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f Louisiana- Parish of Rap
ides.
l IT KsNOW' tIiat on tiis 28th day
.n., A. D., 1873, of the Indepen
dence of the United States of America
ninety-seventll
tefore tee, William W. Whittington,
SNotary Public in and fihr the Pa
ýa of Rapides, State of Louisiana,
day commissioned and sworn, andi in
.o presence of the witnesses hereinaf
5nasaed ad und ndersigned, personally
te and appeared the parties whose
'ee are hereunto subscribed, who
,eelsre that availing themselves of the
i,viotis of the Statutes of the State
4Louisiana relative to the organiza
don of corpo'rations in this State, they
hewcovenanted anrt agreed, and do
)ylhiese presents covena'it and agree
-o.d bind themselves and those whom
iy represent to form and establish a
atporation for the purpose, objects
.nd tnder the title, obligations, stiptsla
tieoe and regulations following, towit:
º ARTICLE T.
The name and title of this Corpora
don shall be "The Rapides Agrihultu
,Ffair Association," and.its domnicil is
"Jreby fixed at the city of Alexandria,
varish bf Rapides, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
.The Association shall have a corpo
rate seal, with such device upon the
same as the Board of Directors may
decide.
ARTICLE III.
The purpose and object of this Asso
castion are to encourage agriculture in
all of its various bralohles, and assist
in developing and maintainning this
great intbrest in the P:irish of IRaildes,
nrd will give annual Fairs for the ex
bibition of agricultural products and
implements, live stoak ofall kinds, and
wlhatever else nmay be determinued by
the Board of Directors.
ARTICI.E IV.
This Association is formed and shall
exist for sad diuri£r the full space of
twentylve years from the date hereof,
unless sooner dissolved as hereinafter
providedfor. During its existence it
shall Itave and enjoy succession, bhe
capable to contract, to sue and be sued,
to parchas#, receive, possess andi hold
savable and irmmovahble real and per
sonal property, and to. sell, alienate,
iorrgage. demise or dispose of the
sm'e untder its corporate name, and
ihall psses, e'e 'lse ::u-i erijoy all
;snch tights, powers, p ivilees = awl imi
nunities as tae granted by liw to Cor
Jy raiious.
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock of this Association
shail he Five Thoisand Dllars, diivi
di-td taut one thousand shares of Five
Dollis each, hut may he increased by
avte of a majority of the stock hold
cs after thirty days notice.
ARTICLE VI.
All tlecorporate powers of the Asso
eiation shall be vested in and exercised
by a LBard of Directors composed of
sinepersons, inclu,ding the Piesirlent
and Vice-P'resident., stnd live iof whom
to constitute a quorum. With the
Presilent or Vice-P'resikdnt in case of
absence of the f'resident, to be elected
by ballot on the First Saturday of
April of each year, at the office of the
Association ; the fist election liowever
to be held on the tenth (10rii) day of
Jnly,A. D., 1873. Notice olf such elec
tion shall be given by advertisementtin
oue or more newspapers published in
the city of Alexandria, at least ten
days before the election. The Board
shall appoint three of tile stock holders
cosmmissi,oners to hold such election,
and if any of said commiqsioners ale
-l4e or fail to attend, the President
shall appoilnt others in their stead.;
Provided at the first election three
commissioners shall be elected.by .the
ttdek holders. The Board thus elect
il shall take their seats on the firslt
ludriay next ensuing.their election,
atd shall at their first .meeting elect a
Presldenta and Vice:l'resident from
moang themselves, thid shall appoint a
eeiretary, Treasurer and Attorney.
The President slhall pireside at allaneet
ings of tile Board of Directors and
stock holders, and the Vice-I'resident
during his absence; he shall conduct
the business of the Association gener
ally noder thie sunpervision of'tlhe Bo1od
I Directors; hlie shall sign all cohtracts
andbther ,apers, and shall have pow
er, subject to thle approval of the Board,
toappoint such employees as may be
necessary. The salaries of the Presi
dent, oiicers and employees shall be
fied by the Bo;ard. No person shall
hie eligible to hold any olliee in said
Association that is not a stock holder.
ARTICLE VII.
in all elections those receiving apln
rlity of votes shall be deemed elected
rtad In ease of a failure to elect on the
day appointed then the Presidentshall
ealse another election to be held alter
Kiaiig live days titice in one or more
ilerplcnpers in thle city of Alexandria.
Ietlh and every perrmn shall be enrti
tied to one vote on every share of stock
'a may hold. II all e!e-tions votes
mi7 be given either in person or by
AIITICL TIlII,
Dividends shall be declared annually
tlu urcht of tihe proits of the Assoot
Ilibn us myv be deemetd advisable alnd
determuiaei upon Iy the Board of DI)i
tll-ois, but in case of any lhsaca no
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isubsequent dividend .shall be made un
til such losseq shall have been covered
and made up by the profits.
ARTICLE IX.
No stock holder shall be responsible
or liable for losses or damages incurred
by said Association beyond the amount
of capital stock held or owned by him
or them.
ARTICLE S.
When the whole amount of stock
subscribed for shall have been paid up,
it shill be the duty of the President
and Board of Directors to issue ce. tifi
cates to the stock holders for fill paid
shares.
ARTICLE XI.
Any stock holder who siall' fail or
neglect to pag any installment when
ordered bty the Board of Directors shall
forfeit to the Association any previous
payment or payments made by him,
and shall cease to be a stock holder in
said Association ; Provided this 'Abso
ciation may sue any subscriber fol the'
amount of his subscription if it is so
disposed.
ARTICLE XIt"
A book for the registry and transfer
of shares of the capital stock shall be
opened, and all transfers of stock shall
be made on the books of the Associa
tion and signed by the party transler
ing, or his agent.
ARTrCLE XIII..
The Board of Directors shall have
pewer to make and adopt snelch by-laws
as they may deem necessary for the
mnanagement and regulation of the bus
iness altfirs of this Association ; Provi
ded such by-laws do not conflict with
the provisions of this Charter or the
laws of the State in reference to Cor
porations.
ARTICLE XIV.
The stock holders of this Association
at a general meeting convened for that
purpose af.er ten days notice in one or
more newspapers in the city of Alex
andria, shall have power to make any
modification, addition or changes in
this act of incorporation or to dissolve
it with the assent of three-fourths of
the stock holders represented at such
meeting and all such modifications, ad
dition and changes shall be recorded as
required by law.
ARTICLE XV.
At the expiration of the Charter or
sooner, by three-fourths of the stock
represented at a meeting held for that
purpose, t .; athiirs of this Association
shall be li j idated, its debts paid, and
any h:alance rentmining to be distribu
ted among the stock holders pro rata)
on the aim'oulit hehld by each of paid lp'
stock. The liquidation shall be minadq
iy three colniniissione rs appointerd by
the UllU Brld of DireCtors for' thalit pur
pose, an1d all necessary plnWers shall he
conferred. npon them. Their cotnipen
nation and ithe timit allowed for liquid-.
?tion shall be tixed by the stockl
holders.
ARTICLE XVI.
The books of the Association shall be
opened for subscriptions to the capital
stock and any person may become a
stock hohler, it being the olbject and
purpose of this Association to have as
many of the agriculturists of this Par
ish interested as possible.
ARTICLE :XVII
This Association can consolidate
witffh'the Rapides Jockey Club on such
terms as may be stipulated by the
Board of Directors and the stock hold
ers of the Rapides Jockey Club; pro.
vided the consolidation of the two shall
not change the uame and title of this
Association.
J.' C.:Frnwh, W. F. lR acliman,
John Maddox. A. Cockerille,
Geo. W. Stafford, R. L. Luckett,
Nelson Taylor, S. Cullen,
J. P. Snelling, Chas. H. Flower,
Jeff. Wells, Montfort Wells,
E. M. Wells, Frank Blaffchard,
Carey Blanclhard, Henry Blanchard,
J. N. Taylor, T. M. Wells,
Jas. Hickman,' W. E. Taylor,
F. II. James, R. Ii. Whittington,
J. H. Sullivan, Jamnes S. Fish,
John S. Butler, MIa u rice H-eytrn,
A. G. Compton, IIenry Luckett,
Jamnes G. White, F. Seip,
J. P. Grogan, W. IR. Hobbs,
Carl A. Sehuack, W. KR. Johfsonn,
J. Goodman, J. J. Ferghson,
J. Levln, R. A. Hunter,
M. Legras, Thos. CraintlyS,
R. II. Carnal. B. C. Duke,
Moses Rosethfal, Ed. Weil,
W. XY. Wlhittington, Jr., John An
drews.
Thus done and passed at Alexanrid
ria, in my otlice,::ot the. day, mnaitth
and year first above written, in the
presence ot E. A. Biiossat and A. B.
Rachal, competent witnesses, residing
iil the Parish and State afbiesaid, whlio
have signed with the above applearers
and lie, Notary, after readilg of the
whole. W. W. WIITTINGTON, Jl:.,
Notary Public.
. A. tossT,? Witnesses.
A. B. IfAtHloAL,
STherec were niiety-seven wrath
fitil woimel in New Orleans the other
,ay, ninety-eIght; mothers havihg takein
t eir darlijgs to a baby sllhow.
*IBest invention for the preven
tion of waste-Corsets.
TI Mclco'c is a lid to be hot for a prie I
light 1ow.i
Shaking Carpets.
The annual cereinony of taking up,
whipping, and putting down carpets is
npou, us, .It is opo of the.ills which
flesh is heir to, and cannot be avoided.
You go- home somepleasant spring day,
at peace with the world, and find the
balfy with a'clean face and get your` fa
vorite pudding for dinner. Then your
wife tells you how much younger you
are looking, and says she really .hopes
she can turn that Walking dress she
wore last fall, and save the expense of
a new suit, and then she asks you if
you can't just help her about taking up
the carpet. If you are a fool, andyou
generally are by that time, you tell her
of course you can, just as well as not.
Then she gets a saucer for the tacks,
and stands and holds it, and then you.
get the claw and go down on your
knees and begin to help her. Yoii feel
quite economical about the first three
tacks, and take them out carefully-aund
put them in the saucer. Your wife is
good about holding the-saucer, and be
guiles you with an interesting story.
about how your neighbor's little boy is
not expected to live till morning.
Then you come to the tack with a
crooked head, and you get the claw
under it and- the hend comes off, and
the leather comes off, and the carpet
comes'off, and as it won't do to leave
the tack in tho floor, because it will
tear the carpet when it is put down
again, you go to work and skin your
knuckles, and get a sliver under your
thumb nail, and tell your wife to shbt
up about that ev:,lasting boy, and
make up your mind that it does not
make any difference about that tack,
and so you begin on the corner where
the carpet -is doubled two or three
times, and has been nailed down with
a shingle nail. -
You don't care a continental about
saving tle nail, because you find that
it is not a good.time for the practice of
economy, but-you do feel a little hurt
when both claws break off from the
claw and the nail does not budge a
peg. Then your manhood asserts it
self, and you raise in your might, and
throw t.he carpet with both hands, and
the air is full of dust and flying tacks,
and there is a fringe of carpet yarn all
along the mlop board, and the baby
cries and- the cat goes anywhere, any
where out of the world, and your wife
says you ought to be ashamed of your
self to talk so-but that carpet comes
up. Then you lift one side of the
stove, and your wife tries to get the
ei cpet from undelr it, but can't because
you are standing on it. do you try a
new hold, and just after your back
breaks the carpet is clear. You are
not through yet. Your wilfe don't tell
you any more little stories, but gets
your old coat and hangs it on yon, and
opens the back door and shoves you
out, and intimates that the carpet
needs whipping. When you hang the
,ormenting thing across the. clothes
line the wrong way, and get it righted,
and have it slide off into tihe mud, and
hang it up again, and get half a pint ot
dust and three broken tacks snapped
out of the northwest. corner into .your
month by the wind, you make some
observations which you neglected to
mueution while in the house. Then
you hunt up a stick and go for that
carpet.
The first blow hides the sun and all
the fair face of nature behind a cloud
of dust, and right in the center of that
cloud,- with the wind square in your
face, no matter how you stand, you
wield that cudgel until both hands are
blistered, and the milk of human kind
ness curdles in your bosom. You can
whip the carpet a longer or shorter
period, according to the size of your
mad; it don't make any difference to
the carpet, it is just as dusty and fuzzy
and dsisagreeable after you have whip
ped it two hours as it was when you
commenced. Thni you hold it up,
with one corner draggingi and stumlble
into the house, and itive more trouble
withl the stove, and fail to find an'y way
of using thile carpet stretcher whllile you
stand on thile carpet, and fail to find
any place to stand off from thile carpet,
and then you get on your knees again,
while your wile holls thle saucer, and
with blind confidence'lands you bro
ken tacks, crooked tacks, tacks with
no points, tacks with no heads, tacks
with no leathlers, tacks with the big
gest enduls on the points. Finally tlhe
carpet is.down and the baby comes
back, and the cat comes back, andti tilhe
dog comes back, and your wife' smiles
sweetly, and says she is glad that job
is off her mind. As it is too late to do
anythiiing else, you sit by the fire anti
smoke, with tile ijnner confidence that
you are thile meanest man in America.
The next day you hear your wife tell a
friend that she is so tired; slhe took up
and.put down ~ hlat great heavy, earpet
yesterday.--[Utica Herald.
LCThe worst shlocked mani we have
seen.in some time was a citizen who
made the discovery Friday that the
neighbor from wlhoul hle had borrowed
a paper for the past four years had not
paid for it. - He learned the facts from
thile agent of the publisher, and hlie was
gr eed:' le was also indignant. He
said tol us: "To thlink that I shouldl
have been so imposed upon at my time
of life. I tell you a anu don't know
who to trust in these tiimes. The world 1
is all dcccit."- l'aiibuiry NewS,.
The Goslin.
The goslin iz the old goose's yung~
bhild., Thiley-are yeller all over, and :z
soft.az a-ball ov worsted. Their foot iz
wove whole, and they kan swim a z
eazy. as a drop. ov. kastor oil oa 'the
water.
They are born annrally about the 15th
ov3~hi, and never waz knioii'tew die
natrally.
If a nian should tell me he had saw a
goose die a natral and square leth, I
wouldn't believe hhnmunder oath :after
that, not e'eii if he swfa ie he had lied
about feeing a goose die.
The goose are-tliffei'ent in one respect
from ,the human family, who are sed
tow grow weaker, but wizer; whereas,
a goslin alwus grows tuffer and more
phoolisl .. ....
I hav seei a goose that they., seod was
63 years old last June, and he didn't
look an hour oblder that one that waz 17.
Thle goslit w"addles when be walks,
and paddles when he swinis, but never
dives, lik aduk, out dv-sight fii the \la
ter, but only changes ends.
The food o' tile gosliti"iz rye,'corn
oats and barley,,. sweet apples, hasty
puddiug and uiled kabbage, cooked po
tatoze, raw m e4 t.and turnips, stale
bred, kold hbash and the buckwheat
kakes that are left over.
''They aiin't so pal'ticlai az soine pholks
what they eat, and won't git niad and
quit if they anut hav'wet toast and laui
chops every morning for breakfast, If
I wuz'goiug tow keep boarders, I would
not want any better feeders thanl an old
she goose and 12 goslins. If I kouldn't
suit them 1 should koinklude I had mis
taken my calling.
ltoast goslin iz good nonrishment, if
yti kan git enuff of it, but thare ain't
much waste meat on a goslin, after yu
hav got rid ov their feathers, and dug
them out inside.
I have alwus notissed, when yu pass
yare plate up for sumn more baked gos
lin, at a hotel, the colored brother cums
hak with empty plate, and. tells yu,
"Mister, the roast gozlia iz no more."
-[Josh Billings.
GCI4tiLIZAhO CONDUCIVR TO LONGEV
IrY.-One of our coutenmporaries indul
ges in a gloomy picture of some of the
consequences of civilization. "Take
the world thlrough,". it,samys, "and life's
length nowadays, averages only about
thiry. years, and, instead of growing
old gracefully along toward a rounded
century, people die off like sheelt in the
prime of life, and a fine specimen of
healthy age almost excites our wonder.
What we call. civilization certainly
shortens life. It is the rivalries, pas
sions, fashions, habits and worries of
the life we lead which beckon to us the
death we dread." 'Ihis is a dismal pic
ture, but, luckily, it is not a true one.
Civilization .has very materially length
ened the average of life; some lives are
lrenmaturely ,cuded, il consequence of
over strain, but the a'el-age main or wo
man is better housed, better fed, better
clothed, freer from illness and ills, and
lives to riper years, than ever before.
Solme years ago, Mr. Gulian C. Ver
Illanck, in a speech before the New
York Legistature, brought in a few cu
rions facts illustrative of the greater
years to which men now attain. Among
other evidence lihe quoted Shakespeare,
citing the opening line of Iieilard Il.,
"Old J6hnu of Gaunt,.time-honored Lan
caster," who, although thus described,
was but fifty-seven,,au ag6 at the time
more venerable antd more rarely attain
ed thian at present. There- is now a
greater mnrital strain and a higher ner
vous existende; but we are better pro
tected froim the elements* we have more
cleanly habits, are less addicted to glut
tony and intemperance; we halve in
vented dlrainage and ventilation ; we
largely prevent fevers and epidemics;
medicine as a science has immensely
advanced-in short, civilization, instead
of killing us-oilf in the alarming waly
our contempl)orary declares, is all, the
time showing us how to live more
healthful lives.--[ Appleton's Journal.
SLAUGHING CHIILDREN.-Give mle, says
a writer, the boy or gi.rl who smiles is
soon as the first ra s ofthe morniug sun
glance in through the wi·lndow, gay,
hlappy and kind. Such' a boy will be tit
to 'amake up" into'a mau--at least when
contrasted with a 'sullen, morose, crab
bed fellow, who snaps and $nui-ls like a
surly ctmr, orgrowis and grniats like an
untamned hyena from the moment he
opeas his angry eyes, till lie is "coii
fronted" by his breakfast. Such a. girl,
other things .being favorable, wilt be
goodmaterial to aid in glatldeningsome
comtortable home, or to reline, civilize,
tame and "humanize a rude brother,
ulaking iim gentle, affectionate and lov
able. It is a feast to eveni look at.such
a joy-inspiring girl, such a voman-girl,
and see the smiles Ilowing, so to speak,
from thile parted lips, displaying a set of
clean, well-brushed teeth, looking "ll
nmost tile personification of beauty and
goodness, singinllg,' anid as merry as the
birds, that commienced thleir mlornilg
concert long before the lazy boys dtrealnm
ed that the sun was app)roacilinmg aInd
about to pour a whole flood of light had
warmth upon the earth. Such a g'rl is
like a gentle shower to the parched
earth, bestowing kind words, sweet
smiles amnd acts of mercy to every one
around her-the joy and light of the
household.
tWThe follotving is from tl\.Sat
chez Democrat-Courier:
Y-oung man, spare that bustle,
Totlich not a single pape,
It cost that woman an aw'ful tussle,
To get herselin shae., .
*
~The local editor of a .Nitchez pkl
per fell tsleep wvhile crosing thle riv\er
in a ferry ieoat, the other day, ammll n hnIn
le "-riz up'" he owed the comin iiy .$| 3.70,
aIt len ecuts a Itlip.
NEW TIIIS DAY.
TEIPERATURE
AS REPORTED PY FKRGUSON & SCTINACK
Date. Mo1r,. Noon. Night.
1. 88° 940 830
2. 860 940 830
3. 840° 910 84'
4. 84° 84°0 87
5. 84o !j70 ..8
6. 850 97° 870
7. 860 980o, 850
EXOELSIOR STABLE!
Jackson, between 2d & 3d Streets.
LI'VERY, SALE & STGE STABLE!
W TE' HAVE PURCHASED AND EN
V larged the
LIYE72r 8Y. AIZLE
formerly kept by GOFFE,
a'd more recently by N. L. McGINNIS~
and are prepared to accommorlate tho
public in the LIVERY LINE. We have
our Stable well stocked: with
HORSES, II0CKS and BUGGIES!
and will hire thenm, and feed borses at;
very reasonable rates. Wo.have secured
the services of
of NEW ORLEANS, and with competent
and experienced assistants, will pledge
ourselves to give entire satisfaction.
WM. M. SURLS & CO.
April 16th, 1873-1 m.
ALEXANDRIA, C HEN EYVILLE,
RED RIVER
-and--'
NEW ORLEANS LINE
-OF
U. S. Jf/11L COACHES!
A CONCORD COACH WILL TJFA'YE
Alexanlhias on TUESDAYS, T'IIURS
DAYS and SATUPRDAYS, at 10 o'clock
A. M. making close connections at Red
River Landing with the magnificent
Packets
Katie, Frank Pargoud and Natchez
for New Orleans. Returning-will leave
Red River Landing on SUNI)AYS. WED
NESDAYS and FRIDAYS, on the arrival
of the above Packets from New Orleans,
arriving at Alexandrip 7 o'claov the next;
morning. E Office at tbo EkCIIANGE
HOTEL. W. M. SURILS,
April 23-3m. Supbrintendent
WILLIAM HUSTMYRE
FRONT ST.,
W OULD RESPECTFULLY INFORM
his fri ends and the public generally
hi't'ihe hais llrclhased the stock il t.rat1,
of Jacob Walker, Ji; sad ,that be will
continue the general
GROCERY,
DRY GOODS
and HARD)WARE
business at the old.stand, where lie will
be happy to see and accommodate them at
any and all times.
HE WILL. SELL CHEAP FOR CASH
His store will lie always found open from
6 A. M. to 9 P. M. Porticulir attention
given to the iretail trade and also to steaut
boat orders.
April 9th, IS73-3m.
UNIVERSITY OF NASHVILLE:
FOUNDED 1'785.
HE NEXT SESSION OF THF COL
Llege nid Preparatory DeparClltllltets
open SEPTEMBER LsT; 1873, Stlulis i,,
the College schools elective. l)iseciplinle
military. Tnition per term of twe,,tv
weeks $30 to $30. Iotr'dl, Washing, F"u.l,
Fiinished rIens and Surgeou's fees for
same penriod, 105. Apply to
E. KILBY SMITII,
July 9-1m. Chancellor.
WV. F. BLACKIAN,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
ALEXANDRIA,
T ILL PRACTICE IN THE COURTS
V of tie Plarishes of Rapides, Nalchi
toches, Wiun, Safinei nud Grant: and it
'the Supreme Court at New Orlc;iuin, La.
Jutne 25, 1673
NOiticel
I ITAVI LEASED THIE IPASTURE iN
thei rear of the Town flouui Mlr. A W.
McLauiiie. It will be kept ais a pastm,.
Charges will be seveuty-tive cents a heait
per Imonth, paid at the expliration of actl
monith. Persens having cattle in tihe Iis
turo will settle past ties alnd arrange for
the future. ''tIe ga:tes will be attetnded
by my sl Molntfort.
May ', I187:. A. COCKIRIrLE.
J OB PRINTING
J NEATLY DONE`
At n .,S OFFI('F
('N THE M1 S T ,Ri'ASONABLE
TERIS. \
