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Debts of Nations.

The largest National debt in the
world is owed by France. Itamounts
to s4,6S3, ,s4O,0o0, or s117 10 for
every man, woman and child in the
country. Next comes Russia with
s4,314, ,6O7, ,59s, the debt per capita
being considerably less than that OF
France, but scarcely less burden.
some, owing to the poverty-stricken
and half civilized character of the
majority of the population. The
debt of the German Government is
small, because of the adherence to
a strict policy of taxation whereby
the current expenses are annually
met, but the National burdens are
almost unbearably large notwith-
standing, mainly because of the i'm
mense standing army. Great Britain
owes 1881 100000, or s1O9 04 per
capita, but she is rich enough to
stand it for the present at least, if
she is not wise enough to enter upon
a system of reducing it. The peo-
pie of the United States groan un.
der the weight of debt of about
s1, ZOO, 100000, or s34 per capita,
with country possessing the rich.
est tcertainties of development of any
In the world. Still debt of even
that is not thing to he proud of.
The smaller it grows the better it
looks. The consolation the compar-
ison presents is that we are much
better of than our friends across
the water.
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The FARMERS AND THE TARIFF.
In the struggle over the tariff in
England years ago, it was the agri.
cultural interest that was protected
and that sternly opposed the rednc-
ton Of duties, while the manufac-
turers were the advocates of com.
mercial freedom by the reduction or
abolition of duties on agricultural
products. In the struggle the agri.
culturlsts were beaten and the Corn
Laws were repealed. In this country
the case is exactly reversed. TIE
manufacturers insist on protection.
while the agricultural interests are
without protection and demand that
they shall not be loaded down to
pay bounties to the manufacturers.
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A NICE LITTLE JoB.-The South
Carolina election cases appear to
have been gotten up in part for the
persecution of Democrats in that
State bat chiefly to enable Republi.
can politicians to fill their pockets
at the public expense.
Ex-Congressman Crowley, after
having drawn some thirty thousand
dollarsf from the United States Treas.
nry for assisting Attorney General
Brewster in prosecuting a number of
cases which invariably ended in ac.
Quittal, has gone back to his prac
tic6 in Lockport.
Now it is ex Congressman Butter
worth's turn to have his wounds
polticed with a plaster of green
backs. He is to get s35, 900 for his
services in aiding the patriotic
Brewster in bringing South Caro-
lima Democrats to tjustice." This
business Of prosecuting election
eases in the South is almost as Ia
crative a job for played out Repub,
Ecan politicians as reconstruction
was for their carpet-bag predeces-
sOrs.
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The Providence Star ventures this
assertion Under the operation of
an intelligent, honest and thorough
business system in the management
of public offices, whether national.
State or municipal, the public bust
ness could be transacted by force
aggregating fully one-fourth less in
number than it now employs. The
practice, SO long continued, of using
public servants as political workers,
has resulted in an increase far be-
yond legitimate demands.
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The Government has postponed the
trial of the parties accused of cleo
ton frauds in South Carolina. AS
these gentlemen are alleged to be en-
tirely innocent. the. postponement
works them an injury. 1t is time
these attempts to make political cap
ital at the North out of Southern
election cases should cease.
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Virginia's monument to General
Robert z. Lee will be unveiled at
Lexington, June 9th. On this oc
casiOn Ex-P president Jefferson Davis
will preside, Gen. Jos. e. johnson
will be chief marshal, and Maj. John
W. Daniel orator.
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The New York Graphic says: There
are said to be 10000 girls and wo-
men in New York who support them
selves, and $4,000 women who sup
port husbands And whoever has
seen the girls and women who work,
going to their work in the morning,
bright-eyed, red-cheeked. quiek-foot-
ed and graceful, will not be apt to
pity them much, though it certainly
is fact that the wages they get are
hardly sufficient in most cases to keep
soul and body together. How it it
that so many women find it impossi-
BILE to be happy on large sums of
money, while SO many are healthy
and happy on So or Sc week.
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Good Society.
Harrisburg Patriot.l

Harrisburg Patriot.
The term ''good society" to the un-
observing and uninitiated would
seem to imply a class of persons sepa-
rated by common consent from the
rest of mankind for their excellent
morals, intellectual ability and other
qualities which would seem to place
them in a sphere far removed from
those differing from them in mind
and. morals. But at the present time
it merely signifies certain people of
abundant means and little brains,
others with less brains and abundant
cheek" and yet few others who
pride themselves on family"
Amystic charm surrounds the latter
class which no one has yet been able,
or perhaps has had the desire to look
into, or probably in this democratic
country, where aristocracy is un-
known, there would be some rather
startling revelations. Were some one
of an inquiring turn of mind to in
vestigate the true origin of some of
those boasting high ancestral lineage
he would probably find very little
trace of blue blood in the ancestry of
a hundred years ago.
' If among this class of people there
is one esteemed above the others for
that which makes him eminent among
his fellows, the possession of mind
of his own, let him take warming by
the general uprising in Europe against
the aristocracy and not seek to copy
that which has met with eondemna-
ton in the old country and will most
assuredly meet with disapprobation
in this land of liberty and equality.
But let him rather, like the great and
efficient bell-weather that he is, jump
from the field of idling and sycophan-
tic fawning on riches to pastures of
learning or honest labor, and surely
the rest of the sheep will follow.
In every town of any pretensions
whatever there is always a select CO.
terie of what is termed the 'tbest So
ciety;;" the male portion usually con-
sisting of idle, dissolute fellows, rap
idly squandering the fortunes left
them by hard-working fathers; the
females, in most cases, rendered help
less by the education which was
meant to refine and improve them,
spending their time in dawdling over
execrable ''fancy-work, '1uncheons"
and very poor novels. Indeed if ''good
society" consisted, as it should, of
the best, the noblest, purest and most
refined, how would the so-called
''good society" of the present day be
ranked?
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Near franklin, Ca, on the 22nd
ult., the house of B. j. Roup was
carried OFF by o sudden overflow of
Hillahatchie Creek, and, striking a
tree, went to pieces, drowning Roopss
wife, three children, and a negro
servant.
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How SHE SAVED HER DARLrNG-s1
shall not feel SO nervous again about
babys teething," writes a grateful
mother. "We almost lost our darling
from cholera infantum, but happily
heard Of Parker's Ginger Tonic in
time. A few spoonsfuls soon cured
baby, and an occasional dose keeps us
IN good health. Brooklyn Mother.
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The Bossier (La.) Banner is the
latest exchange that has reached our
table marked K. The Banner is a
six-column folio, artistically made up
and replete with spicy locals and
sound Democratic editorials, We
welcome our Southern visitor and
cheerfully place it upon our list
Paacfaee (Nebraska) Banner.
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National Education.

from the people on q war tax that
has operated for at least ten years
longer than it should, has put the
average American statesman in a
quandary as to how it should be ex-
pended. The pension list has been
increased from year to year until
that source takes up about one hun
dred million dollars annually, and
various other sources of reckless ex-
travagance have been created. For
sometime, an effort has been made
by Congress to place our education
al institutions under the fostering
care of the General Government, and
bill to appropriate ten million dol
lars for that purpose has been pend
ing for passage. We believe it
duty incumbent upon every locality
to educate the people, but we do
not think it any part or the right or
duty of the General Government to
interfere with this matter. The peo-
pie are the proper judges as to the
needs of their respective localities
so far as education is concerned, and
the General Government, under the
Constitution, is not authorized to
raise revenue for distribution to
the various States and Territories
as a fund for this purpose. 1t would
be another step in the policy of
ceRtrGlisotiOa which has been SO
marked for the past quarter of
century, and an assumption on the
part of Congress not warranted by
the rights which were granted by
the States. We suppose ten million
dollars would be quite temptation
for the Senators and congressman
who desire to distribute this amount
for political power among their con
stituents, "Where it will do the most
good, and it might have the desired
effect to popularize them with the
army of school teachers and favor
ties, but the right to so approprite
the peoples money is not only ques
tionable, but usurpation of author
ity and cannot be done without dis.
regarding the powers vested in Con
gress. 1t is no function of the Gen
eral Government to tax the people
of Louisiana to educate the citizens
of New York, nor is it the right OF
Congress to tax New York to edu
cate the youth of Louisiana any more
so than it is to tax the city of New
YORK to support and pay the ex-
penses of the District Courts of
Louisiana. The intention of our
Government originally was to tax
the people of the States as little as
possible and let them take care of
their local affairs at their own ex-
pense, without the interference of
the General Government. The mon
ey appropriated fos such a purpose
would lay the foundation for another
batch Of Federal officers IN ecery State,
and we would soon see the General
Government sapersede the State au-
thOrity in the control of the ednca.
tional institutions in the several
States. Louisiana, like all other
States, is able to attend to this mat
ter of education independent of the
General Government, and we pre-
sumo has no desire to have her
rights interfered with, and no doubt
nine,tenths of the people of the
United States today are opposed to
this nncalled-for and unconstitution.
al interference with the rights of the
States. Itisa a project which cannot
be inaugurated without danger and
has no authority.
The FARMERS AND THE TARIEF
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The New Orleans Times Democrat
Gays the farmers of Pike and adjoin.
ing counties in Alabama have Dor.
rowed 500, 900 since last October.
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Near Aberdeen, Miss, during the
cyclone, fence rail struck mule in
the breast and was driven through
his body, coming out the middle of
his back.
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There is a disposition among the
farmers in various parts of Georgia
to improve the cattle. Jersey seem
to be the most popular breed.
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v. sEHIDET,
Watchmaker and Jewele

Matchmaker and Jeweler,
Yr1oLes this method Of announcing to -
his old friends and patrons and -
the publie in general, that he will be 49,
found on Texas Street, adjoining the Com
mereial Restaurant, Shreveport, La, where
be Is prepared to repair Watches, JeWeiT9I, -
&c, promptly and at moderate prices. 40
also has on hand Watches. Jewelfy, &c, ler
sale cheap for cash. Satisfaction guafantseo'
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THE SAFEST WAY.-The safest and
surest way to restore the youthful
color of the hair is furnished by Par
ker's Hair Balsam, which is deserved
y popular from its superior cleanli-
ness
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The value of orchard products in
Florida for 1870 was S5S, ,6Ss, and
in 1880 it was s75S, ,295.
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The Canadian Pacific is making
efforts tosettle $4,000 Irish emigrants
in the Northwest
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Cattle men returning from Mexico
cay stock Of sll kinda are high and
scarce.
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A Dooly county man has the
largest number of sheep OF any man
in Georgia-4,O0O.
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Wm. Pack, a wife beater, was
given twenty-nine lashee in the Jail
at Annapolis, Md, on the 10Th ult.
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There is no genius in life like the
genius of energy and activity.
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y. Henry Shepherd.
E. III. R0mCaOEDh.

A ttorney at Law, Shreveport La o@..
N opposite Bank of L. & b. Jaeohs ValsS wl!,S
practice in Courts of Bossier and Cs5S, @ "ni
in Supreme Court Of State. @rSoi I'M ana
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w. B. BOggs.

Notary Public, Bossier Parish To,,;..
~ Business promptly attended To 11tsaa
Red Land, La. o,aee at
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J A. LOWRY,
~" MI wM. W. VAN
LOeCTy q Vance.

A ttorneys at Law, Bellevue, La. Will nrsc.
and Websterparishes ros..sn raSnsaie
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CONNECTIONS.
At Palatlza with all fast River Steamers for
all points in South Florida, st. Augustine
Green Cove Springs, Jacksonville, and ali
points East, West, and North
At Waits Crossing with Peninsula Railroad
for Waldo.
At Perry Junction with Ocala Division for
Micanopy, Orange Lake, Ocala and internedi-
ate points.
At Gainesville with Transit Railroad for
Cedar Key, Pensacola and New Orleans.
At Ocala with Peninsula Railway for all in
terror points in South Florida, Tampa
and Charlotte Harbor and hacks for Silver
Springs.
Passengers leaving Ocala at Q a. M, Gaines
vile at 10 Is a. M, arrive at Jacksonville at 8
p. M, connecting with Waycross train which
leaves at p. m.
Tourists and sportsmen Tickets at greatly
reduced rates on sale.
II. S. MING, S.H.sBASS,
Gen. supt. Gen. Pass, andTicl1et Agt.
q
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THE FLORIDA. AGRC ULTURIsT.

numbers on the doors all along the
ball till be found 210, and walked
right in and pulled off his coat and
threw it on the lounge where the dog
was. The old maid was asleep, but
the dog barked and pa said, That
cussed boy has bought dogp and
he kicked the dog, and the old maid
woke mp and said, What's the mat
ter, pet ? Pa LATED and said, Moth.
ms re mazzer WIZ me, pet and then
you ought to have heard the yelling.
The old maid covered her head and
screamed louder, and the dog snarled
and bit pa, and pa had his coat OH
aud he got scared and took his coat
and vest and went out in the hall,
and / opened our door and tole pa
be was in the wrong room, and he
said he guessed he knowed 1t, aud he
came into our room and l locked the
door, and then the bell boy and the
porter and the clerk came up to see
what allied the old maid, and she said
burgler got in her room, and they
found pas hat on the lounge, and
they took it and told her to be quiet
and they would find the burglar.
"Pa was so scared that he sweat
like everything, and the bed was
offul warm, and he pretended to go
| to sleep, but he was wondering how
he. could get his hat back. In the
morning ! told him it would be hard
work to explain it to ma how he
happened to get in the wrong room,
and he said it wasn't necessary to say
anything about it to ma. Then he
gave me SIS to go out and buy him
new hat, and he said | might keep
the change it l would not mention il
when we got home, and | got one
for ten shillings, and we took tie
o'clock train in the morning ano
came home, and Is'poss the Chicago
detectives are trying to tit pas hal
on a burglar. Pa seemed awfulll
relieved when he got across the Stat'
line into Wisconsin. BaG you'd
dide to see him come out OF the ole
lady's room with his coat and yes
on his arm, and his suspenders hang
ing down, looking scarf He dsssen
lick me any more, or I'll tell nj
where pc left his hat"
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WOMAN.

@ woman, loved woman, sweet-smiling and
Deceitful. delightful and dear;
No scuIptured ideal with thee can compare,
Thou wickedest thing revere.
The angel of peace and the deamon of strife;
Fair idol of love and regret; -
Sweet harmony fraught with the dlscord OF lie,
/ hate thee and cherish the yet.
The song of affection with melody mute,
The sweet, pardoned source of life's woes
The fragrance of flowers, the poison OF 1rult,
The sharp piercing thorn of the rose.
The sweet-singing siren, the sott-coolnS dove,
Loved harmony burdened with strife;
The throne of affection, the tylant OF love,
The bane and balm of mans life.
Charming. beguilding, though wicked, devout,
The eDifit of peace and unrest;
The rain how of promise. the deluge OF doubt,
The curse of ali men, and the blest.
The tear.drop of gladness, the SORROW OF JOY,
The poison of Cupid's swift dart;
The gooidest of love, and of life the alloy,
The Will-othe-wisp of the heart.
Dark-frowning and loving, sweet-smillng and
evil,
Platonic, pacific, and ill,
The angel of dreams ana the dream Oh lhs
devil, -,
"A. II. II.
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FEBRUARY %.
TRANSPORTATION.
Independent Line.

Nor Palatlza, Sanfmd, Enterprise and inter
E mediate landings, the Swift and Elegant
Mississippi Steamer.
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How Slate Pencils are Made.

Broken slate from the quarries is
put into a mortar run by steam and
pounded into small particles. Thence
it goes into the hopper OF a mill,
which runs it into boiling machine,
such as is usedin Touring mills where
it is bolted, the fine, almost'impalpa-
BILE flour that results being taken in,
to mixing tub, where small guam.
tity Of stealite -four manufactured in
a similar manner is added, and the
whole is then made into stiff dough
This dough is thoroughly kneaded
by passing it several times between
iron rollers. Thence it is carried TO
a table, where il is made into charges
that is, short cylinders, four or
five inches thick, and containing from
eight to ten pounds each. -Four of
these are placed in strong iron
chamber or retort, with changeable
nozzle, so as to regulate the size OF
the pencil, and subjected to tremen~
dous hydraulic pressure under which
the composition is pushed through
the nozzle in long cord like slenA
er snake sliding out of hole, and
passes over sloplng table, slit at
right angles, with the cords to give
passage, with knife which cut them
into lengths. They are then laid on
boards to dry, and alter few hours
are removed to sheets OF corrugated
zinc, the corrugatioDs serving to pre-
vent the pencils from warping dur,
ing the process OF baking, to which
they are next subjected In kiln, IN
to which superheated steam is in~
troduced in pipes; the temperature
being regulated according to the re-
quirements OF the articles exposed to
It's influence. From the kiln the
articles go to the finishing and pack.
ing-room, where the ends are thrust
for second under rapidly revolving
emery wheels, and withdrawn neatly
and smoothly pointed ready for use.
They are then packed in paste board
boxes, each containing 100 pencils
and these boxes in turn are packed
tor shipment in wooden boxes con
tanning 100 each, or 10000 pencils in
shipping box. Nearly all the work
is done by boys, and the cost there
lore is light.
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sWhat excIa;n. i an Austin Justice

"What excIain. ian Austin justice
to colcred culpfil have you the
audacity 10 say yoI DO not recognize
this pocket-bo0kf \ e., san
"Butit was found 4 your possession.
8 In my what oiHBer.say. Jedge!"
g In your possessip. This poceet.
book was Ionnd inyeur pocket, slr."
"Jedge, you has doe tole tw Q stories
about dat ar. F6s, yer said hit was
tonnd In nv persesicn, and den yer
lowed hill was foIn' in my pocket.
Bot dem warns CAM be true. Eff the
Jedpes OF, lhe bench can't tell de truf
hits no wonder data poor miserable
niggah like me got ed ostra7. Inc
justice drew long BREATH aud once
more producing he pocket book,
said: { You daniid just now that
you had ever SEN his pocket book.
I now ask you ian, did you ever
see this pocket Book betore?' why,
of course. Hit amde same one you
showed me a minute ago. Yer must
be losing yer mIndJedge.s Remand
ed to jail without bail. - Teams SIT
SJaQs.
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Bsy@ Millions of packages Of the Dia-
mond Dyes have been sold without
single complaint. Everywhere they are
the favorite Dyes.
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Choice TuberOse Bulbs.
LEMON & ORANGE TREES


Bulbs by mail postpaid, sent out after De-
cember 18th.
Pearl.-4 for % cents; for 90 cents; 90 for
81 {; As for 81; 80 for 81.
Common DOuble.-6 for % cents; Is for so
cents; q for 81; go for 81; 100 for So
Second size bulbs ofboth varieties at Cone
third) less price. win exchange for good
light cOtored gladOli or choice lilies. Send
them to me by mail and will credit you
their value as per Northern bulb dealers cat
alogues.
Small trees of Orange and Lemon, suitable
for sending by MALL year budded top on g
year-old seeding root; top cut back to two in
chcs TO- convenience in mailing.
CHOICE VARIETIES LEMON:
The celebrated Villa Franco and Belair Pre-
MUM, both fine fruits and Overwhelming hab-
it. A tree of the latter, near my home, years
sold, budded on good sized stock, and has 500
Lemons on it.
ORANGES:
Mediterranean Sweet very early bearer, and
ripens late-January to May-nearly thOrnless.
These little trees are suitable for planting in 5
or 10 gallon tubs OF half barrels. They will be
sent out in January to FloIida purchasers
and later to fill Northern orders.
STOCK LIMITED.-Send orders now, with
cash, to secure what you want.
PRICES:
Single tree, 40 cents; for 20 cents. The set
of B. or three of one kind, 81.
VIII have a fair supply of nursery grown
trees in fall of 1888. j. H. FOSTER,
Tangerine, Orange Co., Fla.
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An attractive youtbful appearance
secured by using Parker's Hair l'alsam
to all who are getting gray
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skinny Man.

s.Wells' Health Renewer'' restores
health and vigor. cures Dyspepsia, lmz
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY,

THE ssORANGE BELT, ROUTE.
OFFICE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.
Palatka, August 20, 1884,
is+ CI,so-7 177, ! n