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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

TO force upon the people man they
do not want in place of one who
l. entirely satisfactory 10 them. 1t
would undoubtedly fail, but it
would serve to widen the breach
which is already too perceptible in
the Democratic party. Demo
cratic Review.
The election of a Senator will
most likely have taken place before
this issue of the TINES is out, but
the sentiments expressed by the
Democratic Review, ought not to
be accepted az good reasons for the
selection of Mr.. Jonas to fill that
important position. His getting
there IN the first instance, was an
accident. He was not the strong
est man before the legislature, and
while he has undoubtedly proved
himself to be a good man TO repre-
sent this State, the same can be
said for Mr.. Eustis, who has had
some experience in that line also.
Mr.. Jonas best friends cannot claim
Justly that he is the superior of Mr..
Eustis in ability or anything else,
and when the Democratic Review
asserts that the supporters of Mr..
Eustis are the ring politicians it
clearly means that he is the favor
lite of the regulars. If such is the
fact, that he is the favoritc Of the
regulars and Mr.. Jonas is not, the
TIMES goes on record right here, as
supporting Mr.. Eustis, and if Mr..
Jones is not in sympathy with the
regulars, the TIMES is opposed to
Mr.. Jonas right along.
1t has however never been gen.
orally accepted, that the Democrat
ic Review is authorized to make
any such issue, and it is not at all
likely that Mr.. Jonas desires such
an issue made. The TIMES is not
opposing MIR. Jonas by any means,
but if that issue is made you can
make a mark right here. Mr.. Eustis
has record that is plenty good
enough; and Mr.. Jonas has no adj
vantage OF him in that respect.
Either gentlemanwill suit the TIMES
but if it is question of regulars or
anti-rcgulars, just put the TINES
down as on the side of the regulars.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

had more than the average amount
of brains;'l5ut by constant reading
of the Pie his ideas have become SO
muddlcd, that he unhurdens HIM
sclfof the above and evidently feels
proud of it. lie makes no sugges-
tons, offers no pccuniary assist
ance, which is all that Is needed,
but settles the matter briefly point
edly and cflcetually "will our State
and city authorities etc, think
not. Respectfully
Here you see the hopclessness
of trying to convince any of the
Pics followers. Can they be con-
verted? Is there the slightest
hope of their seeing their errors =?
viii they ever be really harmon
lied? Will they ever be able to
tell black from white? Il think
not, respectfully.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

too much water are the only ones
here, with the latter overcome tits
likely that the former may be also.
Land i'm abundance can be bought
now while the levees are down as
chcap as in Texas which with the
levees up could not be bought short
of fifty or sixty dollars an acre.
Now is the time to purchase; land
with buildings could he rented for
very little, and used for that sea-
son while the unimproved land was
being made ready for occupation.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
A Texas Idyl.

I'm Buzzard from the Brazos on tear;
Hear me foot!
I'm litter, Of the flowing locks ofHalr;
Hear me toOt
Pm a Racker from the Rockies
And of the town the talk is,
"He's Pirate of the Pampas,"
Hear him shoot
Those who love me call me Little Dy-
Mantle"
I'm pet,
I'm walking, stalking, Terror of the
Night,
You can bet.
BY my nickcl-plated teascrs,
Many rusty featured Greaser's
'.'' Sun has set.
Sometimes | strike an unprotected
. g.. town,
Paint it red,
Choke the Sheriff, turn the Marshal
upside down
On his head.
Call for drinks for all the party,
And if chinned by any smarty,
Pay in lead. "
Pm coyote of the Sunset, Prairie
Dude"
Hear him zip!
In the cumpany Of gentlemen I'm rude
With my lip.
Down in front! remove that Niger,
Or I'll perforate his figure!
am fly, l am fighter, | am flip.
Texas SiftiEgs.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
U. S. SENATOR.

t'There will be at least two cam
didates for the position, Mr.. Jonas,
the present incumbent, and Mr.. J !.
B. Eustis. 1t is already rumored
that a powerful combination has
been formed for the purpose of
electing the latter over the former.
This combination is for the most
part composed of the machine pol
iticians, and the people of the sugar
district.
TT is highly probable that those
interested in raising sugar, and who
for that reason are demanding tar
i'll for their sugar, so that they may
get rich quicker than they would
in the ordinary course Of legitimate
trade, are aetuatcdi in their effort to
defeat Mr.. Jonas by the hope that
his opponent will serve their par
ticular interests better than the
man who has endeavored to be true
to the interest Of the whole country
and to the principles of his party,
rather than seek to promote the
welfare of certain powerful and
wealthy class of his constituents,
at the expense of the many. The
defeat of Mr.. Jonas would have a
much wider influence and mean
much more than the mere election
Of one man to fill the place of
another.
"There can be no good reason
why Dir. Jonas should not be re-
tanned. He has been so true, SO
faithful and efficient, that he has de.
served and earned the respect and
confidence ofthe people. Whether
he enjoys the favor of the polite
ians does not matter. He suits the
people, and theyare,the ones to be
An attempt to defeat
him aud substitute in his ste.td a
man like Mr.. Eustis, who has no
such record at his back, would be
regarded as an attempt, by a clique,
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
Advertising Rates.

Advertising rates. one inch or legs,
81. first insertion, 30 cents per lnch for
earh subsequent consecutive insertion.
LEGAL notices same az above.
Local notices 10 cents per line.
Marriage and death notices free. -
Obituary notices 81 per inch or ~
cents per line. -
business cards Of one inch or less Sf2
per year.
One square one month $3.50
Prices furnished on application for
greater amount of space and Tor any
length of time desired.
Any matter for Publication must
reach this office not later than by
Thursdays mail.
All communications of whatever ma
ture should be addressed To TIMES, Tai
Iulah. Parish Of Madison, La.
MOI Anything intended for publiea-
ton must be accompanied by the name
Of the writer, not necessarily for punli-
cation. but to fix the responsibility
where il belongs. The editor 10 only
responsible for what he writes himself.
Write on one side of the paper only.
Short communications Of general in
terests from all parts Of this and adj
Joining parishes are earnestly desired.
No poetry wanted.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
IT'S PITIFUL, IT'S WONDROUS
'.t PITIFUL.

1t only requires a month or two's
steady;reading of the Picayune to
produce sottening of the brain, even
in the case Of men of naturally good
sense; a steady reader of the Pic is
bound to get his ideas mixed, and
he will duly become incoherent and
Eighty. A late issue of that wind
mill fighting concern contains this
Call out the Levee Governor.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
White Labor and No Fences.

The South Carolina Board of Ag-
riculture and the Charleston News
and Courier have lately devoted
much attention to the subject of
labor in that State, particularly col
ored labor. The question. as to
which system ofworking sthe best,
with the. negro, is a problem that
has. been much discussed in the
South during the last fifteen years,
and on which even yet there is a
wide, difference Of opinion. The
investigation of the South Carolina
board sheds much Light I'll this.sub-
ject. The bulk of the agricultural
labor in that State is colOred. In
what is known rs the white counties
the farm labor is A per cent, white;
in the negro counties on the coast
it is 10 per cent, white, and So per
cent, colored, giving total for the
whole State of 30 per cent, of white
farm labor. and roper cent, colored.
The farms owned and worked
exclusively by colored people are
almost universally returned as in
bad condition, though in all the
counties there are few exceptional
colorcd farmers who are said to be
successful and thriving, and in one
or two counties, notably in York,
the colOred land owner is said to be
quite successful as a rule.
Farms owned by white proprie-
tors and and worked with hired
labor as rule, in most of the coun-
ties, are returned as not in as good
condition as small farms owned and
worked by the white farmers and
their families. There are excep-
tons in some of the counties, how
ever, where these plantation farms
are said to be the most successful
of all. The condition of colored
farmers as land owners is almost
universally reported as much bet
ter than as tenants. As tenants the
colored farmers in nearly every
county are returned, as a rule, as
not making progress, as not saving
money, and not acquiring land.
The average cost of producing
merchantable cotton is about eight
cents per pound for the entire State.
When the price obtained for it in
the interior country towns is con-
sidered, this does not leave very
large margin of profit.
On one point the reports show a
unanimous sentiment. This is in
regard to the new stock or no fence
law. 1t will be remembered
that when that law first went
into operation there was a strong
prejudice against il that found vent
in riotous proceedings. After try
ing it for comparatively short pc
Rod all South Carolina unites in de.
claring it the most economical and
serviceable law on the statute book.
Its effects have been to save the
farmer an immense amount. The
reduction amounts to so per cent, OF
the total farm expenses. But the
greatest benefits the improvement
of stock, which has been fully sc
per cent, the quality in particular
being improved under the opera
atoms of this new law.-Times-
Democrat.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
A HOPELESS CASE.

The Journal Of last week contain
ed an article which was presumably
intended as an answer to the ar
raignment of Lucas, Crandell q
Co., in the TIMEs..of Mays. As a
specimen of the answer the follow:
ing extract from the article is given:
Asto the charge of organizing Dci
gro clubs, made against Mr.. Il. X.
Boney ,candidatefOr the legislature,
and the circular which is said to
have been distributed among the
negroes, we have heard neither of
these reports substantiated, and
therefore incline to the opinion that
they are simply bare assertions.
How any one can fail to know be-
yond any possibility of doubt, that
the charge quoted above is true, is
marvellous. The red circular was
the talk of the parish, and no sane
man doubts who caused it to be
circulated; as a matter of fact, it can
be easily proved, who had it circu-
lated. The absence of all knowl-
edge on these two subjects betrays
a density of ignorance utterly in
comprehensive, and time spent in
arguing against it, is time wasted.
The TIMES gives it up, the case is
hopeless, and past help. The TIMES
is from this on an earnest believer
in the necessity of national aid to
public schools, and plenty of it.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
OUR CITY FRIENDS.

! Have raised their VOICES NJ times
in lamentation over the requests OF
their Country cousins" to purchase
various small items, and have ex-
pressed their surprise that people
should be so inconsidcratc as to
make such demands on their time.
To hear them, one would suppose
that they had not moment in the
day, to spare from their pressing
duties, that request TO select a
dress pattern, or pair of shoes,
involved a strain OH their physical
and IN .ntal ability, that was appal-
ling to contemplate. The nearer
of their remarks would be justified
in supposing, that they spent most
of their time in carrying out such
requests, and that instead of its
being a rare occurrence, it was a
wholesale business with them. 1t
might also be supposed that they
never put their country friends to
any trouble, made no demands on
their courtesy and patience, i'll short
that they were set OF self-sacri-
ficing victims, TO an ovcrstraincd
sense of the Obligations of friend
ship.
Has il ever penetrated the en-
vclop of sclfishness with which
these grumblers have cncased
themselves, that they are under
some obligations to the troublesome
country friends? That they have
been taken in and entertained, for,
perhaps, days at time? Or have
they been so well treated that
they thought they were con-
ferring a favor, instead Of re-
cciving one when staying in the
country? 1t is a small return to
select for their entertainers a shade
ofribbon or match a piece of edging.
The more SOFAS the city friends
seldom ask. the country friends to
return the visits--they tell them
the merits of the respective hotels,
sometimes ask them to let them
know when they get to the city
mot when they arc coming,) call
on them if they have nothing
special to do, possibly ask them to
lunch or dinner, and consider the
country friends well paid for their
trouble. If, the country friends
would do them the same way few
times, il would open their eyes a
little, how would they like their
country friends to say, when pounc-
ed down on. $50 glad to see you,
where are you staying? so sorry
you could not have stayed with me.
If had known you were coming !
would have liked to invite you to
stay with. mc, but that l baye no
place, to keep you just now,'3 and
rattle this off without giving a
chance for interruption9
But that is not the way of the coun-
try friends. They take it as a mat
ter of course that the city visitors
are going to stay with them, they
rack their brains and generally their
purses to provide such eatables as
can possibly be procured, give
them the best room in the house,
kill their last spring chicken, de-
vote their whole time to their guests
and when the visitors take their
leave, after expressing their pleas
ure at their treatment, disclaim
having been put to any trouble, or
being Inconvenience in the least.
They hear thanks, expressions of
pleasure at the nice time had by
the visitors, but scldom-vcry sell
dom do they hear ''When you come
TO the city, you must be sure to
come to my house to stay" Why
is this? -
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

The jury that tried Wheeler, in
dicted for murder, for the killing of
the late Print Matthews has return
cd a verdict of mot guilty as
charged i'm the indictment"-Com-
mcrcial Herald.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

The TINES is in receipt Of the
first number of the Daily Truth
which supercedes the Weekly
Truth of Baton Rouge. 1t is q Eve
column paper and well printed.
Success 10 you.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

The Sestincl says there is con-
siderable suffering in Concordia
and lenses parishes. Two months
overflow and the water still rising,
has left little prospect Of crops.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

Hon. J. B. Eustis received the
caucus nomination for u. s. Sena-
tor to sueccod Nj. Jonas, which is
S9nivalent 10 an election as. the
Democrats arc in o large majority
In the Legislature. = /!
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
Call out the Levee Governor.
Give Him Chance-I.et the City Como
20 the Front.
New ORLEANS, May 10, 1884.

New ORLEANS, May 10, 1884.
Editor Picayune-I hand you
letter of Mr.. Bradish Johnson, re-
ceived at 6 ID p. NJ. to late to bring
before Produce Exchange to-day.
/ learn the Messrs. Sewell Bros,
are ready to begin work Monday,
provided they are supplied with
material and money to pay labor,
etc., AZ the work goes on, to the
extent of $40, 600, which amount
will be refunded from the amount
promised them, provided they close
the crevasse within 30 days. Will
our State and city authorities and
merchants hesitate to advance this
sum and allow the ruinous water
to flow on and suffering continue
| think not. -Respectfully,
E. X. CoNvERsE.
The head lines, are ofcourse, fur.
nished by the Pic and are about as
appropriate to- the subject matter,
as the article itself is practical and
suggestive.
The Pic was harmonized, and
accepted the decision of the Baton
Rouge convention, like our Ogden
crowd in Madison and they show
their definition of harmony on
every opportunity. Mr.. Converse is
is successful merchant in New
Orleans, and must at one time have
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

Holman Of Indiana, has become
20 used ~ obiccting that he thinks
hc his 70 object to everything. If
he would only object to, leaving
hume.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

: NoneSofthc Lucas Crandell Party
having seen fit TO reply to tho STRIFE
lures Of the TINES. the war must be
over. - ~
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

The death is announced of VIM,
A. Bell, a prominent citizen of New
Orleans, at Blount Springs, Ala.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

The Alert, the last of the Greedy
rclicfsteamers Sailed last Saturday
from the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

f,ifotographing pet dogs is the
principal occupation of New York
photographers.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

aI.clfnd'sMnford, only son of ex-
Gov. Stanford is dead. He was
sixteen years of age, and died
abroad.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

DR.. Samuel ID. Gross, the ccle-
bratcd Philadelphia surgeon died,
and his body cremated last week.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

The French. Canadians are going
from Canada into New England, at
the rate of 100 to $50 families a day.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

The South Africa diamond fields
arc exhausted. The mines have
given out.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

Congress has passed the bill plac-
ing Gen. Grant on the retired list
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

Cyrus A. Mccormick Of Reaper
fame died in Chicago May ID. Aged
rs years.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

The bridge. across bayou Dorcheat
IL completed.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

The French have now q, 600 SOL
diers In Tonquin.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

Bceswax is worth twenty cents q
pound in Bastrop.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

Charles Rcade's fortune amount,
ed 70 100000
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

Judah P. Benjamin died in Paris
May 9TH.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

Alleutsfor usein this paper must
be entirely of metal.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

A Signal Service Station has been
ordered established at Monroe.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

The Kyiche Cooperative associ-
alton of VIM parish is a success.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

On April p, unannounced or.
ders for the mobilization of the
German manevering feet lying at
Kell, were issued. The result
showed that the feet could have put
to sea in twenty-four hours-fully
equipped.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
Charles O'Conor is dead.

WINFIELD Is annoyed with fleas.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

Advertise in the TIMES.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-04-03

he leaned over, seized him firmly around
the waist, grasping him on either side
with his hands, lifted him clear off the
floor, and, after bit of an effort, turned
the gigantic landlord completely upside
down, so that some loose articles fell out
of his pockets. sorakichi held him in
this position with his two hands for
several seconds. The landlords face
looked up appealingly but respectfully at
Chiri, as much as to say that he was very
uncomfortable, but was willing to en-
dure anything for the sake Of his visitor.
His face began to get very red under its
bronzed hue. Then Sorakichi turned
him up on his feet again, and the land
lord bowed himself out of the room. The
sweat stood in beads on the athletes fore
head and his hands trembled a little bit
1t was an extraordinary feat, for it was
all accomplished with the arms. Sora-
kichi eats nothing but rice, and has but
one desire, that is to become proficient in
the English style Of wrestling, 50 a. to
outwrestle the champions Bibby and
Acton at their own rules.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-04-03
Iransnnrtation in Mexico.

At last the problem of our school days
is solved, and we have discovered how
Cortez accomplished the overland trans
portation Of that historic feet Of ships,
built on the coast and borne over the
mountains to the Lake of Mexico. Nearly
all the labor in this queer country is per
formed by man power, few carts or horses
being employed. We meet human beasts
of burden carrying wardrobes on their
heads, pianos on their backs, or huge
blocks of building stone with apparent
ease. Mexican Indians who transport
goods from the interior are so trained that
they will tire the strongest horse in equal
time and distance, carrying from 100 to
$50 pounds upon their backs. It is an
actual fact, that after making long trip
thus heavily loaded, they fill their baskets
with stones on the return, their strained
and distorted muscles requiring the accus-
toned burden.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-04-03
FUN

The best colored horse is your roar.
Great cry and little wool-Anew-born
lamb.
The hit of the season-Pounding the
pepper box.
Courting is called sparkling because
the fire does not commence till after mar
riage
''Don't put in no n1uskeeter nettin' for
me, !" said Aunt Hannah Il don't want
to breathe no strained air. y
eyes" remarked Mrs. Smith. 'our
butcher is the most generous man eyel
saw. He always cuts off more steak than
ask for-sometimes twice as much. =
Boston Transcript.
Gordon Perciyal, at the ripe age o.
eighty four, has just emigrated from
Maine to Washington Territory. He
evidently wants to grow up with the
country. Cultirator.
''We never Sleep Is the motto Of Q
celebrated detective firm. This is prob
ably the reason such stupid work in the
detective line has been done about this
city recently.-Nele York GrqpHie.
Isn't it awfull" cried Julia, as dog,
in an agony of fright, went scurrying
past with tin kettle tied to his tail.
Eyes, indeedp y replied Jones. Il CUES.
there won't be much left Of that kettle 2
Boston Transcript.
Tom Moore has funny story Of a sick
man who was telling his symptoms
(which appeared to him, Of course, dread
full to medical friend, who, at each new
item of disorder, exclaimed "Charm-
ingl" delightful y Pray 90 onr
And when he had finished, said with the
utmost pleasure: s'Do you know, my
dear sir, you have got complaint which
has been for some time supposed to ba
| aytinctgii
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-04-03
Monkey Intelligence.

Professor Rengger, on feeding his mon
keys at Paraguay with eggs, observed
that at first they smashed them, and thus
wasted much Of their contents, but they
soon learned to hit one end against some
hard body, and pick Of the bits with
their paws; and if they cut themselves
once with any sharp tool, they would
either not touch it again or handle it
with the greatest caution. Lumps of
sugar were given them wrapped up in
paper, and sometimes a live wasp was
put into the paper to try them. so that in
hastily unfolding it they got stung, but
after this had once occurred, they always
held the packet to.their ears to detect
any movement