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HARD TINES AND HIGH
PROTECTION.

The relations between high tariff
prot. elton and commercial and finan-
cial disaster have been made a subject
of examination by the Baltimore Sun,
with a result, as the Sun declares, Of
showing that the higher the tariff, the
greater the number of financial mis-
fortunes. An undue production of
commercial bankruptcies is certainly
not an evidence of prosperity, and if
these have occurred in excess under
the operation OF high tariff laws, then
it seems plain enough that high pro-
lection is not favorable to general
prosperity.
The Baltimore Sun, discoursing up
on this theme, sets forth that If the
constant stimulation of higher tariff
rates could, as their advocates claim
ed. have given business larger profits
and labor larger pay, the last twenty
years must have witnessed a steady
decline in the number alike of business
failures and labor strikes. Instead of
that, both have gone on increasing to-
gether. From 1878 to 1882, inclusive.
ten years, 1879 failures are recorded
in this country. That was unprece-
dented. But in the eight years from
1888 to 1892 the more appalling total
of $4,000 failures vas registered. Their
numbers rose to very dearly II, 900 in
1890. the year of McKinley's climax
tariff. The next year, protection hav-
ing touched the high water mark of all
our history, the list of insolvents
touched the high water mark, too, and
1928 failures were the melancholy
product of the last and greatest effort
to tax the country into prosperity.
And this tale Of disaster was evertop-
ped again in 1898, after two full years
of the highest tariff ever enacted; by a
grand total Of 1880 failures, repre-
senting liabilities of 1902. 900, 900.
This is certainly a formidable show
ing, and the lesson to be drawn tom
it is that Congress should at once AGREE
upon a proper tariff bin that is framed
in the interest of no special class, but
which will treat fairly all the great
domestic industries, whether agricul.
tural or manufacturing. This count, Y
ia too vast, and its products ale too
varied for any just and proper legisle-
ton to discriminate either for or a.
gainst any of them. AtariT bill which
viii furnish the necessary amount OF
venue and at the same time rive in
cidental protection and development
to every great domestic interest, is
what is required, and it must be So
cured by a fair spirit of concession and
patriotism.-N. o. Picayune.
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CIRCUIT

The 5th Circuit District Court of Ap-
peals met at the Court House in Thib.
odaux on the 18th inst, Judges Smith
and Beauregard presiding, apnd hand
ed. down the following decisions:
The Bank of Commerce VS.. No. 81
Pierre Bourgeois. and T. j. Lewis, Sd
Opposition ; Judgment affirmed.
Victoria Vickna;r. wife of Felix
Lasseigne, appellee, vs.. No. 81 L. j.
Trosclair & al, appellant Judgment
affirmed; motion for rehealing refus-
ed.
Victoria Vicknair. wife Of Felix
Lasseigne rs. No. J3 &. A. Trosclair
& al.-Judgment affirmed, and motion
tor rehearing refused.
- J. Meyer VS.. No. 81 H. Tetleau
Judgment affirmed except as to
co-ts-H. Tetreau to pay ali costs of
lGwer Court and one half of the addi-
ti"nal costs for marking the boundary
lie ordered made.
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ELECTIVE POLICE JURIES.

The Legislature has given us one
needed reform in again making police
%inries elective. There was some OBJ
lection to the measure arising from the
tear in some quarters to a return of ne
gro rule, but this objection was over
come by placing qualifications fer the
Office which practically preclude the
possibility of such a calamity.
To be eligible to the office of police
juror n must be a qualified elector
of the ward, able to read and write,
and property either in his own
name or in that of his wife on which
he pays taxes on an assessed valua-
ton of two hundred and fifty dollars
The legislature took a step in the
right direction when it made the Office
of police juror elective, but there is ne
reason why it should not have gone
further and male school directors and
and assessors elective instead of ap
pointive. The time is coming whel
such will be the law.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
18th Judicial District Court Parish of
Lafourche.
Joseph Schnarts Us. No. 3O37 Au-
gustin Adam.

TAKE NOTICE THAT, ACTING UNDER
i and by virtue Of an order Of se,xure
and sale. emanating from the above entitled
Court, in the above entitled and numbered
case, l have seized and will offer for sale. at
public auction. pursuant to law, tn the Iast
and highest bidder at the Court House in
the Tow of Thibodaux. on
SATURDAY. AUGUST 4th, 1894.
between the hours OF IL o'clock a. m, and a
O'Clock p. M. the following described pro.
perty tO-wit
A certain lot of ground eituat.d in the
Parieh of Lafourche state of Louisiana. in
the village of Lnckport on the right bank Of
Bayou Lafnurchc being lot No. 2 Of Block
No. 16 as appears fI.m plan Of said village.
executed bv Allen UHtmecourt. surveyor.
on Decen IL 26rh 1895, n COPY of which Dian
l. deposited iii the Clerks office. Recorders
department Of this parish, said lot il bounded
Northwest by : anal street, North East nv
Lot No. 3 Of said Block No. Is, and South
J asst ty Laf,urrle Street. together wi h all
the bnildin : and improvements thereon.
10 pa, AMI satisfy ~ The sun of One
Hnndrtd aud my Dollars. together with
fr"in the 2sth OF December 1859 until paid.
" A snm OF tn per cent On the aggregate
OF SAID principal and interest "a ATTORNEYS
fees herein and 49, all Gusts herein cash-and
which saii amount in pfineil al and interest.
attorneys fees and all costs herein. is secured
by mortgage by act passed before EIphege
b Ayo Notary Public of said parish on the
18th day Of December 1889.
JAMES BEARY,
sheriff Of L-afoarcIe.
June Both 1894.
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This is an important provision which
regards not only the officers connected
with the drawing and summoning of
the jury, but also those who may be
selected and summoned as Jurors. As
the jury will be drawn under the new
law for the September term of Court,
those summoned a. jurors had better
make a note Of this clause.
In the face Of this secrecy clause, it
is needless to say that the publication
Of the yenire is especially dispensed
with.
Another i'm portant change is in the
duration of the term Of office of the
grand jury. 1t provides that the
grand jury. selected from the list Of
twenty-tour selected for that purpose,
shall, when organized, " constitute the
grand jury for the said term Of court,
and the grand jurors 80 selected shall
perform the duties and have the same
powers as are now prescribed by ex-
listing laws and serve until a succeed
ing grand jury has been selected and
qualified, and shall attend at any Term
of conrt when required by the order
Of the District Judge and serve until
discharged by the court"
This seems to be a wise provision as
it will keep a grand inquest ready at
all times to act at any term of court
when called BY the judge for that pu"-
pose.
These are some of the principal
changes made in the jury law. There
are other features, intended to expe-
dite matters, worthy Of notice, but the
limits assigned to this article VIII not
permit us to comment on them at this
time. We may revert to the subject
in the near future.
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GRAND ExcURsIoN.-On Sunday,
July Goth, 1894, there will be q grand
Excursion from Houma to New Or
leans, for the benefit Of the Firemen of
Houma Steam Fire Co. No. l. ANY
one from our town and vicinity desir
GUS of spending a pleasant days out
ing in our beautiful metropolis, and
enjoying the salubrious Lake breeze
al West End or Spanish Fort, could
not find a better opportunity. Cost
for the ronnd trip 81 so. Children
$1.O0. Tan leaves H"uma ut
6:45 a. M; rrtninilg leaves Now Or
leans at 9:30 y, m.
Our sincere thanks 10 Mr.. Alphcnse
Dupont, chairman of the Excursion
Committee, for complimentary tickets.
THE MEN OF MIRTH.-This popular
organization has another dramatic
treat in store for us. Their next pro-
dnction will be the rattling Irish COM
edy-drama, entitled "Kathleen, or the
Pride ofKi,dare." 1t is we'll adapted
to the merits of the actors and actress
.es taking part, and will enable the ia
vorites to show their abilities to bet
ter advantage than anything so far
presented. The play is not only filed
to oyerflowing with that bright, spark
ling and unctious humor, characters
tic of the Irish race but it has a very
stropg and interesting plot, is replete
with thrilling climaxes, ludicrous sit
u%atioDs. and, withall, a charming love
story which adds to the interest of the
plot, and, in no little measure, to the
fun also. The performance will take
place on or about the 7th Of August
due notice will be given of the date.
This play is bound to please all class
es of theatre goers, 80 none should
miss it.
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
18th Judicial District Court, Par.
ish of LafOurche.
Davis Lasseigne IS. No. 1896, Nap.
oleon Carpenter.

TAKE NOTICE, THAT ACTING UNDER
i and by virtue Of 1 writ of SECURE and
sale. emanating from the above entitled
Court. in the above entitled and numbered
case, / have seized and will offer for sale at
public auction, pursuant to law, to the last
and chest bidder. at the Court House in
the town of Thibodaux. On
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER Ist, 1894.
between the hours of II O'clock q. M, aud 4
O'Clock p. M, the following described proper
.ty. to-wit:
A certain tract of land situated in this par
ish. on the left bank Of Bayou Lafourche, at
about l4tJ FOrty-one miles below the town of
Thibodaux, measuring two arpents front on
said Bayou Laf0urche. BY depth of TWEEN.
tv arpents, bounded above by and of Joseph
Il ,nqnllle, formerly now Alfred Vegas, and
below by lands of succession of Olivier Char
pentier Together with all the buildings and
improvements thereon and ill the rights and
privileges thereof being the same property
acquired the same day by the vendor by act
passed before the same notary.
To paw and satisfy the sum Of az The sum
OF One Hundred and Sixty-fve Dollars, am
cunt of the aforesaid note. in principal, TO-
gether with eight per cent per annum inter.
est thereon from the first of May 1892, TIL
paid. 81 A sum of ten per cent on the aggre
gate of said principal and interest a. attor.
ney's fees herein and ~ all costs of these
proce dings.
And which said amount as aforesaid ia AZ.
cured ~ act of sale and mortgage passed
before H N. Coulon, Notary Public Of said
Parish, on the first day of May a. D. 1891.
July 28th, 1884.
JAMES BEARY.
Sheriff nj Iafonrcha
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SATURDAY JULY % 1894.
THE NEW JURY LA W.

The new Jury law has been promu]-
gated. 1t provides radical changes in
the manner of drawing the jury. The
drawing is still done by a commission
of "fve discreet citizens. good men
and tue" selected by the Judge from
among the qualified electors of the
parish, and the clerk of court er-o1icio
a member thereof. The five citizens
appointed by the Judge hold their Of
fee during the pleasure of the latter.
The Jury commission shall meet at
q place to be designated by the clerk
of the district court, some time prior
to the meeting of every jury term of
court. and shall "~select and appoint"
from among the qualified electors of
the parish, "twenty-iour discreet CT
items, good men and true, WHO shall
constitute the list from which tie
grand jury for said term shall be
drawn, and if, in the Judgment of the
commission, a jury may be required,
they shall select in the same manner
thirty additional names to serve as
petit jurors for each week that in their
judgment a jury will be required and
shall designate the day of the week at
which said jury shall attend"
1t will be noted that the jury is no
longer to he drawn by lot from a list
of three hundred names previously put
in a box, bit it is to be "selected and
appointed" by the commission .'from
among the qualified electors of the
parish"
Fifty persons drawn for the first
week are no o rger required to appear
on the first day of the week, out Of
which the grand jury was chosen, and
the remainder served as petit jurors,
but twenty -four persons must attend,
out of which the grand jury is organ
lied and the remainder dismissed. II
. petit jury is needed for the first
week, they may be summoned for any
day of the week designated by the
commission. This will prove a great
advantage for it is seldom that there
is any work for the petit jury before
Wednesday or Thursday of the first
week of cOurt.
The law prescrlbes the manner Of
keeping the lists of names drawn for
the grand jury, and for the petit jul :
of each week, which lists s'shall not be
subject to inspection except upon all
order from the District Judge - and
further provides that 1.-THE names OF
jurors selected shall be kept seer t,
and no member of the jury commits
sion, clerk, sheriff or their deputies,
shall disclose to any one the names of
the jurors selected except to the juror
himself when summoned, nor shall the
juror disclose the fact that he has been
selected or summoned as a juror, and
apy violation of this prohibition shall
be deemed a contempt of court, pun
lshable by tiue or imprisonment, or
both at the discretion OF the court"
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L. E. Meyer vs.. No. 55 H. Tetreau
Judgment affirmed except as TO
cOsts-H. Tetreau to pay all costs Of
lower Court and one half OF the addi-
tional costs for marking the boundary
line ordered made.
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ThibOda ux College.

Notice is hereby given to parents and
guardians who have children under their
charge to educate, that the next session Of
bod College will open on Monday.
September Sd. 1884. The services of compe.
tent teachers both In English and In French.
VIII De obtained to teach the languages,
sciences, mathematics and Book-keeping,
For further information apply to
REV. G. NJ. MENARD,
Director.
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The Fact that Hoods Sarsaparilla,
once fairly tried, becomes the family
medicine. speaks volumes for it's ex-
cellence and medicinal merit. Hoods
Sarsaparilla is Natures CO. worker.
Hoods Pills become the ~favorite ca
thartic with every one WHIT tries them. Csc.
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SHORT s~oIssoRINes.

THE British mercantile navy mas cost
In building elSS,67O,OOO'
THE head of the rattlesnake has been
known to inAict n fatal wound after
being severed from the body.
Or Is, 900 persons N arrives at the
age of 100 years, of 800 one attains the
age of 90, and one in 100 lives to the
age of 60.
A BOX of earth has been sent from
the grave of Gen. Lafayette to the
Daughters of the American Republic
at San Francisco, in which to plant a
tree of liberty.
The diamond is not among the ear
Hest gems known to man. 1t has moi
been found in the ruins of Nineveh, iii
the Etruscan sepulchers nor in the
tombs of the Ph9nicians'
AN old stage coach, that had been
held up and robbed eighty-three times,
now lies dismantled in the yard of a
livery stable In Phoenix, A. 7, TWEEN
ty years ago it began running between
Prescott and Tombstone.
THERE are sixteen counties in Penn
s~ylvania and New York of the same
name. They are Allegheny, Clinton,
Columbia. Delaware. Erie, Franklin,
Fulton, Greene. jefferson, Monroe,
Montgomery, Sullivan, Warrep, WASH
ington, Wayne and Wyoming.
THE first lighthouse in America was
built at the entrance to Boston harbor
in 17l5-i6, at a cost of about Sll,500.
Erected by the order of the general
court of the province OF Massachusetts,
bay, it was supported by light dues OF
one penny per ton on all vessels ex
ccpt coasters.
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SOME WONDERFUL THINGS.
A Grammar Schoolboy's Simple Accoun

A Grammar schoolboy's Simple Account
of His Anatomy.
Martin" said a wise grammar-school
boy to his little brother of six, come
here and tell mi what you have inside
Of you"
Nothing" said Martin.
YES, you have. Listen. You've got
a whole telegraph slowed away in your
body, with wires running down to your
very toes and out to your finger tips. -"
81 haven't" said Martin, looking at
his feet and hands.
You have, through, and that isn't all.
There's Il big force pump in the middle
of you, pumping, pumping, seventy
times a minute, all day long, like the
great engine | showed you the other
day at the locomotive works"
There is no such thing
But there is, though; and besides
all these things, a tree is growing in
you, with over two hundred different
branches, tied together with ever so
many bands and tough strings"
That isn't so at ALL" persisted the
little boy about ready to cry. II can
feel myself all over, and there's no tree
or engine, or anything else, except flesh
and blood"
"Oh! that isn't flesh and blood; that's
most OF 1t water. That is what you are
made ola few gallons of water, a lit
tie lime, phosphorus, salt and some
other things thrown in" said his
brother. Union Signal.
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two installments? You know how he

two installments? You know how he
is, love"
"You are right" replied the young
woman. in his kindaess he would be
capable Of using the greater part of it
for the benefit of those whom he sup
ports That's foolishness. We must
guard against his weakness If l were
in YOU place. | would say to him;
Here are W hundred and fifty francs,
and"
And next month-you are right"
DO not say: next month DO not
say ANYTHING at all. Then, as he will
not expect anything more, he will save
what he has"
Quite so. On leaving the shoemaker
III run straight to Falengois. You
may be sure of that"
Did you go there?'" she asked when,
toward three o'clock in the afternoon,
her husband came back, loaded with
bundles.
NO" said he; 81 did not have mon
ey enough about me after my pur.
chases. You see, we were forgetting
the principal thing"
What is that?"
"a lunch box for our travels. Look
| at this"
And he showed her an ebony box
full OF ingenious compartments. How
beautiful il was. More than that, in.
dispensable. One has not always time
to leave the train to go to the buffet
This lunch box would allow them to
satisfy their hunger. 1t was a good
idea Only the price was rather steep.
A red-letter day it was for them.
Having begun SO auspiciously, 1t could
not end in a commonplace way.
do you know" said the young hus.
band, well go and have dinner at some
restaurant"
"All right"
Lets keep out of the crowd. Wen
take a carriage, Wen have a nice little
dinner, and in the evening we'll stroll
through the woods. Well have to get
~ready-it's getting late"
Goodness gracious said She; 1--WE
are forgetting Falengois!"
The deuce! That's so! For the pres
ent I'll mail him a hundred francs,
with a short note"
mo. 1t would hurt his feelings. Go
yourself, my dear. 1t is such a delicate
matter"
well! I'll take a cab to get through
quicker. | will not delay, | assure
you"
Three-quarters OF an hour later the
young man came back, looking very
serious.
"You saw him. asked madame.
"les!' said he, with a sigh. II am
awfully sorry. It's worse than |
thought The sheriff is after him
now"
'And?'
What could | do? thought a hun.
bred francs will not get him out OF
trouble"
"0f course not-poor fellow"
Then"
Naturally"
What else?'
That's So"
He'll do the best he can"
Hope so. But how hard it is to help
anyone."
Lets go to dinner"
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II the following letters had been written
by. your best known and most esteemed
%neighbors they could be no more worthy of
your confidence than they now are, coming.
40 they dv, FROM wen knv"n, mvciiiSenU, aiRl
Trustworthy citizens, who, in their several
and respect of all who know them. The
subject of the above portrait Is a well
known and much respected lady, Mrs. John
G. Foster, residing at No. 50 Chaplin Street,
Canandaigua, N. Y. She writes to DR.. r,
Y. Pierce, Chief Consulting Physician to the
lnvalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
at Buffalo, N. Y, as follows :. 81 was
troubled with eczema, or salt-rheum, seven
years. I doctored with a number of
our home physicians and received no
benefit whatever. l also took treatment
from physicians in Rochester, New York,
Philadelphia, Jersey City, Binghamton, and
| have paid out hundreds of dollars to the
doctors without benefit. My brother came
to visit us from the West and he told me to
try DIR. Picrce's Golden Medical Discovery.
He had taken it and it had cured him. 1
have taken ten bottles Of the Discovery
and am entirely cured, and If there thould
be any one wishing any information l would
gladly correspond with them, II they enclose
return stamped envelope
Not less remarkable Is the following from
MIR. j.. A. Buxton, q prominent merchant
OF jackson, N. G., who says: 81 had
been troubled with skin disease oil INV
life. As l grew older the disease seemed
to be taking a stronger hold upon me. tried
many advertised remedies with no benefit.
until | was led to try DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. When I began taking
1t my health was very poor : in fact, several
persons have since told me that they thought
had the consumption. weighed only about
10 pounds. The eruption on my skin was
accompanied by severe itching. 1t was first
confined to my face, but afterwards spread
over the neck and head, and tho itching be-
came simply ttnbeaydhle. This was my con-
ditlon when | began taking the Discovery
when would rub tho parts affected o kind
OF hranny scale would fall off.