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Year: 1875

In reply to an iLquiry Of the
Bossier Banner the Homer Had says:
I'VE have ever been opposed to any
such law or regulation, strictly upon
principle, aud have ouly countenanced
and tolerated it As u matter Of tempo
rary policy. to sustain the Republican
press Of, the State against the most
vicious and unreasonable prescription
and persecution hurled against it."
In other words Mr.. Blackburn. as n
sensible aud reasonable mau disap-
proved Of the pr.nciplc Of forcing the
people to support press which they
would patronize voluntarily. but, as a
politician, approved Of the poiicy Of
such a thing for the good Of the
purity: or rather was willing to
compel the taxpayers Of the state to
support those who made it their busi-
ness to abuse, traduce, and misrepre-
sent and plunder them. But we are
glad to see that the Had is in favor
of the repeal Of the law by the next
session of our legislature, and are
willing to cooperate with it and all
others in demanding its repeal. All
business, public printing as well as
any otbcr, should be left open to
competition, and there is no justice 10
the state fostering monopolies of any
kind. The parish officers should be
allowed to give the parish advertising
TO whatever paper of thier parish they
choose, and the state printing should
he let to tue lowest bidder, and thus
thousands Of dollars would be saved
10 the state.


The Ma lison Journal copies the
Had article and makes comments on
the law which We heartily endorse.
1t says:


1--WE most cordially agree with
everything that our brother Blackburn
says IN regard to the Printing Law,
except that we do not aud did not
believe in its temporary policy; nor
do we believe that it was possible to
build up a respectable Republican
press under its operation. An in.
dependent press is Whist the public
wants require. aud not one that
depends upon the whims and caprices
of any three men in this State, how.
ever exalted their position. or that is
obliged to wait upon the vain ambi.
tions or senscless aspirations Of any
number ofieather headed demagogues
The prescription and persecution OF
the Republican press was tho direct
and legitimate result Of an attempt to
break down every democratic and
independent press in the State, and to
force public patronage into An un.
willing channel a newspaper that
cannot support itself without legisla.
tive compulsion Of patronage is not
needed in any community, and is OF
ho possible value to nybody. We
hope to see the Printing Law repealed
this winter, and the press Of Louisiana
once more free aud Independent"
Year: 1875

While ut Rayville last week, it was
our good fortune to find shelter under
the roof Of Mr.. Thomas j. Mangham,
the publisher Of that sterling sheet,
the RICHLAND BEACON. We feel
grateful to MIR. Vaughan and his
estimablc lady for their kind treatment
TO Us during our stay with them.
The weather was iuclement during
our sojourn at Rayville, and put that
little town at q disadvantage
Especially was i. disagreeable to an
invalid. as we were before going over
there and during our stay. But by a
cracking fire, under Mr.. Maugham's 5
hospitable roof, there was comfort to
he found.


All in all. We rather like Rayville,
though it don't grow like Providence /:
aud we feel glad of our trip over there,
as We are u hundred per ccntum in,-
proved by it. Long may Rayville
flourish, and especially may the good
people there live happy and grow
rich.-CarroH Uatchnan.


Thanks to you, friend Roberts, for
your compliment to onrself aud town
We had hoped to have the pleasure o
entertaining you again during tn.
next term of our court, but fear We
will not unless your client. who tool
such unceremonious leave Of our plac,
last week. can be induced to return
or unless you have some other induce
mcIt to visit US, which We hope 70,
will.
Year: 1875

The Republicans have run the
Federal and State GOverp,Dents until
they have run their Indebtedness up
80 high that there is hardly enough
specie in the world to pay tbe interest
% these debts for one year; and now
they begin to promise Q speedy re-.
turn to specie payment. We would
like to know where the specie is to
come fiom.
Year: 1875

The English papers are occupied lust now


with one OF the most amazing exhibitions


of snobbe.y ever seen in the British arnov


A young officer, having got drunk and


behaved disgracefully in public. las heen
sentenced by the Duke of Combr;d,o ta


wear his uniform constantly for one yoar


That is, his soldier-clothes are cons;fiarad


as equivalent to convict's garb, and the


shame OF wearing them when not on dutv


is regarded as equivalent to that which the


striped jacket or the galiey-brand brings
upon another class of offenders. Notbino
could more plainly mark the difference


between the English and the Continental
points OF view in respect to military service
A German is as vain of his uniform as be ;s
of his nationality. The Austrian trails his
saber proudly through the grayeled walks
of the Volksgarten. Among the Latin
soldiers there is the same matter of course
acceptance of the theQyy that an officer, of
the army should not object to wearing lis
distinctive apparel. But in England the
fashion has been set by those who are more
swell than soldierly, that an officer shall
never be seen in harness except on parade,
and 1t has attained the force of a social
law. Still it is none the less surprising
that the Commander-in-chief should com.
nit the blunder of joining in this move
ment against the uniform, by making it an
absolute badge of disgrace. After his
recent sentence, no officer, not under con.
demnation, will dare appear off duty in his
army clothes, lest he should be mistaken
for the young BOBBY who is compelled to
wear them.
Year: 1875

SUICIDE or YoUNG LADY.-On Saturday
evening Miss Mary Clay, aged Is years
daughter Of Mr. John Clay, grocer, Third
ana Fulton streets, Chester Pa, committed
euicide by taking laudanum. The cause
assigned for the act was that the young lady
mad been suffering from the effects of con-
sumption and her physician having express
seq an opinion that she could not live
longer than Spring she preferred to end
her sufferings by immediate death.
Year: 1875

There is considerable talk IN Mississippi
OF amending the Constitution, so that no
citizen can vote unless he can read and
write. and the Democratic press is calling
upon the Legislature to prepare such an
amendment for submission 70 the people.
There Is probably no simpler, and on the
whole more satisfactory remedy, for the ills
from which the boby polite is suffering in
Mississippi.
Year: 1875

A village lunatic few days ago scared a
sick girl to death by telling her that She
would in two days die and 20 to the bad
place: Why can't families who let tbcir
lunatics roam at large be subject to suit for
damages on the same legal basis that an
owner is responsible for the doings of n
vicious horse or dog? ."
Year: 1875

At the Methodist Preachers Meeting in
Boston, yesterday, an effort was made to
have placed before the public n paper
setting forth the views Of the meeting with
reference to the third-term speech Of Bishop
Haven, but it failed.
Year: 1875

The New Twenty-Cent Silver Piece is
now ready for distribution at the mint
The diverse is similar to the quarter dol
lar, with the exception that the word
" Liberty - across the shield is raised
and the design is smaller, in proportion
to the size of the coin. On the reverse is
an eagle, holding in his talons the olive
branch and three arrows. At each end
of the inscription Z" United States of
America " is a siX-pointed star. Beneath
the eagle are the words ''Twenty Cents. =
The edge of the coin is not milled, as is
the case on all other United States silver
coins, this difference probably being in
tended to distinguish the new piece from
the quarter dollar. The words " In God
We Trust, " which have appeared on most
of the national coins OF late years, are
omitted.
Year: 1875

Ii seems to be thought in New York
that a cloud now hangs over Chicago.
The specuAtors there are carrying
some SlO,000,0OO OF grain. They are
holding it for prices much above the
New York and Liverpool markets;
aud yet they are compelled to protect
themselves by taking everything that
comes from the interior at the high
prices they have fictitiously establish
ed, thereby augmenting their load
from day to day. The effect of this
is declared to be injurious in many
ways. The amount OF Western pro-
duce coming to the East is go Irtailed
that it does not suffice to provide for
the maturing obligations of the West
to the East, and the cash resources of
the Western banks are thereby being
drained to provide for the payments
that would otherwise be settled
through exchange. This condition of
things must be regarded as solving
grave problem which is thus stated by
the Chicago Tribune of last Saturday:


" The financial situation in our city
and the Northwest furnishes problems
which few, if any, of our bankers pre-
tend to be able fully to solve. That
business thus far has disappointed ex-





the channels of trade show much
greater stagnation than even the most
conservative anticipated. 1t was
thought that oar abundant products
and the plethora of money all over the
country would force an active spring
business, and while our wholesale
merchants have done fair trade, it is
safe to say that their anticipations,
also, have not been realized. -


The New York Bulletin thinks that
the abundance of Western products
and the general ease of money would
undoubtedly have produced the satis-
factory condition of business which
our Chicago contemporary says has
been expected, had it not been for the
mischievous obstacles raised by the
grain spectators The Bulletin adds


Fortunately this unnatural state Of
things can not last much longer.
There is a limit to the resources of the
spectators and to the extent to which
the Chicago banks can or will back
them, and few days at most may be
expected to bring elimination, with
a general breakdown among the men,
who have assumed large risks so reck-
lessly. 1t is out of the question to sup
pose that the New York market will
yield when Chicago is so entirely in
its power there il, therefore, but one
end to the thing, and that a speedy
One.'
Year: 1875

CLEVELAND, May PIN the Presby-
terian General Assembly this morning,
the committee OF the last Assembly, re-
garding the Observance of the centennial
year, read a report which was adopted.
The standing Committee on Church
Year: 1875

special Dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-


WASHINGTON, May pa gentle
man who has arrived here, aud who
met with Senator Morton during the
recent visit of the latter to New Or
leans, says that Governor Morton told
him that he was a candidate for the
Presidency, and that his friends would
brinL his name before the National
Republican Convention.


GENERAL SHERMAN AND HIS BOOK.


1t is understood that several prom
inent army officers, who consider them
selves unnecessarily assailed and un-
justly criticised by Gen. Sherman in
his book, are preparing to reply. 1t is
said by those who profess to know that
Gen. Sherman got a very large sum
for the copyright of his book, and with
Misunderstanding that was TO abound
in spice and personality as the best
means of securing a heavy sale. Be
fore he hears the end of it the General
will be apt to conclude that he has put
rather too much spice in it.
Year: 1875

Nothing pays better than prosperous
gold mine, and nothing pays worse than
an Improbable one. Nearly all the gold
of the Pacific States comes from about a
dozen mines, all others proving sources
of loss, ana even of ruin, to the owners.
The following is a list of the earnings OF
a few of the successful mines in April:
Consolidated Virginia Silver
Year: 1875

New York, May pa Nashville dis
patch says the Supreme Court has decided
that the State is not bound for the pay
ment of the new issue known as the war
issue of Tennessee money amounting to
$500 600
Year: 1875

Rice. the Collinsville burglar, who re- gently escaped from States Prison is phi lOsopher as well as an adroit rogue. In an interview with the C0urant reporter, heteIls the secret of burglars success:

 'There isn't much courage required. All the odds are with the burglar He goes in wide awake and prepared. He is cool for anything. If he arouses anybody. the person he may encounter is confused and is taken at a disadvantage. And a burglar rarely takes life when committing a burglary, for that is business I wouldn't take a life anyway-if I could help it. Of course if l got into tight place and Tt came to point where sOme- body had got to get hurt, should look out for myself if could But it isn't business to kill people, Suppose should break into a house in Hartford and get money would go to the police and tell his story, and the police would probably do the best they could for him. Some peo- pie about town would sympathize with the man who lost the money, but one half of them wOuld say he was fool for having so much money in the house I should have to look out for the police and that is all. They would telegraph to other po- lice offices and in short time the matter would be forgotten. But if got the $1- 800 and killed a man. should start the whole State of Connecticut, and the whole country against me, and I should be in constant peril. Besides, eff burglars hurt people, everybody would be armed and on the lookout, and it would be but short time before the business would be broken up. You see now, doht you, that we have an eye to business"
Year: 1875

COMPANY will insure by return mail. one pound of excellent Oolong, Young Hyson. English Breakfast, Japan or Mixed Tea such as is usual ly retailed at $1.3O to S15O per pound

 IT IS A FACT NOT GENERALLY KNOWN that by recent arrangement of the Post Office, small quantities of merchandise are now con veyed at charges considerably less than those of the express companies. The cost on one pound of Tea being 8 cents only,

 The New York and Oriental Tea Company is taking the advantage of THIS EXTRAORDINA- RY FACILII and is supplying it's customers in all parts of the United States with the finest Teas ey CT imported at
Year: 1875

It is of the highest importance, then, that in- dividuals should be able to judge for themselves by their own feelings, if and to what extent they are attacked by this insidous enemy to ill heaith comfort, and even life itself if left to run it's course unchecked, by the early and prompt ap- plication of curative remedies.
Year: 1875

The PRlNTER's DEvI..-Says The


Cairo (Ill.) Gazette The printing Of
fee devil Of twenty years ago-what


has become of him Everybody knew


him as the sooty faced, dirty handed


little imp who swept out, built the
fires, blacked the boss boots. and with
them every accessible patch of his
own uncovered hide; who to get rid
Of nursing baby, made most 6end-
ish use of pins; who, for divers rea-
sons (and turpentine) could never be-
guile the house dog beyond the door
yard; who outraged the confidence of
his playmates by selling them roller
composition for juju paste; who, with
gracious show of liberality would
give the country boy" all the red ink
he could carry in the pocket of his
new pantaloons, and who could, with
more certainty than any other animal
living, dodge a boot jack-this devil
is, alas thing of the past. Ink be-
smeared, rolicking, glutonous, one
suspendered, no shoestring little
wretch, he was. with all his FAULT.
patient under the stress of cufied ears
and cold victuals, and, by almost eve
ry printing office in the land, believ-
ed to be an absolute necessity. But,
alas! with the march of events, he
has been swept away-with the sick
lie, the fail and the shovel plow he is
only a thing Of the past, and like
them is a thing-only of memory
The editor Of the Gazette knew him,
has seen him emerge from his estate
of dirt and cussedness to the excel
lence of honored manhood, or TO sink
to the still lower plane of vice and
debauchery. We knew the moral
and physical little wrigglel, and
reach out now over an intervening
chasm of twenty years or more to told
the dirty little devil to our mental
Bosom, and to bless him for the char
acteristics through which he won and
delightedly maintained his appropri-
ate appellation.
Year: 1875

"Mr. Moncton," said my grand
mother, | have no wood to burn to
day. What shall | do?"


Oh. send Louisa to pick up some,
said the good man, making a stride
towards the door.


But she has picked up all she can
fLd."


Then let her go and break up some
old stuff.


But she has broken up everything
already.


oh! well then. do the next best
thing, must be off, said the farmer,
and off he was, whistling as he went,
and no doubt wondering in his heart
what the next best thing would turn
out to be.


Now came and with it came my
grandfather and four hungry labor
ers. My grandmother stood in the
kitchen spinning on her great wheel
and singing pleasant ditty; Louisa
was securing in the back room, and
the cat sat purring on the hearth be-
fore black and fireless chimney, while
the table sat in the middle of the
room, spread for dinner, with empty
dishes.


We'll wife here We are said my
grandfather, cheeringlv.


so see. replied she placidly;
have you had a good morning in the
corn field.


why yes, so. But where is the
dinnerY


In the pot on the door step. Won't
you see if it is done?


and on the door step, to be sure,
in the great iron pot nicely covered,
but not looking particularly steamy.
NV grandfather raised the cover and
there lay ingredients of Il nice boiled
dinner-everything prepared in the
incest manner.


why woman what does this mean ?
began my grandfather, Indignantly.
This dinner isn't cooked at ALL


Dear me is it not? Why it has
sat in the sun these four hours


Sat in the sun p


Yes, you told me to try the next
best thing to having fire, and |
thought setting my dinner in the sun
was about that


My grandfather stood doubtful for
a moment, but finally his sense of hu-
NOR overcame his sense of injury, and
he laughed aloud. Then picking up
his hat he said:


Come, boys, we may as well start
for the woods. We shall have no
dinner till We have earned it, | per.
ceive.


Won't you have some bread and
cheese before you go?' asked my
grandmother generous in her victory,
as women almost always are. And so
she won the victory.
Year: 1875

Worn out, indeed Ralph thought,
as he raised the little figure in his
strong arms and looked into the pale,
very pale face. sIt was only the re-
action from fatigue and anxiety, and
in a few moments Flora opened her
eyes to see Ralph bending over her
his face full of tender, anxious love.


"Flora, poor child, you are worn
out. / have been careless and selfish
not to watch yon more closely. Oh,
Flora, can you ever forgive my imper.
tinent harshness, and let me tell
you howl respect as well as love
you ?"


"Ralph, l am a good-for-nothing
firt, but if you will trust such tor
ment once more she will try 10 be q
wife worthy of you" And after
ward as Flora declared, "the man
actually began to find out what his
magnificent eyes were made for"


So she consented, and was from
youth to age the pride and joy Of his
faithful heart.
Year: 1875

A tender hearted citizen was sur
prised upon going into the kitchen.
the other morning, to find the servant
girl holding her face in her handker-
chief as if weeping. She did not look
up at his entrance. The man was
touched and going near her, said
Mary. what troubles thee? Impart
to me thy secret grief and the cause
of these copious tears, and perhaps |
can help thee" The bowed heat
was raised, the handkerchief put
away, and the girl said, innocently;
"Why. sir, its nothing; was ONLY
gratin' horseradish.' The man r.
peated the name Of his satanic majes-
ty with a jerk and left.
Year: 1875

A funny case was recently tried in
Iowa. In 1869, rich farmer,
widower, made Il will devising his
estate to four sons. In 1874 he mar.
ried a young lady, and in October OF
that year he died. The same applied
to the court to have the will admitted
to probate. The widow interposed
all objection as there was good pros
pect for more heirs, and it was highly
important, also, to know just how
much OF an heir it would be. 1t was
a funny objection, anyhow, but tho
coming event cast It's shadow before.
The court postponed the matter until
the posthumaus heir should be heard
from. a week ago last Saturday
heir and mother were on hand, an !
asked the court to set aside the will.
The court held that the subsequent
marriage and the birth Of the child
operated as a revocation OF the will.
and refused TO admit it to probate. -
This is new point.
Year: 1875

The moon, In pity to the race


or man In his despair,
Sent to them from her shining place
Her messenger, the hare.
"Gc, nimble one, and say TO men


That az | fade and die,
Then rise and brighter shine again
Above them IN the sky;
$50 they must fall and fade away,


But only die to rise
Where resurrection paves the way
To fairer frieDdlier skies"
But out of dullness trick or feud,
The message which was sent
The reckless little hare construed
With most malign intent.
40, race Of men, the moon hath said
That rs she lives and dies,
SO unto death must you be lead,


And nevermore shall RISE"
Now when the moon had heard the case,
Her Ak, with force and grip.
She struck into the meek hare's face,
Which caused the split lac lip.
The hare, incensed with claws upborne,
Scratched back with right good grace,
And since that day the moon has worn
rough and ragged face.
Year: 1875

When a person feels disposed to over
estimate his own Importance, let him re-
member that mankind got along very
well before his birth, and in all proba-
bility they will get along very well after
his death.
Year: 1875

A school~master, who had an inveter-
ate habit Of talking to himself, was asked
what motive he could have in doing 30.
He replied that he had two good and
substantial reasons. In the FIRST place,
he liked to talk to a sensible man; ard
in the second place he liked to hear a
sensible man talk.
Year: 1875

At this thought Cornelius fell into a
gloomy despair, from which he was
only aroused by an extraordinary cir
cumstances.


What was this circumstance?
We shall inform the reader in our
next chapter.


ICOntirued next yeekI
Year: 1875

A TAILOR in q Western State had re-
ceived strict orders to keep his prisoners
in solitary confinement. Once when he
had two in charge, one escaped, and he
was Obliged to kick the other out OF the
door to comply with the regulation.
Year: 1875

IMPORTANT TO LITIGANTs. Judge
Cole, of this Judicial District, has
already made a couple of rulings
which all litigants would do we'll to
observe. The White Pine News
thus alludes to the subject: cat
the last term of the District Court
here, his Honor Judge Cole gave as
his decision that in all cases tried
before Justice of the Peace, it is
absolutely necessary to file a cost
bond, duly verified as the law re-
quires, within two days after the
rendition of the Judgment, and
upon failure to do so the party en-
titled to cost cannot recover the
same in the Court below on
an appeal. This decision is in
accordance with law, but has here
tofore been overlooked or disre-
garded in many instances. This
rule applies to the cost bill of the
Sheriff or Constable, as we'll as to
the parties of the action. Another
important rule was made in regard
to keepers fees. No fees will be
allowed in cases where the property
attached or levied on, under execu-
ton, is not perishable and can be
stored the cost of removal and
storage will only be allowed. >
4 Eureka Sentinel.