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Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-26
A DUEL WITH CORK BULLETS
Clarendon. S. c.. Enterprise.


One evening last week our commu-
nifty was startled by the intelligence
that duel had been fought within
the very limits of the town. Upon
inquiry twas ascertained that Messrs,
Flowers and Allsbrooks had some diff
ferences. Two friends learned this,
and determining to have some fun at
their expense, persuaded the latter to
send a'challenge to the other for NOR
tai combat. The challenge was ac-
cepted, these two young gentlemen
managing to insinuate themselves in
the position of seconds. All the pre-
liminaries having been arranged the
balls were extracted from some pistol
cartridges and blackened cork substi-
tuted; with these the pistols were
loaded.
The appointed time brought all
parties on the field of combat. Al
the word "fre" one pistol went off
doing no damage, of course. Mr.
Flowers snapped. After some con
sultation the seconds decided tina
Mr.. F. should have a second shot
whereupon he raised the pistol allow
his head, with the magnanimity Of
truly brave man, and with the word
"here goes" again snapped his PTS
toll. The question was then put t
each: "Are you satisfied d." Thi
having been answered in the atfirma
; tive one of the seconds gave tn
somewhat arbitrary order: "Advanc
half way and shake hands" Entir
obedience was rendered.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-26

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surrounded on three sides by, and
rear too, heavy swamp timber and
underground. The squads moved
forward in wedge-sliaped columns,
to surround the camp on the swamp
side. Mrs. Stephens saw some OF the
men, and awoke her husband, who
sprang from his bed and darted into
the underground of the creek bottom,
without dressing himself or taking his
gun. Finding himself headed OFT,
Stephens ran back to his fence and
called to his wife to bring him his rifle.
She did so, a little negro boy at the
same time bringing his pants. Selling
the gun and pants, Stephens again ran
into the creek bottom, followed by
his dog. He sent his dog ahead two
or three times, in different directions,
the intelligent animal, (which had
been trained to drive the woods ev-
cry morning, to warn him Of the APP
proach of anybody, returning to him
instantly on his discovering MEM
Der of the posse. The men closed in,
and ordered Stephens to halt. He
paid no attention to the command,
but lodged about in the creek bot
tom, looking for an opening in the
lines of his pursuers. Firing COM
menced, and very soon, as Stephens
was aiming his Winchester improved
rifle at one Of the posse, a rifle ball
entered the back of his head, and
came out at his right eye. He fell
forward on his rife, stone dead, with
his weapon cooked and advanced in
a shooting position, and with his fin
ger on the trigger, his pants lying
|
close by. None of the posse were
hurt, though q perfect shower OF
+! leaves and twigs of trees, cat down
by buckshot, fell on the sheriff7s head
d as he rushed into the underground
where Stephens was. In the midst
of the firing Mrs. Stephens remained
at the spot where she handed the ri.
file to her husband, and refusing re
quest to get out of range of the fyine
balls and buckshot, received a rife
ball through her shoulder, intllctine
flesh wound.
l. The sheriff placed Guard over thu
If body of Stephens, to s& that it ant
+ his pants were not disturbed, AM
|, sent to Leesville, the Vernon parisl
|, seat of justice, absut'ten miles OF
Is for a coroner's jury, and for a physi
Is clan for Mrs. Stephens. In the mean
IS time Stephens two youngest boy
n 1.-THE grown sons were all absent,
q converscd with several members {
e. the posse, on various subjects, with
rs out nanifesting the slightest trace
ii emotion at the death of their fathe1
N The coroners inquest was held tb
ID same evening, and their verdict full
an justified the sheriff and his posse.
if Stephens made no secret of Ii
re presence in Vernon parish, wei
n about there openly, and was actual
n. about to establish ''log ranch"
in the place where he was killed. H
bv death has undoubtedly saved 9TH
ID lives, and it is earnestly hoped TIL
no his sons will not follow his exampl
70 but will respect the laws of the Ian
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-26
RUN TO EARTH.
Lake Charles Echo.

Over a year ago Thomas w. steph-
ems was indicted by the grand jury OF
this lparish for the murder OF j. K.
Powell. The latter was assassinated,
while riding along the public road,
near the Sabine river. Stephens was
arrested on the Sabine, by sheritf7s
posse, composed chiefly of the citizens
of that neighborhood, and lodged in
iail here, from whence, for safer keep
ing, he was conveyed to Jail at Ope-
lousas. He broke Jail there, and was
soon afterwards heard of on his old
range on the Sabine, extending on
the western border of Calcasieu and
Vernon parishes. He had six or seven
sons, all grown except two, and it
was generally believed that they were
in constant communication and sym
patty with him in his avowed deter
mination not to be retaken, and in
his declared hostility to the posse by
whom he had been first arrested.
Not long after he regained the Sabine
swamps. O member of that posse,
named Sherrod Smith, was shot down
in a skiff, by some one who suddenly
appeared on the bank, but who dis
appeared in the bushes almost stimuli
taneously with the report of his dead
ly weapon. Smith died in few
hours, declaring that Thomas W
Stephens shot him, though the two
men in the skiff with him did not set
the assassin, and Smiths back was
towards the latter when the gun tr
ed. At the late term of our Distric
Court Thomas W. Stephens was in
dicted for this murder also.
A few days ago we chronicled tn
killing, on the Sabine, OF one of hi
grown SONS, Robert Stephens) by
constable's posse, while resisting al
rest. Soon afterwards it was cul
rently reported that the Stephens fam
lily had sworn vengeance on the slay
ers of Robert, and on those who ha
once arrested his father, and reig
of terror was inaug1rated on the Ss
bine river. Our sheriff, David I
Lyons, was appealed to, on behalf
several citizens on the Sabine who's
lives were considered in danger, an
three days before court adjourned /
started for the Sabine, with wa
rant for the arrest of Thomas '
Stephens, and accompanied by
small posse, which was recruited
Bagdad, Big Woods, and on the S;
bine. until it numbered over twen1
men. Learning, when well up Il
Sabine, that Thomas w. Stephe
had been in Vernon parish the d'
before, the sheriff abandoned the S
bine river settlements, as If he h;
given up the search, and traveli1
rapidly through the open woods, al
avoiding the settlements, he camp
in the Anacoco swamp, about O
mile and a half from where he W
informed Thomas W. Stephens "
camped. At daylight next morni
the sheriff divided his posse into t.
squads, taking command of one, a
giving Deputy Joseph Foster char
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-26
WISE SAYINGS BIZ WISE MEN.
COMPLIED FROM THE BHsr AUTHORITIES


Sugar Planter.
Needs not labor hard ween
To rhvme upon Oleomargarins. iaient
Look not upon the wine when it is red
But drink block lager beer instead,
Or something else--Charley Week
A patient man no trouble makes,
gut--weIl. look around for snakes
Or other vermln--K. A. Cross.
I'd be butterfly born in bower
AT least so I've been thinking the last half hour,
I'm rather warm.-Maj. Heron.
Nv souls in arms and eager for the fray
But-for the present--wel, I'll go the other way
To see a man.--Gen. Jastremskl'
Who dares these boots misplace,
Shall meet me some other time or place
I'm not ready-Andy Lyle
A cbeftan to the highlands bound cries
But what he cried for is mere surmise;
Maybe cohc.- Joe Lacquer
When you shall ofme these unlucky DEEDS rei4'e'
Remember always drink my whlskey straight
Every time.--W. A. Lesueur.
When rising griefs Cypress my soul
drown my cares in the flowing bowl
Or anything handy Mike Granary.
On q peatly rose leaf my dainty form spread
al f0eh ionpd he'd.
\ NTH a mosquito bar.-Mike Chambers,
Away, away to the mountains brow,
Is the summer cry! But cant 60 now
upsOr anv other tme.-Billy Il. stroube.
must die early, so can't dilate-
Come to think OF it--guess I'd rather wait
Till she Apr owe the proceeding
II. Sambola Jones.
Oh my love is like red, red rose
But love that better that tints my nose,
More telicitously--A. Jackson.
lie Red Nose Brigadel! What for not turn out =
Saere Mile tonnerS. Have not re govt,
And much vexatlon l-P Machet
When freedom from her mountain height III
furled-
Tbedeuce she did Brazenest thing in the world
For shame, Miss!-Abe Rasenheld
Lol The poor Indian whose untutoTed min
sees
Sees does be l thought him blind. I'm OH!
He's on mischief bent,-Charley Favrot
You'd scarce expect one OF my age 10 appear
Well won't unless the girls are near,
Then I'm always visible.-Harney Brunot
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-26

WHITE LINEN REMNANTS-Just re
w ceived large lot Of White Linen Rem
pants from to yard pieces, which Will be solo
very low, at Rosenfeld's.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-26

Canned Okra and Tomatoes! ;,
Something new and handy for sale at Family
Grocery of JOohoA pEAL.
NO Wines or Liquors r
|. At family groceryof JOSHUA Deal
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-26

DERCALE Parasols, something new at Ro
/ senfeld's.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-26

A Chicago man gave his wife $500.
She had some old papers in her other
hand which she was going to put in
the stove. She made a mistake and
burned up the bills. Moral-neveI
give your wives any money.-Syra
cuse Sunday Times.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

Ne fhsak esr Issss ~ s3essfs fsss
the oe,aisg seassH sssa sssspaes -
Desigas aud Aessifsss aaa kssefea
fore offered ts a. ss, a. So aefteee.
before Piaoea oa saie la Hssh
smgfo@, fhr assersasst sesss "a
complete as eaa se gassa 80 sss
Iorh. asa al sssloss as lsaT sss sas
Aoass ia fAs fsaas.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

each cheek and the middle of your nose.
There, it looks like itself. There ten
o'clock striking, and you not Off Mind, |
shall expect you up TO luncheon"
So Mr.. Herbert went of sh king his head,
and, although still determined, yet at heart
very doubtful as to his power of resistance.
Amy went to her special sanctum and wrote
her first letter to Hugh. The following SEN
tences show that she had no doubt whatever
on the subject:
Daddy does not take quite kindly to the
notion as yet. lie doesn't know you, you
see, and II has, of course come upon him q
little sudden; but he is the very best and
kindest of all the daddies in the world, and in
very few days he will see II in quite the
right light. II is of no use your writing or
coming to me here till he Is quite reasonable,
but | expect by this day week to have every
thing arranged. | will let you know what
train to come by, and will meet you at the
station"
II is to be presumed that Amy thoroughly
understood her father, but at any rate IL was
exactly that day week that Hugh Carson
having obeyed instructions, and got out at
the station directed, FIVE miles from Manchcs-
ter, was a little surprised and much disap-
pointed at not seeing her upon the platform
Your luggage, sir Are you the gentle
man for the lIawthornsl Very well, sir,
will send up the portmanteau. Miss Her
bert is In the pony carriage
Bless me, Amy" Hugh said, after the
first greeting, as they drove off, "you used
to talk about your pony-trap, but this turn
out is pretty enough to attract attention in
| the park, Amy" and he looked at her with
puzzled glance; "you're not a swell, are
you Because that would be dreadful"
"Well, Hugh, If being swell means
having lots ofmoney, I suppose am one, for
daddy has lots upon lots. He's got cotton
mills, you know. But there's nothing dread
full in that
"You ought to have told me, Amy"
Hugh said, a little gravely.
Fhs 81 bete," the girl said. In the first
place, IL was nice to know that you fell in
love with me without knowing whether had
a haif-penny; in the second place, you would
very likely have run away II you had thought
that l was rich, and to tell you the truth,
Master Hugh, had 10 idea of letting you
run away. There Hugh, there's the house,
isn't 1t prettyf
+" It's almost palace" Hugh said, in
dismay.
Yes, and there's papa at the door, wait
ing greet you. Now, look quite pleasant
and bright, Hugh, for Of course want him
to like you almost as much as do"
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27
THE VOICE OF THE HILLS.

What power Is thisY What wltchery Wins my Zee
To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow,
All silent as the emerald CULTS below,
Down whose ice-walIs the wings OF twilight beat?
What thrIIl Of earth and heav' n--most Wild, most
sweet
What answering pulse the guardian senses know,
Comes ieaping from the ruddy Eastern glow
Where, far away, the skies aud mountains meet
Mother, It's once more; knew thee well.
Yet thy voice comes, an ever new surprise
oh Mother and Queen, beneath the oldon spell
OF silence gazing with that deep surmIse
Dumb Mother, struggling with the years to tell
The secret at thy heart through helpless eyes!
-Tbe AfLeopu,o
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

tVo fuuI1eohth ElIeol HuItANehI " sshIhEtlN'
Al our Graad Extraordinary Dranises aFs ia-
der the supervision aad Aalla0 0saeaf ~ fGEk ERALS
G.. r. BEAUREGARD aad JURAi. A. EARLY.
fal3-st
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

1857 Prizes, amounting to...- fite. sal
Responsible corresponding agents wanted Il All
points, 10 whom liberal compensation sisl ~ paid
For farther Information, aTite clearly, fisiaF fad
address, send orders by express Registered Int
or Money order by mail Addressed aniy .
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27
For You,
Madam,

Whose complexion betrays
some humliisting imperfsc.
tiOn, whose mirror tells ,y0u
that yOu are Tanned, 6alI0w
and dis0gured In c0untenances
or have Erupti0ns, esdness,
ROughness or uuwh0le 9 ONE
tjpts Of complexion, We say
uso Haganb Magnolia Ralnl.
Itise dellcat0, harmless and
delightful article, producing
tho most natural and entrape:
tng unts, the artiaciS!ity Cf
which no observer can detect,
and Which soon beeeaAee Per.
nanent II the Magnolia 8alm
+ judici0usly used.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

Cr 10 m per day At homs. Samples worth =
10 3zU free. Address sriksos 4 Co., Port
land, Maine.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08
A SAD Ia e from the Sea.

Mrs. George L. Hunter, the wife of
Capt. Hunter, of the schooner Thomas
J. Lancaster, which was wrecked north
of Cape Hatteras, has returned home to
Philadelphia widowed and childless,
having left the bodies of her husband
and three children buried in the North
Carolina sands, near the burial place of
four seamen and the second mate. Tied
high up in the rigging of the Lancaster,
while the strong vessel was pounding
herself to pieces. Mrs. Hunter saw her
infant child torn from her arms by the
swallowed up her husband and his eld-
est daughter, and still clinging, wet and
nearly frozen, to the mast, the heart
broken woman heard above the roar OF
the sea plaintive, sobbing cry,
Mamma, come save me- which told
her that one child still lived. Through
twelve hours of wind and rain and dark
ness Mrs. Hunter battled against the
ropes which obstinately saved her life
by fastening herself there ont OF reach OF
the storm and of her child, who died
even after succor came. and the five sur
vivors of the i'll fated ship were brought
to land. When the captains body was
found, his pocket had been robbed OF
SIS, which he had secured before leav-
ing the cabin when the vessel struck the
reef. The poor woman was thus left
destitute, but not friendless, for she met
kind assistance from Lieutenant New.
comb, of the United States army, and
keeper Midget, OF the life-saving station
who made her as comfortable as it was
possible to do in that uncivilized place
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08
Tie Aroma or Fine Butter.

Prof Segelecke, of the Royal Agricul
ture College, of Denmark, whose expert
,nents and investigations in dairy prac.
tice have been of such great value to
that country, expresses the opinion that
the aromatic principles of butter are due
to the partial decomposition of milk OF
cream. and the development of Tactic
acid. In precisely what way this de-
composition or development of Tactic
acid gives rise to the aroma in butter, so
much sought after and admired by the
lovers of butter, is not yet known, but
it may and probably does come from
chemical charges in utterly inodor-
GUS principles. He says: "If the
temperature of the milk when set for
cream be from 10 to II degrees cent?
grade lao to so degrees Fahrenheit) or
mere, it decomposes, forming Tactic
fluid and several other new principles.
among them aromatic principles, and it
needs but to churn the cream to obtain
aromatic butter. If. on the other hand,
the temperature of the milk at such
time be near the freezing point, the
decomposition necessary for the pro-
ductlon of aromatic principles is held in
check, and consequently the aroma
of butter obtained from fresh cream is
so feeble that it is not perceptible to
persons accustomed to butter prepared
as above indicated-in the same way as
French buffers are made at present.
But if it be desired to obtain more aro-
matte butter, all that is required is to
place the cream in circumstances favor.
able to Tactic fermentation, and few
hours will produce the required result.
In either case, the aroma formed may be
more or less agreeahle-that all depends
on the fundamental principles of the
milk, on the quality of the principles
Necessary for the formation of aromatic
principles, that is present, and on the
method of manipulation employed. In
either case, again, the appearance of arc
matte principles is accompanied by that
of Tactic acid. Whether the aromatic
principles sought for in butter are pro.
duced by Tactic fermentation. by a
simultaneous general fermentation, or
by several lamentations combined, l do
not know"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08
To Protect a Shingle Roof from Fire.

The editor Of an Eastern paper says
that q wash composed of lime, salt and
fine sand. or wood ashes, put on the
ordinary way of whitewashing. renders
the roof fifty-fold more safe against
taking fire from falling cinders, or
otherwise in case Of fires in the vicinity.
1t pays the expense of hundred-fold
in its preserving influence against the
effect Of the weather. The olden and
more weather beaten the shingles are,
the more benefit derived; such shingles
are generally more or less warped.
rough and cracked. The application
of the wash, by wetting the upper sur
face, restores them at once to their
original or first form, thereby closing
the space between the shingles, and the
lime and sand, by filling up the cracks
and spots in the single itself, prevent
its varying for years, il not forever.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08

There are some experiences in life
which make ne feel like the boy, Who,
whom be stubbed his toe against sharp
stone, said he vas too big to cry and too
badly hurt 10 laugh.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08
The First Tn ny to Teach.

The first thing which should be taught
u child is obedience, and after that should
come reverence.
1t is very hard to teach an American
child reverence. HIS parents must be
people of remarkable force of character
if they succeed in doing SO, for the whole
tendency Of our free institutions is against
him. The Declaration of Independence
arrays itself with its "glittering general
tiles against this first effort of home
training.
The newly arrived foreigner in his
might, majestic through numbers,
defeats the idea; for he soon learns,
as the beginning Of his political
career, that his vote is as good as his
masters-perhsps better. Thus the good
old relation between master and servant,
Of respect on the one hand and help on
the.other the best relation for the bene-
fit OF home-is uprooted at once.
Almost the first impression on a young
child's mind is is of the insolence of his
nurse to his mother. He sees that her
orders are not obeyed, that she is power
less to enforce them. He hears the nurse
speak to her in loud, arrogant, defiant
tones. He often sees his mother, before
a powerful and strong elderly nurse,
paralyzed with fear; for. if she deems
that her child's comfort and welfare are
at stake, if she believes that the nurse
knows more than she does, che will en-
dure insolence to herself and q sort OF
assumption on the part Of an authority
which should never be delegated
["Amenities at Home," in Appleton
Home Series.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08

Newgate prison will probably be torn
down before long. This is net the FAM
GUS prison in which Jonathan Wild
lodged 30 many highwsymen, while he
himself languished there ct last, but .
successor TO it, built in the latter part Of
the eighteenth century. During the
Lord George Gordon "No Popsry" riots.
celebrated BY Charles Dickens In BAR
naby Rudee." The mob attached The
buifdisC md liberated 800 prisoner.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-12-10

and would tend more to making their way
through the world q { bed of roses than q path
Of thorns. This he regarded as directly contrary
to the christian spirit which should actuate fol-
lowers and soldiers of Christ, to live in that re-
pose and contentment which could be had by
trusting entirely to the will of God. Content
ment he judged could not be better gained than
by each and every follower of Christ endeavor-
ing to be content With his lot in this world, and
striving as far as in him lay, to work out the I'M
seen and unknown provisions of Gods will. AS
a case in point of the constant discomfort that
may be met with, he related his experience on
that same afternoon, with two ship-captains, both
old men, but who desired a change in their ports
of sailing. Not that either were poor men, or
were dissatisfied with their employers, but the
speaker thought that they had had their own way
so long that they were even discontinued at that.
CHIEF JUSTICE JUDD
Also spoke on the subject, and said, the feel
ings of jealousy and envy, which at times find
place in the breasts of many men, should be
trampled on at once, and a kindlier, holier spirit
be encouraged. Contentment is consistent with
Gods will. A person who, as a christian, en-
deavors as well as he can, to follow the directing
power of God, and finds himself in an uncertain
position, his prospects blighted, his hopes des-
'troyed, should not give up in the despair of
the intdel, but should rise up, grid on the armor
of the christian soldier, and thinking upon that
sorrowful hour passed by Christ in the garden
of Gethsemane, exclaim with the Lord and Saw
iour, mot what 1 will but what thou wilt, and
continue with renewed energy to do their duty TO
themselves and their christian brethren.
REV. ]. A. CRUzAN.
The pastor, who now presented himself again
to the congregation for the first time since his re-
turn from the coast, whittier he had gone to sew
er his connections with the church in Portland,
Oregon, also spoke in regard to the pleasure
which those had, who felt truly content in accept
ing and doing Gods will. Persons should not
however sit down and content themselves with
their spiritual state but should rather watch and
ward and pray lead us not into temptation"
COntentment is not laZiness, by no means, in fact
some people maintain that laziness was the orig
inal sin. Contentment is the ability to discern
the good from the evil, and with such a faith in
God that the trials and tribulatiOns of the world
only bring more strongly to the mind the words
He said, All things shall work for my good
What is this life, said the speaker, that we should
worry and fret and fume if ought goes wrong
with US? Nothing when we remember that we
live on with Him an endless life gained by living
a christian life, watching waiting, praying, and
being content.
The usual exercises of song were held and
shortly after $50 the audience dispersed.