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Louisiana capitolian., 1879-06-21
WHOeARE THE GENTRY 2

The other evening, at little din
ner party up town, one Of the guests,
the younger brother of an English
nobleman, expressed with commen-
dable freedom his opinion of America
and it's people, ~ do not altogether
like the country" said the young gen.
tleman, "for one reason-because you
have no gentry here. "What do you
mean by gentry 2" asked another of
the company. "Well, you know" re-
piled the Englisliman, "well, oh, gen.
try are those who never do any work
themselves and those fathers before
them never did any," q "Ahw ex-
claimed his interlocutor, "then we
have plenty Of gentry in America,
but we don't call them gentry; we
call them tramps." A laugh went
round the table, and the young Eng
lishmen turned his conversation into
another channel.
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-06-21
SIX GRANDMOTHERS.
TSugdr Bowl. I

On March Goth, a child was born at
Lockport which had six grandmothers
the mother Of it's parents, and the
mothers of all four of it's grand parents.
1t was a little girl of Mr.. Thompson
Barrilleux, son Of Mr.. Ferdinand
Barrilleux-and the latter's mother,
Mrs. Joseph Barrileux, is still living,
as well as the mother of his wife,
Mrs. Evariste Lepine. The mother
of the child was a daughter of Mr..
Marcelm Foret, is still living, as well
as the mother of his wife, daughter
of Mrs. Valerie Breanx-thus making
two grand mothers and four great
grand mothers still living. We never
heard of such an occurrence before.
Both the grand fathers and one great
grandfather are also living. At the
wedding of Mr.. Thompson Barrillenx,
all the grandmothers were present
except one who was sick.
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BLoDE UP.

The other day a muscular young
fellow having an odor Of the stables
about him, entered Detroit photo
grapher's establishment and explained
that he would like to have about one
photograph taken, but upon learning
the price he concluded he would invest
in a tin-type. After taking his seat in
the chair he shut one eye, drew his
mouth round one side, stuck up his
nose and patiently waited for the
operator, whose astonishment caused
him to exclaim:
"Good gracious! but you don't want
to look that way to get picture. No
body will know you from Sitting Bull"
"You 60 ahead" was the reply.
"Do you waut me to take such q
pl,iz as that3"
III do"
The artist took it. Itbeat Sol Smith
Russell all to pieces, and was highly
satisfactorily to the sitter, who paid for
it and said:
"You see, had sorter Of an, object
in this. Came here from Allegan
county six months ago--engaged to q
gal out there--found gal here l like
better-got to sever old ties--see9"
"But what has that picture got to
do with old tiesi" asked the artist.
"Lots-heaps I've writ to her that
] was blode up here on q boat and
disfggered for life. She's awful
proud. When she gifts this and sees
how that explosion wrecked me, she'll
hunt another lover quicken'n wink
sect How do you like the plot Just
gaze on this picture once, and then
tell me that Mary Ann won't send back
my love letters by first train I"
He posted the picture. The letter
was brief, but explained all. It said
"My Ever Dear Curl enclose my
pickture that you may see how offul
bad l was hurt, tho l know you will
love me just the same"
"Ever see that game worked afore 2
he asked Of the artist as he licked the
stamp on the letter.
"No-never did"
"Course you never did. It's mine
It struck me the other day while l wal
greasin' q wagon, and l think it's boss
Blode up--see' Disfgured for life
sec Z picture right here to prove it, ant
she'll write back that she has at las
concluded to yield to her parents
wishes and marry young man ou
there who owns eleven steers, hun
dred sheep and an eighty-acre lot"
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-06-21
NEWSPAPER PATRONAGE.
[Print~s' sCircul~.]

There appears to be many different
ways of understanding the true mean
ing Of newspaper patronage, as it is
called, and, as an interested party,
we give place to a disquisition on the
subject by one who knows whereof he
speaks. 1t will serve, perhaps, as a
mirror where certain persons may see
themselves as others see them.
One man comes in and subscribes
for paper and pays for it in advance,
and goes home and reads it with the
proud satisfaction that it is his. He
hands in his advertisement, asks the
price, pays for it, and goes to his place
of business and reaps the advantage
thereof. Another man says you may
put my name on your books, and goes
off without saying word about pay.
Time passes on, and you want money,
and want him to pay you what is hon
estly due You. He flies into a passion,
perhaps pays, perhaps not, and orders
his paper stopped. This is called
newspaper patronage.
Another man brings in q fifty-cent
advertisement and wants a two-dollar
notice given it, and if you refuse he
goes off mad. And this is newspaper
patronage.
Another man lives near you--he
does not take the paper--he don't
like the editor-the paper is too small
for him-yet he goes regularly to his
neighbor and borows it, and quarrels
with the opinions of the editor. Oc-
casionally he sees an article he likes; !;
he begs, or gives half a dime for the
number. This is called Newspaper pat
rOnage.
Another man takes the paper and
takes a copy for his family, and pays
for it, and does all he can to get new
subscribers; he never grumbles, but
always has a cheerful word for the
editor. If any little item of interest
occurs in the neighborhood, he in
forms the editor. This is newspaper
patronage.
Another man has a patent and
wants you to give it a two-dollar no.
tice every week ]; it will be of interest
to your readers, he says but although
knowing it will benefit him most o.
all, he does not offer to pay for it
This is called newspaper patronage.
| Another man has taken the paper
for several years, but has not paid fo1
it, and comes in with four or FIVE
dollar advertisement and asks you t,
insert it for nothing, because he is al
old patron Of yours. This is callet
newspaper patronage.
Another mania young man abou
town." no use of taking a paper, h
knows all there is going on. By ant
by he gets married, and hands in
notice with '.just give dozen copies.
He gets them, and when you mention
pay looks surprised ''you surel,
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The Guerrilla Chief;
OR,
THE LAST BUTTON ON THE TAIL
OF THE CONFEDERATE
RATTLESNAKE. ..
By PAGE MCCARTHY.

from the ~. I. illustrated IameS.
That is an interesting picture on
the illuminated page of history which
makes the grand climax to the tragedy
of our civil war, and the curtain falls
on the final tableau to the sound of
triumphal music, strangely mingling
with the mournful strains of dirge,
as the conquerors stand in gallant
array, inclosing the army of the "Iost
Cause" grouped beneath tattered,
dropping banners, and listening to the
last dropping words of their chief.
But beyond the lines of the great
armies were enacted many minor dra-
mas which represent the individuals
ties of the war, and especially promi-
nent are guerrilla chiefs. J
Whoever has heard the deep-toned
shout of the North, answering the
fierce Southern yells on the battle
field, cannot fail to note TIE strange
individuality of the Southrsn and his
clannish love for his chief, father than
the esprit de corps which Z |saches the
soldier the efficacy of discipline and
united action. If those ehrious diff
erences of character weys notice.
able in the great massd of men
who confronted each other, in politics
and war, it is certain that the South
erner was recognized by tie extreme
features of his nature in those gallant
bohemians of the sword knbwn as the
guerrilla chiefs, of whom Dne Of the
most celebrated was Col. (tobler, the
sometime dread of the Uslion COM
missary and quartermaste', and the
pride Of the wandering, ,liscipline-
dreading, horse-stealing cavalry; the
best rider, the best shot, and, as he
called himself, "the widest man in
the world :" with whose name the
Union mother quieted ber crying
babe, and the army contractor his
restive mule.
He loved a fight better t'1an mean
whisky, and thought the clash of cold
steel water music sweeter shan even
his own family minstrel, Jim Grow,
could make, as he picked the gay
banjo and sang in dulcet strains which
no burnt-cork artist will ever initiate:
"Miss Dinna Snow is de gal for me
Miss Dinna from de South;
Her hair it curls SO very tight
That she cannot shet her mouth"
The Colonel pronounced this style
of minstrelsy superior to any opera il
the world. He sang himself, and
like Jeb Stuart, would troll:a song al
he rode to battle. He never bothered
himself about roll calls; but generally
found out if there were any of hi
boys missing when he made raid
He wore plume in an enormous
slouch hat, and gave the order tt
charge somewhat thus:
"Yonder they are, boys! sick EN- =
"When he "got 'em on the rum" a
he called it, you could hear his voic'
five miles away; as he hallooed lik'
q huntsman to his pack. "Whoop
hark to em!" And away they woul,
go, helter skelter, pell-mcll, full cry
like the pack answering to the tall,
no.
Colonel Gobier was mortally AYERS
to using anything, in any way excep
| captured goods. His tent, when Ii
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waits for me, nor father, nor mother,
nor any kinfolk. You burned my
home and put the devil in me. l
shan't have my flag, shan't II lcan't
fight two hundred men, but you just
come to the river yonder, where III
wait for you."
And with one movement, seemingly,
he stripped the faded banner from the
staff and stuffed it in his bosom. The
major shouted to the sentinel on post,
and rushed into his tent for his re-
volver. As he emerged from the
tent the sentinel fired at the rebel
colonel, who was riding at an easy
lope beyond the camp, and, turning
his head, said coolly:
every bad shot, indeed. III wait
for you at the river, major; you for
got my parole, you know"
And the dare devil, once more him
self at the sound of fight, rode off
singing the refrain Of a camp-song:
"She was as beautiful as d butterfly"
"Catch him! Shoot him!'' yelled
the soldiers in chorus running for
their arms and horses. The guard
consisted of six men, two corporals
and sergeant, and these were the
first to head the chase; and, while
after them, helter-skelter, came the
whole camp, with the major in the
lead.
The distance to the ford was two
miles, and the road runs through
fields Of corn, wheat and grass, that
is, az much Of each as war had left.
The slanting rays Of the setting sun
lay on waving fields, and the peaceful
look of nature was in strong contrast
to the sound of fierce yells and drop
ping shot.
As the major came in view Of the
distant ford, two wild, riderless horses
came tearing back with the stirrupt
flying in the air, and then single
flying steed dragging his rider by the
foot.
The major drove the spurs into the
fanks of his horse, who was already
at the top Of his speed. And then ht
came headlong down the hill to til,
river, his revolver cooked in his right
hand. The river was swollen by thu
spring rains, and past folding.
':Damn him." said the major aloud
"we'll have him yet"
There were two horses with neck
dropping, another scrambling up tn
bank and on the edge Of the water fiv'
men dead. q
The major saw an object III tn
river, making for the opposite banl
and with an oath plunged in after it
1t was almost a death struggle wit
the rushing torrent, and down ant
down the horse and rider swept Will
twenty men who had come up halte'
in dread Of the dangerous food.
At last the major scrambled out q
the river a hundred yards below, hal
drowned and blasbheming. Throug
brush and brambles he forced hi
drenched steed up to the ford, an
there was the guerrilla chiefs beau
tiful mare, with the saddle all bloody
looking wistfully into the rushin
food for her master, whom it woul
never give back.
And then the major, too, watche
the river, and all the view sank int
the dark, like the soul of the los
borseman into eternity; and the bu
giles, sounding the recall, prolonge
and wailing, rose and sank on til
echoes of the night the wild, weir
requiem of the widest man in tn
world.
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Sqlqttqd Wlist(llanp.
THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN.
AN AMUSING LETTER FROM A YOUTH
Full MEMPHIAN WHO TOOK
GREELY's ADVICE.
Shreveport Telegram.

[Shrereport Telegram.
We submit the following letter ad-
dressed to Mr.. VIM. Nelson, Lieuten-
ant of Police, which will be amusing.
It was written by lad 10 years of
age who was apprehended here some
time ago by the municipal authori
ties as q suspicious character, and
afterwards liberated and sent home
by Lieut.. Nelson. He had only run
away from bone for adventure. We
suppress his name:
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May %, 1879.
Dear Meutenant--l arrived here
last night Fright side up with care,"
and though q little unwell, lam still
in the ring" and bid fair to be all
right under the influence of home
treatment. The "fOlks' are mighty
glad to have me here again, although
| cannot for the life of me see what
possible benefit they derive therefrom;
still, however, I shall allow them to
be the judges in this case and shall
obey their "dictum," "remain" as best
know the meaning Of the word. l
an perfectly well aware where I
shall sleep tonight, and that is more
than I have been apprized Of for many
a day, except while with you in
Shreveport.
If Horace Greeley, Esq, could haye
arisen from the mausoleum that en-
folds his mouldy ashes, and taken one
long, searching gaze at my smoke
stained habiliments and hunger
pinched cOuntenance as | quietly
shuffled in at the front door on my
return, he would have howled with
dismay TO think that he had fathered
the words, "Go West, yonng man !!
Verify his soul would have ached
when he perceived the sorry plight Of
one who had implicitly Obeyed his
words, and championship" walked
into his remOrseless and death dealing
man-trap. But for you gentlemen
there, I would long ago have starved
to death, and joined Stephen, the
martyr, and Joshua, the son of Nun
who are now,,reposing in the bosom O
Abraham, the son of Terah. Once
again, accept my heartfelt thanks.
To-day / have been engaged il
surmising how eminently intelligen
and superlatively wise was the Hon
John Howard Payne when he wrot,
the true, though time-tried lines
"There is no place like home." Far
seeing man May the turf grow greer
above his scalp; and may ever, lik
him, think that, be it ever so hum
BILE, there's no place like home." II
my home in future shall cling wors
than "grim death to defunct Peru
Wan blonde" SAM. ~
"There is nothing,' said Plato, rs
delightful as the hearing and speak
ing of truth" For this reason ther
is no conversation SO agreeable a
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don't charge for such thing!" And
this Is called newspaper patronage.
Now isn't newspaper patronage .
curious thing1 And in that great
day when the gentlemanin black gets
his dues, as he surely will, how many
Of the patrons enumerated above will
fall to bis share
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-06-21

"There is nothing said Plato, $50
delightful as the hearing and speak
ING of truth" For this reason there
is no conversation SO agreeable as
that of the man of integrity, who
hears without any intention to betray,
and speaks without any intention
to deceive.
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Newspaper Laws.

l. Subscribers who do not give
express notice TO the contrary, are
considered wishing TO continue
their subscription.
2. If subscribers order the dis
continuance of their periodicals,
the publisher may continue to send
them until all arrearages are paid.
9. IL subscribers nelect or refuse
to take their periodicals from the
office to WHICH they are directed,
they are held responsible until they
have settled their bills, and ordered
them discontinued
l. subscribers move to other
places without informing the pub
Usher, and the papers are sent to
the former direction, they are hold
responsible.
8. If subscribers pay in advance,
they are bound to give notice to
the publisher at the end of their
time, if they do not wish it contin-
ued; otherwise, the publisher Is au-
thorlzed to send it on, and the sub
scriber will be responsible until ex-
press notice with payment OF all ar
rears is sent to the publisher.
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Some one rolled barrel of ginger
brandy from Frankie d Buffers
back door Tuesday night last week
and it was fonnd next day in the
NJ. Z. Church basement A watch
was set for the thief when he came
for his booty, but he succeeded in
eluding them and again moved the
barrel Thursday night. 1t was
found next morning in Mr. j S.
Childers' back lot, with only about
two gallons missing. AS ginger
brandy leaves its odor upon the
breath some fifteen or eighteen
months after drinking, it is thought
the police will smell out the thief.
yet. None are allowed to smell
like ginger brandy now except the
gents who watched for the robber
Thursday night.
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Parker's Store.

Farmers are about done laying by
corn and they are in fine spirits,
for they say that the prospects for
a good yield are very promising.
The stalk is not very tall, but it is
large and thrifty. Cotton continues
to look well, and men who claim to
know say that the prospects were
never more fiatteTing. One thing
that makes the outlook more en-
couraging is that blooms are earlier
than usual, plenty of which could
have been gathered on the Goth.
Sepa:ators are in full blast, and by
the close of this week the wheat
will be about all threshed. The
yield will hardly come up to the
general expectation, but the grain
is well developed and samples well.
Prices are too low to make this a
gooo paying crop. Oats are fine
in fact, are better than for a long
time. Blackberries are ripening
rapidly, and it seems that tarts
made of them are all the 60 now.
After feasting heartily upon one OF
these table comforts your CORES
pendent felt as though his digesting
apparatuses were being twisted in a
sorghum mill, and he thought he
would have to call in little doc with
his "pslegolic" to cure him of a Sc
we're case of berrycholic. We trans
fer our ght and title to all of our
interest in the black berry crop to
any one who may wish to gather on
the halves.
Columbus Blankenship and Billy
Morris got into a fuss at Morris
mill last Saturday, when an alterca-
tion ensued, resulting in the latter
being stabbed in the arm, inhicting
a severe and painful wound. Dep'y
Sheriff Vaughan arrested Blanken-
ship on a State warrant and he was
tried before justices of the peace j.
c. Alternately and j. NJ. Pa: ker. He
was held in bond for his appear
ance at court. Such painful cir
cumstances should serve as warn
ing to our young people not to go
to such extremes. The laws should
be rigidly enforced and perpetrators
of such horrible deeds will learn to
fear and refrain from their repeti-
ton.
Mr.. JEFF Vaughan undertook to
sport mustache the other day,
but after turning them out he could
only count fourteen. For a genu-
ide mustache pomade ] refer him
to Rebel Witt, who will give him
a preparation that will bring hair or
hide one. as Reb can testify. BY
the way, jeff has ordered set of
wooden jewelry. Guess he will be
ordering set of jewelers. tools ere
long.
Prof. Thomas Smithson was in
our village the other day looking
as fresh as a new blown rose. He
made his exit with his countenance
wearing looks of disappointment,
drawing consolation from a royal
havana though. Messrs. Jno. Yam
cey and Joe Carter, two of Boden
hams blooming and dashing young
men, were visiting our village yes
terday looking as fresh and lovely
as the first rays of morning light.
Mr.. Alex. Reed of Vale Mills was
also up but he let some fellow beat
him to the tank and the conse
quence was that he looked rather
crestfallen.
Our deputy sheriff got about two
yards of the after part of his buster
chewed up by very intimate calf
the other day; bus then what cared
he? The looks of her beautiful
eyes and sweet smiles more than
compensated him for such loss.
JuLe Both. KULLY.
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Farm Notes.

Plant out a fresh crop OF good
resolutions after the 4th OF July.
Thresh boys three times a day
and then subsoil with mower.
Ditch all trains Of thought that
would lead you to perpretra'e.poetry
Hoe, every one that thirsteth
dig deep if you would find water.
Work over your old debts and
set out fresh promises.
Water all your stock regularly
except your bank stock.
Diamond rings in hogs noses
have gone out OF style.
Manyour grapevines with dead
tramps.
A poor widow will sew for
rents rather than have the landlord
also sue for rents. SO far rents
have been paid, so for rents she is
easy.
Read spring poetry when your
feelings need narrowing.
When the deacon hands around
the contribution box, let him pass
or he might order you up.
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T AIDES Dress goods, Trimmings,
IL Silks, etc., at lowest reduced prices
at the NEW YORK STORE.

Tomorrow is the glorious 4th.
There will be grand display in
Pulaski in honor of the Nations
birth day anniversary. The post
office will be closed with a double
twist of the key In full view of an
excited throng of three little mig
gers; and the banks will give a
grand ovation of rest TO the cash
iers when they get through with
the days work. Pei sons up before
day can see the sun rise on seized
ule time and get neat drink at the
nearest saloon for ten cents. A ter
rife display of firearms will be made
in the hardware stores show cases.
and beginning sharp at dusk the
frogs along lanyard branch will
play match game of croak-a. Re-
served seats on the foot-log for sale
at the slaughter pen.
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SALE OF LAND.

w Bray ct ais w. W W Bray ct as.
PURSUANT 20 an order Of the County
Court Of Giles County, ! will,
On Saturday. June 2Sth, 1879.
sell TO the highest bdde, at Lynnville Sta
ton, tracts of land one containing rs
acres, one Of AZ acres, one Of as acres and
ono OF acres, all lying contiguous and form
ing one traet-situated IN 'he 18th distric' Of
1iiSs county, about three miles north west
Of Lynnville Station, adjoining the lanas ~
Mrs cannon and others and being the lands
winch formerly belonged 20 VIM. Bray and
lately purchased by ID. J. ingram.
forms OF sale-Credit of s and l2 montha.
with interest. Notes with good security re-
9ggiiTed OF the purchaser aud lien retained.
ton. p nj. fZErT CI..I
lima arl 1879 -l -'
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The knights of Honor lost, in
1878, one hundred and ninety three
member5, from the yellow fever.
For the deaths from this disease
alone, they paid out $3S5.000. OF
these deaths, one hundred and thir-
tyrone were from Tennessee. From
the same State the Order had thir
ty five deaths from other causes,
making a total Of deaths from Ten
nessee of one hundred ami sixty
six. Tennessee's membership in
this Order is ABA. Her loss,
therefore, in 1878, was nearly four
per cent. of her entire membership.
These facts are CLEANED from the
annual report Of the supreme Lodge
convened in Boston last May.
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This time last year it was so
warm that an imp reared in the tor
rid zone of hades would suffocate in
an ice house. In such sweltering
heat the country w.
"aS Overrun with
candidates, smiling through rivers
of sweat, cool and placid with the
blood seething through their swollen
veins like furnace ore, with scabs
on their noses like blisters on a
burnt biscuit, coiling through bak-
ing lanes and broillng fields like
tumble bugs rolling up a red-hot
wagon rut, stopping anon in fence
corners on their way to barbecue
to wiring out their shirts and cuss,
and then smile up to a sovereign
and shake hands like they were as
glad to see him as if he we're their
rich grandfather in the act of dying
spending the whole summer
sweating and lying, smiling anu
sighing, baking and frying, until
sick and halt dying with riding and
prying and giving and buying, he
goes home cfying-beat and bust
ed. This season Laplandcr would
have to build log heap at noon in
the sunshine and wrap up in six
blankets to keep off an ague. A
wise Providence shapes our Kali
ends.