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Year: 1878

The undersigned have The honor to announce
1873. they will establish II twenty-eight column
be called the BATON ROUGE HERALD. the
subscription price to be ~ per year. In advance.
Our press and printing material are first class
In every particular. and are in position In the
ofce-rooms secured. Immediately opposite
the State-House grounds, on North Boulevard
street. The mechanical work on the paper is
already In process Of execution.


In conclusion. II NAV not be improper to add
that the HERALD will be devoted to the mate
rial. agricultural. educational. social and po-
litical interests OF the whole psople. Tho peo-
pie demand u live newspaper and we have re-
solved TINT they shall not ask In vain.


The political policy Of the HERALD will be
marked by candor. justice and moderation. As
means Of building up our waste places. we
will leave no leaf unturned to induce immigra-
ton to our productive soil. too long idle and
bighted because of the presence Of the spoilers
who. like the frogs Of Egypt. have destroyed tho
substance Of noble people. who now. thank
God. are fully restored to all their political
rights in that Union which will live after Radi-
cal vandalism has been forever banished from
the public memory.


We will thank our brethren Of the press for
prompt exchanges.


With great respect and kind wishes. the HER
AID will always be the public's friend and
obedient servant


SAM BARD.


JOHN II. STANARD
Baton Rouge. La. Jan. 7. 1878. jazz At
Year: 1878

There is no power of love so hard
to get and keep as kind voice. A
kind hand is deaf and dumb. 1t
may be rough in flesh and blood,
yet do the work of soft heart, aud
do it with a soft touch. But there
is no one thing that love so much
needs as a sweet voice to tell what
it means and feels and it is hard to
get and keep i'm the right tone. One
must start in youth, aud be on the
watch night and day, at work and
at play, to get and keep voice that
shall speak at all times the thoughts
of a kind heart. But this is the
time when a sharp voice is most apt
TO be got. You often hear boys and
girls say words at play with a quick,
sharp tone, as if il were the snap of
whip. When one of them gets
veXed you will hear a voice that
sounds as if it were made up of a
snarl, a whine aud bark. Such a
voice often speaks worse than the
heart feels. 1t shows more ill-will
in the tone than i'm the words. Ii is
often in mirth that one gets a voice
or tone that is sharp, and sticks to
him through life, and stirs up ILL
will and grief, and falls like drop
of gall on the sweet joys Of home.
Such as these get a sharp home
voice, for use, and keep their best
voice for those they meet elsewhere,
just as they would keep their best
cake and pies for guests, and all the
sour food for their own board. l
would say to all boys and girls,
use your best voice at home
Watch it day BY day, as a pearl of
great price, for il will be worth
more TO you in days TO come than
the best pearl in the sea. A kind
voice is joy like a lark's song to o
hearth and home. 1t is to the heart
what light is to the eve. 1t is a
light that sings as well as shines.
Train it to sweet tones now, and it
will keep tune through life."
Year: 1878

A young NJ. ID. who graduated
from Philadelphia medical college
last spring claims to have discovered
an ipfallible cure for yellow fever.
He says painting the patient red
will keep the yellow in the fever
from showing.
Year: 1878

II sigh for one glance of your
rye" "warbled an impecunious fellow
as he wandered into leading saloon
few days ago. He got but glance,
his range Of vision being suddenly
transferred to the outer air.
Year: 1878

There isn't much difference be-
tween an old Roman soldier and a
cannibal who has just dined on a
nice young female missionary, for
the former was a gladiator, and the
latter is glai-he-ate-her, too.
Year: 1878

The Democratic convention for the Third Congress
sional district will be held at Music Hail. In the city
of st. Pan Friday, Sept. 9Th, at 1oA. NJ, for the
purpose of nominating candidate to represent said
district in Congress.


The basis Of representation as agreed upon by the
committee is one delegate for ca 15O votes ma
or fraction thereof of the average vote cast at the
last general election for the four principal State o
GERS then voted for-each organized county, howev-
er, to be entitled to one vote.
Year: 1878

We learn that persons on the East
side Of Red River went 10 st. Maurice
last week and hauled into this parish
the goods put off there by the Bart Able
last week. Such conduct may smack of
personal bravery to those who don't
know true bravery when they see it,
but to expose whole parish Of 10000
sonls to the rayages OF 50 dreadful a
scourge as yellow fever, and in violation
of law, shows a depravity utterly ap-
palling. No good citizen would do such
an act, when every one was striving, at
every sacrifice, to protect the parish and
Its people from the introduction OF this
disease.


If yellow fever comes, it will be the
fault of those who violate the quaran-
tine regulations, and they will be NOR
ally responsible for it's consequences.
Is there person among them who, in
that sad event, which God forbids, will
stand up and face the wrath OF this
outraged and mourning parish? The
friends of victims, the good citizens,
will hold all such to fearful account
why. if the fever comes, not only have
we to fear death, but the. crop of the
valley OF Red River will be an entire
loss. The whites, who are able will
abandon their homes, while the coIored
will follow in large numbers.


Guards have been stationed at all
those points where communication with
yellow fever districts is had; and we
look TO the moral, manly and vigorous
support of all our good citizens to sus-
tain us in this battle against disease
and DEATH Vindicator.
Year: 1878

The Washington Star published an
interview with Representatives Black
burn, Chairman of the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee.
Mr.. Blackburn reports his committee
organized and at work. He attaches
great Importance to the fall elections,
in the effect the will have upon the
Presidential election, and is reported
as saying: The coming election, will
be the first instance of q great pitched
battle along the skirmishing lines. If
we lose, our defeat in the fight for IL
President will follow" Mr.. Blackburn
said the National party would be a
potent factor in the elections. Its prin-
ciples has become popular and will not
bother the Democrats. He further re-
marked; The National movement is
also assuming communistic phase
wherever it is strongest, that is the
surest way of killing it. The sending
of Kearney to the East as their apostle
will also hurt them. In the raving of
this fanatic the people will see the: dan
gerous procilipities of the party. In
Kentucky their leader is BlaDton Dun
can, who never did stroke of work in
his life. Their final destiny will be-,
after creating a disturbance, to disap-
pear."


The interview concluded with the
assertion Of Mr.. Blackburn that there
had been on instance in the politics of
this country where a party had gained
control of both houses of Congress that
it did not elect the next President.
Year: 1878

and sheep, eat but a small percentage
of them. We all know if we wish any
profit from hogs, they must be kept
under our eyes all the time; and sheep,
can any man say there is any profit in a
| flock of sheep outside of his inclosure,
surrounded by packs of hungry ours ?
have heard several planters say, that
after several years close attention to a
| flock of sheep, that it took only one
rain storm or one nights raid of dogs
to clear up the flock, all for the sheep
l'eing at large. Then Why not have a
| law to force every man to keep them
up, and save to the farmers at least one
half of the enormous fence tax now
imposed upon them for the privilege of
| a few NANCY hogs and short wool sheep
running at large, which under the
present system are almost worthless
| to their owners. On a few acres OF
pasture, with proper attention, enough
hogs can be raised for any family. |
venture to say, that if such law was
enforced twelve months, there never
would hog or sheep he allowed to
again run at large in any thickly settled
portion of the parish. Imay not explain
this fence question plain enough for
the planters to see it as | do, but it is
time that some plan should be adopted,
to reduce the outlay of the farmers.
Now ask the planters Of st. Landry to
count up tue cost of their fences under
the present system, and count up the
profit of hogs and sheep running at
large, and see where the laugh comes in.
lam satisfied after careful examination
of the matter, you will 60 strait to your
member of the Police jury and ask
him to give you law enclosing all
small stock.


Under our present system, emigrants
of small means are driven from our
healthy and beautiful prairie, and have
to take refuge in the poor pine hills in
the western portion OF our parish, on
account Of the heavy expense now re-
quired to fence our prairie lands. One
word to the planters who have many
hogs or sheep; you should examine this
matter closely before giving it any
substantial opposition and see if it is
not also to your interest to enclose them
rather than keep up your entire fencing
in order to protect your own crop from
your own hogs and sheep, and should
you not be benefited by such law
have compassion on the large majority
that would be, and thereby give poor
man chance.


And now Mr.: Editor, if you will give
this article space in your paper, think
you will confer lasting benefit on the
farmers Of ST. Landry, By dro,ving their
attention to this important matter, from
some one of achom, acih more experience
and Intelligence, ace shall receive the de-
sired rewedy.


Farmers! weigh we'll this matter, and
we shall have a stock law for small
animals, which will save this parish
from fifty to one hundred thousand
dollars annually. PLANTER.
Year: 1878

On account OF the prevalence of yellow
fever in various parts of the State, and
the possibility of its being introduced
into our parish, Judge Fontenot ad-
iourued the Parish Court on Monday
ia st sine die
Year: 1878

Several families have already moved
out OF town on account of the yellow
fever scare, although the physicians
have not had single case Of sickness
under their charge, approaching the
vell0w tvue
Year: 1878

Be sure you register and vote solid for
tue Dem ocratic ticket. This is the only
way to firmly unite our party. The
Democratic party have placed a ticket
in the field and it is the duty Of Demo
Gratis to elect it.
Year: 1878

WE the undersigned beg leave to in
w form you that we have associated
ourselves together in the Mercantile bus
mess at KNOXVILLE, and have re-
turned from the city with full line OF
Goods which we have now opened and
invite your examination. We propose to
sell Goods upon the closest living profit
for the cash or trade, excepting only
those who deal regularly and pay prompt
ly, upon thirty, sixty and ninet" days
time. We cannot do business upon the
old system of twelve months time. Both
duty and interest to ourselves, rs well as
our customers, forbid it. We hope, BY
strict attention to business, an earnest
desire to please and give satisfaction, to
merit and receive your support.


All kinds of marketing, including corn,
received in exchange for goods.


Respectfully.


MELVIN & STRIDER.


Unionville, Nov. 3, 1877. If
Year: 1878

Concerning Assessments.
sEATrLs. Janaary p, 1917


TO fHs EDIrors OF rHE DIsrArcu


As there has been considera.


BILE said in regard to our laet as


sessment in this county, and that


in regard to the incorrectness


and incompleteness of the re-


turns made by the Assessors, /


deem it only justice to them and


the other parties who were en-


ployed, to make some explana-


tion in their defense. In the
first place they We're compelled
to make the assessment without
the use Of an abstract, from the
simple fact that the whole
of the amount allowed by the
statutes as compensation for the
city district was not sufficient to
pay for the use of an abstract,
consequently they had to "go it
blind" so far as non-residents
were concerned, and up to the
time of making the returns they
were not aware of having miss
ed any of the residents. And
from the fact that they were
being hurried by the Commls-
sioners to get the returns in for
them to act on before adjourn
ing-they having waited some
two or three days, and the time
for the returns having already
expired-they were handed in
without having gone over them
a second time to make sure of
their correctness, knowing that
they We're to be copied into an
other book before having passed
to the collector, and any mis-
takes as to the footing up could
be corrected there.


l do not undertake to fully
exonerate any of the parties in
terested in making the assess
ment; but the public will GER
:ainly make some allowance
when informed that the law un-
der which the assessment was
made specifies that the whole
county shall be assessed for $500
in county scrip, which was at
that time worth not to exceed
eighty cents in silver, and the
were not assured of
any higher compensation than
what the statute specified, which
would have amounted to only
about one dollar and sixty cents
a day in silver for their time in
the assessment and TAX
ing the census, and the former
allowance has been five dollars
a day in scrip. Consequently
they allowed themselves to be
hurried up by the Commission
ers, for which [ am of the opin-
ion they committed no more of
an "unpardonable SIN" than did
the Commissioners when they
ignored in a great measure the
valuations made by the Asses
ors and raised them to unreason-
able figures for assessing pur-
poses. The last assessment is
the only one made for years, l
believe, without the use of an
a bstract, and as the bad conse-
quences have come to light, l
hope that arrangements will be
made by which the Assessors
will be enabled to do a good job
in making up our next assess
ment, and without which no man
nor set of men can make a cor
rect return Of real estate accord
ing to our statutes. l am satis-
fed that | have the concurrence
of many citizens and the full
board of assessors and their
friends. W. II. SHoUDY.


INCREASING INTEREST. = A large
Year: 1878

Nothing can be said against the new Pope
except that he wrote poetry. But that was
before he became iniallihle.-C Chicago Times.


A war upon bondholders means death to
our National credit, destruction of wha:
foreign commerce remains to US, and pro-
hibiton against its revival and extension.
". y. Herald


The Republican thinks that Bennett, in
sending an expedition to find the North Pole,
is rejecting credit on his profession. That
depends on the use he makes of the pole
after he finds it, Boston Herald.


We must not delude ourselves with the
hope that this clamor for the legalizatlon of
dishonesty in going to die away. The coming
party is bent upon complete social and
financial revolution. The sober, easy and
sanguine East will perhaps realize the dan
ger when it is too late.-N. Y. Tibtns
Year: 1878

They (the Greenback men) demand an in
slant repeal of the resumption law, and the
establishment of ian American monetary
system" The Government is to create"
money out of paper, by stamping it. and to
issue such a sum per capita that every eiti-


zen NAV have as much as he needs all


bonds shall be taxed all money shall be
taxed ; all incomes shall be taxed on a
graduated scale; there shall be no great
fortunes, for wealth shall be equalized by
taking it from the rich and giving it to the
poor ; there shall be no more exhausted
workingnen, for Congress shall fix the
hours of labor; there shall be no more
banks there shall be no more privileged
creditors - there shall be no re-
demption of promises to pay; there shall be
no limit to the coinage OF cheap money
every man who has 80 worth Of silver shall
take it to the Mint, and the Government
shall stamp it, This is $40. In God We
trust" So " the vast army Of idlers who
grew rich upon the earnings of Others shall
be mustered OUT" and all the people shall
secure a competency Except, of course.
the people who have secured one already,
and those miserable and degraded rufhans
shall be made to disgOrge.-N. y. Tribune
Year: 1878

A Frisco maiden, whose parents objected
to her going ont riding with a certain
young man, crawled out the window and
got stuck on the awning, whereupon she
screamed and attracted the attention OF an
old man, who brought ladder and rescued
her. Then the mother of the girl appeared
in the doorway and asked the policeman
who was restraining the hilarity OF the
crowd Sir. were you ever a mother p
And the officer, after few moments of con-
temptation, was forced to respond, "No.
madam, / never was And the lover had
his livery bill for nothing.
Year: 1878

FEMALE SoCIETY-All men who avoid
female society have dull perceptions, and
are stupid, and have gross tastes, and re-
volt against what is pure. Your club
swaggerers, who are sucking the butts of
billiard-Cues all night, call female society
insipid. Poetry is uninspirlng to yokel;
beauty has no charms for blind man
music does not please; a poor beast does
not know one tune from another; but AZ
true epicure hardly ever tires of water,
sauce, and brown bread and butter, pro,
test can sit for whole night talking
to a well.regulated, kindly woman, about
her daughter Fanny or her boy Frank,
and make the evenings entertainment.
One of the great benefits man may de-
rive from woman's society is, that he is
bound to be respectful to her, The habit
is of great good to your morals, men, de-
pend upon it. Our education makes us
the best eminently selfish men in the
world, and the greatest benefit that comes
to man from woman's society is, that he
has to think of somebody to whom he is
bound to be constantly attentive and re-
spectful.
Year: 1878

Dogs in the North are harnessed in a
number of ways. The Esquimaux run
the dogs abreast. On the coast Of Hud.
sons Bay they are harnessed by many
separate lines into kind Of band or
pack; while in Manitoba and the Sas-
katchewan they are driven tandem. The
number constituting train is generally
four, though three and even two are
used. The train Of dogs are attached to
the sledge by means of two long traces,
between which the animals stand in line,
the head of one deg being about foot
behind the tail Of the dog in fir of him.
Each one is fastened to the traces by Il
round collar of mooseskin, which slips
over the head and ears, and rests upon
the swell of the neck. This collar
buckles on each side of the traces, which
are kept in position by a back band of
leather, buckled under the dogs ribs or
stomach. The back band is generally
decorated with little bells, as is also the
collar, and many ribbons, porcupine
auills, fox tails and beads are lavhised
upon it. Great care is taken in turning
out train of dogs in good style. Beads,
bells and embroidery are freely used to
bedizen the poor brutes. A most conf
cal effect is produced by this finery
placed on the person OF dog new to the
harness, when he is invariably the picture
of fear, resembling chief mourner clad
in the garb of Pan,aloon; and the ludi-
crous effect is intensified when the victim
happens to be young in years, and still
retains the peculiar expression of puppy
hood. 1t is safe to assert that in the
North the whole canine race haul aSsledge
during the winter months. There is no
exception of age, sex or condition; from
the miserable mongrel to the thorough
bred Esquimaux, all are destined to
howl under the drivers lash. to tug
wildly at the moose-skin collar, to haul
until they can haul no more, and then to
die.
Year: 1878

HERE is a rule for giving, given by the
Standard Of the Gross: "Give till it costs
luxuries to give-that is the rule for the
rich. Give till it costs comforts to give
that is the rule for the poor. We would


not carry the rule too far. The rich man
and rich lady need not deprive them
selves of all luxuries. The poor family
need not deprive themselves of all their
comforts. But let poor and rich alike
give till it cost them to give; till their
offerings represent self-denial and their
giving will be more nearly proportionate
than any mathematical rule can make it."
Year: 1878

IT has been proved in Nevada and 9th
er silver producing States of the West
that capital devoted to agriculture pays
better and more regularly than if put
into gold and silver mines.
Year: 1878

One of our subscribers writes us as
follows:


l see by the last ADVANCE that Wor.
thington has had a sensation in an
elopement case. Well, I wish some
good WON would elope with me or
elope here to me, for single cussedness
is not just the thing after ALL After
looking the matrimonial market over,
l see the chances to many are not 80
scarce as to discourage any one, but to
find woman who is not nortgaged to
some church is quite another thing,
and had much rather suffer tln ills
that are than fly to those know not of :,
for when taking possession OF. mottgag:
ed property, you never know Just when
some minister will foreeIose and make
it rather disagreeable for you.
Year: 1878

NOTICE.


All persons knowing themselves ir-
debted to me by book account or other.
wise, will please call and settle with me
at once, as money or its equivalent l
must have. G.H. Cam
Year: 1878

IO FOREl0N OURSCRlBER&


Subscribers to the ADVANCE living
outside Of Mobiles county will please
remember that when we notify them
of the expiration of their subscription
and they do not respond, We take it for
granted that they do not want the
paper longer, and our rule is to strike
their names off.
Year: 1878

Several farmers have said to us re-
Gently that there is no market here for
cattle. Some of them would willingly
sell off Il portion Of their stock and pay
all or part Of their debts, but they say
it would be at a sacrifice and they do
not want to sell under such circum-
stances.


Why is it that there are no shipments
of cattle from Worthington? We have
several times before alluded to the fact
that parties are, or have been, making
regular shipments of cattle from Win
dom, and if it pays to do so from there
it will pay to ship from here. Who
will go into the business from this point
and furnish our farmers a market for
their surplus stock?
Year: 1878

Rev. Mr.. Dixon said in his sermon
to young men that the top round of the
ladder was but the bottom round of
still another ladder in the upward pro-
gress of man. Well said, Mr.. D., and
exactly what the liberals and progress
i've people teach. But if the creedal
churches are right, there is no progress
beyond orthodox views of God and Of
the destiny of the soul. Some Of us
reached the top round of the orthodox
ladder long ago, and began the ascent
of the next ladder into a much purer
and more inyigorating religious atmos-
phere. Give us your hand, brother Dix
on, if you need boost way down there
on the orthodox ladder. We can give
You ''heist" up to an altitude where
the outlook will be much finer than
anv vOu have seen.