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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-15
Rights Of Landowners to tho Rood

We have before alluded to the law
upon this subject, and will add the fol-
lowing, from Judge Benefits law mon
the subject. If a farm deed is bounded
by, on, or upon, n road, it usually ex-
tends to the middle of the roadway.
There are q few exceptional cases; but
ordinarily the farmer owns the soil of
half the road, and may use the grass,
trees, stones, gravel, sand, or anything
OF value to him, either on the land or
beneath the surface, subject only to the
superior rights Of the public to travel
over the road, and that of the highway
surveyor or other similar officer to use
such materials for the repair of the road;
and these materials he may cart away
and use elsewhere on the road, vet he
has no right to use them for his own
private purposes. No other man has a
right to feed his cattle there, or cut the
grass or trees; much less to deposit his
wood, old carts, wagons or other things
thereon. The owner of drove of cattle
which stops to feed in front of your land,
or of a drove of pigs which root up the
soil, is responsible to you at law as much
as if they did the same things inside the
fence. No II has a legal right to pick
up the apples under your trees, although
the same stand wholly outside the fence.
No traveller can hitch his horse to your
trees in the sidewalk without being liable
If lie gnaws the bark or otherwise Injuries
them. You may unite the horse and
remove him to some safe place. If your
well stands partly on your land and
partly outside the fence, no neighbor
can use it, except by your permission.
No man has a right to stand in front of
your land and white or deface your
fence, throw stones at your dog, on in
suit You with abusive language without
being liable to You for trespassing on
your land. He has q right to pass in
MI orderly and becoming manner-a
right to use the road but not to abuse
il,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-15
FOR THE PAIR SEX.
Ladies' Fashion Notes.

In trimmings Of bonnets and dresses
red predominates,
Diamond epaulettes are replaced 10y
those of flowers in Paris,
Archery emblems make pretty hat and
couture decorations.
Yellow, red, heliotrope and ecru grow
more and more fashionable.
There is a tendency to revive the sim.
pie dresses Of former days.
Fra Diavlo and Bolea are the names
given to two new London hats.
Brides travelling costumes are called
"going-away dresses" in England.
Towels are beautifully decorated with
cross stitch and other embroideries.
lola bonnets will be much worn at
matinces, evening receptions and festi-
walls.
Flower epaulettes will be the feature
of summer night festival and ball
dresses.
Artificial flower aprons are the latest
novelty in these lovely, frail art crea-
tions.
Blankets are as much decoreted as
any other kind of bed clothing and coy
ering.
Pointed corsages, though much worn,
have not superseded round waists with
belts.
Lisle thread gloves come in great
variety, finer finish and cheaper than
last year.
Bed linen-pillow shams, sheets and
counterpanes-has caught the art deco
rative fever.
Low coiffures are worn by young la
dies, high Roman crown braide and
puffs by matronS.
Table cloths are open-workedi in stripes
and squares, to show the red cloth be-
meath them.
Old-fashionedbea bags are sometimes
seen carried by ladies walking in New
York streets.
Nuns yelling is the latest white and
cream-colored novelty for summer toilets
of ceremony.
Many linen suits will be made with
almost plain skirts and plain round
corsages with wide belts.
Lace albums are the latest fancy of
women who have no real work to occupy
their leisure hours.
Bridal dresses are made of white satin
with round dots and trimmed with tulle
and orange blossoms.
Dresses of Sill color, covered with
beads that simulate precious stones, are
worn by Paris grande danes.
The most fashionable long gloves for
full dress are of undressed kid, white or
in very pale shades of color.
DOW-dllu-dIIOM COulDS anu OIldLlCuuS
for the hat and hair show the tendency
of popular fancy for archery.
A queer freak of fashion is to lace up
dresses with silk lacing strings and leave
the tags hanging as ornaments.
New tennis rules change the height of
the net at the posts to nine inches, the
in the middle remaining as before.
Flirting fans in flower petal shapes,
decorated with sentimental flower and
heart designs painted on them, are late
novelties.
Heliotrope is the prominent color in
most elegant toilets and shirring is the
noticeable trimming of all light and
emi-diaphanous dresses.
Black silk and satin toilets of cere-
mony are made brilliant with embroid-
cries of black jet, amber and irridescent
beads of fine quality and small size.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-15
HUMOROUS.

II Arkansas is Arkansaw tl'en sassaims
is sassafraw.
Only two more months with the So
in them. ar" you sailing down your
share of oysters?
A statistician saws a man stands six.
teen chances to be killed by lightning
to one of becoming worth a million oi
money.
The Philadelphia Times SAYS THAI all
the goodness in a woman's heart is be.
tnyed in her kiss. He's a young mm
ried man.
John Chinaman is pretty level on top
the head when he says: "The man who
will not change his opinions will not cor
rect his mistakes"
You can tell a merciful farmer as o
as he stops his team at apost. He takes
the blanket off his wife's lisp and spreads
it over the poor horses.
The builders of the East River bridge
hope to have it 80 far completed by July
that suiciders can make use of it with
ont interrupting the workmen.
Said the good old fighting Peter Cart
wright: among my best friends are the
men whom / had to knock down before
they would take an introduction to me-"
The New York Post says that the God
dess of Liberty takes the liberty of
dressing herself as much like a burles-
que actress as is consistent with the views
held by Pilgrim fathers.
Next year they are going to have
steamers which will cross the ocean in
seven days. This is three days for sea
sickness, two for recovery, and the other
two for watching ont for land.
The finger rings of this country are
worth fifty-eight million dollars, and are
of no earthly account to the wearers.
Just think how many cigar stores could
be opened on that much wealth.
Put two rats under an old barn and 20
off to Europe and let them alone for five
years, and when you return you will he
able to count twenty-eight thousand rat
tails. 1t is better than compound in
terest.
The New York Legislature has refused
to act on a bill TO call the hours of time
up to twenty-four, but the change must
come sooner or later. This having two
6 o'clocks twelve hours apart is all non
sense.
If a young man can make half a mill
ion dollars by marrying his grandmother
that's his streak of luck, and a far better
thing than working behing a counter
for twelve dollars per week. just let
young Coutts alone.
There are three kinds of artificial but
ter in the market, and a person of bad
taste is at last abundantly provided for
as far as the table goes. Heretofore, in
order to get poor butter, they have had
to let good butter spoil.
George Francis Train kept still for six
months and then rushed down to Fulton
Market and offered his heart and hand
to a widow who does the cooking for a
Understand, He isn't so very crazy,
though, in wanting a wife who can cook.
When Athens was in its glory as q
seat of knowledge not one business man
in seven could write his name, and pro-
fessional assassins asked only twelve dol
lars to put an enemy out of the way, Re-
member these little things when you
read of the glory of Athens.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-15
Agricultural IIcms,

The best and most economical method
to got rid Of moss in lawns is to rake
whenever the ground is bare in winter.
Even when the ground is frozen the
moss is readily torn up. After the moss
is removed give a top dress with finely
rotted barnyard manure, and early in
spring SOW IN n liberal quantity of blue
grass seed and little white clover. Then
roll with a heavy roller and not NOW in
spring until the young grass has become
well established,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-15

"Mr, Thompson presents his compli-
inents to Mr.. Simpson and begs to re-
quest that he will keep his piggs from
trespassing on his grounds" "Mr.
Simpson presents his compliments to
Mr.. Thompson, and begs to suggest that
in the future he will not spell pigs with
two gees" "Mr. Thompson's respects
to Mr.. Simpson, and will feel obliged if
he will add the letter i to the last word
in the note Just received, so os to rep
resent Mr.. Simpson and lady" "Mr.
Simpson returns Mr.. Thompson's letter
unopened, the impertinenco it contains
being only equaled by its vulgarity'"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-15
PAY lhe Printer.

When the old storm bowls around the doc
And you by the light Of taper,
Sit closely bY the evening FIRE,
Enjoying the last paper,
Just think Of him whose WORK thus helps
To wear away the winter,
And put this query 10 yourself
Have / paid the printer
Prom east and west, from north and south,
Prom lands beyond the water,
He weekly brings you lots Of news
From every nook and quarter;
No slave on earth tolls more than he,
Through summers heat and winter;
How can you for q moment, then,
Neglect TO pay the printer
Your other bills you promptly pay,
Wherever you do go, sir;
The butcher for his meat is paid,
For sundries is the grocer;
The tailor and tho spoemaker,
The halter and the %vintner;
All get their pay-then why,Aeyieol
To settle with the printer
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-15

The girls who are said to 'bowl down
the men like ninepins," says a Washing
ton letter, are no longer fairy-like
blondes, but are stately, blooming girls
with smooth dark hair, brown OK eyes,
large and brilliant mouths, compilations
like a peach, and an expression that
changes and lights mp with every word.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-15

The bride of DR.. Royle, the special
medical attendant Of Prince Leopold,
was married in n dark, green velvet suit,
which appears to have been a great in
noyntion in the fashionable world.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-15

The national debt Of England is held
by about $4,000 people; that Of France
by about 100000,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14
TIE FOURTEENTH OF sEPTEM
Der!

This day seven years ago was
struck in the City of New Orleans a
blow at the life of Radicalism in this
State that struck home anil taught a
wholesome lesson to our oppressors.
1t is day that should be duly cele-
brated by every lover of liberty, and
its memories should be consecrated
in the hearts of every son and daugh-
ter of our now happily disenthralled
Louisiana. A whole people arose in
their might and with a breath every
vestige of foul usurpation was
swept away. 1t takes nothing from
the glory of the act that we were
compelled in the end to submit to
the forces of tie United States Gov
eminent, for the uprising taught that
government itself lesson which
they had not forgotten when three
years later we met the foe again in
the same spirit.
When we contrast our present con-
dition with what it was this day
seven years ago it seems as if we
were awakening from a hideous
nightmare. That Radicalism is dead
and Louisiana is free, let us thank
those heroic lovers of liberty who
fought for her redemption on the
14th of September, 1874. Amid our
rejoicings az cur freedom, let US not
forget to water with tear the silent
graves Of those who fell and died
for US on that day. They Oil he
roe's graves, blessed by the prayers
and hallowed by the glorious re
membrance of a people, who cannot
forget their sacrifice, nor cease to
honor and revere their memory. All
our own is the glory of their strug.
gle with usurpation and wrong and
ours be the pleasing task of grateful
remembrance.
Let US celebrate the anniversary
of the day with our prayers for them
and our everlasting recognition of
the services of all who then fought
for US and our liberties.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

that hide for a cover with the Their
mometer at nlnety.two at shutdown 10
rather thin-it might be called a
hide-ous joke.
BEN. HUR.--A TALE OF THE CHRIST.
l have amused my leisure hours
here in reading this singularly inter-
esting new book. had thought
from its title that perhaps if it was
not atheistic, it would at any rate Of
fend the proprieties, but so far from
seeking to interfere with our faith it
has for its object to fortify it. AS a
story of Eastern manners nineteen
centuries ago, it is so remarkably
we'll sustained throughout as seri-
ously to excite surprise. It, has
many pen pictures of graphic power.
Its description of the meeting Of the
Wise Men in the desert and of the
Crucifixion mas never been equalled
that ! know Of and certainly has
never been surpassed. It is we'll
worth an attentive reading.
SLIGHTLY DIsFIGURED BUT STILL IN
THE RING"
My forebod,ngs as to starving
here have not been quite realized
and we have had plenty of nice wa
ter, but found the Town literally
out of nearly every thing in the
grocery line. No meat or lard, flour
scarce and other necessaries not to
be had at any price. Most of the
citizens are hauling water from the
hills seven miles of. But have not
time to tell you of all the ills and in
conveniences the good people of Col
fax are suffering. I must bring this
to hasty close.
Yours truly,
TOBIAS.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

Now is the time to invest your
money in brewery. Prof. Proctor
says that in 100000 years every
trace of water will have disappeared
from the face of the globe. Saloons
will do a rushing business, but it
will be mighty dull season for boat
races.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14
Upon being spoken to concern

Upon being spoken to concern
ng St. Jacobs Oil, our fellow-towns-
Aan, Mr.. Theodore Wakelee,. said: !
had been suffering with rheumatism,
and obtained the greatest relief from
the use of St. Jacobs Oil. 1t has al
so been used in my family for some
time, and has never been found to
fail in giving prompt relief.--[Battle
Creek mich. Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

double eagles perforated with
holes are legally worth $1S. Silver
dollars with holes are worth Is cents;
half dollars, IS cents; quarters Is
cents and dimes 5 cents. This is an
order of the Government, and par.
ties should look out for their rights.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

is it possible that remedy
made of such common, simple plants
as Hops, Buchn, Mandrake. Dande.
lion, &C., make so many and such
marvellous aad wonderful cures as
Hop Bitters do3 1t must be, for when
old and young, rich and poar, Pastor
and Doctor, Lawerand Editor, all
testify 10 have cured by them, we
must believe and doubt no longer.
--[Post.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

The United States Supreme
Court will be short in numbers when
it meets in October, owing to the
President not having been able to
appoint successor to the late Jus
tice Clifford. Justice Hunt is so
disabled that it is not probable that
he will eSssagaip sit upon the bench,
and he Will not rasign because he
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

GEN. Grant has purchased a re-
sidence in the City of New York at
$95, 900, and yet there are people and
United States Senators who desire
to see him pensioned, and even cla-
NOR to have it done.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

APPLICATIONS for large amount
Of space for the exhibition of various
articles at the Atlanta, Georgia Ex-
position have been filed by the mer-
chants and cotton factors of New Or.
leans, and $4,000 have already been
subscribed to the stock of the Elk.
position in the Crescent City, which
is being daily increased. The Elk.
position promises to be a magnifi
cent success.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

national calamities," says the
Roman Catholic Bishop Of Little
Rock, fare the effects of national
sNs. We are prosperous people,
D can we say that we are really
tuous? Are there not great rea-
st1s to dread that we, too, shall not
escape punishment as people, if we
do not correct, in time, those terri
BILE abuses that are creeping into the
body polite and destroying it's
wholesome life, wholesale bribery
and >ever.increasing corruption7-
There y a manifest want of high
principle agd Of honest public opin
sfep. s Ienly this week." said
ri is2 Vat ] saw one Of the
pdges Of this State
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

THE merchants of Bastrop have
entered into an agreement among
themselves not to furnish supplies
or accommodations to any farmer iu
future who has pledged them his
cotton and does not comply with his
contract.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14
the wonders of tel.

APPARENTLY the wonders of tel.
egraphy will never cease. 1t is as
serted that by means Of recent in
ventions messages can be sent in
fac-simile, and at the rate of two
thousand words per minute. The
will cheaper telegraphy so that it
will become as inexpensive as letter
postage.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

GEN. Leslie Combs, a distin-
guished politician, died at Lexing-
ton, KY, on the 22d, at the ripe old
age of IS years.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

The Capitolian of Baton Rouge,
wants a statue Of the lamented Hen
ry W. Allen, erected on the Capitol
grounds at that place.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

The last twenty four hours show
a slight Improvement in the condi-
tien of the suffering President, aud,
the temperature at Long Branch
having considerably abated, bis ply.
sicians hope that this progressive
amelioration will continue. The
pulse, respiration and temperature
Of the patient are now more normal
than they have been for many days.
and his appetite continues to get
better.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

WY is a hotel keeper like an
army2 Because he's a host him
self.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

Johnny no longer jingles his cash,
But meets all his friends with blush
Alas, he's regretting his conduct so rash,
He tried to beat tours with a flush.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

DAN Rice is to start q river cir
Gus, he having secured the steamer
Belle Prince and four barges for the
conveyance of the same.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

The next assembling of the Lou
isiana Press Association, will be hol-
den at this place next March.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

WHERE TO MAKE Your PURCHA.
sEs.-Don't be wheedlea into buying
anything in the way of Cry goods,
notions, boots and shoes, until you
have visited the popular dry goods
house of "Big" Heyman's. He car
ries a heavy stock of everything and
sells at the closest possible margin
for profit. He has already received
a mammoth stock Of clothing, and
in a few days this house will dis
play one of the largest and best as
sorted stocks ever seen in this mar
ket, which will be sold at figures that
will almost defy competition. Capt.
Nasits, the genial Jim of old, is at
his post of duty, and can show you
through the establishment.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

ana read;
NJ. W. calvit, balance of salary
TOT July. .................. $40 90
NJ. w. Catvit, salary for Aug. 10 90
James Andrews, Jr., balance
of salary for July .......... Is 90
James Andrews, Jr., salary for
August ......... 80 90
VIM. Rexer, building upper
wharf, as per bid and con-
tract 80. ..:......... -. 1914 90
julius Levin, balance due on
lumber for upper wharf,. 23s 20
w. 0. Dammon, hauling dirt,
etc., with horse and cart,
from June 9Th to Sept. 3d.. -. So rs
Edouard We'll, balance due on
cement and lime for cistern
In Town square 80. 10Y 90
Jos. Bouillotte, brick for ce-
ment cistern ............ 81 90
Mrs. E. S. Hetherwick, iron for
upper wharf ............... so 35|
VIM. p. Marsh, two weeks care
of Steam Engine ............ rs 90
W: F. Blackman, Attorneys
fees in suit Corporation VS..
NJ. Ryan ........... Is 90
Chas. Haefey, work on streets IS 40
I. j. Severns, Custodian Steam
Engine, salary for August Is 90
John Harris, coal for Steam
Engine -. ................ Is 90
Juifus Levin, lumber. ii 45
Democrat, printing tax receipts 2 so
d. Neal, lighting street lamps
month of July -. ........ 600
Mrs. Sarah Gehr, oil, wicks, =
etc., for street lamps ..... 540|
W. c. McGimsey, costs in suit
Corporation vs.. NJ. Ryan 49,. 3lOl
NJ. w. Calvit, incidental ex-
penSeS ........... COL
Jonas Rosenthal, one spade. -. ! as
N. L. McGinnis, hauling dirt. 4 OO|
--l
$1254 50
Warrants were issued for the fol.
lowing claims
James Andrews, Jr., balance of
salary for July and salary for
August ~. 49,. .......... $45 90
Mrs. Sarah Gehr, oil, etc.,. s 40
J. Rosenthal, one spade ...... / 25(
n. L. McGinnis, hauling dirt. 4 90
Julius Levin. lumber ...... II 45
Democrat, printing ......... 76Ol
NJ. W. Calvit, incidental ex-
W. G. McGimsey, costs in suit "
Corporation vs.. M. Ryan 49,. 3lO|
John Harris, coal for Engine. Is 90
Chas. Haefley, work on streets 35 40
Il. Neal, lighting street lamps 6 col
L. J. Severns, Custodian Steam
Engine .................... % DOL
sles 70
The following bills were paid by
the Collector during the month Of
August:
J. Riley, work on cistern in the
Town square. $50 OOI
Cullen & Rogers, cosl for Steam
Engine -. -. .............. 10 90
$40 90
On motion it was agreed that all
work on the streets be stopped until
further ordered by the Board of
Council.
There being no other business on
motion the Board adjourned to meet
in regular session on Tuesday, the
4th day Of October, A. D. 1881, at A
o'clock P. NJ.
W. W. WHlTT1KGToN, JR.,
A. B. RACIAL, Acting Mayor. h
Secretary. &.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

I'm Mississippi all the isms have
fused against the Democracy for one
more struggle for place and power.
It is well--one grave and one cpl
taph will show the result.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14


ON our outside of this weeks
issue we publish letter from Capt.
Dick Sinnott, which is rather a stin-
ging comment upon Major Ben
yaurd's letter in reply to General
Wright's inquiry in regard to the
condition of the mouth of Red River,
which will be read with interest by
our subscribers, the great bulk of
whom are vitality interested in the
navigation of Red River. While &C.
knowledging that the government
force has done some good in remov-
ing snags and wrecks from the bed
of the river in this section, that good
has been very far from commensu-
rate with the amount of money ex-
pended, and venture the assertion
that if the same means had been
placed at the disposal of any organ
ization or sompauy, ten times the
amount of work would have been
done. The damming up of Tones
Bayou, which at present is now go.
ing on, will, in our opinion. end as
all such efforts have heretofore end
ed. We do not think that Capt. Sin
mott is any too severe on this "pod-
anger engineer" but that he merely
sets forth the case in its true light.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

mo remedy has been found for
seyer1 - Ague which proves