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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-06-14

How TO RULE HUSBAND.-Above
all things, says contemporary, if a
wife wishes to make home attractive
to her mate, let her keep sharp eye
on the cook; nothing makes q male
creature more discontinued with his
house than bad dinners, Observed; if
there is anything that will make him
swear (and that generally is, my
dear young lady, although his temp
er seemed to be angelic when he was
a-wooing,) is cold plate with hot
meat, or O. hot one with his cheese.
Neglect of this sort is objectionable.
Again, it may not be possible to give
him dainties, but it is easy to avoid
monotony by a careful study of the
cookery-book; and it is quite aston
ishing how the monster, man, can be
subjugated and assuaged by judic-
ious variation of his meals. The
creature may be allegorically pictur-
ed lightly led by a fair lady with a
wedding-ring through his palate. In
deed, there are a thousand ways to
lead him, if women would show a lit
tie tack, with which they are SO false.
ly credited. Opposition, contradic-
ton makes him furious; he stamps
he roars, and becomes altogether
dangerous. Whereas, treat him al
ways tenderly, o wife, and you shall
wind him round your marriage fng
er. I have seen wives miss their OPP
portunity of gaining what they have
set their eyes on a thousand times
through sheer stupidity; they know
that certain line of conflict is sure
to anger him, and yet they wilfull..
pursue it, when smooth and easy vic
tory awaits them in another direction
Tact! Such women, I say have no
even instinct. Birds of paradise, TO
instance (not to be rude) would &C
in a more sagacious manner.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-06-14

E Judge Dannals of California,
has over-ruled all exceptions, and
sentenced Mrs. Fair to be hanged.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-06-14

n See notice of the Ladies Com
posing the Mite Society of St. James
Episcopal Church.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-06-14
The Names of Our Streets.

The Councilmen of Alexandria, at
Il recent session, have named the streets
of our Town. The following are the
names they will be known by in future:
The streets running parallel with the
River, commencing with Front Street,
will be designated as: Front, Second,
Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth, Ninth and Tenth. The Cross
Streets, in the new suburb of the Town,
were originally named and will be
known as such. Commencing at the
mouth OF the Bayou, the Street between
the Bayou Levee and Glatt's will be
known as Monroe; between Glatt's and
Judge Mannipg's, Madison; between
Judge Manning's and Edouard Wells,
st. Ann; between John Wells and the
Howard property, Scott; between r. A
Biossat's and John Wells, Elliott; be-
tween f. r. Biossat's and DR.. Prices,
Fish; between E. R. Biossat's Ware
house and Mills Shop, Beauregard.
In the old part of the Town the fol-
lowing are the names selected and
adopted: The cross street between the
Ice,House Hotel and Walkers, Jackson
between the Ice House and Irving's
De Soto; between Levin's new brick
building and Hetherwick's, Murray
between A. ,Heyman's and j. Bogan's
Johnston; between the old Young cor
ner and the Court House, Washington
between Court House and the Lyncl
corner, Lee; between l. G. Miller's ant
the old Fulton House, st James; be
tween Mrs. Rogers and the old Welcl
corner, Vim; between the old Barlow
corner and R. S. Smiths, Fulton; be
tween Smiths and Judge Ryan's Cas-
son; between Ryan's and DR.. French's
Bcllier; between DR.. French's and tn
Catholic Church, st. Xavier; and be
the Catholic Church and Whittington's
Ogden.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-06-14
The Heart.

The heart is pump with a double
action. One contraction of its mus
cular walls-acting in the same man.
ner as when we press firmly on an
India rubber syringe-ejects two
streams of blood. One of these goes
from the left cavity of the heart
through the largest of the arteries,
called the aorta, and is distributed
through t h arteries and their
branches all over the body, and by
minute vessels, called capillaries, is
distributed into every part and organ
of the system, however delicate. A
set of similar vessels, equally minute,
take up the blood again-which, hay
ing effected it's nutritiye purpose, is
changed from a bright crimson to o
dark blue color-pour it through
larger veins into the right cavity OF
the heart; and by the same impulse
that first propelled it, it is again sent
out, but this time to the lungs,
where it is purified and rendered
again fit to be used, by it's contact
with the air which we breathe, and
then again thereby changed to its
original crimson hue, it isrreturned
by the pulmonary veins into the left
side Of the heart, from whence il
started.
In such complicated machinery il
is easy to see there is great liability
to disorder, which means disease. II
must be. recognized that when this
heart pump is out of order it cannot
be stopped for repairs. 1t must keeE
going on just the same, beating reg
ular or irregular, sending much OF
little blood to nourish the system al
it may. To stop is death. This ii
the reason why the diseases of the
heart and lungs are so dangerous
Any other organ, as the bowels, o.
the liver, or the brain, may stop &C
ton, and often do, and doctors, b.
medicines, arrest their action while
repairs are going on. But the hear
I they may retard as much as the.
dare; they may quiet it, but not en-
} tirely stop. Sometimes it does stol
} itself; sudden change of position
an excitement, a passion, which
healthy organ would not notice, over
whelms the heart, which throbbingl..
stops for a moment, futters fey
times in a vain attempt to renew it
functions, but it fails. The owne
has bai ely time to say a hurried wor
ere eternity enters on his view.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-06-14

T The st. Louis Westliche Post
publishes the following letter, which,
it says, is copied cerbatim, and was
written in Roman script. The editor
infers therefrom the ultimate ABSORB
ton of the German population in this
country, and fusion into the American
element:
"RAc1NE, Is Martz ~. Mein Freund:
Oxkoose me dat 1 Schreib you in Eng.
lisch. Ich habe SO long in staat Wis
consin gewont, das len alredy twise
have gevoted. Das Englisher stent
mir SO vot dat can not hardly schwctz
any deutsch no more. Mein adkresse
ese zwei mile from Racine in busch
So you send it mach der postmaster,
get en-"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-06-14
A Chapter Of Facts.

Space is valuable in a newspaper,
and it is therefore proposed in this adj
vertisement to condense variety of
facts, important to the public, into q
small compass. Those facts refer to
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters-what that
celebrated medicine is, and what it
will do. In the first place, then, the
article is stimulant, tonic and altera-
tive, consisting of combination of an
absolutely pure spirituous agent with
the most valuable medicinal vegetable
substances that Botanic research has
placed at the disposal of the chemist
and the physician. These ingredients
are compounded with great care, and
! in such proportions as to produce a
preparation which invigorates without
exciting the general system, and tones,
regulates and controls the stomach,
the bowels, the liver, and the minor
secretive organs.
What this great restorative will do
must be gathered from what it has
done. The case of dyspepsia, or any
other form of indigestion, in which il
has been persistently administered
without effecting a radical cure, is yet
to be heard from, and the same may
be said of bilious disorders, intermit-
tent feyers, nervous affections, general
debility, constipation, sick headache,
mental disabilities to which the feeble
are so subject. It purifies all the flu
ids of the body, including the blood
and the gentle stimulus which it i'm
parts to the nervous system is not sue.
ceeded by the slightest reaction. This
is chapter of facts which readers, fol
their own sakes, should mark and re,
member.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-06-14

D The Parish Court, Judge Daigre,
has been in session the whole of last
week,
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Captain w. T. Boardman, leaves for
New Orleans tomorrow at 10 A. NJ.
-,~-~~--~-0,-o~-~~-~o-~
rThe action of the recent Dem
ocratic Conventions of Penn sylvia
mia and Ohio has caused no little
commotion in the Radical ranks.
The Radicals have been flatterlng
themselves that tn Democrats
would learn no wisdom from the
experience of the past; that they
would allow the Radicals to shape
the next campaign in accordance
with their own desires; and that
the old war issues, Southern out
RACES, Ku-Klux and all, were to
figure as extensively i'll 1872 as Ill
1868. When, therefore, the Dem
ocrats of two great states OF ONO
and Pennsylvania take an entirely
new departure and bury the Is
sues of the past, it is no wonder
that the Radicals arc alarmed at
the political prospect before them
From all the lights before us VIC
are convinced that wisdom will
guide the Democratic counsels from
this day to the day of the next
Presidential election. The North
ern Democracy know best how tt
fight their own battles against thu
Radicals, and should be allowed tt
fight them in their own way. 1t Il
the duty of the South to allow thu
Northern Democracy to lead m thu
matter, and to cooperate with hin
in whatever plan they may pro
pose. This we are confident the,
they are determined to.
Two RICHMoNDs IN THE FIELD
We fear our Parish is about to SUITE
again, and have hitch in her Paro
chial machinery. Monday the Polio
Jury, elected under the old sytem
Which has been the law of the land
since we were mere child, met in reg
ular term and duly organized by elect
ing James r. Andrews. President; H
NJ. Labat, Clerk; w. j.. Neal, Consta
bic and E. r. Biossat, Treasurer. W.
believe, from prudential motives the.
abstained from further business, ex
cept appointing some important Roa
Syndics and adjourned to the 4th Mon
day of the present month. We would
with pleasure, publish their proceed
ing, had they seen fit to furnish u
with copy.
The meeting, on the same day, Q
the Parish Commissioners. appointe,
by Governor Warmoth, under the ne1
law, doing away with the old system
was held at the Court House. Thei
official proceedings will be found else
where. Now the question arises, VIII
is the rightful and legal body? Har
to tell. AS the whole matter goes
the proper tribunal for settlement, a
opinion of ours is useless and out c
place. We believe good feelings al
evinced on both sides for speed
settlement. En- attendant the machin
cry of the Parish, we are promised
will 60 on smoothly. We cannot clos
without returning thanks to both il
ries for electing one of our best friend
Parish Treasurer. We guarantee thu
he will do his duty.
~ W. n,,rrl,
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Packet Departures.

The B. L. Hodge No. 2, John Helm,
Master, leaves for New Orleans this
day at 10 A. Nj.
The Iron Steamer John t. Moore,
Captain w. r. Boardman, leaves for
New Orleans tomorrow at 10 A. Nj.
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70 Brunswick has railway Oh the
brain.
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WHY THE AMNESTY BILL DID Nor
PAss.-That embodiment of infamy
sitting in the White House, who, des-
pot as he is, will cling to power as
long as he has a minion left to do his
unscrupulous bidding, has purchased
up his old and willy but dextrous foe,
Ben. Butler, to move, from now on,
all the diabolical machinery at his
command-and no public man can
command any more of it-for a Grant
reelection in 1s72-to keep the
shackles upon the Democratic voters OF
the South, till the election of 1872, at
least is over. Ben Butler whipped
into the traces enough members OF
Congress to defeat the amnesty bill at
the late session, and the object in that
business was simply the continuance OF
the reign of the now ruling power
To help the affair, the Ku-Klux lies
were invented, and if more means
were needed they would be found, fol
the fat has gone forth. Grant is the
nominee for 1872, and nothing shall be
left undone to continue the curse upor
the country. White men, how do yor
like the outlook Where is the white
mans candidate !? is it not time to be
moving? Where are the supporters o.
''the Constitution as it was z" Will
not some one sound the slogan Z Il
niger equality and all it's collateral
powers to be continued by cowardly
'accept the situationers," calling them.
selves Democrats Do the Democrat,
leaders accept the condition of thing
in the South to-day as right and prop
er? If they hold that the three amend
ments are not to be mcddled with
then they endorse all the horrors o
to-day in the Southern States.-[N New
York Day Book.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-06-14

- Wasting time, Huggins the siris'
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A New METHOD OF BURy1NG.-ln
New York they do not bury in the
old style. So says the Chicago
Times:
ga beautiful child lay dead in its
mothers arms, at late funeral. Its
little frock had been worn at it's play,
and it's little shoes were wrinkled
with the playful treading Of its busy
feet. The curls were brushed into
smoothness, just as he always wore
them dressed, but he had not tossed
them into beautiful masses of way
ward gold as he once did, and but
for this propriety in his little silken
locks you would have thought him
weary of his play, and resting asleep
in his mothers arms. The prayers
were said; the lessons to the living
were read. The tender words o.
friendly sympathy were repeated
and all were commended to the AL
Fatherly; the brow of the-little dead
pilgrim was kissed, and all the neigh
bors and the curious went forth ano
left the stricken household alone with
grief and dead. No time was fxec
for the burial, but when the limit te
it's stay had come, it was coAined
taken into the carriage with those
who had always loved and who would
never entirely cease to miss and
grieve for it, and with half dozer
near relatives they went quietly tt
the city of the dead, and buried theil
treasure with their own tender hand,
at an hour when no one stared ant
marvelled at their sorrw.
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AN ABSURD CUsToM.-Shortly
after the accession of James the 1.
when Scotch gentleman were be-
ginning to feel at home in London,
Lord Hardwood gave a dinner par
ty, to which were invited a large
number Of courtiers and officers
both civil and military. After the
bottle had circulated a few times
General S., an English trooper, and
reckless bonUicant, arose and said:
"Gentlemen, when I am in my
cups, and the generous wine be-
gins to warm my blood, I have an
absurd custom of railing against
the Scotch. Knowing my weak
ness, hope no gentleman in the
company will take it amiss." He
sat down, and Highland chief,
Sir Robert Blerkie, of Blair Athol,
presenting a front like an old bat
tle-worn tower, quietly arose and
remarked: "Gentleman, /, when l
am in my cups, and tho generous
wine begging to warm my blood, il
I hear rail against the Scotch
have an abstrd custom of kicking
him at once out of the company
Knowing my weakness, I hope no
gentleman will take it amiss." II
may be needless to add that Gen.
eral s. did not on that occasion
suffer himself to follow his usual
CUSTOM Exchange.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-11
OTTAWA FREE TRADER: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IL, 1871.

aud a. the Board believes from the past services
of Mr.. Jackson, - veil - from this investss.
ton, he has discharged his duties to the psor IN.
der his charge esascisatiossly sld with fidelity.
Be Il therefore ssssIss1, that the testimony ~
written out b deposited with the clerk. and
that hereafter no charges relative 70 the keeper
of the poor hose viii Be entertained BY shiS
Board unless they ars first submitted T. the
superintendent Ct tie psor house. Adopted.
Mr.. Fleming nsvsa that &S5 b allowed 70
each OF the three nswspapsrs of Ottawa for pub
fishing tho proossdings sf the Board Adopted.
The committee sn equalization reported On the
petition OF saad1y oitissns Of Mendoza for abats.
meat Of taxes On greeabacks o. hand April /,
1870 The petition ssts up that such property
10 exempt from taxation.
The ASSESSOR ef Mendoza wrote TO tn. state
auditor, who answered that grsenbasks should
b assesssd in the cane proportion q to their
valus. that ether property H. The committee
finding dscisisn Of The Supreme Court Of an
eastsrn state against taxing grseabssks, recon-
msndsd the sSatsnsat OF the assessment, but
senplimsntsd the asssssoR o. his vigilance.
A long debate followed this report, in which
1t Wa directly charged, By Mr.. Mcintyre, that
there are many wealthy persons in this county
Who losa money and speculate in various ways,
who manage = get 1t al into grssnbacks whsa
the assessor esass around, 20 a. to escape taxa.
ton, but We eaAast reach these men. He said
it 10 true that the present revenue laws allow the
rich to escape taxation, while the poor bear nest
Of it burdens. Several ether supervisors sndors-
ed his views, and thought we badly need r.
form in this matter.
The usual pr diem was allowed to the mem.
bers, rsportsss, &c., when the Board adjourned
cine die.
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corrupt jadge and venal jury may give . yer.
dict always to the patty whose votes they nesd
10 keep themselves in power
Again! Tho "shysters" who generally man
age our Law suits know very veil that in eight
Of svsry ten cssss tc0 or ArSe Of the twelve las-
ere make up the verdict They also know that
very often $500 apiece will buy two. or three,
and in . case whore twenty or twenty-five theus.
and dollars are pending, tan or fifteen hundred
dollars are mere trile. Nov, may We not reason
ably ak. If five hundred dollars will buy juror
will not 1--we thousand dollars buy judge3 We
admit. Mr. Editor. that this is /. sorry picture.
federal state district. county, and municipal gov.
srnments. But is it not true picture? We
make reference to any particular osse; We
draw the picture for no other purpose than to
show the deplorable results of the new depart
ure" of our modern politicians frsm the doctrines
and practices Of our revolutionary fathers, and
the ruinous tinkerings of the good old constitu-
tion they left us.
As one of these results, has not bribery become
national? Has not almost every man bis price |?
How much did it cost the republicans to buy
Gen. Grant? How much for Ed. Stanton, Ben
Butler, J. W. Forney. and last and least, how
much did they pay for John A. Logan3 And
if we may drop down so low ia our inquiry, how
much did they pay for two little third class
shysters in the city of P. G-s.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-09-02
Fanny, Funny, Funny!

Messrs. Editors Free Trut1er-The contest wax.
es warm between the eontending candidates for
nomination to the office of county treasurer by
the republican party in this county.
Tom (High-cock-s.lorum) Clarks friends are
out for him in the Republican Of Thursday, on
the ground Of high competency,-pure disintsr.
estedness,-and sure prospect of success should
he be nominated. I'VE know no point in Mr..
Clark's character that can be successfully assail.
ed by the opposition"
We do not want to anticipate, but it seems so
funny that any man or set of men can think OF
running for Office without the fine points of their
character being brought out For instance,
Bowman must give An account of all his doings;
Shep must have his 'ways that are dark and his
tricks that are vain" all summed out; and
Brother Pusey must be tried both on his pietv
and his imptety. And how is Thomas to escape
that he haa kicked down the stairs in the Sd
ward school house, will rise up to confront him.
And all his children-legitimate and Legitimate
will be called in TO give AN account OF their pa.
rentsge, and the acts that he ever did, or ever
thought of doing, or might have done, will be
brought out.
But Pussy. and Shep, and Bowman aud Stout
must feel little chagrined to find all their hard
verk about to be appropriated BY another, and
that other the principal Of the high school OF
Aurora, In another county. Highly compli.
mentary to the nine candidates in La Salle couu.
ty, that . candidate must needs be trotted in
from another county.
However, trot him in gents, and We will ahow
you how handsomely Sam or Arthur will do for
him
Yours "till death shall part u.s."
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WISE,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-09-02

Ever since the Shsbbona base ball club came
home, there has been great curiosity to know
what sort of an impression they created abroad.
We are happy to Be able to satisfy this curiosity
by publishing the following testimonials" re.
ceived from various localities, viz:
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. %, 1871.
PARTICULAR BEEMUs: Dear Sir-I saw the
Shabbonas of Ottawa play game OF ball at Au.
rora last week. This 10 ae far a. could get
away from that hejious sight, and am rushing %
rapidly Is possible for the south pole.
Yours in haste, JONAS BoGGs.
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, In his last Sabbath. msrning ssrose. after
asging generous sspgset u a. Sister, school,
Father Terry referred 70 the alleged samity Of
the Catholic Church TO the psblis schools Of the
country. BE said that the charge Va not true,
and eontends3 that Il was the dlty Of the Gov
eramsnt to not only supply the means for their
maintenanoe, bus also to go that they were sp-
piled tor the good of the whole people.-Ottasca
Republican.
We have taken no stock in the effort that has
been assiduously made in certain quarters IN
this city to make tho local quarrel that has
arisen in reference to our public schools re-
ligious or sectarian squabble; yet while We cor
daily unite with Father Terry in deprecatiug
such quarrel and in disolaiming. on the part
OF our Roman Catholic citizens, any feeling of
hostility to our public schools, it must be con.
coded that the ground for such suspicion con.
sists in the fact that the members of the school
board who have been most active in the late
movement which, whether 90 designed or not
must inevitably have the effect, to lower the
standing and efficiency of our schools, are Ro.
man Catholics and men who have not only not
sent their children to the public schools to be
educated. but have sent them to Roman Catho-
lie schools. The movement has therefore GER
tainly very strong outward appearance of be.
ing in the interest of the Roman Catholic church.
We do not see how it can be SO, and are we'll
aware that the mass of catholic parents who
have children to educate very strongly depre.
cate this movement ON the part of the school
board, because they that its effect must be to
impair the usefulness and efficiency of the pub.
lie schools. The Roman Catholics have certain
ly very serious cause of complaint against those
OF their own religion in the school board who
are labering so sssiduously to place them in
false position.