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She Didn't Transit.

just before noon on the 9th insA
thousands of Detroiters were gazing at
the sun through smoked glass to behold
the transit of Venus. There was a
group of forty or fifty at the corner Of
Michigan Avenue and Gfiswold Street.
and farmer who was on his way to
market with load of produce halted his
team to see what it all meant. He
didn't 'giYe himself away" all at once.
as some men might have done. but first
looked to see what could be seen. The
crowd faced the Mechanics block. and
in one of the upper windows was a scrub
woman cleaningthe glass. After long
look at her the farmer bent down and
asked of boy beside the wagon:
Say, bub, what's happenedp'
Transit of Venus was the reply
When does she come otfp''
"Right away. guess
% Then III wait, and I'll bet this lo.ld
OF 'taters agin sheep pelt that if Venus
takes a transit from that window to the
sidewalk she'll never dance agin. It's
free show, anyhow and I'll count nv
self in"
He waited and watched for ten min
utes, and at the end of that time the
woman finished the window and disap-
peared inside. The man rubbed his ewes
and looked. and stood up and looked
again, but she had gone from sight.
p" Wel, I'll be hangedr' he muttered,
as he gathered up his lines. :" In the
first place Venus was as hom'ly as an
old oak stump; in the next place she
didn' transit at all. but disappeared, and
in the third place how on airth these city
folks can fool away so much time and
make living, too. beats me all holler.
Git up. thar, Charles and William. w.
Detroit Free Press
The Bossier banner., 1883-01-25
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

--Mallard duck or any kind of game
should be served with grape jelly.
For cup puddings that are quickly
made beat up four spoonfuls of flour,
with pint of milk and four eggs; add
nutmeg and sugar to suit the taste; but
ter tea cups and fill them three-quarters
full. and bake for quarter of an hour.
Ham toast, which is very nice for
breakfast, is made of one slice of cold
ham @ut into small pieces, one egg, a
little thin cream, ana a little pepper and
salt; mix together on the stove until it
| thickens, and then pour over toast but
tered and cut in slices.
Poultry breeders do not seem to ap-
preciate the great value of bones for
their fowls. and but limited few ever
make use of them for this purpose. No
matter whether the birds are confined or
not, they are sure to be benefited by a
moderate quantity of bones, though those
which are in close confinement need them
most.
For delicious white cake take one
cup of white sugar, one-third of a cup of
melted butter, whipped to cream, one
third of a cup of milk, and stir thor
oughlYi then add one cup of flour, sifted,
one-third of a cup of corn-starch and one
teaspoonful of baking powder. Take
the whites of four eggs, beat them to a
stiff froth and stir in thoroughly; flavor
with lemon and bake slowly.
One of the best omelets we have
ever eaten is made after Catherine
Ovens recipe: Take the crumb of a
slice of bread, soak it in hot milk (cold
will do, but hot is better), beat up whites
of four eggs to high froth; mix the
bread with all the milk it will absorb, no
more, into paste, add the yelks of eggs
with little salt, set the pan on the fire
with an ounce of butter. Let it get very
hot. then mix the whites Of eggs with
the yelks and bread lightly. pour in the
pan, and move about for minute; if the
oven is hot when the omelet is brown
underneath set the pan in the oven for
five minutes, or until the top is set; then
double half over, and serve. The adj
vantage of this omelet is that it keeps
plump and tender till cold, so that five
minutes of waiting does not turn it into
leather, the great objection to omelets
generally.-N Y Examiner.
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seing that it would be difficult to nail

Seeing that it would be difficult to nail
himself to the cross, he made q net
which he fastened over it, securing it at
the bottom of the upright beam little
below the bracket he had placed for his
feet, and at the ends fthe two arms. The
whole apparatus was securely tied by two
ropes, one from the net and the other from
where the beams intersect each other.
These ropes he fastened to the bar above
them. Then, taking of his clothing, he
girded his loins with handkerchief, and
put on his crown of thorns. Next he got
into the net, and seating himself on the
cross, drove nail through the palm of
his right hand, placed his feet on the
bracket. and with mallet drove nails
through his feet. Next he tied himself
to the cross, and wounded himself in the
side. All this he did inside his own room,
but he was bent on showing himself in
public. To accomplish this, he placed
the foot of the cross upon the window
sill, which was very low, and by the aid
of his left arm. which was free, he tilted
the whole machine out of the window,
and there he hung by the two ropes
which were fastened to the beam. His
desire for display defeated his own ends.
for being seen Immediately peoplerushed
up and hauled him in, cross and all, dis
engaged him, put him to bed and sent for
doctor Lovat submitted to treatment.
He had injured no vital part, and in the
course of a couple of weeks his wounds
were healed. He never again attempted
to cruelty himself, or to take his own
life.
In our country suicide is becoming so
prevalent, unless the circumstances are
attended with soma unusual horror, like
that of Mrs Seguin, who recently mur-
dered her three children as well as her
self, they awake little more than pass
ing shudder M
The American woman has begun to be
as familiar with the use of the pistol as a
man, rendering suicide much more easy
of accomplishment than when her only
means of self-destruction were by water,
poison, or rope. The checking of suicide
is surely of as much Importance as any
other question affecting life and happi-
ness, and if some of our great scientists
and philanthropists would show us how
to securely fasten in the closet that skele-
ton which continually breaks out.
domestic will-of- -the-wisp, Turing the
wretched to violent death, then would
our Herbert Spencers be doing humanity
an appreciable service. m Y. Dispatch
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( --HautInont. in France has fre Y
made ground ike that at Trenton IN
j., which has so long baftisd NJ lsI- z
tempts to put it out. The hEs at Hssiss g
mont has begun in the neighbcrho.o,dt .
a factory costing S120, 900, and button 3
coal-cinders and calcined pyrites; II has
already gone far enough to seriously
impair the foundations of the factory,
and In spite OF an effort to put it cut 2y
satnrating the place With WsSf' tas
ire continues.
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.znnk Wiaeoss Al

"These bought with INV r,on..i
instead of toys, said Bessv. tr;5m. iySe
New Years Day" ..---- ''pp'OF
She had proved the truth of thu tevt.
1T is more blessed to give than Il ~ ~
ceiVe. Us. s. Times l. '0e e
The Bossier banner., 1883-01-25

For excellent lemon creams, pare
four lemons very thin, and put the peel
in twelve tablespoenfuls of water;
squeeze the juice into eight ounces of
tinely-powdered sugar; take the yelks of
ten eggs, well beaten, and add the peel,
water and juice gradually, and strain
through muslin cloth into a stew-pan;
stir one way over a slow fire until it be.
comes quite thick. taking care not to lSs
it bail; serve in custard cups
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-09-22
A LudicrOus Blunder.

Readers of newspapers are sometimes
amused at ludicrous blunder,
which the proof-reader has failed to
correct But few, however, have ever
laughed as heartily over an accidental
muddling as did the Parisians one morn
ing during the reign of Louis Philippe.
The morning after the day on which
ministerial crisis had occurred, and
M. Theirs had been sent for, there APP
peared in the Constitutional the follow
ing startling paragraph:
"His Majesty the King, received M.
Theirs yesterday, at the Tuileries, and
charged him with the formation of a
new Cabinet. The distinguished states
man fastened to reply to the King. Il
have only one regret, which is that l
can not wiring your neck like tur-
keys"
A few lines lower down there was an
other paragraph to the following effect
1.-THE efforts of justice are promptly
crowned with success. The murderer
of the Rue du Pot-de-fer has been ar
rested. Led at once before the Judge
of Instruction, the wretch had the har-
dihood to address that magistrate in
terms of coarse insult, winding up with
the following words:
"'God and man are my witnesses that
/ have never had any other ambition
than to serve your august person and my
country Loyalty to the best of my abil-
ity.'"
The printer had interchanged the adj
dresses. But the joke was that all Paris
knew that there was little love lost be-
tween the King and Theirs.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-09-22
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT REED CITY, MICH.
Aug 18th, 1888.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has filed notice of his in
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the County Clerk of Cheboygan county, at
Cheboygan, on Monday, Sept. oath, 1888, viz:
Walter G McComb, Fl. T.. No. 1862. for the w
u, n a, and n W AS \, sec 81. and SEX
\, and n a, Sc a, sec. 81, 3S N, raw.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said land, viz: George w Cory, OF
Cheboygan; James Myers, of Cheboygan;
George Heilman, of Cheboygan; August He'll
man. of Cheboygan.
George w Cory, Homestead entry No. 1861,
for the W u of n W u and n W of w n, sec
tion 20, and q of n u and n u of u,
section 30, in town 80 n, range w, and names
the following witnesses to prove his continu-
Gus residence upon and cultiation of said
tract, viz: WalterC McComb, of Cheboygan
p o, and James Myers. of Cheboygan d o,
George Heiman. of Cheboygan d o,and August
Heilman, of Cheboygan.
Chas. Walter, Homestead entry No. 1904, for
the W u OF IN W u. sections, and @ n of e
a, section Ain town 30 n, range w, and names
the following witnesses to proverbs continuous
residence upon and cultivation of said tract.
viz: Frank Kranoe, of Freedom p o, and Will
liam Peak, of Freedom po, Charles Schonk. of
Freedom o., and William Schenk, OF Freedom
p.0.
EDWARD STEVENSON, Register.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-09-22
Mortgage Sale.

DEtAUL LIT having been made In the condI-
j. tions of certain mortgage made by Al
Arthur, Smith l. Co, of ithe same p ace, dated
October Goth. A. ID. 1881, and recorded in the
Office of the Register of Deeds. for the County
OF Cheboygan aud state OF Michigan ON the
First day of November A. D., 1881, in Liber &c"
OF mortgages. on page 513, on which mortgage
there is claimed to be due at the date of this
notice the sum of five hundred and forty-three
dollars and thirty-eight centsand an attorneys
fee of Fifty dollars, provided for i'm said mort
gage, and no suit or proceedings at law or in
equity having been instituted to recover the
moneys secured by said mortgage, or any part
thereof
Now, Therefore, by virtue of the power of
sale contained in said mortgage, and the stat
ute in such case made and provided, notice is
hereby given that on Tuesday the Eighteenth
day of September A. d. 1883, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon shall sell at Public Auction to
the highest bidder, at the front door of the
Court House in the village of Cheboygan, Che
boygan County, Mich, Chat being the place
where the Circuit Court for Cheboygan comfy
is holdenl, the premises described in said mort
to pay the amount due on said mortgage, with
eight per cent. interest and all legal costs, to-
gether with an attorneys lee of fifty dollars
covenanted for therein, the premises being
lot, piece and parcel of land situate in the vii
lage of Cheboygan. in the county of ChebOygan
and state OF Michigan, and known and describ-
ed as follows: Thirty feet from the west end
of lot thirty 800 of Chcboygan village accord
ing to Jacob Sammon's plat thereof, said piece
of land being thirty 900 feet wide, back from
Water street easterly, and north and south ON
said Water street across said lot thirty (3O), be-
ing the same piece of land conveyed to Charles
X. Smith by two Sherif's deeds recorded In
liber one % of Sherif's Deeds on Mortgage
Sales on pages los and 109 The said mortgage
above described being given to secure part
of the purchase price of the lands therein men.
toned. MACARTHUR, SMITH & CO.,
BELL & ADAMS, Mortgages.
Attorneys for Mortgages. 2'junl3t
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-09-22
NORTHERN TIL TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 90. 1883.
THELITTLE GIRL OF 7HE"FRESH.
AIR FUND.-

Twas little she knew of the sweet green grass
with its wonderful wealth of clover
Which, far outside of the citys walls,
was spreading the broad fields over. .a
Yet blue her eyes as the summer skies.
Ana rs sunny her tangled hair
AS the goldenest sunbeam ever sent
TO lie on the earth SO fair.
What wonder she opened her blue eyes wide
when she learned, one happy day,
That she and many Il child beside
Were to travel far away,
'To the fairy place whore daisies grew,
And the streets were soft and green"
And her little heart erilowed for joy
or the glad things yet unseen.
Old Farmer Jones on the platform stood
When the train came in at last,
And the little 'waif" who was sent to him
He clasped in his strong arms fast.
"For it's never chick nor a child haveI,"
Said he to the agent then,
"An' just as true as the heavens are blue
I'll be good to this gal. Amen!"
And he bore her home to he shady farm,
And he turned her oui to grass
AS he merrily said. And he sun and breeze
Made free with the lit lass,
And kissed her cheeks Ii they blushed as red
AS the reddest rose tina grew,
And innocent mischief p 'eped from out
The once sad eyes of blue.
"Dear friend" says tier from Farmer
'"rhere no two ways about it,
This farms got used to the wee gals laugh,
An, in fact, can't thrive without it.
Why, bless your soul it would do We good
To watch the chick each day
A-turnin' the old place upside down
Along of her happy play.
San me an my wife we don't see how
There's anything else to do
But just hold on the leetle gal,
If it's all the same to you.
An reckon the blessed child that lives
With the angels in the skies
Won't mind If the little new one stays
To wipe the tears from our eyes.
San the mother this gal has lost will find
My pet in the angel land,
An make no doubt but they'll both be glad
AS they watch us, hand i'm hand.
So, now, whatever there is to do,
hust write it fur me to sign,
An Gods blessin' rest on the 'Fresh-Air
Fund
Your work as well as NINE"
Mary ID. Brine in Hdrper's Young People.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-09-22

Senator George G. Vest, while
sojourning at Hot Springs, had mar
row escape from death. The Senator
was taking bath alone, when he sud-
denly became insensible from some I'M
known cause, and when the attendant
CHANGED to arrive a few minutes later
he found Colonel Vest lying in an un.
conscious state. A physician was sum-
moned instanter, and the Missouri Sem
ntor was at length restored to conscious
ness, and has entirely recovered. Kan
sas city Times.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-09-22
NEW FISH MARKET.

A choice stock Of Fresh and Salt Fish con-
stantly on hand at the former meat market of
Joseph Spooner, on Huron street. If you want
something nice give me call.
Aug 11-3m CHARLES coRLETT.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-09-22

In some pats of Siberia wife costs
eight dogs.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-25

teries. By replacing the air in the
cases with an anti<putrid gas, the bo-
dies might be indefinitely preserved
from decomposition, all the advantages
of embalming being .inexpensively Sc
cured. Hermetically sealed caskets are
much more likely to meet with widely
extended approval than are crematory
furnaces.
Noticing that the little spiders which
live in the flowers and prey upon va
rious insects are sometimes yellow and
sometimes white, Mr.. James Angus
suspected that their color changes to
correspond with that of the flower in
which they may be making their home.
Experiment proved this to be so, white
spiders being found to turn yellow in
two or three days after being placed on
a suntiower. This change in color OF
course adds to the facility of these
creatures in conceiling themselves from
thair intended nrey
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-25

BY virtue of a writ of plus alias fieri facias is
sued out of the honorable District Court i'll and
for the parish of st. Landry, in the above enti-
tied suits and to me directed, I will proceed to
sell at public sale to the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse in the town of Opelousas, parish of
st. Landry, on SATURDAY, the 1st, day of
September, 1888, at II o'clock A. NJ, the follow
ing described property, to-Wit:
1st. The undivided half of a tract Of land OF
the east side of Bayou Beuf, bounded east by
the public road leading from Washington TO
Holmesville and on all other sides, by Bayou
Bnuf, which tract is known as tho Bendtield.
containing about three hundred and thrty-tiNe
acres with all the buildings and improvements
thereon.
Cd. A tract of land situated on the West side
of Bayou BGuf containing about seven hun
dred acres, bounded above by laslds sold by /.
G. Anderson to Carl Wolff, and below by lands
which formerly belonged to Peter Collins now
to Mrs Jim Curley ct ais, with all the buildings
and Improvements thereon.
Seized in the above suit.
|. Terms-Cash.
c.. G. DUSON.
Ri PIC
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-25
Respectfully,
+. p. WAJ.T.
mo. 96.l

REVENUE ACT OF 1882.
A revenue law that taxes us for what
we 0ve and what we expect to receire,
as we'll as what we o,rn.
For instance a country merchant owns
real estate assessed at 5000, upon which
he raises by special mortgage $4,000 to
aid him in his mercantile business. He
purchases, with the funds SO raised, fer
tilizers and plantation supplies, and
sells the same to the farmer, to be paid
in the fall or after the crop is gathered,
and to secure himself exacts an obliga-
ton importing lien from the farmer,
amounting to say $4,000, to cover first
cost, interest and profits sought to be
made. Now, it is evident that this real
estate, valued at $4,000, is the ouly prop
taxed under the law OF 1882 three diff
ferent times, besides paying State and
parish license as a merchant. 1. Heis
assessed real estate, $4,000; 2. merchan-
disc on hand, $4,000 3. notes and obli-
cations, $4,000. His assessment on real
estate is for what he ms, that on nler-
chandise for what he owes; and that on
notes and obligations for what he ex-
poets to receive in the future. Article
203 of the constitution guarantees equal
and uniform taxation and that the assess
ment shall never exceed the cash value
therefor. Now, sir, you can compare
the property Of another not compelled
to raise money by mortgage, whose bus
ness standing is A. No. 1, and he buys
on his individual word, general run
ming account is established. He sells
in the same manner to his customers
and delivers them their goods put up
and marked to them direct from the New
Orleans merchant, and thereby heis ex-
empt from tax on merchandise on hand,
and from tax on notes and other obliga-
ton, while he does the same amount of
business, makes the same profit Cor
greater) and only owns the same
amount OF real property. Where is
there any equality or uniformity in
these two laws? This is fair sample
for four-ffths of all mercantile business
transacted in this State. l find by a lit
tie calculation one pays $50 tax to the
State, and the other one pays $96. How
is this ? Why, sir, instead Of taxing
capital invested and that alone to cover
his mercantile business they tax him for
money raised on property already
taxed, and again tax him on the obli-
cations growing out OF the same base.
was present alta meeting of the Police
jury setting as a Board OF Review, on
the 1st inst, and representing one of
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-25
No 1892.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,

BY virtue of q writ of tieri facias.
issued on twelve months bond ill
the above entitled suit, and TO me
directed, I will proceed to sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, at the
ousas, on SATURDAY. the 1st day OF
September. 1883. at II O'Clock A. NJ the follow
ing described property, to-wit:
of ST. Landry, i'll this State the east side OF
Bayou Marie Croquant or Teche, bounded
above by lands belonging to Mudd and below
by lands Of Terrell, having front of eighteen
or1ess IN depth and containing about seven
hundred and eighteen superficial arpents to-
gether with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon, as per plat of said land filed ils
the papers of the above suit
Seized i'll the above suit.
Terms--Casii.
Sheriff of the Parish OF st. Landry.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-25
SHERHEE,S SALE.

Sheriff of the Parish Of st. Landry.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-25
|leir intended prev.
A Rural View of Taxation.
THE INCOME TAX IN THE Pa R1sHEs.
TAGIPAHoA, La, Aug. 6, 1888.

TAGIPAHOA, La, Aug. 6, 1883.
Editor Picayune-Dear Sir: have
been thinking over the following opera
tion and Interpretation of the revenue
act No. 96 of 1882, since my visit and
presence at the review board, and it
seems so palpably contrary to the spirit
and letter of our constitution, and seeing
nothingpublished concerning the triple
taxation, have placed the following
opinion and comments at your service
and knowing you to be true and con-
servative journal, hunting out oppres-
sion and fraud, | submit it to your con-
sideration whether the public should
know how lerevenue act operates in
the country parishes or not.
Respectfully,
;sA T D W.IT
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-25

We do not favor the State sCentral
Committee fxing.the time and manner
of the parishes eleeting delegates to the
State Convention.s The parishes can
arrange these things more ytniently.
The Central Committee must mot as
sumo too much authority. ,For this
committee to dictate to. the parishes
the time and manner Of choosing dele
gates would BEGGING too far: 1t would
look like centralizatioft-C Claiborne
Guardian. -
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-25
TtIT ,
SHE RIFFS SALE.
SAMUEL HAAS VS.. SARAH ANN FORE
MAN, ADMINISTRATORS.
No. 1890.

BY virtue OF q writ OF f1eri facias issued out OF
the Honorable the 18th Judicial District Court
in and for the parish OF st. Landry, in the
above emitted ana n,lmperea suit ana to me
to the last and highest bidder at the courthouse
i'll the town of Opelousas, on SATURDAY, the
1st day of September, 1888, at IL o'clock, A. NJ,
the following described property, to-wlt
J. All the right, title and interest of Sarah Ann
Foreman in and unto the estate of Robert
Newell, deceased.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash.
C. G.. DUsON,
july Is. Sheriff. st. Landry parish.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-25

The latest story is that of a man who
can heat a bucket of water in ten. min
utes by just sticking his nose into it.
That's easily accounted foc-hls nose
has got boil on it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-18

Simpson, Harrodsburg. are registered at tha
Bates House.
L. A Hughes, of Santa Fe N. NJ, Is stopping
at the DensOn.
Professor T. j. Charlton, of Plaindold, is at
the Grand Hotel.
Hon c. f. McNutt and Judge A. B. Carlton, Of
Terre Haute, are at the Bates House.
Hon. W. r. Myers. Secretary of State, he's re-
turned from a weeks stay at Washington,
f. I. Hunter, Albert S Lawton. Chicago; H.
A. Clark, Boston; WIN. A. Barnett. Chicago; Mrs.
b. c. Bryan and children, Peoria; George F.
Wheeler, Milwaukee; John A. Cook, New York,
were among the late arrivals yesterday at the
DcnisOn.
j. X. Chapman, Dayton; J. H. McMullen,
Louisville; Thomas Watson, ChicaGo f. A.
Baker, South Bend; A. r. Vansclsle. Martins
vile; T. S. Watkins and ]. W. Phillips Green
castle; ]. s. Falls, Pittshurg; AL NJ. Housteln,
Cincinnati, and C. A. Boynton, New York, are at
the Grand Hotel.
The New York Herald says: "Since the Rev
E. p. Ingersos pastoral care of Puritan Church.
Brooklyn, began about a year ago, fifty new
members have been added to the membership"
Dr. Ingersoll will be remembered by many of
the Journals readers former pastor of the
Plymouth Congregational Church of this city.