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The funeral scene g. the quaint little
church that Miss Blyard loved so we'll was
exc ,edingiy touching The bleak wintrv
weather; the som RS cld-fashionad church
interior, the sorrowful faces Of those in at
tendanc. and the simplicity of the services
altogether gave solemnness to the oeca-
sion that words could not express Tie ,i.,
tinguisi2ei character Of the party who sur
rounded the catafalquc in this ancient nous"
OF W o-ship was lost sight of in he fact that
they we're i'll the presence Of death. the graf
ievc!cr who recognizes neither honor nor
title.
This little Old church dates back in hi tors
to 1853, aEd traditi1na!ly to the Il KS cs Fort
Chrisslna and the Swedish settlers, WHO were
yanqt9ishcd by Peter Stuy yesans. Te into
ricr OF the church has recently been lnpror rcd
b: a new setting gwen to memorial Win
dow bearing the names Of the grandfather
and grandmother of Secretary Barard
The latter had had rev frame made for
the window. and out OF the remains of the
Old several triukets had been made for th.
nss mil The late Miss Bayard was very
t-saEssted in this resetting Of the win
Lo gar ct her instance that the work
was dom
The VAULT III which Miss Bayard's remai=s
rest contains, besides, the bodies of other
nieishers of his family. Surrounding it en-
al! sides rsposes the dust Of many of Dele
ares most distinguished men.
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suggest the oratory of the noble red man
, as we meet him in the old time school readers.
A tremendous pressure is being brought to
bear to make the Cherokees divide up their
lands and take separate farms in abso ute
ownership. Fortunately the sentiment
among them is Overwhelmingly against thi;.
The day they do that they will be ruined.
When an Indian owned farm in fee simple
designing men would make him drunk and
get him to sign away his property
The red man cannot hold his own against
the white and in spite of the United States
government itself, if the Indians land was
divided into farm, sharpers of the sup,-
rior' race would get it away from them
1t is much better it is. From fund
paid by the United States government on
account of lands purchased, from various
taxes on permits to white laborers, tenants
merchants, etc, q sufficient income is de-
rived 10 pay the expenses of their govern
ment. No Cherokee pays cent of tax
They have legislature composed of two
houses, like our own. In the senate the mem
bers are almost wholly Of white mixed blood
In the lower house, on the other hand there
is large ma jority Of full blootls. There ;s
an ample school fund.
The name of Boudinot is one familiar to
nost Americans. Elias Boudinot was y ch:af
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to them hy solemn agreement with thn
United States. Otherwise they govern
themselves absolutely
Let us hope this slice Of Arcadia will lon,s
remain intact. These people are not United
States citizens, and do not wish to te. They
are SATISFIED, and as proud of the il lorg line
of red ancestry as the daughter Of hundred
eaTls. They TOO had their troubles during
the war. Many of them were Shareholders
The war divided them as it did the Unio,,
and they fought among themselves. At the
close Of our war their negroes were also
freed and lands were allotted them. But the
Indians feel themselves far above the negro
The Cherokees are chiefly farmers aid
stock raisers L. LINSETT
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TALES TOLD BY A CLOTHlER.

Impecunious swells Who Hire Dress Suit.
Skeletons in the Wardrobe.
Dress suits Of every shape, size, and ma
terial lay prone upon the counter of the
Bowery clothier That they had just been
returned from temporary wearars was very
evident From the pocket of one coat
peeped the silver tassel of dance pro-
gramme; from the buttouhole of another
dropped the scentess flower which had not
been born to blush unseen; on the sleeve of
another was the delicate poudre de riz which
had presumably adorned some fair n1aiden's
cheek, while pinned to the weistcoat of a
more than ordinary suit was silk handker-
chief faint with the perfume of jockey club,
and forgotten by its reckless owner in the
terrible weariness Of the 'afterward.'
Strange folks come to my store" said
the plump little owner OF the establishment
TO an inquisitive visitor people that none
would suspect of wearing borrowed garbs
come to me in their affliction, and, sir, am
proud to receive their confidence. | respect
it. sympathize with it. Inmy bosom are
locked weird secrets of skeletons in the
wardrobe, of unrelenting i,npecuniosty
And | may say death may find ME with
them still there, for never would betray
chest with his jewelel fingers as though it
were a safe and lie were endeavoring to
show that it was burglar proof
Il suppose you know he continued
that dress suits are borrowed to an enor-
nous extent. Some of the wealthiest people
and l include residents of Fifth ans HAD
ison avenues not possess the luxury Of
evening attire It is q well known fact that
gentlemen who do not dress for dinner each
evening. and who lead domesticatel, quiet
lives, deem these suits useless extravagances
They require them so seldom that Dor
royei g;:rh will meet all their needs And
when they do borrow they come to qua. ter
where they are not known, far from the
hauats Of aristocratic companions There
they find what thy want. You see I
know all about it; there is nothing Of q
Bowe:y quality i'll my suits. CT course, I
have common clothes suitable for very or,fi-
nary young men. but when l see gentle
man | know him. and the article I loan to
him IS of extremely patrician make 1t is
my specially. I know it. There are few
such men your humble servant in New
York But those few exist, and, sir. do q
thriving business. New York Times
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How Battenburg Will Kill Time.

Princess Beatrice and her husband will
possibly soon pay three days visit to the
prince and princess OF Wales at Sandring-
ham. L hear that tna quesn requested that
they might be iuyit d. bat at tn. sam, time
stipulated that full list Of the proposed
party should be s:is.itt>d for her approba-
ton, Princess Beatrice has never vet been
allowed to visit at any house except when
she accompanied the queen to Broxmouth or
Dunisli. Prime Henry kills time by shoot
ing every day fo- several hour; He will Ee
at los no." to g-t through his days when
tie season is oye: Tnsro will bs plenty of
occupation, however, for the prince during
the next month, as TIE 9s. erne estate af-
70 DIS tho lest cover sleotipg in the isle Of
Wight, and it has aiaa5s bean sedulously
preserved, about 900 p.ses SAINTS usually be.
ing killed during the lnea:h's resilen ct
the court Til 81 covers were formerly
given oTer to John Blown and nobody elss
every fired q lna i'll tle,n. They will now
be ct the Gispesel + tie ,.u;se of connaugLt
and OF s';jnee Henry -ip..e.o,! Truth
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The BaYard Family.

The family of the secretary of state has
been called "many daughtered house y
There We're nine chillren-sx daughters and
three SO ,s. Miss Kate was the eities of all
She had lately passed her 2sth birthday
The second daughter is Mrs Warren, OF
Boston
But Katharine, the lost daughter, was tt e
ina;nstay of the household. The mother
has been an invalid many years. All social
duties, all the domestic duties devolvins
upon the feminine head of household, feil
to kat!e's share.
Most of all his children, she resemblel her
father. She was his favorite, and ha been
his constant companion for years She had
sweet. bright face, without being regu-
larly beautiful, was tail, slender, and had q
very clear complexion.
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Consumption of Impure Connections.

An eminent French physician who has
made the study of intemperance speciality
reports that the cases of alcoholism in the
public hospitals come principally from de-
partments where wine is not produced, and
are generally the result Of the consumption
of impure con coctions He holds that govern
ment in dealing with the question should
provide absolute liberty. in the sale of cider,
beer and wine on the eo:l'iA N that they are
Of good quality and unadulE~gT & -Rgcial
supervision of the manufacture o.e-.
the imposition of high taxes on spirits, ar
insistence upon good moral character and a
severe license in the case of dealers, and,
finally, the punishment in an exemplary
way of those found in state of intoxica-
tion-Chicago Herald
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THE CHEROKEES.
PORTRAITS OF NOBLE RED MEN
NOT IN COOPER'S NOVELS.
The Indian Territory-In the Matter of
Civilization the Cherokees Can
Give Some Points to the
White Man.
Especial Correspondence


TALEQUAH, Cherokee Country, l. T., Jan.
1S.-Can the Indian be civilized. Well
there are good Indians and bad Indians.
The Apaches. perhaps cannot be in our
time. But the present condition of the
Cherokees certainly shows that all good In
dians are not dead Indians. Here in the
Cherokee country are features of govern
ment that the United States itse would do
well copy. Here is a system of land
ownership that would delight the
soul # Henry George for it is
his idea of land held in common.
Every member of the nation can oc-
cupy, by himself or tenants. as much ground
as he choo es to cultivate, no more. He puts
improvements on this the same as if he held
it in fee simple. When he wishes to move
be can sell the improvements, nothing more.
The more improvements there are, of course
the richer he is But he cannot sell to a
white man. The land belongs to the Chero-
kee nation. No whites are permitted in the
country, .or in any part Of the Indian terri
tory, ex .ept by permit Of the Cherokee
governm.nts
The sale Of whisky and ardent spirits is
absolutely prohibited in the Indian territory,
", %l,o
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You win open yonr eyes to kn ,w how we'll

You will open your eyes to kn wv how we'll
the Cherokee children are sch ooled. Mr.
Musick says: 1--WE have been Informed that
there is not child in the nation, of school
age, free from mental or bodily defect, that
does not attend some school. The great
idea of the Cherokee seems to be mental inn
provelnent The result has been a develop
ment from barbarism in three of four
generations to a refined, respectable citizen
ship There is really less outlawry and
crime among the Cherokees than among the
same number of citizens of the western
states.h
OF very different type of beauty is the
young lady in the last picture. She is Miss
Ross Her grandfather was Chief John Ross
one Of the greatest of Cherokee statesmen.
For forty years he was his nations head
chief
The Cherokees do not belong to the United
States As matter of sentiment it has q
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The Cherokees do not belong to the United
States As q matter of sentiment. it has q

protectorate over
them. as a matter
of fact, very little.
1t has no legal jul
risiliction except in
cases where q " hite
man is a party, and
in cases of trade
a n d intercourse
regulations. 1t is
bound by treaty to
protect them from
tn 9 "Okiahoma"
Paynes and all
other land thieves.
Their territory is
to ba kent Snc1.ad
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u 'ls, no.. thss:a. Sonla apps
W 49, cured IA II the pct ard the res:
would srta i. 'z'r. ,5 HiI5fi psti icat5de Dotto.r.
Tn,ic Is so1n=es-iss of the u strong i'll
Miss i oud;nots dig:.s,G -"
qasre b.ood, She shows et<Gaal Esa1
.. her lnlien ancestry, while h l. lIjs-
srother CorneIius, is blonde, and carceiv
shows i. a. All Nature t4ses cartons lreasS.
There is no accounting for her William (,
Boullinos is ri Eleanor father. He is 6
dissin uisAei statesman aai a rather re
malkab ble musician The whole family are
netaJ! fcE musical tdien.
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FRIENDS OLD AND NEW.
Make new friends, but keep the old.

Make new friends, but keep the old,
Those are silver, these are gold;
New-made friendships, like new wine,
Age will mellow and refine.
Friendships that have stool the test
Time and change-are surely best;
Brow may wrinkle, hair grow gray,
Friendship never knows decay
For mid old friends, tried and true,
Once more we our youth renew.
But old friends, alas. may die,
New friends must their place supply.
Cherish friendship in your breast,
New is good, but old is best;
Make new friends, but keep the old,
Those are silver, these are gold.
w. 3. R. in Philadelphia Press
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Likenesses Of the lauicnted young lady
were very scarce. We have teen able to So
cure one. however, a photog raph taken with
her father. 1t is the first portrait of her
that we have sean published.
She lived a bright, gentle and bus lfe.
AS certainty as til, sun shiuas she died n
victim TO the heavy requirements of Wash
ington society. An intimate friend used
these beautiful wcr..s of her: Il never
heard her utter q slarder Or give counte-
nance to an unknd Or ungenerous thing Of
any living being
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is enforced, too.
If an Indian wishes
to go on a big
drunk, he IN u S t
cross the line into
Arkansas OF Mis-
souri,.
The accomplish
ed correspondent
of TIE Cincinnati
Graphic, Mr.. John
r. Musick. b as
published in that
paper a long and
interest ng letter
-l1,,% tho Tho~o
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A RAILROAD PUT IN PAWN.

Putting i'll pawn the Cassaba railway
affords ssn0,OD0 or s., 4,0OO,OO0, s. 75O, coo
down and 81 900 to be paid in February
If tho government still requires it. Part
Of this ss1n has been expended for Krupp
cannon, part in the purchase of ammunition
in America. and part i'll the payment Of the
Austrian Lloyd Steamship company for the
transportation of troops. Upon the Rou-
melian railway have Just been obtained from
Baron Hirsch s5.OGOO0O From tho I'M
perial OFT nnan bank have been drawn 81
5oo,a0, feing the accumulated 10 per cent
reserves from the salaries of the civil officers
which the government withheld at past pay
ments in paternal provision for their, not
its, day; of necessity. Beyond these l am
unable TO find that the government has had
at disposal any but its ordinary revenues
II docs not matter much in summer, but
in winter the Turkish soldier must have
clothing. At all seasons he requires
foot, though marvellously little of it.
His pay need not be taken into ac-
count, as he very selio,n gets any. This
whole army of 100000 men has been pro-
videi with so KS, drawers, fannels, boots,
trousers. colts, overcoats, almost entirely by
what are euphemistically called voluntary
gifts" or patriotic offerings In most cases
these gifts have bten as voluntary as drop,
of water from wellsqueeZed sponge. In
this labor of love all classes and conditions
Of the empires subjects have been asked to
contribute. II refuse to do SO when once
invited would be somewhat lmwisa No
province, no city, no village has been
omitted from solicitation IT has not mat
tered in what form the contributions were
handed III. Little sums of money one
article at q time articles by the dozen by
the thousand, i. battered not. Everything
vas welcome ] he presents have been as
various as the contents of the barrel donated
10 some home missionary at the west. The
army has lesemhlcd some impecunious
THEOLOGICAL student whom all the parish was
working for. The results OF this solicitation
have beea astounding, not only in tho
variety but in the quantity collected.-New
,.,.l- S1.,
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Largest Do. in the Countrv.

The largest dog in the country is said to
be St Bernard owned at Glen Cove, Long
Island. He measures feet II inches from
the end Of his nose to the tip of his tail,
stands 25 inches high, and weighs 1872 pounds
Chicago Times,
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| One of tie most distinguished lawyers in
The nation is John L. Springs:on Esq He

has more of the In
dian in his face
than some Of the
others, but it is In
dan of a fine type.
The direct, intent
look straight into
ones eyes, and his
long, curling hair,
make him remark
able in appearance.
Mr.. Springstoa is
n man of fine ply
sique. His clear,
stropp SpoachaS
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BARBER SHOPS.

ROGGE 4 l.tNGBECKER, City Barber Shop.
q mississippi street, adjoining Paep-o'- Day
Hotel. Shaving, Sl.ampoonins, Hair-cutting,
Dyelns of Hair or Whlskers, etc, in the best
style, at popular prices. Respectfully solicit
the patronage of the public.
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HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING.

q lNGRY, THE PAINTER. shop at Cheap
~ Tony's Store, corner Mississippi street and
Railroad Avenue. House, Sign and Ornamental
Painting in all their branches. Best work at
lowest prices.
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VINO tran SLATED d
much OF the Bible
INTO Cherokee. Miss
Eleanor Boudinot
Is his grand dausl.
ter. Size Is of the
first social rank in
the Cherokee na-
tion, fos society
has its classes here
as we'll as else
. y here. l SUPP o.e
; # there was a co.
ony of monkeys or
an island alone III
tie ocean thc,...
would be high a1d
I,w lie nmo.p
obr G'nn
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Eook AND JOB PRINTING oFFlCE.

rNHE CHIEF Office, Crescent Place. opposite
assortment Of type and turns ont ali kinds of
plain and fancy Job work in best style a New
Orleans prices. No better and cheaper work is
done anywhere in the State.
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They are SO picturesque that | have taken the
liberty of reproducing few of them here.
| verify believe the Cherokees are the
most moral, happy and prosperous nation
on earth. Their orphans, insane, and mutes
are provided for There is not d rauper in
their land, not ono. But it is to lie remem-
be:ei that their civilization beg II before
the revolution. They have been at it a
good while, but l leave it to any candid
per on whether the result is not worth the
time spent
They are magnificent looking men, many
ofthese Cherokees. His excelIency, D. W.
Enshyhead, whose portrait is given, is what
might be called the president Of tie nation.
He fills the office OF principal chief, which
is an elective one tho term being four years.
/ Chief Bushyhead is now serving his second
term OF office. You Will ooserve that he
wears a nsektie, WhieAufgw Indians how
ever civilized, will consent to do. He is q
: man Of powerful brain-a statesman Of the
truest type. lie is the son of Rev. jesse
Blu hyhead, a halfbreed Baptist preacher.
The chief was born east of tie Mississippi,
before the removal, in ls3S-o9 of the tribe
! frcm the states of Fiori:a Georgia, Ala
bama, Mississippi and Tennessee He is a
rich man living in his own house here at
1alequan, Inc cepl'ai OF the Cheroke3
country.
The head chief was educated at the white
mans schools i'll the east. He was several
years at an academy near Princeton, n. J.
He began to hold office when mere boy,
his first place being that of c:erk Of the
Cherokee senate. Chief Bushyhead is of
half white blood, very sound Baptist blood,
too.
One of tie most distinguished lawyers in
i T,l To
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lINUEKTAlSEls.

SCHONBERG'S Undertaker's Establishment,
~ Railroad Avenue between Iberville and At
takapas streets. All kinds of burial cases from
the pine coffin to the metallic or rosewood cas-
nt
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F)AUL LECHE, Attorney at Law and Notary
Il Public Donaldsonville. Office: on block
below the Courthouse, on Attakapas street.
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SEvsDEALEn AND srAr1oNEH.

g s. INGMAN, successor to W. G. Wilkinson.
~. corner Mississippi and Lessard streets di-
5asonally opposite the post-ot5ice. News and IL
lustrated papers. Books, Stationery. Pens, Ink
Base Ball Supplies, Toys, Smoking Material
and Fancy Articles in great variety.
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ATTOKSEYS At LAW.

E1vREDERICK DUFFEf4, Attorney at law and
= Notary Public, Office on Chetimaches street
opposite the Courthouse.
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r r n n : : - : :. :
TINSMgli!.

pAUL w UTlE, Tinsmith, Port Barrow. la.
Il Roohng, g,ltterlng, stovepping, repairing
and all work pertaining to the timers trade.
Address 2. O. Box IA, DonulGsonviile. IIH.
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CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYORS.

Nj W. DARTON, Civil Engineer and Sur
VIII attend promptly to work in all branches
of his profession, such as surveying, mapping.
levellng for canals, bridges rice fumes, estlna-
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TIHY HOTEL, P. Iefeyre. Proprietor Rail-
~ road Avenue. corner 1berville street. Ba,
supplied with best Liquors.
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MILLINERY.
BLAc,1sM1rns 8 wHEEL1yE1Gr.rs.

~ =. GHULER. Blacksmith Whee,wrisllt
Horsa-Shoer, Carriage Wagon and Cart
maker and repalrar, Railroad Avenue, between,
Mlsslsslppl and lberyllle streets.
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Town Property for Sale.

Lot ard improvements 1n Donaluson-
,1,HF IMPROVED SIlISff Iof on LAFoURcHE
Z street. lately occupied by DR.. J. B. Van
aegritt The Improvements consist of resid-
ence. an apartment suitable for store Or office,
carriage house stable, outhouses. etc. VIII be
sold at a bargain.
For further particulars apply to OF address.
DR.. J. B. Vandesr.ff,, corner st. Charles and
Carrolltnn Avenues. New Orleans. Ia. or
FREDERICK UUTFEL.,
Donaldsen7ille La
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HOTELS AND ,:OARDlNG-HOUsE

pOBERT L. LEE HOTEL. Crescent Place.
HI 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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IOS. GONDRAN & SONS, dealers III Dry
- Goods, Clothing. Notions, Hats Groceries
Wine. Liquors. Boots, Shoes, Hardware, Paints.
0 lis SaddieEy. Crockery. Furniture and all
kinds of House Furnishing Goods. Blue Store
Mississippi street.
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1HEAP JOHNS BARGAIN HOU SE. Dry
" Goods, Boots and Shoes. Hats and Caps
Hardware, Paints Oils, Glassware. IInware,
Groceries and General Merchandise. Railroad
Avenue, near the depot.
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DONALDSONVsLLE
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES. Etc.

~ KLINE, corner Crescent Place and Hou-
~. mas street, dealer in Dry Goods, Notions,
Boots and Shoes, Groceries, Provisions, Corn
Oats and Bran.
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To an impoverished household where ex-
penses must be greater than its receipts and
whose credit is utterly gone there, there
remain but two resources. These are, the
disposal by pawn o.' sale Of possessions left
from more prosperous days, and an appeal
to public charity. These two resources are
the sole reliance Of the Turkish government