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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-04-16
StateTax Sales
Or
MOVABLE PROPERTY.
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
VS..
DELINQUENT TAX DEBTORS
PARISH OF ASCENSION.

DY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY
ID vested in me by the Constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana, will
sell at the principal front door of the
Courthouse in which the Civil District
Court of this parish is held, within the
legal hours for judicial sales, beginning
at IL o'clock A. NJ, on
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-04-16
NOn.Residents.

NOn.Residents.
Third District.
{Town of Donal,lsonville.)
Buquoi, II improv't on lot 6 fronting
ing Miss street t............ 6 50
Morris, Angu.tin house on church land
near GOnalran's O5
Eight, District.
Spillcr, Levi impt on pub land north
by Causey sth by Mrs Straub;2
imp'ts IN public land north by N
Gonzales south by John Pate. 4 81
On said day of sale will sell such por-
tions Of said property as each debtor
will point ont, and in case the debtor
shall not point ont sufficient property, I
will at once and without further delay
sell the least quantity Of said property Of
amy debtor which, any bidder will buy
for the amount Of the taxes, interest and
costs due by said debtor.
The sale will le without appr,siscmcnt,
for cash, III legal tender money Of tho
United States. r. A. JONES.
Sheriff and Tax Collector, parish Of As
c.iision.
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A Brave Woman.

An interesting story is told OF a
young wife who went West with her
husband, and there encountered all
sorts of hard luck" Crops failed,
cattle died, the young farmer sieken-
ed. During all this time the young
wife never grew discouraged. but did
all in her power TO keep her husband
from getting ''the blues" But one
morning the boy, who did the chores,
came in and said he could not find
old cow on the farm. So our heroine
set out with the boy in search of the
lost animal, and finally found her
where she had fallen, over between
two logs-dead. The young woman
was at last discouraged, and for q
time would not go back with the bad
news to her husband, but finally
overcame her feelings, went merrily
to the house, and, upon entering,
said: "Well, Rollin, our luck has
changed" How is that ?" he anx-
iously inquired. Why" said she,
.'the old COW is dead; you can skin
her, sell the hide, and we will have
some money" And it proved to be
true, for their luck changed from
that day. They sold out their in
terest in the farm and bought an
other one, began over, and to-day
are well-to-do people. Does not
this teach a lesson torepining wives,
and show what power there is in a
hopeful spirit
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over night. In the morning, as hc
was taking his leave, he requested
permission to call again-a permis
sion which was readily grant, and
as readily acted upon.
Nearly every day after this found
Hugh at the Ware homestead, until
Elnor began to watch for his com
ing with strange, new flutter at
her heart. There has been no
spoken explanation, but between
them was tacit understanding OF
the feelings which had prompted
each to avoid the other.
One evening when May had deck
ed the earth is robes Of loveliness,
Hugh and Einor took walk
along the road where they first met.
The calm of evening law like a spell
over .all the beauteous scene: the
sweet scents Of wild flowers, the low
music OF birds, were all about them,
and Hugh, gazing into the pensiye
face beside him, felt how dear-how
very dear-it was to him, and ere
he could restrain it the story OF his
love burst forth in words deep with
the passions of his heart. and then,
looking down into the sweet blush
ing face, he asked her to be his wife.
And Elnor, yelling her starry
eyes beneath their soft, white lids,
placed both fair hands in his. and,
in a voice of unutterabIe happiness,
answered II will p
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WHOLE NO. 1859.

The street CAB engulfed her grace
ful figure, and she was seen no more
And when he went forth at last, he
left the kitchen door, side door, and
front door, all down stairs windows
and the front gate, wide open. And
the loungers around the station
were somewhat amused just as, the
train was running out of sight, to
see flushed, perspiring man, with
his hat sideways, his coat buttoned
two buttons too high, his cuffs un-
fastened, and necktie flying, and his
valise Tapping open and shut like a
demented shutter on March night,
and a door key in his hand, dash
wildly across the platform and halt
in the middle of the track, glaring
in detected, impotent, wrathful NOR
tification at the departing train, and
shaking his Tremendous fist at q
pretty woman who was throwing
kisses at him from n car near the
end of the train.
Mr.. Stiffle went home q sadder
and a wiser man. lie has come to
the conclusion that women are of
some use after all, and that in fu-
ture he will make no bargain ne
eessitating self help, even If connect
ed with smiles.
BY the way, when Mrs. Shflie re-
turned, she bore him no malice-in
fact, she calmed him down by say
ing that she had passed a miserable
evening, and wished that he had
been there.
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Keep good company or none.
Never be idle. If your hands can
not be usefully employed, attend TO
the cultivation of your mind. Al
ways speak the truth. Make few
promises. Live up to your engage
ments. Keep your own secret if you
have any. When you speak TO 4
person. look him In the face. Good
company and good conversation are
the very sinews OF virtue. Good
character is above ali things else.
Your character cannot be essentially
injured, except By youracts. If any
one speaks evil of you, let your life
be such that no one viii believe
him. Drink no Intoxicating liquors.
Ever live (nisfortune excepted)
within your income.
When you retire to bed think
over what you have been dong
during the day. Make no haste to
be rich, if you would prosper. Small
and steady gains, give competency.
with tranquility of mind. Never
play at any game of chance. Earn
money before you spend it. Do not
marry until you are able to support
a wife. Never speak evil Of any one.
Be just before YOU arc generous.
Keep yourself innocent if you would
be happy. Save when you are
young, that you may spend when
you are old. Never run into debt
unless you can see your way out.
Read over the Inaxims at least
once 4 week.
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sfeanncss o'ericapins ITSELF
Meanness not unfrequently re
senbles the

Meanness not unfrequently re-
senbles the
vaulting ambition which O'er!eaps ;iseIf
And falls on the other side.
An excellent illustration OF this
"o'erleaping" is furnished by GER
tain transaction Of John Jacob As
tor with one Of his Captains. The
story is told by writer in the Bos-
ton Transcript:
The Captain had sailed SIX voya-
ees to China without q chronometer,
depending on dead reckoning and
'lunars;' Just starting out on his
seventh voyage he suggested to Mr.
Astor that it would be safer TO have
a ehronometer.
swell, get one" said the mer-
chant.
sThe Captain did so, and entered
its cost IN his account current.
When Astor's eyes fell upon the
item, be drew his pencil through it.
The Captain expostulated. Said
Astor, 4 told you to get one; I
didn't say I'd pay for it.
"The Captain severed his connec-
ton with Astor then and there, and
went into Wall street, engaged with
other owners, and before night was
in command of as fine q shipas ever
ioated in New York's beautiful bay.
''In three days she was ready for
sea, and set sal. II the same time
Astor's ship, under the command of
a new Captain, set sail also. They
had a race for Hong Kong, but the
Captain who, as he used to put it,
had discharged John Jacob AstoT,
BY keeping the men at the braces.
took advantage Of every puff Of
wind, and won by three days.
''Then there was lively work. The
ship was loaded in the shortest time
possible. and before Astor's vessel,
which had arrived meantime, was
half loaded, our Captain weighed
anchor, and, with a full cargo of tea,
set sail for Sandy Hook, arrived in
good time, got his ship alongside
the wharf, and began hosting out
his cargo, which was sold by auction
on the spot.
"Thissgluttej tic market, for the
consumption was comparatively
small in thossdays, and when As
tors ship came in, prices had fallen.
1.-TWO days later, as the Captain
was sauntering down Broadway, he
met his former employer.
How much did dat chroncmeter
cost YOU? asked the latter.
" Six hundred dollars.
Veil, said Astor, dat vas cheap.
It cost me sixty thousand dollars.
~The merchant and the Captain
have long since paid the reckoning,
but that chronometer is still good
timekeepeT, and treasured relic IS
r-eli -
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ONE AND THEN ANroTHER.

One step ard then another,
And the longest walk Is ended
One stitciAnd then another,
And the Longest rent is mended
One brick upon another,
And the hlghes: wall is made;
One fake upon another,
And the deepest snow is Laid.
SO the little choral workers,
By their slow and constant motion.
Have built those pretty islands
In the distant dark blue ocean
And the noblesr undertakings
Mans wisdom hath conceived
By ofi-repeated effort
Has been paiien'y achieved.
Then do not look disheartened
On the work you have to do,
And say that such a mighty task,
You never can get through
But just endayor, day by day,
Another point TO gain,
And soon the mountain which you feaFe,
VIII prove 10 BE- plain.
Rome was not built in a day"
The ancient proyerb teaches,
And nature, by her trees and flowers,
The same sweet sermon breaches.
Think not Of far or dutiss,
Ha' Of dulles which are near,
AnaEaving once begun to work,
Re-a.fe % persevere.
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Worth Remembering.

Now that good times are again
upon us, before indulging in extrav-
agant show, it is worth remembering
that no one can enjoy the pleasant
est surroundings if in bad health
There are hundreds OF miserable
people gcing about to-day with dis
ordered stomach, liver or kidneys
or a dry, hacking cough, and one
foot in the grave, when 80 ct. bot
tie of Parker's Ginger Tonic would
do them more good than all the ex-
pensive doctors and quack medi-
cines they have ever tried. 1t al.
ways makes the blood pure and
rich, and viii build you up and give
you good health at little cost. Read
OF it in another column.
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Old Bill CFidley.

You may say what you please
about old Bill Gridley," said gen.
tleman Just down from Bodie to the
crowd who were spinning for hot
Scotches in Phil McGovern's back
room the other night. II know
there's lots Of fellers talking against
him-specially now that he's dead
but | alters speak of a man as |
find him, and old Bill was as fair
and square q one as / wish ter see,
spite of his cranhness."
putty bad tempered, wasn't he?'
said Phil, who was sprinkling. red
pepper on the salt herring to encOur-
age trade.
swell, he was-and he wasn't.
I've seen that man keep his grip on
himself and 90 along cool and easy
ike when any other man in the
camp would have stood on his hind
legs. and rared. ] call to mind suth-
IN that happened once away back
in the flush days that showed what
a big heart old Gridley had ia his
shirt You see, we were It a min
ing camp called Lone Skull. up on
the Feather river, and Bills claim
had paned out SD rich that he cyan
10 put on good deal of style He
had the largest shanty in ne place
four rooms-and what must Grid
ley do but send clear round the Horn
for a carpet for the parlor 1t took
him nearly a year to get it out, and
then it was the only carpet in that
part of the state. White ground,
with yellow and red flowers. Folks
used to come for miles around to
see it.
rs this yarn in one act p growl-
ed a friend of the miner, who was
wistfully watching the barkeeper
take the Id off some hot chowder
in the other room.
Its in one scene" continued the
party from Bodie. Lem me see :;
where was / ? Well, to make a long
story short, | was playing Pedro in
Bills best room one night, with
some prospectors just up from FRS
co, and was losing considerable dust,
when l dropped on one of 'em tax
ing a jack out of his sleeve. As
luck would have it, ! wasn't heeled
that night, so / just picked up to-
baeco knife that lay on the table
and cut the fellows throat clean
across"
Good scheme, too" grnnted IA
70 steerer in approval.
"Well, as | was saying, old Grid
ley, who was in the next room,
heard thescuffle and camein. There
was that cut chap lying on the floor,
with the blood all over the carpet
the whole thing justruined. Every
body was scared TO see Bill's face :;
he looked just awful, expected to
get bullet through my head quick
er'n a wink"
"This is pretty tough or ne"
says GridIey, looking at thenew car
pet.
Il know, Bill" says !. AN | axes
yer parding, old man. ] never once
thought of the carpet. | wouldn't
er done it if | had"
mo / don't believe you would,
Tom" says he kindersorrowful like.
II don't believe you would Aud
he actually helped me to heave the
corpse out of the winder. and kind
er wipe up the muss a little. | tell
pou, gentlemen, old Bill Gridley was
a white man, he was and if / ever
go back on him after that, I'm CO..
Vote y
And they all agreed that a man
must have a pretty big heart to net
like that after all
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Didn't Know Hon to rake Them.

He was on his way home from
Leadville. He had on Il ragged old
fsummer suit, . bad hat, and be had
been taking his meals about thirty
hours apart to make his money car
/ ry him through.
Yes, / like the country out that
way" herepIied to the query. "The
climate is good, the scenery is fine,
and some of the people are as hon
est as need be. The trouble is know
ing how to take the bad ones.p
Il should think that would be
easy"
"Yes, it looks that way, but had
a little experience. / ana the origi-
nal discoyercr of the richest mine
around Leadville." "
is that SOP"
'Yes. sir, Pm the very man, but
you wouldn't think il to see these
old clothes.
"Then you don't own it now?"
"Not a bit OF It. I'll explain: I
was pohing around the hills and
found signs. / collected some spec
linens for assay staked out a claim
and went off to the assayer 1t was
two days before he let me know
had struck the richest ore he had
ever assayed, and then l hurried
back to my claim. Hang my but
tons If | hadn't been jumped :"
"How?"
why, = gang of sharpers had
found the spot and built up Il pole
shanty and hung up 4 sign of First
Baptist Church over the door. Sure
as shooting they had, and the law
out there is that no miner can sink
shaft within geo feet Of church
building. They saw ne coming
and when | got there they were ac-
tually holding a revival There
was Just six of them, and they got
up one after another and told how
wicked they had been and how sor-
ry they were, and, would you be-
lieve it, they had the check TO ask
me to lead of in singing. | went
to law but they beat me. Three
days after the verdict the Church
burned down, and before the ashes
was cold the church was developing
a mine worth a million dollars.
You see I didn't know how to take
en-
WAS there any particular way
of taking them?"
"You bet there was! | ought to
have opened on the revival with a.
Winchester rifle and given the coro-
ner $50 for verdict that they had
died of too much religion.
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The coaaae-. Of Mssleo.

The bright particular stare Of
journalism are now engaged IN de-
iining the motives Of General Grant
and other gentlemen who are visit
ing Mexico. The declared object Of
the visit Is railway Development.
To the average observer OF passing
events and iutare possibilities this
declared object appears 70 coycr tie
ground. However, there are some
fools ia the world, who hold to the
comfortable doctrine that the world
owes them a living. Perhaps it
does. Anyhow, Il is certain that
they would not be able TO collect
their dues in that respect were they
to depend upon the exercise Of Their
+ common seDso
General Giant has found it ncces-
sary to disAvOw any designs upon
the autonomy of the Republic of
Mexico, and the disavOwal viii
probably have some effect upon the
Mexican fools-for there are fools
there as well as here. lie is doubt
less right when he says that the
United States would not take Mexi-
co as q free gift 1T the hands Of the
Mexican people. We have, as ne
declared, land enough, and trouble
enough, without borrowing Of our
neighbors. The only conquest Of
Mexico that is contemplated by the
gentlemen who arc now in that
country with General Grant, or who
stand behind General Grant, is the
conquest we made of our own un-
developed domain when we built
the great trans-continental railroads.
Exactly as we assailed and con
quered savage nature, and so achiev-
ed a conquest of our own territory,
Mexico. assisted by capital, IS to
assail and conquer nature within
her grand domain. There IS not to-
day living a man Of common sense
who regards the annexation Of Mexi.
co desirable. 1t certainly Is not
among the probabilities. EveFy
person Of sagacity recognized the
necessity of u closer alliance with
Mexico, but only an alliance which
shall make her great and independ-
ent as a nation. Soon or late It viii
be the United States and Mexico,
and probably Canada, against the
Continent of Europe. Not, perhaps,
in clash Of arms, though even that
is possible, but as the arbiter Of the
destiny Of the commercial world.
Hence it is the policy of the Uni
ted States to develop their own
resources, and in every
practical way assist Mexico to de-
yelop its great resources. The future
of Mexico, developed byrailways and
filed with industrial establishments,
cannot be other than great. And
thus it can become a great nation
and powerful ally in ease Of need.
1t is now the one weak spot on this
hemisphere. 1t was through Mexi-
co that Louis Napoleon struck at
this Republic during our civil war.
Had Mexico at that time been de-
as this country was develop
ed, there would have been no French
Invasion possible. In order to put
Mexico ON the path to greatness and
independence there must be offered
the inducement of certain greatness
and distinct nationality. To annex
even were Mexico desirous
of it, would be 10 fix It in the rut Of
which it has so long
travelled. The conquest Of Mexico
IS necessary. but Mexico must con
luer herself That is the greatest
victory Of all.-Pkiiadelpdid North
(Rep.)
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From the Eub.

There is perhaps no tonic offered
to the public that possesses as much
intrinsic value as the Hop Bitters.
Just at this season of the year, when
The stomach needs an appetizer, or
the blood needs purifying, the cheap
est and best remedy IS Hop Bitters.
An ounce Of prevention Is worth a
pound of cure, don't wait until you
are prostrated by disease that may
take months for you to recover in.-
Posfoa GIObs.
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Shoots his Tenant.

CIxcrxxATI. May 10. Michael
Cain became involved in quarrel
last night with John Saurbeck, his
tenant, in the eastern part of the
city, and shot him in the face, In
tiicting wound which is regarded
as fatal. Cain gave himself up to
the poiice.
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| was miserable with Chronic "a
tarrh Perana is my remedy and
no other. VIM. Boyd, Pittsburgh.
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The imported English gipsy hats
have a netted cord covering the
front and back Of the turned up
rim
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JEW SPRING
AND
SUMMER GOODS
SAMPLES 0l. GOODS.

aud AMY information that may be desired,
that ii Is possible for us to give, will have
or faost careful and prompt attention the
Snie day they are received. In sending
year orders state Is explicitly rs sou can
what YOU want.
.s-Do not fail to read our re-alar item
lied advertisements, rs they appear from
time 10 time in al OF the Pittsburgh daily
and religious weekly papers.
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/ had Chronic Catarrh badly. |
took Peruna. am very much bet
ter. J. Williams, MedWay, Pa
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Sunbeam cloth is English novel
tv for skirts. 1t has mixture OF
all colors Of the rainbow in stripes
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Nv daughters detective vision was
much improved by Peruna- James
Cook. Bakerstown, Pa.
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Farmers, have tie kind or goods you nesd.
want pour
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''P. S..-Write at once Oh what
day and train to expect you, and |
will send Hugh and the carriage 10
meet you. +.
"P. S. No. 2.-When / showed
your likeness to Hugh he was eapti-
waited at once, and declared he had
never seen so socharming a face. What
will he say to the original?
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-12

Tricyoling has become the fashion,
able pursuit ef the young men in Eng.
land. and as the ladies never fail 10
follow in the wake Of fashion when set
by their admirers. the tricycle. has been
adopted by them with the greatest
eagerness- At frat 1t was considered
rather fast. and looked upon with
shyness. but ever since the newspaper
account Of the ride taken by her Ma
iesty and the Princess Beatrice. each
royal lady mounted on her iron horse
and careering gayiy on the high road
and through the green lanes round
Osborne. all scruple has vanished. I,
Is urged that no danger can exist. as
the Queen. Who is heavy, fat old
lady. was enabled to sit her steed with
ss.much ease aud confidence as when in
former days she used to prapoe SO
proudly on her high melted horse be-
fore the troops at review. And 90 pro-
fessors OF the bicycle abound in London
and the racing and chasing along the
suburban roads at twilight and the
laughing and chatting a. the iron
ooursers shoot By. give quite q new a..
poet to the solitary walks round Lon.
don.
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Emission. Aversion % Society. Dimness Of vision
Noises in the Head; the vital nuid passing unok.
served lie the urine. and many other diseases that
lead 70 insanity and death.
Oh hINTfE will aguee to forfeit Five Hus.
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bEsrOkATivk under his special zdyice and
tFeafmentl viii not cure. or for anything Impure
or injurious found In IL. DR. MINTIE treats Ali
frivsfe Distzses successfully without mercury
CONSTELLATION FEEE- Thnrorsgh examination and
advice. Including U.s. " uFjas. IS %. Price
Of VIAL RESTORATIVE. $500 d bottle or forr
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A. T. MINTIE. NJ D.,
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ICUM. cures all kinds Of Kiansy snd pls1dsr
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DR., MIErTEs DASDKLIox PILLS. srs tbs
best and ehsspext DYaPKPSIA and BILIOUS cure
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