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Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-07
She Saved Her Fat er's Money

She had been called Dolly every since
she came--a round faced, rosy-cheeked
gbrigbt-eyed little think-into family
of great, rough, tender-hearted, adoring
boys, and she had been treated by them
as doll up to her sixteenth year.
Tom, Dick and Harry had gone to
market, which was Tip of two days ;
Jack and Joe had gone to assist a neigh
boring farmer in a press of work, and
Mt nine o'clock in the forenoon Dollie's
good father, Mr.. Durahd, said:
'Dollie, Ned and are going to the
village to do some trading at the store.
Shan't be back until after dinner, SO
have an early supper, smoking hot, fol-
us, for wen be hungry as sharks"
eyes, father" said Dollie, bringing
out twelve dozen of eggs in basket ;
for she knew her fathers ways-he al
ways loaded up the wagon with country
produce, eggs, dried apples, potatoes
and other vegetab lies, which heexchang-
cd at the store fbr sdguar, tea, cloth,
farming implements, etc.
IL shan't take cent with me, for
fear shall be oyer-persuaded to bay
those pesky cattle of J i'm Green's" said
the farmer, coming in for his coat.
81 know he's lynn in wait for me
he mostly is market days. don't want
'em and won't have 'em If they be
cheap. But you know there's money in
tho house, DollieI There's three hun
dred dollars Mr., Kent gave me for the
south meadow lot sold him yesterday
in the desk, and there it must stay safe
until ] 90 to Pete rborough to the bank.
SO don't entertain no strangers or sus-
picious-lookln' people while Pm gone"
mo, father"
'fTll leave Bose at home, and I'll be
home long before dar k."
SO when he had drawn two pals OF
water, and Ned had fl lied up the wood
box for Dollie, they drove off, little
pig, tied in the bottom of the wagon,
squeating Justify Doiiie liked the hor-
ses and cattle, the hens and chickens
and pigeons, but she didn't like the pigs
so she didn't feel badly at all that this
one was going Oft to be stuffed and roas-
ted for somebody's dinner. She had
baking TO do and picjlili to make, and
set busily about her task.
With wistfiIl look down the road
and a Sudden, unpleasant feeling of be-
ing unprotected in y bat lonely place
for the rm-hoHse was halfa mile from
any other-Dollie came back into the
kitchen.
When she had taken solitary lunch
of bread and milk at the kitchen table,
she made o nice tea-eake for the even
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-07

they finally decided that he had boon
punished sufficiently, and after awhile
let him go.
He sneaked away, and without the
booty he had SO confidently expected to
obtain.
When the excitement Was over, Dol
lie, like any other woman, had o crying
spell but her father and brothers, to
this day, tell proudly how she saved
the moDey.-saturday Night.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-07

The following gem OF truth is clipped
from the New Haven Register: "Does
man ever go to grocery store and
say, III give you five cents a pound
for sugar. and expect to be treated with
respect! Not at all. He asks the price
of sugar and pays what is asked or goes
without. But the same men will offer a
price twenty per cent below rates for a
given space in the advertising columns
of newspaper and feels offended be-
cause it is not taken.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-07

DR.. Robert s. Ives practised medicine
in New Haven, Conn, more than hun
dred years ago, and his son, grandson
and great grandson, nephew and grand
nephew have all followed the same pro-
fession in the same city, bringing the
record down to the present day without
INTERRUPTION.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-07

A doubling mother placed some nitro
glycerlne in her daughters corset On
the evening her fellow was coming. The
girl loaned them to the cook, and they
had to scrape the old man off the ceiling
to get enough OF him to hold decent
funeral over.-Louisville Argus.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-07

4 Boston man shook handkerchief
full of peanut-shucks out of the win
dow, and girl across the way took it
for a handkerchief Irritation proposal,
and has sued him for breach of promise
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-07

A young lady of decidedly anti-spir-
itualistic views, on being told that the
shapes she had seen at % dark seance
were spirits out Of their bodies, instant
ly replied, that if the spirits were out Of
their bodies, the dupes who believed it
must be out of their minds! She has
never been asked to a seance since.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-07
arniner.


A nice looking young man, calling
himself A Harry Ketch, appeared in the
neighborhosd of Bronson, O., two weeks
ago, and has been engaged in giving
music lessons to number of young
ladies hereabout. Yesterday one Of his
pupils, asprightly, robust girl ofeighteen
at whose home Ketch was boarding in-
formed her father that the young music
teacher had been making love to her for
two weeks, and had proposed to elope
with her tonight. His proposition was
that he should leave the house at two
o'clock by his bedroom window, she to
meet him in the road with what money
she could find in the old mans's bureau
drawer, and then they would proceed
to Columbus, and next morning settle
matters by getting themselves married.
Ketch ismissing to-day, and the young
lady's father has just made known the
above facts, with the further statement
that, in company with his daughter, he
waited under Ketch's window last night
with stont young hickory cad which
he had cut and toughened in hot ashes
specially for this occasion. When Ketch
was halfway out of the window the old
man cut him with the loose end of the
CAD; then caught him by the collar,
dragged him to the ground and bent him
forward in the shape Of the letter c.
The young lady then took the CAD in
both hands and administered o series of
slashing culs, and at every swish Of the
avenging CAD there was an agonizing
screech and plea for mercy that told
of the thorough manner in which the
work was being performed. Finally,
slipping out of his coat, Ketch left it in
the old mans hands and disappeared
through the gate with an accelerating
salute from the parental bootstoe. The
old gentleman says it is possible that
Ketch will come back after his aband-
oned garment, but he doesn't think
he'll bring along license to marry into
his family.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-07

shs colorsd psopls nm lshth III ill
have for their welfafs, and that they
need not expect political recognition from
the Democrats; but they are rather slow
themselves in honoring the colored
brother with an Office. Fred Douglass,
the ablest representative Of his race, has
been turned out, and no colored man has
been provided for by this Administration
land this, too, although the colored vote
saved New York. In order TO hold the
colored vote the Republicans Of Toledo
puta colored man named Loft, a gradu-
ate Of the city high school and a prac-
ticing lawyer, on the local ticket for pub
lie prosecutor in the recent election. He
was buried under an adverse majority Of
over 5000 votes, though the rest Of tho
Republican candidates were elected by
the colored vote. The colored people are
beginning to find ont that the "white
Republican man is mighty onsartin'.'
Nearly one-ffth Of the entire Republican
vote Of the nation is colored, and an
equal distribution of the Offices according
to the voting power would give the col
ored people one-fifth Of the offices; but if
they received that many there wouldn't
be many white Republicans left in the
party. 1t is cool thing for the Repub-
licans that their colored allies have not
learned the value Of holding the balance
power. If they all sold themselves at
Mahone's price, there would be stiff
reckoning to pay.-San Francisco Elk
aminer.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-07
Beside the great hall door,
Hides many a quaint and curisrfs page
Ofunwrit family lore;


0funwris family lorei
.Itholds the record Of orr lives,
Each notch story tells,
And 10 this mystic marks and aigns
Our family history dwells.
Twas not as now, when we we're yoang,
our schools were precious few,
And also very far between
Our county numbered two
And fifteen miles in winter time
Was rather far 10 20;
Remembering that the winters then
Was not devoid Of snow.
"And so the schooling was 0bthined
Myself aud husband Dick,
Consisted all in marks and signs
And notches on aick.
I blush not here TO own the fact;
The blame, if blame there bt,
Must all attach to circumstance,
And not to Dick and me.
"The preface on the end, we IIotched
Just sixty years ago
Where we had built our littielhut
And moved in through the SNOW
The worldly wealth we then possessed
III not essay TO hide,
Consisted in yoke of steers
A log.chain, OK and slide.
"But we were yoang and hop ffnl and
Esteemed our prospects ialf
The richness of our mutual love
Relieving every care
We dwelt within q little worid
All sacredly our own,
Basking in smiles and johny.cake
Living on love and pone.
."rhis notch denotes the day and date
When little Dick was born,
The first Of June, in twenty. hihe-
Just fifty years this morn1
Poor boy be was not with rs long,
His sands of life were few
For here we notehed him OIL again
In April, torty-two.
with doubtful, trembling bands ! made
This ugly notch myself,
When Daisy married wild Jack Jones,
And moved Off 10 herself
] had TO confidence in Jack
He'd lived a reckless life
Twas only under my protest
That he obtained wife;
But Daisy brought about b change,
Az good wife ever can,
And Jack has long since settled down
And proved himself man
They own five hundred acres of
The very best of land
And have genteet balance left
OF ready cash on hand.
"Our cash account we've always kept
Upon this separate stick
make no entrance here myself,
But leave it all to Dick.
Each notch thousand represents.
In all just sixty.foar
And, if the crops prove fair this year,
We'll add about five more.
We've always kept our business square
And straighter than n string
Have fairly dealt with al the world
And owe no man a thing.
We've labofed honestly and well
For every cent we've got,
And old age finds ~ happy and
Coutented with our lott
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THE EVENING CRITIC.
The Lnte George Valentine.
EsTABLIsHED AUGUST. 1868.

Mr.. Harry Valentine has returned from
Columbus, Ohio, where he has been to at
tend the funeral of his brother George, who
was recently drowned there. George Val
entine, it appears, was as popular in CO.
lumbus among his business associates as he
was in Washington. Himself and brother,
Ned Valentine, held responsible positions
in the large clothing establishment of s.
Lazarus Sons & Co., and the sudden death
of George Valentine was greatly deplored.
At a meeting of employees of $. Lazarus
Sons & Co., Monday evening, July Is, 1881,
the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, 1t having pleased the Almighty
to remove from our midst our kind and es-
teemed friend and associate, Mr.. George O.
Valentine; therefore, be 1t
RESOLVED, That we tender our heartfelt
sympathies to his greatly bereaved mother
and brothers.
Resolred, That we attend tho interment
in body to pay our last tribute of respect
to him.
Resolved That copy of these resolution 5
be published in our daily papers and copies
sent to his mother and brothers.
A. Harmon, Il. l.. Moon, G. Il. Horn, II. Try,
A. Schwarz. j. Scheiblick.
The committee named above represented
eighty other employees of the firm. The
remains were temporarily placed in vault
and will be forwarded to this city for in
termentat Congressional Cemetery in few
days
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Tho melancholy news of the attempt
upon President Garfield's life produced on
the American colony in Paris an effect
which checked the usual celebrations of the
anniversary of our independence. There
was however, goodly show of the national
flag in Paris on the glorious Fourth" and
In the afternoon a party of ladies and
gentlemen met in the cemetery in the Rue
Picups, where rest the remains of Lafayette.
The Hon. Fernando Jones, of Chicago, being
called upon to speak, pronounced few
feeling and appropriate words over the
grave. Fitting remarks were also made by
Mr.. Tracy Robinson, late United States
Consul at Panama, and after garlands of
flowers had been placed upon the tomb, the
attendance retired. The Fourth was also
celebrated by a handsome entertainment
given by Mr.. II. A. Spaulding, at
his residence at Maisons.L afiitte, near Paris
A large number Of guests were present at
this tete chdmpetre, and the grounds of Mr.
Spaulding's villa were brilliantly illu-
minated in the evening. The solo of the
"Star::Spangled Banner" observation-disclosures
by Miss Norton, and the audience Joined
with great enthusiasm in the chorus. The
fireworks that formed q part of the enter
tainmcnt were very fine. Mr. Spaulding's
guests returned to Paris by the ten o'clock
.-Register, Paris France
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summary of Morning News.

Capt. G. p. Smith, the veteran steam
boat captain and hero of the Seawanhaka
disaster, died at his home in Roslyn, l.. l.,
yesterday.
"A dispatch to the Chicago Times from
Minneapolis says: "a severe tornado passed
over Sleepy Eye Friday, July 81, destroying
trees, buildings and crops.
Mr.. William III. Robertson arrived in
New York from Albany Saturday night.
He said he would take his place as col
lector of the port a week from to-day.
The injunction asked for by Van
Schaick against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company to prohibit the distribution
Of watered stock has been denied.
Eugene E. Wight, an alleged muir.
derer, who escaped some years ago from the
Colorado State prison, where he was servA
ing life sentence, has been arrested at
Boston.
The walls of the Assembly chamber
Albany, N. Y, were on Saturday adorned
with handsomely decorated and executed
placard readings: "FOr President in 1884,
Winfield Scott Hancock"
jacob Emanuel, 80 years old, shoe
manufacturer of New York, while moving
q large case Of shoes Saturday, fell through
hatchway from the third story and died
from the injuries he received.
Maud s. trotted three heats against her
own record on Saturday afternoon at Chi.
cago. In the first heat she made break
and completed the mile in 2:211 the second
mile she trotted in 2:l1t, and the third in
gil.
The Tin and Slater0Ofers' Union of New
York met on Saturday night, when reports
were received to the effect that 500 men
who had been on strike for week had
been taken back last Monday by theil
employers at $3.50 per day, an advance Of
80 cents per day.
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John II. McCutchcon, q former resident
of this city, died suddenly at Socoiro New
Mexico, on the 18th inst, in the 54th year
of his age. He was born in this city, and
resided here until he was As years of age
following his profession of the law. In
1870, on account of failing health, he re-
moved to Salt Lake, Utah, where he re-
manned seven years; thence he went to
Deadwood, and after practicing law there
three years and meeting with reverses in
the great Deadwood fire, he left and settled
in New Mexico. He leaves wife and two
children. He was greatly respected in
Socoiro, and his funeral was largely at
tended by members of the Bar and others.
He was a member Of the Washington Board
of Common Council under the old municipal
system. He married Miss Annie Dawes,
daughter of the late DIR. +. Dawes, and she,
with two children, survive him, and were
with him Mt the time of his death. Four Of
his sisters also survive him, Mrs. ]. G. Glib
son, Mrs. Z. w. w. Griffin, of this city,
and Mrs. II. w. Goggin and Mrs. James
w. Twyman, of New York. He was the
only son of the late Mrs. Ann McCutche on,
and nephew of Gen. p. +. and Samuel Ba-
con, of this city. trrr
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For THE CRITIc:
The cottage was II matched one, the out
side old and mean,
Yet all within that little cot was wonderous
neat and clean.
The night was dark and stormy, the wind
was bowling wild,
AS II patient mother sat beside the death
bed of her child
A little worn out creature, once bright eyes
grown dim
1t was u Golfers wife and child-they called
him Little Jim.
And, oh ! to see the burning tears fnst flow
ing down her cheek,
As she offered up prayer In thought-she
was afeard to speak
Lest she might awaken one she loved far
better than her life;
For she had all II mothers love, had this
poor Golfers wife.
With hands uplifted, see, she kneels beside
. the sufferers bed,
And prays that He Will spare her boy and
take herself instead.
She gets her answer from the bed soft fell
the words from him,
Mother, the angels do so smile ana Decken
Little JIM"
~ have no pain, dear mother, now but
Oh am so dry.
just moisten Little Jim's lips and, mother
don't you cry.n
With gentle trembling haste she held the
lie smiled to thank her us he took each tin,
little sip.
"Tell father when he comes from work
said good bye to him;
And, mother, now III go to Sleep" Alas
poor Little jim.
She knew that he was dying; the child she
loved so dear
j.. Had uttered the last words she might ever
hope to hear.
The cottage door is open-the GOLFERS stel
Is heard
The father and mother meet, yet neither
speak Il word,
He knew that all was over; he felt his boy
was dead. bow
He took the candle In his hand and walked
toward the bed,
And his quivering lip gave token OF the
grief he feigned, concealed.
And see his wife enjoined him-the stricken
couple kneeled;
With hearts bowed down by sadness they
humbly ask of him
In Heaven once again to meet their own
poor Little jim.
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-THos. BOWLING, Auctlonaer.
TRUSTEES sAI.E.

BY virtue Of n deed of trust dated March %
1877, and recorded In lber No. $751; folio 3s5 of,3
the land records Of the District Of Columbia, Ela
the 4th day OF AUGUST, 1881, In front of the
premises, at 0 o'clock p. M, the following de-
ton, ID. G., and known and described as lots num-
Der twenty (2ol, twenty-one l2D and twentythree
(23), of c. b. Churchs recorded subdivision of mart
of square numbered 40, the same being Improved
with three-story brick dwellings.
Terms of sale: One third of the purchase mopev
to be paid In cash. and the residue In two equal IN
stalments of six and twelve months with inter-
est to be secured by notes and deeds of trust ON
the property, or all cash, at the purchasers on.
ton. deposit of $50 viii be required at the TIME
Of sale, the trustees reserving the right to resell
the property should the purchaser not comfy
with above terms within live days from day Of
sale, cost OF conveyancing at purchasers eXpense
JAMES HARRISON JOHNSON
jy22dsds Trustees
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AUCTION SALES---T0-D AY.
RY DuNoANsoN BROS, Auctioneers.
| TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED PROP
i ERpT On FOuRTII, BET, g AND IL Srs.


TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED PROP
EkIY ON FOURTH, BET. q AND III Sly.
NOHTHWlcST, AT AUCTION.
duly recorded in liber No sl2 folio 100, ct seq, Gs
one OF the land records for Washington H.u
county, n the District of Columbia we will sell on
FRIDAY the .gd day of JULY, A. H. 1881, mt
:yO o'clock p M: In front Of the premises the fol-
lowing described property In the city of Washing
ION, District Of Columbia, and known rs part Of
lpt numbered one ID In En0ch fuckers subdivi
SION OF the east half of lot numbered eight 3d. i'm
SQUARE numbered five hundred and eighteen (5is)
az recorded In the office Of the surveyor of said
city, beginning for said part of lot numbered one N
on Ourlh street west being the east line OF said
lot one ~ twenty-four (2I) feet north from the
southeast corner OF said lot one %, and running
thence north with said Fourth street west and
or SUD lot thence west on the north line of said
lot siNtytwo feet (2 H. three ca inches thence
souin sixteen l6l feet, thence east sixty-two (62)
ieet three ~ Inches TO the place OF beginning to-
ments, rights, privileges and appurtennnces to ths
same belonging Or In any wise appertaininR.
Terms; One-fOurth cash, balance In o and II
months notes TO bear Interest and secured by deed
or trust on promises, all cash. ut option OF pur
chaser Terms to he complied with In days
otherwise the trustees reserve the right to resell t
risk and cost of defulting purchaser amer giving
2u.ys pubic notice In some newspaper published
IN Washington, ID. &. deposit OF 500 required
at time OF sale. Conveyancing at purchaser cost
,v,s.eoa4as EDWARD RR00P.
R5'THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED on
account Or rain until MONDAY, the 18th day OF
July, A. ID. 1881 at same hour and place.
SAMUEL CROSS,
,veao, EDWARD DRo0P.
lys.tN Trustees.
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A TrOtfer In Disguise.

Philadelphia Record.
Two guileless-looking individuals, giving
the names Of James Elliott, .jr., and Michael
Cleary, were before Magistrate List recently
upon the charge of defrauding Jacob Brown
out of 800 by somewhat novel scheme.
Brown keeps an inn where horsemcn stop
and chat stable talk, on Snyder avenue,
near the Point House road. On Monday
afternoon the two innoccnts drove up to
Browns place with q dilapidated vehicle
drawn by horse that looked as though he
had not seen curry-c0mb for twenty years.
The animal was rugged in harness improvised
from discarded clothcs-lines, and was
so despatched with mud that his color was
scarcely distinguishable. Elliott and Cleary
alighted, and, after downing a cock tail,
exercised their muscles at game of quoits.
While the players were tossing the rings,
Brown who is n fancier of horses, took the
size of the beast in rags, and with a jeer, re-
marked: What are you going to do with
that ~ why there's nothin' ails that
hoss," said Elliott. 'T'm going to sell him."
The whole riggin', horse, wagon, and
clothes-line, wouldn't bring fve-dollar
note" Brown said, with another laugh.
well that's where you make mistake"
replied Elliott, rs he tossed ringer and won
the drinks. "You can't buy him for a
hundred. tell you what l will do, I'll
pet you $lOO he can go i'll three minutes"
Get out!' said Brown, but when Elliott
produced roll of bank-notes the inn keeper
saw the challenge was seriously made, and
eagerly took the bet. The trio then jumped
into the wagon and drove over to Point
Breeze, followed by quite party. Cleary
was made the stakeholder Brown was in
high glee, and remarked; "Ain't this u
puddin," as Elliott took the reins and drove
the animal on the track. The horse was
drawn upat the starting point and ut the
word go" his ears went up like shot, and off
he went in good style, to the establishment
Of Brown, who knew before the first quarter
was reached that he had been victimized.
The mile was made in 2;37. The disguised
animal is supposed to be New York horse.
A butcher named William Falls, residing
on South Broad street, was swindled out of
800 by the cunning horsemcn few days
ago. Magistrate List held Elliott and Cleary
in 5000 bail to answer