress.
Chief Justice Ryan, of the Wisconsin
Supreme Court, has been in feeble health
ever since he rendered his famous de-
cisiOn denying Miss GOOdell the right
to practice in his Court. During the
Winter that the law permitting the ad.
mission Of women was pending in the
! Legislature, helay at the point Ofdeath
| The bill passed and he rallied, but has
never been strong since.
a well-knOwn member of the Wis
con. in bar, who spoke sneeringly of the
admission Of women, died soon after Of
a distressing illness.
Justin ID. Fulton, a Baptist minister
who has been for years Que of the most
bitter opposers OF Woman Suffrage, con
/ descending to the most insulting KIND OF
l ridicule, has recently been eXpeIieu
/ from the Baptist conference IN Ne"
York, for using similar language To-
ward some Of his ministerial brethren
/ Thus Justin has been at length over
taken by poetic justice. He IS eee'esl-
astically, If not physically dead lanes
| pifc Dqffy Record
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-05-22
NUMBER 30.

April 2lst, 1879" Among the dis
tinguisbed persons in the church were
ex- Governor Tilden, John Jay, General
ID. +. Sickles, Hamilton Fish, Jr., Will
liam f. Dodge, Postmaster James, Gen
erals Merritt and Mcmahon, Thurlow
Weed, General Relburne Knox, Rob-
ert Winthrop of Massachusetts, and
Others. Right Reverend Bishop Potter
began the services for the dead, begin
ming, 81 am the resurrection and the
life" The scene was siDgularly i'm
pressive and solemn, and the words Of
the venerable bishop were heard
throughout the great building.
A decision was given to-day by JUS
/ tice Smith in the case of the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children
against Messrs. Starin and Mulford, of
Niblo's Garden, for employing a little
gill, named Davis, aged seven years, in
the ''Black Crook" The society claimed
| tie child danced in the ballet and was
subjected to immoral and degenerate in
fiuences. Justice Smith, while opposed
to the employment Of children in spec
tacular plays or balleis, said he failed to
see that the evidence disclosed sufficient
facts to bring the defendants within
the strict construction of the statute.
He therefore dismissed the case.
Thomas Kelly, car-driver, who lives
with his mother in Brooklyn, was Sc
verely bitten in the palm of the right
haul by a savage Newfoundland dog on
the 2Oth Of February. He was taken to
the Long Island College Hospital i'm
mediately after the occurrence, and the
wound was cauterized. 1t healed up,
and Kelly, who is twenty-one years of
age, thought no serious results would
follow. On Friday last he felt a sharp
/ pain in his right hand, which extended
| up his arm to the shoulder. AS it rap
idly became more severe he became
alarmed and went to Long Island Col
/ lege Hospital. Last Sunday he was
taken worse; the sight OF water threw
/ him into commissions. Dr. Pendergrast
and DR.. Walton were called in and pro-
nOuneed him to be suffering from hydro
phobia in its worst form. They at once
began a course Of treatment, consisting
in part Of hyperdermic injections of
morphine and injections of beef tea and
brandy. Young Kelly suffers great
agony. His physician will not express
his opinion as to the chances of his re-
covery.
A number of workmen are now
engaged in the post Office in building the
"bridges" upon which the electric light,
with which 1t is proposed to illuminate
the south corrordor, will slide. The as
sistant custodian Of the post Office, when
asked this morning how soon the work
would be completed aud the new lights
put into active use, said 1t was beyond
his power to tell The contractors bad
promised to have the work finished by
Saturday evening of last week, but
much still remained to do, and he did
not care to make predictions which de-
pended for their fulfillment upon other
men, especially in new enterprise Of
this kind. AUGUST.
New York, April 26, 1879.
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VOLUME VIII.

er, they seem to feel just Ike brother
and sister"
"Weu, Jlmes." said his wife, smil-
ing, 81 haven't heard you talk 81 much
about anything outside uf your practice
for loug willie You must bring
Eiinor her sometime. haven't seen
her for a long tifDe-nOi since she went
of to school. ] wonder il she is happy,
poor thing! know I shouldn't be II /
had to spend my tine with those books
Of yoars and be all my life thinking Of
the 81 * aud caring for them IS you
are
"Wby :" said lac, Ia some surprise, ~
thought you rather liked 10 take care Of
the sick. Pm sure you are an excellent
nurse, aud I did not know you felt any
repugnance to my profession"
81 do not" said she, Except when I
think Of spending my life that way. II
seems to me noble for you to spend your
life doing good to others but am hap
pier at home, helping you when I can,
and caring for you always, and now
that the children are all gone, like to
help you more than ever-but it is be-
cause it Is helping you. l wouldn't
want to do it for strangers, only for
that.n
" Well" said the doctor, rising, al
must 60 to bed, for Pve got to be up
early to take the first train to Boston,
as I want to get back as soon as possi-
BILE. But I must say wish the young
men were more like those I knew when
was young then one would not he so
abominably out of patience half the
time, and a good, smart girl need not
live single or throw herself away, a.
said at first"
The good doctor slept the sleep Of the
young almost aud rose, fresh aud vigor-
Gus, at early dawn, aud as he strobe
along the street he had more the air
and gait of youth than most Of the
young men he passed.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-05-22
LONGINGs.

I've been thinking tonight Of heaven,
or the time when. from earth care free,
7 shall pass the "shining portals
To the shores of eternity.
when before the great All-Faiher
And the angels / shall stand
And see the rcfulgent glory.
In the beautiful sinless land.
For the first few blessed moments
I shall not speak a word.
But will only view with rapture
The face OF the loving Lord.
All the worry, grief and anguish
And pain will forgotten be.
And my heart will only thank him
For his many gifts 10 me.
Then shall ask for my baby,
And hell bid some angel go
And bring Ec my little "Daisey"
Who leit me 80 long ago.
And when with JOY / clasp her
In nay empty arms at last.
The weary heartache Will be gone,
And the days Of sorrow past.
Then We'll seek a quiet corner,
some bank where flowers bloom sweet,
And some mossy brook goes dancing
In the grasses az our feet.
The air will be full OF music,
love, peace, beam on every side;
Near my heart my new-found darling,
Then shall be satisfied.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-05-22
CapitaI Punishment.

Public executions can hardly Be
viewed in any other light than "legal-
lied MURDERS" and take place only 10
pursuance of the provisions Of an ancient
law and usage which sprang into exist
ence in the twilight or infancy OF mans
intellectual development. The law en-
acting 'an eye for an eye, tooth Tor q
tooth and blood for blood" has been ab-
rogated, at least in theory, for nearly
two thousand years, and yet the most
enlightened aud Christian nations 10 the
world appear to be the most ardent ad-
herents of this old law Of ''vindietive
Justice" In pursuance Of such heath
enish custom, poor, unfortunate ie-
male, whose misfortune in becoming g
mother, perhaps, drove her to the verge
of insanity and prompted her to destroy
her own offspring (fOr what mother at
all coaDos Dlentis would ever dream Of
committing such a rash and unnatural
act p must dangle in mid-air at the end
of rope on the Goth Of June next until
she shall be pronounced dead, dead,
DEAD and may God have mercy on our
(heathenish) souls.
In a new and sparsely settled COM
munity, where society is in its infancy,
law imperative, legal processes Uncer-
tain, aud prisons scarce and insecure;
and under such circumstances the couu-
try is invaded by bands of "road agents"
or infested by horse thieves or other
lawless hordes, then an occasional
might matinee" for their special BEN
eft, would, perhaps, be necessary aud
prOper-a military necessity as 70 were
but to publicly murder poor, uufortu-
nate colOred woman in broad daylight,
i'm one of the populOus centres Of civil
iZatiOn, refinement and Christianity, is
simply to outrage every sense OF pFopri-
ETY., every humane sentiment OF the
head aud heart, and every accepted the
DRY of advanced thought and progress
i've intelligence that so impressivsly
stamp the age in which we live.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-05-22

80 -. 'ne siorm-kingis diapason
Ana h.. p -ouudiug through the trees
a - makes each hillside forest
-, l,i'l-sal bank Of kevs
W-uf h lIsli heart, for Spring-fime
~" "a piosspm far more fsfr
uecause the Wfnfer-- -,f-f,,,.
"Ae lheir white down n, 1b.-s,5-
M I-.i'i y mighty struggle
- a. r'.u n2ul 'twixt Right ana W.
anu tuS nations ia their froubie ''i-s
Lake the tumult OF "a fbron,-
Though the ages nave cre,,f s1(,,
And times Winter has bea7, 49,
Yet the hopes Of all the boI, iS-7'
Have been staked against rt,-, Geo..
Now the time IS fast approaching
In the battle of the right.
When the golden beams OF morning
Glad shall triumph o'er the night
And "a zone Of brilliant sunlight
Soon shall food the world with geld.
And an the earth with glory,
Like as Eden was OF old
There are million voices humming,
Like the waking OF the dead,
And the tramp Of armies coming,
Like a shaking earthquake Tread;
While the day-daWu breaking O'er u
Floods the land and sweeps the SEA.
And all Nature joins the chorus
Of the anthems OF the free
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-05-22

a WONDERFUL LAKE.-In Colorado
is teu-aere field which is no more nor
less than a subterTanean lake covered
with soil about eighteen inches deep.
On the soil is cultivated a field of corn,
which produces thirty or forty bushels
to the acre II any one viii take the
trouble to dig a hole the depth Of
spade handle he will fad it to Il with
water, aud by using a hook and line,
fish four or five inches long can be
caught These fish have neither scales
nor eyes, aud are perch-like in shape
The ground is black mari in IT'S ua-
ture, and in all probability was at one
time an open body of water, o. which
was accumulated vegetable matter,
which has been increased from time
to time, until now il has a crust suid-
ciently strong and rich 10 produce fine
corn, though it has to be cultivated by
hand, as it is not strong enough 90 bear
the weight of a horse. While harvest
ing, the field hands catch great strings
of fish 10y punching hole through. a
person rising on his heel and coming
down suddenly can see the rrowiu.
corn shake all around him. Any one
having the strength to drive a rail-
through this crust will find on releasing
il that it will disappear alt0geth5r. The
whole section of country surrounding
this field gives evidence of marshiness,
and the least rain produces al abuud-
ance Of mud. But the question comes
up, has not this body an Outlet2 AL
though brackish, the water tastes g. 81
fresh, and is evidently not 50 gnant.
Yet these fish are eyeless and seal bless
similar to those found in caves.