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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-12
CHAPTER II.


"&E7 ROM Fort De Roussy, on the
Red river, to Pointe Midi, on
the Bayou Claire, near which
n "L'Esperance," the Oakfell
plantation. lay, was a dis
lance of some 20 miles. The identifying
name of fort was given to a small
earthwork which had been thrown up
by direction of the United States gov
eminent under the supervision of Colo
mel De ROussy at the first rise of
AvOyelles prairie abutting on the low
alluvial river bottom. Four miles in
land from the fort the highroad ran
through the little town of Marksville
the parish site or seat of justice. The
courthouse and two magazines for
cotton were the only brick structures
of which it could boast. All the other
edifices, including the church, were of
wood, painted white or yellow, ranged
on either side of a long main street
and two lateral and four cross streets
intersecting at right angles. The sit
uation of the village was gentle dip
in the prairie, the two sides of which,
when the thick foliage of umbrella
china, pecan, fig and oak trees was at
its full and softened by the sprinkling
Of rosy lowered myrtles, gave the re-
Semblance to the trough between
waves of a great green sea. The pop
ulation of 600 or 700 souls was almost
entirely Gascon French and French
creole, of whom but few spoke Eng
lish. The exceptions were the families
of four American lawyers, who had
acquired the French language and used
it more frequently than their mother
tongue.
Nine miles southwark from the viii
lage the smooth surface of the prairie
broke suddenly and the land declined
sharply to a broad belt of stiff soil,
intellectually fertile, bearing a thick
growth of cypress, gum and oak and
terminating at Bayou du Lac, wide and
deep, on the farther side of which lay
the Magnolia hills. These latter were
series of gentle undulations, rising
somewhat above the general level of
the alluvion and extending quite eight
miles to the fine, sandy soil of that per-
feet agricultural country formed by
the network of bayous Rouge, Huff
power, Bpulf and Claire. Here the
stately magnolia tree dominated, its
evergreen leaves of olive hue and var
nished freshness preserving to the
landscape throughout the year the
warm sylvan tints of summer and its
big blossoms of creamy white loading
the air with the fragrance of COM
bined jasmine and lemon and imbung
with sensuousness the luxuriant spring
ROBBED in gown of woven vines, which
trailed to the ground and lowered in
yellow. red, blue and white, the mag
nolia was truly queen of the forest.
The day had been sultry, overcast by
low hanging clouds, from which fell a
steady, soaking rain from noon until
nightfall. An intense darkness sue
ceeded the day, and the rain became
fitful, while the lightning was frequent
and binding in its lurid brilliancy. The
public road leading from the rope ferry
of Bayou du Lac to the Magnolia bills
and which constant use bad worn to a
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deep gully in the soft ground was re-
duCed by Ie rain almost to a state of
ooZe. re- lering travel arduOus and
slow. The dwelling Of Valsin Mouil-
lot, the feTyman, stood in an Enclosure
near the road and 80 yards from the
bayou. NalSin was short and muscu-
fHT, OF mtdd1P age and Scant education,
but blessed with a cheerful mind. He
was a widOWer, with three little girls
dependent upon him, and his resources
We're the public ferry and the yield of
30 acres OF cleared land, which he OPP
Grated with the aid Of three slaves
an old man and woman and a boy.
This last drew the ferryboat along the
wide stretch of rope more frequently
than did the ferryman and on such
nights as this occupied the lookout
shed on the bank to respond to the
calls of travellers.
Notwithstanding the warmth Of the
night and the open doors Of the house,
a bright fire of cypress bark burned
on the hearth Of the largest room to
resist the moisture with which this
low rsGiqn reeked. In front of the
fire sat stout. broad faced, dark skin
ned man of advanced years whose garb
of black and turned down band of
white about his neck discovered the
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-12

lawyer to argue his cause for MIN in
the supreme court
mo. it is not too late" Quillebert ex-
claimed; "it is never too late to do
good. Let us have another toddy, and
when we drink that to friendship l
will make a proposition to you"
Their glasses We're filled and drain
ed with expressions of good feeling.
"Now," said Quillebert, with know
ing leer in his eyes, you say, Latioais
at least | have heard you say many
times-that you are the best old sledge
player in the parish of AvOyelles l
know you play that game better than
you do poker" And he significantly
glanced at the bare space on the table
in front of Latiolais, then at the piles
of red and blue chips on his own side,
and continued: Il will offer to play
you II games Of old sledge. If you win
six out of the IL, will pay you $4,000
as soon as we reach home. If | win
six out of the II, you will give me re-
cept in full for the judgment and
costs in your suit against me for kill
ing Baptiste. If you agree, l will now
write to my attorney in the city in
structing him to withdraw the appeal
and deliver the letter to the captain to
be mailed when the boat stops at Ba-
you Sara"
THAT certainly is liberal PROPOSE
ton" said DR.. De RouX. You would
do well to accept it, Leonidas."
Latiolais looked down, and his face
assumed an expression of doubt and
trouble. Oakfell watched the work
ings of his countenance intently.
Let's have one more toddy before 1
decide"
"Agreeable'
With this aid Latiolais accepted the
proposal. Calling for writing material
and a new deck of cards. Quillebert
wrote the message to the lawyer in
New Orleans, passing it to Latiolais to
be read, addressed, sealed, and handed
it to the captain of the boat, with the
request that he mail it at Bayou Sara.
The cards were shufIled and the game
was begun, DR.. De ROuX keeping score.
The play was silent. Victory went
alternately from the one player to the
other through ten games. The eleventh
was close, but by turning a knave as
trump and scoring a six spot as low
Quillebert by point 1f q Il HI Is
took pen and paper, wrote and signed
a receipt in full of the judgment, prin.
cipal, interest and costs which he had
obtained for the killing of his negro
man Baptiste and gave it to guile,
bert; also an l o U for the sum Of
$500, representing his loss in the game
of poker they had previously played.
Forcing a smile, he ordered three more
glasses of whisky, and when these had
been tossed off babe his companions
good night and retired. Quillebert and
DR.. De Roux strolled to the hurricane
deck to sOOthe their nerves with cigars
before seeking sleep. Oakfell repaired
to his stateroom soul sickened by what
he had witnessed.
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sometimes, however,
the husbands attention is directed to
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and
its remarkable cures of womanly dis
eases. He may not have much hope of
a cure, but he is led to try the medicine,
with the result that in almost every case
there is perfect and permanent cure.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures
irregularity. 1t dries the drains which
weaken women, heals inflammation and
liberation, and cures female weakness.
AS tonic for women who are nervous,
sleepless, WORKOUT and rundown VA
vorite Prescription is unequaled.
YIN answer to your letter will say my wife
commenced to complain twenty years ago"
Prospect St. Weissport, Pa. 1--WE have tried the
Ions Of medicine during the time she was i'll,
until wrote to you and you told us what to do.
She has taken eight bottles of DR.. Perce's Fa-
vorite Prescription and six of the Golden Med
ical Discovery She can do her own work now
and can walk around again and is quite smart"
nFavorite Prescrip tiOn" has the testi-
mony of thousands of women to its COM
plete cure of womanly diseases. Do not
accept an unknown and improved sub
stitute in its place.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigor-
ate stomach, liver and bowels.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-12
No. 31O.-EXtrRcts.

One letter culled from each line spells
the name of a celebrated English poet
and dramatist.
l. Sea nymphs hourly ring his knell. -
2. CHOSE are pearls that were his
eyes"
3. Sea water shalt thou drink"
4. Look! He's winding up the watch
of his wit"
3. "No use of metal, corn or wine or
OIL"
6. on fish for thee and get thee wood
enough"
Z. by foul play, as thou sayest, were
we heayed thence"
8. "Thy nerves are in their infancy
again"
8. There's no harm done"
10. II am more serious than my Gus
TOM"
II. "One word more. l charge thee
that thou attend me-"
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abide by the award of the jury, al
though it was only $1,000; but you
have seen fit to carry the matter on
appeal to the supreme court and pro-
long this only cause Of difference be-
tween u.s."
81 think" DR.. De Roux remarked,
"that you both made mistake by let
ting the matter go into the courts. Lit
igation always begets bitterness. The
longer it is drawn out the more lnvet-
crate becomes the i'll feeling. | think
yet you ought to take it out of court
and settle it as friends and gentlemen"
81 am afraid it is too late" said La
tiolas, las Constant perfected his APP
peal yesterday and employed a city
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No. 3O5.-Fable With Anagrams: l..
Wolf. .. Care. 3. Village. /. Amuse.
3. Times. g. Wolf I. Two 8. Three.
8. Village. 10. Running. II. Assistance.
u. Was. 10. Laughed. II. Pains. 10.
Last. Is. Earnest. II. Neighbors IS.
Sport. 10. Learned. 20. Late. 81.
Trusted.
No 3OG.-Charade: Carpet
No. 307.-Half Square: l. Weasel. p
Embed. g. Albeit 4. Set. ). Ed. e. L.
No. 30S.-An Octagon:
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No. a16.-A Letter Puzzle.

Because. you see, there are four Els.
OF Ms you will discover three;
II and l. and X and 7.
A brace of AS you next will spy;
Look sharp and see G and |.
Put these together, and you will spell
\ general YOU all know we'll,
OF Revolutionary fame,
Whom all will praise and none will
blame.
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THEY CRUSH the POWERS

This is written in mid-October. The long,
oppressive summer is quite gone. Fading
leaf, whitening tree and the rustling corn in
the fields are signs of the season. Fog,
frost, rain, suoW.-they are coming Yea
remember last winter; of 1900 and 1901.
The weather was cruel. All! the thous-
ands it killed, and the hundreds of thous-
ands it manned and crippled. Oh, the
rough grasp it laid on men at work, women
at home, and children in cribs and cradles.
Coughs that began before Thanksgiving
Day are racking and tearing them still; yes,
and growing worse as they dig deeper into
the poor, tired throat and lungs. Many
were cured by using Benson's Porous Plas-
ters. For the soothing and healing power
of these Plasters is wonderful. They COZ
quer the complaints
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Human Nature.

Snifles-What do you see up there?
Biffles-Nothing.
Sniflles-Then why do you stand here
and look?
Bitfles-Well, l saw half dozen peo-
pie looking up, and l am trying to find
out what attracts them.-New York Her
aid.
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No. 31S.-CurtniIingr.

I. Curtail to acquire skill and leave a
character in Shakespeare.
2. Curtail to catch with the hand and
leave strength in grasping.
3. Curtail vulgar and leave behold
f. Curtail game at cards and leave
resentment awakened by social slight.
5. Curtail connection and leave a fox.
6. Curtail color and leave part of the
face.
The curtailed letters will spell the name
of a famous philosopher.
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" E A r


No. Illustrated Refuses: I. Be
true to thyself. ii. Woodman, spare that
tree.
No. 310.-Hollow Diamond; 1, Loom,
2. Moth. 3. Hemp. /. Poll.
No. 311.--A Diagonal Acrostic; dag
onal-Virgnia. Cfosswords1. Van Blu
rem. 2 Richmond. 3. Yorktown. 4.
Congress. 3. Harrison. 6. Mount Yer
non. Z. Atlantic. s. Columbia.
No 312.-Buried Geographical Names:
Malta. Toledo. Verona. Genoa,
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THAT ARE KILLING the PEOPLE.

No other plaster, no other medicine or APP
plication, can compare with them. Coughs,
colds, backache, rheumatism, lumbago,
kidney and liver troubles, asthma, infu-
enza,- they all 60 down before Bensons
Plasters like a snow image in the sun.
You can't throw money away on Benson's
Plaster Everybody is going to use them
this season. But make certain you get the
genuine. All druggists, or we will prepay
postage on any number ordered in the
United States on receipt of 25c. each.
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, NY.
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No. 32O.--Just Misses.

The miss who is unlucky.
The miss who has a destructive bent.
The miss who is jealous.
The miss who is obscure.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-12

Start from a city in Belgium, go to a
city in Switzerland, next to a town in
Spain, then to a city in Michigan.
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Can't Stand It.
DOan'S Kidney Pills
Relieve the aches of a bad
back promptly-cure all
Kidney and Bladder troubles.

Mr. ]. 2, II. Townsend, of Townsend
Bros, carriage manufacturers, of 10 Jeffer-
son street. Beddeford, Me, says: 1--WE used
Doans Kidney Pills in our family, and
are so many useless remedies on the market
that when one is found which experience
proves does what is claimed for it, it is a
pleasure to endorse that preparation. I
procured Doan's Kidney Pills at John Der.
the satisfactory results obtained warrants
me in making the above statement"
Doan's Kidney Pills sold at all drug
stores so cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buff
falo, n. Y.
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Sale Of Land for Taxes.

There will be sold at public auction the fol-
LOWING described land ia Stowe, in order 10
satisfy the taxes assessed on said land for
the year 1900 and 1901, viz:-rhe real es-
tate known rs the HALF Way House Lot" or
lot No. 10, Second Division Original Right
John Wood, in stowe late Mansfield. Said
sale will take place ut ] ocleck p. M Satur-
day. March LIST 1902, at the barn Of C. f.
and F. o. Burt in stowe.
Dated at Stowe, Vermont this 18th day Of
February, 1902.
S. T. FULLER, Collector.
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Love is unequally
yok ed with sickness.
Labor is lightened by
love, but love cannot
tighten pain or relieve
it. Many a man looks
on at his wife's suffering
willing to do anything
to aid her and able to do
nothing.
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No. 317.--A Trip.
X Y Y X x X X )

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Renort Of Sale Denied.

New York, Nov. THE report cir
culated today and originated at Scran
ton, Pa, that the Delaware and Hud
son railroad properties, including coal
mines, had been sold for $4,000, 900
was denied positively by President
Olyphant. of the Delaware and Hud
son. The rumored purchasers were
the Pennsylvania company and the
New York Central through J. P. Nor
gan & Co. The Pennsylvania to sc;
the coal properties and the portions Of
the road in Pennsylvania and the New
York Central to set the New York al
vision of the road.
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To Bring Lynchers to Trial.

Montgomery. Ala, Nov. 7.-Governor
jerks is in correspondence with the so.
licitor and sheriff of Lee county with
reference to the mob which lynched
a negro near Salem, The negro for
purposes of robbery went into the
house of George Meadows and knock.
ed his wife and daughter on the head
He was promptly killed, but the ladies
are recovering, The governor has
set in to bring the lynchers to trial II
possible
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Pope Receives ChappeIIe.

Rome, Nov. THE Pope today re-
ceived Archbishop Chappelle in private
audience. and conyeysed with him ami
matedly for half an hour, showing ey-
idence of keen interest in the affairs
of the diocese of New Orleans and In
matters connected with Cuba and Por-
to Rico. Subsequently Archbishop
Chappeue presented to the pontiff Is
young Cubans who are studying here
for the priesthood
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BIG DAM BURsT@
People Were Warned and Fled TO
Places of Safety.

Glenwood Springs, Col, Nov. IA
report was received here late last might
of the bursting Of the Denver and Ri
Grande dam over the Eagle river a!
Pando.
The dam was built by the railroad
for the purpose Of making an lee
pond and a considerable amount o.
water was stored behind it. DwelIers
in Eagle River canon and further
down the valley were notified of the
breaking of the dam and fed to the
hills. While it is not known wheth
er every one was warned it is not
thought that any casualties will result
as the river bed is deep.
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To Contest Gudqer's Election

Greensboro, N. c., Nov. lit was
stated at Republican state headuuar.
ters here that the election of J. NJ
Gudger (Dem) in the tenth congress.
sional district, would not be conceded
The Republicans claim that Polk coua.
ty is Republican by $50 majority. in.
stead of Democratic, as claimed.
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Crown Prince Visits Stock Yards.

Chicago. Nov. 7.-After breakfast To-
day the crown prince of Siam and
party were taken in a special car to
the stock yards The magnitude #
the yards and the dispatch with which
animals were slaughtered and dressed.
excited the princes admiration.
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Strike Has Been Averted.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Nov 7.R-At the
last Of a series of conferences Between
shop employees of Chicago and Alton
and the officials relative to wages
held this morning, an agreement was
reached by which the employees were
given a satisfactory scale and all talk
.,R o ....l--, l. or,aal
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1onor Legion in convenrla-

Philadelphia. Nov THE medal oil
the Honor of Legion composed of civil
war veterans proposed by the govern
ment for conspicuous bravery in &C
ton, met today in annual convention
in Independence Hall. Two hundred
were in attendance. Major Moses
Varle, commander of the legion. pre-,
sided.
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- Analn Rldea Waves

Southampton, Nov THE Ham
burg-American line steamer Deutsch.
land. which had been under repairs Us
the result Of losing her rudder III April
last. while on a voyage from New
York to Hamburg, sailed from this
port today for New York.
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Beautiful Thouahts

The sweet, pure breath Of the babe IS
suggestive Of innocence and health.
A mothers yearning for children is in
separable from a love Of the beautiful, and
it behooves every woman to bring the
sweetest and best influence to bear on
the subject of her maternity.
To relieve pain and make easy that
neri0d Whom life ie horn accnit1
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We also have an immense stock of children SUITS me
and ladies underwear ladies capes aud walking jackets ana
IN fact everything in immense stock will be put to the
knife We hope all former patrons and railroad lenos
will take advantage of this sale by coming forward at once
&c we only offer these inducements for the days
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The Limit.

Worthless Husband-Going to leave
me, are you, Mol? Didn't you take
me for better or worse2
Long Suffering Wife-Yes, but you
are absolutely the worst. / didn't take
you for that,r-Chicago Tribune. ~~A9
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YAQUl iNLINs ON WARPATH.
Mine Superintendent and Several Mex
leans Murdered.

wine superintendent ana several MeN
leans Murdered.
Tuscon, A T., Nov Persons re-
turning to Arizona from San Marcial
Sonora, bring reports Of a crime com.
mitted by Yaqui Indians near that
place. J. f. Sullivan, superintendent
Of a mine at Lameso, while enroute to
San Marcial in company with half a
dozen MeXicans. was attacked and
the entire party murdered.
Indians in that vicinity have taken
to the warpath and are beyond the
control Of the small Mexican force.
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TRIAL OF sABlNo ARA.
Leader of the Autonomist Party In
+bA Rasnua proNipca.

LeaueF OF the AutonomIst Party In
the Basque Provinces.
Madrid Nov. THE trial of Sabine
Arana leader of the autonomist party
in the Basque provinces, charged with
having sent a congratulatory cable.
gram to President Roosevelt last
spring on the granting of Cuban indie.
pendence, began at Bilbao today.
The public prosecutor took the
ground that Senior Arana's telegram to
the president infringed the integrity
and dignity of Spain, and he demanded
that a sentence Of eight years imprfs.
onment be imposed on the prisoner.
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Mothers Z riend

N0ther's I riend
is popularity used, It is 1iniment easily
administered and for external use only.
Pregnant women should try this remedy,
it being undeuiably friend 70 her during
nature s term of suspense and anticipation.
n-thcr'5 Friend, if used throughout
CESSATION, viii soften the breasts, thereby
preventing cracked and sore nipples. All
muscles st-,.-:li:, Nth the burden viii
relax, become s.rrlc and elastic from its
continued application.
; All Ehrcs i'll the abdominal region will
respond readily 10 the expanding cover
containing the embryo TIother' sFriend
is applied externally during pregnancy,
Of all Ieliable druggists $I.oo per bottle
Write for free book on Motherhood"
THE BRADF ELD REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA, ca
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D. PEARL MAN.
81 Lamar Street,
Look To Your Interest,
Read Carefully, Act Promptly.

We mean business and for the next ten days offer to
to the people of Sumter and adj Dining counties the Greatest
Slaughter Sale of the Season Figures speak louder than
words and we give them to you follows