Louisiana capitolian., 1880-08-28

Flattery is a bad sort Of money, to
which our vanity gives currency.
If you wish to enjoy COOL health and
spirits, drink Conrad's Bllweiser bot
tied beer.
Monroe Bulletin Out of 90 news
papers published in Louisiana, the
Baton Rouge CApITOLIAN has the dis
tinction of being the only tr-weekly.
Mr.. j. G. McGuirt was in our office
Saturday, with the pleasing intorma-
ton that he had just sold his first bale
Of cotton, Mr.. Andrew Jackson being
the purchaser.
"Shall l help you to alight," said a
young gentleman, addressing n bouncing
country girl who was preparing to jump
from carriage "Tha nk you, sir"
sweetly replied the young lady, "but
don't smoke"
Mr.. Il. d. Wilson announces i'll to-day's
CApIroLIAN that his school will open OH
the 9th day of September. He is u most
excellent teacher, while his assistant,
Mrs. Harbour, possesses most excellent
qualifications, and we ia Ike pleasure i'll
recommending their school as one of the
best of its kind in the State.
CAPT. WILEY BARROW. -On last Sat
urday we were pleased to receive the
visit of this courteous gentleman and
energetic planter. The Captain, as it
is well known, is one Of the most hos
pitablc among the kind residents of the
Maringouin country and the Baton
Rougeans who lately visited his beauti-
full home will bear us out in all we have
said.
Our friend Moirc Langd has the cham
piOn stock COW in the State. On Sun
day, the 18th inst, she gave birth to a
calf and six days atterwal DIS she dropped
another, both of them living and flour
ishing. This is an unusa al freak of ma
tnre, and if she keeps on that way for
three months longer, it will require an
unusual stretch of the imagination to
convince outsiders of its truth.
Last week we copied a local item from
one Of our country exchanges concerning
peach tree that had til rown back on
it's ordinary species and produced a full
crop Of a variety less than the size Of
All ordinary plum. On Saturday, Mr..
Joseph Larguier, not wis hing our parish
to be OutdOne, sent ns one Of the same
kind that grew in his garden. Upon
examination, we found it very sweet in
taste, while the stone was not larger
than the seed of an apple. .
We publish in another column con-
tribution to the SOuthern Watchman in
reference to road hands aud the road
law. This is very important matter,
and those interested shb buld give it q
careful perusal, rs it may serve to de-
termine some who are rs yet undecided.
If it proves II losing game to defy the
law, it appears to us the height of folly
to attelupt such a thing. If on the other
hand, the law is unjust and unconsttu-
tional, Test case should be made
through single individual, and not by
wholesale violation and defiance.
READvlLLA SEMINAEY.--As will be
seen by an advertisement which appears
i'll another column, this celebrated in
stitution of learning opens its fall scs-
sion on the Goth of September. Mrs. Mary
l.. Read, the accomplished principal, is
one of the best teachers for girls that
can be found in the South. She exer-
ciSes the greatest care with those in her |
charge, both ~ regards mental and
moral training, and par fnts who have
daughters will do well TO make early |
arrangement for the adnlittance of their |
daughters, as the number of scholars are
limited.
MIR. Walter Fl. MearS, whom every
body knows in the Capital City, has re-
tired from the river MI w. He is now
the commercial agent of the stalnch
grocery firm of Hirsch, Feibelman a. Co :.
Of New Orleans, who conld not have So
lccted more capable, trustworthy and
popular representative than our old
friend Walter. To say that we wish
him every success i'll his new avocation |
is not saying one-half of what we feel.
We hope and believe that the firm
whose business interests he furthers
will soon sec that they have put the
right man in the right place.
DEATH OF Mr.. JULES BONNEcAZE.-At
2o'clock A. NJ, on last Saturday. the
gentleman whose name heads this no.
tice breathcd his last, after painful
illness OF several months. Mr.. BOnne-