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Year: 1876

the finest specimens of japanese art


which are to be found in the Main


Building, but articles of Hess value,


but which strike the fancy of west
erner fully as quickly as finer mas


terpieces, and consists chiefly of gro
tesque and antique bronzes, curious
and enticing specimens of the ce-
ramie art, trickets of every sort
strangely carved in ivory. and a
thousand little articles of household
use and convenience. The Japs
they take as naturally to the ways of
the people with whom they live as
ducks do to the water.


They brought with them large
quantities of their cheap salable


wares, and sold, as they sold, their
entire stock to Philadelphia and
New York merchants, at wholesale
prices, reserving only enough to
make fair show at the exhibition,
|batas soon as their bazaar was ready
they commenced retailing an appar-
enAy inexhaustible amount of those
same goods to greedy customers at
less than the wholesale rates.


So as Bill Nye went for that hca-
then Chinee who knew nothing of
cards, the American dealers in Japan
ese goods are inclined to go for the
he9then Japs, and are enthusiastic
TO support the Mongolian plank in
the st. Louis platform. The Japs
who sell their fancy goods are al
most all of them dressed in the
American fashion, and speak Eng
lish SO as to be understood without
difficulty, although it is impossible
for any of them to throw off their
strong accent, and impress every one
as being far more intelligent and
progressive than their almond eyed



One plucky fellow among them is
earning Thousand year as U. S.
Centennial Mail carrier.


"A neat lawn extends from the
counters down to Landsdown Ave
nue., in which are planted numerous
native evergreens, and to make the
landscape still more for
eign, bronzes of storks, boars, and
stone vases and earns of most pecu-
liar designs are scattered in anything
but artistic profusion.


In fact everything is just as you
would not expect it, and the Bazaar
is perhaps on that account all the
more attractive, even to visitors to
such cosmopolitan place as a
worlds fair.


The Japanese dwelling houses 1
have already described exteriorally.
| regret to say that the interior must
stay unwritten; they say their do
nestle city must and shall not be dis
tnrbed. Next week we will pass in
review the celestial of the Main
on condition that before
that time the thermometer gets be-
low 100 degrees Farentient.
Year: 1876




ED. JoURNAL:-As none of your
numerous country correspondents,
who keep us,posted as to the condi-
tion of wind and weather, seed-time
and harvest, dry roads and mud
roads, and such like important and
interesting items of news, have
given the readers of the JOURNAL
an account of a melancholy incident
that was developed at Bush's Mill
lately, assume the sad task.


1t seems that an elderly gentleman
who resides on the south side of
''la Belle Riviere" came to its sunny
shore early one morning and there
discovered mysterious little sack
neatly tied, and being a man whose
heart always softens when soft hearts
are needed, and supposing there
might be good opportunity to dis
charge some of his surplus sympathy,
proceeded to examine, and upon
strict external search found hole in
the side thereof, through which was
plainly visible the shoulder and
portion of the arm of an infant
baby, which some vile wretch had
cast upon the waters, that it might
not be seen for many days, and which
was drowned until it was dead.
Poor thing! Well, the elderly gen
tleman aforesaid, hastened across the
river and reported the sad tidings at
the store boat at the landing, where
the excitement soon became intense.
"What must be done with the sleep
ing innocentP' was the question
which occupied all minds. 1t was
soon decided that it would never do
to trust so tender charge to the Wn-
tender mercies of the benighted deni-
zens of w. Va; so it was determin-
ell to bring the murdered "bairne" to
the Ohio side for a more decent in
terment, and where the last sad rites
could be performed where dwelt Al
people with tender hearts and tender
heads.


Other duties now presented other
efforts, and first chivalrous youth
was placed astride a solemn looking
mule-rendered doubly so by the
solemnity of the occasion--and that
mule, with ears and tail pointing
rearward, shot like rocket toward
the 'Squire's, who lived 'over the hills
and far away" The trembling Magis-
trate soon heard the sad tale; whose
sad duty soon became apparent, and
with o promptness that would do
honor to any j. P, said mule was
headed toward the constable, who
dwelt further among the hills, and
away he sped, as fast as brogan heel
and paw-paw brush could urge him
on. Up and down those stony points
and through the dismal gulches he
flew, till the servant of the law was
brought before his Honor. Mean
while said Honor had searched the
law "made and provided for post NOR
tenn exigencies," from Blackstone to
Swan, inclusive, and the result was,
q yoluminous pile of papers made
ready for the occasion, as the law di-
reefs; but the county is good pay,
you know-so who cares for little
work where duty calls. Now was
made known the duty Of said consta-
| BILE, viz: to summon competent jury
to SIT with dignity and decency on
the contents of that little sack. A
!. large extent of territory had to be
canvassed to obtain such jury; but
at last the required number was OBJ
] tanned, and the solemn procession
Year: 1876

As an evidence of the extravaganza of
the Republican Party we may point to
the fact that more money has been ex-
pended in furnishing the custom House
and Post Office in this city in the last six
or seven years than was expended for
furniture by the Democratic Party and
all other parties for these offices since
the formation of the government. In
former times the occupants of these
Offices found their own stoves, fuel, gas.
Then such thing as a Brussels carpet
was never seen on their floors. Now the
furniture is equal to that of most gen.
tlemens parlprs. Milliens of dollars
have been expended in such needless ex-
travagance which has doubtless prevailed
in all other places.


All this as well as the cost for the sala-
ries of eight thousand Office holders
comes out of the labor of the country.
We venture the assertion that all the
service that is needed can be well done
by the remainder if the Government will
discharge 10000 of them, and require the
balance to labor as delegently as people
do who are employed by our merchants
and others
Year: 1876

There are huge efforts making to de.
stroy Mr.. Tilden's chances at st. Louis
and We shall not be surprised if these
efforts succeed. No one donbts Mr..
Tilden's ability; but he goes into the
Convention badly clogged by the mall
adroitness of his Eastern friends in
the Ohio canvass of last fall. He is as
unfortunate in the character of his
supporters. as noble old Bill Allen
was in his. Aid was wanted to break
down the Ohio Democracy, and no
cable lent more destructive force than
the New York World and its hackers a
cable calling themselvesDemocrats.y yet
working tooth and nail to destroy the
Ohio Democratic platform, because
one single plank only of that structure
was financially unsound. The Demo
cracy cannot afford to lose New York
State, with her thirty five electoral
votes. Tilden or Seymour would in
sure that vote. But it is quite possible
that Senator Bayard. of Delaware could
also carry the Empire State. Mr.. Til
den is an able man, but if he has to
take back seat at st. Louis next June
he may thank the New York World for
agood share Of the cause of his nation
al unpopularity.
Year: 1876

We copy the following from the
Brookhaven Ledger, one of the best
rapers in the State, edited by the son
of the late Gen. Patrick Henry, one of
the most eloquent Wings that Missis
sippi could boast of in the period OF
her ante bellum glory. 1t Is just trib.
ute to "the man of all men"-just
now:


Senator Bayard, of Delaware, is being
strongly recommended by many of the
most influential journals for the Presi-
dency, and should he continue to gain
for the next two months as he has for
the past few weeks, his chances for
the nomination at the NatioHal Demo-
cratic Convention will be as good as
any man in the field. A leading
Northern journal says he is not only
the most available man, but is pre-.
eminently fitted for the high position
of President. He is man whose per.
sonal record is as fair as snow, and
whose motives are as free from selfish
ness and corruption as, we will ven
turc to say, are those of any gentle
man in the land. That he has the
abilities TO properly fill the require.
ments of the station with which his
name is now so prominently connected
no one will doubt, nor can they doubt
that he will not only honor the party
with which he has always been allied,
but should he be elected, will lift the
country from the depth of degradation
to which the Republican jobbers have
plunged it.
Year: 1876

For Book BINDING or Ruling, go to
TRE ARGUS Bindery No better work
can be done in this vicinity PIiees reason
able. Work done quick, Leave orders at
THE ARGUS Counting Room. opposite the
the Post Office
Year: 1876

The case of the state VS. Maud Williams
indicted tor keeping a house of i'll fame,
was called Defendant was arraigned.
and stated that the name in the indict-
mcnt was her name when the bill was
found, but that now her name is Maud
Brown. She plead not guilty.
Year: 1876

narrowest, the levees are small
est.


From Donaldsonville to Laba-
dIeville but little trouble is ever
experienced, because the water
flowing in at the first point
meets with no obstruction, find.
ing always a sufficient capacity
ofegress and the backing of the
water occassioned by the obstruc,
tlons below cannot produce any
effect so high up, before breaks
occur lower down, consequently,
but little, if any more levee is re.
quired Oh that portion of the
stream than is necessary near the
river,whilst at Harang's the prox
unity of the Gulf tides will obvi-
ate the necessity OF high levees.


But between Harang's and La
badieville where the water is re
tained and held back by the oh
structiOns, Levees have never vet
been built sufficiently high and
strong to withstand the pressure.
Let these distractions be re
moved, and free egress given
the waters all the way until it
reaches Tide water, and no fur
ther apprehension need be enter
tained from disastrous Overiows
on Bayou La Fourche, with the
levees kept as they are at present.
At this time the water at Ha-
rang's is almost at the top of the
Levees, showing that the esress
has now all that it can do to pass
OFT the currents, whilst the Bayou
is comparatively low here. What
can be expected but disaster If
the river was throwing in all the
water the Bayou is capable of re
ceiving at its entrance.


UNCLE SILAS.
Year: 1876

did not love him. Long ago


Instead Of Yes, gave him No.
did not love him but to-day
/ read his marriage notice. Pray,
Why was I aad, when never vet
Has my heart known the least regret
Over that whispered No? and why,
Reading the notice, did sighS
No analyst can guess the cause
A wOman's reason laughs at laws.
Sure, am glad to know the wound,
i give is healed, that he has found,
Loves blessedness and peace; and vet
A woman never can forget,
The man who once has loved her and
To-day seem to see him stand,
With every glance Il mute caress,
Still pleading for the Dged for Yes.
His early love for me is dead
Another lives in that loves stead;
And if he loves her we'll, as men
Should love their chosen ones, why then
He must he glad that long ago,
Instead of Yes / gave him No.
Perhaps that is the reason why
! read the notice with sigh.
Year: 1876

Some wise wag has summed up
the changes that have takenplace
during a century, in this way.
One hundred years ago we'd.
ding tours were not fashionable.
One hundred years ago farmers
did not cut their legs off with
moving machines.
One hundred years ago our
mothers did not worry over dis
ordered sewing machines.
One hundred years ago horses
which could not trot a mile in
IA were somewhat scarce.


One hundred years ago it took
several days to procure a divorce
and find a cOngenial spirit.


One hundred years ago there
were no disputes about the i'm
politeneSs of street car drivers.


One hundred years ago every
young man was not an applicant
for position as a clerk or book
keeper.


One hundred years ago kero.
sene lamps did not explode and
assist women to shuttle off this
mortal coil.


One hundred years ago men
did not commit suicide by going
up in a balloons and coming
down without them.


One hundred years ago there
were no third term millionaire
bishops to stir up the waters of
partisan politics.


One hundred years ago there
were no Turkish harems at Salt
Lake, and no Ann Elias suing
for the nineteenth part Of a di-
vOrce.


One hundred years ago En-
gland was not very far behind
the United States in all that
goes to make a nation powerful
and progressive.


One hundred years ago the
Dutch had taken Holland, but
they had not made France "cOme
down' with a handsome pile Of
"smart money"


One hundred years ago a
young woman di! not lose caste
by wetting her hands in dish wa.
ter or rubbing the skin off her
knuckle ON a washboard.


One hundred years ago a ply
sician who could not draw every
form of disease from the system
by tapping a large vein in the
arm was not mnch of a doctor.


One hundred years ago men
were not running about over the
country with millions of fish eggs
to be hatched to order. Fish snpe
rintended their own hatchlng in
those days.


One hundred years ago the con
ditiOn OF the weather on the lst
of January was not telegraphed
all over the continent on the even
ing Of December 81. Things have
changed.


One hundred years ago people
did not worry about rapid trans
it and cheap transportation, buC
threw their grain crops across the
backs of their horses aud uncom-
plainingly event to the mill.'


One hundred years ago every
man cut mis- coat according to his
cloth, every man was estimated
at his real value, shoddy was not
known, nobody had struck .:ile,"
and trae merit and honest worth
were the only grounds far promo
tiop.
Year: 1876

~
The publication of the Bill in


trotluced into the Congress of the


United States by Representative
Darrall, appropriating ten thou
sand dollars for the dredging OF
lower Bayou Lafonrche. has been
the cause of considerable discus
sion Oh the streets, various objec.
tons being surged as, in case OF
its passage, to what effect it may
have on the waters of that Bayou
in times of a high river. Some
contend that such Il small amount
will not be sufficient to accom-.
pllsh any real practical benefit,
others that dredging The Lowe r
Lafonrche will produce no percept
IDLE effect upon the rise of the
water i'll this and the upper Dor
tons cf this Parish and in AssumD
ton.


1t will be remembered that the
work designated will be executed
by the officers of the Government.
with the Government dredge
boats, salaried officers command.
ing public boats, whose salaries
and outfits are not included in the
expenses incident to the work,
and who can have no inducement
to cause them to neglect or delay
the cOnsummation of the labor
which they will be directed to
perform.


A most accurate survey of the
Bayou, from LafOurche Crossing
to the Gulf was made two years
ago, and maps prepared exhibi-
ting every species of obstruction
to be removed, and with this sur.
vey. accompanied by the maps,
estimates have been made by En-
gineers, thoroughly skilled both
practically and by education, in
such works, that ten Thousand
dollars will accomplish the labor
of re-opening that stream from
the Crossing to the mouth and
giving it capacity of outlet am.
ply sufficient to carry off the
waters that are admitted by the
inlet at Dopaldsonville. Surely
such estimates are entitled to
great weight in the minds of rea-
sonable ahd practicable men.


1t is argued that the dredging
OF the lower Bayou will not pre-
vent the rising of that stream IN
this vicinity, to a dangerous
height, and that the only reliable
security that can be attaiued con-
slsts in II continual increase of
the levees,in height and capacity,
to sustain the pressure OF waters
during periods in which the Mis-
sissippi river is at it's greatest
elevation.


A careful observation of Bayou
Lafourche throughout it's entire
length will disclose the fact that
from Donaldsonville to Raceland
that stream continually widens,
and from that point dOwpwards
the distance between the levees
grows less, and the same observe.
ton will show that the highest
levees are found where the dis.
tance between them is the great.
est. There should be some practi.
cal reason for this singular tact.
and the development of this fact
will, perhaps, clear up the FEAST
bllity of that relief which the
cleaning of the Lower Lafourche
will effect.


10 prove that dredging the
Lower Bayou will produce no sen.
sible effects in the Upper Bayou
the assertion is made that when .
Year: 1876

In these dull times, when so many
young men are out of employ n,ent. and
others are crowding in from other places.
seeking for 40 called ''genteel !" situa.
,ions. 1t is we'll To give publicity to such
fact. IA are set forth in The following ex-
tract from the New York Journal of
Commerce:


One of the great problems of the day;
too little DISCUSSED hy those who have
the ear of the public through the press
or at the forum, is TO furnish the young
men Of this generation remuneralise
employment. The professions are all
over crowded. The shop-keepers are by
far too numerous. Agencies Of all classes
are so multiplied that the occupants
tread on each Others heels, and are a
bore and nuisance to the general public.
Clerks out of employment and willing TO
serve for pittanee are to be reckoned
by their tens of thousands. Book-keep-
ers with hungry eyes are reading the ad-
vertising list in vain hope of an opening
for their application. Collectors messen-
gers, doorkeepers, boxkeepers, watch
men, conductors, and great variety Of
others, already expert, seeking employ
ment in callings are waiting anxiously
for some one to engage them. Every
possible form of service that can be
reckoned in the list of genteel oecupa-
tions is anxiously sought for by multi
tudes who have no other provisions for
their daily need The men who have
been trying TO live by their wits must go
to work at the bench or in the field; of
these the soil offers the most accessible
and at first the most remunerative en-
ployment. The mass ofths unemployed
must seek their sustenance from the bos-
ON of mother earth. Land is cheap,
and there is wide area that awaits the
tiller. The back may ache, and the skin
blister in the sun, but the bread can be
made with no fear of failure, if the Ia
borer will be faithful to his calling. II
needs less wisdom and forethought than
patient industry, and the man of com.
mon mind may eat his harvest in peace
Year: 1876

The aneedoie has often been related
abont the man who importuned Noah to
take him on board his vessel, but who,
his request being denied, told Noah to
go ahead with his ark, he didn't believe
it was going to be much of a shower
This was rather cool, but there was an
other individual during that season OF
unprecedeDtedly high water, whose cool
ness went a long way ahead of that. He
was discovered upon the utmost peak of
the very highest mountain. with the wa.
ter tapping the very soles Of his shoes
He WAS STOPPING down in the act of rol
ling up the bottoms of his pantaloons
and as the ark sailed along by he raised
his eyes, and seeing Captain Noah, re
marked carelessly, "a little sioppyi"
Year: 1876

FROM the St Louis Globe-Demoerat.


Mr.. John. D. johnson, the lawyer,
went down to Murdock Lake a week ago |
for the purpose.of enjoyingsa few days
in angling for black bass He took with |
him favorite setter, which he had rails
ed from pup. The lake is in Illinois, |
thirty miles south of the city, and the |
usual route to it is over the Iron Noun
tain Railroad to. Illinois station, thence
by rowboat across the river, and thence
by wagon to the clubhouse, distance of
three miles. Arriving at the lake, Mr..
johnson went out in boat to fish.
at o'clock in the morning, taking his
setter along for company. The dog
proved troublesome in the boat, and was
put ashore, and nothing more thought
about him. When Mr.sJ ohiison return
ed to the clubhouse. late in the after
noon, he could not find his dog, although
he searched for him along the lake
shore, and made diligent inquiry of ev.
erybody he met. On his way home, two
days afterward, Mr.. johnson learned at
Illinois Station that his dog was at
Pevely, five miles below, and sent a
man after him, who brought him back.
1t seems that the dog, after being put
ashore on the west side of the lake, had
Joined party of fishermen, and remain
ed with them for short time, and then
returned to the place where he had left
his master. Notshnding him there, nor
at the house, he concluded that the boss
had gone home. He made bee line for
the river. and, swimming across, took
his position at the railroad station to
wait for train. Several trains passed


but he did not like their looks, and
made no attempt to board either of
them. At length the train that had
brought him and his master from the
city came along, going southwest, and


the dog joyfully jumped aboard. He
was recognized by the conductor, who
put him off at Pevely with directions to
the agent to ship him to st. Louis


These facts are given az a remarka BILE
instance of canine sagacity The only
o mistake the dog made was in starting in
the wrong direction. but he probably
, reasoned that the train would eventual


ly take HIM to the city, although in q
=, roundabout way.
Year: 1876

An agent for the sale of some house
hold articles attempted to mount the
steps of house recently, but dog
came round the corner and took half a
yard of cloth from the back of his coat
The man was sliding out when the own
er of the house came and asked. "Did
doze dog bide your" "He didn't bite
me, but he ruined my coat" was the re,
ply. "My goot.. friend. excuse doze dog
if he didu't bide you. He ish young
dog now, but by and by be shall TAX.
| holt of some agents und eat der ponel
| oud of them. He bides a coat now, bu


he shall soon do peter.
Year: 1876

There is scarcely any ache to which
children are subject so hard to bear, and
difficult to cure, as the earache. But
there is remedy never known to fail
Take bit of cotton batting, put it uI
and tie it, dip it in sweet oil, and inser1
into the ear. Put a flannel bandage ovel
the head to keep it warm. twill giy'
immediate relief.
Year: 1876

1t is we'll that we are horn babies in
intellect. Could we understand hal
what mothers say to their inf nts, We
should he filled with conesit OF nul
own Importance which would render u,
in-upportable through life. Happy the
boy whose mother is tired of taking
nonsense To before he is old enough tt
know the sense of it Hare
Year: 1876

Joshua Green desires to intern the
public that his Coal is as good as the
best, and none of it IS bad as the worst
and all cheaper than the cheapest to be
had at any other place in this County.


Price al the Bank cents per bushel,
and full so pounds to the bushel guaran-
teed. Call and see. Silver money not
refused. IL
Year: 1876

A Scotch country parson had for his
nelghbor in a railway carriage the other
day a plainly dressed but highly intelli
gent man, in whose conversation he be-
came exceedingly interested. Finding
that the stranger was getting out at the
same town in which he resided, he ex-
presseds.a desire to invite the clever un-
known to dinner. but add ed that it was
impossible, as Mrs. Boyd always requir-
ed gentlemen to dress for dinner. Hav-
ing made this graceful speech, the par
son exchanged cards with his fellow.
traveller, and read to his amazement, the
name of the Duke Of Argyll.