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Ready-Mado or made TO
your order. The ques-
ton is where can | buy
to the best advantage
to my self? l want
good Clothing, what |
mean, is goods cut in
modern style, and so
that they will fit and
be comfortable, and
then they should be
well trimmed and pro-
perly made.
Good goods badly cut,
poorly trimed and made
are a very unsatiSfac-
tory purchase, and very
annoying to the wearer.
Have you ever tried
Mullin & Son, 9Th and
Market. Wilmington ?
Let us tell you of them.
They do an extensive
Tailoring trade, the lar
gest ever done in Will
mingtOn; they make for
the best people. they
have constantly en-
ployed a large force of
Cutters and Tailors,
which enables them to
do work promptly.
which certainly saves a
great annoyance. They
buy largely and from
first hands, buying with
the ready cash all the
most desirable new
goods as they are offer
ed, so that while they
are prepared to do the
best work, they Offer
the best assortment Ot
fine goods to be found
and will so do theil
work as to be able t.
guarantee all they dO
the best evidence o.
which is the wonder o.
their growing business
Ready-Made Suits
Mems, Youths, Boys
and Children's of al
sizes, kinds and cOlOrs
Of best quality, medium
and low priced. Dur
ing the dull season they
employ their Tailoring
force in making up 70
the Ready-Made De
partment. They CLAIM
to be able to furnisl
better fitting, bette
made garments thai
are usually offered, be
cause they cut an,
make specially for thi
section of country
About price, they clair
to be the very lowesr
buying as they do, fc
cash, they get the insid
track at the start. Pei
haps the cash buyC
has more advantage
than would be suppose
at first thought; the
are sought after an
every inducement Offe.
ed. There are lots
business houses WI
are willing to max
large concessions to g
the ready cash. I'll
cash buyer can almOI
realize profit enOug
between the buying
they do for cash, and
selling for what Il
credit buyer has to pa
And old saying is eth
the proof Of the puddir
is the eating Of it," ju
so the proof Of the be
Clothing for the lea
money, is a trial Of
Smyrna times., 1885-07-29

uRHHRH more money than at anything else
"AN by taking an agency for the best sell,
WNN ing book out. Beginners succeed
"UW grandly. None fail. Terms Free
U.TtFrT BOOK Co. Portland, Maine.
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IN. states.l

| Judge H. l.. Lazarus, of the civil
district cOurt, has rendered an imp0r-
tant decision relative to tax sales. The
decision is rendered iu the case of Du-
pierre VS.. Norcl Oss.
This is suit to recover possession
ut certain property held by Norcross
under tax titles, to have the tax sales
declared null and void, coupled with a
demand for rents aud revenues from
the date of defendants possession un-
der the tax titles and for damages.
The defense to this action is that all
proceedings anterior to and leading up
to the sales were regular in form, and
that by said sales the defendant ac-
quired a good and valid title. The de-
PENDANT has enjoyed possession unin-
terruptedly for a period exceeding five
years and pleads prescription of three
years under act No. los, of 1874, and
the prescription of five years under
the Revised Statutes.
Plaintiffs property was assessed and
sold under the provisions of act No.
AZ, of 1871, and of act No. AZ, of 1873.
The property was originally adjudi-
Gated to the State and the State,
through its tax collector, sold it to
NorcrOss on the 2lst Of April, 1876.
The sale of the tax collector was con-
firmed by the State Auditor on the
Both of October, 1876, act No. los.
1874. In addition to the plaintiffs de-
mand for possession of the premises.
he claims a money Judgment for $4,000,
$500 for fruits and revenues, and
$500 damages.
After quoting numerous decisions,
the learned judge says: "'rhe defend
ant was p0ssess0r in good faith, the
defendant ceased to be possessor in
good faith, however, from the date of
the institution of this suit, for by these
proceedings he was advised of the
defect in his title, of which he was
ignorant, and from the moment he
ceased to be pOssessor bona fide, he
became liable to the owner for the
revenues and products of the property.
The evidence shows that the amount
OF rent collected by NOrcrOss from date
of the institution of this suit to the
date when the testimony was taken,
was $ll76, to which sum the plaintiff
is entitled to judgment, reserving his
right to claim from defendant the
fruits and revenues produced by the
property from March / 1884, and, I'M
der defendants special prayer in his |
answer, his right is reserved against |
plaintiff, in accord with the decision in |
the case Of Hickman VS.. Dawson, b |
Ann, to recover from plaintiff all legal |
made by him tor taxes.
insurance and repairs"
A decree WAS entered in accordance |
with views expressed in the opinion
Vt the court.
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A Word for the oldest and Best.
IN. o. Picayune.l


1t has been quite common in this
State tor the failure of our criminal
court system to be imputed to the re-
spectacle citizen. Jury after jury have
failed to punish crime, aud in each ia
grant case the oldest and best have
received good lecture. When Justice
has failed and the laws become u dead
letter, especially whenever any crime
was committed by one having wealth
or political influence, the lecture has
been read to the merchant and the
capitalist. "The best men will NOT
serve on juries and the worst take
their places" was shouted from the
house tops. 1t had been repeated SO
often that the average respectable citi-
zen had come to think it true, and
joined in the cry, feeling that he him
self had always done his duty, but
supposing that everybody else Ct his
class had shirked.
But it is time to drop this old slogan,
and go down to the real root of the
evil, and that is the personnel Of the
Government. The system is poisoned by
those who administer IL. Justice is de-
feated by the officers of the law, and
the machinery for prosecution vf Grim
inals is in the hands of their friends.
The oldest and best are not wanted on
the juries, except perhaps to give APP
pearances in fragrant cases, aud hence
they are either not called to serve, or
allowed to escape that duty. The law
fails in its vital functions, because the
worst elements of societey are wanted
in the jury box, and are the ones called
there. In the general rottenness of
the system the respectable citizen need
only express wish to be freed from
the duty of jury service and it suffices
without legal exemption, and seeing
around him abundant evidence Of that
rOttenness the respectable citizen can
see no particular use in serving. He
knows full well that he will have little
or no aid in viDdicating the law, either
from his fellow-jurvls Or the officers of
the law.
Though these unwhOlesome facts
have been patent to us for some time, |
they have not been fully appreciated
by the general public. The Ford trial |
has developed the wholesale corruption |
Of the officials available i'm our Crimi- |
nal Court and shown clearly, exactly |
where the evil lies. The ,nvestiga-
lions of the grand jury have laid the
whole fostering mass open to public
gaze, and no man can doubt longer the
rue cause of the present condition of |
lffairs. We attach no completely in
'hese great wrongs to the present
judges of the Criminal Court, but
lbout them and under them is a thor
'ughly organized system for the pro
ectiOn instead of the punishment Of
and orr people realize the
'road fact that society is without any
afeguard, and that the city has been
ong in the hands of the lawless ele
nent.
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Nevada's new law against s'treating'
at public bars is iron bound. 1t infiicts
a fine of from S. to 800 dollars or i'm
prisOnment from two to ten DAYS for
each offense, doubles the penalty where
evasion is attempted BY ''any chicane-
ry or subterfuge whatever This is
unique endeavor in legislation and
ought to have good results. What do
Louisiana SOlOns say to trying it down
here City Item.
Some such law as that would do a
power of good in localities where the
ordinance Of prohibition has been
adopted, where it is customary to
evade the law by securing "prescrip-
ton" (save the mark y from physi-
clan. We understand that several
parties in Colfax have their bottles
with their prescriptions pasted on
them, which make two or three trips
each day to the druggist to be filled.
This is barefaced and shameless
of the law.
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IN. O. states.l

| N. ". 6tates.I
The advocates uf tree whisky and
tobacco for the rich, and taxed food
aud clothing for the working people.
are badly in need OF something to
uphold their sinking spirits. So nd
of are they for consolation, that they
are cheering over the appointment Of
Mr.. Joseph s. Miller, of West Vir
ginia, as commissioner Of Internal
Revenue.
It happens that MIR. Miller was
mildly supported by Free Whisky
Randall in opposition TO Free Food
and Clothing Thompson, of Ken
tacky, wherenpon the high tariff
ru'np Of the party claimed that they
had captured President Cleveland.
Their joy. however, was short lived.
1t Turns out that Mr. Randall was
quite an Indifferent supporter of Mil
ler, whereas. Vice President Hen
bricks, than whom there is no more
pronounced aud determined tariff for
revenue man in the whole Union, and
Senator kenna of Mill-r's own State,
also pronounced and able revenue
tariff Democrat, both persisteptiy
urged Sr. Millcr's appointments. The
most that Can he made by the high
tax Democrats out of this appoint
ment is, that Mr.. Cleveland is deter
mined to hold the party together,
and that in the distribution Of the
patronage OF the government he does
not propose to slap any wing of it in
the face. The commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, be he protectionist
or free trader, can have no power il
shaping the Legislation OF Congress
ON tariff or other questions, and,
when there are SD many true but
-rribg Democruts who folluw ATr.
kandalrs ideas on this particular
question, it is bnt just they should
Receive considerations and recognition
at the hands Of the President.
The revenue tariff Democrats have
no canss Of complaint because The
President has given an important
post 10 high tariff Democrat. when
be has constructed his Cabinet of |
such tariff reform timber as Bayard,
Lamar, Garland and Villas.
The President is = tariff ref0rmer /
Of the pronounced type, and the re-
fDrin tariff legislation which will he
carried through Congress ut he next
however radical it may be-.
will receive bis appreciation. We
are not going Ia have nntaxrd whisky
and taxed food and clothing nnder /
Ibia Democratic administration, if |
Mr. Cleveland and the Democrats
House can prevent it. !
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Let it be understood at the outset,
says DR.. Talmage, that the Protestant
pulpit has no revelation not given to
the Protestant pews. The minister of
Christ has no right to lord it over the
consciences of men. When we preach
we do not utter edicts; we only offer
opinions. In this land and in this age,
where the Bible is in almost every
hand, is in almost every house, let
every man understand that he has a
right, equally with others. to interpret
the word of God for himself, asking
only divine illumination.
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AN IMPORTANT CIRCULAR.

The following correspondence has
been mailed to the sheriffs of the vari
Gus parishes by Auditor Steele:
"You are hereby directed and re-
quired, pursuant to law, to take into
actual possession for the State all prop
erty bid in for and adjudicated to the
State aud all rents and revenues aris-
ing from such property shall be col
lected by you and paid into the general
fund of the State.
Collectors who have failed to make
final statements for collection Of taxes
for 1888, and previous years, are earn
estly requested to do so at once. Fur
Their time cannot be granted. Col
lectOrs, at the close of the second
quarter, must be prepared to file IN
the Office process verbal of sales of
property made to the State, and make
final settlement for taxes of 1884 !;
deeds to improvements of public lands,
lands of which there is no description
and lands which have previously been
sold to the State will not be received
at this Office, nor will any expense in
CURED for advertising such property
and making said deeds be allowed, ex-
cept bills for advertising improvements
on public lands for unpaid taxes.
Taxpayers who are entitled to the
benefits aud desire to avail themselves
of the provisions of act No. SO of 1884,
and shall not have fled the affidavit
after the taxes are due
and exigible, are required to pay all
accrued costs for notices and adver-
Using before they shall be granted the
benefits of said act.
No sale should be made of property
belonging to the Vicksburg, Shreve-
port and Pacific Railroad, as the Ia
bility OF the railroad company to pay
State and parish taxes is dependent on
the final decision to be rendered in the
test case of Dennis, tax collector VS..
the railroad company"
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mo. %.
[Alezandria Town TaIk.I


| This quarry is situated in the north
ern part of Rapides parish, about q
miles by rail and 30 by river above
Alexandria, 4 miles by rail and by
river above Boyce, and about 8 miles
by river below Colfax.
The tract on which this quarry is
situated contains l40O acres and is be-
lieyed to have within its limits, all the
valuable rock in its vicinity. 1t fronts
on the river, and the railroad runs
through it, 80 that there will never be
any trouble about transportation. The
rock crops ont everywhere on the sur
face, and there are immense strata be-
meath. 1t ia in inexhaustable quanti-
ties and is said to possess valuable
qualities for building purposes. There
are onyx, the common brown stone
and the blue building stone.
Before making the purchase the
company secured the services of Mr..
End+r!ie, geologist, who after care
full examination, reported favorably
upon the quantity and quality of the
rock. lie was so well pleased with all
he saw, that he joined the company and
is now one of the Stockholders.
The company is composed of ex-
Governor John McEnery, L. v. Marye.
4. L. Bringhurst, A. A. Goodwin and
E. Enderlie.
As yet, there has been but little work
done. The first object of the compa-
nay was to secure all the land ON which
this particular rock was. to be found.
1t consisted of several tracts and be-
l0nged to different owners. In their
negotiations, they met with trouble
and delays, until they could succeed
in being the sole owners. Fearing
competition, they did not wisl, to pro-
coed to work to open up the quarry.
There are no buildings on the land;
and no accommodations for employees.
The steamer Herbert, last week, car
ried up lot of lumber and one house
is now in process Of erection. It will
DO built on bluff running right mp to
the river, and commanding for miles
a magnificent view of the plantations
on the opposite side. AS soou as tho
necessary buildings have been erected.
a force of men will be put to excavat-
ing the rock to fill the orders which
s'essS OCOH tCCC1SOsts uS COIbIIb(UV
expects to start off slowly and carefully
ut first. until they ascertain the cost of
and transportation, and the
value ut the stone in market. If they
should meet with that favorable result
which they have every reason toe
pect they will strike out on grand
scale and will open mp a new industry
which will give employment to many
men, bring money into the parish and
add tn its value.
There is at work at the quarry an
experienced stone cutter named Scott,
who pron0unces the rock of superior
quality, and who has dressed up most
several pieces for the Ex-
position. These, on the return trip If
The Hebert, Capt. Goodwin brought
Town a. far as Alexandria and placed
IN exhibition at Mr.. Marye's Office.
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THE WORLDS EXPOSITION.

Every patrlOtlc citizen OF this cOun
try can but rejoice that the Worlds
Exposition has come triumphant out OF
the clouds of misstatement and SIAN
der, which for weeks past have go
darkly enveloped it, and now stands
before the world, Acknowledged by
every fair-minded intelligent visitor
as the greatest, grandest industrial
exposition of which history furnishes
any record. 1t is such an Exposition
in which every citizen has an interest.
Every object it can conserve has a d.
rect influence upon the welfare and
prosperity OF the country.
The immense magnitude of the
Worlds Exposition, mourning as it has
an immense expense, will undoubtedly
deter the citizens of this generation
from the attempt to organize another.
Hence, the present will be the only
opportunity presented during this
century of attending a great Worlds
Exposition.
Railroad companies have already es-
tablished the lowest rates ever hereto
fore given. They have agreed to make
exceptionally low excursion rates to
the people who wish to be present at
the special estate days."
Thursday, the Both of April, has
been appointed by the management tor
special observance by the people of
Louisiana. This announcement is made
early that measures may be taken in
time by every parish tn secure full
and creditable representation on SO
interesting and important an occasion.
Through the enterprise and liberali-
ty of MIR. H. Mcknight, the commits
sioner for our parish, Grant stands
about third on the list for proper and |
creditable display in the report of the
United States commissioner on the |
Louisiana exhibit. She is given credit
Tor fine fruits, nuts and oats, while
special mention is made of her forestry
exhibit as containing varieties that
will repay a careful examination by
visitors. Our collective exhibit con
sists of block of dressed sandstone
feet inches long, 2 feet 10 inches
vide and ID inches thick (said to he as
good as the best on exhibition, pet
'ified wood, one case of fossil bones.
shell mail, one Mexican Indians corn
mill and several other curiosities-
'etrified brain of a hog, gypsum, dried
longer eel, etc. Beside the above
Grant parish had more than a dozen
'tller items with which she is not cred.
ted. In addition to the foregoing Mr..
Meningitis fine colt "Dann is awarded
he blue ribbon as the lest animal of
Unknown pedigree in the whole South.
We advise all our readers who pos
IDLY can to attend the Exposition.
The weather at New Orleans is now.
fter a season of nnexampled atrocity,
imply superb. Everything about the [
Exposition is now complete. The
ates of entertainment and accommo- !!
alton are as low as at any time, and ,
nth low transportation rates no other /
lcentive is needed to insure a large
tendance from this section. II
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Mansfield Female College.
1SS4-8j.

The Fall Term begins September 10th,
1854. The best teachers that can be found
are employed ia the Literary, Music and
Art departments. Terms as reasonable Is
can be made. For further information APP
ply to the President. I'm. GRACE,
s6-lm Mansfield. La.
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Gen. Grant still fingers between life
and death. He is perfectly collected,
and, with the fortitude of the christian
and soldier. expresses willingness
and desire to go to meet his friends
aud loved ones con the other Shore"
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Mr.. n. Sampsel, Ottawa. Kane.s
writes @DR. S. B. HARrMAx q Co.
columbus, O.-Gentlemen have suf,
tered for seven years; have tried every
tnlng and many physicians, and all have
tailed. I went to Pittsburgh. and while
there fell on the street, my breath seemed
70 leave my lungs, and numbnese over
power me. determined o&ive PRruNA
and MANALIN fair trial. / used four hot
ties Of each, and my trouble left. never. /
nope, TO return. ! left Pittsburgh three
weeks ago for Kansas, and thought, -
was going to new country, had better
take bottle Of MANALrN with me. on
account OF bad water, etc. I arrived
here with one-half bottle. found one
OF my friends in pretty bad condition.
The doctors were treating her for chills
and fever. did not Know what her
trouble was, though persuaded her to
use The 0ANALIN. She did 60, and the
INST day she was up doing her work.
Now this seems strange, bat Il i. never
theless, = candid truth. She used Il ali.
and has never had cause to lie down
during the day since she took the first
three doses"
a Case that Was RronounosA In
Qurable.
Miss G. c. Peck, zr4 Jackson street,
Milwaukee, Wis, writes: "Dx. S. b.
HARTMAN & Co.-Centlemen take
great Pleasure in stating to you the benefit
received from your valuable PERurA.
] have been suffering for about fifteen
years with . severe cough and bronchitis
ESQ the doctors call it). / was treated BY
different physicians, and spent considers-
bic money for different kinds Of patent
medicines, but received no benefit what
ever. DR.. Fox, Of this city, claimed I
had consumption, and there was no hope
for me ever getting better. I was 20 bad
that coughed almost continually. Mrs.
Henry Ellis, friend Of mine, induced
me to try your PkRUNA. l am happy
70 say began to notice q change after /
had taken my second bottle. took
eight bottles in all, and now / feel like I
new woman. II Il hadn't been for Pr
RuNA ! think I would be in my-xrave
now. Il i = wonderful remedy, and /
recommend 1t to AL my friends
Messn. Baker Bros, Mt. Vernon, o..
write T" Your PERUNA sells vel. Cas-
lcmers speak Of 4 - being good medi-
,ine."
Mr.. Daaiel r. Spry. Portsmouth,, o.,
vrites: have Z good trade in PERUnA.
G selh well and gives satisfaction."
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Buffalo gnats are said to be destroy
ing stock in Catalonia parish. As yet
we have heard no complaint about de-
struction Of stock in Grant, although
the gnats are reported to be numerous
and very annoying in some places.
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George Elliott once said that halt the
women in England die prematurely old
for want of an aim in life. That is
they Miss it all their lives hunting for
some other name.
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Two women called on O'Donovan
Rosa last Saturday, and told him they
had machine for blowing up all Eng
land. The great blower looked them
steadily in the mouth, and said he did
not doubt it.
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Prickly Ash Bitters is not an intoxi-
eating beverage, but pleasant, mild
laxative and efficient tonic, acting d.
rectly on the liver, kidneys, stomach
and bowels.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-11

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