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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-23

FIVE dollars can be saved every year in
boots and shoes by using Lyons Heel
Stiffeners; cost only Csc
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-23
.Rouch on Rats"

EAST COVENTRY, Pa, reports white
robin,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-23
Heart Pains.

EDWARD III. MALLORY has well
stocked apiary at Elkhorn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-23
.Bed-Bugs, Flies.

Flies, reaches, ants, bed bugs, water-bugs,
moths, rats, mice sparrows, iackrabbits,
gophers, chipmunks, cleared out by Rough
on Rats" 15c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-23

FIND Ely's Cream Balm good for Catarrh
of long standing-M. N. Lasley, 1884 West
Chestnut Street, Louisville KY.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-23

''RoUGH on Corns" hard or soft corns,
buniOns. 15c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-23

Cures all Kidney Affections, Scalding, Ir.
Yitation, Stone, Gravel, Catarrh OF the
Bladder. 81.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-23

The Frazer is kept by all dealers. One
box lasts as long as two of any other.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-23

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. SO
cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-23

clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies, ants,
bed-bugs, vermin, ter-bugs, skunks. 15c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-23
Buchu-Paiba..

THERE have been found 275 varie.
ties of birds in Washington Territory.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-23

"RoUGH on Toothache." Instant relief.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
Wal

Canst thou not wait for me- o hurryinG
years,
Till go back and gather up the past,
Though It's but to shed upon its grave my
tears,
That even now are falling thick and fastl
Let me go back and bind the ripened sheaves
That left wasting in the harvest field
Nv night of need has come; these poor, dead
leaves
Are all 1 have my sustenance to yield.
Set me go back and from dimmed eyes the
tears
Let me them wipe till they are clear and
dry.
Why did leave them there in other yecrsl
Methinks / thought neer should mourn
orcry,
Let me go back-with sad, repentant hands
Gather the unkind words my lips have
said,
And bid me walk the years though on scorch-
ing sands.
But say to me their sting is lost and dead
Let all my fair days die, but those 1 marred
With selfishness and SIM humbly ask
To have them back, unwounded and un-
Scared
To live them better, this TO be my task
Canst thou not wait, but now, o hurrying
years.
Zen while lay at thy swift-going feet
Atonement for the past, of prayers and tears.
That in my cup of rue shall be some SWEET
The shivering vines cling closer TO the walls,
Around the house the wind creeps with a
cry,
And while the midnight snow weaves cruel
pals,
and my soul are waiting the reply
s. Il McManus in The Current
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
He Was Naturally Disappointed.

Charles ID. Jacob, ex-mayor of Louisville
and recently appointed minister to one Of the
South American states, was the son Of John
|. Jacob. once the only millionaire of Louis
vile. The father was regarded in his lifetime
much as the first John Jacob Astor was looked
upon here, phenomenally rich. Both made
the bulk OF their fortune in real estate. When
Jacobs son had finished his education and had
returned to his fathers house in Louisville,
the father put before the youth the important
question TO what profession or business he
desired to pursue. After fortnight or so the
anxious sire asked the rather Indifferent son
what he had decided he would like to be- The
son had been frequenting the only theater in
the city. Father, he said, Il have sometimes
thought l would like 10 be the leader OF an
orchestra" The father was naturally disap-
pointed and disguised New York Tribune
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
How "A Shocblack Attracts Trade.

\ New York shoeblack attracts trade by
distributing cards that tell how nicely he
shines shoes in the following simple Bostonese
language: Pedal teguments artistically il
Illuminated and fabricated for the infinitesi-
NAL remuneration of cents. Anticipated
teguments pedal or surpeian e1purgated
judicioSSly and resuscitatei with expedition
for nominal compensation. OF the innumer-
able foretastes Of heaven enjoyed by every
patron | would simply state: From the
eventuation Of the operation even To its ulti-
mate successful completion the patron re
clines superintendent TO cushions which a
Syharite might envy. in a superiatively luxu-
riOus attitude in which the horizontal and
perpendicular are gracefully blended. 7-Ex-
change
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19

l.erseir lie gave such a start that the bar
barber gashed his chin His eyes met bars II
the mirror; for moment - saw hG In
CULVER and trembles I'D then 4he Boz II
shriel1s Of uncontrullafle lau1ar, and1go
out Of the shop. t1ke b now = Mel11nrna
he said, almost with sob, ana assure you
my dear friend, that I never now touch q
razor without an impulse, to which expect
shall one day succumb, to put it to desper-
ate use'r
There was a singing in my ears, and my
brain was whirling. This story, heartlessly
and irreverently told, was the tragedy Of nv
life.
had breathed it to no human soul-save
one!
| / rose from my seat, wondering within
myself whether my agitation was visible to
those around me. and went over to ne other
side of the room whence could obtain a view
Of the speaker. There were the Deep dark
eyes, there were the full, sensuous lips, the
upper shaded with an impalpable down,
there was the charcoal-black hair. knew
too well that rich contralto voice. 1t was nv
Fascinating Friend,
Before had fully realized the situation she
rose, handed her empty tea-cup to the
cabinet minister, bowed to him and his
companion. and made her way up to the
hostess, evidently intending to talEe her leave.
As she turned away, after shaking hands
cordially with Lady X, her eyes INST
mine intentiy fixed upon her. She did not
start, she neither flushed nor turned pale;
she simply raised for an instant her finely
arched eyebrows, and as her tall figure
sailed past me out q the room she turned
upon me thc same exquisite and irresistible
smile with which my Fascinating Friend had
offered me his cigarette-case that evening
among the olive-trees
/ hurried up to Lady X
"Who is the lady who has just left, the
room!" / asked
"Oh, that is Baroness M" she replied.
"She is half an Englishwoman, half a Pole.
She was my daughters bosom friend at Cir
ton-a most interesting girl
as she politician asked
NO; that's the one thing don't like about
her. She is not bit of a patriot; she makes
a joke of her countrys wrongs and suiYerings.
Should You like to meet her! Dine with Us
the day after tomorrow She is to be
here
81
Il dined at Lady ks on the appointed
day, but the baroness was not there.
Urgent family affairs had called her suddenly
to Poland
A week later the assassination Of the car
sent thrill of horror through the civilized |
from William Archer
Copyrighted.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19

People who are fastidious about the perfec
ton of their correspondence carefully scratch
with steel, or rub out with a rubber eraser
a word when they inscribe wrong syllable
/ have noticed hundreds of men who write &
great deal rub out words, and even Who'll,
lines, while the ink was fresh, and then writ,
over the place first written upon.
Il never use an eraser of any kind" said
cabinet officer few days ago, speaking Of
this habit 1T takes too long If / dom
want to cross out the word or words, | rub il
or them out with my finger II is quick and
effective, and one scarcely notices the blotch
afterward. l believe the habit is an English
one. venture you will find few blotters or
erasers about the desks of old officers in the
departments, or old statesmen in congress
No, the finger is good enough for me -
Washington Cor Baltimore American.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
TOBACCO IN THE SCHCCI-FCOM.
Observations of a State Superintendent oil
ScIlooI-Mental and Moral Results.

observations of a State Superintendent OF
( ScI,ooI-Mental and Moral Results.
At Il recent meeting Of the State Teachers
association Of Iowa, one of the ablest and
most successful of the superintendents OF
schools in that state read paper ON THE
effect of the tobacco habit on school work "
in which he presented conclusions which may
seem extreme and fanatical to tobacco lovers
but which experienced teachers are forced to
accept as plain statements of fact Bows that
began the habit at an early age he has uni
fornly observed to become permanently
stunted, mentally and physically, and espe-
cially that their reasoning powers are oh
scured, their memory treacherous and zeal
for study altogether lacking. Indigestion, i'm
paired taste, defective eyesight, dull hearing
nervous affections and diseases of the heart
among the pupils under his care he has been
able to trace, in surprising proportion of
cases, TO an inveteI ate use of tobacco, often
unknown to parents and home friends
IN many instances boys who had been do
ing admirably in their studies showed a
marked falling off in zeal, mental grasp and
general success in scholarship a change al
most invariably traceahle to the formation of
the tobacco habit The mental faculties of a
boy under the influence of the narcotic seem
to be in a stupor, and since the will power is
simultaneously stupetied and weakened it
avails little to try and arouse the dormant
energies or to interest the tagged desire
THE moral results of the habit at this early
age are no less serious. Pupils under its in
fuence are apt to become constant subjects
for discipline at home and at school Bows
that were usually even tempered and easily
governed after beginning the use of tobacco
become decidedly the reverse. When in such
cases, by the influence of parents and teach
ers, the habit has been abandoned, the nor
mai character has invariably been resumed.
But to secure its abandonment is always q
most difficult task, since one of its
worsJ characteristics is loss of
selfrespect and of regard for par
ents and real friends All the evil re-
suits mentioned do not, of course, appear con-
currently in each and every boy that uses
tobacco; but the benumbing and befogging
effect upon the intellect is nearly or quite uni
versal Bosom Traveller
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19

About two years later happened one day
10 make an afternoon call IN Mayfair, At the
house Of a lady well known in the social and
political world. who h1nors me. If may SAY
-, with her friendship. Her drawing room
WAS crowded, and the cheerful ring of
afternoon tea-ours was audible through
the pleasant medley Of womens voices
I Joined a group around the hostess
where an animated discussion was in prognSs
on the Irish coercion bill. then the leading
topic Of the day.
4 lady was talkin., nerrily. and her hearers.
in one OF whom, As glanced over my shoul
der. | reco-rlizsd an ex-cahinet minister.
seemed 70 be greatly entertained As her
back was toward me. all | could see Of the
lady herself was her short, black hair falling
over the handsome fur collar 81 her mantle
MY communicative friend. she was say
ing, poured forth his wo,S Il such tragic
fashion They were all three travelling in
Switzerland. but the Australian hsi gone of
to make the aSs-r; OF some PEAK ~ other
leaving the field 10 the foe for couple If
DAYS at least On the firs; day the foe mace
the most Of ms time. and had nearly brought
matters Ia a crisis The next morn
ing he go: himself up a exquiS-
iteiy as possible. in order 10 clinch
his conquest, but found 10 his disgust that be
had left his drsSsins-case with his razors al
the last stopping place There was nothing
Tor it but to try the village barber, who WIS
also the village statlouer. and draper, and
iron-monger, and chemist. His face had Just
been soaped-whai do you call irs-lathered.
is if no;i and the barber had actually taken
hold of his nose as 10 get his head into the
right position, when, in the mirror opposite.
be saw the door open, and-oh, horror,-who
should walk into the shop but the fair one
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
Destruction and Protection Of Birds.

A committee on the protection of North
American birds has teen appointed by the
American Ornithologists' union. which vii
gather sill possible information on the de
Struction and protection Of birds; viii diff
fuse information respecting their slaughter
for sport. will enieavor 20 form societies for
their protection, and try 20 secure the en-
forcement Of bird protective statutes. with
out interfering in the protection Of game by
protective associations formed for that pur-
poSe-Chicsyo Herald
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19

4 London publisher. who prints io,os
books year, reports that Robinson Cr,isse
and Monte Chris;o- lead all Others IN the
sales Among the poets, the demand for
Ion-fellow IS ereatsS than that for Ssof;-
ShaaeSyear,e. or Byron The Current
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
Ch.peed M. N.m. I. .sY,h.,.-

Side by side in reccn, number Of The
London Times were tkpe advertisements,
each one announcing sAse . nan nan,ei
Smith was about 10 change his uaDp %
-Fab-er- II VIII be rsa0hered thsf -Fhbrr
is Simply the Latin equivalent Of -Sn1eh-
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19

4 sewing machine. which IS held in the
and and worked ike pair q Scissors IS
made at Bridgeport, Conn. the factory can
loving seyenty-tiye people
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
The nririnnfan Old Custom.

The notion Of one hea, driving out another
gave rise 10 the old-fAshioned custom OF
placing burnsd part nesr the fire 70 drive
gu, the fire; practice certainly cot withoG;
benefit, acting on the same principal Is :he
application of turI-ntine and other ssimulants
% rs4,ent burns This was one Of the many
instances of homeopathic doctrine in old
times DIR Bucknen
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-09-25

commissioners Homer Savoie. Valcour Ko-
drigue.
Fifth Ward.
10th Precinct at +. Rogers store commits
sioners j. Springer, ID. H. Lorio and j. Il.
Talbot.
llth Precinct at H. n. Coulou's store ; com
mlssioner>: '. IL. Bernard, Felix Kahn.
Ennch Dunn.
18th Precinct at Gossin = store commits
%sioners Felicien Toups. j. b. Bourgeois and
j. ii. Bailey.
SirM Ward.
18th Precinct ut Louis Dantin commits
sioners j. \. Caillouet, jules Z. Guedry
and Wesley King.
llth Precinct at Victor Legendre's: com
mlssi"ners Svtntort Rodrisuc. James La
forest and Gabriel Wick.
10Th Precinct at Felix G. amer commits
sioners: Urban PreStenback, lsldroe krae-
mcr and GusIave Schmidt.
SercnM Ward.
10Th Precinct formerly 2. A. Ledet's store,
10Y j. L.. Thiboleaux commissioners j.: J..
L.. Thibodeaux, C.. Oztme Rousseau and
Thos Belt.
l7th Precinct at Wellington Hahcrts store:
commissioners W. Iieoert, Paul %Thlbodaux
ana Noise Bihole:.
18th precinc; at J. S. Perkins now Fortt
Bros. store: commissioners Chas. S.
Matthew's. j. johnson and Levi White.
EighM Hdrt.
10Th Precinct at Rosemond Dutresne com
mi>sionei> !: Wilson Grlsamure, NJ. r. Lcdet,
and James Munroe.
.NiHM Uurd.
G,ti Precinct at Lonsucville commissions
ers Louis LtrliIc. L. HIZan. Jr.. j. Edward.
2!si Precinct ut L. Foret's commissioners:
]. Forrt. } L. DadetuN aud Louis NAYS.
Tent Ward.
End Precinct. ut Cut OFT commissioners ::
EstiNal SivoIe. a. Mtiancona and Y. GaI-rard.
23rd Precinct. at j. Guedry commission
er> W. Williams, a. Ierrebuaut. and 5,
Guthrie.
Second Ward.
cath Precinct. on Bayou Blue at Leufroid
Daig,e commissioners Leutro;d Dairle.
Orvllle Ihibodaux anu Joseph Lopez.
10Th Precinct. at Or near Ozeme Hotaru
commissioners: Ozeme Hotard. Francois
Bourgeois and Robert Higginbotham.
The above named commissioners Will make
due returns to me-, the undersigned. according
to law.
w. c. Raglan,
Returning officer, Parish of Lafourche.
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PERFECT SIGHTPRESERyEHS.
NOTICE:

HaviDgDnrchased the eligibly siruatedbon
er shop of T. Hogan. in this town. 1 am nov
prepared to take contracts for making new
Boilersand repairing old ones. Full satisfac
ton guaranteed, work will he done AT the 10.
est figures. Ihave secured the servlces Of 5S
r. Hogan. as foreman and manager vho 10.
had long experience IN this business. Psrt;.s
will ind it to their interest to call on mai a'
fore making contracts elsewhere.
VIZ. II. Raglan
Thibsdanx, April 9th, 1889.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-09-25
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Goth Judicial District Court, Par
ish OF Latourche.
CLERKS OFFICE

CLERKS OFFICE
|, hereby certify that on the l4th dav Of
August 1856. the following named persons
were drawn by the Jury commissioners to
serve as grand and petit Jurors for tie Octo-
Der term Of said Court.
For the first Week Of said Court beginning
on Monday October It'll 1886 to serve as Pc
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-09-25

ana Tor s%oitncSs Of endurhnce to the eve can
nor oe excited. enabling the wearer 10 read
Tor hours without fatigue. III fact. they ara
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-18

In presenting these figures ii is worthy of
note that while, as already stated, the I. S.
census reports for 1880 show that Kansas
ranked as the twentieth state in population
and the sixth in its corn product, il was also
the eleventh wheat producing state of the
union, the eleventh in its oats product, six
teenth in barley, tenth in rye, eighth in hay,
and seventeenth in potatoes. Thus the rank
Of Kansas, in agricultural products, was far
ahead of her rank in population.
THE AREA OF KANSAS.
The total area of Kansas is 81, 2SS, 600 acres.
In 1865 only A5, 7l2 acres of this vast terri
tory were under cultivation; in 1870 the area
aggregated $50 600 acres; in 1875, 4, 749, 800
acres; in 1880, 8,86S, SS4 acres; and in 1885,
H,252,S15 acres. In the following table
have compiled figures showing the area un-
der cultivation, and the value of the crops
produced in Kansas each year, from 1865 to
1885, inclusive:
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-18

In 1861 the amount expended for the sup
port of common schools was only $1,7O,
while the expenditures for the same purpose
during the year 1885, aggregated S2,077, 763.
For the five years ending with 1865, the ex-
S262, 657.2l; for the next succeeding five
years they aggregated $2,259, 497 SO: for the
next five, 1852, 1913; for the next fire,
s., sos, 1888; and for the five years ending
with 1885 the expenditures for public schools
aggregated $12,630, 4SO.64. Thus Kansas
has expended for the support of her common
schools, during the past quarter of a Gen.
tury, the enormous sum of So, PA 1924
The table following shows the expendi-
lures each year, from 1861 to 1885, inclusive,
and illustrates not only the growth of Kan
sas, but the general and generous interest of
its citizens in public education:
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-18
sPartly estimated.
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

The transportation facilities of Kansas are
unsurpassed. Only seven states of the
Union, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, nli-
aois. Indiana, Iowa and Missouri, have with
In their borders more miles of completed
railway thaI Ids Kansas. For fully 200
miles west of our eastern border, every
county except one is traversed by from one
to six lines of railway. There are eighty six
organized and eleven unorganized counties
in the state. and of these sll except fourteen
organized and seven unorganized counties
have railways within their limits. In 1864
Kansas had not mile of completed rail-
road. In 1870 We had 1883 miles; in 1876
over 1857 miles; in 1850 an aggregate OF
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-18

The value of the farm products of Kansas,
from 1876 to 1880, inclusive, aggrega-
ted $3.50, Isl, 500, while their value from 1851
to 1886, inclusive, aggregated the enormous
sum of $73S ,676,9l2.
TAXABLE ACRES.
The steady development of the state is fur
Their illustrated by the figures showing the
increase of taxable acres. In 1860 only L.
IT'S, 400 acres were subject to taxation; in 1866
this area had been enlarged to 3, SOC, 600
acres; in 1870 to $3.50, $50 acres; in 1875 to
Ia, 81, 1S7 acres in 1880 to % 3S6, 4S5 acres:
and in 1856 to u, no. Sl acres.
LIVE STOCK.
In the number and value of its live stock,
Kansas ranked, in 1880, rs the eighth state
Of the Union. In 1850 the live stock of Kan
sas aggregated in value only little over
100000; in 1865 it Aggregated over 81, Co.,
800; in 1870, over Sc, 900 GOO; in 1875, nearly
5000, 600: in 1850, over SCI, OOO, 600, and in
1856 nearly $llS,OOO, coo. The following
table gives the number of horses, mules,
cows,cattle sheep and swine, and their aggre-
gate value, for the years 1861 and 1865 and
every year thereafter to and including 1885:
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-18
AeR1ounTURAL PRODUCTS.

In the following table the aggregate of the
corn. wheat, oats, potato and hay products
Of Kansas. fer the years 1860 and 1865, and
for each year thereafter, is given. The fig
uree, prior to 1875, are compiled from the re-
ports OF the United States department of
agriculture; those following, from the re-.
ports of the secretary of our own state board
Of agriculture:
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-18
8,104 miles, and there are now T. $50 miles OF
completed railway in Kansas.
THE SCHOOLS OF KANSAS.

Education has gone hand IN hand with the
material growth of Kansas. 1t has been the
boast of our people, for twenty years past,
that the best building in every city, town Of
hamlet In the state was the school hose.
The census of 1880 revealed the fact that only
25,5O3 inhabitants of Kansas, over 10 years
OF age, were unable to read. The growth OF
our school system is shown by the following
figures:
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-18

head.
KANSAS MANUFACTURES.
Kansas is not a manufacturing state. Its
prosperity is based upon the pillow. 1t has,
however, coal deposits equal to the needs
of its population, valuable lead mines in the
southeast, and salt and gypsum in abund
ance. But the manufacturing establishments
of the state are steadily increasing in import
auce as we'll as in number. In its Touring
and Crist mills Kansas ranked. in 1880, As
the thirteenth state of the Union: in meat
packing, as the twelfth; and in cheese pro-
ducts As the fourteenth.
III the following table the number of man.
featuring establishments, including mines
and railroad shops, their capital, products,
etc, Is given for the years named: