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j. y. Poole, to two years service:
as Parish Treasurer, to January %
1882. s400. Laid over till mex
meeting.
CONVICTION, LA, March 13, 1882
To the honorable President and mem
bers of the Police Jury:
GeaAemea-We the undersigned
citizens of the Second Ward, par.
ish OF st. Tammany, respectfully
petition your honorable body to
grant us public road, to run from
Mrs Kings place, on the Militai J
road, to the six mile post on the
Lee road; said road runs through
the forks known as the head oi
Bagley's Mill creek. We contend
that by granting US this road, ii
will be the means of settling up this
part of the ward. Also. that Fritz
Meyers be appointed oyerseer OF
said road.
Signed-Emanuel Taylor, S. W.
Taylor, Thomas Sharp, Hugh
Sharp. Oliver Sharp, Benton Tay-
lor. VIM. Taylor, f. Meyers, L.
Sharp, L. Sharp, A. Sharp.
On motion. the prayer of peti-
TONERS was granted.
NIr. Aubry offered the following
Res0loed. That a committee of
three be appointed to lay out the
road from the Bayou Lacombe and
Pearl River road up to fuckers.
Adopted. and the following COM
mittee appointed: A. G. Tucker,
John Burtean and A. L. Cousin.
The following road overseers
were appointed:
j. R. Toomer, from Bayou La
combe to Marigny's cow-pen, on the
Vaudeville road.
Alex Todd, from Aubry's ferry
to the four mule post, on the Bon
fouca road.
James Baker, from Aubry's ferry
to two miles above fuckers, on the
Pearl River road.
EIGHTH WARD-From the center
of Gum Greek to the Race Course,
Jno. Tally.
From the Race Course TO Indian
Village, Antoine Provost.
From Mrs. Stroder's to Deer
Island and Salt Bayou, Herbert
Snider.
From Hickory Grove Church to
Bayou Vincent, James f. Bailey.
From Oak Grove Church to
Bayou Vincent, Jno. Hirsch.
NINTH WARD-On the road from
the west bank of Bayou Liberty to
the division line between the Sew
enth and Ninth Wards, Charles
Pichon.
On the road from the east bank
Of Bayou Liberty to John Tally's,
Theophile Faciane.
On the road from the east end of
the bridge, on Bayou Vincent, to
the church OH the Pearl River road,
Cheny.
NJ. Rogers offered the following
l. Let tax called "Road Tax"
be levied by the Police Jury on
every resident of the parish between
the ages of Il and 45 years. subject
to road duty, including the incor-
porated towns, who are also inter
ested III public roads. Such tax
not to exceed 10 mills as ordained
by the Constitution of 1879, for all
in the parish. Said tax
to be 81 or 81 so, and no more.
2. The Police Jury to order an
election of two commissioner of
roads in each ward, to serve four
years, subject to removal by tile
Police Jury on the application Q{
ten citizens of the ward, for neglsct
Of duty, incapacity, or any otLerS
good cause. A.
3. Their duty will be to keer "a
their respective wards CORR inst
Of all persons subject to tax,
furnish a list to the Assesso. every
year, and compel all persons, by no. !
Ice, to do their work on the roads |,
where they are summoned to work.
nd IN case of refusal or neglset on
heir part to report thsS
hR (nrunI Tnpr . AnA 80
4. A pensIs5 in IT, - ~
ne to he impose ZS asS
f Ros4 to- 80
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WkVERLY MAGAZINE.

This popular periodical has sixteen
large pages, size II by IL inches, set in
small type, and contains double the
reading OF any other weekly literary pa
per in the country. 1t will contain no
Advertisements. but be filed with
Stories. Music, Poetry, Anecdotes,
Enigmass etc. The Music will con
sist of Anthems, Songs, Dances and
Marches, which in one year will be
worth at least Sl2 IT is the cheapest
and best Family Paper in America.
TeIms-one year, 81; six months. 8:
three months, 81. Sixteen back num-
bers, all different, will be sent, postpaid
to any address. for 81.
Try it if for Only three months.
Address:
WANERLY MAGAZINE.
Lock Box I'D Boston Mass
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-04-01
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
P OIL G E J U r Y
ST. Tammany Parish.

CovINGTON, LA, March 13, 1882.
The Police Jury met at the Court.
house on the above date.
Present Nj. Allison, Presi
dent; W. B. Rogers, Milton Burns
r. Galatas, c. AuLry and A Consin.
Absent-James W. Smith, NJ. H
Crary, W. L. Parker and p. Welch
The minutes of the last meeting
were read.
Mr.. Rogers moved to strike cut
the resolution adopted at the last
meeting, appointing IL committee to
examine all warrants issued pricr
to January l, 1881, and indorse all
good warrants as valid" and de-
stroy all others, as said committee
was unnecessary. Adopted, and
committee discharged.
MIR. Galatas moved that the reso-
luton adopted at the last meeting,
appointing a committee to examine
the books OF Mr.. Poole, Parish
Treasurer, be rescinded, and that a
new committee be appointed, to
examine the books uf the Tax Col
lector and the Parish Treasurer,
and report at the next meeting.
Adopted.
The President appointed on said
committee Messrs. Cousin, Aubry
and Burns.
MIR. Burns moved that the ap-
pointment of james Fitzgerald.
overseer on the Lee Ferry road,
from CovingtOn to the ward line,
be stricken out. Adopted.
Appointments of road overseers
at last meeting were amended 80 as
to read as follows:
James Page, from the foot of the
big bridge, on the west side of the
Bogue Falia. on the Columbia and
Pearl River road, to the forks of
the Military Road.
Herman Shoultz. from the forks
of the Military road, on the Colum-
bia road, to the ward line.
il. Phillips, on the Bayou La
combe road. from the corporation
line of Vaudeville, on Girod street,
to the Corington road.
Willy Connaughton, on the road
from Lewisburg to the Covington
road, at Tate Loose.
The minutes, as amended, were
then approved.
Or motion of Mr.. Galatas, Mr..
Reid was elected Parish Attorney,
at salary of 500 per year.
On motion of MIR. Burns, the
lower room in the Courthouse for
merly occupied by the Police Jury
was rented to MIR. Reid, for the
sum of $25 per year.
On motion of Mr.. Burns, MIR.
W. C. Warren was unanimously in
dorsed by the Police Jury as Par
ish Treasurer.
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FOR SALE.

Aquantity of
Dickson Cotton Seed,
Imported last year Pr,ce-Fitty cents
per busheL Apply to
A. c. DICKSON,
Or to CEAS. KELLER,
Covington. a.
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JOHNNY ON SNAKES.

Snakes is mosely pizen, but some
don't. My father says they used to
walk on their tails, the same as US,
but now they has to walk on their
bellies, for foolin' Fave; but they
like it tnat way best. Snakes is
said to be the same as a serpence,
but l always thought a serpence
was the biggest. The rattlesnake's
skin is too short for him. and don't
cover up all his bones, and when
he wiggles they makes noise. My
sisters young man he says its the
folt of the rattlesnake's tailor in O
measure.
Their is one wich is got stripes
and is called a garter snake, but it
amt got no buckle and amt much
worn. 1t might be fastened with a
clasp, like u trunk, but not to the
elephants. The eel would be II
snake if it wasn't 50 good to eat,
wich makes 'em fish. If you put a
eel in your brothers bed it will be IL
snake when he gets in, and he will
holler wild.
There is a kind of snake wich
takes its tale in its mouth and roles.
Once little boy seen one of 'em
rolen, and thot it was some boys
hoop got away. and he got after it
with o stick to role it home for his
self, but as he hit it, it let go its
tale and bit him good on the nose.
Some folks tell tibs, but l seen this
myself. That boy is now an old
man and lny father, and I hope it
will be Il warhin' to him.
Snakes eat frogs, like French.
and them in the menagerie has l.
rabbit. One day IL big 'un in the
menagerie swollered his blanket,
ano the keeper believed some boy
had stole it, SO he give him a other,
and he swollered that 'un to. When
the keeper he come round agin and
didn't See ro blankit, he begun to
think things, but the snake looked
up at HIM SO innocent he was
ashamed, and went and got him an
other, but he watcht. When he
seen the snake a swallerin' that 'un
too, he went and fetcht a pillar and
threw it to him, and said, now, if
your agoin to make up your bed in
side like that, you better take this
,plliar, and when you've turned ing
lie pass you down a bottle of hQt
Water for your feet, and make
comfortable. What time woull
liA to be woke in the mornin zz
Nlere is snakes as siong,sAes
as tNres. which eats cote
WhenX lie gotes is dowu t
breathA BUT the sndk5
.har a. nus is.isai
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-04-01
BILLS PRESENTED.

G. H. Cause, to balance due for
making the assessment rolls OF
1881, 500, and to amount expend-
ed for poll books, stationery, ETC.,
$11 80.
Approved and made receivable
flor taxes and licenses of 1881.
G. HI. Cause, to balance due for
making the assessment rolls OF
1880, $50. Approved and made
receivable for the taxes and licences
of 1880. ~
guarding prisoner, Chas. Sharp,
from January 10 February 4,
d ss2, $50 SO; to feeding George
Bland nine days. 81 80; to feeding
A. Alex pine days, 81 SO; to feed
inc BepIa,nin Williams fifteen DAYS,
s7 5Os to feeding Frank Archer
ssvensy-two days, sac. Total, sIO5.
Approved.
5. d. Ellis. District Attorney. t&
eonvicting Joe Smith to the PaGs
|EentiarK- at October term, ~
of ,be District Court. SIS; ~
ic6nk Joe Silva to the PaRDS
De May erm, 1881, oT -
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-02
Stock Law and It's Influence on
Stock-Breedinr.

The practice of turning drOves
Of hungry cattle upon public high
ways to steal or starve must give
way before the wheel of progress
and the advent Of a more just ap-
probation of the rights OF property.
Grass, whether wild or cultivated,
is as much the property of the own
er Of the land on which IL grows as
is corn, wheat, cotton, or any 9th
er product, but hitherto our laws
have required the landowner 70
guard his grass by a most eXpen
sIve fence, or have it depastured by
his neighbours stock.
Under the operation Of the stock
Law, which has been adopted 10 a
number of counties in this state,
each stock owner must condne bis
stock on his own land, or hire pas
turage for them from others. L l,e
natural c~n-equence OF such re
qnlrement will he "a reduction in the
number of stock kept and improve
nent in their quality.
More attention will be paid pro
viding suitable pastures for the
stock of the fqrn, which will nat
urally improve the quality OF the
stock. 1t w,ll comp'l tue bestowal
OF more care upo1 the stock OF all
kinds, and those VINO can avail
themselves Of the services OF
thoroughbred bulls will now have
40 opportunity Of grading up their
stock. and and will no longer he
annoyed by the highway scrub
{ Southern World.
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Territorial Dimensions.

One of the bulletins lately issued
by the census bureau gives the ap
proXimate areas Of all the states
and territories.
Texas is the largest state, terri
torially,a and Rhode Island the small
est. The former has 262, 800 square
miles-the latter 1885 square miles
and yet Rhode Island has the
same representation in the United
States senate that Texas has.
The largest county in all the
states is Nye, in Nevada, covering
24,000 square miles-San Bernardo,
California, being, the next largest,
with an area of $4,000 square miles.
There are several counties in Cali
fornia larger than Massachusetts,,
and as many as fifteen as large as
Delaware.
Texas has some very large
counties-the largest, Presidio, be-
ing 1880 square miles.
The smallest county in the United
States has the largest population
the county of New York, in the
state of New York. 1t covers only
twenty square miles. The largest
territory is Dakotah, with 147,700
square miles.
The largest county in the terri
torres is Custer, in Montana, having
$4,000 square miles.
The smallest water urface of all
the states and territories is to be
found in New Mexico and Arizona
the former being only 120 square
miles, and the latter only 100.
Florida has the largest water sur
face, ,440 square miles.
The total area, land and water, of
the whole country is 3,025,600
square miles and the population is
sixteen persons and a fraction to
the square mile.
In order of size the states rank as
follows, the figures showing the
square miles:
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-02

mother or elder sister takes er
seat at the piano. The younl er
children gather about it. The tune
is simple one. Baby can join n:
perhaps her voice Is air or alto.
and sometimes an uncertain var,a.
tion between the two, but it is the
sweetest voice OF all. The father
reads q few verses from the bible:
perhaps he reads In course some Of
the romantic stories of the OLD tes-
tament-David, Ester, Ruth; per.
maps he gets such a harmony of
the gospels as Edmund Kirke's
Lite OF Christ, and he reads that
Incompatible life in course; per
haps he reads from the new version.
while the older children compare
the language of the old version.
tie does not read the Cenealogies
rom the Book of Numbers, nor the
lmprecatory Psalms, nor The proph
ecles OF jeremiah. He closes the
simple service with few words OF
thanksgiving and Conservation. And
the day begins with holy impulse
which is not lost through all It's
busy hours; il il is sweeteaed by
thls fragrant incense as the great
cathedral by the smoke of censor
swung before the altar. Life is en-
nobled; activilIes of business and
drudgeries OF household take a new
aud holy meaning; the passions and
pet1lances of yesterday are puri-
hed, or at least allayed; heaven aud
God are brought near; loves sweeps
through the soul, cleansing it OF
foul and mephistic vapors. as when
the easement window is thrown
open and the clear light and fresh
air of Gods giving is let in TO
drive out the exhalaLions of the
night.
Why not? There is no timer
The moments are not wasted that
are spent in oiling the machinery
of life, and there is no such lubri
cation of hfe's complaining joins
as pure devotion. You cannot
pray2 There are others who CAN
lead you. Take the book OF com
mon prayer, and let its brief and
beautiful service for home devo-
lions serve as the phrasing of your
sonfs wants. Why let day after
day 60 by with never word of
thanks to your God, never an utter
ance OF your hearts love TO him2
Why let your children grow up
with never a hint that your heart
recognizes the All-Father, and new
er an opportunity to join with you
in that service which above all 9th
ers, brings hearts nearer each 9TH
er in the confluence Of lover Begin
the new year with this sweet and
sacred CONSIDERATIONS of your home
to Him who gave it to you, that
you might have always with you
the joyous anticipation in your jour
ney TO the home above.
Why not?- Christian Union
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-02

The New York Tribune predicts
that the time will come when, in
northern Maine, in the Appalachian n
Mountain belt of tne Middle otates,
and on the sandy plains of the
south, there will be great forest
farms, where the raising Of trees
Tor timber will be as stable an in
dustry as ths raising of corn upon
the western prairies. Besides, com
ing generations will not con uu e
lumber a. the rate at which the
present one is devouring it. Farm
houses will be built with further
view than sheltering the first occu-
pants Brick, stone and iron will
be more used for building material.
A forest will not be ielled to fence
a farm. Already slate is taking tue
place OF Shingles for roofs, and
wire for fences; iron has almost
banished wood for bridges and also
for the beams of substantial city
structures, while tiles and cement
are rapidly coming in use for floors.
When we have q population a hun
dred millions, the yearly consump-
tion Of lumber may not be as great
as at present, - 81
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-02

Here. is Castle. 1t is the Home
of an Editor. 1t has Stained Glass
Windows and Mahogony stairways
II front of the Castle is Park. Is
it not sweet2 The lady IN Toe Park
is the editors wife She wears a
Costly robe Of Velvet trimmed with
Gold Lace, and there are Pearls
and Rubies in her beautiful auburn
hair. The editor sits on the front
stoop smoking a Havana Cigar.
His little Children are playing with
diamond Marbles on the Tasselated
floor. The editor can afford to Live
in StI lie. ~.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-02

Save the stock manure. The
all and winter months are the best
times to -apP!yit. Itis frequently
advisable to plow the land, before
spreading the manure. so that the
essence of manure will not wash
but the soil being open and loose,
the whole strength of the manure
is absorbed into the soil. Save the
manure
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-02

DOyo wish your muscular systom
strengthened Do you need stimulant
that is kind and friendly to the brain !?
Do you desire good flesh and healthy
blood2 Then use Browns Iron Bitters.
1t will suit your case exactly.
The Herbert Lectures for 1881
were delivered BY T, w. Rhys Da-
vids on The Origin and Growth
of Religion, as illustrated by some
points in the history of Buddhism" ("
Ttey hav bean published in a
handsome volume by g. p. Put
NAM d. Son.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-02

When Mr.. Jefferson became
president, the Acknowledged limits
of the United States extended 10
farther west than the Mississippi,
nor south of thirty-one degrees
north latitude, extending from the
Mississippi river east to Pearl river
All south and west was claimed by
Spain. In 1902 she conveyed this
immense country, embracing more
than a million square miles Of ter
ritory, TO France. Mr.. Jefferson
at once instructed our minister ia
Paris, Robert L. Livlngton, TO en-
ter into negotiation for its pur-
chase. He also sent Mr.. Monroe
as special minister 70 aid him.
Their mission was more successful
than was anticipated. They made
treaty on the 30 Of April. 1903,
by which that entire territory was
ceded 10 the United States 70 $l5.
100000. The treaty WIS ratified by
the senate in the following October.
This acquisition more than doubled
the extent of our original limits.
No other act OF Mr.. JeGerson's or
any other administrator has been 80
useful and valuable TO the whole
country, and especially to the west.
It added greatly TO the popularity
Of Mr.. Jeferson's admins tration.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-02

Mimi Review. Chicago: They
sre dangerous men who would di-
vert a productive industry from its
natural channel to serve the purpos-
es of speculation. A matter that
so Intimately concerns all as our
sources Of supply, demands the at
tenticn of all to its Importance.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-02
A Hopeful View.

The Monroe (Ga.) Advertiser,
INDUCES in the following hopeful
view of he situation:
The people of our section are
despondent; there is no use of de-
nying the fact. @ Last years bust
ness placed scores, il not hun
dreds Of them, in debt Not only
farmers, but merchants and trades
men, have suffered. Short crops
and the heavy purchase of supplies
last spring and summerff have
thrown the commercial world out
Cf gear, and long faces are too com
mon. We heard a gentleman say, q
few days ago, that the wolf was at
the door Of many people. But
good will come out of this. Econo-
my in living will be practIced this
year mole rigidly than ever before.
and next fall will witness q wonder
fuI in nprovement in the condition
of the people. Said merchant to
us, last week, mot q single wagon
load of goods on time. has left
Forsyth thus far" II economy is
thus practlced, we may look for the
most favorable results We he'ieve
there is more general disp stiou
to work than we ever saw mani
Tested before. There is vast de
mand for more money, at reasona
BILE rates, and scores of ~ rplications
are being forward to, the loan sgen-
..,iss that havA n abn aStahli Sh cd
in Georg a We do not know
that any good will come out OF
these comnanies. We trust there
may. No one, so far as we have
heard, has yet secured any money
from tten. n Their conditions are
very binding and light, but thev
caa be complied witt II is eyi-
dent that relief must come from
some source, and at present this is
the only one that holds out any
hope"
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THE NEW PROFESSION.
Great Thoughts Upon a Great Sub
ject by a Great Man.

We are indebted to the ST. Louis
Globe Democrat for the following
excerpts from the eloquent lecture
of Henry Ward Beecher on The
New Profession. We want every
man, woman and child in Giles
county to give it careful reading.
He says:
We need new profession. We
have got 1.-THE profession of the
teacher. Well, but that is as old as
the hills. Yes, but the newness of
it is in its scope, in it's transcendent
Importance, in the function that just
now is devolving upon it that makes
it different thing from what the
little village school has been, and
the primary school. / say that the
free public common schools of
America are that agency that is to
renovate this people and make it
homogeneous and give it intelligence
and liberty and religion. Ap-
plause.l 1t has no cliques in it; it
has no sectarian lines in it. 1t is
in no way divided against itself 1t
is plastic, movable, not organized
too highly, not restricted by classes
of superintending tearchers, bishops
or ministers and what not. 1t is
free as the air; it is ductile as the
metals are.
1t can go everywhere-to the
high places, to the low places. 1t
can take the parent just at that
point where no prejudices have
sprung up; no grating of the top is
required. 1t takes childhood and
it builds the child up
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-02
WIZ Nota

Break fast is over. Why not. be
fore the days business begias,
gather the family in the sitting
room To thank your heavenly "a.
ther for his preservation 10 the
past. ani tO ask bis guidance aud
inspiration for the fature5 TIE
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-02
A GopLFss sAw-NILL.

because they do not say the Lord 8
PRAYER every time they set log? rs
The common school was not built
for thepurpose ofteaching theology,
but for the purpose of waking up
the faculties in men, to teach them
how to use them. i hold that the
common schools of America ought
to DC the best schools that can be
possibly established in the com
munity, especially among the poor
and needy.
When the commonwealth restab
fishes a school, with its broad phil
anthropy and its deep pocket, it
ought not to be a mean school-it
ought to be n generous one.
We know enough also to know
that teachers ought to be women
But / do not mean that women
should he teachers alone; mean
that the whole system of common
schools should
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-02

Vickshurg Miss.) Commercial:
LET our legislature pass law to
take away the hoodlum's pistol, fac
him fifty dollars and have him
worked under a public overseer for
not less than sixty days, aud he will
become as harmless as toothle<s
cur His name win rapidlypass into
history, he will no longer disgrace
the civilization of our country, but
dee like a hideous dream into the
realm Of things that were"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-02

that day shall come to all of us the
sublime and solemn truth Of the
Master that, ''The first shall be last
and the last first
The rising up from the obscurity
of villages and communities l see
many
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-02

One thing must be kept in mind in
improving stock. and that is, that
Improvement will not continue If
grades are coupled. You may gee
a bull from a cross between a na-
tive COW and a short-horn sire, that
is in every respect as good an ami
NAL as the father. but be will not be
likely to have the quality Of trans
hitting 20 his posterity the quail
ties You want, aud VI you woald
continue 70 improve yorr stock you
muse nae 10 oughbred males.
pasd,.n r Tonic j. rnnd Gor old nensls