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ANNOUNCEMENTS

WE ARE AUTHORIZED 10 ANNorSr Y
w q --In. WI LtAMSnsH candidate
for Alderman from Flrst Ward. --
w p,,sy5 "a a iD .S ~, TO-. Los isI.
tlon mo oticr OF Ala rmsn 81 ths Second
Waid az h e sring mi ipal elect op
VyR ARE AUTHORIZED TO AMMO NCE
W Mr JOHN SrELLM An for re'ela.tien u
the ni,e 10 CO.. Imam IN he Second Wafd OF
the cify ~ ci "A sth OF April
WE ARC AUTHOR ZkD 10 ANNu. NOE
w rnutnin ROBERT Il. SEAI as . candidate
for Aldermen In e Third Watd.
WE ARR AUTHOk zEO 10 ANEOnNCE
w CapiRn ROBERT GIBSON as candidate
10. Alderman Of inc I'm w I'd.
AIE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNuuNCE
w the name OF Colon ". 3D. GRELNLAN
as a candidate for the Office OF Alderman rom
the Second Ward
Upon raE CALL Of A L 1GE NUMBER
~ Of citizen. OF tho sixth Ward JOHN HENRY
BROWNE candidate Tor A dsrman ~ the s.1ne
yHrE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNl 8
w y NJ. CoCKRkLL a. q cGudiiaI. fof A.
dorm from he Fi-.t Wtrd.
I'VE ARE AurhoRlZED TO ANSoUNCS
w NJ. + II. RoWLEY Is candiis'c O.; A.
derman from The Fourth Wsri.
I'VE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
W y CARTER As a candidate 10 A--ef--t AZ
In the Sixth Wafd
NJE AK AUTHORIZED 10 ANAu- SIS
w DR.. ". v SEN-OM ~ 6 okl--a. sas
Alderman Of f1e Fourth Na-4. Eacl.-. -.
Ine.day in Arril
4 HHkhBY ANNOUNCE MY.sLs - , A.
4 da ~ tr Aldefmsu q he fi1d Var
Election, 2nd ru-.dAv On Ap'Ll ,IEh i.
I'VE AR REoU .srED TO ASNOUSCs
w u PORTER or Aite,r N q the second
Hsfd Elect o., 2nd ruesday On Am.
tlIk ARE sUTHUhlZ ~ TO ANNOONCB
W Mr. 5tGMUN Nd LOEB as IL candidate Tor
re-elccti u for Adcrm al 30 represen the Fourth
WArd Election. 2u Tue dav In Anrll
ILTE ARE Ar hORlZED TO ANNOUNUs
w Mr @. BOGEL ~ candidate for re-
election 10 the otlCe Of CITY As,e Sor and Col
iecior ~ rtion. PM I esda' ~ A I'll
U1E ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w the n amoo of CJonr WILLIAMSON
as a csncifae fer the office Of Alderman from
Che ri st W sTd
I'VE ARE 40 rH0RIZED TO AMMO USCH
w En- G. SMITH as n candid tte for Alderman
OF the Fourth Ward Election, End tuesday IN
April.
WE ARE AUTHORIZED A % REQUESTED
w to announce Mr.. G ARNOLD AS can
udate foc .ele ton u the ntlioa OF City Mar.
ihsl. Electisn 2nd Tuesday In April.
17TX ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w +. j. -HEEHAN as an independent can.
9jdata fer City Marshal Election 2nd Tuesday
II April
NE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE W.
w l.. VAUGHAN as q candidate for City AS.
sessor and Collector Election, and Tuesday In
Ashl.
VH7EAKE AUTH, RTZED - ANNOUNCE
w tie name Of Captain W. Y. MORTON as
candidate f,r City Marshal. Elechon,2nd Tues
day IN A ,ril
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NAVASOTA.

EAvAsoTA, March IA Especial. IA few
days since JEFF Davis, of Anderson prairie
his county. lost his dwelling and contents
by fire daring the absence OF his family
Cause not known. No insurance, but
friendly Deighbors contributed to his reliei
A ur. Baidridge, of Washington county
has bought lot near the Central depot on
which he proposes to do general banking
business.
It's thought the sheriff has caught the
thi YES tha' robbed Colonel Yarborough's
store and tho Santa Fee office at Marlborough
last October. They are in jail awaiting WI.
nesses to identity them and will be tried
next rue'day.
Colonel Camp, Of Navasota, says he sells
on All average Of six lots week for resident
purposes. The town Is in heed of more bus.
mess house3. The population has increased
to 700
Our people deplore the death Of Mr.. Ball
OF Galveston, and feel that rexss has lost q
good m sn who could not be replaced.
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\ HFkhBY ANNOUNCE Ml-HLf A. , LAS.
4 ddao tr Aldefmsu q The fihh Nsr1
Election, 2nd ru-.dAv On Ap-Ii = saw =.
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I'VE AR REQu .srEO TO ANNOUNCES J
w u PORTER or Aifesr N q the second
Nsfh Elect. o.. 2nh rue.day m Avn.
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WYE ARE AUTHORIZED 10 ANNOUNCE
w O %. WI LfAMS asa candidate
Gov Alderman from First Ward.
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tIIk ARE aUTHuhlZ TO ANNOoNCs
W Mr. 5tGMUND LOEB as II candidate Tor
re-elcctl, for Alderm tu 70 represen the Fourth
MA-n E-nnllnn. On rna AAv Lm Anrll
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I'VE ARE an ThORIZED TO ANNOUN Uk
w Mr. J O. BOGEL rs n candidate for re-
election 10 the ofice Of City As,e Sor and Col
iecior ~ rtOn, PM 7 esda, ~ A til
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ENNIS, March A. Special. ] This
morning about @ o'clock a fire broke
out in the two-story frame house
owned bv John Farrar and used az
a hotel by Mrs. Kennedy, known as
the Kennedy house. The cause OF the fire
is unknown. The total loss ia $500 on the
bnildir g: loss on furniture unknown. The
office of DR.. J. q. LosRins adjoining was
NJ consumed. Loss, 1915. all covered by
insurance.
A. M. Works, of the firm of A. NJ. & ].
ID. Works, returned from Galveston this
morning.
town, Two strangers met. one farmer
and good man ny The name OF Thorn pson,
the other q young man named James
Fields. who wss on visit to Texas for
having shot his brother in some of the
older states. Some words, n drink or so and
Thompson kills Fields with Fields SIX
shooter. Too much whisky the cause.
Thom pson gave himself mp and was since
released on 81, 500 bond.
SAN ANTONIO.
sAr ANTONIO, March Al Special. Last
night NJ Brownsville. Antonio Valdez, ac-
tusted by jealousy and mescsl, shot and
fatally wounded rival named Gregsrio
Paiacios. wro was In his own house at the
time Of the assassination.
A. Rio Grande City last night, several
drunken Mrxicsns at a fsndsngo star ed
out in town to bresk up other fsndsngoes
then going on. At one of them they be-
came emproiled With come United States
soldiers. A melee followed and several
were dargerously hurt.
h,Esgi@ Pss- shipment has o.ep msde
If % 600 N~xicsn dollars 20 San francisco
10 supp the Chinese demand.
In THE ace to-day Nathan Underwood
9, IN fement seains the Sunset rail say
Tor $4,000 a images. Understood was a
p,ssenRer on tram about one year ago.
which w-s ru, into 70 BY locomotive, ard
VS. te ribly -uised up and scalded In the
collision, He sued for SIS. 600.
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Price, $500.

Thus offering customers chance to lay in sup
ply Of Shoes considerably reduced prices This chance
should be taken advantage Of the sale will only last few
days. and Shoes will GO prices that heard of
before in the history Of our Queen City.
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w 81 RuNEY us ~ candidate Tor rc-t le0.
tlou tns othcr OF Ala rman oi ths Second
Waid at h e. ,riug mi ipal election
IyH ARE AUTHORIZED TO AMMO yNCE
" Mr JOHN SPELLM AN for re'ela-ten ~
the m,e no C1rn Imam in he Second Ward OF
the civ y, ci IA sth OF April
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-25
ADVERTISEMENTS.
GEiA-ESIER
or THE
Mutual Protective Union
Benevolent Association
GIARIER
OF ASCENSION PARISH.

OF ASCENSION PARISH.
REFORE ME-. Frederick Duffel. Notary Pub.
IL lie. duly commissioned and Qualified in
and for the parish of Ascension. State Of Lou
-slslana. acknowledgement the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed. ali resi-.
dents OF the said parish of Ascension uho
declared that, ayailing themselves Of the orc.
VISIONS Of the laws Of this State relative to the
Srganization Of corporations for literary. seiens
seIflc. religious and charitable purposes. fhav
have contracted and agreed and do BY these pres
themselves, as well as such other persons AZ
may from time to time associate themselves
with them, to form and constitute CORPORA
anon nody Petite a IN law for the objects
articles and name following. Wig:
80 aRHnEL
The name and title Of said corporation shah
Union Benevolent Association Of Ascens;nn
parish, Louisiana, and its Eomicils shall he IN
,ss sad parish sh ascension Under its said
pessien for the full term Of ten years and. he as
Snch capable to sue and be sued. to aconi r. and
possess real estate and personal PROPERTY nv
patchasei0rnenatlo inter vinps or naortis eausa
real and personal property obtained by any
legal title and acts. az well as. mortgage ana
2hyposhecate the same to grant and receive
ithe.same 10 change and alter at pleasure' n,
nameaand appoint such officers; mnnaaers I
directors and agents as it's interests and CON.
'venrence may require and to make end aflont
such constitution. rule and regulations and hy. /
laws. not Inconsistent with the constitution Of |
the United States and the constitution and t
laws of this State. a. may be necessary. forthe t
proper government OF said ASSOCIATION. and 10
alter amend and modify the same at pleasure.
ARTICLE n. T." =.
The objects and purposes of this association
are declared and specified to be the pfomotion
md mutual protection, OF its members. f,eir
and advancement. to provide for and
nurse their sick. to bury their dead, to relieve
he widows and orphans OF its members and for
i'll other things necessary and legitimate to
ent purposes. and otherwise to aid meInbsss in
nsiness pursuits :. Less ssf';sss3sfst+ ~
ARTICLE III.
Til, said Association shall possess sill the
'rop ATTY and powers it has heretofore held
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MARRIAGE GUIDE

2aN1TaR,uN Riverside, tai The dry ezssn1s0 oaxae
Nose, Throat Lungs. full idea a6 route, cost. ffs
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OFFICE DIsrRIoT ATTORNEY, I
State of Louisiana, Parish of Ascension. 5
This is to certify that have examined the
oregoing act of incorporation and find moth
ng therein contrary to law. September I. 1884.
J. L. GAUDET.
Dist. Atty. I'D Jud. Dist.
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.sineeits organization On 1st April 1889. under
its present same.
& - : ARTICLE ".
Theoficers of this Association shall consist Of
one President, one Vice President, one secre-
who shall b chosen annually by ballot by the
majority Ot the members present on the lSI DAY
gOf April OF each year and who shall constitute
10 Board of Directors for the anmnistrat1m
and management Of the affairs OF the Associa,
tion. Until tiie first OF April. 1888, or Until
Nelly shall serve us President. William Graw-a
Secretary and Treasurer and james August as
Sergeant at.Arms. and they shall form the hrst
Board of Directors. va
ARTToLEv.
All citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the president, and in his absence.
Or in case OF q vacancy therein occasloned py
death or otherwise upon the vice president.
ARTICLE VI.
Whenever any vacancy by death, resignation
or otherwise, shall occur in any Office prior TO
the term Of said office. said vacancy shall be
filled BY y majority vote Of the remaining dIrec-
tors.
ARTICLE WI.
Whenever this Association is dissof4ea either
by limitation or from any other eause. It's ar
fairs shall be liquidated By the Board of Direc-
tors in office, who shall continue IN 5fsice as
lquidators until the affairs shall have been
OF filling vacancies as stipulated in article
sixth.
Thus done and passed at my Office in the town
of DonaidsOnvil!e, Louisiana. this thlrtieth day
of August. eighteen hundred and eighty-four.
Id presence of Messrs. Adrick Joseph and
Cornelius Chas. Hunter, lawful and competent
witnesses, who hereunto sign their names with
the parties and the undersigned Notary after
reading the whole.
words erased, null; - words lnterlined,
approved before signing.
Felix Kelly having declared that he could
not sign his name made his ordinary mark.
FELIX K KELLY,
VIM. CROFFARD,
FRANK THOMAS,
WIN. FISH,
JOSEPH BUTLER.
JOS. e.. SHELTON,
BIVEN RUFFIN,
III. W. THOMAS.
ts+r JAMES AUGUST.
ssa AZ So FRED. DUFFEL, *
Notary Public.
ADRIcK JOSEPH,
C. G.. HUNTER.
d OFFICE DIsrRIoT ATTORNEY,
Stateo Louisiana, Parish of Ascension. 5
This is to certify that have examined the
foregoing act of incorporation and hnd moth
ing therein contrary to law. September !, 1881.
J. L. GAUDET.
Dist. Atty. I'D Jud. Dist.
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$50 Pages. Illustrated In cloth and Rlt bindng 6Qe
money POSTAGE paper covers &c. This book
contains oil copbtfuI inaraastsye wsnA
ID Knuw. grse editions Loo ssse sold every rev moa
salta nsaaiy zapp1Isss ~ q -:
necesary brought hhine TO yous Sent sealed 81 D3
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Thf said Association shall possess sill the
prop arty and powers it has heretofore held
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THE RESULT.

We have no cannon, spread eagle OIL
rooster at the head of our columns. The
result of the Presidential election is still
in doubt, with the chances at this writing
in favor of Cleveland. In any case the
vote will be very close.
Without the complete returns there is
no use in making any comments.
1t is simply the truth to say that the
closeness of the vote is surprise to Re-
publicans, who had reason to expect that
the current of gain indicated in the oc'
tober elections would hold good in No
vember in all the Northern states.
Should Cleveland prove to be elected,
we shall calmly bow to the inevitable and
continue to 90 the best job printing at
the lowest prices, at the corner of Union
and Coryell streets.
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ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKE.

The copiousness of tho English tongue,
as we'll as the difficulty OF acquiring the
ability to use its immense vocabulary cor
rectly, is well exhibited in the following
array of synonymous words, which, il not
new, is yet capital illustration OF the nice
distinctions which characterize so many OF
yocables. 1t is no wonder that we slip occa.
sionally, even the wariest of u.s. A little
girl was looking ut the picture of number
OF ships, when she exclaimed, "See what a
flock of ships" We corrected her by say
ing that flock of ships is called a fleet, and
that fleet of sheep is called flock. And
here we would add, for the benefit of the
foreigner who is mastering the intricacies
OF our language in respect to nouns of null
titude, that flock of girls is called beyy,
that a beyy of wolves is called pack, and
that pack of thieves is called gang, and
that gang of angels is called host, and o
host of porpoises is called shoal and a
shoal of buffaloes is called herd and n
herd of children is called troop, and a
troop Of cartridges is called q eovey, and a
Convey OF beauties is called n galaxy, and n
galaxy Of ruffians is called a horde, and
horde of rubbish is called a heap, and a
heap of oxen is called drove, and drove
of binckguards is called mob, and mob
of whales is called a school, and school of
worshipers is called congregation, and a
congregation of engineers is called corps,
and corps of robbers is called band, and
q band of locusts is called q swarm, and q
swarm of people is called crowd, and a
crowd of gentlemen is called the elite, and
the elite of the citys thieves and rascals is
called the most dangerous men in the COM
munity. Francisco Ne,cs- Letter.
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MRS. BURNETT,s BOYS.

Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, the we'll
known authoress, is one of these exceptions,
and her craze for the picturesque extends
not only to her inanimate surroundings,
but to her two boys. A lady who has re-
Gently paid Mrs. Burnett long visit is the
authority for the statement that they are
very handsome boys. Their proud mother
is quite aware of their beauty by keeping
them dressed in most becoming fashion.
She taught them to pose in an artistic man
ner. II the bell rings and q visitor is an.
nounced, Mrs. Burnett turns to her sons
and says: /" Take your positions" I'm
mediately the well-trained boys fall into the
poses best suited to their dress and beauty.
The older one will lean his elbow on the
corner of the mantelpiece and rest his head
upon his shapely hand, while the younger
will stretch himself in a graceful attitude
on the heavy fur rug in front of the fire.
The visitor enters and cannot fail to be
struck by the picturesque beauty Of the
scene and goes away, her mind full of nd
miration for her friends children, and feels
almost ashamed of the general roughness of
her own boys at home, whom she is much
more likely to find gliding down the banis-
tiers, sitting on the fence or playing ball
than in poses which would gladden. an
artists heart. OF course the attitudes given
above are only those for winter use. For
summer an entirely different set prevail,
but they aie all quite as effective, and, in
deed, they are the pride Of Mrs. Burnett's
heart. What the result of this novel mode
Of education viii be is question which agi-
.ates many of the writer's friends, but they
will soon have the opportunity Of seeing,
for boy who can lean an elbow on the
cannot be so very small
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THE BALTIC.


One great charm of the Baltic Sea is the
iimpidity Of the water. So clear are these
quiet waves that even OF twilight, when the
light is subdued, we can discern every stone,
every tangle, and patch of sand, as if it
were noon. A passing sail makes the love-
liest reflections. There are two little boats
sailing past, but one belongs TO the world
of fact, the other to that of fancy, and that
is fairest. was at first indeed skeptical as
to the picturesqueness of Rugen from an
artists point of view, but the twilight OF
several successive days convinced me. II
is not SO much the sunsets, although these
are gorgeous and beautiful, rs the afterglow
which would delight and enrich painter.
One night the sun went down in clear
sky, and we had one of those long lovely
twilights peculiar to our island. The hea-
vens and sea were Of one pure pale rose
color that faded into violet, and looking
seward not an object broke these quiet
harmonies except q fishing brig at anchor
deep orange in color, and one far-off white
sail. The water was smooth as lake, and
all was still except for the most musical
little ripple in the world as the quiet tide
FLASHED on the shore. This scene was all
the more beautiful as we beheld it from
under bowers of natural greenery, fragrant
flowers growing close to hand, twilight,
wood, sen, and sky, all making up a scene
fairly-like and indescribable. Rugen is n
little land of poetry and fable Not an
inch of ground but is consecrated to myth,
legend, or fairy tale. 10 the south of the
island, SO folks say and believe, may still
be seen on clear days the remains of an an
cient city buried in the sen. This is Wi.
meta, engulfed on account of its luxury and
sins, like the Babylon, the Sodom and
Gomorrah of the northern coasts Its for
mer splendor may be gathered from the
columns and pillars still TO be seen occa-
sionally lying beneath the waves human
forms may be discerned also, tall, OF stately
gait, clad in flowing garments. Sometimes
these phantoms are sitting in golden
chariots sometimes riding coal-black steeds,
now moving about with cheerful hustle,
now slowly and sadly following funeral
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1t ap ears that near the end of the
Presidential canvass, Mr.. William III.
Vanderbilt contributed the sum of $50.
600 to the fund for the election Of
Grover Cleveland.
There has never been any doubt MS tc
which side had the sympathies of the
great railroad monopolists and specula.
tors.
Not Mr.. Vanderbilt only, but Jay
Gould also desired the election OF Cleve-
laud.
They knew which candidate would be
most plastic and useful, and they put
their money where they thought il would
do the most good to them. IN. Y. Sun
Nov. s.
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Two enterprising Jerseymen have pur-
chased q large tract of land in Florida,
containing 500 acees, and intend setting
out a large cocoanut grove. They have
ordered 105, 900 seed nuts and will soon
plant them. 1t requires about ten years
for grove to get into bearing condition,
but the yield for years to come, will then
be considerable, and give handsome
yearly profit to the owners of the plauta-
tion. This is perhaps better than an
orange grove. They eau employ monkeys
to gather the fruit, as is done in the
South Sea Islands. The mode of pro
ceeding, is to induce one of the missing
links to climb the tree, when by pelting
HIM with sticks, stones, &C., they COM
pei him to throw down the nuts in self.
defence
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THE VALUE OF SLANG,

Slang has this value, that il shows how
language grows. The English tongue is so
vigorous that it seizes whatever ii needs for
growth, just as II did in its infancy AT
that period direct limitations of sounds were
constantly made into words, as the young
vandals of to-day use chink for money.
Farther on in the growth of the tongue, il
took from ordinary speech these initiative
words, and converted them to new uses,
Just as you say ticker for watch and
puff for Advertisement The contraction
of words is another stage, as mob now
perfectly good English, was at first merely
slang for the Latin mobile, the tickle crowd,
as cab was slang for 'cabriolet' and
furlong for furrow-long,' tho length of
fnrrow, and as mob is slang for no
bility.'
& We make words from mems names in
the same way. I suppose boycottine'
may be good English soon. Martinez. {,
now Indispensable, was the name of his
toric general oyer-strlct in discipline. Der
rick was famous hangman of the seven.
seenth century, in honor of whom the
roughs nicknamed the gallows-like hoistinp
apparatus and these are two, only, out Of
azores of cases.
Many Of the words that are now re.
probabilities OF conversation were once
gutter-children. Drag for instance, was
thieves word for carriage, and draQs.
men tho particular variety of thieves who
follow the carriage to cut away the luggage
from the rack behind. But drag is good
English now for private coach. .Kidnap
was thieves slang for child-stealing that
is, to nab kid Tie,' for crayat, was
as much the slang of low life as choker
is now. Conundrum, and donkey and
fun were all slang words, though per.
haps not SO low. Bore was slang, and
SO were waddle and bother. '"--F From
/" Slang" By Lucia Gilbert Rua1le, in ST.
Nicholas.