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Year: 1877

Avoyelles is excited over the temperance
movement.


The tax delinquents of West Feicana num-
Der this year only 673, against 1161 in 1875.


Lafayette is certainly a Creole parish Out
OF 384 delinquent taxpayers all but II boast
OF Gallic names


The Alexandria Democrat and Colfax C1eroni-
Gle are fighting fercely over the proposed
abolition Of Grant parish.


The police jury of Lafayette will not pass a
Sunday law. The people of the parish want
the Legislature to pass such a law for the
whole State.


The sugar-house on Col r. T.. Rivers Ar
eadia plantation, in Iberville, was burned last
Thursday, together with forty hogsheads of
sugar.


Mr.. E. j. Gay is making sugar on his
plantation in Ibervflle, but is senolus the
syrup TO this citv, where it is converted into
sugar at his refinery


The cornice over the west portico Of the
Baton Rouge courthouse fell the other day
fortunately injuring no one. The Aduocate
thinks that more will fall unless the building
be soon repaired.


There will be an election held in township
No. l., north range east, Avoyelfes parish,
at f. nj. Paws store, on the 18th of Deem
Der next, for the purpose Of taking the sense
of the voters Of that township whether they
will sell the sixteenth section of that town
ship.


There were three murders in the parish
last Sunday. One at CentreviIle, another on
Bayou Sale, and still another on Grandwoods
plantation. Each one was the bloody fruit Of
a drunken broil. All this and still drunken
ness is no evil. or il evil it be, it is that evil
which the parish constable should check by
incessant watchfulness.-[St st. Mary Enter
prise.


There is disposition on the part of many
of our enterprising planters to abandon the
cultivation of cotton and to convert their
places into sugar farms. This idea seems to
us very inviting and we know no better, safer
or more eremunerative investment than in the
sugar business. The experience of our plan
ters for the last eight years demonstrates
the fact that in planting cotton they have all
along been impoveriShing themselves. By
planting cane they certainly cannot do worse,
and it may be the means OF securing that re-
muneration that hard and honest toll should
command Marksville Bulletin.


The crop prospects have materially bright
ened in the last two weeks, and the gloom
that seemed to hover over our community
has been dspeled An increase in the yield
and quality of the sugar has occurred from
day to day, until at this present writing it
has reached the general average year. Nearly
every planter now feels satisfied that although
he may not make money to lay by, still he
will make both ends meet" and this is great
deal more than was expected some three
weeks since The yield now is generally
about one hOgshead and half to the acre.
but we learn that on several places it has
done better, and should the fine weather we
are now having continue greater results may
be anticipated. = Iberville South.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29-Both the Republican
and Democratic Senators were in caucus this
morning, and in both assemblies the desire was


The Republicans determined. however that
IT this could not be accomplished no adjourn
ment should take place until Kellogg's case is
finally disposed Of After this is settled then
Buffers case is to be settled.


The Democrats. in their caucus. favored TAX
done. but came to no understanding regarding
the pOiut
Year: 1877

berg on Sunday mornings shall hot be kept there till the following Thursday morning five days. Mohave county is getting too pop

 ilOus to longer Suffer such ab0m- iriable inconvenience. Tn the future that mail must be carried better, or the SENTINEL will have it given to some one who can carry it; and if young Henry Goldwater repeats the old practices of the Ehrenberg office, the SENTINEL will cause a change to be made in postmas!ers there. By the time Onr irritable assallant has been a "bloated office holder" as long as we have, his hide Will be thicker than now, and he will know more.
Year: 1877

The nomination of Mr.. Gear will
surprise nobody. It was to be re-
GREETED, as it forced the temperance
question fairly upon the Convention,
and compelled it to such action as will
in all probability, lose us some votes
In the river counties. But the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Campbell, who Is a
strict temperance man, for Lieutenant
Governor, together with the adoption
of a resolution demanding the rigid
enforcement of the present prohibi-
tory liquor law, com bine to make a
very effective antidote to the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Gear. The following is the
temperance resolution referred to:


Rcsofucd, That we are in favor of
Of the rigid enforcement of our present
prohihitory law and any amendment
thereto that will render its provisions
more effective in the suppression of
intemperanee.


In private conversation with Mr.
Gear, he assured the editor of the Ec-
press that he stood squarely upon the
above platform, that it exactly met
his views, and should he be elected,
so far as his authority and influence
go. il shall be carried out to the letter.
We have not time this week TO give
the details of this conversation which
was of some length, and at Mr.. Gears
personal request, but perhaps ii is
only fair to Mr.. Gear, in view
of our vigorous opposition to his nom
nation, that we should give summa-
ry of it, which we will probably do
next week Monticello EyDress.
Year: 1877

Iowa CITY, July Sd, 1877.
Editor Of the Gozefte.-Some friends
TO whose judgment l defer think I
should, In justice TO the State Tniver-
sity and Judge Rothrock. take some
notice of an Associated Press dispatch
recently sent from this city. My own
opinion is that il is wholly unnecessa-
ry for me to do so, for the reason that
| do not believe that there il any per-
son in Iowa whose good opinion Is
worth having who believes the state
ment contained in that dispatch. !
may, however, be mistaken and hence
this note.


At the last session of the Legislature
an appropriation was made for the
support ofthe univer~ity. The Regent.
supposing the appropriation would be
available, arranged the work of the
University accordingly. The Auditor
of State, believing that certain pro-
vision in the act making the appro-
priation prohibited him from issuing
warrants on the State Treasurer un-
less there were funds in the treasury
to pay the warrants a. drawn, refused
TO issue the warrants. When the RE-
gents met at their regular session in
last month TO finish up the work of
the closing and arrange the work of
the coming school year, they found
themselves unable to pay the expenses
already incurred, and unable to know
what amount of funds they could
count upon for the future. An agreed
case had been made by the Auditor to
the University authorities had been
submitted to Judge Leonard had
been decided by him in favor of the
Auditor and had been appealed by the
University to the Supreme Court.
The Court had nearly finished the
business of the term. Judge Rothrock
had been compelled to leave Des
Moines when the Court was i'm session
on account of the dangerous illness of
his wife, and the rumor had gone out
that the remaining judges had said
they could not decide the case with
out consultation with Judge Rotbrock.
If the Court should adjourn without
deciding the case, 1t would necessari-
ly go over to the next term of Court.
The delay would prevent the payment
of the sums already due by the Uni
versity, would prevent the Regents
from making timely arrangements for
the work of the institution for the
coming year for the reason that they
could not know the amount of funds
they could command, and would prob
ably make necessary special meeting
of the Regents at considerable ex.
pcnse TO the State.


This condition of affairs was COM
munieated to me with request from
the Regents that would visit Judge
Rothrock at his residence, explain tn
him the situation and urge upon him
that he should If possible go to Des
Moines and have decision Of the case
before the adjournment of the Court.
l went 10 Upton in company with
Mr.. Peter A. Dey OF this city and did
what had been requested to
do. The assertion or insinuati0n that
| sought in any way 70 influence
Judge Rothrock's opinion upon the
merits Of the case, or that / sought to
have him give or that he did give any
would decide the case, Is wholly un-
founded and false.


Very respectfully,


:. J. kIRKWooD.
Year: 1877

The american Agraculturist has the
following sensible remarks on the
subject: This il another point which
we are apt to over look, greatly to our
disadvantage. We suffer ourselves to
guided by wagon makers, and the
whealwright knows verv well he lives
by his trade. He serves himself when
we are suited with narrow wheels.
A set of wheels with four inch or six
inch rims and heavy tires cost to
make Il considerable more than a set
two one-haif inches wide; but an ex-
ira price is always put upon them.
They are well worth it. A wagon or
cart with six inch tread will take
heavy loads over soft meadows and
hardly leave track, where a narrow
wheeled wagon with a similar load
could not go at all. On country roads
such broad tread vehicles destroy Iuts,
and act like rollers making the roads
agreeable for light carriages, and
keeping them in much better order
throughout the year. 1t would be a
real blessing to every State Of the
Union to put so heavy Il tax on mar
row wheels upon heavy wagons and
carts that they would become quite
obsolete. Millions of dollars would
be saved to the people of each State,
in repairs OF roads, in repairs of wag-
ons, and in horse flesh.
Year: 1877

For the delectation of those who be-
lieye that the South Is as orderly rs
any portion of the loyal north, We ap-
pend the following from the Lone
Star State. 1t is from the pen OF
Major Thomas +. Powell. United
Staes Marshal, written at Austin,
Texas, toa gentleman In Washington:


This is the reign of highwaymen In
Texas. Stage and passenger robheries
are of daily occurrence. Never has
there been anything like it in the
history Of the United States. One man
alone robbed the stage from Waco TO
Gatesrille, full of passengers;then rob
bed the stage below Bolton, then from
Austin to Lockhart, then the same
day from San Antonia To Austin, and
two days after the last named robber-
les was captured i'm Luling with the
money on his person and the register
ed letters, of which he had not divest-
ed himself We have organized a
grand jury for his special, benefit, and
he will be tried and convicted mt once.


Yesterday the stage from Cleburne,
in johnson county, TO Fort Worth,
was robbed by two men, they getting
but small amount of money; yet six
passengers will deliver up without
the least resistance, and the worst of
ii is that these bold highwaymen are
very much admired here. The SYM
pathies of the people are, to a very
great extent, with them. You can
not arouse the citizens to pursue them
Were such things TO occur in the
North the whole country would be
aroused; but not 50 here. Everybody
seems to say he is brave fellow and
made good haul, and nothing more
il heard Of il.


Gov. Hubbard has offered large
reward for the last robbery, aud does
seem anxious to and will, | am salts
fled, do more than his predecessor
did. We have a small police force
organized, but they are so scattered
that before they can be drawn out In
pursuit of one of these mail robbers
the parties will turn up in another
part of the State or Indian Territory.
The last robbery was in the northern
portion of the State, and before force
could be drawn TO the place of the
crime the robber was safe in the Indi-
an Territory, to come down again
when the excitement has died away.
You know the extent of our territory,
the sparseness of its population, and
the character of the people. A horse
thief stands no chance here, and these
men would scorn to steal horse, but
they will murder and rob, and in so
doing are called noble fellows. You
know all this, and to tell you of it is
like carrying Goals to Newcastle, for
you have had some experience with
our roughs.
Year: 1877

edo not read anonymous etters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
OUT as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1877

IT is cause for regret and shame that a
man elected to the United States Senate as a
Republican should make SO base and dfsihon-
est proposal as that made by Stanley Mat
thews Thursday in the submission of reso-
luton that United States bonds are payable
In silver. 1t is simply proposal 20 make
Year: 1877

One had a watermelon in basket, and
the other big piece of corn beef on her
arm, as they met at the Central Market
yesterday and chattcd for moment.
One had evidently been married but few
days, as the other quericd:


"WelI, how do you like your second
husband 2"


.sOh, he is fair--very fair, but you see
| don't understand him very well yet, /"
was the answer.


mo trouble, hope n


"Oh, no, though for week ! feared
there might be. He went around look.
ing sad and downhearted, sighed every
five minutes, and wouldn't answer till l
had spoken several times. really got
alarmed


s,Ani what was the matter--colic, heart
disease or ague?"


81 couldn't make out, as told you,
but he finally explained that he had an
other wife in Canada and feared she
might come here. There the poor man
was worrying about it for days and days,
and | was thinking he was mad or going
crazy. 1t was great relief to both OF us
when he told me the real facts, and now
we shall change our name to Thomas,
move into house facing the alley, and
live as happy rs bees.- Detroit Free
Press
Year: 1877

The other day Mr.. Middlcrib stopped
at grocery aud bought some onions,
giving the grocer two dollar bill.
Among the change handed back to the
customer was an old one dollar bill 1t
had been in that morning for kerosene
oil, and there was just dash of the oil
on it, that had been split in the morning.
Then the grocer had laid it down on a
pile of Goldfish while he fixed the stopper
in the oil-can. Then he had 1t on his
hand while he cut of couple OF pieces
of cheese, and the cheese on the bill
struggled with the Goldfish and kerosene
for pre- emenence. Then it got little
touch of mackerel and little tincture Of
stale egg on it. and at last the grocer
stuffed It into his pocket along with o
plug Of tobccco, and finally. when Mr.
Middlerib gotit with his onions, he held
it to his nose once or twice, shifted it
with an investigating air, and at last he
walked out of the store with cheeful
countcnance, saying, by George, we're
all right now. Good times are here
ogain, and the Government is paying
one hundred scents on the dollar
Hawkeye'
Year: 1877

1t was Il cold, dark night in winter
The wind blew, and the show was hurled
furiously about seeking to hid itself be-
meath the cloaks and hood, and in the
very hair of those who were out. A
distinguished lecturer was to speak, and
Notwithstanding the storm the villagers
very generally venturcd forth to hear
him.


William Amnesty buttoned up to his
chin in his thick overcoat, accompanied
his mother. 1t was difficult to walk
through the falling snow against the pier.
cling wind. and and William said to his
mother.


Couldn't you walk easier if you took
my arm?"


"Perhaps could" his mother replied,
as she put her arm through his and drew
up as closely as possible to him. To.
gether they breasted the storm, the moth
er and the boy who had once been carried
in her arms, but who had not grown up
so tall that she could lean upon his.
And they had not walked very far before
be said


81 am very proud tonight, moth
er."


proud that you can take care of me" :"
she said to him with heart gushing
with tenderness.


This is the very first time you have
leaned upon me- said the happy
boy.


There will be few hours in that child's
life of more exalted pleasure than he en-.
joyed that evening. even if he should live
to old age, and should, in his manhood,
lovingly provide for her who, in his help
less infancy, watched over him.
Year: 1877

Sir Isaac Newton, very wise and
godly man, was once examining new
and very fine globe, when gentleman
came into his study who did not believe
in God, but declared the world we live in
came by chance. He was much pleased
with the handsome globe and asked.


IWho made it ?"


Nobody said Sir Isaac: /, happened
here


The gentleman looked up in amazemont
at the answer, but soon understood what
it meant,
Year: 1877

ET A lover Of good coffee entered n
grocery recently, and holding up hand
full of ground coffee from big can. he
inquired: "Are there any beans in this
coffee ?" mo, sir" promptly replied
the grocer. "How do you know 2 asked
the man. "Bccauee was out of beans
and had TO put in peasw was the an
swer.


A young Parisenne lately lost her hus
band after he had lain helpless paraly.
tic for long while. Immediately after
she announced at the marie her intention
of marrying her cousin.


II beg your pardon, madame" says
the clerk, 'but the law is peremptory in
forbidding a widow to re marry till ten
months after her husbands death"


"But those eight months paralysis
don't you take them into consdera-
ton 2"


Get up early these frosty mornings if
you want to learn lessons of wisdom from
the sad eyed grasshopper that sits on the
sunniest window sill it can find, and
weeps because it went to moonlight hops
and glee club concerts when it should
have been laying in its winters wood
and earning money to buy an ulster aud
apair ofarctics.


Children must have love inside the
house and fresh air, good play and some
good companionship outside-otherwise
young life runs the greatest danger in the
world of withering or growing sinnted,
prematurely aud turned inward on itself


The most successful fruit growers east
and west have decided that there is no
better remedy for the coddling moth
than to pasture hogs in the orchards to
eat the wormy apples and the worms
therein. If the orchards are too large
for the number of hogs are turned in. III
we shall all unite in this system we shall
soon see its good results. There is no
doubt about its being eBoctive,


A country editor announced that zone
gallon of mean whiskey will pay for our
paper one year" The next week four
teen subscribers took him ut his word,
and forwarded their subscriptions in
"mean whiskey'-and the next week the
paper did not appear. Cause aud et-
feet.
Year: 1877

~ Here is q true story from Philadel-
.phia with all the elements of mystery
and dramatic horror for which our
modern nOvelists and playwrights
strive In vain. Two or three months
after the Exposition closed the dead


body of man was found in q lonely
gorge, six miles from the city, too
much decomposed for recognition, and


without the slightest clew In his cloth


Ing by which to identity him. It was
supposed he had been q guest at the
Changers Hotel, which was an enor-
NOUS temporary barracks to which
thousands of transient dodgers came
daily. g No register was kept, nor
could any account be taken Of them
after they paid for their room in ad-
vance. What could be more unlikely
than that this unrecognizable body
could be identified as one of the name
less millions who came and went
through Philadelphia last year, or
that his murderer should be found?@


Yet, by q chance letter 10 promi-
nent newspaper publisher from Ger
many, the whole strange story Is laid
bare. The murdered man proves to be
q young German of q wealthy family
who came to Philadelphia last sum-
mer. At this Granger's Hotel he fell
in with another German and formed
close companionship with him. The
stranger learned all his secrets, the
particulars Of his business and family
life, obtained letters from him, from
which he studied his handwriting,
peculiarities of fexpression, etc. When
his plans were ripe he enticed the
young fellow out to this lonely gorge,
killed him, took possession OF his
trunk and other property, and opened
a correspondence with his family In
Germany. Since last October this
has been carried on,
the murderer. personating his victim
and obtaining by pleas Of illness,
losses, ETC., large sums Of money.


BY this time his arrest will I'm all
probability be made. There Is an in
exorable Justice which dogs the steps
OF q guilty man. j, But we never re-
member to have seen stronger proof
of it than this, unless It was the death
Of Lee at Mountain Meadows. In old
times the avenger Of blood held It as o
sacred duty to pursue the murderer,
and the Erinnyes helped him with
keen eyes whose sight reached around
the world. f-
Year: 1877

bf MAXI A. slhfsON.
The baby has gone to school, Ah me!
What will the mother do,
With never q call to button, or pin,
Or tie q title sheet
How can she keep herself busy all day
With her little "hindering thing" awayf
Another basket to all with lunch,
Another "good bye" to say.
And the mother stands ct the door to see
Her baby march away;
And turns with sigh that is half relief,
And half, . something akin to grief.
She thinks of possible future morn
When the children, one by one,
Will 60 from their home out into the world
To battle with life alone.
And not even the baby be left TO cheer
The desolate home of the future year.
She picks up garments here and there
Thrown down in careless haste;
And tries to think how it would seem
If nothing were displaced;
II the house were always still as this,
How could she bear its loneliness.
But mothers have NO time to dream
Offuture griefs or joys;
She's very sure that night will bring
Home hungry girls and boys.
So casting useless fears away,
She labors cheerfully all day.


Rural Home.
Year: 1877

EATING PHILOrENA.-In Germany they
manage this little pastime in a very pleas
ant way. When couple meet after eat
Ing philopena no advantage Is taken OF the
other until one Of them pronOunces the
word "philopena- This is the warming
that now the sport is to begin. Let us
suppose that a gentleman calls upon a
lady. She invites him to walk in and at
the same time speaks the talismanic word.
If he accepts the offer to walk in he is
lost, until she removes the ban by telling
him to 90 away If she asks him to take
off his hat, he must resolutely keep on
if to be seated, he must stand, or, if at the
table she should hand him any article
which he accepts, she wins the forfeit.
During all this time he endeavors to take
her by surprise, for the acceptance of any
offer from the other wins the game. Botl
are constantly exercising their wits t.
prevent being caught, and the sport ofteI
goes on all the evening. Perhaps the gen
tleman brings a little present and says
Knowing that l shall lose my philopena
l have brought it along-here 1T is. |
she is caught off her guard by the smootl
speech she loses, for he Immediately claim
forfeit. If neither wins at the first meet
ing, the sport is continued to the second
and it may happen that half dozen par
| ties meet at the same time, all anxious +
win of their philopena partners, SO tina
the scene often becomes ludicrously anus
| in, II 70 Ild;.u,on6 cJIt llamoudn i
very truth.
Year: 1877

think | could do without You


Perhaps, while the sky is fair,
And the infinite smile of Summer


CLOVIS in the golden air;
When Earth with its myriad whispers
Breathes in the ear of Day
The secret of that great glory


That waits her-far away.
For, indeed, there are fairer faces
That shine more bright in the sun.
And voices whose tones, it may be,
More smoothly and sweetly run;
And when over vale and meadow


Peace, Ike mantle flows,
Who dreams of the distant battle,


Who doubts the heart of the rose?
But when to night of sorrow


Rises day of scorn;
When out Of the smile comes treason,
And out Of the rose .horn;
When the soul is sick with thinking
OF the plots and the lies Of men,
OF life and life's long travail


Gould do without You them
o heart, more true and tender


Than ever was heart before
Oh hand, whose faithful clasplns


Holds fast for evermore.
o sweet, pure soul, unchanging,


Though doubt and loss and pain,
Shall |, so slow to know you,


Know now ut last in VAIN:
Behold, l come and whisper;


Weary and bruised and hnrt,
plead for grace, not honor


For mercy, not desert. :"
VIII you stretch your hand and lift me
Out OF my own unworth!
For know that can do without you
Never again on earth