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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03
The Paper Age.

iron age; but recent advances In the
application of paper to the arts would
require later and more significant
cognomen. The "paper age" we are
getting to be in more senses than one.
Paper collar manufacture has devel-
oped into very large and important
industry. We have not seen the sta
tistics of this business, but several very
large warehouses in the immediate
neighborhood of publishing offices ex-
clusively occupied by paper collar
manufactures, give evidence of a sur
prising activity in this branch of trade.
We confess to certain prejudices in ia
vor of the linen collar, although, no
doubt, the most fastidious might be
glad of "a paper substitute, if on cam
paign, or on long voyage. The
"patent reversible" paper collars, how
ever, would seem to imply the prac-
tice, on the part of some people, of
turning the dirty side of their made
believe linen inward-a habit too dis
gushing to mention. The Japanese
custom of using paper for bandker-
chiefs has much to defend it; in fact,
the japanese visitors, who were here a
few years ago, expressed very plainly
their disgust at our habit of carrying
about in our pockets the mucous dis
charges from our nostrils. We learn
now, from the Paper Trade Reporter,
that paper has recently been prepared
under patent process, which gives it
great strength and feasibility, and that
it is made into petticoats, into a sort
of chintz for bed room furniture, into
curtains, into table covers, and that
even an imitation leather is made of
paper, which is impermeable to water.
The fabrics from which the articles
enumerated are made, can be sewed by
a machine, the petticoats being "print-
ed in imitation of the fashionable skirts
Of the day, or stamped with open work
of such beauty and delicacy as no
amount of labor with scissors and nee
die could initiate; )" and what is really
amazing, is the fact that these articles
can be produced to sell at retail at fif-
teen cents each. But if petticoats, and
table clothes, curtains, ETC., can be
made of paper. if material like leath-
CT can be produced from this sub
stance, why may we not expect in time
to have our coats and trousers made of
it? Why may we not be able to go
about "paper clad"-with paper hat.
in paper shoes, with paper shoes, with
paper coat and trousers, furnished
without in paper, and fortified in our
pocketbooks with Uncle Sans good
paper money! This coat, moreover,
of such an outfit without the pocket
book, y would be so trifliug that luxuri-
Gus people could have an entire new
suit every day, and even if economical
adorn themselves afresh as often as
once week. The 'tpaper age" prom
Uses to revolutionize our social habits
in not a few particulars.-[ Appleton's
Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03

u Julius Levin, the energetic man
of Alexandria, is row under full head
way at his Ice Cream Saloon, and ready
to do the amiable in his line for the
Summer season, now close at hand.
By the way we raise to him our maiden
beaver as token of thanks for his
kind remembrance of our Office, al
though he treated us very coolly.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03

~ To-day at noon, our favorite and
reliable weekly Packet, B. L. Hodge
No. 2, leaves.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03

~ Bear in mind that at 10 A. NJ,
tomorrow, the Iron Steamer leaves our
landing for New Orleans.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03

- We direct the attention of the
Firemen to the notices of Pacific Fire
Company No. l, and Stonewall Hook
g. Ladder Company.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03

DOMESTIC LIFE.-He can not be an
unhappy man who has the love and
smiles of woman to accompany him
in every department of life. The
world may look dark and cherries
without-enemies may gather in his
path; but when he returns to the
Preside, and feels the tender love of
woman, he forgets his cares and
troubles, and, is a comparatively
happy man. He is but half prepared
for the journey Of life who takes not
with him that friend who will for
sake him in no emergency-who will
divide b i s sorrows-increases his
ioys-lift the veil from his heart and
throw sunshine amid the darkest
scenes. No, that man can not be
who has such a companion
be he ever so poor, despised and trod-
den upon by the outer world Ex-
change.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03

II We return our sincere thanks 70
Messrs. 4. & j. Ringgold, for large
bundle of very interesting papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03

OF EGGs.-Ebenezer Sweat, of Bruins
wick, is provision dealer. He has
been "meat man" in Brunswick for
the last half century, and has, proba-
bly,, furnished Bowdoin students tough.
er meat and harder swearing than they
ever experienced in after life. Ebene-
zer is considerable of a wag, but story
is told in Brunswick which shows that
at least OH one occasion he was out
witted.
A student called into the market one
morning, aud seeing large tub full of
eggs on the floor, eyed it very wisely
for some moments, and thus accosted
Sweat:
81 will wager twenty five cents that
1 can jump into that tub and not break
an egg"
''You can't do it" replied Sweat.
"1'll stake twenty-five cents cam"
responded the student.
"Well, here's twenty fve," con-
tinued Sweat; "put mp your money"
The money was accordingly solemn
~ put into the hands of a third party,
and the student prepared for the diff
emit encounter. In a moment he made
leap, aad the next moment he fell
crash into til tub of eggs, and resting
his feet on the bottom, breaking nearly
all the eggs in the tub.
"There," exclaimed Sweat, in fury
of delight, "you've lost; 1 knew you
couldn't do it," not thinking in his de-
light at winning of anything but that.
"Well," replied the student, as lie
coolly turned and went out of the mar
ket, "there's your t,renty fire cents"
1t was long time before Ebenezer
recovered from that joke.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03

b@- Condemn no man for not
thinking as you think. Let every
one enjoy the free liberty of thinking
for himself. Let every man use his
own judgment, since every man
must give an account of himself to
God. Abhor every approach, in any
kind of degree, to the spirit of perse-
cution. Ifyou can not pursuade a
man into the truth, you must never
attempt to force him into it. If love
will not COMPEL him to come, leave
him to God, Judge of all.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03

D The Oceanus and Edinburgh
have furnished us with late Western
papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03

~ Weather anything but settled OF
fnc-Riyer rising again.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03

THE BRITISH Qua e
have received the January number of
the British Quarterly Review, adopted
in their series by the Leonard Scott
Publishing Company in place of the
North British Review which has sus-
pended publication. Though we do
not think it by any means equal to the
North British, yet it is a periodical of
great merit, and is a good selection
from a wide range of foreign periodi-
Gals of the kind.
Its table of contents presents the fol-
lowing: l. The American Press; 2.
Royal Commission on international
Exchange; 3. The Malmsbury Papers;
4. The Explorations in Palestine; 5.
The Early Sieges of Paris; 6. The Es-
4ablished Church in Wales; Z. The
Greek New Testament of DR.. Treyel-
les; 8. The War of 1870; 8. Contem-
porary Literature.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03

DIR. TUFTS EXPECTokANT.-An who
have used this invaluable medicine for
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Splitting of
Blood, Group, Inflammation of the
Lungs or Chest, Hoarseness, Difficulty
of Breathing, Bronchitis, and all dis
eases of the Lungs attest it's usefulness.
For Lung affections it has no equal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03

T The District Court is now in
session.
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SELF REL1ANcE.-Children should
be taught this at an early age. An
exchange says:
Our observation has led us to the
conclusion that two of the strongest
elements of success are, courageous
self reliance, and economy. The boy
left a poor orphan has to fight his
own battles. No rich father furnish
es him a carriage to ride, and SO he
must walk-and he learns to walk.
No one reaches out a friendly hand
to lead him, and he learns to go
alone. With q scanty supply of
pocket money, he is compelled to
habits of economy that ever after
cling to him. ''The boy is the father
of the man" is a trite saying. The
poor boy comes up to manhood, and
instead of leaning upon some one to
aid him, or of waiting for some one to
come to his help he strikes out with
a feeling that, to use vulgarism
he must "root hog or die"-and
he roots away. Look where you
will, and you will find that ninety
FIVE out of every khundred success
full men are inspired with just this
self reliant feeling. It is at the very
foundation of the go-ahead and get
ahead-yourself spirit that animates
them.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03
Poisonous Medicines.

The theory that the virus of disease
can be safely counteracted by doses of
poison, is false and dangerous. With
in the last twenty-five years, not less
than q score of virulent poisons have
been added to the repository of the
medical profession. They are given
in small doses, otherwise they would
destroy life Immediately but even in
minute quantities, they produce, ulti
mately, very disastrous effects. 1t is
unwise and unphilosophical to employ,
as remedies. powerful and insidious
drugs, which, in subjugating one dis
ease, SOW the seeds of another still
more unmanagable. None of these
terrible indictments operates with as
much directness and certainty upon
the causes of disease as Hostettel's
Stomach Bitters, tonic and correc-
tive, acithout a single deleterious ingredi-
ent in its composition. Arsenic and
quinia are given for intermittents;
bromide of potassium for nervous dis
orders; strychnine and prussic acid for
general debility; mercury, in various
forms, for liver complaint; prepare
tons of chloroform and opium for
sleeplessness; and yet these deadly
drugs do not compare, as specifics for
the diseases above enumerated, with
that wholesome vegetable invigorant
and Alternative, while they are all so
pernicious that it is astonishing any
physician should take the responsible
ity of prescribing them. Let invalids,
for their own sakes, try the Bitters be-
fore they resort to the poisons. The
relief they will experience from a
course of the harmless specific, will
render a recourse to the unsafe prepa-
rations referred to, quite unnecessary
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03

will, if this thing goes on, be COM
posed entirely of Ohio politicians
whom Delano is putting in place in
order to beat Sherman. OF course
these men are calculating on Sher-
man. OF course these men are cal
culating on the success of Radicalism
in Ohio, everything being based up
on such result, but there is very
trite saying; "of not counting your
chickens before they are Matched"
TREBLA
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03

INTERCHANGEABLE all the happy
households that is the happiest where
falsehood is never thought of. All
peace is broken up when once it APP
pears there is a liar in the house. All
comfort has gone when suspicion has
once entered, when there must be re-
serve in talk and reservation in be-
lief. Anxious parents, W h o are
aware of the pains of suspicion, will
place general confidence in their
children, and receive what they say
freely, unless there is strong reason
to distrust the truth of any one. If
such an occasion should unhappily
arise, they should keep the suspicion
from spreaning as long as possible.
and avoid disgracing their poor child
while there is chance of it's cure
by their confidential assistance. He
should have their pity and assiduous
help, as if suffering under some bod
lily disorder. If he can be cured, he
will become duly grateful for the
treatment. If the endeavor fail,
means must of course be taken to
prevent his example from doing harm
and then, as I said, the family of
peace is broken up, because the fam
lily confidence is gone. I fear that,
from some cause or another, there
are but few large families where eve
ry member is altogether truthful.
But where all are so organized and
so trained as to be wholly reliable in
act and word, they are light to all
eyes, and JOY to all hearts. They
are public benefits, for they are a
point of general reliance; they are
privately blessed within and without
Without, their life is made easy by
universal trust; and within their
home and hearts they have the Sc
curity ofrectitude and the gladness
of innocence Harriet Martineau
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w See notice Of John DeLacy.
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one Dill the hu-hluX 10 deprive the
white people of the South of their
rights and at the same time do
aught to relieve them from their dis
abilities and make opponents for
their party. Others are sanguine,
but so am notI.
The coming election in Ohio is a
matter of the first Importance. This
year they elect a Governor, State Of
ficers and Legislature which appor-
tons, the State for the next ten years
for members of Congress, and elect a
United States Senator in the place
of John Sherman, who for the dirty
work which he is now doing is GER
tainly entitled to reelection through
the power and patronage of his chief
Ulysses. The Radical candidates
are Governor Hayes, General Noyes,
Judge Lawrence, Hon. Martin Walk
er, late Member of Congress, Hon.
Sam Galloway and Rufus Spalding.
The Democratic candidate will prob
ably be General Thomas Ewing, Jr.,
Hon. George H. Pendleton having
declined the use of his name before
the convention. The Secretary Of the
Interior, Delano, who is relation oil
Ulysses, is candidate for Senator
from Ohio in Sherman's place and is
using every means to accomplish his
| design. The Interior Department
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-03
A "Feeling" Letter.

The attached was picked up in the
road the day after the Firemen's Ball
and given to us by one of our subscri-
bers, who says he knows the parties
Mconcerned:n
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-12-29

There was grave discussion Of ways
and means in EleanOr's chamber next
day.
"My dresses are so shabby" signed
poor !itt.e Ally; "and there's nothing
to make over any more, unless" laugh
ing little veXatiously, ave take the
parlor curtains. We've used up about
everything the house contained for our
drcsse, exc ,pt the curtains ard the
carpet"
ElcaLor stared with some Kind Of an
exclamation that mad Alice open her
eyes, and respond hastlly-"You didat
think ] meHt HAT, Eleanor, in earn
est?"
Eleanor laughed. "Oh! no, but l
mean it in earnest, Alice. You have
suggested something to me / shouldn't
have thought of myself. DO You re-
member that set of maroon curtains that
father bought at auction the year before
| he died:"
"Yos, think So
"Thoy were of Il very handsome ma
tcrial-sOmethink silky and rich, like
Irish poplin, and so heavily lined that
the inerside can not be faded, and Pm
sure | dod't know
"Why they shouldn't be turned into
dress for me! There, | told you SO
everything butt he curtains and carpets
We shall have the carpets next, sec l.
we doh't!' And Ally shouted with
laughter. "But where are these won
derful curtains which are to transform
your Cinderella into princess, Flea
nor?n
Packed away in the garret. W.
never had any use for them in thi
house, you know"
Brought forth from their obscurity
where they have been carefully lai,
away from moth and mould, thes
| richs old curtains, after much ripping
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happen, you knOw-this mischief NJ
Jimmy's planning-the crossing the
naii into the back passage way, jim.
my's Gathering feet, his noisy tongue.
his gleeful hand, which pulled aside the
curtain, his-"There-there she isl
There's your Christmas presentvp Not
minute for Alice to join In Jimmy's
laugh, and cry out
" FRANK, Frank how do you do.
Sir3 It's l-Alice-that that silly Jim.
my has brought you to find. We were
playing hide-and. seek, you know. But
now DO you do9 Aren't you going to
speak to me ?" -
Inc deep voice that answered her
that deep, low voice, that ONLY smoke
her name, that pronounced "Alicen in
sad, and lingering, and startled tone
On! that was not Frank Godrrev,s
voice, and that was not Frdnk Godfrev,s
lace that here suddenly flashed into the
moonlight. 1T seemed like vision 10
Ahce-iike nearer vision of one who
mad haunted her, sleeping and waking
Tor the past six months and breathless
with surprise and sudden rar tire she
never thought to conceal, she called
out-"Alec! ! Alecw
AT that cali, he was at her side. and
there all in a moment, the pain and
passion OF anger, and doubt, and dis.
belief, vanished-all in moment, at
the sound of each others voice, At the
| sight of each others face.
And Jimmy, who had cJnduct5l ,he
last act of this drama so successfullv.
no sooner had dropped the curtain upon'
the two, than he commenced the most
uproarious antics-no doubt, the only
fitting expression of his delight. In
the midst of these he was caught aud
collared by Frank Godfrey.
"What have you been NJ to, YOU
monkey? What havo you done with
| Alec Warde ?"
"Given him Christmas present,
such Christmas present Guess you'll
wish you had it when you see it," And
here, spite of Franks firm hand, Jim.
my began double shuttle. BY dnt Of
some persuasion, however, and few
threats, Frank at length succeeded in
obtaining the information he sought.
"How in the world did you come to
think of that trick, Jimmy"
Jimmy looked wise. Didn't know
that there was row, don't you s'pose?
And didn't 1 think, when 1 saw Alec,
that this was high old time for patch.
ing up things? 1 havn't lived up to
thirteen years with our All, I'll bet,
without finding her out. When she's
huffy with me, you know, / take her
all of sudden-quick as wink, and
then ips all over in jiffy, and we kiss
and make up. And she'll get over her
huff with Alec just that way, see if she
don't. I know her." And this wise
thirteen-year. oldster again broke into
his double shuttle.
And the next thing, there wasGAlec
himself looking on and laughing at
this double shuttle, and Alice smiling
into Frank Godfrey's face, and shaking
hands with him, and saying-"I have
you to thank, know, Frank, for this,
1t was you that brought Alec here"
"And to think" said Eleanor, by and
by, to A unit Poliy-"to think that so
much peace and happiness has come 10
us here under your roof. felt that
Gods blessing would be upon this
visit"
"And to think" echoed that auda-
cious' Jimmy, who had caught some.
thing of this rs he balanced himself on
the arm of chair near by-"to think
that Alec found such folly Christmas
present behind that curtain Hooray!"
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VARIATION OF Color IN BIRDS
WITH THE LEGALITY. The subject If
variation Of color in birds. ms exprcss.
ing specific distinctions, has for long
| time occupied the attention OF orni'ho
logis's; and while 18th some the slight
est difference in shade IVES sufficient 70
establish sparate spa cles a wide varit
tion is allowed by Others without afli'rt-
ing the idea of specific identity. We
are gradually, however, coming TO ap.
preciate the idflufncc which external
conditions, such as light or shade, muis.
ture or dryness, varying temperature,
latitude, etc, produce VI on color; ard
so long as the general pattern romains
the same, we can allowa great variation
in tint, and even in size, stree, Gs is vs. 4
known, this depends largely up latilw'e
or altitude of birthplace and reside CO.
AS general rule, ii may he said that
as we go southwark fro m north ten-
perate latitude, with the Increasing
temperature and brighter sky the colors
are deeper and the size less ard, on the
other hand, in proceeding norihWerd
and into more clouded atmospheres, the
dimensions become greatei, with a
decrease in general brilliancy. In sandy
or barren regions the accompanying
birds become Of grayish tint, while
in red soils reddish shade will be ap.
precabe.
Again, in certain regions the birds
exhibit a tendency to mechanism, or II
blachening, this being noticeable in
Florida, and more esIccislly in the
West India Islands, as compared with
the United States. An instance of thi
is seen in the common red winged
, black bird, the female of which, III
as found in the United States; is varie
gated with brown, yellowish, and gray
, ish streaks; the male alone being /
, glossy black, with red shoulders. A
! black bird is found in Cuba, however
, the male Of which is undistinguish
a able from our bird, excepting IL
4 the smaller size, while the itmal
is Of uniform lustrous black, diff
l. erlng only from the male in the alb
. sence of red upon the shoulders. Sim
liar comparative peculiarities ere PIE
n scnted in quite number of West Indi
y. an birds.-EDIToR's SCIENTIFIC REC
" " ORR, in Rarper's Mdgdrine for Janua1 3
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-12-29

1.-THE administration, says Henry
Ward Beecher in his corruption sermon,
"must reform the civil service. Every
custom house is now lrilCy slop,
and nearly all the Other CilicCs are
damning and doadoning TO the ratloral
conscience
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NEW STOVE AND TIN SHOP.

ISAIAH HAGEEBUCH.
Main Street one door above T. Monbenhnlrs
Store.
A large assortment of stoves, Heaters and
Ranges constantly on hand, and tol aale al the
lowest rates.
Timing in all its branches carefully attended to,
and satisfaction guaranteed
Tin work of all kinds wholesale snd retail A
'tal Is requested,
ian III
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NEW AL YARD.

nj Il W q o A l. Y A r ID.
IN THE undersigned respectfully inform tho
citizens OF bloomsbury and Columbia county
that they keep all the different numbers ofstovo
coal and selected lump coal for smithing purpo-
ses, ON their wharf, adjoining MKelyy, Neal
on the wharf, to weigh coal, hay, and straw
Likewise "A horse and wagon, to deliver coal to
those who desire 1t, As they purchase large
amount OF coal they intend toHeep a superior ar
ticle and sell AT the very lowest prices. Please
call and examine for yourselves before purchas-
ing elsewhere. j. W. HENDERSHOT,
AUGUSTUS MASON,
THNHE undersigned will take in ex.
y change for COnl and Groceries, the following
named articles :-Wheat, Rye, Corn, Oats, Pota-
toes, Lard, Ham, Shonder,and side meat, Butter
Eggs, Hay Sc. al the highest cash prices, nj his
Grocery Store, adjoining their coal yard,
j. W. HEN pERSHOT,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-12-29

THE key note of the presiden tlal cam,
paign has been given by the Spring
field Republican "Tammanyism st
Washington must be got rid of as well
as Tammanyism IN New Yorkn