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DID HE PROPOSE?

DID HE PROPOSE?
81 couldn't do it," said Martin FL
icrSlic. with a shudder It was just
the seductive hour before the gasjcts
are lighted and window blinds turned
down-the delicious twilight when
crate fires shine like burning masses
of ruby. and people sitting beside
them grow strictly confidential. 1t
was showing 4 little outside; AL the
better, for the click of the crystaIlilrd
pearl against tho glass filed up the 81
lencc, AMI made the coy warmth of
the room luXuriously delightful And
Martin Ell rslies pleasant brown eyes
fixed full on the fire. saw-no one can
tell what or how much they saw
suppose she shouli say no" he
burst out, seemingly apropos to moth.
ing at all.
Suppose she shouldn't" observed
Guy Barnes, dryly.
Il tell you. old fellow. its just ex-
actly like having a tooth pulled out.
Your friends stand by and say: Be
man; it's nothing It's not they
who are under the doctors forceps."
Complimentary to Miss Glen"
"NonSense. You know what |
mean. But really and truly, I've tried
and can't do it,"
Very well" said Barnes. indiner-
emily; then it is m understood thing
that you are to live and die an old
bachelor"
81 didn't say that"
"Oh, | beg pardon. You expect
Fanny IS going to propose to You;
that's it,"
You are 4 heartlcss mIscreant," A."
Ellerslle cried out, half laughing. half
impatient, ~ hn sprang 10 his feet and
tossed the remnant of his cigar into the
fire. "and shall not wls.r any more
time upon you-unle,s indeed you @
round to the fair with me"
Where Fanny Glen has 4 stand g?
Not if know it. The money market
is rather tight for me at present, and
these fancy fairs are no more than a
den Of robbers where a dcfensalcss
young man is concern ed"
AI1 Martin Ellerslir went on his
way alone
The hall wa' glitter with gaslights
and fragrant with tlow,rs when he
got there. The pretty feminine
sparks each behind her well-laIen
table, were all smiles ami dimples.
while the thrang Of victims ebbed and
flowed around them.
Mr.. Ellersl;e found himself greeted
with acclamations.
"You will take a share, Mr.. FL
lerslie?"
"Dp please put your name down
here. Mr. EIlersle: there are only ten
blanks left"
"Oh, MIR. EIerslie. you are the very
one We are waiting for | have kept
seven for yOu--seveu always was n
lucky number
"Mr EllersIie don't, pray. sp md all
your money until you have taken a
share in this mammoth doll with a
trunk full of ctothea q"
And thus our hero was flung hither
and yon ON the waves Of the fair draw.
Ing nearer. however, with every sub
scriptiou. t. the table over which
shone the blue stars of Fanny Clen's
eyes.
But when he got there he wa3 smit
ten with sud len silenc,
Fanny looked wonderngly up.
"It's fine evening" he hazarded
Is it," asked Fanny. why.
thought it was showing"
$50 it is" said our hero. growing
very red. and overturning with hi
elbow crimson Venetian flask. 70
which he Immediately had To- pay. :"
- mean II isn't very fine evening
"Ohr' said Fanny.
AYES. said Martin, feeling acutel
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\ 1t. Louis man of wcIlth. being
about to undergo a dang 'rous surgical
operation. sent for lawyer to draw a
will. lie coolly and carefully. explained
that his ouly relatives were nieces. who
had firmly convinced him that they
cared nothing for him aside from his
money. and that h. had long before de-
cidcd t. leave them nothing. His
reason for previously making no viii
was that he had not decided whom TO
enrich. or whether he should let his
estate @ to charities. In view Of a
possibly fatal result of the
surgeons work, however, he
would devise everything TO his land
lady, who had taken excellent care Of
him and was a deserving woman. II
was clear that. in case he recovered, he
meant to destroy the document New
ertheless 1t was drawn with legal care.
witnessed by the several physicians,
and signed 10y the testator. lie died
within an hour. Wills are contested
before juries in Missouri, and the
nieces won a verdict against the will:
but the court Of appeals declares that
there was no reason for believing that
IL was made under any undue inilu-
ence or fraud. and therefore 1t must
stand
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bushels Of wheat Even Russia, sup
posed 10 be the great wheat field of
Europe, grows 700OOO,0O0 bushels Of
rye per year, against 3OO.000,000 bush
els Of wheat.
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PuSGEST PARAGRAPHS.
Always shown up Kites

F''' '''d'''4 " '' 3'''''ir - I'4-
'"R story b@l!y'
us III" assignee IN bankruptcy who
mas paini III "Feck-c'iIec'Iono.
The sculptor is the mos, likely Of all
men TO cut hgure IN the world.
The dead-beat, poor in the goods Of
this world, is generally rch in tafy.
The electric incand"srent pocket
book is tn" latest; IT is always light.
How to expedite tn. malcs-Get
papa to ask what their intentions are
When button comes oH the back of
a mans shirt collar his chglc- begln,to
rise.
The average blll-postcr wears no
diamonds. Paste is good enough for
him.
Tho r,o,r;o,.-. - in..b,...y r.,,..
many a cool Thousand IN Tho course ~
q wear
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....-.,- -
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r.t,;a. ,,..,.n..,,,... ...,.. =. 80.
,.,.. = -
nv ''''' VIM a. = '',.' "' l''' '.A'''"
a,,,,.,,, ,,,.--.a-,.,sy.. - H.
leha'ng -" d . 'eh''"'! 90 "'ANe
ma" pNk'''S'. H' s''' ISL '' 'i'aA'
'"R Pui''i''' anu h'i'eh'"s lo"''
''h mas ma. o'e sn''sn . '1Pp.y
''o'''' anu '''''' u',; o''''' - a. 'is
''' - . " ~ a. ''' ''' -
Some genius has invented machine
- Pi"! p'"''oA' !" ms VIII g''@ amen
'''i gus ,''A','' - "s'i, ''''''''' '4'''i8
''.' '''' ''''''' .'''''''"' "''' - .''''
III" iaSiHohahI' spring hohhet' IL is
understood WIZ he ''na,l enough 70 90
IN a saratoga trunk without IN" he
9,''' - ''''' '''s '''' We '''' ''''''
'''SN
\ bald headed man who has heard
'hat tn hairs on man n al are mum
bercd. wants To hno" u there Is not
som" place whrre ne can OBTAIN the
''.'' " ''''''''
MIS- l,"l'!' S"'a 'Ne 'ea.h'r,
your son mas cohtfa Yea som" had
habits 'hial 10 near you sa! So
was the answer. MS bal hahltS Ger
"a n! h''d '"'''d'''"''.
\ Syraeuscyoung lady has peculiar
mode Of reckoning time on sunday.
Last SUNDAY evening ABOUT % CLOCK
"hen asked "h't 't"' II was she re
pHe". r I've minutes "i Hi'''h-
Dominick Hoffman, neWIy-eIected
Justice of the peace IN Dubuque got
frightened when called on n perform
his first official act. a marriage c,re-
mony, and resigned Immediately. 4
burnt child breads the IRE.
4 Brooklyn landlady recently
dropped her false teeth into one Of her
boaTdeTS S cup oi coffee, lie lmmedl-
ately made her present of the coffee
and generously told her she n edn't
z-..t.. g.; .r, h;s1.:u
\ California man has invented
natent stovepipe. having screw Joints,
against which no hNihg or lnahlmatfl@
thing can possibly contend. To thI
henefactor Of mankind all honor
T., =. ,,,.;,., :. -.
""'' "'' "''''' -
..,,,ae -, a., ,,4.,,,f :.
4 lee in n rosebud: Arthur Cray
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The expense Of cigars should be ;
down as among losses b. Gre"
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

There are said TO lie fifty injurious
insects in our vegetable gardens; nifty
in our vineyards, while seventy-iiVe
attack our apple trees and more than
fifty our grain fields. Seyenty-iive mil
lion dollars is estimated as the damage
done TO the wheat In Illiaois in one
season, and nearly ten years ago the
annual loss in the United States from
insect depredations alone was esti-
mated at nearly s4O0.O00,000.
The election of Congressman John
+. Kenna. OF West Virginia. to the
United States Senate, at the age OF
thirty five years, reyiyes the history Of
similar cases. james Monroe and
IIaync, the antagonist of Daniel Web
ster, became senators at the age Of
thirty two years; stephen A. Douglas
at thirty. -four, and fully dozen men at
Mr. Kcnnas age. Aaron Burr was one
OF the number. Dwight VI. Sabin,
elected to the national Senate, as Sen
ator Windows successor, Is thirty-nine.
Why do suicides often subject them
selves to the most horrible torturcs in
the effort TO get rid Of their liVcsF 4
man in Newark not long ago dclibcr-
atcIy saturated his clothing with
bcnzinc and then set fire 10 1t. We
often ar Of suicides torturing them
selves to death with violent corrosive
poisOns \ few years ago man in
Brooklyn, having become tired Of life.
crawled into furnace head foremost
The desire to commit suicide is bred Of
a morbid mental state which. in cases
like those cited, must have been de-
ycloped into positive insanity.
\ visitor to the Zuni Indians, Of
New Mexico. says that some
# the consequences Of the visit
hy the leading men Of the tribe
t. the East. last summer. have been
unpleasant. Pedro Pine, the oldest of
the tourists, ha. been telling such Nto.
r!cs II his adventures, and Of the mar
yels Of the white mans ways. that he
has gained the reputation of being the
biggest liar in the nation. The prin-
,ipal mischief. however, is caused by
his report that the plainest white
woman he saw in Wa ,hington was
handsomcr than tn prettiest Zuni
girl. 4 young chief who had been
presented with a number Of trinkets
by the Washington women. ami who
wore them home with pride. was
obliged t. give them up 10 his jealous
wife, who destroyed them.
The New York Grophic has been
figuring mp the places that forcign-horn
citizens occupy in tn" councils If our
nation. Tn" !ri,h-horn members of
the next House of Representatives. are
twenty IN number, while the German
born are seven. OF tn" twenty
Irish members four are from
Missouri. View Jersey ami Pcnnsylya-
MIA have three each. New York
aud Indiana. two each Massachusetts,.
Illinois. Iowa, Kansas, Nevada and
California, one each. ont oft the twenty.
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Rye is ~ fayorite a product in most
Of the European counties as wheat l.
in the United States. According to an
English parer, in Germany last year
2ls,000, 900 bushels Of rye were grown.
against 72,OOO,OOO bushels of wheat.
And yet for the sam year, 100000
bushels Of wheat were exported. and
but 100000 bushels of rye.
Denmark grew 100000 bushels of
wheat last year and 100000 bushels
of rye. France grew 100000 bush
els of rye last year. and 23.0OO,OO0
bushels of ''maischen wheat and rye
grown together. Austria grew 6i,-
100000 bushels of rye last year, against
40.000,OO0 bushels of wheat, and for
the past ten years has averaged 10000.
900 bushels of rye and $4,000. .00C
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Women have tn" right 10 vote At
school meeting in Kansas. Nebraska.
New Hampshire, Vermont, Dakota
anl Wyoming. ut school elections IT,
Colorado and Minnesota. and for mem
aers of school committees in Mas>achu-
sctts. They can vote at school meet
ings in Michigan and New YorR if
they are taxable. in Washington Ter
ritory IL they are liable to
taxation. Widows and unmarried
women in Idaho may vote as to
special district taxes il they hold
property. In Oregon widows having
children and taxable property may
vote at school meetings. In Indiana
women not married nor minors, who
pay taxes and are listed rs parents.
guardians or heads of families. NAV
vote at school meetings" In Ken
tucky any white widow having child
of school age is a qualified school voter.
IL she has no child but is a taxpayer
she may vote on the question Of taxes.
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Ordnance No. l5A

Acting under authority given by section
three of Act No. ~ adopted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana on the
fifth day of July 1882.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury in regular session assembled, thas
it 10 Unlawful for any person or persons to
shoot Wild Ducks. Poulesd'eau Prairie Hens
and Rabbits, within the liIuits of the Parish
Of Lafourche in any regular hunting place be-
fore sun rise and after one o'clock +. n.
Section g. BE it further ordained that the
season for hunting the above enumerated
game shalt extend from the 18th. day of Oc-
tober to the first day Of April Of each and ev
cry year.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That any person guilty of an infracti0n of
tins Ordinance shall be subject to the same
tihes and penalty as are cow imposed by 0tho
State law provided that one half of the fines
recovered in any case shall 90 to the infor-
mant and be paid to him by the court exer-
cising jurisdiction Immediately upon the eel
lection thereof.
Section 4. Be it further ordained, etc. That
every hunter il earnestly requested TO aid and
assist the enforcement Of this ordnance.
And all ordinances Or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
be it further ordained, etc. That this 0rdi
nance. shall take effect from its prOmulgati0n.
lss s0 'DN -1'p' '"'' ~
FSignedI &. T. GRISAMORE,
President Of Police Jury.
Certified:
]. +. ALLAN. Secretary.
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tallique soutire, en- Wet, an ciel son
4lechicit6 par le pouvoir de q poin-
te. Non-seulement ellie empeche
ainsi Faction de Ia foudre dams I'M
certain rayOn, mails encore ellie de-
robe incessamment a patmOsphere
une partie de son fuide 6lectrique.
Eviter pendant les orages de-:
s'exposer aux courants d'air ct 4 Ia
pluie.-Ne pas Ouvrir les fenetres
DIES maisOns.-Ne pas ebranler Pat
mosphere par des vibrations, cOups
lie feu, cor de chasse, etc. (Lebran-
lement cause par les vibrations DIES
cloches dirige solvent Ia foudre
vers le sonneur, puisque, Ell 81 ans,
lie tonnerre a frappe 3S6 clOchers,
ct 1O1 sOnneurs Ell sont morris, d'a-
pres une statistique de Fodere).-
II FAINT eviter le yOisinage DIES che
minees (la suie 6tant TN tres bon
conducteur de pelectricite) ; s'eloi-
gner DIES metaux, dorures, etc. /; en-
lever les chaines, bagues ct clefs
qu'on porte sol, ne pas chercher
un abri sous les clOchers OH les ar
bres 6leves ia foudre tombe solvent
aussi sur les camps, a cause des ar
mes de guerre). CONNIE v6tements
il fault preferer Ia sole ct la laine au
cotton ct an lin.
En- IN mot, il faut eviter les bons
conductors de la f0Adre. L'ideal
d Get egard serait de s'isOler sur un
tabOuret de verre, on bien encore
dams un hamac suspendu par des
cOrdOns de sole.
DIR. E.. MONIN.
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,rcoIrE.-Les rappOrts sur la
..,lte sont 81 contradictoires quill
AZ toute impossibilite de Sc fai-
-pne idee exacte de son resultat'
- ms pretendent que lie rende'
- ae la came sera bien an-des-
"a de &c qu'on esperait, les autres
-.;.at les chooses sous une couleur
Inns brillante ; lis pensent ct lis
.s;eut que lie rendement, sans etre
ii copieux que celui de l'annee
lrpiere, sera tres satistaisant.
rlgrs les pluies d'abord ct Ia Sc
,,.resse ensuite-les premieres ont
sre6ment arrete les travaux des
a,mps ct la seconde nui a la vege-
.6sn-les champs sont bien fournis
! les cannes qu'ils confinement,
ndoue petites pour la saison, sont
iaupes. Nous voudriOns que ces
lxsiers eussent raison.
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Ordnance No. l1S.

Levying . tax ON all property in the Parish
II Lnf0urcho f0e the year 1889.
GeetiOn l. BE it ordained by the Police Ju-
~ of the Parish Of Lafourche that IN al calo-
rem tax of 81 mills ON the Dollar, collectsblo
during the yeax 1883, be and is hereby levied
On all the taxable property in tho parish Of
Section 2. Be it further ordained that said
tax, when collected. shall be appertiOned -
follows to wit:
Three mills shall be ret apart and used for
the current expenses, including all salaries Of
officers of the parish and shall be known -
the General Fund
Section 3. Two and ! mills shall be set apart
and used for the maintenance and support Of
the puhlic-schools and shall be known ~ tho
''School Fund"
Section 4. One halt mill shall be set apart
houses and also for the purpose of improving
the school houses now used by the school
board OF the parish, and shall be known - tho
'School House Fund, which, with the
sNchool Fund" shall he subject to the legal
order Of the School Board OF the Parish Of
Lafourche.
Section 5. One half mill shall be set apart
and used to improve the public buildings and
grounds of the parish and. shall he known -
! the Improvement Fund"
Section 6. One quarter mill shall be set
apart and used for the construction and re-
pair OF bridges over tue uranus VI Inc PuoAo
| kOads Of the Parish and shall be known a.
the bridge Fund"
Section Z. Two mills shall be set apart and
I known as q Drainage tax. under Ordinance
No. l53 passed by this Body May ~, 1888, to
| be used as therein ordered.
Be it further ordained that this ordinance
shall take effect from and after its promul-
cation.
Approved and adopted this 9th. day of
August 1888.
(SignedlC S. T. GRISAMORE,
President.
Certified : ]. F. ALLAN,
Secretary.
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AVIS AUX TIREURS.-Le diman-
che 9 septembre, un tir au Papegeai
aura lieu, sur la rive droite, aa La
fourche Crossing, 4 10 heures du
matin. LIE vainqueur dams ce tour.
moi aura un prix en- argent qui sera,
croyons-nous, vivement dispute par
les habiles tireurs qui entreront en-
lice. Avant ce tournoi qui promet
d'etre tres emouvant, il y aura un
tir au blanc don't lie prix sera an
beau cochon, dun poids ct dune
grosseur respectables. Les anna
teurs qui desirent faire partie de &c
tournoi prepayment leurs armes, ct
sc tiennent pr6ts pour lie 2 septem-
bre.
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OUyERTUREs DES CLASSES
Iouverture des classes du Convent
b Mont Carmel, dirig6 par la seur
II Bernard, ct du College de Thi-
bsdaux, dirige par lie Rev. Pere
Nfnsrd, aura lieu lie premier lundi
L septembre. Dams ces deux insti-
ations lie cours embrasse toutes les
ranches d'enseignements generate
nent usitkes dams de semblables in
situtions. Nous engageons don't les
parents qui ont des enfants 4 faire
iMtruire . les envOyer dams ces
Institutions Cd lis sont shrs qu'ils
neevr0nt une bonnie ct sOlide edu.
cation, avec tous les SONS quill Sc.
n possible de leur bonner.
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sOerRAIrs.-Les personnes qui
INT avoir un portrait on une
- de leur residence executes de
De maltre, mont qua s'adres-
Mr., q. Mancel, rue Ste. Bird
-, entire st. Philippe ct Jackson.
= artistic en- Photographic est sur
POINT de gutter notre vile ct il
passera bien un couple d'annees
s..at gull revienne parmi nous.
sa'ez done de roccasion pendant
u est encore lei, ct ne remover
]alals an lendemaip &c que vous
t0asez faire la veille.
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NOUHELLEN DE PARTOUT.

La Nouvelle-O Orleans est nsaine.
Pendant In semaine qui Went de
st9coaler, il y q eu 40 d@ces, 81
pers0nnes du sexe masculin ct IS
du sexe feminin.
Pendant qu'on poussait I'M tr0u-
EpeAa de bouts aux abattoirs, six
d'entre eux % sont pr6cipit6s dams
les rues Lev6e, Charities, Royale,
Cont, Toulouse, Carondelet ct ont
renvers6 toas ceux Qui essayaient
de loo arrtter. =
On . vole des plaques 4 rimpri-
merle du g0uvernement.
La grove des Operators des L.
gnes tel@graphiques q etc un fiasco.
Plusieurs maladies sont le result
TIT dune constipation habituelle
qui fnit par runner lie plus belle
consultation 81 on ny porte remede.
Pour sc guerir de cette affection
rien ne peut egaler les pilules dA-
yer qui remettrOnt les 0rganes dams
leur etat naturel ct rendront leur
action reguliere.
II y a, aux Etats Unis, $4,000
ec0les dn Dimanche. II sly trOuve
plus de $4,000, 900 de personnes en-
age de les freQuenter. En- fait, il
ny en- a pas lie tiers qui.s'y rendent
$4,000 600 d peine.
Voici quelle doit etre la compost
ton de rAssemblee Generate du
Kentucky Senat : 80 democrats
ct 5 Republicans. Chambre /: Sc de-
mocrates, II republicans, 2 indie
pendants, l siege dOuteux.
II y a, dams la Caroline du Sud,
$50 REPUBLICANS blancs, don't 100
occupent des emplois publics.
Les amis des noirs semblent un
pen trop les oublier dams lie partage
des places.
Pendant une des fo-tes ondees
qui ont en- lieu, il y a II q~ninzaine
lie jours, i Cairo, Illinois, il est tom
be une veritable pinie de petites
,, grenOuilles sur les points DIES va
peurs Elliott ct Success amarres au
Quai.
La Gazette de st. Joseph, Nilsson.
ri, rac0nte que ron Went de decou-
vrir. . 20 pieds au -dessous de la
surface du sol. IN sqrelette human
don't Ia t6te a Il pouces ; lie pied a
Is pOuces de long, les c6tes pres de
4 pieds de longueur sur trOls pouces
ct quart d'epaisseur.
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La prison d'Etat de Trenton,
New Jersey, renfrrme IN grand
nombre de nOtabilites un c~aissier
de banque rationale, trois caissiers
de New Jersey City, IN commits de
banque, un anditeur de la Vile de
Newark, un president de banque.
ct gu teneur de livres dune CROSSE
maison de jersey City.
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vERM1LLIoN.

faaAz 80 1865
L. Meridsosal recommande aux
t4e1yerg ttH "a paroisse, de nommer
. h. convention de p~aroisse les
hommes les plus intelligents ct les
plus AEyou6s aux int6r6ts du pays ;
des hommes de principles arret4s ct
de- volonte inebranlable dams rac-
cemplssement de leurs devoirs.
ST. JEAN BAPYIsTE.
I'm cas-. d'empoisonnement, par
les sardines 4 rhuile. dit lie Mescha-
cebe, a en- lieu jeudi dernier, sur H.
rive droite du fleuve. Mime Veuve
Colin Folse ct sa f;smille, apres
avoir mango de ces c%onserves, ont
eprouv6 des symphonies d'empoi-
sonnement ct lie docteur Huard, APP
pel6 ! Ia hate, a administr6 un an
tidOte qui . mis- hors de danger les
personnes atteintes. Au dernieres
nouvelles toute Ia famille etait EN-
bonnie vote de reimbursement.
NATCH,TOCHES.
Les recoltes, dit lie Peoples Yin
dicatov, qui promettaient beaucoup
lys quelques semaines, ont etc
crueIlement eprouvees par Ia Ion
que s6cheresse qui s'est fait sentir
dams touteF la Louisiana, ct nous
pOuvOns afirmer a notre grand re-
gnet, que la recolte de cotton sera
r6duite de 20 pour cent. Esperons
que cette reduction en- fera hausser
Il valeur sur le march6 de facon
que le producteur NY perdra rien.
ST. CHARLES.
La moisson du riz est dams toute
- force ct les moiss0nneurs sOnt en-
demande.
ST. MARTIN
IObseruatexr se@ plant de &c
lermarch6 4 st. Martnville ne
Ermferme rien ! Manager lie vendre-
ID, pas de poissons, pas de legumes,
pes meme de tOrtue. Eft p~ourtant,
R9joutet-il, dams les environs de no
tire vile nous avOns un nOmbre
considerable de cours d'eau, de laos
ct d plus poissonneux. LIE grand
maf11 Qui Sc trouve q proximite
da village peut fournir assez de
p0isaons pour en- alimenter toute Ia
paEeisse.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-08-25

GUl0N ACADENY.-Le Bureau
- directeun des 6cOles publiques
.6h pareissesa decide que POWER
I'M d b nsuvelle session sc0laire
AkAMdsne GSion aurait lieu le
lseniaf jour Dc septembre 1883.
Ceadfdniea est justifiee par lie
notnnt actuellement en- caisse
lssvsnant des representations don.
- An b6n66ce de cette institution.
Paisqu'ils en- est ainsi, nous recon.
naadsfons aux parents de ne pas
legiiser d'envoyer leurs enfants le
~ De Fouverture, ain que les in.
~satuteurs puissent les classer con.
senablement.