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tax for the benefit only of those
living on the Mississippi river,
the upper Atchafalaya and La
fourche, who are entirely Deepen
dent on their levees for protec-
ton.
1t is for these reasons L have
uged the people of the east bank
of the Teche to apply to the Lee
gislature for district of their
own, SO they can levy their own
taxes and make such disposition
of their own funds as will be to
their interest, and not be attached
to a district where they are out
voted by six river parishes to
three. AS things now are, we are
completely at the mercy of the n
YER parishes and they have it in
their power to impose any tax
they see proper.
The only remedy is in applying
to the Legislature to give us dis
trict of our own. We do not de-
ny that we have an interest in le-
wees and do not object to paying a
reasonable tax for that purpose,
but claim the right to use our le-
wee fund for own protection. This
will leave the Atchafalaya levee
district with six rich parishes
which should be able to maintain
their own levees. If they should
not, we will be able to come to
their assistance.
If the people will do this, l an
confident the Legislature will
grant their request. The amount
at stake is SO great it is worth
making the attempt, even if it re
suits in failure.
| '' E. L. KING.
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Town Council.
Regular meeting Of the Town Council
held this 4th day Of April 1894.

Pursuant to adjournment the Council
met this day in regular session al the
Court House.
His Honor A. V, Fleming Mayor eresi-
ding and n quorum present.
On melton duly seconded. the reading
of the minutes Of the last meeting was
dispensed with. The Collector and Ire
asurer submitted to the Council his
monthly report as fellows to wit:
Corporation Tax proper Dr. or
March I. %. Balance in IRE
asurer $"%o'o'
Amount Of Taxes OF the year
1898 collected from March
Ito April I "a. $4,000
Amount Of Licenses OF the
wear 1894 collected from
Mch I to April 81. 'os'V
Amount of Market revenues
collected from Mch l to
April "a, $40
Disbursements.
Mich 3 81. Paid TO Waters
Pierce Oil Co.. for oil FUR
nished for street lamps
per this their account on
s,s No se3 1852
Mch II "a. Paid to Henry
BesIia, Police officer, his
salary per contract, for the
month ending Mch 10 "a.
DER his account on file NO
S6l iso'o
Mch ls 81. Paid to Thaddeus
Ashford for making Coffin
for Pauper Pelagie. per ~
his account on file No S65 5.W
Mich n "a. Paid to Alpine La
peruze his salary as lamp
lighter for the month end
ing Mch II "a. per his ac-
count on file No $50 ioUo
Mch &c "a. Paid salary of Sc
cretary of Council for the
month ending Mch 26 "a e,55
Mch 81 "a Paid Commission
TO Collector and Treasurer .
at 5 per cent $i.ll3,6l
amount collected by him
from Mch 1 to April l "a 56yS2
Balance in Treasury April
1894. 1880
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The. Proposed New Levee
District.
New Iberia, April Sd, 1894.


you urging the people of the
Teche parishes to apply to the
next meeting of the Legislature
for a tax district of their own, 80
that they might relieve them
selves of some of the unjust bur
dens of taxation that they are now
compelled to pay and have the
right to dispose of any levee tax
they have to pay in such a man
ner as they may think best for
their own protection and interest.
/ will now call their attention to
the enormous taxation they are
called upon to pay for levee pro-
lection and show how little pro-
lection they receive in return.
From Port Barre, at the head
of the Teche, to Berwick Bay, a
distance of 152 miles, the whole
east bank of the Teche is one con-
tinuous line of plantations and
farms that are subject to this tax
lands, nearly all of which are
above the greatest floods ever
known in the history Of the coun-
try and were never known to over
flow. Still these people have to
Ipay the same amount of levee tax
as the planters on the Mississippi
river who are entirely dependent
on the levees for protection, and
without them their lands and pro-
perry would be valueless. Now
let us see what that tax is. 1t
amounts to ten mills on valuation
and p cents per acre; in addition
to this comes the produce tax.
Now we will take a cotton farm of
say 100 acres, assessed at say
$4,000 with building and improve
ments; the tax will be $50 and q
cents per acre. making $14 more.
Such a farm should produce at
least 100 bales of cotton, at sc
cents per bale, will make $50, to
say nothing of rice potatoes and
other esculents-a total of $115.
Now add to this 16 mills for State
and parish taxes, or $50, making
in all S195, or nearly 10 mills or 4
per cent, and this to help the
planters and people on the Missis.
sippi to keep up their levees with.
out receiving any just return fol
the same.
The same calculation will prove
that the sugar planters pay much
more-at least so mills or so pei
cent.
Now let us see what the owners
of swamp lands have to pay. They
: are generally assessed at 81. O(
q per acre, which at 10 mills and q
cents per acre makes IS mills anc
|. 16 mills for State, and parish 81
mills or Ito per cent. Now slet
|. us see the benefit our people gel
from this enormous taxation
: Does it give us protection? Mos
= assuredly not The Atchafalays
floods its whole valley, all the
o high lands on its numerous tribu.
taries and the swamps adjoining
every year since 1889 and those
owning improved lands on then
have to abandon them: Al
o the same time those owning lands
near the swamps and lakes have
y had, at great expense, to build
levees for their own protection.
oil In view of these facts, and as
have shown that it is impossible
to establish levee system to pro
q tect them from the foods of the
Atchafalaya, which are growing
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s5s4.44 Wsl.44

Total amount in Treasury on e.
April ist 1894 $2O0l 81
On motion duly seconded the report Of
the Treasurer was approved and accept
ed and ordered to be spread on the min
utes. -
The following accounts were presen-
ted. approved and ordered to be paid VIZ;
The account of James Cairns ~
Commissioner of Election for Ave
dollars. Goo
The account of Z. ". Bienvenu
as Commissioner of Election for
five dollars. Tyb.iE 500
The account Of J. Raonl Thomas
as Commissioner of Election for
five dollars. SOC
The account Of P. d. Olivier az
Clerk of Election for five dollars. SOC
The account of Leonce Peller- q.
in for IN king CRATE for Culvsrt In
Cora street for four dollars. 400
The account of A. V. Fleming
for services as Returning officer
for ten dollars. 1000
The account of VIM Ross for his
wages. cleaning market house
from January "a TO March "a 1894
2 months at $500 per month, six
dollars. 800
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$500,

There being no other business to be
transacted, the Council adjourned.
"Signed" A, Y. FLEMING. Mayor.
signed WV. B. EAsTIN, Secretary.
A true copy,
Attest WM. B. EASTIN. Secretary.
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$sO1B,Bl $2O76,64

$2O1B,S4 $2076,6l
Special Tax.
Mch | 81 Balance in Treas
ury $o'o'o7
Amount Of special taxes OF
the year 1898, collected
from Mch to April 81. Uo,8(
Mch 81 Paid per order OF
Mayor and COuncilmen. to
the Board Of Fire Com
missioners to effectuate
the payment Of the fourth
note and interest due on
this note and the other
three notes remaining due
for the Steam Fire En-
CINE "Evangelins" az per
vouchers on file No 1888 10000
Mich "a. Paid to Henry Bes.
lin, to pay laborers work
ing on Culvert In Cora
street. east of Bayou Teche
per account on file No S67 1878
Mich "a 81. Paid to Ed. Dan
tin for brick on Culvert in
Cora street per his &C
count on fiie No S6s 3,76
Mch 81 "a. Paid Commission
TO Collector and Trpasur-
or at per cent on $205,S0
amount collected by him
from March to April
1894. 1929
Balance in Treasury April s.
lsN. l5l.76
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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-18
Grants Goodness Under Dire.

The day the outer lines of Peters,
burg We're carried and the troops
were closing up upon the inner lines
the general halted near a house on q
piece of elevated ground which over
looked the field. The position was
under fire, and the enemy's batterie;
seemed to pay particular attention tc
the spot, noticing perhaps the GROUP
of officers collected there and believ
ing that some of the Union com
manders We're among them.
The general was engaged in writ
ing some dispatches and paid no at
tention whatever to the shots falling
about him. Members of the staff re
marked that the place was becoming
q target and suggested that he move
to a less conspicuous position, but he
seemed to pay no attention to the ad
vice given. After he had finished his
dispatches and taken another view
of the enemy's works, he quietly
mounted his horse and rode slowly
to another part of the field, remark
ing to the officers about him, with 6
jocose twinkle in his eye, "Well
they do seem to have the range OF
us. "-General Horace Porter in Nc
Cures Magazine.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-18
A Bit Of Ruskin's Wisdom.

All rivers, small Or large, agree in
one character-they like to lean Ait
tie on one side. They cannot bear to
have their channels deepest in the
middle, but will always, if they can,
have one bank to sun themselves up
on and another to get cool under; one
shingly shore to play over, where
they may be shallow and foolish and
childlike, and another steep shore un-
der which they can pause and purify
themselves and get their strength of
waves fully together for due occa-
sions. Rivers in this way are just
like wise men, who keep one side of
their lives for play and another for
work and can be brilliant and chat.
tering and transparent when they
are at ease, and yet take deep coun-
sci on the other side when they get
themselves to the main purpose.
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been ousted from his box and his
place taken by a young peasant,
while another had seated himself be-
side the terrified occupant of the ear
riage, who called upon her husband
to s her as the horses were
urged to a gallop and she was driven
rapidly away.
Beside himself at this extraordinary
outrage, the duke attempted to follow
the vehicle, but was held back by
peasants, who explained it was only
the custom in that part of the coun-
try and his bride could be ransomed
by a cask of wine. Much relieved, he
gave the necessary order and was
then told that it was also the custom
for the captives to join in a dance
with the captors. To this the duke
also assented, upon which he was al
lowed to rejoin his wife, and both en-
tered graciously into the spirit of the
proceedings. After the dance they
were released and escorted the re-
mainder Of the way by the delighted
peasants, but since then the duke has
been a declared enemy of country
customs ."-Lady's Pictorial.
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Three White Roses,

Three white roses filled the ali
with sweetness-three white roses,
strong stemmed, long and leafy, with
petals of waxen fineness and velvet
softness. They swayed in the tall,
clear glass that held them. They
shone against the dull red of the wall
against which they were placed with
a sort of radiance. They seemed
more than mere flowers. They were
angelic messengers.
She sat and watched them through
her long lashes. She was like them
slender, 1.-THE and strong, cold and
beautiful. The white gown that she
wore was clasped with a cord the
color of the leaves. Her small, well
poised head was set upon her neck
with the grace of one of the blossoms
on its stem. She watched them with
an inscrutable expression on her face.
It vas almost as though she were of
their race and We're listening to them
speaking for her ear alone.
A sudden breeze passed through
the room. A waXen petal fell from
a 0 She started suddenly from
her reverie. She smiled contemp.
tuously as she moved from the chair.
''Three white roses, :" she mumured.
Three white roses! And roses only
81. so a dozenl Is this what he calls
loveg'-New York World.
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When travellers crossed the plains
at the time when the Pacific rail
roads we're first built, a beautiful
plant called the Euphorbia albo-mar-
ginata used to come up frequently
along the tracks, which the laborers
believed to grow from seed that had
been waiting there to sprout since
the flood. They called it ''snow on
the mountain" because the bracts
under the flowers, such as we see in
the p%oinsetta and other euphorbia-
ceous plants, were striped with white
among the green. 1t is now stated in
California circles that where this
plant grows gophers will receive no
tice to quit. 1t is remarkable that it
is said of another euphorbiaceous
plant, the castor oil plant, that where
it is grown moles will never appear.
No one has put great faith in this
statement, but that two plants of the
same family should be watched by
two classes of observers wholly indie
pendent of each other and be report
ed to have exactly the same effect on
destructive rodents indicates that
there must be something certain to
bring about the like conclusions. st.
Louis Globe-D Democrat.
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One exception to the general noise
is in the BARRIERS shop, where a half
dozen men work in solemn silence,
not discussing weather, politics or
scandal with their victims. It seemed
unnatural and grewsome. l have
heard only n hand organ, and that
was an antique. Probably the others
have emigrated to America. One I'M
usual noise will attract attention. l
exploded one of my dynamite sneezes
on the Toledo one day. 1t made a
sensation in the midst of the busy
traffic, perhaps because there has
been SO much said about anarchist
bombs lately. My cabman jumped
a little, but quickly recovered him
self and said, 'Vostra salute, sig
more" Sometimes the church bell
rings violently as though for a fire.
One looks for the engines, but it is
only a funeral, and the white clothed
bearers. with holes cut for eyes in
their masks, come round a corner
with the painted or embroidered cat
oA0AiuO I'll CuCll oiOuIuCIS,
by the priests and acolytes.
Above all noises the donkey's fire.
quent bray prevails. 1 cannot get
used to it. It always sounds like
something else. In church one Sun
day I thought I heard an OH well
windlass groaning and squeaking
with its roughly turning axle. Poor,
dear little donkeys! If they get any
comfort out of their braying, they are
welcome to it, for it is about all the
comfort they have. When n sees
a little fellow, the size of a calf, pull
ing a good load of furniture and a
lazy master on a big two wheeled
cart, Dr. nine heavy trunks and two
men, Or another with p%aniers and a
boy twisting his tail, it seems like a
very human voice of patient woe and
rebuke that comes out in that bray.
l do not see what Naples could do
without those nimble little feet trot-
ting up and down her hills. The
donkey's foot is carved on the handle
of her souvenir spoons as a token of
gratitude perhaps.-Hartford Cou-
rant,
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A Conclusive EXPLANATION.

Uncle Rastus was intently gazing
at a newspaper when some of the
young men from the factory passed
the doorstep on which he was sitting.
Found something interesting, I'm.
cle2" said one of them.
"Pow'ful news in disshere paper
said the old fellow, without raising
his eyes. "Pow'ful news"
But, look here. You're not read
ing that paper at all. You are only
pretending"
go long wild yoh foolishness an
doan desperate de ole man. Co'se
rs readin."
But you've got the paper upside
down."
The discovery aroused no conster-
nation with Uncle Rastus.
"Some folks is mighty knowin,"h he
remarked, with placid contempt. ''Ef
yo'd notice er little mo-, yo'd see dat
I'd put mer specs on upside down.
Stead oh takin 'em off an putin 'enl
on ergin l jes' reversed de papah SOS
ter make 'lowance fob de position oh
de pecs."-American Industries.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-18
Pity Among Birds.

81 witnessed an incident" said Os-
wald Grafton, that showed that
there is a strong feeling of pity among
birds, and that sometimes they are
as charitable as men. A pair of rob
ms had their nest in the fence near
the house, while a pair of catbirds
had built theirs in a bush close by.
The two pairs Matched out their
young at about the same time, and
for a short time everything went
along smoothly. Then the robins dis.
appeared entirely, and I concluded
that they had been killed. The young
robins, who had depended on their
parents for food, appeared to be starry
ing.
When the catbirds came with a
worm II a bit of food for their young,
the young robins would thrust up
their heads and make a great noise.
Presently it vas noticed that the cat
birds were feeding the hungry Or
phans. Every night, too, while one
Of the catbirds covered its own young
its mate performed the same service
for the young robins. In this way
both broods e reared, the robins
growing up as strong and lively as
though they had been cared for by
their own parents. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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BRIEF CAREER OF A HERO,
Bravery of a Hoosier Journalist Denied by
aFrightened Railroad Man.

bravery vi II 11OpSitF JOuriailSJ 1Den1eO Dy
aFrightened Railroad Man.
He was a newspaper man, lived a
long distance from the business cen
ter of the city, went home late at
night and fondled a big gun in his
overcoat pocket as he wendell his way
through the streets homeward bound.
He wEistled at times, again warbled
q little dirty OF talked to himself for
company's sake and had a nervous,
constitutional fear of meeting foot
pads, He passed the mouth of an
alley, and a man stepped out Of the
shadows.
That was enough. The newspaper
man jerked out his gun and covered
the stranger, with the remark: up
with your hands. Don't say a word,
or I'll blow the top of your head Off"
The strangers arms shot up into
space, and he was s%peechless. The
newspaper man then, keeping his
gun lat AIM" began backing down
toward the street corner as rapidly
as possible. AS soon as he had
reached the corner he suddenly
jammed the revolver down into his
pocket, wheeled and started away at
a gait that would have made Direc-
tum ashamed Of himself. His home
was only Il half block away, and
when he bolted into the house and
had the door bolted behind him he
told his wife the story of his having
been assaulted by a footpad and eX-
patiated upon his remarkable PROV
ess in putting the highwayman to
flight.
AS he came from his house the next
morning to go to his daily toll he was
joined by his next door neighbor, a
well known railroad conductor. Then
the railroad man gave the newspa-
per man a piece of news. He said
that while he was on his way home
the night before, and just around the
corner, he stepped into an alley. AS
he was coming out ON the sidewalk
his heart stopped beating and his
blood was chilled as he looked into
the cold, shining muzzle of a revolv-
er and was invited to throw up his
hands.
Did you accept the invitation2"
asked the newspaper man.
Dol look like ad-dfoo l2" asked
the railroad man and added: Il
poked my arms up into the air until
my shoulders cracked. The funniest
thing about it was, though, that the
footpad backed away from me until
he reached the corner and then ran
like a whitehead"
where did he go9' was asked.
81 don't know" answered the rail
roader, Il don't know. l ran the
other ay."-Indianapolis Journal.
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rather of q Surprise.

Il have read with much amuse-
ment," says a friend in note, ''the &C.
counts of various queer occurrences in
some Of our churches, and l want to tell
you of an amusing thing l saw happen
some few years ago i'll one ofthe largest
churches here. The minister was preach
ing a sermon which drew forth the deep
sympathy of his hearers and caused the
tears to well up i'll his eyes. He
reached for his handkerchief and shook
it out preparatory to wiping away the
affecting tears, when a long, white, wo-
mans hose took the form of the sup
posed handkerchief. Imagine the mirth
of the congregation and the horror Of
the dignified speaker whose handker-
chief got mixed with his wife's stock
ings. Utica Observer.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-18
Notice to

John W. Tattan. A. 3. Bell or Aaron II. Bell,
George H. Maddox, Henry c: Tillinghast and
Charles +. Grey, assignee for Henry G. Tilling-
hast and W. H. Emery, composing the firm of
H. G. Tillinghast and company.
You and each of your heirs, representatives
and assigns are hereby s~everally notified that 1
Harry b. Hill. your co-owner. whose postoffice
address is Great Falls, Montana, and my grant
Ors, have in accordance with the provisions of
section No. 1894 of the revised statutes of the
United States expended in work and improve
ments upon the Queen of the Hills lode mining
claim, which is located in Barker Cunorganized)
mining district, Meagher county, Montana, one
hundred 400 dollars, annual representation in
each of the years, 1881. 1882, 1883, 1884. 1885, 1885.
1887. 1883. 1889. 1890, 1891 and 1892, for the pur-
pose of holding said claim according to law. and
you are hereby notified that unless you and each
of you. your heirs or assigns, contribute your
proportion of such expenditures for each of
above years, together with the interest and costs,
within ninety days after the complete service of
this notice by publication. all your right, title
and interest, estate. claim and demand in and to
the above named mining claim will become the
property of the undersigned, your
who has performed the work and made the re
quired expenditures.
2l.33 HAIRY Il HILL.
Date OF first publication April 81. 1894.