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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-04-20

Warren's Cough Balsam.
Is beyond question the very best medicine OF the
day for all COUGHS COLDS, Sore THROAT and
LUNGS! Also, or Whoopng Cough and Croop in
Children It'll the most effective medicine ever used.
Sold by all Dealers in Medicines.
F BRADBURY, Proprietor, Bangor, Me.
GEO. G. GOODWIN & Co., Boston, Agents for
New England. oct23eod6msn
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SPOKEN

March %, lat 4S, Ion 10, ship Stetson, from
Cardiff Mich 10 for Moutevedio.
March 81, lat II o. lon Al, ship Italia, from Caao
for Algeciras.
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:TzfII1II.EsSsRl[!AIIzROAD
MEETING ON THE 12sh INST
1qexAF0 gY99HH s 14N 4H RESTS.
LET ALL ATTEND.

To Tie Cii:en, Of Leuis. Gilmer. Brar-
ton and Calhoun Counties: :
AA saaSMaa messing: 'Step'ii.r til.
best means Of securing the benefits Of a
Railroad through our respective Coun-
ties. and to elect Delegates to attend tue
Railroad csiD;1ssp't'ioa, 10 b held At
Clark,burg on the 24sh inst, will be
IaTa .hsEdurs I HaRss'1i6 Weston, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 14is 1870.
j kis;sssn.,.lj hopeds tAa.S,ia p,cyis
possible vii: be present. Speeches will
be madet;-and the proceedings will be Of
general interest. Let there ,bsngrspa
ruH!JhatNkyl NNNYIoLTIzENS
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OBITUARY,


Died, of fever, February cath, ls7o,1 Mis-.
MAGGIE EVANS, daughter rf Henry r.
and Elizaoeth Evans, aged q year. ;;oI "a,
n ,Ailersi1 months Of athic,on, God took her.
home ,oreit. Maggie was loved by, al who
knew her. About u months ago she sought
and found religion during the prpgrsssiofa .,
taglaFtery psstipg ,hsld, NJ BFaGs'on Court
House. Prom ihaf aIy Until The SUMMONS
came, she lived IN exemplary Christian lile,
worthy elimination by all who profess Chris
tiani,y. During htriast hours She bad the
witness that she pleased God, And Jeff =
bright testimony behind her that she bad gone
10 rest, Nay God sustain her parents in glhiie
deep affection; soo,te her dbro'hts and SIS
tersi and bless the kind family (Mr, aud Ars,
HOLLY NTH whom she lived and died, for their
un.iring attention and kiudne;s 10 tue lu,tI'He,
meas Nay hsF friend; sorrow a.rs,Il'ess
who have no hope, ~. ii, n gset Maggie W
ans shining shore. aSgg l.rg Nab, sQrlAs ,s,
''7 Bia1lon c. H., Feb. as 1870
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FROM OIL CREEK.
Ayrssr-cLAss BnAxroy SENSATION

Ay1Rsr.cLAss BRAxroS SENSATION.
. sws;ars infOrusd- .h..A daFl days ago.
a. party Of hunters were near 'hs
moplkpf OIL ereskT IN Brs1ten county,
they were startled by peculiar noise
and ,plasking in the water; and on 60
ing 10 ihs bank II sda "sissan they saw
an INN ense fish, which their distorted
inusihi,ions at once converted into sOms
kind qftAppa.tiiue ING, npapn. 4s aud the! bur-
ried back to tho suburbs Of Iun,bsrpOrt
to tell Tic "tsle 'Snf secure reinforce
meats. The relief came, aud all pro-
ceedcd to the Greek, where uths ftssa1
SLor,s xss itill'psddlibgahis way up the
ssrs.g.o Ipswimming, he travelled much
as the minnous do; but had an awkward.
way of-liftins up hi. head and showing
's%Sef ,h,r psliss.sy RSgth, qfre may be-
INV wv sSYo''j sss ~ Vse w.
misfortune Of man to gaze upon. The
bun,crs sstched him for some tiue,
' ahie:as IL bfy fR t6istfatsshis way toward
'shs Little Kse.Nha They then fred
several shots, none Of which seemed to
't.ks5. 81 .sfoui effect ,lthoush traces et
blood were visible all along bis path.
The hunters watched him for some time,
.hea he began to retra'e his usydteah.
Hide K.naxha o They shsu:dred several
shots, pe9s cf shi::h SCENE. seemed TO ,sts sny
serious effect, although traces Of blood
were visible oil along his path. The
hunters rot being able to keep up with
lin. h eI seop go.@ into deep water aud
wa lost TO view What kind ofi bird
6. vas is yes . mystery; bu. the prers.
lest Impression. sipl .hs peighborhssdas
Inst il was some kind Of a sea monster,
which had ieonesapathe &ississippi-.s- The.
Ohisi; ;.pa i,,fs,,seqp ostts Little K,ns.ha-
thence to Oil Greek.
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No Coukr. I'm consequence Of the ILL.,
htn Of Judge Irvine, the circu;. Court
did, not sit At. Tue usual time. This is
much to be regretted, a. many people were
thrown to the trouble and expense of
ttavslqs great di 4 to 20 Pur,
pess; while much business Of urgency
was in consequence postponed.
0RoBirss. Lon 1NIoaday night last,
some gentleman Bu,lGrized Dr.. C,mdsn's
smoke. house to the extent Of FIVE hams
The doetoedssesyruuch touched At this !, !.
feeling token Of their regard; but sus-
gests that the gentleman" who took
then should bringsthep, back a.a save
all difficulty. As Fsrnsuorth. is now in
Wheeling, the notice: does not apply to
Simia,'s; a Isirrtsm no ,.
boa sIy:4 i+--s- :. 4 RI ;-7r ---7r7r HEJIGA
EEsNAeps,b.s received, another lot Of
those superior iron Ilill,sidsrPlo which
every farmer should have, and Le WY
rant. them to bs the best in use.,ai 4psst
sSs SdHHitiaT SIM5L1::shrSs Z d. i 81.
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Ko,koo.-This medicine 'is rapidly
gaining the confidence Of the people, and
the numerous testimonials Of its virtues,
given by practitioners Of medicine. leaves
no doubt that it is .afo and reliable rem.
edy for IMMUNITY oY TIE BL6dp, LiSis
DISEASE, &c. The last Medical Jouinai
contains All article from Prof. K. s New
toaa.M. D.. President Of the, Eclectic
Medical College, city u New York, that
speaks in high terms Of itAcuraiys, prop.
etties. md gives special recommendation
Of koskoo to the praeiitloncrsof1ncdicinel
This is, we believe, the 'frsti Instant 4
whore such. mcdiciues llsvd been officially
endorsed BY the great credit upon the
skill Of DR.. G.rwr-nce. its ,compuimdcr'
aud ulsu puts ''K.skoo" in he vAs.of all
other medicines VI tho. present day
Mo,jolk Lonrnai, December Il" frat a.
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lr rou WOULD have good health,
strength, rigsr of body and mind, joyous,
mes, BY day sud sound sleop by night.
ttke RosESuglus SroAAcA BlrrERs-
the great " es.erni Remedy They are
made o tho medicinal herbs and stire,.
on. purely asdiciralY principles. and
never fails Of having the dssifed effect. vi
"9'A W '''fFh'N jan 31-4t
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MARRIED.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the 9th ultp at
III. residence ofehs brides hther BY Rev.j.
Jones, Mr., B. .. W. Rifle, Of up'hur county,
TO Mis-, L. J. Wilson, Of Lewis. ...,l "a,
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TuASK,.-Major Edwards, ever mind,
full 81 tie wants Of Eye printer man" the
other day sent u. plug Of the celebrated
"Gravcly toba.e'." The Major hssps
full stock of sroceriei,l &c, willie lis g 4
sortlnent Of tobacco cunuot DO cxccllcd.
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HALr-A-DA1 1t KxMyts's.-A few
d,y.a .iseo,a.. spent. Pea. The afternoon at


Id.yas siaeomy. . .ppea. the afternoon at
k.mblcrs: It was gal, day. g KePbl'
polite. kindly and socialTpresiaed Nth
nh ,llistsccustomed good-nsture. Dun
Aingson handled the 'cash.;" md good
deal Of it. too; aud last. but not least
zfeualafssIaHHys ,sareastic. genial and
pleasant by turas-"trcad the boards
and apts tho AalkinsggAnd by the way.
what tongue he has! To use tho Ian.
gasgc Of an old Irish lady, Ne really be.
hiess'ieis s'Eungi " the middle, and no
sooner docs one esd strike the upper jaw
Etiiss ID. oihtf sfriPes the lower. and there
Il goes all day long, Tie house va.
crowdsd-principaily by lddiii, Bot We
.njiieed aJsastsring Of the sterner sex.
and crowd Of dirty .nosed children, who
made themselves very disasreeably prom
inel,t. Fountain was in his best mood,
aud literally talked" the greeubhcks ou!
Of our ppckct. books. The bidding vas
fiit and furious. .hl The number Of ar,i.
ole, sold rould require. half ous paper 20
cnunc rate. Everything from paper Of
pips. TO silk ,dress-froul y pair Of hos.
to set Of mink or sable fursNHd disposed
Of With equal readiness, and .. price.
Which SciSa stssi,bingly lqr. !. MffidYs.
Alap,ca,. coburgs, &c, 80, we're sold at
'fsou 10 TO 5o,ceuts per yard. iFlneecot.
ION hose we're sold by the dozen AZ 10
cents per pair. Breakfast capcs, shauls.
&c.. we're literally given away at from-25
colts 10 one, dollar, AMI IN short. eypry-
thing rs,'ssll,Stjsaass,sshat wa, Offered,
and tue crowd got the goods 81 ftetf, ost y
prices. Mr.. kemble has .uoubern sell
Ing a. auction for the past two weeks.
during (which ltinlei he Ia. Ioll- btet
$4,000. We csngratula . him upon ibis
success, and We also heartily songrstuhte
our citizens that \. has given ,heuia The
,spfOrtuhitj AdbOsaiiaing ir..-clatssoods
=. very liberal prices. lIe'dcscr,ensuc.
ss,, for, VI, Literally, and the thanks u
lie people for ui'setiisg the prices u n, al a
-GiDds-sf Dry Goods. Clo.hiss TO- Com
ing here a stranger, he has, by,hiihteg.
rity and good management, .asd 1s'libsral
use si. ,he.iroad tuFeplths-Yist- Irint-
'su.Ipk Aiaajs himtelfa host Of friends.
and established a reputation foEsallipg
,.skssper than the shs,psst.'l May shis
'issleH, meyer crqy ,leis. ~ ~, W. \ % -
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- am - I" pStiaon, tue swstdswas made to Mr..
NJ Hals, Of Weston, who takes possession
:, w. ,s - o. III. ls.ot syh. inns e.pr,s on
Nay la, 1871. sam sa2lh4
.= Sea sts'F e s.s q. 1if sn;,h h,, ;,.,
vet s'o ,.a'". ,os hs.S =,
cattle. aud i.u.. pr.,.,.d 70 iii dlas.
ss'',, 'r s. ',sm. III
'''ps' 10. ., ..e.
T1ha Ta1 n'cfSusxrI"i sDIrxsDssr: We
NJ -. - e. s.,..s desire g .ls.' ID. gentleman Who
.ai. 80 ittpS.s s:'lHa whoever h'
- a.s!i' Raybs, buttbs,id's ofa m!u e...,ns u.
% bis exchange, llst bsessss Ws sccusd
...i. }i,a,l hiuaof,beins devoid lofA '.,' lite
s,.f s.g spiia cas sssisd .Sailt Wy ddnf
'.Sair aa; va 'sslnss.'ledssiis; but as We
,..s,q isnfi9.Ssiasa DE- i.ss.e9d, pew he himself
a,r ~ :;iai s.s charge 20 be '.'s
,,ai ~ ,aa's' a,sla.a. , ~ any,
ia4,,ls, ;. s s..lks, Ssal son:ie.s
'" ~, !, ID W. i'id iar u
% X ...Jnrd, one thousand sight hundred and
o.i5.yqn., .;hers W. a nsn'' ii'isS' u
Weston Gcc Vas ii nv tine raaipanl
r.b'k-Hs aanisl to kill Yankees num-.
g" ..,s5sy'S anj Hsitiiully, ihd al tbat
,, =, 'asg, you ks:.. ~ - e'a.,yfn'ses ssj
~ Observation-Disclosures Him that be join.
t 'Iia s,1 81, m,.,G Ar J,.t..,
'sp,iis aipatf ,u forming II ,hiI5iase lie d.uurr.d
x oa, eon,eo,.d
. On condition ,b,,eI;trhui, should ).
'''i ,,s.r hs .t..n s oaf.s
's.'s1g =. III ths s,s iiSmsan.tlyt .frsnsea nd
.a,sI with saay oud kurr.bs for J. Dss.
and ,he,as outietn s.os.f.der.ey." he
II cot drink ,.sd 'o of .owa .sta Cp.,
(. ,o.sJp v,x,1,-g NJ a. ,a''ssr1
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A Brave, Pure Hook,

A Brave, Pure Ssok ,rss, f..i
to The !daiisien. VIE and H!uother. BY
: George H. Mupheys, 4. IM., M d.,
Chig Of Cline g J.6erson Medical
Cotlsyey .II,hlmieiphia Cincinnati {:
+. HASSAroKp L Co., publishers, II
Fir.t-Cl.ss Subscription Books. .i4.''!
a'Ths iErealfyF On excellent, work .,e.gi ',si-;
entidc and yet sn'incn,ly practical; in re-
gard to most important class of subjects,
'wLiehi'anfdrtsiss.ly,.isba has been hither!'
to left to the quuck, the cmpiris., or the
sensation.llst, TO swr';c up for tho nil
lion. l.ueHs1.sta fygsns .of ,woman,
in her various relations Vi uiuidsp, wife
and mother, and Of the married stale in
geuerala ,ihss \ tsble of contents include,
such 'uljscts as tho following:
The distraction the sexes. Persons
loebo,h s.ies apd OF no sex. TIL. age Of
nuhili.y. Lsve. Love is etern,l. OF
Divorce. OfCourship. Hsu.t choose
= husband. Shall cousins narryY The
wedding night. Advice to wives vhs
desire e h.ycehildrcn.H The limitation
ofotfipring. The sigus Of fruitful con!
junction: Vow to have beautiful chill;
dren.S Transmissisn Of talent and q
di,.s.s. How to have boys or girls at
Win. BH.h.msrk,i Ind how t. prevent
them. Signs Of pregnancy. Genuine.
'nsnt. Nur,ihgs Tho change Of Liz. ?,
Difficult Is il may spear, these sub
-jeets ~; handled with such precision and
tsrnnsss, -and 70. SO dslie,tely, .h,, .Le'
work has received the hearty, " endorse;
m.nt Of many Of the most distinguished
physicians. elcrgyueu, and philau,hro:'
pi,t, Of the country. Amsns the uani:
Der are E1.ssrgeon-Gsu.ral. H,mmsnd =
Henry Ward Bc.cher. Rev Horace
Bu,hn.ll. D. D., Dr.. X. Shelton Mack.
cas1aa Ras. DR.. Mark Hopkins, Pfssi!
dest Of Williams College, with many
other names equally on,iuens.,ii'!t'''is I,
The work Is sold throush'loeal Or
travelling agents entirely, And. in gu,
judgment. offers al extraordinary. opbsr..
tunity for securing very lucrative Abdsi.
mesa The address Of the publishers is as
'sbOss gScn! / : q saia 800, ''' aa'n
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q Asorhrs 10. Of those superior axes
NV. uill fls'. &c. saEdvards'.

Am BsoKExsTWe fsJre. to learn th'.
Jacob Hudson, Erq., of!his County, met
with a. accident On MoId,y last. BY
which bis right arm vs' broken. Dir.
u. ass~ridinSs 'oh,ra,lmd Of hay, when,
la.ihg Al .l.sills'ssis! t fslI 70 the ground,
susisining sbs injurissrsfsrred to.
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r,iGsvsisun srtv,ssos ba. appointed
President A. DiaWilliams, Of Fleming
Ion, College. State Superintendent Of Free
.ssAJ6l,, 10 Gil cut tho term Of The. late
rtuis,.or Z.iglets.' -, ga Sc isi'i e
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ADTER1 ISEHENTS.
OXEN FOR'SALE

CtLAgKspURGr Mutual lSsuNAStE
hsres against loss by Fire or Lightning
uhiesi-GLARkSHVkGssW W. EM
Authorized Caplsl -"-sr- 100000
JCsnrii,l StocL 80 !.H.f':: as, 600.
INSURES on. the MUTUAL BASIS
Policy Holders receive s"pro ra'adiySIot'ar
lHO0K,Iu n M prot 5. .Hi.7' 'rr Z"
Rates Of Insurance a. Low % 10 any Other
Good Paying Company.
1T DOES "A EEGCLAR BANKING B0SlNEs:G
Discounts Paper, Receives Money On ptPrs.f,
paying upont hrssme:a libcrsF rats Of ln!ear,ss,.
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TI1ornY, bluegrass ahd oliver seed,
warranted fSl. BY Edwards. lo,,s,veai
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1'nlsxs.-Ws.re commanded by Mrs.
N'atdam to'tender her thank, 70 NJ; T. !;
NJ, uh,lf.nt for hi. kind remshbtsnso Of
her. ns remembered her with an elegant
n.ot!) as.--,oit .Go sl,tsr. style and most
'bssAtitai apisb. Nj, Chaliaat's stock Of
Jtw.lryloi,s ssJi worthy nsidsutioS' o. !
y LAY Sas desitisgl W insei.. IL 'tIers bis
,ssorinsni ,s.pii,ss which e,pset fail e
t,.3e s'isss ~" srs thsH VI
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{ 3l.Goss Hnras / raA WoopDixx
tl'w,sxtu, S--kccotdiug to late dicsou.
aries. gene uhare the woodbins twinesh"
;ia..h, sg'a4. ki SPIEL" i"uPAths
spout For instance. Thomas Gruut'r
Faru,ror.h., honesty has "gOno who're
.hs wvolbins .siueth." .-,,,.,o.
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i IL 3 ! . Y slo CIR AT.
,soNDAYYF!!.sG!55. s..7I!2.INARGu7
HOME XV6 !:TEfGHBoEiiooD.

n .iTTT N 5-III7T 5-EE'Fs Y mn TWTTT
s,,dr 10 .r',A0ulrlssui.r7,colo Colonel. A.. W. Wood
90 .ris,a ifi p!ss:. b hi steer, of
.4r aHi,ulw bshvs proposelto udkta, brief notice
o., ,, S.,s,s;aaisa Ina WI or lhr..
ss,:.asmantbs old, aud nos,wsig6s li,ilsi' 66vsi
3D. : s.s. 2 ieaaaa a., TIL ye. a..h
i'si .lp'ssaosgH forth. Colonelf and,ths propose.
, ,I,1 rsa tsH nas vssgk, Vii 1900 BY tn.
I'D t,insafshs observation-disclosures iAs con-.
!. ,,s. .as fsqatss,sd Us to
challenge our neishboraga Counties to
.,,e1o,p .sdgyss s I'4ess # sqp,lt and ss1bt
% " Afi y. lEqn y9q !. .,.fo.
30 Til Go0D 81 ADviRfi size, Last rs.I
''n',N,, aS.ieed til. di.,ppsa!sass Of ,iy in
.AsSiAs mud Of Alley c...l.t and the rescue Of
he'aa,st-f.llbyW0ur g,llau. friend, Mr..
Err. Tsalstou@dA day or two ago she
."-,snrsill.ls. ~ Als.R's is,efs md den,Gaea hsr
aorh ' 1ptopstty ..y .hl I'D goae through
s5iq,is .sio jbna, s.ul cams homes lsa the Pacific
'.ss'' 'R.ara,aas ihd=Petc Daig.n's hack On
.Yr2YII hel saurqe course ,heiinqqred tsr Tnr
A.lp4aaUIwhtr. she saw the notice
rhis'i ea,blsa her to recover herL lost
81. ..@,, .,ti.yf.; rass sa''ss3,. ,s,se 49,
'' 'N '''.'i 'siis9t r. couSrY pyesF .,yY.=7.T4e
sszI1is usaa S q ass,d.y ..t lor the annual
-,f,iF !. lrsprhg oflhs Poor. Farm THE arrange
..:,'3 -, 81. a!ass ;nt
si',, per',' oiIhrtsrm vi.hhs priyilsg, Of plough
, ,,, : .,5 nor. thar len .e.e b.nea. of
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:, srisl 9..nd lrsn Plov Msulds, With q
trsnsrai assortmcntio Of Hardware a. I'd
wards. Ill Of which hs is selling a! gfcat
'ib,rxaihs. ''tat atteS n
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aaIold l7aFi7 ,r'sdi taE
" 10 s.g'dig ns'Fl got les
r,qa'i rqJ ietdoi uej.iv %
ssr'l mn sid' !ss tt.slb ,dl
Capital stockrsidiin, ,o,s+ :1ai
a ssels, September; lsssToyesT.
incomes, same period, onLpFspiqWln
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.tsrRssr.l'tp.-vNr. az Smith h,, just
returus iffOm' Ksatucky with 100 bead Of
sbs!s, aud il ns!ay FPgr,ea!sd 70 sell drugs
sissperahsn ever..t s,,J ..t ca
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,'TuOMAss~spATEs,' President {
: JOHN C...vASCE, 'sscfe,ary,;+i :
. Kev.4R. N.PO0L.- General Agent,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-11-23
How Some People Marry.

A young man meets pretty face in
the ballroom, falls in love with it,
cnnrtS II, marries it, goes to house
keeping with it, and boasts Of having
II home and ii wife to grace it. The
chances are. nine times ont eff ten.
that he has n, ithcr. He has been tax
en- III and dome for" Her pretty face
gets tn bc an old story, or becomes ia.
died or fIeckird. or fretted, and as the
face was all tie wanted, all he paid at
ton Ia, all he sat mp with, all he bar
gained for, all he swore to love, honor
and pro'iect, he gets sick of his trade
knows of il dozen faces he likes better,
gives mp Saying at home, consoles
himself witt, cigars, oysters .and poli-
tics, and looks upon his home us a very
indifferent boarding house.
A family of children grow mp about
him, ont neither he nor his {" face ("
Know anything about training them, So
they come up better skcitcr, made toy $
Of when babies, dolls when bows and
girls. drrd.rs when men ard women
and $" passes year after year, and mt
one quiet, happy, homrly hour known
throughout the household.
Another young man becomes enam-
"red with ''fnrtnhe." He waits upon
it ut parties. dances the polka with ii,
exchanges billet dour with it, pops the
question to il. gets excepted by it,
takes it to the parson. weds it, calls it
"Wife," carries it home, sets up an es-
t'.hliShnent with it, introduces it tn
his friends, and SAYS he, too. has a
home. 1t is false, he is not married. he
has no home. Aud he soon finds it ont
He is III the rong box; bnt 1t is too lat,
to get out of it; might rs we'll hope to
get ont of his ofin. His friends con,
graduate him, and he has to grin and
bear it. Th,y praise the hnnsr, tn,
fnruitnrr, the cladle, the new bible
aud bids the fortune" and he who
webs il, good morning. AS if he had
known good morning since he and
that furtuue had hten declared one.
Take another case. a Young girl is
smitten with il pa,r of wlliskers. Curl.
ed hair never before had suc! charms
She sets her cap for them; they take
| The delighted whiskers make an offer
rr,tf'ri g themselves both III exchange
for one heart. Ny dear Miss is over.
come with ma9nanimity, closes the
bargain, carries home the p,ize, shows
it to ma and pa, calls herself engage
| it, thinks there never was such il pail
of wliskers before, and in IL few week.
they are married. Married Yes. til.
world calls it so, and SO we will. Villa
is the result? a short honeymoon an
then the discovery that they are as nm
like as chalk and cheese, aud not to h,
made one. though all the ministers il
Chfistendom pronounced them so. :
] Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-11-23

PROFITABLE BOOKKEEPING.-"W no
has bought the handsome saddle. Jnhng
inquired saddle and harness maker.
some time ago, of his foreman, upon
coming into the shop and finding that
Il very handsome new saddle had dis
appeared.
'Imdeed | cannot tell who it was,
aud the worst of it is, it has not been
paid for. was very busy this morn
ing. uhe gentleman came in, asked
the price of il. told me to charge it to
his account, threw it into his vehicle,
and drove off before could ascertain
lis name. am sure, however, he is
one of our customers, for he has fire.
quently bought articles here before"
"That's rather Pnzzling case, real
w." said the master, scratching his
head, land some mode must he devised
to find ont the purchaser, aud to &c,
tpay for the saddle. Ay, have it
John! Charge every one of our Gus
toners, who have accounts open, will
the saddle; those who didn't get it will
of course, refuse to pay, and in tina
way we shall reach the right one"
| John did as he was ordered. A few
weeks after Christmas hills had beer
sent out, the foreman was interrogatet
us to whether he had succeeded in tiud
ing ont the purchaser.
at is impossible to say, sir" he an
sweied, "fm about forty have paid Ia
it without saying Il word"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-11-23
The Art Of Liyi.g Happily.

The following maXims or rules, of
action, taken from an exchange, might,
if strictly observed. go far to increase
the happiness, nI at least; to diminish
the inquletudes and mi>erirs, of life:
Observe invariably truth in y"Hr
words and integrity in yonr every ac-
ton.
Accustom yourself to temperance
and be master of your passions.
Be not too much ont of hnn,Or with
the world; but remember it is IL world
of Gods creating, and however sadly
it is married with wickedness ard folly,
yet you have found in it more comforts
than calamities, more civili'ies than
affronts; more instances of kindness
towards you than of cruelty.
Try to spend your time usefully
both to Yourself and others.
Never make an enemy or lose !;
friend unnecessarily.
Cultivate such IL habltual cheerful
| ness of mind and evenness nf temper
us not t" be rnffled by turmoil, incon
veniences and crosses.
Be ready to- heal breaches IN friepd
ship, and t" make Differences, and t.
shun litigation yourself as much ~
possible, for he is an i'll calculator TIL.
does not perceive that one amicabl
settlement is better than two Law
suits.
Be it rather yonr ambition to acqui
Yourself we'll in yom proper station
than to rise above 1t.
Dcspise not small honest gains, an
do not risk what yon have on the dc
lusive prospects of sudden riches.
You are in II comfortable. thriving wa
keep in it and abide your own callIn
rather than run the chance of another
In word mind to use the world Il
not abusing it, and probably yon wi
find rs much comfort in it as is mos
fit for II frail being VIII" is merel
.i"urneying through it towards an in
mortal abode.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-11-23

~ A distinguished surgeon, sur
rounded by many lookers-on, was am
putating limb, and needing for this
purpose cord, remarked to a boy
standing near, ''Give me that string
in Your pocket" aud he desired article
was Immediately bought from the
varied assortment Of buttons, broken
pencils and other articles of value
gathered by the youthful connoisseur.
After the completion of the operation
medical man who was assisting the
operator inquired of the latter, SLOW
did you know that the boy had what
you asked for when you called for q
cord9' He replied, "Did YOU eve,
know a boy that had not a string il
his pocket among his collection o
l'valuab4es 7"