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PRODUCT or SORGHUM SUGAR.


AT present, therefore, the production
of sugar from sorghum is not an en-
couraging one, and the sorghum men
are no less anxious than you for the
future. But sorghum is also valuable
as a cereal Its seed may be said to
avaerge twenty bushel per acre and its
nutritive value is as great as corn. 1t
is excellent for poultry, and when boiled,
for hogs and cattle. In New Jersey
may be found a large number of swine
whose only food has been boiled sor-
ghum seed. These animals are re
markably healthy and sleek, and in
nearly five years not one of them has
died Of any of the epidemic diseases
which are so fatal, While, therefore,
at the present time the amount OF SCR
ghum sugar made, not more than a mil
lion pounds per annum, is insignificant
rs an economic factor, yet'it must not
be forgotten that as a sirup producer
and rs a forage plant, II has claim upon
our attention which it would be very
unwlSc to neglect
Sorghum sugar has also, believe, a
future, unless il be that our political
economists and politicians, are resolved
on economic suicide, 10y securing the
destruction OF every sugar industry in
the land. In Kansas, especially, there
seems to be soil and climate pccu
liarly suited to sugar production. Years
OF trial and intelligent study will finally
work out the boundries of the sugar
production from sorghum, and | hope
to see its successful establishment.
Because a few thousand dollars are
los, in attempts at developing an indus
Try is no reason why final success may
not be secured, Such is the history OF
every industry, And even in the oldest
and most firmly established industries
failures are often seen. Thus, while
/, is true that those bold and enter
prlsing men who have put their money
IN sorghum sugar factories are likely TO
lose, 1t is also true, that had the price of
sugar and syrup been maintainedat what
they were four years ago, fair dividends
might have been found now, where
ghoStly assessments stalk in the mid
night OF disaster, So believe there is
still hope Tor that much wronged cousin
OF yours, the patient sorghum, and |
hope to be able to do something to
help 1t along.
MORE HOPEFUL VIEW
In contras, with the above We give
below extracts from private letter writ
ten by Dr. Peter Collier to ]. ].
Crossman Esq, ofthis city, Doctor Col
lier is mentioned by Prof Wiley at the
head OF recent Investigators of the sor-
ghum problem, and will be remembered
by many OF our readers as the govern.
ment chemist under Commissioner lie
due. Since his retirement from the
government service DR. Collier has
continued his sorghum work and has
lately published an exhaustive treatise
on the subject DIR. Golfers letter TO
MIR, CroSsman Was not written Tor pub.
lica,ion, but We fear We shall have to
treat II to the same fate which befallS
most private correspondence when an
editor gets wind OF its existence. DR.
Collier writes as follows
II is a long time since ! have writer
OF heard from you, and | now write
simply TO remind YOU that il anything
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CPEcIAL ORDERS.

CPECIAL ORDERS.
The undersigned gives prompt attention to al
x@ SPECIAL ORDERS Va
FOR BOOKS, MUSIC. STATIONERY, PERIOD
icALs. RUBBER, BRASS OK STEEL
STAMPS, SEALS.
Or any other articles pertaining to the
Ne,rs, Booh, Stationery aud Fancy 0ooas
Trade.
avoid errors o. delay.
THOs. q. THRUN.
Fort St and = Merchant st.
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Important elections will take
place this Fall in New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio and Virginia.
Iu Pennsylvania the Republicans
have nominated for State Tleasu
rer, Mr.. Quay who isl Republican
without guile.
He represents the extremists,
and has cut loose from all factions
of his own party.
In Ohio Foraker, who was beat
EN- two years ago. is the Republican
Candidate for Governor.
AS the prohibitlonlSt> propose 70
take Il strong hand in this contest.
and as they ale believed to draw
their strength principally from the
Republicans, Foraker will probably
be defeated again.
In Virginia the fight will be a
square one between Malone and
the Democratic Party.
1t will be simply i battle for his
supremacy Or overthrow, political
questions viii only he brought for
wand as ties, may weaken or
strengthen that arch con>pirator
and traitor to his party.
In New York no candidates are
vet announced.
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Very Remarkable Recovery.

Mr.. Geo. V. Willing, of Manchester
Mich, writes :"My wife has been al
most helpless for five years, SO helpless
that she could not turn over in bed
alone. She used two bottles of Elec
trio Bitters, and Is so much improved,
that she is able now to do her own
work"
Electric Bitters will do all that is
claimed for them. Hundreds of test
mouials attest their great curative pow
ers. Only fifty cents a bottle at Thibo
daux Drug Store.
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SAD!!-On last Wednesday
morning, July Is. 1885, Christian
Belteau went up iuto the upper
room of Frank Hoffmann's stable,
to pick up a few scraps of old leath
er, with which to repair some har
ness for his little grandchildren.
By some misstep lie fell through
the opening, to the lower floor,
some nine feet, his head striking
first. His friends rushed to him
but the unfortunate old man was
dead-his neck being broken.
Christian was in his SEVENTEEN
year, and tor 80 or 40 years he had
been working about the country, on
various plantations, repairing aud
making harness.
Everybody knew and liked the
quiet, gentle, inotfensive, old man.
For % years he had been an ac,
tive, willing, energetic member OF
Thibodaux Fire Co. No. l and o.
Wednesday, as the shadows OF the
evening were %darkening the earth,
his felloW-members laid the body
of their unfortunate comrade away
to rest under the sshadow of the
oaks in st. Johns cemetery. Poor
old Christian! No one will have
any other than pleasant memories
of the venerable old man who repo
ses'so quietly in the dark shadows
of his narrow tomb.
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IMMIGRATIoN.-Every few days

! IVA NV" ~ u
we see a notice of some emigrant
Office or emigrant society, adver
tisiDg its facilities for the recep
ton of immigrants. What do we
want with immigrants On all
sides men are seen sitting on the
corners begging for work that they
may buy bread for themselves and
families, and yet they are trying to
induce others to come here. Who
ever seen mechanics and laborers
idle in Louisiana in July, previous
to the year 1885?
The effort to coax poor met from
other countries to come to LouiSi
ana is not only IA shame TO civiliza
ton, but it is IA disgrace and IL
crime.
Do these emigration societies
want to ill the State with paupers
Can any man invite IA poor labo
ring man to come to this State to
improve his condition without his
lips burning with talsehoods?
Let work be found and given to
those who are here, willing to work,
anxious to work, and when employ
ment is found for them and Starva
ton driven ii ON heir doors, then
it will be time to talk of emigration
societies and not before.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Goth judicial District Court, Par
ish of Lafourche.
Pierre e. Lorio rs. No. 211O, Joseph
Z. ThibOdeauc.
Francois Samoan as. No. gill, Jos.
Z. TRib0deaur.

Take notice that acting by virtue OF two
writs of III Fla emanating from the above en-
titled Court. in the above entitled aud num-
bered suits | have seized and will offer for
sale at public auction pursuant to law to the
last and highest bidder ut the Court House in
the Town Of Thibodaux, on Saturday the 18th
day OF july. 1885, between the hours of H.
O'Clock A. NJ. and 4 O'Clock z. NJ. the follow
ing describedproporty to-wlt:
The entire contents of Joseph 7. Thibo-
deaux's Pharmacy situated corner of Nam
and St. Philip streets in the Town of Thibo-
deaux consisting of drugs and medicines,
stores fixture, counters, shelvings, bottles,
notions. fancy articles. &c &c.
Terms and conditions of sale, cash on the
spot in United States treasury notes.
July 4th, 1885.
THEOP HILE THIBODAUx,
Sheriff.
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Every indication goes to show

Every indication goes to show
that the crop of 1885 will be a good
aud rennmerative one,
Rice is so nearly made now that
it may be considered safe, and as
the planting is large. it may be safe
" predicted that the yield this Fall
will exceed that of any previous
harvest ever gathered in Lafourche.
Sugar cane averages we'll and bids
fair to produce a good result, when
passed through the mill.
The corn crop will be the largest
ever grown in Lafourche, and there
is no reason why an immense hay
crop should not be saved.
The crops have been made with
less outlay than any one that has
ever been grown in Lafourche.
With corn an. hay to feed his
stock the planter viii be enabled to
work with some satisfaction in 1856
He may not handle SO many dol
lars as he has been in the habit OF
doing, but more of them will re
main in his own hands. With this
new departure a better state of
prosperity may be anticipated in
the future, aud 1885, with all its
strinsencies and burdens may prove
to be amemorable one.
People may both p~hilosophise
and theorise over whole reams of pa
per to prove that it is no more expen
sive to'grow largecrops Of sugar and
buy corn than it is to grow ones
own forage. the broad fact stands
out in bold relief than no planter
ever followed that IDEA practically
who did not come to grief.
The planter and the farmer must
throw off the burdens that the com
mission merchants heap upon and
coil around them.
This can only be done by raising
everything needful on a plantation
that can be grown thereon.
The merchant sits down in his
palatial office and hollows sugar,
sugar, all day long.
What he wants is sugar, for on
that he gets his commission and
his fees. On the corn the planter
grows, he receives no commission
for selling, and non for buying fol
age that the planter c%ultivates him
self.
Hence, 1t IS human nature that
he should insist upon big paintings
of sugar cane, and be liberal III his
offers to purchase forage to run the
plantations.
The farmer has been forced by
the "hard tines of 1885 to do pre-
cisely what he ought to have don't
before.
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Assessors Notice to Tax Payers
OFFICE OF ASSESSOR, J
Thibodaux La, June 81. 1885.

Thibodaux La, June 81, 1885.
All persons liable to taxation upon any de
scription OF property whether real estate or
nifty to Section % of Act No. 96 of 1882, the
listing of the property, and the estimated
valuation made thereof by the Assessor in &C
cordance with law. and that the said lists
will be exposed i'll the office of the said Asses
sor for inspection and correction for q term
of twenty days beginning next after the ten
days required for notice as herein provided
shall have expired. All taxpayers are earn
nestly invited to avail themselves of the op
portunity afforded to make known their oh
~jections to any assessment and to test their
correctness ia the manner provided by law.
JOHN NJ. WALSH.
Assessor, Parish OF Lafourche.
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The weather tor the past week
has been intensely warm ; so warm,
that some people We're heard to say,
on Wednesday morning, that the
previous night was the warmest
that they had ever experienced and
that they had been unable to sleep
during the whole night.
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HOTEL ARR VALN.
For the week ending July Il, 1885
vet announced.

STRANGERS HOTEL.-Capt. Joe Daifer
es. j. Leo Bayhi, G.Olivcr, 3 Scwartz NO;
J. b. Gibelip. st. John Baptist L. Savol eand
family. Assumption J. Rousseau, f. Rous
seau, c. Mathews, George Dionle and family,
LafOurche +; L. Alleman, Centrcville.
DIED.-On Monday, July Is, 1885. at 9
O'Clock p. m, Frank johnson, son of G. Frank
johnson and Cora l.. Mars, aged one year
and one month.
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Last night, the ELITE Social
Club" gave a grand soiree dansante
i'll Protector hall. where all the
youth, beauty, wit and merriment
of Thibodaux, assembled and had
a splendid time-dancing to an
early hour this morning.
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On last Monday hight, A. Nal
brough, who resides i'll Terrebonne,
while on his way home from Thibo
daux, was attacked by some dogs,
upon which he drew and cooked
his revolver. After the dogs were
driven away, he was replacing his
pistol in his inside coat pocket,
having neglected to uncock it
when by some unaccountable ma
nnuyre he struck the trigger, dis
charging the pistol and inflicting a
q very serious wouud-the ball en-
tering above the first right RIB and
descending made its exit at his hip
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Adolphe Verret, an old citizen OF
Terrebonne, who will be pleasantly
remembered by the elder citizens
of Lafourche, died a few days ago,
aged IS years. He was a member
of the Secession Convention, of 1861
and opposed the separation of the
State from the Union, but, when
beaten by the vote, he went with
the majority. Mr. Verret was a
Sugar Planter, but of late years
has lived a retired life.
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James Brazil, a lad of about
twelve years, while foofing with a
revolver, on last Thursday, shot
one of his hands. This exemplities
the folly of parents not watching
and preventing their children from
handling snch dangerous toys.
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We acknowledge, with thanks,
an invitation from Misses O.. and
L. Naquin to attend the annual ex
ercise of the St. Valerie School,
which they have conducted for
many years, with great success,
to be held July o1st at O'Clock
2. M.
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The Terrebonne Times does not
admire the appointment of Gabriel
Montegut as director of the Mint.
The principal reason given for this
dislike is that Montegut, by his
"zeal and DEVOTION" and his eX
IRENE p%artlsanship "has driven the
most intelligent portion of the Dem
ocrats from the party
We don't know about his driving
anybody out of the Democratic
ranks, but the record shows that
he has reduced the Republican ma
jority in Terrebonne from about
1900 to about 800, and it is just
such driving that we like, and we
rather admire the man who does
the driving.
If Montegut has received his ap
pointment as a reward for his "zeal
and devotion" to the Democratic
party, he has worthily earned the
distinction and the appointing pow
ers deserve credit for giving hlu
| all important Office.
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The season for purchasing cook
stoves for use at sugar houses is
now approaching
A fine assortment can always be
found at r. Il. McBride's store de
pot on Market street.
Charter Oak, Cotton Plant,
Belle of Orleans, Crescent City and
many other varieties always on
hand.
These stoves will he sold at pr
ces to suit the times. Call in and
examine them.
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~De Qbibo0aux scintiue1
sArU RDAY,J JULY Is, 1885.
LOCAL NEWS

Ihe annual exercises of the Thib
odaux College and distribution Of
premiums will take place Sunday,
July 10Th, in st. Joseph's hall.
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The Police Jury, of this Parish,
met in regular session on last Tues
day ana continued until Thurs
DAY, when it adjourned sine die.
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Remember that the Sallie 3. will
be ut ThihOdanx wharf every Tues
day and Friday morning with fine,
fresh. salt water crabs and fish.
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L.. L. Caillonet J. P. was admit
ted to the practice of law hv the
Supreme Court that met in Opelou
sas, last week.
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Cant. Hotard has arrived at
Grand Bayou bridge with his
dredge boat, having cleared out all
distractions that interfered with
tho passage of the water through
that outlet. The surplus water in
that basin can now pass Oft rapidly
When once it falls into that stream
In two or three years more, this
stream can be cleaned up as far as
Bayou rOnion and that Bayou
dredged. out, as we'll as several
smaller drains that carry the rain
water into the Grand Bayou, when
the entire swamps on the east side
of the Bayou Lafourche will become
dry and cultivable land, adding
thousands of acres OF fine land to
the area Of cultivation,
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Creole Female Tonic remove suppress
sion, cures prolapsns uteri or fall OF the
womb, and invigorates the female organs
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Wives and mothers should not fail to
try Creole Female Tonic.
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Circulars have been distributed
throughout the town. announcing
that an Excursion from New Or
leans to Franklin, La, will be given
on to morrow, the 19th,b 10y a Fire Go.
of n. O. and one OF Alglers. May
the trip be both financially anu SO
ciallv successful.
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Rice Sacks.

Offer to sack the crop. See a
in another column.
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The steamer Alice Leblanc made
a trip to the Gulf: returning on
Monday morning.
The steamer Mabel Comeaux
passed ThibodauX, last Sunday
evening, on her way to the Gull OF
Mexico, and returning, passed here
last Wednesday. The participants
all appeared to be well pleased
with their trip.
Mr.. L. l.. Winder, of this town
left, last Monday, to accompany
his brother John Winder to Old
Sweet Sulphur Spring in West WI
ginia.
Mr.. John Winder has been quite
sick and will remain tor some weeks
at the Springs. Mr.. L. l.. Wlndel
will return in y few days.
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From all parts of the State come
the good news of fine crops, corn,
cotton, sugar cane, rice and every
agricultural industry is thriving.
Louisiana will soon enter upon
an era Of prosperity, such as she
has not experienced for many a
year. 1t may not be of initiation or
moonshine, but it will be one OF
strength and durability, shedding
it's benefits upon all, rich and poor.
WHAT'S IN A NAME ?-The doc
tor looked at the patients pulse
felt Of his tongue, and said Will
Spartan brevity:
sBilen
Il can't said the rich man gloon
lily. 'I'm not a tea kettle.'
/ have diagnosed your case /;
returned the doctor. you are su
fering from al idiosyncrasy.'
Good Heavens" gasped the p'
tient, will it kill me?
1t will in time,' answered the do
tor solemnly.
Aud now the rich man is tryin,
to find out if ihe has originated
new disease, or it it's only doctor
! Latin for tape worm.-Ex.
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Tbibodaux Castle No. 126 Knights
of the Golden Rule met in regular
session on Tuesday night July Il
1885.
X. II. Mcbride District Deputy
Grand Commander installed the
following officers for the current
term ending December 81 1885. ;.
S. T, Grisamore, Commander.
&. BinniDgs, Vice
l.. G. ALBERT, Master-at-arms.
j. s. L. DeZauche, Rec. Secretary.
II. II. Michelet, Fin.
L. Zernott, Treasurer
Il. l.. Winder, Prelate
j. w. Trotter, Herald
| A. Weissenthanner, Warder.
Ii. Marx, SentlGel.
Il. G. Curtis, Trustee, to serve
for three years.
Thihodaux Castle has passed
through its first year OF existence,
has had one death and numbers "a
members.
II. meets on the second and fourth
Sundays Of each month in Odd
Fellows Lodge corner OF Market
and Patriot streets, Thibodaux.
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Rice Sacks.

Want to sack the crop. See ad
vertisment in another column.
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Creole Female Tonic has made robust
wives and mothers of confirmed invallds
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Rice Sacks.

Propose to sack the crop. See
advertisement, elsewhere.
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A. Riggs s. Bro, Cistern Makers
247 Delord street ; n. O. Send for
price list.
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There is only one thing worse
than the chills and fever, and that
is the poisonous medicines that are
used to cure it. A remarkable eX
ception Of these medicines is Smiths
Chill and Fever Tonic, purely vege
table. Four bits per bottle.
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On next Wednesday, July %,
1885, there will be an Excursion
from Thibodaux to Belle-Passe, on
the Gulf coast, aboard the coy,
little steamer Alice Leblanc. The
boat will leave this wharf at 6
O'Clock A. M. and after remaining
at Belle asse two days will return
Oh Sunday the 25th. Fare, for the
round trip, from Thibodaux, $500;
Lockport, $500; Cutoff, $500.
There will be variousamusements
at the Cult, prepared for the recep
ton of the excursionists, and hence
those who are DESTROYS of having a
little pleasant recreation, at a small
fee, should not MISS this Excu rsion
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The Steamer Sallie b. was up on
time last Tuesday morning and Yes
terday with numerous strings OF fine
fish, on ice, that fairly made the
eyes of people who are fond of fish,
dance with delight.
Trout spanish mackerel, red fish
founders, croquers were found in
the variety. The Sallle B. is a pub
lie blessing, and Victor is a trump,