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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17
The Kentucky congressman

When the newly elected members OF
Congress from Kentucky presented
themselves at the bar Of the House Of
Representatives objection was made
to their admission by the Radicals and
their claims referred to q committee
where they are likely to remain during
the whole session. Of course the OBJ
lection to these men is the same old
wolf cry of "rebel" which has resound-
ed so often in the halls Of Congress,
and which led to the expulsion of
Bright, VOORHEES,, Brooks, and others
who had the manliness to oppose the
revolutionary doctrines Of the Black
Republican party. The Kentucky
members were told during the canvass
that they might be returned by the
popular vote, but that the Radicals
would get their seats. They were
elected by nearly fifty thousand major
ity, but though the Radicals polled
such small vote as to show that their
party scarcely has any existence In the
State Of Kentucky, they unblushingly
claim the seats, and the indications are
that their Radical brethren viii give
them to the contestants.
The ahsurdity of this cry against the
new members must be obvious to all.
1t is not pretended thatany one ofthem
was ever a soldier in the Confederate
army, or that they performed any act
inconsistent with their allegiance to the
Constitution of the United States
They are ready to take the test oath Of
1862, and they were elected because
they cah take the oath, our friends in
Kentucky being more anxious for rep
resentation in Congress than to re-
ward those who sympathised with the
Southern States in their recent strug-
gle for independence. But their real
crime is rebellion to the principles Of
the Radical party, and they are to be
excluded because their eloquence viii
be raised against the destructive doc.
trines which have governed the country
for several years past. Not one Of them
has ever uttered doctrines half as treas.
enable as John A. Logan, Of Illinois
or VIM. B. Stokes, Of Tennessee, bott
of whom have holy horror Of sitting
in the same body with them. TIT
difference is, Logan and Stokes can bt
reliedon to do the dirty work Of thu
Radicals, while the Kentucky member
will give them vast deal Of trouble.
As the Radicals have the power Il
do what they please, we must make ~
our minds that Kentucky is either t,
be unrepresented, or misrepresentei
during the present session. It woult
not surprise US if a resolution wer'
passed declaring the seats of all tn,
Democratic members in the House va
cant.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

70 The Bart. Able still hangs to the
willows and will continue her weekly
trips until further orders, although bel
consort has proved truant and backed
out from the trade. She was well W
to time Monday morning and will bt
certain to leave this port at 10 A. NJ
O-morrow morning.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17
4 Newand Grand Epeehin Medicine,

DR.. Maggiel is the founder Of q new
Medical Syatem! The quantitarians,
whose vast internal doses enfeeble the
stomach and paralyze the bowels, must
give precedence to the man who restores
health and appetite, with from one to two
Of his extraordinary Pills, and cures the
most virulent sores with . box or so Of his
wonderful and all healing Salve. These
two great specifics Of the Doctor are fast
superceding all the stereotyped nostrums Of
the day. Extraordinary cures by Maggiel's
Pills and salve have opened the eyes Of
the public to the inefaciency Of the leo,
called) remedies Of others, and upon which
people have so long blindly depended
Maggiels Pills are not Of the class that are
swallowed by the dozen, and Of which eve
~ box full taken creates an absolute ne
cessity for another. One or two Of Mag
gels Pills suffice to place the bowels in
perfect order, tone the stomach, Great
an appetite and render the spirit light and
buoyantl There is no gripping, and no
reaction in the form Of constipation. i
the liver is effected, its functions are re.
stored and if the nervous system is feeble,
it is invigorated. This last quality makes
the medicines very desirable for the wants
of delicate females. Ulcerous and eruptive
diseases are literally extinguished by the
disinfectant power Of Maggiels Salve. In
fact, it is here announced that MAoGlEL's
BILIOUS, DYsPEpnc AND D1ARRHEA Pills
cure where all others fail. While FOL
Burns, scalds, Chilblains, Cuts and al
abrasions of the skin MAGa1EL's SALvE il
infallible. Sold by F. p. DucoSeE, No
SO Chartres street, New Orleans, and al
druggists, at Is cts. per box.
aCousrEsvE1rs! Buy no more Maggie
Pills or Salye, with a little pamphlet inside
the box. They are bogus. The genuine
have the name Of J. Haydock on box with
name Of j. Maggiel, NJ. D. The genuine
have the Pill surrounded with white pow
der"
! r. P. DucoxaE, No. 80 Chartres street
New Orleans, is the Sole Agent for tn
State Of Louisiana.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17
Fresh Literature.

We are pleased to observe that
Messrs. Blelock & Co., Of New Orleans,
have commenced the publication of a
Library ofSelect Novels" by Southern
authors. This is an enterprise which
reflects great credit on this well-estab-
lished Southern house, and we doubt
not will be eminently successful
Southern novels have been uniformly
excluded from Northern "Library" col
lections. A collection of them, there
fore, at this time, cannot fail, we are
sure, to be successful in the present
temper of the Southern people. We
are unable to learn whether Messrs
Blelock g. Company contemplate pub.
fishing only new works, or whether
their Library" will also contain stan.
dard novels which have already been
published. Many Southern Novels are
still protected by the copyright law,
but there are many in which the copy.
right has run out, and doubtless in oil
an arrangement might be made will
the authors at triding cost. Tit
first number in this collection is sNot
a Hero" by Mrs. Eliza L. Pugh, Of Lou
isiana. We cannot speak Of its literary
merits, not having yet had time to read
it. It's typographical execution is gu
perb-much better in fact than Harperl
Library of Novels.
We are indebted to the publishersfol
the Southern Review, for July, a Quar-
terly published at Baltimore and edltei
by Prof. Albert T. Bledsoe. The articles
evince great ability, versatility Of in
tellect, and depth and variety Of learn
ing.
The Leonard Scott Publishing Com
pany, New York, as usual has remem
bered our Office. They have just sen
us the June number of their reprint 0
Blackwood's Magazine, which is as in
teresting as usual.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

g The Monsoon, on her first trip
ander the new programme, has made a
good commencement. On her down
ward trip she came from Shreveport to
this place in nineteen hours and half
This is the fastest time on record
That will do, Captain Ben, for a helper!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

~ Particular attention is directed
to Mrs. Mulcahy's card. This lady con-
tinues, without the least abatement, to
keep on hand, and receive weekly, a
full, complete aud fashionably choice
stock Of goods suitable to the want and
taste of the better portion of Gods
creation.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

u The Mansfield Times comes ia
us in mourning for the death Of Judge
John M. McClanahan, one Of its editors
and proprietors. He was killed by a
stroke Of lightning on the morning Of
Friday, June 28th, while he was stand.
ing in full health on the front gallery
of his residence.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

~A Boston paper tells Us that tue
sewing machine is likely to have rival 70
an invention recently perfected. by vnlea
looms, vests, skirts, ladies' nantles, Jackesss'
coats, ETC., ETC., are both woven ana =
sewed At the same time. The sewing q
the seams Ia stronger even than hanu
sewing, and perfectly smooth aud even
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

give have received catalogue Of
the officers and students of the George
town Academy of the Visitation, which
shows the institution to be in an ex-
ceedingly flourishing condition.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

" The Kerrigan creyasse was
stopped ON Friday and the water in oul
town has fast receded ever since. The
town proper is once more dry, with
tho exception of the holes made by the
current of the river, which are still full
of water and not very pure at that
The damage to the streets has beer
considerable and our Councilmen will
again have to devise ways and means
to put them at once in decent repair
This will be no trifling or pleasant task
however, it will be done coute qai cotte
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

SINGULAR REGIsTRATIoN.-The Ope-
lousas Sentinel says that man by the
name of ThOdule CASTLE, who before
the war had been a member of the
Legislature, and during the war was a
Confederate soldier, holding q ieuten-
ants commission, but who is now pres
ident of the Radical club of that place,
was refused registration by the board
of registrars, and that Gen. Sheridan
has ordered him to be registered. His
plea is that he was an unwilling con-
script; but unwilling men were never
made lieuterants. Nor has Gen. Sher-
idan the right to pardon lieutenant
any more than a General. It takes
two-thirds of Congress, under the 14th
article, to restore the statusof any man
disfranchised by it. How can one man
do what a majority of Congress cannot
do. This man deserted but so did
others who have been rejected by his
registrars here, and their action ap-
proved. Does the mans being presi.
dent of Radical club make the differ.
ence in his caseq
Why dearest TIL, have you not, as
yet, opened your eyes to the aims and
sole object Of the revolutionary party
All they wish, desire and are deter
mined on, is to gain political power il
the South and continue their reign
This is the head and front of their re.
construction and restoration Of the
Union. The loayes land fishes and
nothing shorter!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

wWe have been, as usual, remem-
bered by our steamboat friends. The
officers of the T. D. Hine, Monsoon,
Starlight, Mittie Stephens, Elnora, st.
Nicholas and Bart. Able are those who
have done the decent thing.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

boat prepared to leave, walked leisurely
aboard. After chatting while with those
he knew on board, he thought he would
see what sort Of . room his wife had &c.
cured, so he walked up to the clerk and
enquired for Mrs. Pistols room. No room
had been taken by such lady! "Ah!
WELL" thought he, "she's not thought Of
taking room," 90 he went into the ladies'
cabin to look for her. She was not there
He asked the chamber-maid but she had
not seen her. by George" thought Pts.
toll, "she must have made mistake and
taken the Creole. He wandered about the
boat looking for his wife but she was no
where to be found, and his brother trav.
ellers began to joke fun at him, to
stop which he stood treat all round
The Laura reached Biloxi about an hour
ahead Of the Creole, but Pistol waited pa.
tiently on the wharf until she steamed up,
when he boarded her, and goingup to Capt.
Charley Walker, said, you're nice fel.
low, to run away with another mans
wife" eve not got any other mans wife
answered the Captain. my wife is on
this boat, amt sheq" inquired our friend,
getting little nervous. "Not much, she
aint," Charley replied, not understanding
the situation Of affairs. So Mr.. Pistol was
a widower. for the time being-but NOT
relishing the situation he took the first op.
portunity to return home, exacting pro-
mise Of secresy from his friends who were
aware Of his awkward position. Arriving
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

vThe st. Nicholas, always certain
and sure, reached our wharf early
Monday morning. She backs from it,
New Orleans bound, this morning al
10 o'clock,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

Va. 1t is stated that portion of q raw
onion, eaten just before retireing to rest,
will insure refreshing sleep to persons
suffering with lungs overburdened with
oppressive and irritating matter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

Ma It is stated that Clark Mills is
going to make an equestrian statue Of Gen.
Robt. r. Lee, whom, he has already visited
in order to make the preliminary arrange
ments.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

What's the matter, Tint "you look
rather the worse for wear" "Why you
see," said Tim, Il haven slep a wink for
three nights-hst night tonight, and TO-
morrow night"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

u Gold has gone up to 1894. We
are waiting for it to 60 up to 1864 and
then we are ready to sell out our pile.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

" We owe thanks to Racial, of the
st. Nicholas, for late papers from the
United States,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

" The river is falling at a lively
lick, ara b. ty Saturday will be well
within it's banks.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

u The Board of Registration for
Rapides have again changed base and
once more their headquarters are in
Alexandria. They have nailed their
banner to the fence Immediately Oppo-
site our Office, and we hardly know
whether to congratulate them for their
good sense in getting in a decent
neighborbood, or raise a fuss with them
for adding insult to injury in thus
Haunting their banner defantly in the
face of poor disfranchised editor!-
But, n'importe, we believe in luck and
odd numbers and will be along with
the winners down the quarter stretch,
We have seen sicker children, with less
physic and no doctor, cured! So the
Devil take care of the fellow, who has
the red flag thrown in his face.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

w July, this year, may be safely
styled the rainy month. Up to the
present writing, but on one single day
of this month, have we escaped rain.
The crops have suffered immensely
from rains, which alone would cause
them to be cut short fully one third.
But this is buta mild portion ofour ills.
The army worm or genuine Caterpillar
are in the Parish and all overit, and no
mistake. At present they are webbing
up and will only commence their work
efdestruction in about a month. There
fore we may as well consider the cot
ton crop of Rapides dwindled down to
full load for the st Nicholas. A long
dry and hot spell may check up their
work little-but at present there are
poor indications for that little boom
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

The BEsr GovERNMENr UPoN rHE
FACE OF THE EARTH, AND Irs ExpExsE.
If our Government is the best upon
the face Of the earth, it is probably be-
cause we pay the most forit. The best
articles generally cost the greatest
price. Last year the bill for running
our Government in it's Federal and
State relations amounted to the modest
little sum Of eight hundred millions Of
dollars, or about thirty dollars q week
to each man, We, and child in tho
country. Now a -,,xury is 3 good
thing, but sometimes We have to dis
pense with it, because it costs too
much for our means to afford it. We
humbly submit that good as our Gov
eminent is, it is getting q little too ex-
pensive. If things 60 on In this wsy
we ogreatly fear that we shall have
to put up with an inferior article, and
have q poorer Government, simply on
the very plausible ground that we can't
afford 1t. We want other nations TO-.
adopt our institutions, but 10! If they
desired to they could not, on account
Of the expense attending it! Tho
French and English governments COM
bined don't cost more than ours, and
yet those nations are dissatisfied be-
cause their governments are not cheap
or. This consideration somewhat DE-
minishes the privilege Of self-govern-
ment, inasmuch O. no nation can long
stand the expense. We have been 60
we'll governed BY our Radical friends
for the last Ave years that We hate TO
speak or complain Of the expense, but
really II has risen 10 such height ~ %
become an Improbable luxury much
Observation-Disclosures ENQUIRER.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

~ When you come to Town
don't forget to call at tho Store of
J. E. Gibson.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

. q - 9
INCOME RETURNS The publication d ths
income returns, notwithstanding the objes.
ton heretofore made, hes become one Of
the customs Of the country. But the ~
turns are liable TO very erroneous intapre.
tations. The Providence Journal says:
No just estimate OF the incomes OF men
engaged in commerce or production can b
forme a the returns. Many men must
pay, for the last year, taxes upon profits
that were lost before they were realized.
"A great house that has just failed, IN NV
York, will have to return an income, u y
said, Of e8O0, 900, and many men who have
not failed, and who do not mean TO, return
large incomes, bat arc really poorer than
they were before their profits we're made,
for they have lost them and mora VITA
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

w Read j. E. Gibson's special notice
and heed it all ye interested parties.--
All not indebted to him, and having
still little money on hand, can get
goods at really cheap prices by calling
at bis store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

T The London Times, in speaking
Of Horace Greeley going on JED. DAVIS
bond, aays'
H;s conduct is alike creditable to hs
humanity and his political Judgment
He has taken the lead in showing gen.
erosity to fallen opponent, and by .
doing he has done more to restore NM
on between the North and South than
could have been done by score Of ul-
ira Republican orations.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17

D Registration foots up, in this
ParisRs up to Monday noon thus
Whites 733, Blacks 1892; total 3625.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-10-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
physical Exercise.

The Westminster Gazette declaims against
too much physical exercise, and expresses
the opinion that physical development is
Liable to be carried too far. 1t says:
OF course i is very grand thing to lie
able to maintain ones night against half q
dozen coal beavers, or to figure as the cham
pon of an injured reSpectability against
black guurdism. as Sir Robert Clifton did a
little time hrck in the public streets. But
these are exceptional cases, and few men
can Inc pointed out who are distinguished
both as pugilists and scholars. But the
greatest and most dangerous abuse, and one
that ought most sedulously to be dlscourag-
ed among young men, Is what Is technically
known as training" Who can appreciate
the indignant periods OF the anclents when
they dccry the insane discipline of over
enthusiastic athletes Then, as now, they
studied to bring their bodies to a premature
perfection at the expense OF both mind and
body for the remainder OF their lives. Those
who have zone through the severest training
become in the end dull, listess, and subject
to numerous diseases, and in many instances
the ultimate victims of gluttony and drunk
enuess. Their unnatura, vigor seldom lasts
more than five years. 1t was especially re-
boyhood won the prize at the Olympic games
ever distinguished himself afterward. The
three years Immediately preceding seventeen
are years of great mental development, and
Nature cannot at the same time endure any
severe taxing of the physical constitution.
Prudence, therefore, especially at this criti-
cal period of life, must ever go hand-in-hand
with vigor, for the evils of excess outweigh
by far the evils OF deficiency. But, as long
as due bounds are preserved, athletic sports
| may ever be hailed AS the best friends both
of mind and body. The Duke of Yelling
ton is reported to have said when he was
looking on at a cricket match, that as long
as these were the sports Of Englishmcn,
they need never fear invasion. TO this we
think we may add more powerful enconr-
agement, for we sincerely believe that, as
long as athletic sports hold their proper
place in our educational establishments, we
need never fear the invasion of degeneracy
nor the tyranny of ignorance.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-10-12

HARVESTING CARRoTs.-Mr. Ware, of
Marblehead, stated to the Board of Agricul.
turc the method of harvesting carrots az
practiced there, as follows:
Our method is to top them, either with a
hoe or shovel, 1--WE generally use a shovel)
and then use a subsoil plow; and so far
as my experience goes, it is the only use to
which subsoil plow can be put to any sd-
vantage in our county. Previously to plow-
ing, the tops are raked off the field, so as to
be entirely out of the way. We then run
the sub-soil plow directly by the side of the
row of roots, which lifts them out of the
ground about two inches then with potato
diggers, forks or hoes, we go along and rake
them out, so as to lift them from the ground
and throw them inward, leaving room for
the team to go through again. We first
turn abacl furrow in the centre of the piece,
and go round that back furrow, drawing
the carrots into the centre, and leaving a
space for the horse or OK to travel, without
treading upon the carrots. That leaves
them spread all over the surface of the
ground. We do tha. in the forenoon; We
pick them up, throw them into the carts,
and put them into the cellar. That gives
about half days time for the carrots to
dry and in picking them from the ground
and throwing them into baskets, the dirt is
mostly shaken of; so that, if the weather
is sutable,-an dry weather ought to be
chosen for the harvesting of roots,-they
will go into the cellar dry, which, in my
opinion, is very important.-Stdte Agrieul-
tural Report
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-10-12
NEW SERIES, VOL. 3, NO. 81.
KING AUTUMN,


Come not with sudden rage,
With flying leave, IRON straining woodland
hurled
No windy conflicts wage
Rather with clouds in aeecy phalanx curled
Come deeply musing, sage,
To reign, rlch Autumn, Ger peaceful world !
Come like the friend we love,
Like sleep--like evening from the unknown
west;
Our eyes are raised above,
Far of we see thy skirts in splsndor drest
Watch where thy footsteps rove,
What forest depths or glsdeS will please thee
BEST
Lo! deep in yonder wood
A throne of gold 'th umbrageous linden shines
And, drenched in Summers blood,
The chestnut blazes next the tall dark pines
This first thy onset stood
SO won its crimson stains its gorgeous lines.
Adown this vale thy breath
Flushes my cheek hear thy soft faint sigh
1s it for Summers death
Thy sorrow dove-like thus would make its cry ?
Or that thy purple heath
Ere long itself meath winters SHOWS must lie +?
The wheat-fclds shake their spears
Where uplands redden in their sunset glow;
The valley far below
Red as mighty battlefield appears,
Where thick the poppies blow;
Glitter Ger yellow furSe some joyful tears.
What streams of amber light
Pierces my dreams and leads the reapers home
lis harvest moon tonight!
The starry host rides high in heavens blue
dome
Earth kindles at the sight,
Now know Autumn and its Joys are come
King Of peaceful land,
We lnger charmed where thy corn-crops wave
Or by the brooklet stand
And hail thee scattrins oer the years ripe
grave
Fruits with lavish hand,
The last red rose thy loving care could save.
Past hour; return once more,
Old voices haunt us by theforest's side,
And from h Eternal Shore
Dear forms and faces 10 remembrance glide;
We love those days OF yore
Best dost thou to their buried treasure. glide.
AJAX then meath Autumn's SPELL
What fruits our lives bear the years grow
old
Else harvest rings our knoll,
Base metal we when all around is gold
Yon dead leaf, as it fell,
Warned us how soon our working days are told