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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-05
Jack and the Circus.


Little jack johnson wen, 20 the be
circus when It came to the city near.
cst his town. and like Al. little boys,
enjoyed u very much
When Jack got buck 10 his farm h.
wished very much indeed that he
could ride on a il rsc while standing
up. The more he thought Of it the
more anxious hebecame 20 try il on
old white Kitty, biz fathers horse.
One afternoon while his father was
away, Jack took old Kate out Of the
barn, climbed from fence to her
back and stood there looking like n
circus rider, rs he thought
Old Katy was more used o drawing
a farm. wagon then site was at playing
circus, so when she iet Jacks shoes
on her back she felt n little uneasy,
and awRy she trottcd with the Young .
circus man holding on for dear life.
Jack was very much frightened. so
was Katy, and so was every one else
who saw them. Away went the old
horse down the street, the dust living
in n cloud behind her Jack held the
reins and kept very cool indeed, and
finally drove katy around the square
and into her own stable again.
Jack did not fall OIL during his first
ride, but he told his father that night
that he thought it wasn't so very
much fun to ride horses like the circus
man after all
All he said wns, Tint II Jack tried to
ride horse like that again, there
would be a real circus when he caught
him.
A Good Word for the College BOYS.
An American college contains from
500 to l,50o boys, rich. poor, ambi-
tious, or thoughtcss. az thecase may
be. Among them there are sure to be
notwithstanding element. The es.
capades OF these are telegraphed over
the country aud commented on by a
sternly-indignant press Had the in
discretions been committed by boys
out OF college they would never have
attracted passing attention. From
these widely circulated stories, always
exaggerated and affecting at most but
a handful Of students, the idea hns
sprung that to send boy tocollese is
TO cast him into moral fiery furnace
where he will be assaied by every form
oil temptation. This is rs far from
the truth rs IL can well DO. There are
lew temptations inscollege life which
are not encountered in the every day
world; on the other hand there Is a
standard ofcollege morals which must
be lived up to by any student who
cares to preserve his social standing
among his fellows. This is not insome
ways a high standard, but it is higher
than any to he found in common use
outside college walls. TO live by It is
to acquire the habit OF thought and
the manners OF n gentleman. The
only wonder il that college disturb
'lnces are so rare. Albany Journal.
THE population OF Iceland ut pres
ent is something over 10000, and a
scheme is on foot to remove theentire
population to Alaska. This Is d good
idea. All the honest people being thus
removed, Iceland might beutiiized MS q
Botany Bay for dishonest politicians
and such defeated candidates as are
now sent up salt River.
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The Secret Of Success.

VIM. Clegg, our we'll known drug
gist, believes that the secret Of success
is perseverance. Therefore he persists
in keeping the finest line of perfume
ries, toilet articles, cosmetics, drugs
and chemicals on the market. He
especially invites all persons who have
palpitation, short breath, weak or
hungry spells, pain in the side or
shoulder, oppression, nightmare, dry
cough, smothering, dropsy or heart
disease to try DR.. Miles unequaled
New Heart Cure, before it is too late.
It has the largest sale of any similar
remedy. Fine book Of testimonials
free. DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine
is unsurpassed for sleeplessness, head
ache, fits, etc., and it contains no
opiates. b.
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The Apoka (Fla.) Advertiser saws:
"Mr. H. II. Mcclure has produced a Gu
riosity is the shape of an orange tree
whichin all llprobabillty is not exceeded by
anything Of its kind in this or any other
country. Mr.. Mcclure calls it his Worlds
Fair tree, and intends If possible. to place
it on exhibition at Chicago The tree is
budeled with no less than hirty varieties
of citrous fruit, including lemons, shad-
docks. and most of the finest varieties Of.
oranges The buds on the tree are only
two years old. Mr.. McClure's grove of
16O trees is a splendid example of what
can be done in Florida, with care and
sympathetic cultivation, with citrous,
fruits; most of his trees are literally load
ed with fruit. The grove is. taking into
consideration its age, the finest we. have
seen in Florida, and is splendid adver-
tisement for the Apoka country.
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LAFAYETTE, La. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1891
THE LONGEST DAY.

1t is quite important, when speak
ing of the longest day of the year, to
say what part of the world we are
speaking about, as will be seen by
the following list, which tells the
longest day in several places. How
unfortunate are the children in Tor
nea, Finland, where Christmas day is
less than three hours in length.
AT Stockholm, Sweden, it is 49,
hours in length.
At spi'zbergen the longest day is
81 months.
At London, England, and Bremen,
Prussia, the longest day is 165 hours.
At Hamburg, in Germany, and
Dantzig in Prussia, the longest day
has II hours.
At Wardbury, Norway, the longest
day lasts from May q to July e,
without interruption.
At St. Petersburg, Russia, and To
holisk, Siberia, the longest day is 10
hours and the shortest 5 hours.
At Tornea, Finland, June 81 brings
a day nearly % hours long, and
Christmas one less than three hours
in length.
At New York the longest day is
about Is hours long, and at Montreal,
Canada, it is 16.
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CALI, EARLY
L. LEVY & SONS,

THE NEW YORK EMPORIUM aud see
their large and varied assortment Of
Mems. Youths and Children's S Clothing,
Hats, Boots and Shoes.
An immense stock of Dry Goods. No
tions. and Gents Furnishing Goods not
to be equalled.
Sole agents for the celebrated Saller
Levin & Co.'s Philadelphia Men s and
Ladies fine Shoes. and also for the Strib
ley and the Sachs Shoe Manufacturing
Co., of Cincinnati, for Ladies' fine shoes.
of which they have complete assortment
Every pair of s., l.. & Co.'s Men s
Kangaroo $500 shoes warranted
We haye received two carloads OF Fur
niture and big stock of Stoves and
Crockery, which we will offer at prices
never Aeard Of before. I'm fact, we have
made very heavy purchases at very low
figures. and we can and will readily un5
dersell any and all competitors.
I've don't 90 East for aothing!'
Aug. 90, 1891.
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dred twenty nine (229) of the Constitu-
tion of 1879, relative to Public Educa-

! SECTION /. Be it resolved by the General
| Assembly of the State of Louisiana. two
| thirds. of the members elected to each house
| concurring therein, That article two hundred
and twenty nine of the Constitution of eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-nlne, he amended
and re-enacted so as to read as follows, viz
Article 229-1he school funds of this State
shall consist of: l.. The proceeds of taxation
for school purposes az provided in this Cons
titntion; 2. The interest on the proceeds of
all public lands heretofore granted by the
United States for the use and support Of the
public schools; 3. OF lands and other proper
ty which may hereafter be bequea,hed granted
or donated to the State or generally for school
purposes; 4. All funds or property (ohcr
than unimproved lands) bequeated or granted
to the State. not designated for other purpo-
ses; 5. The proceeds of vacant estates falling
under the laws of the State of Louisiana.
The legislature may appropriate to the same
funds the proceeds, in whole or in part, of
public lands nor designated for other purpose
and shall provide that every parish. or every
school ward in each parish, may levy tax
for every school therein. which shall not cx-
ceed five (5) mills on the dollar. tie vote OH
such TAX to be decided by majority of the
property tax payers of each parish. or each
school ward or municipality in each parish,
in value and in number voting at said cleo
ton-and all moneys so collected to be eS-
pended in the school wards where levied.
HAll elections under this act shall be ordered
by the Police Jury in the parish in which the
tax is proposed to be levied''
SECTION 2. Be it further resolved, That the
above amendment to article two hundred and
twenty-nine (229) be submitted TO the citizens
Of this State at the next general election, a nd
fot their approval or rejection, and that upon
all ballots cast at that election for State or
parish officers the-e sdalI he printed in these
words: 'For amendment to article 229 of the
Constitution Against amendment to article
229 of the Constitu tion.'
Witness my signature and the seal of the
State CT Louisiana at the City OF Baton
Rouge, this 10th day of November, 1891.
L. f. MASON.
Secretary of State.
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Gouaux's Anti-Asthmatic Powder.

Gouaux's Anti-Asthmatic Powder.
sGouaux's Anti-Asthmatic Mixture,
rBThe mixture will relieve almost any
cough by taking q few doses according
to- directions.
GouAux's CELEBRATED PILE OINTMENT,
For the cure of Piles
Directions: Apply on the piles 2 Or 8
times day. when there is much siht1am-
nation cold baths twice day are indica-
ted, also keep the bowels open by a Sed-
litz Powder twice week. Price.31.
Gouauxs Anti-Periodic and Tonic, =
for the sure cure of all ma!.rial. fevers.
intermittent fever, or fever and ague,
chill fever, remittsnt fever, and. all the
fevers arising from miasmatic sources.
Gouaux s French Ringworm Ointment
and SoFution-(For the. cure of ringwoIfm
and diseases of the skin.)
WANTED-The names of all persons
troubled with asthma or any cough. Sam
pies and book will be mailed free
f. GoUAUX, Houma, La.
These remedies are guaranteed to cure
the diseases for which they are recon-
mendeti for and nothing else, n case of
non success money will be refunded.
Kept by GERAc BROTHERS,
Lafayette, La.
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SHE DOESN'T WANT HIM
MOVED. g.

The recent proposition made by
Senator Plump to remove the remains
of General Grant from New York to
Washington, has called forth a very
strong remonstrance from the dead
soldiers widow. She said: II buried
my husband here because / wanted
him near me. [ wanted him where I
could 60 to him. My children are
near me here. Jesse, my son, lives
with me. My son, Ulysses lives at
Salem Center, Westchester county,
from where he can come to me readi-
ly: He and his children are with me
to-day. I am growing old. 1t is not
easy for me to change my residence at
command. But | cannot fight a
whole Congress. Ny husband was a
public man, and | have been school
ed to feel that he belonged to the pub
fc. Perhaps the public is entitled to
him, even against me. If a majority
Of the people want him removed ]
suppose they will do it. Iconnot help
myself"
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Happy Hoosiers.

VIM. Timmons, Postmaster at Ida>
Vile, Ind, writes: "Electric Bitters
has done more for me than all other
medicines combined, for that bad feel,
ing arising from Kidney and Liver
trouble" John Leslie, farmer and
stockman. of same place, says: Find
Electric Bitters to be the best Kidney
and Liver medicine, made me feel like
a new man." J. W. Gardner, hard
ware merchant, same town, says: Elec>
trio Bitters is just the thing for a man
who is all run down and don't care
whether he lives or dies he found
new strength, good appetite and felt
just like he had new lease On life,
Only SOC. a bottle, at VIM. Clegg's
Drug Store,
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Senator PETER, of Kansas, intro
duced in the senate on Monday, by
request of the Wageworkers' Political
Alliance of the District of Columbia,
a bill providing for the taking of a
supplementary census of the United
States for the purpose of asking each
person, firm, association and corpora
tion questions relative to their prop
erty, debts, etc. Their answers shall
be published as quickly as possible, in
order that tho people may know how
to legislate on the money question.
He also introduced, by request, bill
providing for the issue biennially of a
military register of the United States,
showing the names, addresses, num-
Der of the pension certificate, etc, of
all surviving persons who have been
and are now or who may hereafter be
employed in the military service of
the country.
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Succession Safe.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish Of Vermilion--25t Jud. Dist Court

Parish Of Vermilon-- -25th Jud. Dist Court
By virtue of an order Of sale issued bv
the Honorable 25th judicial District
Court in and for the parish of Lafayette
in the matter of the Succession of Marin
Mouton, beng No. 322 of the Probate
Docket of said court, and to me directed,
l will proceed to sell, at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, at the
front door of the court-house of Vernil-
ion parish, on
Saturday, December Goth, 1891,
the following described property. to wit:
A certain tract Of land situated in the
parish of Vermilion, On the west side of
Vermilion river, containing Five Hun
dred and Two (502) acres and being
bounded north by the Baudoin tract,
south by Judy Wells, east by the heirs
of Julie Mouton and west by Daniel Paul
Terms and Conditicns:-Cash on day
of sale.
Sheriff's Office, November 2f, 1891.
A. L. LEBLANC.
Sheriff of Vermilion.
Per L, 0. BRoUssARD,
DeD Sheriff.
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For tie 1deertaser.
TO MAY =

All day long in the sunshine,
The shadows come and 90;
The wind in signing whispers
Bend the bare trees to and fro.
1t may be my heart is laden
With the. grief of the dying year,
But know it would be lighter.
If only you were here.
The 4owers7 have all been blighteG
By the white kiss Of the frost
The prairies are sere and golden
And the birds their songs have lost.
1t may be because its winter
That feel SO sad and lone,
And | know | would be happy
If you were coming home.
Could / see again your merry face,
Could | look into your eyes,
l would not mind long dreary days
Nor sunless winter skies.
For where you are there ismusic
And heart that would not pain
My own by an unkind thought,
And | long for you again.
At night when the shadows deepen,
Ana the stars ugnt up the skies,
| watch them up in Heaven
And think about your eyes
As they shine and brightly smile
My sad heart to cheer,
| somehow feel less lonesome,
And you seem to be more near.
And. darling. lin your distant home,
When the ;long, cold day is DER,
And night has drawn her curtain
Down Ger hill and plain and shore,
VIII you give moments thought
To me- who day and night will pray
That we may meet never more to part
Then life will be glad and gay.
Ivy GREEN.
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"a boy living at Lewes,',. relates
the Wilmington, Del,] Morning
News, "missed one Of his muskrat
traps, the chain of which was broken
Indicating that the trapshad been car
ried away by something stronger than
a muskrat. Two weeks afterward he
found the trap ID RussePs woods and
caught in it was.a large turkey buzz
zard which was fastened by the leg.
The trap was opened and the vulture
flew away. Alongside of the bird
while it was in the trap were two eels,
which are supposed to have been
brought to the captive by other buzz
yards,
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SORRY HE DID NOT GET THE
DOLLAR.

Before I end this yarn I think l
will tell "a story. We always used to
tell stories, and sometimes good
many of them, every night after we
got home from our days shooting.
There is a pegro man at City Point so
old that nobody knows how old he is
one of those old knock kneed ne
groes about 100 years old, all twisted
UP and doubled up with rheumatism,
who walks or crawls about with the
assistance of two canes and is known
as Uncle Joe.
One day the old fellow was slowly
making his way through the village
street, when along came white man,
a very well-known character in that
town, "half seas over He was pref
ty nearly cas- full as a goat" and he
happened to have his rifle with him,
and a crack shot he is, whether drunk
or sober. As soon as he saw Uncle
Joe, seated on the stump he sang out,
Il say Uncle Joe, let me put u pota
to on top of your head and shoot it off.
| will give you so cents if l bust the
potato or dollar if l kill ye." v
The negro looked up and said: "Do
you say, boss, you will give me so cts.
if you bust the potato or dollar if
yer kill me?"
EYES," was the reply.
"Well, den, go ahead, boss" said
the old man.
The potato was placed OH top of the
.negro's head, and the white man stag
gered off about thirty PAGES and drew
bead. The smoke and fire shot from
the rifle and the potato swung high in
the air.
"Well I'll be shoved!" said jim. !
did 90 it, or I'm sojer.' g. (
He staggered up to Uncle Joe, FUN
bled around in his pockets, 5fshed out
a half dollar and handed it to him.
The old man seemed very much
surprised. It was long time since
he had so much money. He looked
at it lovingly, bit it, turned it over,
looked up to Jim and said
|, "Well, boss, Use sorry ! did not git
de dollar. Forrest and Stream.
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Remede Pour pAsthme ct Ia Tous.
Office de A. j. Hollander s. Co., J
1874 Canal street.


New ORLEANS, 13 novembre 1890.
Mr.. F. Gouaux,-Permettez-moi de
vous adresser ce temoignase ct de vous ex-
primer combien j'apprecie votre remede
pour fAsthme, parce que certainement
il etc pour moi d. un grand soulagement.
Javais VII trois on quatre medecins de la
vile, qui ayaient declare ma maladie
CONNIE incurable, alors i'ai essaye votre
medicine ct je suis heureux de lie dire. ce
remede est lie seul qui m ait soulage. A
want de lie prendre Jetais excessivement
malade ct ne pouvais dormir la mutt;
maintenant je suis bien portant. permet
tez-moi de vous dire vous ct tolis ceux
qui soufffent de pasthme que votre re-
mede est le seul qui jusdu'a present ait
pu me guerir.
s. B. HoLLANDER.
Delamaison A. J.. Hollander & Co. ,
Echantillons ct livre envoyes gratis sur
e1nande. 7aA
r. GOUAUX,
Houma, Line.
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IR. F. GoUAux, Hounaa, La.

MR.. F. GovAux, Hounia, La.
| hereby declare that the Anti-Asth
matte Remedies prepared by you have
had a marvellous effect on the health Of
my son. After having in vain tried sew.
eral remedies during two years, l have
by the kindness of friend (Mr. Mo1le-
dous) procured your Remedies and after
one single trial, my son has been entirely
cured.
With all my gratefulness, remain,
Yours very truly,
EDGARD BAROUssE,
General Merchandise Store,
Plaquemine Brulee, P. o., Acadia, La.
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University
OF LOUISIANA.

Tulane University embraces College. High
School. II. Sophie Eewcomb Memorial
College for Young Women. Law and
Medical Departments. The College has
four parallel courses Classical. Litera-
ry, Scientific. and Engineering. There
is also a special course of Electrica! En-
gineering. Next Annual Session of the
Academical Departments including the
H. Sophie Newcomb College, begins Oc-
tober lst. Law Department opens No
vember 10th. Medical Department, Oc-
tober 10Th.
For special or general catalogues, apply to
the Secretary Of the University, Tulane
Halt.
WIN. PRESTON JOHNSON.
July Is, 1891. President.
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Constable Safe.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF LAFAYETTE.

PARISH OF LAFAYETTE,
Corporation of Lafayette vs.. Mrs. Genevieve
Doncet and her husband. Justice Of the
Peace Court. 3rd Ward. No.
pY virtue of writ of fl. ia. issued from the
IL Honorable Justice of the Peace Court
Il. Falk) 10 and for the 3rd Ward, parish Of
Lafayette, State of Louisiana, and to me d.
rected. will offer for sale at public auction
to the last highest bidder. at the Court House
in the town Of Lafayette. on Saturday the
9th day Of January. 1892. between the
hours of 10 O'Clock m. and O'Clock p. m,
the following described property belonging
to the above named defendants. to-wit:
A certain lot Of ground situated in the
town Of Lafayette, old corporation, bounded
10y lots Nos. 209 and t57.
TERMs-Cash.
c. H. BRADLEY.
Constable 3rd Ward.
Dec. 5. 1891.
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The disgrace and removal Of Steph-
en- A. Douglas, Jr., as City Prosecutor
Of Chicago recalls the time when that
individual first burst into brilliancy in
the Illinois political horizon. It was
during the campaign of 1880, and the
Republican State Committee trotted
this unworthy scion of noble sire
through. all the central and, Southern
counties Of the State, where his father
had been the most popular. The
young Douglas was like a red.rag in
the face of the old-time Democrats
who knew his father. They hated
him with an intensity Of hatred they
could not have felt for any other Re
publican. He was sadly guyed.
wherever he appeared, but the best
hit of all came out at a meeting in
Pana, where Douglass quoted his
father as authority for Republican
doctrine.
"Who was your father?" asked an
old Shelby County Democrat in the
audience.
"stephen A. Douglas" was the
proud reply. "Don't l look like him?'
AS the youngest Stephen is almost
an exact picture of the elder the old
man could not deny it.
> "Well, yes" he sdid hesitatingly;
but red copper cent looks like a five
dollar gold piece, too.
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Notice.

+ The Taxpayers of the Corporation of
the Town of Lafayette are hereby mott
fed that the Taxes assessed for the year
1891 are set forth on the Tax rolls On file
in my Office. The same are now due and
should be paid without delay.
Office hours at the City Hall from
to 12 D clock M, and from to O clock
p. m. every day, except Sunday.
A. A. MICAUD,
Constable and Tax Collector.
Oct. "a, 1891. Il,
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A most important feature of the scien-
tific instruction in the lower grade of
schools should be the collection Of speci-
mems which should form the subject of
object lessons.
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Constable Safe.
STATE or LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF LAFAYETTE.

Corporation of Lafayette VS., Elsie Hun
ter. Justice of the Peace Court,
Third Ward. No. -.
DY virtue Of a writ Of Fl. ia. issued
ED from the Hon. Justice of the Peace
Court in and for the 3rd Ward. q. Falk)
parish of Lafayette, State of Louisiana.
and to me directed, will offer for sale at
public auction to the last highest bidder.
at the Court House in the town of La
fayette. La. on Saturday the 18th day of
January, 1899. between the hours of 10
O clock a. m. and 4 o'clock p. m., the
following described property belonging
to the above named defendant, to-wit:
A certain house and lot situated in the
McComb addition, of the town of Lafa-
yette.
Terias-Cash.
p C. III. BRADLEY,
Constable Third Ward.
Deo 10, 1891
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Miles Nerve & Liver Pills.

Act on new prlnclpIe-regulating
the liver, stoma h, and bowels through
the ,,erves. A new discovery. DR..
Miles Pills speedily cure bi]iousness,
bad taste, torpid liver, piles, constipa-
ton. Unequaled for men, women,
and children. Smallest, -mildest, SUI
rest Samples free at VIM. Clegg's
drug store.