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KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
WHAT RADICALISM COSTS.

A glance at the enormous expendi-
lures of the peoples money by the
Radicals will demonstrate at once that
our salvation depends on driving them
from Office:
The Federal debt created principally
by the Radical party amounts in round
numbers to- 81, 000, GOO, 900
To support the Radical administra-
ton it costs in taxation every year
about. $3.50, DOC, 900,
while the Democratic administration
of Buchanan cost, per annum, less
than. -S|U,Ouu,OOO.
The greater part of this enormous
sum goes into the pockets of Radical
manufacturers, Radical monopolists
and Radical Office holders.
But the Federal taxation is not cir
cumstance to our State taxation under
Radical rule.
The debt of Louisiana amounts in
round numbers to-. .$25, 300, 900.
Of this amount the Radicals have Gre
ated in two years the enormous sum
of. SIS, 600, 900.
Besides the endorsement of bonds to
corporations and monopolies to an
enormous amount, all which the State
will eventually have to pay.
This vast debt calls for taxation in
the aggregate to more than sic per cent.
Every acre of land poor man buys
is taxed to such an amount as to rem
der it almost valueless.
Every lock of cotton or ear of corn
he raises is taxed.
His horse, with which he plows, and
his COW, to furnish little milk for his
poor children, are taxed.
His humble two wheeled cart il
taxed.
The little money he makes is taxed
Every poor butcher or market deal
er pays an enormous license.
Every poor mechanic, who keeps :
shop, pays an enormous license.
Every poor store-keeper pays al
enOrmous license
Every dray or cart pays an enor
nous licenee.
Every fruit stand of poor beggar
who tries to make living, pays al
enormous license.
Every poor peddler pays an epor
nous license.
Every man pays poll-tax-whethel
/ he owns any property or not.
Besides many others scarcely les
onerous.
/ In addition the Parish taxes are eGor
nous, caused by the expenses of Grim
inal trials, produced by the ineficienc.
of Radical laws.
And the greater part of all thes
enormous sums goes into the pocket
of Radical holders.
It enables them to build fine house
and ride fine horses.
They vote it away to their friends
who waste it on mOnopolies.
The people are plundered to feed til
lazy and corrupt office-holders.
1t is impossible for. men, white G
black, to live under such a govern
, ment.
All, rich and poor, white and blacl
, are interested in its overthrow.
J Let the people speak at the Noven
: Der election.
,, Radical corruption will then ceas
D and Democratic honesty and econom
r will be triumphant.
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D0~ The Notifications of Paris we're
constructed in the reign of Louis
Philippe. They consist of FASHIONED
and terraced wall, with thirty four feet
of escarpment, faced with masonry,
and surrounded by ditch of breadth
varying from 90 to los feet. The gen
erai Outline is of an irregular oval form
nearly % miles in circumference, and
enclosing an area OF 1921 acres, or 30
miles, and a population of l,5oO, DOC
persons. The axis of the oval from
to south is 900 yards, and that from
east 70 west l2,3l7 yards. Around the
enciente or circuit of the wall are 81
angular fcrts, with areas ofabOut 83e
square yards each. There are besides
seventeen casemated fortresses, loca-
ted st the principal approaches, and
connected by sunken roads; Inside the
walls carriage-way is laid ont, and
also circular railway connecting al
the railroads running into Paris. A
various points OF the walls there arr
65 entrances, of which 81 are gates, II
are railway arches, and 4 are posterns
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Democratic. Platform.

The Democratic Conservative party
of the State of Louisiana, in convention
assembled, proclaim the following as
their platform
l. Resolved, That we accept and ac-
quiesce in the fifteenth amendment to
the Constitution of the United States,
in good faith.
2 nssscc!!ye9, That the excessive taxa
ton imposed by the Radical party in
their last, Legislature threatens ruin
and bankruptcy to the means and cred
it of the State, and it is the duty of all
good citizens to unite in protecting the
State against the reckless waste OF the
public money, and we pledge ourselves
to an economical and honest admins
tration of the Government-to use our
power to have law passed limiting
the power of the State, Parish and mu-
nicipal corporations on the subject OF
taxation.
3. RESOLVED, That general amnes-
ty, removing all past political disabili-
ties, should be adopted.
4. Resolred, That all useless Offices
should be abolished.
5. Resolced, That all laws creating
monopolies and granting to individual
and interpretations exclusive rights ant
privileges, should be repealed.
6. RESOLVED, That our citizens of for
eign birth are entitled to the same
rights and privileges rs those born OF
the soil, and all laws discriminatin.
between them, and requiring from then
extraordinary oaths and other eviden
ces of citizenship, are odious, insulting
and oppressive, and ought to be re
pealed.
/ 2. Resolred, That we pledge ourselve
J to use Onr best efforts to secure to tn
!, whole people fair, quiet and peacea
BILE election.
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TRANsPLANTING PIE Plant e
Western Pomologist says: ave have
cultivated pie plant extensively for
market, and find the best time to trans
plant is in the fall after the first frost.
If the stools are large and require a di-
vision do not dig them up, but divide
them as they stand with a spade, by
cutting off or dividing through the Gen.
tire of the plant, leaving the part in the
ground undisturbed. By this method
you will have coed crop the next
spring on those left in the ground, and
the balance you can divide up and reset
and they will bear good crop the Sec
ond year, but not the first. We have
plants now standing ten years, divided
in the above manner (when they gel
too large) and each year produce {
good crop. The ground cannot be tot
rich, but must not be wet or the plantl
die out.n
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The Governors Election Pr0cla.
nation.
WHAT Is TO BE VOTED FOR.

The Governor has issued his procla
nation in reference to the election
which is tn take place on MONDAY, the
9TH day of NOVEMBER, 1870, the pro-
visions of which we condense as fol-
lows. The officers to be elected are
the following:
One Representative in the next Con-
gress from each Of the five districts in
to which the State is divided, and one
Representative to fill vacancy in the
First and Fifth districts respectively
One State Treasurer and one State
Auditor. Eighteen Senators for ex-
PRED terms and two Senators for un-
expired terms. No Senator is to be
elected FROM the Rapides district, the
present Senator holding over.
The Constitutional number of Re-
representatives., together with one Re-
preventative each from the new Par
ishes of Grant, Iberia, Richland, Tang
ipahoa and Cameron. The Parish OF
Rapitles is entitled to three represen-
tativcs.
One Parish Judge for each Parish
except Orleans.
One Sheriff and one Coroner for each
Parish.
Justices of the Peace and Constables
for the different wards IN each Parish
At the same time the people will
vote on the following amendments to
the Constitution submitted by the las
Legislature:
l. An amendment making defaulters
ineligible to Office.
2. An amendment to strike out arti
Gle so which renders the Governor in
eligible for second term.
3. An amendment limiting the deb
of the State to $25, OOO, 900 prior to 1890
a. An amendment striking out thu
proscriptive goth article, and substitu
ting therefor the following liberal ar
ticle:
No person shall hold any Office, o
shall be permitted to vote at any cleo
ton, or to act as a Juror, who, in du
course of law, shall have been convict
ed of treason, perjury, forgery, bride
ry, or other crime punishable by i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary, OF VIII
shall be under Introduction.
This will virtually enfranchise ever
man in the State and render registra
ton laws wholly unnecessary in future
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Amendments to the Constitution
TO BE VOTED ON "FoR" OR AGAINST AT
THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER NEXT.

ARTICLE -. That prior to the first day
of January, one Thousand eight hundred
and ninety. the debt of the State shall not
be so increased as to exceed twenty-five
millions of dollars.
ARTICLE FIFTY, of the Constitution,
which reads as follows: 1.-THE Governor
shall be ineligible for the succeeding four
years after the expiration of the time for
which he shall have been elected" shall
be abrogated and stricken out of the Con-
stitution of the State.
ARTICLE -. No person, who at any
time may have been a collector of taxes.
whether State, Parish or Municipal in
trusted with public money, shall be eligi-
BILE to the General Assembly, or to any Of
fee of profit or trust under the State gov
eminent, until he shall have obtained
discharge for the amount of such collec-
tions and for allpublic moneys with which
he may have been Entrusted.
ARTICLE NINFTY-NINE of the Constitu-
tion to be so stricken out as only to ill.,
ciude the following persons: "No person
shall hold any Office. or shall be permitted
to vote at any election, or to act as ju-
ror, who, in due course of law, shall have
been convicted oftreason, perjury, forgery.
or other crime punishable by imprison.
ment in the penitentiary, or who shall be
under introduction.
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NUMBER II.
Cash Value Of a LaboriGg MaE.

Under this caption the Portsmouth,,
New Hampshire, Chronicle has the
following sensible article:
SIT is often remarked of persons who
do not possess any property, and who
depend upon their daily labor for sup
port of themselves and families, that
they sare worth nothing financially
speaking. This language is generally
INDUCED in by men in the community
who style themselves business men,
and who get rich off the necessities of
other men. Let us examine the ques-
ton financially, and see if their exer-
tons are correct.
"Last year the price of common Ia
Dor averaged 81 so per day. Admit
ting that The laborer received 81 SO
per day, and it required the whole of
that sum to support his family, never
theless we contend that the lahorer
was worth in cash to his family the
sum of 5000.
"The amount he would receive for
one years labor at 81 so per day,
would be s475,60, which amount
would be the interest at six per cent.
on S76S9 which latter sum would be
the cash value of the laboring man to
his family.
"The cash value of the laboring man
to the community is much more than
the above named sum, as labor is the
only true wealth to any country
Without labor our FORCES, furnaces,
wooden mills, and indeed manufactures
of all kinds, would cease to be. Tho
music of the loom and shuttle would
be silenced forever. Our national and
other banks would close their doors,
and our most enterprisipg merchants
take in their signs. Without labor
civilization would recede, and the bat
and owl would soon occupy the Grim
son chambers of our would-be bust
ness men.
|
States realize their true POSITION
Let them reflect that labor is honora-
BILE !; that labor is wealth. Let them
remember that they are a power in the
state that to them this great govern
ment is indebted for allss it possesses of
liberty, glory and grandure.
"Let them only reflect that labor is
honorable; but let those who look
down on the humble laborer and me-
chanic reflect for one moment before
they speak in terms of disparagement
of the 'hewers of wood and drawers of
water The custom is too prevalent
: in the community of making remarks
in sneering- manner Of the great in
) dustrial class of our people, leading
youths among us to think that honest
industry is not honorable, be it what
it may. That time has passed.
, "Honest, Industrious mechanics and
Iaborers are the wealth of states, and,
until they are encouraged and foster
} ed, our people cannot be prosperous.
q 1t is not the cash value alone by which
: he enriches the place of his residence,
] but adds by his labor to its material
Q wealth; no country or nation that
e commands the respect of the world
8 but what that respect was gained
J. through the skill of her mechanical
r population. Then let all classes, more
6 especially the rich, respect and incul
i cate their children with the true thery
If of life, that labor is honorable, and if
: in after life, misfortune should over
J. take them, willing hands will be pu
i forth to earn their support"
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II A man, slightly pretentious, fond
of display, and somewhat ignorant, re-
Gently called the attention of some Wis.
tors to a SNOWY carpet in one of his
apartments, with the remark, "There,
gentlemen, that is one of the best car
pets Mr.. Brussels ever nader
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r@- The cotton crop in Southwest
Georgia will fall short this season
fully one-half. Cause-poor seasons
and the army worm.
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To KEEP Morris AwAY.-Take a
piece of flannel, vet it with turpentine,
and put among yourwoolen clothes and
yarn.
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4 " A well-known old citizen of San
CANON County H., residing near
Loami, has for many years past been
exceedingly deaf. A short time since,
he was struck by slight streak of
and now hears perfectly
we'll.
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The 3S]emotrat,
n Il r M s.

TIFF DEMOCRAT" ispnblished Week
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maid for as advertisements.
~ Personal cards, when admissible
barced double the usual advertisements.
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TRUSSES !

DATENTED SEPTEMBER 18th: 1862 g.
comfort and general satisfaction; can be
worn uy all classes, as well as both sexes,
in all periods of life. 1t stands without
rival in this or any other country. 1t has,
by its short existence, won the highest ad-
miratiou OF the wearers.
Also sole proprietor for the State OF
Louisiana for the highly recommended w.
Johnson's Patent Pad Trusses. With
these Trusses I can promise more rapid
Improvement and relief than any other
applyer Of Trusses. Also Trusses and at
tdchments on hand or made to order.
II. SPILLMAN,
Manufacturer and Filter,
so Baronne street, New Orleans, La.
Ey~ Orders from abroad will receive
prompt attention. State rights for sale.
Jan. 26-1y MD
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e. HARDTNER,
Plantation for Sale.

Plantation for Sale.
TyHAT part of the plantation of the late
l. Capt. VIM. Waters, situated on Red
River. embracing the Quarters, Gin House,
ETC. will be sold cheap and on accommo-
dating terms. For further information
apply to Is. WELSH,
Oct 19-1m* Alexandria.
ENRESH TURNIP SEED
a. JUST ARRIVED.
LANDRETH'S NEW CROP OF 1870.
For Sale Nv
| July 2o-sm. HENRY ST JOHN
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CTRAWBERRY PLANTS FOR
~ sale by II. ST. JOHN.
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Democratic Platform.

ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL DEMOCRAT
&c CONVENTION OF 1868.
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persons who disbelieye in any prohib4
itory legislation in reference to either
Ii quors or tobacco, but wish to make a
flank attack upon the ultra temperance
men, many Of whom they aver are abb
ject slaves to the ''weed."
II am told many similar petitions are
being prepared. and if 50, we may lPok
for an entertaining fight" ,,.
have no hope that the Legislature
viii take any action. In all that body,
Of 1876 or l4O men, there are not per-
haps a dozen who do not smoke. l
have no doubt that the halls Of legisla-
tion are SO polluted withtobacco smoke
that no decent man could remain in
them one hour without serious danger.
Then what canowe expect7 And if the
prayer Of the petitioners should be
granted, what would it amount to-
Who would obey the lawl .
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As can be bought In this market.

always on hand.
DR.. l. 7. MOnahan will continue 10 practic,
medicine, in all its various branches, giving 60
pecial attention to private and chronic diseases
Being well satisfied that my success in the treat
ment of diseases generally, and particularly il
| private and chronic diseases, far excels the sue
cess of the old fogics, who think there is nc
medicine but calomel ! have no hesitancy in
asking liberal patronage from this community.
Charges IN all cases reasonable
ask no iayors but what merit demands. l
know that my success in The practice of medi-
cine is equal if not better than any of my COM
pclitors. All ask is a fair trial, to render gen.
eral satisfaction. / know that II is to the inter-
est of my friends to employ me at all times and
under nll circumstanccs-thcir ills, aches and
bills will be less. Thankful for past favors, we
wish to say to all whom it may concern, that we
are now giving especial attention to chronic and
private diseases, and are curing many cases that
heretofore have been considered incurabe. We
use no mercury in the treatment of chronic or
private diseases. .." .a-
Office in ICar Of Drug Store, cornor room of
Isham House, Corner of Main and Broadway
Streets, - Dec.2 69-3m
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MY SoLACE.

What gem is that so highly wrought
So truly priced, by thousands sought
Without which household JOYS are not?
THE WEED MACHINE
Who gives me time to rest and read?
Who fills my purse 'gainst time ofneed?
Who is to me friend indeed?
THE WEED MACHINE
Who never 'tircs my soul, " or "wits2"
Who never "suks, nor "cramps, nor 'skips,
Nor 'lGngthcns stitches, nor takes 'fts 2"
THE WEED MACHINE
Who is 1t tolls the long day through, NE
Or II like, the whole night too,
And never thrlnkB from work to do?
THE WEED MACHINE
What noble boon each art accord
What better friend can life afford
Who tolls for me without reward?
MY WEED MACHINE!
How could be happy wife
How could | 'scape the tolls and st rife
That chase us down the hill of life7
WithOut-MY WEED MACHINE
And, ifan oln, l am blest
With nothing human to carees
The idol shall love tho best
VIII bc-MY WEED MACHINE
General Western Office and Salcsrooms No. 23i
West Fourth Street. Cincinnati. JAMES
SKARDON " SONS. General Agents. JAMES
TITUS, Agent for jackson county.
Dec2, '69-3m
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sing his song with what JUNCTION he
could. His music was as senseless as
hispoetry, It was worse than the sing
ing Of Old Mandy, in Little Dorrit. II
any one about CentreviIe yet has a
copy Of this song, l would ike to getit.
Poor old Thomas Morris has long
been at rest Many persons In Madi-
son township, in this county, and in
Raccoon township, Gallia county, will
remember him s.a,3
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WHOLE NO. 1885,

The Cincinnati Gazette short time
ago said that the people in Southsrd
Ohio who contend that it costs SO mueh
to make iron here, are iDjuring the bus.
iness, and will drive capital to localities
where it Is proftablei and it contends
that there are localities where it can b
made much cheaper than the estimites
made here Perhaps the Gazette takes
Pennsylvania, as the iron business there
is nearer perfection than in a1y other
place in the United States And PEP
haps the Gazette takes CommisSiSsiohs
er Wells as its authority But rSGa
the following: aa2 ,nai!
THE PIG IRON INTEREST: d,
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INSURANCE.
GLOBE MUTUAL life
INSURANCE. COMPANY
.r at. tau, Aru,XIyi vapv f 'lH'
OF NEW YORK.

1t is with a great deal of satisfaction that the
Directors of This model institutlon offer 10 The
community at large, for risks on first class lives
an insurance in any amount from $500 to So
600 by the payment of d small sum annually
which will give K, the assured contcnted mind
while living, and, secure to his family a eOmpe
tency in ease Of death.
Plinny Freeman, the President of the Com
pany, il one Of the oldest Life Insurance men in
tho United States, and is the originator Of the
non-forfciture system of Life Insurance.
The company does its business entirely for
cash. 1t takes no notes and it gives, none, 1t
is ready ut all times 10 pay its just obligations
without any deduction for notes or interest. 1t
has amply secured assets amounting to over
S2140, 600 which are rapidly accommodating.
Premiums and dividends are n-forIeable
in case of failure TO pay as stated in Company's
Circular. l., A. ATKINSON,
s7ga a3 General Agent.
aala.1a ]. II. CONE, MANAGER FOR ONO,
20 West Fourth Street, Cincinnati Ohio.
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/, Rates of Advertising.

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90 Horribly mahgled in saw mill someT..-
ago, is likely to get we'll.
On next Sabbath, at 1OJS O'Clock A. NJ.
RegsNE Clark will preach at the Presbyterian
Ckrrch.S y - ~ V'-'.
Ono week from next Saturday the third
quarterly meeting will commence at the NJ. E
Church.
We go to press this week half day Garlic
thaPNsuOl so as to be aLs to start to Springfield
On'lFedhesday
Mr.. VIM. j. Montgomery, of our town, il
now II Cincinnati, on the Jury in the United
States Court. og
1t vii! be seen by the proceedings in the
Probate Court that Mr.. John Brunton the man
who some time ago cut his throat, is to be sent
TO the Lunatic Asylum.
Albert A. Carr has been afflicted for some
time with bleeding at the lungs. 1t has now
taken the form of consumption. He is going to
Florida to spend the balance of the winter.
-aMrs Morris. of Pennsylvania the engineer
WHO ts TO survey the Columbus and lronton
railroad. passed through tn place last week on
hiSsMay to IrontOn. He will commence the
survey at IrontOn at once and come this way.
--zQur correspondent IN" was in our Office
lIll1-.1laaa.- ~ -.
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rFor the Standard. !
WOMAN'S MISSION.


PartI
To wash and iron, bake and scrub;
To sweep and mop and scour and rub,
And break ones back over tub.
To sew and patch and mend and darn,
Then feed the chickens in the barn
An d knit as long as there is yarn.
To take mans crossness as a joke,
Put up lth his tobacco smoke,
And wear Submission's humble yoke.
VIII attend to all calls as aucti0neer. He may
be found at his residence At Cross Roads, or ad
dressed by.letter to Clay Postofflcc, Ohio. H'E
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