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Chicago Telegram.
snow here,'' said McGargle to his
wife, lis Khartoum.a
YES a~cQuiesced Mrs. McGargle,
demurely.
aAnd here, at this point on the dot
ted line, is where Gen. WOlsely will
disembark his troops for the expedi-
tion that is to relieve Gen. Gordon
"Preciaely.,
Then they will move up this dark
line which is the Nile
ssBut that's not the Nile,n interrupt
ed McGargle's better half.
1T isn't.f he inquired, glaringly.
aNot much. That's the bias.p
asThe bias I,
why yes, you lunatic. Don't you
known that is my diagram pattern for
little JohnDy's fall suit n
Thunderation . I took it for a war
map. Ihad.a war map-supplement
form-not FIVE minutes ago. Some
folks think they are awful smart and
with this last witllering NECTAR
Gle bnnged out aAter an evening news
paper containing another diagram of
the latest millionaire coachman i'm
broglio.
DR.. w. a. Hammond says of the
novel: Though the position of the
novel ID modern literature is n very
high one, it is hard to say exactly
where the novel stands, relatively
speaking. For instance, you can Aet
cay it stands above or below history.
But as d therapeutic agent We physi-
claus put a high value upon the novel.
+ have known novels to save lives. Six
or seven years ago che late rector Of
Calvary church camo 10 me, used up
md ustrung by overtaxation of the
brain. Iordared him into the country.
He confessed he had not read Dickens's
works. I ordered him TO read them
He did. His mind, diverted from the
rut in which it had travelled so long,
recovered its strength He was him
self again In six weeks. In treatment
of Diseases Of society. novels have been
~eficacious. The lunatic asyiums of
Great Britain we're greatly improved
by the fierce light which Charles Reads
novel, Hard Cash, shed into Them
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-25

Gracknell Biscuits, Vanilla Waters,
Butter Crackers, Cocoanut Snaps, Rich
Lunch, Royal Dessert, Nic-Nacs, Gin
ger Snaps, Excelsior Soda, x Soda and
other fresh crackers at the Star Grocery.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-25
AT the gtar Grocery.

Crushed Sugar at 12a cents
PulVerized Sugar at 123 cents;
Clarified Sugar at 81 cents
Best brown sugar at vi cents
Best rice at 81 cents
Good rice Mt III cents ;
Best white beans at u cents
Extra choice -four at cents.
Umbrellas, Whips, Spurs, Canes,
ETC., at the Star Grocery.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-25
Notice Of Election.

DY virtue of a proclamation issued by his
d Excellency, S. D. McEnery, Governor of
the State of Louisiana, bearing date August
18th, A. D., 1884, and in accordance with law,
all the qualified electors of the parish of st.
Landry, in said State, are hereby notified that
an election will be held on
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Kianiebi,,nic.

Mrs. J. II. Rogers is home on a
short visit.
A large majority of our farmers
have had their seed wheat cockled.
March 23d the Kinnickinnic creek
was higher than it has been for years.
Edwin Lowell and family left for
their home in northern Dakota March
25th.
Mr.. John Hurst and family left for
Dakota last week.
G. E. Weston and wife left for An.
gus, Mimi. this week to take charge
of DR.. Andrews large farm.
Johnnie Stapleton left for Dakota
last week. lie will work for Mr.. O
| E. Weston.
Our Normal students have returned
home, some to teach school, some to
| work on the farm and number will
pursue their studies.
Mr.. Deyarmond is on the sick list.
Jim. Rogers was home for a few
days last week.
Mr.. L. P. Whitcomb and family are
expected home about the middle OF
May.
Herman Deyarmond commenced {
three months schoo. near New Cen
terville April It'll.
Several are attending the teachers
examinations held at the Weld schoo
house this week,
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0uE GrOge.

Charles Boles lost horse recently
Ed. Gallagher and family have gone
to Dakota.
Work on the r.. r. grade is to begin
in earnest in a few days. So say the
knowing ones.
Thomas Manion has gone to D. t.
on business.
L. G.. Hall will build large granary
this spring.
John Tearo met with very severe
accident recently by having one Of his
hands caught by a circular saw while
in motion. One of the fingers OF his
left hand was entirely severed and
the hand otherwise mutilated.
Our esteemed citizen, VIM. Teare,
met with very painful, tho not dam
gerous accident recently. While
busy about his barn he slipped and
fell, thereby breaking two Of his ribs.
Mrs. w. J. O'Toole has been engag.
ed to teach in the Corcoran district.
We heartily recommend the choice of
the board.
John Meyer preferring city to coun-
try life will move back to Prescott
soon.
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Ellsworth.
Spring has come u.

Spring has cometD.
Snow fell last night, Apr. 9th.
Flowing was in order last Saturday.
Election passed off quietly, and S. P.
Fay is chairman.
Rev. j. G. Joslin has moved into the
"Kimball house, south of the Her
aid block.
Sheriff Sands and wife spent few
hours in town last Saturday.
We understand that there is an eff.
fort being put forth to organize an
Encampment of I. o. o. +. here.
Mr.. NJ. B. Kimball's printing press
did not reach Glendale until one week
ago last Monday.
Having occasion to spend the night
in Esdaile, recently, we found it to be
a thriving place. The mill yard is un.
usually full of logs, which are to be
worked into lumber, wagons, etc. dur
ing The summer. Our host, Mr.. Giles
pie, proved himself to be one Of ma
lures noblemen, and one who knows
how to provide for the comfort Of his
guests.
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Diamond Bluff.
Seeding commenced.

Seeding commenced.
L. L. Leighton and family have ar.
rived in town and expect to reside
here this summer.
The engineers are still surveying for
our railroad, but the graders have
quit until some time in May when
they expect to commence at this point
again.
The first boat of the season was the
g. b. Knapp.
The following were the town officers
elected at our late town meeting: Su-
pervisors, r. s. Robson, chm, j. n.
Weldon, 0. n. Werner; clerk, L. G.
Burke; treasurer, G. G. Durgin; asses
sor, w. j. Shanks; constables, j. D.
Hunter, j. S. McKeen.
Yes. Long and his mother are going
west with L. d. Morgan.
Amos Keller and NJ. Sparks have
gone on the river.
B. D. Eugley and Edwin Niles have
returned from the pineries.
Our school did not commence last
Monday as was expected, but will
soon.
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Kansas Letter.

EDITOR JoURNAL--Again / resume my
pen to give your readers few more items
from our home.
First, / ask them to rejoice with us in
our Overwhelming Republican victory
that occurred March 4th, for on that day
we elected Hon +. III. Funston u Mem
Der of Congress to fill the vacancy occas-
toned by the death of Hon. Haskell.
Although the Democrats and Greenback-
ers formed combination, yet the Repub-
licans rolled out majority of over 1000
votes for their candidate.
Mr.. Funston belongs to our immediate
neighborhood, and, at the time of his
election, was member of our school
board. By profession he Is a farmer; IN
politics he is 4 staunch Republican, a true
patriot, strong Prohibitionist, and an
enemy to corruption; and in religion, he
is a Presbyterian, and is an Elder in that
church.
We are now in the midst of our springs
work, and the soil was never in better
condition for seeding. The indications
are that we shall have fruitful season.
An unprecedented immigration is an
tieipated during the coming season, and
even at the present time the railroads
are taxed to their utmost for the trans
portation of both passengers and freight.
A large influx from Dakota is expected
as many bitter lamentations reach US
from there. To all who are DESTROYS o.
securing home we say come. Our state
affords soil, good water, and good citizens,
all the advantages of civilization, both re
ligious and secular.
No mosquitoes and but few poisonou;
snakes are to be found here.
Yours,
]. RosRNBERaER.
lola, Allen Co, Kansas, March II, 1884
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[The following essay was read by Miss Lizzie
Kaye, before the Teachers Association, held in
Maiden Rock, last winter. 1t is worthy of a
careful reading and its suggestions are especial
experiment. for the younger portion of our COM
munities.--Ed.
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Sorin0 Fallen.

The unpleasantness on Cady creek
resulted in the Cady creek merchant,
Stevenson, clipping with Mrs. Jasper
Lamport, who leaves behind two
bright and promising children with
the father who confided a little too
much in SANDY The last heard
from the run-a-ways was, ''They took
the cars at Mepomonie," and they will
no doubt spend their honeymoon some
where in the west.
The result of election of town Off
GERS in this town is as follows: Geo.
Lynch, chm, Z. P. Kelley and Thone
Stern, Supervisors; S. Brown, Clerk;
j. Nelson, Treas; L. A. Hess, Assess
or; l.. A. Hess, f. Dawson, Justices;
Jno. Upman, - Grant, Constables.
II. NJ. Preston traded his big mule
to Jno. Hamilton. John was well
pleased as to the size and looks, but
thought the mule acted strangely, as
though he didn't care to leave thu
valley.
A few bridges, of the low pressure
sort, will be built on the Eau Gala
River similar to those on Rush River.
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WdrerIu.
FL Paso polled 1919 votes.

Ell Paso polled 1870 votes.
H. G. Lammars has commenced
work on the school-house.
Fred Hase has been elected super.
visor.
X. Wilkinson has commenced to
work on Phil Deck S house.
l.. III. Place was elected chairman
by majority of three over John
Buckley.
Leaver's hotel narrowly escaped be-
ing burned on the lst inst. The fire
originated in one of the upper rooms
but was eXtinguished before1ly great
damage was done.
Jim. Glass has bought team OF
horses.
Johnny Greer is home from the rail
road where he has been to work as
engineer.
Considerable maple sugar is being
made here this spring.
John Buckley has been to Saltwater
with some cattle.
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IblipScOff,

John Harwell has replastered his
| bar-rooms.
The roads are very good conside r
ing the time of the year.
The G. B. Knapp was the first
| steamer up the river this spring. The
Knapp has been at Red Wing all win
| ter and came up as soon as all the ice
was out of the river. The boat ar
rived at our levee on Saturday after
noon; after short stop it started for
st. Paul.
The mother of W. II. York is here
| from Kansas on visit to her son.
| Business brisk and tradesmen hap
py.
Farmers are all seeding.
| The main ninderance to seeding has
been the dampness of the ground, and
the GOODNESS of the nights, which rem
der it impossible to seed in the fore.
noon, or until the ground has thawed
sufficiently to be worked.
The river and lake are on the rise.
We have good stage of water at
present, but look for higher water i'll
about month.
Prof. Clyaton, a gentleman from
| Cincinnati, has been trying to get up
a writing school and drawing class;
| but owing to the smallness of the
number wishing to join the classes,
has given up the idea.
Myron Reed is home again after be-
ing absent from Prescott all winter.
Election passed off quietly, the only
point in the entire election that was
| contested was the Office of Mayor.
M. T. Dill was elected by majority
| of "a votes.
The steam ferry, Anne Barnes, now
makes regular trips between this
| place and Hastings. The Annie has a
most efficient set of officers. Capt, D..
H. Conley, clerk, Joseph Hiebler, and
engineer, James Murray.
| Prescott Jared well during the last
week, having shows three nights in
succession. The Gypsy Oath Co. play
ed ssThe Gipsy's Oath" Oh Thursday
night, "The Miners Wife" on Friday
night, and 1.-The Hidden Hand on
/ Saturday night. McCray's Opera
House was we'll filled each time.
Uncle Alexander Edwards is seri-
riously sick. The old gentleman has
passed four-score years, and his illness
is apt to go hard with him.
Conflicting statements about the
railroad reach Prescott. but the gener-
al drift of the matter is, that the road
will be built.
II. w. Babbidge has his stock OF
goods moved into the Hollister block,
where he can show his goods to adj
vantage.
The NJ. E. sociabIe was held at the
parsonage on Wednesday afternoon
and evening of this week. A pleas
ant time was enjoyed by all.
The young folks meeting was held
in the III. E. church on Tuesday even
ing this week instead of Wednesday.
Ferris White has been quite i'll dur
ing the greater part of this spring.
and is now down sick.
The ice viii soon be out of the lake
and boats will be constantly coming
and going. As soon as the waterways
are entirely clear, work will CON-
mence on the railroad at this place
because the boats will be required tt
transport the material for the bridge
and deposit the tools. ETC., where need
ed
McCray s Co. are putting theiI
building in shape and will move int
it next week. They have had a sigl
!. painted ON the Orange st. side of tlI'
the building.
E. r. Welch has his new store fit
ted up in good style. Ali the good:
are lastly arranged and everything
looks as bright as new dollar.
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LATEST ARRIVAL
At the Great Gard Emporium of
r. N. Avery.

A splendid lot of Easter Cards, Sc
Iected as usual, with great care and
with especial references TO the tastes
of his many lady and other customers.
Don't fail to call and examine my
stock. We show our goods with
pleasure, whether you buy or not
We have also a line Of Artists Goods
to meet the wants of our customers in
that line. and are from time to time
ordering new goods in this line. All
of which we propose to sell at the low.
est living profit.
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Farn,era will soon he soodino

Farmers will soon be seeding.
Some plows were started the last of
the week.
The saw-mill shut down for repairs
the first of the week but did better
work than ever when started up again.
Our merchants are receiving new
goods every day and spring trade is
quite brisk but not much money in
circulation.
Miss Foil has received her stock of
goods and proposes to sell as low as
the lowest.
Our blacksmiths are doing lively
business in harrows this spring.
Charlie Pomeroy has moved into the
rooms above Wilson & Whites drug
store. Charlie starts for the west in
about two weeks.
Mrs. G. A. Hawn has a complete
stock of fresh goods which are selling
rapidly. Call early for bargains.
The band boys are doing well and if
they improve as rapidly in the next
month rs in the last we will soon have
band to be proud of. There are
thirteen pieces in all.
Mrs. Dauson will take possession of
the house she purchased Of D. D. Stor-
ing the 9th inst. Mrs. Storing will
take trip east.
P. p. Burgess has rented Simon Van
Nortwick' $ farm and moved on to it
the first of the week. Mr.. Storing has
rented Mr.. Burgess house here.
The following ticket was elected:
Supervisors, S. j. Fox Ch., A. j.
Weeks and e. r. Condit; Clerk, d. w.
butcher; Treas, David Rice; Assessor,
D. Fox; Justices, w. IL. Rowley and
f. S. Barney; ConstableS, G. Lammars
and Jacob Gore.
john Young is building wagon
and tool house which adds to the APP
pearance of his place.
A party went from here to Thomp-
sons lake last week to fish and hunt,
but came back empty handed. Too
early in the season.
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Sprinn Lake.


Edith Sanders is very sick with ty-
phoid fever. She is under the care of
DR.. Irwin, of Olivet.
A political drummer, from Eau
Claire, visited our town on election
day and created about all the excite
ment we had.
Sheriff Lord, from River Falls, visit
ed our town a few days ago reminding
delinquent debtors to the Ed. Welsh
estate that they should settle without
delay.
Mr.. Harvey Miller left with his wife
for Barron Co. where Mr.. Miller has a
homestead.
Miss Dora Sewall just closed school
term of six months in joint district
No. in the town of Spring Lake and
Gilman. Miss Sewall is Il teacher of
rare ability and has given full satisf ac-
ton throughout the whole term.
NERO.
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Thus far 1873 persons have attended

Thus far 1873 persons have attended
the spring examinations.
The Ellsworth school viii open next
Monday with Mr.. Jno. Murphy as
Principal.
Mr.. Jno. Weiss, of Plum City, will
edit an Educational Column in the
HERALD, beginning after Easter Sun.
day.
We are looking over the examina-
ton papers as rapidly as possible and
shall send out the results as quickly
as ascertained.
1t is expected that all persons who
intend to teach in Pierce county dur
ing the coming summer, but who are
not legally qualified at present so to
do, and who have not already attend
ed one of our examinations this spring,
will attend the teachers examination
to be held in Ellsworth next week.
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Clifton.

Charlie West has purchased the EN-
NETT Hone place.
One of Nels Johnson's children has
the scarlet fever.
Judge Bundy received every vote
cast in Clifton election day.
N. Argetsinger is living in town
again.
Fred Preble is living on the Aram
Shepard farm.
Edith Caldwell commenced school in
Donegal this week.
Elite and Alice Wilkinson left for
Dakota last week.
Our farmers are busy seeding. The
ground is in excellent condition.
School commences in the Bailey
district next Monday.
Miss Cornelison is to teach in No. 8.
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.~kAV -
ES6niLe.

DR.. Hutchinson was in town last
Monday.
G. F. Adams left with his household
goods for Milbank, Dakota, last Tues
day.
Teachers examinations held at the
schooI-house April I'd, Sd and 4tb was
well attended there being 20 persons
present.
Rev. J. w. Hancock, of Red Wing
Preached at the school-house last Sun
DAY to a good audience and will be
present again on Sunday, April Goth
There is to be sold at public auction
a considerable amount of personal
property on the farm lately owned by
N. Finsterbach, Friday, April 18th,
commencing at l O'Clock p. m.
Married, at the residence of II. Kirk
land, by Judge Lusk, Tuesday, April
1st, Miss Ella Eaton and John Nelson,
both of Trenton.
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MarteIl.
Muddy roads.
G. Falde has sold his farm.

Muddy rOaQS.
G. Falde has sold his farm.
Mr.. Nels A. Christensen and Miss
Marie Olson were married at the resi-
dence of the BRIDES parents in Gil
man on the 9th inst.
The following is list of the pres
ents:
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson. water
bowl and pitcher and a pair of flower
vases. Mr.. o. Bonsnes, coffee mill
and oil can. Mr.. Cornelius Gleme,
lamp. Mr.. liver Nicholson, bed spread.
Rice Ness, cups and saucers and set OF
plates. Caroline Olson, set gilt edge
cups and saucers. Julius Olsen, lamp.
Mr.. Johnson Wilson, cash 300. Ed.
Olson, lamp. Miss Il. r. Olson, bed
spread.
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Gflninla.

Snow two inches deep On the 7th
day of April.
Patrick Mckinley lost horse last
week.
Good timothy seed for sale at Gund-
er Thompson'5.
The following is the list of town
officers elect for the ensuing year:
Supervisors. n. A. Nelson, ch., A. f.
Weisner, Halvor Tolofson; Clerk, G..
I'll Gilbert; Treasurer, E. b. Jensen;
Assessor, Ole Mathison; Justices, G..
D. German, G. FL. Gilbert; Constables,
Caleb Coon, Andrew jacobson.
3. p.
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~ Pnan.

james and Barney Meehan started
few days ago for Angus, MINI.
Thos. Hurley and son have gone to
Campbell, Mimi.
The following officers were elected
at the recent town meeting: Supervis-
ors, l.. III. Place, Fred HAYS, Frank
Hines. ST., Clerk, Thos. Fitzgerald;
assessor. 2. A. Murphy; treasurer,
James Hagen; Justices of the peace,
Thos. Fitzgerald. J. NJ. Johnson.
Judge Bundy received the entire vote
of the town.
A few of our farmers are making
maple sugar.
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Republican Assembly District Conven,
ton.

The Republican party of Pierce county arr
hereby requested TO meet in Delegate Conyen
ton at the Court House in Ellsworth, ON Thurs
day, April 9th. 1884, at one O'Clock p. m, for
the election of two delegates TO represent this
Assembly District in the State
Convention to be held at Madison
April 30, 1881; also TO elect delegates tC
the Senatorial District Convention, and for the
transaction ofsuch other business as may proper
ly be brought before the Convention.
Eachtown and ward will be entitled to repre-
sentation as follows, based on the Republican
vote for President in 1880: Clifton, 8; Diamond
Bluff 2; Ellsworth, 5; Hartland, s. Isabelle, l;
Maiden Rock, 5; Martel 4; Oak Grove, l. Pres
eott,-1st ward l, I'd ward l. Sd ward /; River
Falls, g. Rock Elm, 3; Salem, l. Spring Lake, 2;
Trimbelle, 3; Trenton, 2; Union, 2 Total 81.
f. BURNETT, cor,
f. r. CASE Cou
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Lilian's Appeal.
BY LAURA L. THOMAS.


Little flowers, little flowers.
Are yon coming soon2
Harki The busy bees are humming
Brides are in tune.
1 can run and play little
Ont of doors to-day,
For the snow has most all melted
And has run away.
Soon well see the grass upspringing,
Mamma told me so,
And | this morning found bunch
OF green beneath the snow.
But l want to see the flowers,
They've been gone so long;
And now you know the spring is coming,
Won't you haste along2
Buttercup and Dandelion,
Raise yonr golden heads;
Far too long has been your slumber,
In your coy beds.
Violets and Daisies listen
Hear you not my call?
Winters oyer-Spring is coming
Upward, onward all.
Mamma tells me Unjust early
Rise from out my bed
If would be bright and happy,
But fear you're dead.
Mamma says you're only sleeping,
Well hope its true
But miss You all so sadly
If you only knew
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CALIFORNIA AND COLORADO
1t also operates the best route and the
short line hekWeen
GaI.ags and s..?aal sMiss,at.i.

Milwaukee, la Crosse, Sparta, Madison,
Fort Howard Green Bay, Wis, Winona,
Owatonna, Mankato, Mimi, Cedar Rapids,
Des Moines, Webster City, Algona Gin
ton, Marshalltown, Iowa, Freeport, Elgin,
Rockford, ILL.,, are amongst its 800 local
stations on its lines.
Among a few of the numerous points
of superiority enjoyed by the patrons of
this road are its DAY COACHES which
are the finest that human art and inge-
nuity can create; its PALATIAL SLEEP
ING CARS, which are models of comfort
and elegance; its PALACE DRAWING
ROOM CARS, which are unsurpassed by
any; and its widely celebrated.
NORTH-WESTERN DINING CARS
the like of which are not run by any
other road anywhere. In short it is as
serted that 1T IS THE BEST EQUIP
PED ROAD IN THE WORLD.
All points of interest North, Northwest
and West of Chicago, business centres,
summer resorts and noted hunting and
fishing grouIf4s are accessible by the
various branches of this road.
1t owns and controls over 5000 miles OF
road and has over four hundred passen-
ger conductors constantly caring for its
millions of patrons.
Ask your ticket agent for tickets via
this route, AND TAKE NO OTHER.
All leading ticket agents sell them. 1t
costs no more to travel on this route, that
gives first-class accommodations, than it
does to 60 by the poorly equipped roads.
For maps, descriptive circulars and
summer resort papers, or other inforrna-
ton not obtainable at your local ticket
Office, write to the
CENT Pass.Agent, C.&N.- W.Ry,