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On Peaehtree street. Atlanta, Ga, not far
from the governors mansion, there is now in
course Of erection magnificent pedestal for
a statute Of heroic proportions to the
late Senator BENJAMIN a Hill, of
that state. The figure is of marble,
modelled by Sculptor John Doyle, OF New
York city, and stands ten feet in height. It
presents the sturdy senator in calm and
thoughtful attitude. The clothes Of cur
modern immortals are the most difficult por
ton Of the work for an artist to handle with
out presenting stiff and ungraceful appear
anee The sculptor seems to have managed
the costume pretty wel in this case, but the
unfortunate thought in the matter, IS that
when the Prince Albert coat is superseded kg
the coming changes of tickle fashion, then tke
statue will become u,1Sight1y. Senator HGc::
has only been dead three years, and ting
early do the citizens Of his stat, honor E
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-22
QUEEN v,cToalHs FIRST speecn.
London in State of Enthusiasm-De
meanor of the Girl-Queen.

London in Q State of Enthusiasm-De-
meanor of the Girl-Queen.
Queen Victoria had not been long upon the
throne before the path Of duty led her to the
house Of lords. The parliamentary officials
in June Of 1887, dealing with the earliest
bills that received the royal assent, betrayed
in several instances by their monotoning Of
aLe Roi le veultn and "his majesty" how much
the ancient formulas had become part Of their
being. They soon, however, became accus-
toned to the young queen, since her accession
to the throne was during political crisis
While William " lay in state awaiting burial
at Windsor The country was excited by pre-
parations for general election.
It 80 happened, therefore, that before the
queen reigned month she made her first visit
to parliament The occasion was proroga-
ton, and the royal message laid on the table
Of both houses on the day succeeding the
proclamation Of the queen stated that it was
expedient, in the judgment Of her majesty,
that no new measure beyond such as the
public service rendered absolutely necessary
should be introduced until the new parliament
met Her majesty was proclaimed at st.
James palace on the 21st Of June, 1887; she
went down to prorogue parliament on the 18th
Of July.
London that day was In state of intense
enthusiasm, and in the streets, as in parlia-
nent, all was joyful acclaim. The clear, sweet
voice Of the girl queen, under perfect control,
a. for the first time she delivered royal
speech in the house Of lords, together with
every incident of the ceremonial, has been
described by many historians Most OF us
have read that the queeA wore white satin
robe decorated with jewels and gold, the
Garter on her arm,. and mante1 Of crimson
velvet ON her shoulders" also adiadem and
necklace Of costly diamonds" The house Of
lords was crowded with rank and fashion
Twice the trumpets sounded false alarm,
and the peers, peeresses, and great ones of
church and state whispered to each other that
the queens self possession had given way in
the robing room.
At the third fanfare the royal procession
entered, and it was then seen that though thu
queens face was flushed, and she seemed
struck with the gorgeous spectacle before her,
there was no Indication Of nervous trepida,
tion. After a few apparently reassurin2
words from Lord Melbourne, the ceremonial
business began. The Times next day re-
marked that the queens first speech to parlia-
ment was on the, whole an einoffensive, albeit
an inane document" but, Ike the other jour-
mails Of that period, 1t was high in praise of
the royal reader Of the inanity. @Her maj
esty, it said, "read the speech in clear and
distinct tone; her enunoiation was deliberate
and correct, and, her voice being musical, she
made herself heard without an apparent eff
fort. Her demeanor was at once graceful and
dignifed, and confirmed that prepossession in
her favor which every one seemed to con-
ceive on her first entering the house. "-Ex-
change.
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Honor. to Distinguished Georgian.

Honors to Distinguished Georgian.
1t goes without saying that II Gen. Grant
bad been southerner, or was he even buried
in southern soil, it is more than likely that a
memorial to him would not have to go beg
ging for subscriptions, and that notwith-
the great difference in the wealth Of
the two sections. The southern people have
always been an impulsiye race. but they are
also warm hearted and grateful to their
friends Witness the magnificent memorial
that they are about to erect in Richmond to
their dead chieftain, Robert E. Lee. And
here is another monument, but this time 1t
is statesman that is to be honored
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NUMBER SO.
MOUNDS OF THE NORTHWEST.
A New Series Discovered Along the Penn
bina aRIyar-InterestfnS Specimens.

A New Series Discovered Along the Penn
bina misunderstanding Specimens.
A recent dispatch from Montreal said
that the scientific men Of Canada intended
to ask tho government to defray the cost Of
making Thorough exploration Of tho
mounds in the Canadian northwest. Over
fifty Of these interesting remains Of an an
cient race have thus far been discovered,
chiefly along the Rainy, Red, and Pembina
rivers, In Manitoba and the northwest ter.
ritory. It was thought until last year that
Winnipeg was the northern limit Of the
mound builders Later discoveries. how
ever, brought to light new series Of
q dn6s along the Pembina river ar.swess
and 70 miles north Of Winnipeg, and It IS
2 very probable that other work Of the mound
builders will be found still further north
along the streams that have their rise in the
foot hills Of the Rocky mountains
Situated In the midst OF these cemeteries
Notifications, and lookouts Of the ancient
aborigines, tho Historical society Of Winni.
peg inaugurated the work Of explorations a
little over two years ago Is. has opened
several mounds aleng the Esdand Rainy
rivers, and has obtained quite number Of
specimens of human bones, soma scrapers
and axes, scharred wood and bark, copper
needles, drills and knives, and pottery,
mostly III fragments In thslargsst mound
yet discovered Professor Bryce found speci-
mems of sen shells perforated SO that they
could Ee strung together for necklaces
These specimens, lie the copper and other
objects found in the Ohio mounds, show that
some commodities were transported very
lepg distances by the early inhabitants ct
this continent.
The Canadian Pacific hotel Of Winnipeg
stands on the site Of one OF these mounda
The Manitoba mounds, which are from six
to fifty feet in height, differ little from the
Ohio structures They have not added
much as yet to our knowledge OF the
mound builders, except to show that the
area within which thsy reared these monu-
ments is far greater than was formerly sup
po:ed We now know that the mound
builders lived and toiled, not only in Gem
tral America, Mexico and the Mississippi
valley to the great lakes, but also along the
waterways of the far northwest almost to-
the northern limits OF fertility. Many.
mounds in the Mississippi valley, 1t Is be-
lieyed, do not anteiats the di covery. Of
America by Columbus Professor Bryce.
however, thinks ha has considerable evi.
dence going to show that the big mound on
the Rainy river was built upward Of eight
centuries ago.-New York Sun.
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A Peep at the Euddh.st ae1,.

Among the shows at Sannomiya there 4
one visit to which is well worth tho cent
charged for admission It represents iigoku,
the Buddhist he'll, and gives vivid idea OF
the tortures supposed to be undergone in
that place Of torment Tho figures repre-
sented move by machinery and include SO.
lection OF as terrifying devils as ever were
depicted in a temple kakemono One we'll
developed devil is weighing new arrivals at
the gates in a balance, and directs them to
the righs or left-to heaven or hell-accord-
ing as they tip the scale or are found want
ing. The tortures inflicted ON the wicked
receive ample attention The braying in q
mortar, pounding with an iron mace
tspiked, saving in two, and dragging out
Of the entrails are all on view The most
business-like earEestness is displayed by the
various figures, ons green devil being spe-
cially noticeable. -Hioyo News
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STOPPING.

When you wish to stop your team, do 1t in
the manner indicated in the picture, not
pulling your hands up to your eyes in the
disgraceful fashion of some drivers Simply
shorten up the reins with turn of the
wrist.
No more are you to poke your nose out
towards the horses ears and lean forward
when you drive. You are to sit up
right, in an easy, commanding position, and
manage your horses from the shoulder and
wrist. This advice from Mr.. Sidney is ad-
mirable:
The rationale of driving may be compared
to steering boat There must be no pulling
and hauling first one side and then the other.
The slightest movement will be felt on q
well-broken, well-bitted horse, and antici-
pated-jnst as much pressure as is needful to
keep the head straight; this pressure on either
rein is, or should be, very slight"
Our authority does not go in very strongly
for holding the reins in one hand. It may
look very fine, but it leaves the driver at the
mercy of any sudden movement the horse
may make. Especially in the beginning of
journey a good driver always takes the
reins in both hands, and holds them thus as
long as there is the least possibility of horse
turning to the right or left. And even If he
does for little while hold them in the left
hand he always keeps his right hand where
he can grasp them instantly in case Of need.
It is to be feared that Mr. Sidney never had
any experience of sparkling over Americau
country roads.
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Mrs. crawfords Paris Correspondence.

Mrs. Crawford's Paris Correspondence.
It was something less than domestic Sc
cret that Mrs. Crawford was the chief
worker in The Daily News Paris CORE
spondcnce4 even during her husbands life
time Nightly she might be seen at the
Cafe Veron with her lord and master, and
sometimes alone. / know not a single
Frenchwoman, however sprightly and intel
lectual, who has lived her Paris as Mira
Crawford has Shs d an animated ency-
clopedia of all the undercurrent of political
and social gossip Of the last half century
The genial but subtle Celtic face is tie mark
of a ripe and sound Judgment, and of
cynicism which has lost all cruelty. Whea
this sparkling proviaer of copy likes, shs
can out Laboacaere Labouchere. She knows
all the scandals Of the courts and palaces Of
yesterday end to-day.-Peris Journal
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A Directory for street Besgar..

The last Partisan publication which has
been seized by order of the prefect Of police
is neither naturalist novel nor an anarch-
ist pamphlet, but a simple directory. It is
one of very special kind, as it only gives the
names of those of the inhabitants of the city
who are noted for their philanthropic disposi-
ton and their readiness to relieve distress
The compiler turns out to be welIknow!1
street beggar, who thus puts into methol;ca1
shape, for the benefit OF the younger members
of the profession, tho information which h.
has a,:sasssd Il the course OF lis long career
Boston Transcript,
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GOING STRAIGHT.

One interesting chapter of Mr.. Sidney's
book is devoted to driving. There is much
to be learned from it by Americans.
In driving you must hold your hands as in
the picture, whether you have one horse or
two. You must appear to manage your
steed without the slightest effort.
For carriage that man Is to drive him
self he should be measured for the seat. The
position approaching the upright one is to be
altogether avoided. Nothing looks worse
than to see driver obliged to throw his
head back il he pulls up suddenly" says Mr..
Sidney. For this reason care must be taken
not to have the eat too high. The hands
should be about On level in holding the
reins. Hold the elbows easily so that they
will just clear tho hips
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-22

step in the hall Of
his house, and fell.
The fall broke his
left hip. He was
J 80 aged that from
the first there was
little hope that the
fracture could knit
properly and heal
again. He suffered
greet pain from
the injury, which
grew worse and
worse until he
died. Only for the
accident, he might
have lived several
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THADDEus FAIRBANKS.

He Invented the Platform Scales and Bs-
friended st. Johnsbury.
Tho inventor Of the Fairbanks platform
scales lived to be 80 years old, and then died
Of an accident Sunday, Jan %. was his
Goth birthday. His neighbors called to see
him, and congratulated him on his good
health and spirits March 81 he made q mis-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-22
DROPPED. from the capitors Dome.

As illustrating the force Of small object
falling from a distance, ashot dropped from
the dome OF the state capitol at Des Moines
made clean, neat hole through the inch
glass foor in the rotunda. The Blade says
that last winter lady accidentally dropped
a heavy muf feenl the same distance, and
when it struck the iioor below toe noise was
heard ali over the building, and some sup
posed a gun had iesn fired oR.-Bostou
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TURNING To THE RIGHT
The Illustration needs no explanation. The
left holding the reins, with the right you
bear lightly on the right hand one in the
manner shown.
Hold your whip In the right hand, always,
nearly upright. But it is hardly ever to be
used Remember that. A spirited horse
needs no urging beyond touch, which is an
indication Of his masters will The whip is
only to@be used freely when the animal fe-
fuses to obey. And then even the harness is
to be carefully examined, to make sure moth
ing is wrong with it, making that the cause
for the horses fractiousness Whip always
in front of the pad, upon the foreleg or
shoulder A pair of horses coupled too close
to the pole will throw out their hind quarters
when stopped suddenly. Both should be har-
messed so that when the reins are crossed
they will draw evenly.
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The Es.r-Aprarenk Nerer Reads.

Aa in>.u.sisivs American in England
asked member OF tbs prince of Wales'
household what the prince read. aEothing,n
was the answer. The american was incred-
ulous Tut the l,,ngiis,lnsan went on to say
that the prin e never op.ned book or q
newspaper. Competent secretaries read
every ttli.lg that ths prince should know,
and the resuit is r.1tsd to aim in condenssd
forn.-Ch.:.i,o % Journal
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TIE Bcs. Journal srr Busy People.

Busy people require better journal thar
do people whose time hangs heavy on tier
hands. In this country the newspaper is .'as
almost constant companion of every iaseii,;-
gent man. He carries paper in his f,es:.i.ssss
to have handy to ress.. .Thcn he is on tn cars
waiting in the barber shop. having lis io;,s=
BACKED. waiting for breakfast, afta- s.se.
between acts at sle theatre, ri,d ia fscr ss5ssi
ever a spare nis,ciezir presents itseif.-L:gis,
uH., Every SATURDAY..
1t is estimated that nearly 500. .u60, eco 81
invested in tiss newspapers o. this coantr.:
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rINSMITH.
BARBER SHOPS.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

EvREDERICK DUFFEL, Attorney at law and
Il Notary Public office on Chetimaches street
opposite the Courthouse.
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SOME HORSE TALK.
A BRITISH LESSON FOR BEGINNERS
IN DRIVING.

How to Hold Both Yourself and Your
Horses-1Iaintafn q Calmly Indifferent
Appearance, and Don't Poke Your
Nose Forward.
An Englishman, Mr.. 8. Sidney, has writ
ten a new book about the horse. OF course,
he looks at the matter entirely from the Eng
lish point of view, but horses are horses the
world over. The American horse book has
yet to be written. You win be surprised to
know there is scarcely one in this country
that is worth a rap, and such as there are
are chiefly rehashes Of English literature on
the subject
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-22

pAUL LECHE, Attorney at Law and Notary
below the Courthouse, on Attakapas street.
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Once more Mr.. Fairbanks began to turn
his mind to inventing He studied, thought
and experimental The result was the plat
form scale, not perfect at first but prac-
ticable, SO that loaded wagon could be
weighed upon It. In a little while the scales
were III demand the country over, and the
fortune Of the Fairbanks brothers was made.
They gave up the manufacture Of every
thing else and confined themselves thence
forward to scales. They made many pat
terms and sizes Of these. Thaddeus has re-
ceived decorations from three foreign gov
ejnments for his scales
st. Johnsbury, Vt, is proud Of two posses
sions, the Fairbanks scale works and the st.
Johnsbury academy. It owes both to Thad-
deus Fairbanks st. Johnsbury is said to be
workingman's paradise. The academy is
a noble institution Of learning. He gave to
it $500 600. For many years it was his Gus
tom to sign and present the diplomas of the
graduating class.
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UNDERTAKES, Etc.
MILLINERY.
BLACKs11rns s ,yHEELwR1GHrs.

"a T. SCHUYLER, Blacksmith. Wheelwright
= Horse -Shoer, Carriage Wagon and Cart
maker and repairer, Railroad Avenue, between
Mississippi and Iberville streets.
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HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING.

INGRY, THE PAINTER shop at Cheap
W Tony g Store, corner Mississippi street and
Railroad Avenue. House, Sign and Ornamental
lowest prices.
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When turning to the left advance your
right hand and grasp the left hand rein, in
the manner indicated
Mind your eyes all the time, and never let
the reins lie loose. Hold them firm enough
to keep them from slipping at all times, yet
lightly, SO as not to pull too much. Train
your horses under all circumstances to wait
till you tell them to go, before starting.
Labor with them until you have made them
understand this,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-22

HAVING secured the commodious and eligi-
IL gib1e premises lately occupied by Damien
Gallioni. Esq, can offer fine Accommodation
moderate rates. BILLIARD AND LIQUOR
SALOON attached and bar supplied with first
class fixtures wines, liquors, etc. Give me call.
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HOTELS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

DOBERT E. LEE HOTEL, Crescent Place,
~ opposite the steamboat landing, the most
convenient location in town. First-class ac-
commodations at reasonable rates Elegant
bar. billiard and pool room attached. J.J. La
fargue Proprietor.
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Thaddeus Fairbanks was born at Brimfeld,
Mass, 1916. He was q hereditary Puritan
New Englander. In 1858 Jonathan Fair
banks came to this country from Yorkshire,
England. The family must have been very
long lived. Thaddeus was only the. sixth In
descent from this first Jonathan. It Is nearly
as old an American family as there Is left IN
the country. Neither do the number Of full
blooded Fairbankses that survive the vener-
able gentleman bear out the oftrepeated az.
cusation that the old New England families
are running out. There are in St Jof1nsbury
this day nearly enough OF the kin to keep
two churches going. The patriarch himself
attended the South Congregational church,
Of which his neph ew, Edward Fairbanks, Is
pastor. His son is superintendent Of the
Sunday school, and another nephew is dea-
con. There seems to be not room for all the
Fairbankses in this church, and number OF
them belong to the North Congregational
church Of ST. Johnsbury, Of which still a
third nephew Is deacon, and fourth Sunday
school superintendent.
Thaddeus Fairbanks was born inventor
When boy he helped his father build saw
mill and grist mill He never had any
education, except what was got in the COM
mon schools of his native village, but his
mechanical genius triumphed without book
learning In the early part Of the century
he and his brother started small iron
foundry with the firm name Of E. g. Z. Fair
banks, in st. Johnsbury, to which their
father had removed Erastus was twice
governor Of Vermont
The brothers at first made stoves and
plows Thaddeus designed and made the
patterns for both In 1926 he patented
plow and In 1885 cooking stove. That
was about the days of the first cooking
stoves in America. But his great work was
the invention of the platform scales. In
1880 1t was the fashion among New England
farmers to cultivate hemp There was great
difficulty in separating the fiber from the
bark or straw. To obviate that@ Thad-
deus invented and patented hemp
dresser The firm bought the straw
and paid SIS ton for it, But it was exceed
ingly difficult to decide how much ton was
There was no way to weigh anything except
by the balance and tie old-fashioned steel
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RIVERSIDE HOTEL AND RARnOOM,
IL Mississippi street. First-rMe accommo-
dation and reasonable prices. Finest Wines.
Liquors and Cigars. Sam. II. st. Martin, Pro-
prietor.
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rHEAP JOHNS BARGAIN HOU Sc. Dry
~ Goods, Boots and Shoes. Hats and Caps.
Hardware, Paints, Oils, Glassware, TinHare,
Groceries and General Merchandise. Railroad
Avenue, near the depot.
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GITY HOTEL, P. Lefevre, Proprietor, Rail-
supplied with best Liquors.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-25

ceremony. and this is the way in which
fully twenty-five per cent. of young peo.
pie are married.
Next in point of favor and inexpen-
siveness is the informal church wedding,
being similar in all things excerpt that
the service is performed within the por.
tails OF the church. If the affair is
strictly private, the bride and groom
may be unsupported, or have brides.
maids and groomsmen, as they please.
In the latter case full suits should
be worn, increasing the expense. The
''full.dress wedding" as it may be called
when the ceremony is performed at
home, is next in favor. Elaborate trous.
seau. full.dress suits, bridesmaids and
groomsmen, flowers in abundance, and
host of invited guests are the requisite,
followed by reception, feast or lunch,
as the contracting parties may desire.
The seventh and last, the most popu.
lar, is the full-dress affair performed in
church. Among people who desire to
create stir in society this is the favor
ite. 1t is expensive and in many cases
unsatisfactory.