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Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-05

Total amount of taxes collected for
the parish from all sources for the
month ending December 81, 1850,
$l4,126 "a.
State taxes from all sources, S2l,-
Gal 10.
The above we believe to be as good
q settlement as will be made by any
other parish in the State, and her
vile, if not in the front rank OF tax
paying parishes certainly will not De
placed in the rear rank.-lbervllle
South.
Brother Brusle will have to take
down his feather before Capt. Bates,
our indefatigable sheriff, who informs
us that his collections amount to some
$4,000. Captain Brusle, in this in
stance, evidently went off at hall
cock.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-05

There exists a deadlock in the New
York city council in the selection of a
President. The Republicans, the
Tammany and Anti Tammany Dem
ocrats having gotten up a three cor
nered fight.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-05

A meeting of the colored Republi-
cans at Atlanta, Ca, have enthusiast
ticallv recommended Senator Bruce
for appointment to Cabinet posi-
ton.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-05

The stage driver and passenger
named Tom Wilson, were found bad
ly used up near Tus Cosa, Texas,
their feet and legs being frozen to the
knees. during the recent snow storm.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-05

Administrator John Fitzpatrick had
difficulty with one Danny Welsh,
the other day in New Orleans, during
which the latter struck him on the
head with an iron spittoun, inhicting
a severe wound on Mr.. F. Later on
brother of the Administrator, James
Fitzpatrick encountered Welsh on
the street and as result of the COLI
sion which ensued Welsh received a
pistol ball in the thigh.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-05
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


Who a,so has a fresh and we'll selected stock OF
Drnra and Medicines Chemicals, Patent Medi.
cines. Fancy Goods, Toilet Articles, Pocket
knives. Razors and Scissors Of the best English
Manufacturers, Pistols, Cartridges and Shells.
Perique and other brands Of Smoking Tobacco
Merschaum and Bnar Pipes in great variety;
Imported and Domestic Cigars. White Rose
Coughs and Colds, Mallons Condition Powders
and Linimsnt for Stock; White Lead, Mixed
Paints and colors ground in oil Kalsamine al
colors. Agent for the sale of Lyons, Celeerat
ton. Marking Ink, and other preparations, Cs'
sey' Bolt and Oil Compound invaluable where
fent n, and complete al tho time, and all goods
sod at reasonable rates. would ask the .spe-
ciaI attention Of Physicians and Country Mer.
chants to my low prices, &C., feeling confident
that can suit them both as to quality and price,
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-05

Maxwell, third party was fatally
wounded in a pistol encounter be-
tween gambler and cotton man,
at Montgomery, Ala, recently.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-05

The deadlock in the matter Of &C.
lecting a Senator for Pennsylvania.
still continues.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-05

Fifteen persons were injured more
or less seriously in a railway accci-
dent near Middleburg, Pa.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-05
City Assessment
TAX PAYERS TAKE NOTICE.

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR OF FINANCE,
City Of BATON Rouge, Jan. 2sth, 1851
Tho tax rolls of the City Of Baton Rouge for
The year 1881 are now open at this office for in
snee.ion and correction, and will remain open
for that purpose until Tuesday, March ist, 1881.
''' '''' MOLIERE LANCE,
Administrator Of Finance.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-05
PROPOSALS.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL
= be received at the office OF the Governor
mill mi noon on the sixth Day OF February
1881. for the following work, to be done on
the New State House at Baton Rouge, viz
JOINER'S WORK. -
PLASTERING AND CEMENT1NG.
PAINTING.
GLAZING.
GAS AND PLUMBING WORK.
The right to reject any and all proposals Is
re3erved =. ~.
plans and specifications can be seen at the
office of WILL A. FhERET, Architect 6l
Camp street. ,>e,o,- e
iane9 F. RICHARDSON. Secretary.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-07-29
Women as Rulers.

The talents displayed by women
as rulers-a position which strangely has
been accorded them in all ages and
stages of civilization-h have frequently
excited admiration. 1t has been re-
proachfully said, too, that in this posi-
ton she has been cruel. treacherous aud
bigoted as man eau be; but this only
proves that talents, however rare. can
not supply the place of principles in
woman or man. But women as philan-
thropists have accomplished most for
their race and won readiest acknowl-
edgments
Queen Esther's one act, risking her
life for the sake of the people, won her
place in history for all time The Ro-
man matron pleading for the salvation
Of the doomed city touches every heart.
Queen Isabella, the patron of Columbus.
through her mistaken Judgment, suffered
the dread inquisition, yet is remembered
for her jealous efforts for what she be-
heved the good of her subjects. Eliza
beth, of England, because she became a
'rock of refuge to the prosecuted for
" conscience sake, =" has a mantle of
charity thrown over many weaknesses,
and is good Queen Bess. " CHANGING
at examples in humber walks The
very name of Dorcas has become
synonym of sbenevolence. Not only
all England, but America, and the slow
German States, were moved by the per-
sonal efforts of the large hearted Quaker
matron, Elizabeth Fry, to make lasting
reforms and render justice in the inter
est of Outcast, condemned humanity.
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Freaks Of the Telegraph.

Names are always great stumbling
block to the clerks, and addresses are
composed of names. Most of us have
tricks of writing names in any but
distinct fashion; and, although the post
office persistently reminds us, on the
forms given lis to write our kilograms
on, that the writing should be plain,
this advice, like most other advice, Is
but too often neglected. Hence many
kilograms get altogether astray, some
times to the not slight discontinue OF
those into whose hands they fall, and
who, unwilling that any error has been
made, forthwith act upon them. 1t Is
related that n woman residing in some
small street in Manchester once re-
ceived what appeared to be summons
from her husband 10 come mp TO him in
London. Very much alarmed, she at
once started. On her way she got in
conversation with another woman who
was in the same carriage, and who she
found was also going to see her husband,
who was i'll London i'll. This woman
had been expecting to receive "A tele-
gram from her husband, and, not hear
ing, had grown anxious, and had finally
set off without the telegram. Further
parley revealed the fact that their names
We're the same that their husbands
names were the same that they both
lived in the same quarter in Manchester;
aud it finally transpired that the tele-
gram which had been delivered to the
first woman WAS the very one which the
second had been waiting ior-the error
IN delivery having been caused 10y some
such mistake as - Hamilton street for
Henrietta street "a mistake very
likely attributable 10 want of distinct
ness III the writing. Another curious
case of coincidence of which we have
heard was that of telegram addressed,
John Stlllingwlse, Rrookdean. nT.
Mirkby Lonsdale, from Robert Sitting
wise, his brother, begging him TO come
at once 10 him at n hotel which he indi-
Gated. in Leeds The address " Brook
dean was IN some way altered, and the
Telegram was delivered to another John
9Srillmgwise living somewhere III the
neighborhood of Kirkby Lonsdale.
This unfortunate man, who had not
heard from his brother Robert for some
twenty years, at once started off III
stormy. wintry weather, reached Leeds
in the evening, and was told by the
landlord that he could not see his
brother that night, as lie was very far
from we'll aud had gone To bed. The
next morning he was ushered into Robert
Stiilingwise's room, expecting TO see his
loug-lost brother, when, To ms extreme
astonishment and disgust, he found him
self confronted by an utter stranger =
B{Qck1U0Od'S NdQdziHe.
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HOUSEKEEPERy HELPS.

WAFFLEs. -One pint milk, one pound
-four, four eggs, one cupful yeast omar
ter pound butter. Let them rise three
or four hours before baking.
CUCUMBER CATsUP.-Three fuIl-orown
green cucumbers, peeled and grated. one
onion, chopped fine; one teaspoonfnl Of
ground black pepper, one tab spoonful
of salt and a pint of vinegar. BOTTLE
and seal cold without cooking.
PUFF PUDDING-Four eggs. yolks and
whites beaten separately. To the yolks
add three cups of sweet milk. n fol,Ia-
spoonful of melted butter and three o,,,,s
of sifted flour. Stir in the whites AZ
last thing. Bake in buttered eupsNI w., ..sa
10 teacups. Eat hot, with sauce
BREAD GRIDDLE-CAKEs.- Taka
bowl of bread and soak it over n;n J,,' =,
milk. In the morning take one ono. &c
milk, three eggs and a bit of salt baaton
up together with half cupfuI fIonr e' and
one and a-half teaspoonfuls BAL; 10 ,, IN
der. 1t wants to be thick and > porv
light batter, and then it is delicious
LEMON PUDDING Crate the r;,,, q
two lemons. mix with the yolks os to,,r
eggs, one pint of fine bread crumbs . ona
quart of milk, half cup of sugar n; U1,b
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Grandrather.s Kitchen.

The following description of the room
in which our great grandfathers lived
may recall To some Old man the scenes of
his boyhood
Grandfathers kitchen WIS a somber
room. ceiled and painted brown with
huge beams, high dressers and >Xawning
fireplace 1t had only two small win
dows, and was entered 10y nine doorsH
1t was, in reality, the great han of the
house. What Is lacked by day was
light and sunshine At night, bright
ened by a roaring backlog it was full of
cheer Then its beams and ceilings and
ample furnishings were enriched by
shadows, and the pewter dishes upon Its
brown dressers shone IN the dancing
freight like silver.
The two shelves full of leather-co
cred books; the weather-wise almanac
hanging from a peg the cross-legged
crane with its kissing teakettle; the
brush the bellows; the settle in the
corner, and whatever else was there, all
became fire-changed, and were meIloNed
into the bright scene.
This room was by night the best
part of the house. 1t was always the
true heart of il lhe vital center from
which diverged its indwelling life. 1t
was the place where people lounged and
fingered.
Because its small windows let in few
sunbeams, those which did come in were
all the more precious. Because it was
full of homely things, and was, as the
women said, most convenient, it had
inwrought into it, rs picture, a quaint
beauty of adaptation. Mellow, brown
old kitchen-how many costly rooms
simulate, in their furnishing, your mex
pensive colors ?-NeiO England By
OONFS
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HE Renr md Her cnbs-

Are there any people besides Esqui-
maux in the snow-country 2. asked
Harry, one day.
mot many said L "There is a
small Danish settlement in Greenland /:
but, with that exception, the EsquimauX
and the bears have the country pretty
much to themselves
"Teu me about the bears" said
Harry. 81 saw bear last summer at
the White Mountains. He was chained
to tree.
"But the bear that roams around over
the snow and ice of the Arctic regions,
is much larger and more savage than the
common black bear you saw. 1t is n
dingy white color. When full grown
it sometimes measures nine feet in
length.
Didn't see one in Barnum's menag-
II think not, Harry. the Polar
bear suffers so much from heat, even in
our coolest winters, that it will not live
long in this climate"
There Is one thing very interesting
in the bear nature, and that is the atfec-
tion of the female for its young. This
has often been noticed.
GA Greenland bear with two cubs was
pursued across field of ice by party
of armed sailors. At first she tried to
urge the young ones along by running
before them, turning around and calling
them to her; but finding that the pur-
suers were gaining on them, she pushed
and threw the cubs before her, one after
another, until she effected their escape.
each cub would place itself across
her path to receive the impulse, and
when thrown forward would run onward
until overtaken by the mother, when it
would adjust itself for another throw"
"Well, that shows that even a bear
has good feeling" said Harry, "and
some common sense, too. I'm glad that
the sailors did not catch them. What
would those cubs have done without
their mother ,"
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Bruins Kindness TO a Little Outeast.

|
In the winter of 1909 Pierre Traivant,
little fellow of about 10 years. having
no longer parents or house III Savoy,
wandered to the province of Lorraine IN
/ search of a relative whom he heard
| lived near the palace of Leopold, Duke
Of Lorraine.
/ One bitter night he applied to poor
woman for shelter. She told him she
had no room for him in her house, but
he might go into the barn. Adjoining
/ the barn was a hut, where was kept n
tame bear owned by the Duke. Ready
to perish with cold in the empty barn,
Pierre resolved 10 trust himself to the
mercy of Bruin.
Timidly he entered the hut and slow
! ly approached the animal. Bruin, how
ever. instead of doing him any harm,
drew the shivering child between his
paws and gently pressed him to his
breast, till warm and comfortable he fell
asleep.
The next morning when he awoke, he
found himself still held by the bear, his
head resting ON the animals warm fur.
When he arose to go away the bear al
lowed him to leave, only following him
with caresses as far as the chain would
permit. The young Savoyard wandered
all day about the city, bnt, finding no
truce of his relative, returned III the
evening to Marcos hut, that name
having been given to the bear. Marco
received him with the same kindness.
and for some time that was his nightly
retreat
What was more remarkable, and
added not little to the poor boys Joy,
the bear regularly reserved part of his
food for him.
A number of days passed without his
being discovered, then one of the ser
wants came to bring Marcos supper
later than usual, and saw the sleeping
child clasped to his breast. The bear
refused to move in order to take the
/ food, and rolled his eyes In a furious
manner whenever the man made any
noise that might waken the sleeper
The report of this extraordinary con-
duct soon spread at court, and reached
the ears of the Prince. Some of the
couTtiers, in order to prove the truth of
Marcos hospitality, passed night near
the hut, and saw with establishment
that the bear never stirred rs long as
little Pierre showed an inclination to
sleep.
When he awoke ut dawn of day and
found himself discovered, he was very
much frightened and feared he would
be punished. But the bear, caressing
him with great fondness, tried to coax
him to eat what he had saved from the
previous night.
Pierre was mt first too alarmed to
comply, but finally did so at the request
of the courtiers, who afterward conducted
him to the Duke.
When Leopold heard the little Savoy
ards whole history, and how long the
bear had befriended him, he ordered
that the child should have a home at
his court, and the best of care and
>training given him.
No doubt he would have risen to a
high>position, if sudden death had not
Terminated his career q short time after
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of salt; bake twenty minutes; beat to
froth the whites of four eggs, juice of
two lemons, half cup of sugar; spread
over top OF pudding and bake five min
F. utes.
TURKISH PILAF.-To one gill Of rice
add three 9ills Of broth ami some salt: let
it bdil gently until the. riae has absorbed
all the broth, then brown about quarter
of pint Of butter in a. sauespans pour
1t over the nee, cover up aud leave it
stand before the fire for few minutes.
1t takes about an hour TO cook. must
never be stirred, and when dished mp
must only be touched lightly with fork
If properly done, each grain of rice
should be soft and perfectly whole A
little tomato may be added, if liked.
BEEFsTEAK CAKE.-One and one-half
cup of sugar, one cup of butter, one cup
of sweet milk, three eggs, two teaspoon
fuls of creams of tartar, one teaspoonful
of soda, three and one-fourth cups of
flour Divide equally. To one-half add
one-half cup of chopped raisins, CHINA
mon and cloves to taste. This makes
four round tins. Put together in alter
nate layers of dark and light, with jelly
between each layer, or an icing made of
the whites of two eggs beaten to a stiff
froth, and mixed with four tablespoon
fuls of powdered sugar. Put this be-
tween the layers while they are hot.
BUrTERMILK BREAD. Two quarts of
buttermill1, come to boil, poured over
two quarts of -four, stirring it rapidly, or
it will be lumpy; then add cold water
until it is thin enough Gt should be rs
thin as it could be stirred; if it Is not
cool enough for the yeast by this time,
set the pail in which it is in the water
pail, stirring it all the while, which soon
cools it. Then stir in the yeast, which is
already soaked, and empty it all in the
bread pan, where the flour is already
warmed, with hole in the middle Then
cover it tight, and set it where it will
keep warm all night.
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BrOwbeating Witnesses.


The law Is charitable. 1t presumes
that all men will do their duty, and IL
holds every man innocent of an alleged
criInes until he has been proved guilty:
Lawyers, on the contrary, are inclined
.toslbe- Rneharitable, especially toward
witnesses who testify against their eli
erts. x~i 81 -
Though they have sworn Z" to tell the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth, the opposing counsel usually
takes it for granted that they Will go as
near committing perjury as their fears
will permit.
Doubtless. there is much to be said in
justification of the lawyers course.
They see much of the Prevarication OF
witnesses, and many attempts to con-
ceal one fact, or to exaggerate another.
it Is not strange, therefore, that they
should doubt the truthfulness of any
witness, when interested in a cause
and majority of witnesses are partlsans.
Their skepticism is often made often
siyely prominentin "A cross examination.
The lawyers manner says, {" Yon have
sworn to a lie and | know it, and the
jury shall know it, too, before I'm done
with you."
Then he puts series of questions for
the purpose of disconcerting the wit
ness, so that he may contradict himself
and thus spoil his evidence. If the
questions fail to effect the purpose, then
they are reinforced by brOwbeating.
Daniel Webster once tried this method
upon a clergyman's wife, Mrs. Green
ongh, of Newton, Mass, a elf-possessed
and malestic-looking woman.
The question before the court was that
of Mrs. Badgers soundness of mind,
she having made will during her last
sickness. Mr.. Webster, who had been
retained by those who were trying to
break the will, saw that the testimony
of Mrs. Greenough, she being witness
for the opposite side, would have great
weight with the jury. He reasoned,
therefore, to spoil her evidence if he
could.
He began his cross-eXamination by
putting a certain question, which Mrs.
Greenough commenced to answer by
saying, 81 believe
1--WE don't want to know what you be-
lieve, madam" roared Webster; eve
want to hear what you know"
"That was what / was about to say"
replied Mrs. Greenough, going right on
with a clear answer to the question.
Again and again, Mr.. Webster, seeing
the effect of her evidence upon court
and Jury, tried to embarrass her.
At length, irritated by his failure TO
rufile the self possessed witness, he
sprang to his feet, drew out his snuff box,
took a pinch, and, holding a large ban
dana handkerchief to his nose, blew
sonorous blast.
"Mrs. Greenough," he asked, while
the report was vibrating, looking sharply
at her, "was Mrs. Badger neat
woman ?"
81 can't say as to that, sir she had
one very dirty trick"
'What WINS that ?"
She took snuff.
The Court House shook with peals of
laughter from Judge, jury, bar and spec
tators.
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Prospect of an American Pompcii.

Every happiness has its shadow. In
the perfect sunshine of San Rafael, Cali
fornia, over against the purple lines of
the perpetual summer sea, the inhabit-
ants have been awakened from their
dreams of earthly paradise by unmistak
able signs of the neighboring mountain
of Tamaulipas that the internal fires are
making ready for such volcanic eccen-
tricities as make the lovely wales that
border Vesuvius an unceasing menace of
destruction. Vesuvius has within three
thousand years destroyed two cities and
tens of thousands of lives. San Rafael
is now contemplating with anything but
eomposure the fate that Pliny describes
at Pompeii and Herculaneum $500 years
atr
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A Relic of POcahOntas.

The editor of this paper, who has
made the study of the Indian character
life-work, has in his possession letter
written by the well-known Pocahontas
to her father, and publishes it below for
the benefit of his readers. Although
we have, as we said, made the subject of
The Indian character n life-study, il has,
OF course, been at distance When il
was necessary to take some risk in visit
ing them personally, at time when they
were feeling a little wild and skittish.
we have taken the risk vicariously in or
der to know tIle truth:
"WERowoCoMoco, Sunday, 1907.
DEAR Paw: You ask me To come
TO You before another moon will try
TO do so. When Powhatan speaks, his
daughter tumbles to the racket
You say that | am too soft on the
pale face Smith. i hope not He is
great man. 1 see that in the future nv
people must yield to the white man.
Our people now are pretty plenty.
and the pale-face seldom. but the dav
VIII come when the red men will he
scattered like the leaves of the forest
and the Smith family will run the entire
ranch.
Our medicine man tells me that after
a time the tribe of Powhatan will disap
pear from the face of the earth, while the
smiths will extend their business all
over the country, till You cant throw a
cruz at yaller dog without hitting one
of the Smith family.
NY Pohcy, therefore. is to become
SOHO Win the majority. A Smith may
some aay be Chief cook and bottle
washer Oh TINS country. We may want
- set some measure through the coun-
Then | will go in all nv wild beauty
anu tell the high muck-a-muck that
years ago, under the outrageous shadow
OF oig elm, l pleaded with my hard
hearted parent to prevent him from
Hiasning the cocoanut of the original
smith, and everything will be O. X.
lou prooaoiy catch NV meaning.
as 10 loving the gander-shanked pale
race, l nope you will give Yourself no
unnecessary loss of sleep over that. He
Is as homely, anyhow. ms a cow-shed
Struck with club, and has two wives in
europe and three pairs Of twins.
rear not, noble dad. Your little Poca-
hontas has the necessary instinct to
pauoie ner own canoe, and don't you ever
iOiSet IL.
remember me to Brindle Dog and his
squn", the Sore-Eyed SAGE Hen, and
SEND me two plugs Of tobacco aud new
uollhan, with beads down the back. At
Piesehe 1 am ashamed to come home, as
-, n, ~alurope consists of a pair of clam
shell s. bracelets and an old parasol. TIA,
mn " PocAHoNTAs.
ALL the products Il -1orstand-
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A MINISTER ont in the far West who

A MINISTER ont in the far West, who
has been troubled good deal over mar
rage fees, issued the following price
list: Gone marriage, plain, 81 ditto.
kissing the bride, 50 ditto, trimmed
with one groomsman and bridesmaid, ST.
Fifty cents for each additional grooms-
man or bridesmaid. Bachelors past forty
will be charged extra Maids of age. 10
per centum off. Mileage will be charged
in long-distance matches. Liberal dis
count to clubs. Payments in cash no
notes or securities accepted. No money
refunded, or rebates made for poor goods.
Come early and come often.