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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-03
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Court opens Monday
Spring is in full blast
Advertise in the TIMES.
Did you get April fooled?
The woods arc getting green.
Fools were scarce this April.
non,t worry about overflow.
souirrels ought to be plentiful.
Get your fishing tackle in order,
The pic-nic season will soon open.
wasps are putting in an appear
snce.
April opened with good stit
frost.
When you want a straw hat call
on Blum.
last "Wednesday morning dawn
ed on ice, at TalluIah.
This week opened with a villain
Gus spell of weather.
Judge Farrar was a visitor TO
T,uulah this week.
The high winds arc rapidly dry
ing the mud.
The contractors are piling up
dit in the Canal Bayou swamp.
pou,t be uneasy about the river.
There is no danger in sight.
The demand for the plan and
.ueci6cation of the Jail is large.
A mud shoe, patterned after q
.Oov shoe. would be Il good thing,
There is no change in the time OF
passenger trains, the change Is IL
the freight trains.
And now Mr.. J. T. Mcclellan Is
!. IS proud as peacock. y girl Il
the reason why.
his about time for Tallulah e
have some weddings. Who vii
make the first jump?
Bishop Catcher will be in Tai
hIaG next Thursday, April 8, l
nothing occurs to prevent.
Every once in a while, and some
times twice in a while, the TINE
gets a new subscriber. Its fame /
spreading through the land.
The law which does not ALLOW
Clerks Of the District Courts, an.
pav in criminal matters should b
repealed. Who will whoop tn
matter up?
Tie dance Thursday night wa
not as well attended as usual. n
one seemed to be right sure Their
would be a dance. 1t was the Is
Of April.
Wedding licenses cannot be OF
tanned at the SherifITs office. Go
can get a license for any bushes
there, but when it comes to ma
rage licenses, the Sheriff is n,
yOurman.
fZ
The TINES is in receipt of a cop
Of the Eureka REGULATIONS No 6.
handy little volume of 12S page.
The book has been prepared b
Mrs. Anna Randall-Dichl. an
viii be sent by the publishers,
;. 0gilyie & CO., 81 Rose Stree
\, T., for twelve cents in stamp
Mr.. viii Coltharp was marie
last Tuesday, to Miss Jeannet
Dewnes, at Milliken's Bend. II
Wedding was attended by the rel
lives of the family and few in
mate friends. After the ceremon
refreshments were served, and
lew pleasant hours passed. r.
ZINES was literally remembered
The shape of generous samples
Inc wedding cakes.
The V. 5. & p, seems to have
gudse against the parishes on Il
end Of Its line. \ Madison pari
man who had two mules and
herseto ship from Delta, was as
co over thirty. dollars for hauli
ne three. He thinks if he h
about fifty head to ship it we,
pay him to have a canal dug Fl,
vac Mississippi out to his place,
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-03
CAPITAL PRIZE. $4,000.
La. s. |.

We the undersigned Banks and Bank
ers viii pay att prizes drawn IN the
Louisiana state Lotteries which may be
1T our counters
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-03
ItOALNND WOOD HEATiNGSrovEs
< LEE RICHARDSON * co,

Vg-ASUBTRN * HOEN'S GARBED
W Fence Wire. LIE RICHARDSON $50
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-03

administrator Of the Succession Of
l.. {. CrLLINGIlN, deceased.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-03

VI. n. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.
Mch. IL.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-03

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-, township rs II. Il Is /: @ AMI n !
. Of II " see 20. e. J and D.! Of w SECTION
~. q ON W section =, township IL
north. Range - East, taxes 1852,
/ SG9.04 AMI pms &.tios; taxes lo'+, SUI
aud penalties.
NiCols. Geo. ". sue.
. one eight interest in Daita Real Is
/ tate: taxes 1853, 81 81 and penalties.
( oil Works, Monroe
Building at Mounds; taxes 1855, $40
and penalties.
/ O'Learv, Mrs. Alice
House and lot near Nilliken's Bend;
taxes lS,5, Sl2.25 and penalties.
! Raw. ChGs. 3.
Lots sand Gin Block II , and improve
ments in Delta: taxes lSN1, Sit.65 AMI
penalties: taxes 1854, Sl6.3S and penal
tie-; taxes lSSi, lao an. penalties.
Robertson castor J.
I-pDqr Montague traef. jots-6. :. 5 and
. . Of section 9. eG oflot g -ectioG i0slat.
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and 5. and ] of p = and 6 ots
.ection -. excepting 10 acres sod =
, Or. :. ". Hamilton. township i %, /
flI Z: taxes loSj. 9l5.jy Gnd IeualGes
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ID. w. Adams tract, Sc -estioE o.iot
, >. 3. and Of sectioE 9 lots IL. sans
Is. and V nf y ban. 2 ] at y SEE
, ton l., township J. n. K II L; JaAe
! 1885. sI2SJ4lt penatti-s.
Robertson. Castor
bower Nrata-uc tract. az E1oti4lrl
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section s. E~ts ,. =. ,ysaDd q. andatTv
andsJ.ofn q tim IL, and Iot7 en-
m i Of e lection Is. = ~ unciy1de
interests in 80 offs sctloa Z. and 81
/. lots !. >. 3, 4. , aud &, ana W VI "
se.ylen h. township - u. Il IL !: take
: 1888. s3I 81 and penalties.
Simon. Mrs. Mary
lot in Block = IN Delta; taxes 100
o Sl.Sl an penalties.
: snyder. Mrs. Clara
!. Nicely" fractional section %, @ -
e. section -. LOT fractional sectlo
-, township Ia n. 3 u I, taxes Is
5 $3.50 and penalties.
StsuutUn. FrejcriCk
Swt section - SasTush!p i Rorl.
d range i2east, taxc.5 1855, $50 aHd pei
:. IltiaS.
: Smith. 4. W. and sue. af samuel. 4.
Section living west OF Bayou Despair
~ that portion # Tie * ae'tion
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-03

STEAWCTTTEBS:C DRN~IELLEBS
LEE RICHARDSON &; co.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-24
About Northern Excursionists

Southern Lumberman.
There have been so many "eXcur-
sions," so called, of northern people
into this and the States south that an
impression is growing in the minds
of the southern people that many of
these prospectors don't "mean bust
ness" but simply avail themselves of
the cheap railroad fares and the anx-
iety of our people to develop our nat
ural resources, to have "high old
time" and enjoy themselves. This
impression, whether justly founded
or not, is fast tending toward restrain
ing the hospitable instincts of the
southern people and causing them to
look with distrust upon excursionists
who come in body with flourish
of trumphets, fill the daily papers
with eXtravagpnt praise of our scene
ry, resources, ETC., and gohome never
to be heard from again. The best
way to secure the most profitable in
vestment at low rates, is for the par
ties to come quietly, look and inves-
tigate for themselves, and keep clear
of the newspaper reporters until their
trade is confirmed. The best way
not to make a good trade is to an
nounce publicly beforehand what
you want to do. There are sharpers
all over the South looking for that
class Of men. And among the sharp
est of all these sharpers are northern
men who have a large acquaintance
in the North and who have resided
in the South long enough to learn
just what kind of Il clay" to spread
in order to catch their countrymen.
Every swindle Of this kind that is
practiced is laid at the door of the
southern people and breeds mutual
distrust. Let us get back to plain
business methods in business, and re-
serve horn-blowing for purely festive
occasions. If mere pleasure is desired
trip through the South at any sea-
son of the year will afford more real
enjoyment to a northern stranger
than any other of equal cost he could
possibly take, and he will always find
hearty welcome. But a pleasure
trip under the disguise of business
will lead to mutual distrrst.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-24

There is a story told of Labouchere
when he was an attache of the British
legation at Washington which indi-
Gates his disposition for a joke. A
visitor called one day at the legation
to see the British minister. "He is
not in,' said Labouchere. "Never
mind; I'll take a seat and wait till he
comes" The visitor was handed a
chair, on which he sat for about an
hour, when he became rather restless
and consulted his watch. "LoOk
here" said he; 81 can't wait forever;
how much longer will he be"'
"Well," said the impudent attache,
"he left for Canada this afternoon,
and 1 expect him back in about six
weeks"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-24
They Are Dead.

John Kelley thought Tilden too
old and frail to run second time as
President. John Kelley is dead.
Chandlerw rested the presidency from
Tilden. Chandler is dead. Grant, it
is said, would have arrested and ina
prisoned Tilden if he had tried to claim
the Office he had been elected to.
Grant is dead. Hancock was chosen
as a more likely man to live through
the presidency than Tilden. Han
cock is dead. Hendricks seemed to
have a life ahead of him as compared
with the man at the head of the tick
ct. Hendricks is dead. Seymour,
McClellan-all the old candidates are
dead. Meanwhile Mr.. Tilden seems
to beenjoyingreasonably good health,
has good appetite and sleeps sound
O. nights, with mind as clear as a
bell.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-24
The State Debt.

Bolivar Bulletin.
While in Nashvillesometwo weeks
ago, we had pleasant chat with Col.
Pickard, the present Comptroller of
the State, in regard to the present
condition of the bonded debt of Ten
nessee. He informed us that about
100000, 900 of the bonded debt of the
State had been funded under the 1913
act, and that the interest upon the
State debt proper bonds, and the
funded bonds had been paid prompt
ly, and that there was a sufficient
amount now in the State Treasury to
meet theinstallment of interest which
falls due on the LIST of July next.
While this was being done about
$l50,000 of Torbett issue certificates
hab been redeemed. 1t has not be-
come necessary to borrow one cent to
meet the interest, and Col. Pickard
did not think it would become neces-
sary to do so. The State debt proper
bonds are now quoted at $1.l0 in the
market and can not be had lat that
price, as the holders regard them as
splendid investments, and do not
want to part with them. The new
three per cent bonds are worth sew
enty-five cents on the dollar.
The holder of a $500 per cent bond
can get more money for it in the mar
ket than he could have gotten for the
$1,000 6 per cent bond, which he sur
rendered in exchange for it when the
50-3 act was passed. AS the bonds of
the State were held by spectators,
who bought them at FROM thirty to
thirty-fve cents on the dollar, they
have not been damaged at all by set
Element of same at sos. Col. Pick
ard was notified by an Eastern capt.
talist that he would lend the State
$250,OOO for ninety days without in
terest if it was needed to pay interest
upon the bonds of the State.
The Democrats of the State are to
be congratulated upon the settlement
of this vexed question finally and for
ever (for they alone did it upon
terms honorable to the State and sat,
isfactory to the bondholders. The
balance of the. Torbett issue certifi-
Gates will be taken up in two years
more, and then at the present rate OF
taxation, the State will be able to
take up $3.50, 900 of bonds each year.
The law requires the per cent bonds
shall be retired first, as they bear
heaviest upon the State. Four OF
five years will see them all taken up
and in a few years, With Democratic
rule 1.-THE State will be out of debt.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-24
The Gates OF Happiness.

All men and women should rejoice
to remain part child all through life,
however long its course may run.
The games, the dance, the anecdote,
the assembly of friends, the feast are
as much a part of humanity as its
natural power to laugh or to perceive
the point of wit. Amusement is one
of the forms of human happiness.
The happiness, like old Thebas, has a
hundred gates for its coming and 60
ing-the gate of tears, for man weeps
when he is happy, amid music or in
revisiting his mothers home; the
gate of pensiveness, for he is happy
when hereads Gray's Elegy, or walks
in the rustling autumn leaves /; the
gate of admiration, fora man is happy
amid the beauty of nature and of art
the gate Of friendship, when heart
finds its companion heart the gate
of hope, for man is happy when the
coming days are pictured with these
angel figures of expectation. Ofthese
hundred gates of happiness, amuse-
ment makes unexplained by the
builder Of human life. 1t must open
before us, and we may all pass in and
out as long us the heart shall remain
unbroken by death or grief.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-24
Insurance Commissioners Report.
INSURANCE BUREAU OF KENTUCKY,
FRANKFORT, JAN. Is, 1886.

INSURANCE BUREAU OF KENTUCKY,
FRANKFORT, JAN. Ii, 1885,
Hon. W. Hoke President Kentucky Security Fund Co.. Louis
riWe, Ky
Sir hand herewith certificate made in pursuance law
shown by said certificate found the correct in every detail
condition
age fits MEMBERSHIPS than and the careful and efficient medical supervision
Medical his rejection of volume of business
found of the excellent condition. system
and found them executed
fairs high Company officers whose President has,
Col Edward
the fstin egalsoc AID frank
nrus
would fall
with law. / am truly
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-24
Uncle George Hearst and the
Drunkard.

San Francisco Post.
Senator Hearst is not mean; on the
contrary, he is generous with his
money, but he is not in the habit of
releasing his grip on dollar until he
knows where it is going. For in
stance:
"Please, sir, will you assist poor
man who is out of work, and has a
family depending on him?"
This inquiry was made by fellow
who darted out of a dark doorway,
near the Senator's newspaper Office,
one evening last winter.
The Senator turned watery eye
on the begger, saw his unshavenmug,
his shabby raiment, and unwashed,
shaky hands.
$50 you've got afamily, have you?
Where dye live?"
Ground on Pacific street, sir"
$50 ahead and take me there. If
you amt lynn I'll do the square
thing, pardner."
The man had family sure enough.
He showed the Senator into a foul
room in the third story of rookery.
There were three children, decent
looking woman and q sewing ma
chine. The woman wept when ques.
toned. They were very poor, and
often hungry. All their troubles
came from the drunkenness of the
husband. That culprit sullenly own.
ed to the truth of this statement.
"All right" said Uncle George
rising. He gave the woman sum
of money that made her speeches..
"Come along withme," said Hearst
to the husband, who obeyed with
alacrity.
At the next corner the Senator
turned the amazed man over to a po'
liceman.
"Book this fellow for vagrancy,'
said the philanthropist. "Tll appear
against him tomorrow. He's been
striking me for a piece"
"Now, you," said Uncle George
next day, when he had secured {
sentence of three months for the loaf
er, eff you've a mind to be decen
when you get out, come to me, anC
I'll give you show"
And the man, three months later
did come. Uncle George sent hin
and his family to one of his ranches
where, to do the fellow justice, hi
has avoided the bottle and behaved
himself.
faint opposed to drinkin'," tn
Senator is given to remarking. "If'
man can afford it, all right; but Whel
he can't, / go in for sending him t,
jail"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-24

Grandpa-"Tellme, Ethel, why do
you have six buttons on yourgloves"
Ethel-"Yes, grandpa dear, l vii!
tell you. The reason is, if I had
seven buttons, or five they would not
match the six button holes"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-24

Tommy awoke in the night and
heard his father snoring fearfully.
"Mammaw he cried, 81 can't go to
sleep again when papa is sleeping out
lOudn
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-24

The heaviest wood known among
the four hundred species of trees
found in this country is said to be the
black ironwoOd, of Southern Florida,
which is thirty per cent. heavier than
water. Sixteen Of the species, it is
stated, are so heavy that their pei
fectly dry wood will sink in water.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-11-27

Notwithstanding the fact that the
republican legislative ticket of the
State of Nevada was elected (more
through the influence of Stewards
money than party strength 1t looks
as though the gentleman from Cal
ifornia is not to have walk-over to
secure senatorial honors. There is
a cloud rising in the east and Thorn
as Wren, ex-member of congress, a
man thoroughly identified with the
interests Of the state, of which he
has been a resident for many years,
will probably show an unlooked-for
strength. He will have the repub-
licam votes Of eastern Nevada, some
of which are pledged to him. 1t
may be repetition of what took
place in the Oregon legislature when
Mitchell was elected by the help OF
democrats. Cassidy, who is to-day
the most prominent man in the
democratic party of the silver state,
is out in favor of "home rule for
Nevada" and against imported sem
ators. A few democratic votes
would put Tom Wren in a sena-
torial chair without the help of
Storey county, which elected solid
Stewart ticket.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-11-27
THE CAPITOL.

The legislature will meet in the
new capitol building on the 18th of
December. The Council and AS
sembly chambers, says the Idaho
Statesman, have been handsomely
fitted up, and nowhere in all the
land will there be more comforta-
BILE halls for members of the legis-
lature than in Idaho. Every con-
venience, as well as comfort, has
been provided for, and the change
from the old places of meet
ing will be a pleasurable surprise
to every member who has served
i'm former sessions. The commits
sioners who had the erection and
equipment Of the building in charge
deserve the lasting gratitude of the
people for the handsome house
they have erected for so small an
amount of money. We believe we
are safe in saying it is the best
building for the money to be found
west of the Missouri river.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-11-27

The prevailing sentiment among
both the merchants and owners of
real property appears to be that
the passage ut the last session of
the legislature of what is known
as the valued policy" law was a
great mistake. 1t was the first law
passed by the last Legislature, but
why it should have been introduced
at all is a question that has as yet
received no satisfactory solution.
The repeal of the law will be asked
not by insurance companies alone,
but by large majority of the bust
ness men of the territory, who are
anxious that such action be taken.
One of the strongest arguments in
favor of the repeal of the existing
law is that at the present time the
best and most responsible of both
American and European companies
refuse to have anything to do with
Idaho business. This, as natural
result, necessitates the insurance of
property in companies which, to
say the least, are shaky, and COM
pels those who do insure to take
chances of collecting a loss in case
of fire from a class of companies
that one big loss would wipe out of
existence. The repeal of the law
will not have tendency to reduce
the rates of insurance, but it will
bring back to the territory all the
old reliable companies that aban-
doned this field when the " valued
policy" law went into effect. The
present law is in some respects a
dangerous one. A dishonest per-
son could take out policy for an
amount far in excess Of the actual
value Of the property, set fire to the
same, imperil the lives and interests
of his neighbors, and then, under
the present law, he presents his
policy and demands payment of
the company without giving it even
an opportunity of making any ad-
iustment or examination in the
matter to ascertain if such loss has
been actually sustained. Such a
law should be repealed at once.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-11-27

Respecting the reported lease Of
the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company's line to the Union Pa
cifie, nothing further has been given
to the public than the statement of
President Elijah Smith that "the
lease is now simple matter for the
lawyers" 1t may be that the law
yers will have considerable to do
before the lease is perfected in de-
tail, and it will not be as simple as
Mr.. Smith states. Under its char
ter from the national government
the Union Pacific cannot make such
a contract without the consent Of
congress. 1t is proposed to avoid
this difficulty by leasing nominal
" to the Oregon Short Line, which
of course is the same as though
leased direct to the U. p. Co. But
the fact that the o. r. Il n. Co. is
under the same disability has APP
parently been overlooked. That
company was organized under the
laws of the State of Oregon and a
recent decision by the Supreme
Court of that state holds that a
railroad company has not the right
to lease its line or devolve its OPP
Grafton on any other party without
the consent of the legislature. Con-
sequently a company leasing its
line is still held to all liabilities
attending its operation. This con-
sent can be secured by an enabling
act at the meeting of the legislature
next January, or it is possible that
the lawyers may find a way out of,
or around. the dilemma.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-11-27

Death ~ = Noted Express Mes
OenGer ~ Helena.


Over twenty years ago, when the
great numbering stage coach would
roll out of Virginia City, Montana,
with Jimmy Brown on the drivers
seat, it was pretty sure that the
treasure box aboard would be well
worth tapping. Jimmy was a young
man then, full of life and knowing
no such thing as danger. His po-
sition as express messenger was no
sinecure by any means, and many
were the encounters he had with
the road agents. His bravery gave
him the name of Shotgun Jimmy"
and he was known from Benton to
Phoebe as the most daring and in
trepid messenger ever on the line.
While in the employ of Gilmer 4
Salisbury in Nevada the stage which
he was guarding was attacked by
road agents and Brown was so Sc
verely wounded that his life was
despaired of for many days. These
wounds at last brought him to his
death. Although recovering suffi-
GENTLY to follow his vocation for
awhile, he at last gave it up and
settled in Beaverhead county, Mon
tana, but later was given a position
as guard at the Deer Lodge peniten-
tiary. A short time ago he was
stricken with paralysis induced by
the wounds received years ago, and
after prolonged suffering the spirit
of Jimmy Brown, the faithful mes
senger, passed away. He was cared
for and buried by the Masonic fra
ternity, of which he was Il member.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-11-27
SPECIAL NOTICES.


The parent of insomnia or wakefulness is
In nine cases out of ten a dyspeptic stom-
ach. Good digestion gives sound sleep, in
stomach sympathize. One of the prominent
symptoms of a weak state of the gastric
organs is a disturbance of the great nerve
entrepot, the brain. Invigorate the stom-
ach. and you restore equilibrium to the
great centre. A most reliable medicine for
the purpose is Hostettcr's Stomach Bitters.
which is far preferable to mineral sedatives
and powerful narcotics, which, though they
may for time exert soporiic influence
upon the brain. soon cease to act, and IN
variably injure the tone of the stomach.
The Bitters, on the contrary, restore activ-
ity to the operations of that all important
organ, and their benificent influence is re-
hected in sound sleep and a tranquil state
of the nervous system. A wholesome inn
petus is likewise given to the action OF the
liver and bowels by its use.