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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-24

A-The Radical Congressional Con-
vention of this District have nominated
General james McCleery" as their
candidate. He will be permitted to
remain at home by 10000 majority.
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NOTICE.

r Have been appointed Agent for the
i Driving Wells, from the House OF Wynn
s. Farr. and are prepared to fill orders
An experienced workman employed from
the House. !. Y. MAhhN'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-24

u The veteran Jim Bell, of the Ju-
liza A. Rudolph, on her down trip, sup
piled us with late Extras from the Of
fee of that ably edited journal, the
South Western. We are under obi.
cations to our friend Charley Drown
of the Era No. 9, for the same favor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-24

vWe are thankful to tho clerks of
the Era No. 10, Lotawanna, Fleta, Car
rie Converse, Rapides aud Tidal Wave
for late papers.
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ST. JAMES CHURCH SERVICES,

DIVINE SERVICE EVERY SUN,
~ day except the second Sunday OF
each month, in the Town Hall, at lOs
o'clock A. M.
The first Sunday in each month is
appropriated for the celebration OF the
HOLY COMMUNION, upon which
DAYS Morning Prayer will be said with
the Sunday School at 9 A. M. Litany
and Communion at 10 A. M.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-24

H Bear in mind that the Rapides,
our regular weekly packet, leaves here
for New Orleans this day at II NJ.
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The Congressional EIeCtion-Judge
NJ. Ryan,

The Democratic Mass meetlnS W
assemble in Alexandria on the Sd
of September will doubtless in
struct the delegates to the New Or
leans Convention to nominate IN
connection with the delegates from
the other parishes in the district
candidate for the next Congress
from the Fourth Congressional
District. Such a course will obvl-
ate the necessity of District Con-
vention at a time when the people
have but little time to attend a
multiplicity of Conventions.
AS we have heard of nc OPPOSE
ton in any portion of the District
to the nomination of the Hon. M.
Ryan, we presume that he will re-
ceiye the nomination by acclama-
ton. To this honor Judge Ryan is
m a nifestly entitled at the
hands of the Democracy ofthe Dis
trict. He spent much of his time
land means in an effort to get the
rights of the people of this district
respected by the present Radical
Congress, and failed simply be.
cause, in Radical estimation.
Southern Democrat has no rights
which Radical Congress is bound
to respect. His return to the next
, Congress by an increased majority
would be a fitting rebuke to thu
Radicals who unblushingly admit
ted his opponent in the face of TIN
overwhelming majority given TO-
the Democratic candidate.
q And this in fact would be in &C
cordance with Democratic prece
e dent. It is part Of the Commo1
v Law of the Democratic party to re
e nominate a candidate who is ur
/ justly excluded by an unscrupr
y lous majority. The people electe
IL Brooks and Morgan and Voorhee
70 all three of whom when turned OF
- Of their seats, were re-nominate
/ and reelected by such majoritles
,e forced even the present Radle'
th Congress to admit them to the
OF seats. Such a wrong as that pc
r. petrated by the Radicals on IL
lg people of Louisiana in excludir
their legally elected members WI
II never before known in the anna
#. of legislation, and we hope to s.
RS all the excluded Democratic mel
IN bers returned by increased majol
b; ties. Such, from present appes
d. ances, will doubtless be the case.
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UA man in Wheeling Va, recently
drank freely of ice water at dinner,
and was soon after seized with cramp
and died. Several other instances are
announced of death from the same
cause. The habit of gulping down
large quantities of ice-water is one of
the most pernicious into which the
heated season leads men. If they es-
cape death, they are sure to injure the
stomach and shock the system to a dan
gerous degree. But the chief danger
is in sudden and rapid drinking. Large
quantities of ice water may be taken if
the drinking is done gradually. The
safe way would be to take a sip at a
time. There is positive and serious
danger to the most robust person IL
rapidly drinking more than half tum
bier full of ice-water, or very cold wa
ter.
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ESee notice Of Pacific Fire
Company No. l.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-24

T. We are authorized to announce
w. w. WELLINGTON, JR.,
as candidate for Parish Judge, sub
iect to the decision of the Democratic
Convention.
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seA-Our compendium contains all
the latest war news we could gather.
We receive news a-days, "a hours
ahead of New Orleans items, from
Shreveport. So much for a telegraph ;
but it won't do for the Democrat to ad-
vocate such progressiyeness in Ra-
pides, for our life would be in danger
from the venomous attacks of the dead
who are permitted by a good hearted
Coroner to remain still on earth, with
their funeral garbs dragging after them
Some of these days the dead will bt
buried and We'll catch up with thu
rest of the world. @
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-24

D@ The Telegraph, for want of
something better to tell us, informs
the world that Mr. James L. Orr has
given in his adhesion to the Radical
party. And yet this astounding in
formation does not seem to have ex-
ploded the magnetic battery at this
end of the line. The particular rea.
son which has animated Jeemes to
take this womentous step, is the firm
conviction in his own mind that thu
Radical party in South Carolina il
in the ascendency and that he Cal
make nothing by opposing it an,
further. "Ah, there's the rub.
Jeerns cannot bear the thought o
being in a minority, and, from tn
height Of the stand-p point of his pc
) litical morality, chafes under the ide
of the scalawags and carpet-bagger
consuming all the loaves and fishes
while he stands with his hands in hi
pockets &c like poor boy at frolic.
Hence the logical ex-Speaker has di:
:. covered that the best way is I
e "make friends of the Mammon {
6 iniquity," and to go over, bag an
: baggage, into the camp of the EN-
e my. Why, bless youf soul, Jeem
: you have made no new discovery /,
J. all. Benedict Arnold and jam,
;. Longstreet, are a generation or tN
ahead of you. However, most patti
otto and disinterested statesman, y
salute thee. Long may you way
r@ DR.. Angel, Surgeon DENTS
), will only remain in Alexandria OIL
l. week longer. Those wishing b
" services had better take heed.
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~ And yet another week OF con-
tiaued showers from one end of the
Parish to the other. Since Sunday,
however, the wind has turned to the
North West, which has given us few
days of clear, desirable weather. The
cotton crop everywhere is fine and i'm
mense, but has been somewhat hurt by
the rains, but not to sufficient extent
to prevent full crop, or as much as
will be picked. En- PEASANT we may az
we'll note that the catapillars have
made their appearance in many local
ities-this being their first crop, thu
cotton cannot be hurt before the 1Otl
ofSeptember-in word they canno
fnfict any more damage than last year
Cane crop very fine and improving
everywhere.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-24
TIM LINKINWATER.
Sinking Slowly.

Diseases that progress rapidly to a
crisis are not the only ones to be dread
ed. Canker or dry rot does not blast
tree as suddenly as a stroke of light
ming, but unless arrested, it destroys it
as certainly; and in like manner chron-
ic debility, although it does not kill
with the swiftness of yellow fever, is
as sure to sap the springs Of life event.
ually as any ocute disease, if not check
ed by invigorating medication. There
is something inexpressibly touching in
the spectacle of premature decay
Languor, pallor, emaciation, depres-
sion of spirits, and distaste for exer-
ton, are its ordinary symptoms, and
they should be promptly met by tonic
treatment. The best invigorant and
exhilarant that can be administered in
a case of this kind is Hostetter's Stom-
acll Bitters. The stimulating principle
of the preparation rouses the dormant
energies of the system, and the strength
ening and regulating properties give a
permanent and healthful impulse to
the vital forces thus brought into play.
The failing appetite is re-awakened,
the process of digestion and assimila-
ton are quickened, the quality of the
blood is improved, the secretions be-
come more natural, and every organ
that contributes to the nourishment Of
i the body undergoes salutary change
!, By these means the repair Of the phys
ical structure is effected and it's healtl
and vigor restored. In no class of dis
! eases has the benificent operation o
: the Bitters been more marked ant
striking than in those characterized b.
general debility and nervous prostra
ton. Ladies affected with these all
: ments find in this most wholesome Q
> all tonics and correctives the safest AM
:, surest means of relief. 1t is strong t
/ restore and powerless to injure. Sue
n is the uniform testimony Of "clouds {
o Witnesses"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-24

CE CREAM-
[ at JULIUS LEyINS.
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Cccucu, IOI tuc OcudCc IcluScu W gram
Senator FentOn more time in order that
he might send to New York for the
proofs; and SO the Presidents friend
was confirmed. In few days Senator
Fenton received the papers and showed
the Senate that he was right and then
stated that his failure to bring proofs
before was because they were purloin-
ed from the shelves of the Congression-
al library in order to affect the case in
point. This statement caused cOnsid-
cradle excitement among the Senators
) who were cOnversant with the case and
the ordinations made by Senators.
and the looks cast at the highly per.
, fumed Conkling gave unmistakable ev
idence what they thought of the piece
+ of sharp practice by which Tom Muir
, ply was confirmed. This little episode
b in the career of sweet scented ROsco
: Conkfng may be of service to his biog
rapher-every body has one nova
/, days-and I thus rescue it from oh
liviOn.
: The Jenkinses of the Radical pres
- give the movements of Ulysses with a
, exactness of detail that is wonderful
am constrained to think that whel
they fail to get at the truth of an,
If movement it is the business of the Dem
: ocratic journals to throw light on tn
e subject. The President leaves the ne'
Summer Capitol, at Long Branch, o.
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Your Eyes.

When 10 late and the mischief is
-6de, ~e learn to take care OF our eyes.
No part OF the body is more triacd
with than those delicate organs they
are owes worked, strained, exposed to-
bad light, improperly used, depr ived
of their proper rest, &c. When there
is no ipherited weakness, the eye can
be as easily kept hcaltbful a. any part
Of the human frame. In order to do
this, we suggest to our readers to have,
when using the eyes, plenty of fsunlisht
10 the day, and plenty OF artificial
light 10 the night. Have q steady
light If possible, aud avoid the blaze
which aickers and wavers. Take tho
light always from above rather than
from any point below or in front of
the eye--just above the head, on ono
side ur the other, so that 1t may como
over the shoulder, and illumins's the
space between the eye and ito work.
Avoid working continuously until tho
eyes are fatigued do not use them
when they are tired stop any kind Of
employment when any wearisd or
painful sensation is experienced in the
nerve or iu the lids; give them plenty
of rest not only by suiiicien. sleep at
night, but also rest in day. Wash
them with cold water several times a
day. This will restore visor, elenss
away Impurities, aud prevent COR
rupticn. Do not rub or haLdle the
eyes. This wsskens their force. makes
them more sensitive 10 ths touch Of
dust, reddens their surface, and sub
jects them to Inflammation. Refrain
from using foteisn substances upon
the eye OF it's coverings, and maintain
good dieestion.-Aaiicat Int pendeat
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French Revolutions.

Within tho last seventy-fve years,
France has been three times a repub-
lie, three time. an imperial monarchy
unlcr the Boonprrtes, 'hrec timos
Bourbon Kingdom, once constitution.
al monarchy 0nlcr I5ouis Pbilirrc, md
once military dictatorship under Ca,
vaignac But even that statement
does not show all the changes in tho
form OF government within the period
named. The frs, Napoleon was Con-
sui for term Of years, then Consul
for life, the Emperor. Louis Napo-
Icon was first President. then presi-
dent for ten years, then Presideb, for
life, then Emperor Ofnli these vari.
on. forms Cf po,crninen, tho republics
have been tho shortest lived, with tho
single exception Of the hundred
days" Of the first Nap ,leoo, Il ON March
to June, 1915. Tho duration of tho
rnlo Of Lodi, Napoleon from 1910 to
1870, IS President and Emperor, was
the longest OF oil aud next TO that
was the reign Of the constitutional
king Louis Philippe. from 1880 to
1913. or those who weSe soveseigus
for lilo, or who have held executive
power for specified term Of yoars in
France, from the day Of Louis the XIV.
down TO the present tILe only ou-
man. Louis XVIII, reached the end
Of his term Louis XVI. died on the
seafold his "reput licnn' SUCCESSORS
were either cullo,ined or a~asirnted
the first Consul declared himself En-
peror and then died in cxc,le Charles
y. was driven from the throue BY the
revolution Of 1889 and died 10 excilc
Louis Philippe was dethroned by the
revolution Of lSiS, and ended his ca.
reer az an excilc the provisional re-
public OF Lnmartine, which succeeded
him, was a shor,-lived failure, succeed
ed by the Military Dictatorship of Ca
vaignac; then came the Presidency of
Louia Napoleon, which was ended by
his coup d'elat Of December 1851, to
be followed by tho Empire" in De-
cemGer, 1852, aud this, after a lapse
o! eighteen years, is followed by cnp-
tivity, dethrouemsnt, and exile 10
1870.
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n Sell.

A certain constable, Q short time
since, espied tin peddler pursuipg his
trade, and like . pickersl sftsr q min
now, he rushed at him and inquired :
Have you license 10 sellY"
"No," coolly replied the itiperant
vender of pots aud pans, "I haven't. y
"Well, sir, III attend to your case" "
says the Dogberry.
"All right" says tho peddler, "do.'
Tho eager official rushes of to the
nearest trial justice and obtains war.
ram, and armed and equipped with
the awful document, starts on q chase
after the offending itincrsnt. Some
time, We believe, the next day, after a
long chase, the representative Yankee
was found, and hustled before the jus.
tice, who read to bin the warrant,
and as matter of form, OF course,
asked him whether he was guilty or
not guilty.
Not guilty" says the unabashod
Feddler.
The justice and constable opened
wide their eyes to such contumacy.
They had not been in the habit of
seeing such.
mot guilty" quoth the formro.-
" Don't you paddle goods around
here 7"
"Yes," replied the alleged culprit.
"Well, have you . license p asked
Rhadamanthus, 10 "sarcas,ical" tones.
"Oh. yes says the travelling agent.
why says the justico-quite an-
other expression coming over his couu-
tcuance-''didn't you tell this gentle
man that you had no license p.
"No, SIR
"Yes, you did !" shouted TipstaG.
"No, l didn't quietly replies the
pcddler.
Il say you did," vociferatcd tho
constable.
81 swear I didn't" still persists the
peddler.
"Well, what did you tell me, then ?"
"You asked me il I had q lice pse to
sell, and told you ! hadn't, and |
haven't license to sell,' continnsd
the peddler, 10 an injured tone, "for 1
want II TO petdlc with"
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RUSSIAN SERFs.-The population Of
Russia Is eigh,y-two millions, ofwhicb
between fifty aud sixty millions are
emsuoipsted serfs; some seven or eight
hundred thousand, not moro, are OF
the noble classes, heretofore the owners
Of the ssrfs aud oil the laods some
100000 or 500, 1000 beIosg to the clergy;
the remainder, some eighteen milllous,
is made up Of merchants, mechanics,
professional mon, etc. Under the old
regime, slaves could not own land but
they were required 10 reside. genera
tion after genvration. on tho same land.
Tho mobiles did not even own the
slaves, but ss they owned the land to
which the slsses by hw we're attached,
It amounted to the same thing. The
merchants sud some few other classes
not serfs, could own . smsll portion Of
land. The absolute powsf to regulate
the occups'i0e oil the serf and to gran,
or REFUSE his claim 10 redeem himself
was vested ia the land owner. Many
serfs were thus controlled who had
arisen 10 = respectable s,ssioa - mer-
chsuts and usehssiss --L@pp~xeon
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T efotmed sbd opesed d keno bank. and

r.ftmed aid opesed q. keno bank, aid
with the accumulatiops Of several weeks
retired from business, out Of the back
window (as n police officer entered the
front. aud purchasing few acres Of
soil began to farm IL. Not having pre-
viously studied Lydia Thompson :,
thrilling work entitled What knoa
about 6arming," his frat years work
was not n success. His pumpkins
were devoured by potato bugs, grass
bopers carried of bis cattle. tho vice.
vii got into his sheep, and tho corn
crop failed under the combined attack
OF hoof.ro aud murrain. To crown all
he was himself attacked with hog
cholera. Tbs was the situation on
Saturday night last, wheu from a
dreamlcss sleep he wa. awakened BY
40 unearthiy howl, . crash Of glass,
and the striking Of . heavy some.
thing" upon bis btcaa. At first bs
thought IT must be = horrible night
mare, csuted by too rich viands, but
when he considered the fact Oh at there
we're no horses within ten miles OF his
cabin. aid tho only supper he had
partskcn Of was couple Of buckwheat
caks, such reasoning sctm6d errone-
Gus. All was quiet, and finally think.
ing II must have been an Oil Creek
bed bug on . rad, he dismissed the
rubject, and was preparing for an all
nights sleep. when . scratching was
heard beneath the bed. HastIy rising
he jarkeu on his unnentionablcs, and.
dropping On oil fours. began to claw
beneath the bed after tho midnight
intruder. He ihund il, and 10 one
fourth Of New York minute oil tho
clothes there were upon him would
DOT have made Q bib tor . china doll.
lie finally found himself 10 the corner
partly scnlped, with his lower limbs
looking IS though he had been through
. wool carding machine; while at this
juucture. with q spit and a growl, 9
catamount disappeared through the
open window. Such is the tale of
Adam Goodman. lie now desires to
emigrsts to some spot wore the insects
are not 80 troublesome. His farm is
= good one. but ke says hc cannot
stand the cats litusvilie Herald.
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Csslda's Stana the Cats.

Wsss Hickory. besides bsins noted
for its big wells, dry holes and rattle
snakes, has . new and charming fea-
turs OF sttraolion 10 the vast uuubcr
OF Wildcats, or catamounts, that are
to bs found In the asighboriug forest,
and which msbs night hidsous with
their melli6uous notss, whom on Q for
sgs. Since the un,inely demise Of
the wildcat st Rguudss, By rsssoe oi
en- sueountsr with bun-dcK no .vsr
miats bare bssa sssu. aud h vas
hoped thss ths sfsrnssd ssiass sesld
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INDIANA JUsrIcE Not long ago
Penn township. in the county Of st,
j Joseph, Indiana, was thought by the
citizens Of the onstern part ofths town
to be rather large, aud THAR voting
place too distant. Accordingly . pt-
titiou to divide the township was sae-
eessfuL An election was held 10 tho
small village OF o., and old W. vss
elected jdstice Of the peace. As thns
were no trials to attend TO for somo
time, tbs boys got inpatient ios ono,
and thinking to have soms fun With
old W. got up q sham 6Sht. Ous party
OF the bclligerents caused The arrest Of
tho other, sod the affair cstne 70 trial.
Justice W. presided. and sppeArsd very
grave, as bscsne hie Office Afler
several Witnesses had been examined,
the justice anuou need as his decision
that seven OF tho defendants should bs
fined Sl0 esch.
Then the boys laughed, and informed
him that they we're only in fun.
"Fun, shf You may have bces in
fuo, but III be smashed n am
Every man Of you must pay the fue,
or 90 to jailw
The boys didD's sppreeiate the fau
when they had 10 pony up"
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Two New Orleans land spectators
recently went TO look q new parchsss,
not yet improved. Under tho guide
soee Of . negro they diseovsred-nos
lasd-b~t broad sheat Of vstsr, un-
der which, they were assured y thsis
guid book, by the unreal sststs for
which they sousht. NsugA bsehs
the s,ilnsv occasieueA y IAs disap.
pointsssst ssve the Plash II : nshs-
ehsty frog whasA hs$ty ~ sssasH
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IN Bostoa, early ou the su0rnine oil
Iadepshdsscs Day. the neighbors
heard prodigious 5unpss In = houss
eesuplsd By shildless On couple, su1
60 gei.g e e v.ss v:s Se!ss q,
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Boots and Shoes,

HATS AND CAPS.
READY-MADE CLOTHING.
SHIRTS, and everything usually kept In
Q well regulated store.
Give me call and be convinced that
this is the place to buy goods.
COUNTRY PRODUCE taken in exchange
for goods. WIN. II. Beaver.
Middlsburg, May, 1867.
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DtAss0 the dsbsts 10 the lirst Amer
loan Corxrsss % w asssblish meth oi
tbs Fsdsssl srny, s 0snbes offered :
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A G. SIMPSON,
a. ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Selinsgrove Pa,
Offers his professional service 10 the pub,
lie. All business entrusted to his care
will b. promptly attended 70.
fJsb. II, 67,f|
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Published every Thursday Evening by
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within Elk months. or 2.60 10 not paid
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r N. MYERS,
L. ATTORNEY 1 COUNSELOR At Law

Middlsburg..Suyder County Penn'a.
Office few doors. West Of the r. o. on
Naia street. Consultation In English
and German languages. Sep. 61if
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i. a; AA;IUJscsTTiohEER, IJs sT
''''' Fsssburg Snyder Go. Pa,
Most respectfully Offers his services 10
the public - vendus Cryer and Auction.
esr. Having had . large experience, ]
feel confident that can render perfect
satisfaction to my employees.
81 clGGaif i.nlt tJan.l .. '67t