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Somebody in fiy Bed.

Few of our readers, perhaps, have |
even been placed in the situation III
which our doctor once found himself. !
Read his story: 81 believe, captain
said the doctor. II never told You
about my adventure with woman ut
my boarding house, when l was at
tending the lectnres9"
NO; let's have it," replied the IN
divihnal addressed, a short, tiabby. tat
man, of abont fifty, with highly ner-
vons temperament and very red face
AT the time attended the lectures
| boarded at a house in which there
were no females hut tie land'ady and
an old coored cook"
Here the doctor made slight ranse
and the captain, by way of requesting
him to go ON, said =
"Well"
81 often rr't the want of female So
ciety to soften the severe labor of study
and dl>,,cl the ennut to watch l was
subject
"Wen," said the captain.
"But. as feared that forming ac-
0Uaintance among the ladies might in
tertere within my studies, avoided them
all. One evening, after listening to IA
long lecture on ply sical anatomy and
dssecting large negro, fatlgned III
body and mind, went t" my lodgings
| went into the hall, took Il large lainl
: and went dir.ctly to my room, it heins
S after one o'clock. placed the laml
uron the table and commenced un
: dressing. had hardly got my coat of
II when my attention was attracted to
\ I ~.
ii on the chair"
A .Well," said the captain, who be
II gan to show signs that he was deepl.
e Interested.
: "a pair of beautiful small shoes an
v stockings were on the floor OF course
Y thought it strange and was about t
,e retire. but then l thought it was m
IS room, and l had, at least. Il right
know who was in my ped" ~,
Ne exactly" nodded the captain
70 "Well."
10 $50 took the light, went softly
ms the bed, and, with II trembling han
Ia drew aside the curtain. Heavens
:: what sight! A young girl-l sh"m
m say an angcl-was in there, asleep,
ns "Wen," said the captain, giving i
he chair hitch.
nd GAS gazed upon he: I thought tn
ch 7 never witnessed anything more ne;,
dc t;ful. From underneath little mgl
he cap, 1ivaling the snow IN wl''.e"e
Ills fell stray ringlet over neck a
yer shoulders of alahaster.
ted ..Well," said the excited capita
,en Giving his chair another hitch.
ore "Never did look upon bust M
md perfcctlv formed. took hold OF
lit. coverlid and softly pulled it down"
nch well" said the captain, bctray
i'll, the utmost excitement.
lille "To the Yaist."
the "We!l." said the captain. dropr
she the paper and renewing the position
life, his legs.
,hut she had on nishtdress butto
ing up before, bnt softly opened the
She first hu,tons-" :.
i'm "Well," said the captain, wro"Gh
the highest pitch of excitement.
"And then. We gods what s.
to- gaze upon A Hehe !-psh
words fail. Just then ="
"Wen." said the captain hitcl
,nor his char right aud left.
y Ip 80 "Tthn..ht that | was taking N
.,;nr advantage of hcr-seized my coat
III" t hoots and went and slept i'll ano
.;,er room"
', '.I,, .It's lie " shouted the exc
:, NV nv captain. jumping up and kicking
will his chair, cts A LIE =
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Y "Fellnw -trabbellers," said chi.
Ind preacher, .'ef l had been eatln
dried APPLES for a week, nn' den took
+, drink I'M for Il mont, couldn't feel
more swell+d up dan am dis mlnnat
wild pride and VANITY at SEEN sle',
full Tendance har dis evenin'; an
when | refrcl.lat it am right i'll de
wI,itewashiu' season when de brI'd-
dcrs am seen a-gwian round ne street
a-lookin like old gypsum mnmmles
preserved in lime, AL tie sisters are NJ
70 dar ankles in dc scruhhin time, my
heart yerns toward you like piece OF
India rubber on il hot stohe, an Tee
dat had an affeckshnn for ynn dial
muffin can estrange, III syringe, forge
now which; but one am just the same
as fodder"
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CHEMICAL AND TECHNICAL LABoHATo-
nv iS Ey,H,NGE PLACE. NEW YORK. No
vemher -, 1857 --UDoIPlIo WOLFE, ESQ:
Dear Sir: The undersigned have carein'N
and thoroughly ;inalyzed sample OF your
Aromatic Schi,dam Schnapps, se'ecten ny
ourselves. and have found the same II
FROM all organic or inorganic Substances,
more nr less injurions to health. f.n'',
the result of our examination we c"hsiar'
the article one of superior quality heal''i
fuI as a beverage, and etfectual III lts NE
tiicinal qualities
Respectfully yonrs,
fS;o,edI ALEX. TRIPPEL. Chemist.
FRANCIS L ENGELHARD,
| NJ. d
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NOTICE.

THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD
respectfully inform their friends
and the sugar planters generally of the
Parishes OF Ral,ides and Avoyelles.
that they are now prepared to set or
repair kettles and boilers in the most
approved style and best wormanlike
nIanner. Having had q years exprri,
ence in this line Of business, they feel
satisfied that they will render satisfac-
ton, and will guarantee that their work
will he better, and 10y their style OF
setting boilers, economize more fne'
than that of any o.ler Mason in either
! Parish. Best of references given. if re
ouired. GIL S SMITH & son.
Marcel, Is, lc7l-ly.
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ITHE WORLD!
FOR
1871. s

TIME YEAR 1871 BIDS FAIR 70 BE
i one of the most important and fruit
full in our political history. In it VIII be
sbaued the great issues on which inc
Presidential election of 1872 must turn.
1t will be an era of new poiiticai energy
III the South, which, for the hrst time III
twelve Years. comes unfettered into ma
tiopai canvass; aud an era OF confident
hone tn the Democratic party everywhere.
| The contaminated issues Oh which TIE
Radical party have stood are passing out
| OF poli,ics aud the laundering imbeciity
and prohigate extravagance or Oeherat
Grants administration need only 10 DO
faithfully exposed to turn the TIDE Oh pup
lie feeling strongly against it. IN ms I,
rhe great work of the coming year, LEO
| World will net no secondary part, Its
locution i'm the great focus of national com
/ merce and intelligence, the freshness ana
! abundance of it's news, and its recognized
pasiiion as the leading organ OF the Demo,
cratic marty, lay upon it a mission ara
apnstltsbip which it will discharge with
unflinching holiness, Sigor, hdeiity; anu
zeal 1t will be in constant counsei ai1
communion with the tried leaders and
s,nacious statesmen of the party in all the
States of the Union, cordially cooperating
with them, and they with it, in building
nm tn. party III order and unity; heaiihS
: differences intusl g confidence, inviting
and encouraging new proseiytes. and Lead
inc on the party as IA bold aud nnbruken
e uhalanx to the great triumph WHICH
u awaits it in le.2 ..
The share allotted to The World in TINS
q combiued md disciplined movement q
J. tb. Democracy, in their onward march TO
d victory is the dissemination OF political
y truth; a work which can be trpltfui only
t. in propurtiun tn the extent OF Its cifcuia-
finn We ask Democrats everywhere 10
6 aid us in scattering the good seed bfoau,
Dc east over the whole land. during the PERIOD
lie which is so i,nportaut in reference to tho
q coming harvest.
y, AS A VEHICLE OF NEWS
The World (now in the eleventh year OF
;ts existeuce) has always held the hrst
rank among metropolitan Journals It's
news ON every topic oIinterest, pohticai
cnmmercial, literary. social, domestic aho
foreign, is always fresh, abundant, various
and accurate. comprising the whoie eirci'
Il. of current intelligence, always fehaeIe'
with such prompti,ude and spirit 1i.at w
".ner has y large and increasing circula
tion among political opponents iof II
10 superorit, in these respects.
., AS AN ORGAN OF OPINION
The World is fearless trenchant, indomit;
g ble; ardent in its advocacy OF sound Den
n, ncratic principles. unsl'aring III 'ts uenu.
lis citation of political abuses aud corruption
! and not continuing it's discussions to mel
in noljtics. it takes wide range, toucht
a. mon a great variety of subjects, and am
e., ,n he n safe guide of public opinion on a
,a.l topics which engage public attention 4,
To- lives cpuspicunus prominence To trad
-ES commerce.. and finance, and on THESE t"P'
invites comparison with any other 1our,'
published at the commerciai me'fopoi
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> A WELL KNOWN SAILOR DEAD
Milwaukee papers note the death, on
the 9Th ult.. ot Captain Dennis Mcbride
one of the earliest navigators of the
LIKES, who was wheeIman on the Erie,
in 1871, when that steam boat WAS
burned on Lake Erie, by which mem
cradle disasi er-the first nt any na.ni
tude to. 0ccnr on the Lakrs-nearly
400 persons l"st their lives by hnrnn"
or drowning. He has served rs Cap
tain for twenty eight Years. and navi-
gated one Steamship. the Detroit. over
the lake letw cen Milwaukee and Crane
Haven 2,752 passages, without the
loss of IL single life or accident to the
vessel. Indeed, he never lost pas
senger nor met with any serious acct
dent while in command.
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SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY!

PLACE BEFORE YOU TO-DAY
n description of the cotton 'planta-
ton of Mrs. G. b. Marshall, of Rapidts
Parish, situated on the left descending
bank of Bayou BGuf, less than one
mile below the village of Cheneyvilie,
within one mile of the line of the -ba-
ron Rouge and Alexandria Railroad,
containing twelve hundred and eiah y
acres aggregate, of which seven hun
ared and fifiy are cleared and three
hundred acres enclosed under COCO
fence = one mile of front on baS""
Bnuf. Tie dwelling honse. neM ~
: new, is two story framed hni'di"S
-. containing eight rooms, with WIDE sai
i l.,jes trent aud rear. The rooms ant
halls are neatly raprred. This, to
: .etl,er with the kitchen and other on
: buildings, needs no repair. The barn
and stables are in good condition, "a
we'll as quarter for labnrers, cnntainii:
twelve cabins. The gin house, entire
ly new, containing tw" gin stands, 1
capolle of turning out fourteen bale
ot cotton per day, and is more valna
& h}e. being in reGnisiIion for use D.
mel hboring planters. There is ais
one house of three rooms, situated %
l. the front upper side of plantation: hay
ing a number of 0utlHuses. The oi
chari, of three acres, contain
: peaches. apples, figs and plums. Ga'
Iden we'll fenced, containing also ah"i
ffty peach trees in good bearing COZ
di,inn. The front yard of the dive
ling, of two acres, is filled with III
shruhbrry in good condition.
4 LII
4, tl,rl cash, the remainder III one al
4 two years, with lien aud mortgage
y tanned by vendor until final paymel
Titles guaranteed. c. X. BOYD,
March l5.lS7l-4t. Agent.
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Successi en- Sale.

SuCGeSSl en- Hhle.
No. l3.-Snccessi, of Franco S Pous-
sin-Parish Court.
PURSUANT to an order of sale
issued by the Parish Judge of the
Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana;
in the above successiOn, dated April
10, 1870, and addressed to me, VIII
sell at public auction on the premises, on
SATURDAY, the 18th day of APRIL.
A. d. 1871,
between the hours of IL A NJ and A P
p, the following property for the pay
ment of debts, viz:
A certpin tract or parcel of land lying
and being in and around the town OF
Pineville Parish OF Rapi'les, containing
eighty acres (s0), more or less, and
numbered by let's from one ~ t'
twenty -fnnr Gay on a plat of s"rve,
made ly Robert w. Bringhnrst, parish
surveyor, on the 9th day OF january
1870, or file in the Parish Court. ant
bounded as therein set forth.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH.
JOHN DELACY.
March 29-tds, Sheriff.
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To the Tax Payers of Rapid s.!
ALL WHO ARE OWING TAAES
n for the years 1866, 1867, 1868,
1863 and 1870. and Occupation or
Liceuse Tax fur 1871 are hereby mott
fled to call at my Office aud pay the
same Immediately. In my absence
from the Office Mr.. john NJ. Barrett Is
INV authorized deputy to receive and
receipt for the same in my name.
March 22-4t. M. LEGhao'
~ G,z.,te copy. Collector
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26 PINE STREET. NEW York, November
81. Is67--UpoLPHo WOLFE. Esq. PRE-
SENT: Dear Sir: have made a chemical
examination of sample of your Schir"hm
Schnapps, with tile intent OF determining
if any foreign or injurious sn. stance na"
h.en added to the simple distilled spirits.
TIE examination has resulted in the con-
clusion that the sample contained mo p"ls'
ouous or harmful aduixture. have been
unable to discover any trace of the delete
rious substances which are sometimes eni
ployed i'm the adulterntinn of ilqn"rs.
| wonld not hesitate to Use myself, nor u
recommend to others, for medicinal pm,
noses, the Schiedam Schnapps as an excei
lent and nnnhiectionable variety Ut Uitl
Very respectfully yours,
| (Signed) CHAs. "A. sE Cl,;s.
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g Edwin P. Whipple says that the
taxable value of all the property OF the
United States in 1860, was III round
numbers SIG, 100, 600, OO0-a rate of in
crease in ten years of fraction more
than 1876 per cent.
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~ Jones, directing Browns atten,
ton to the fa>hy eqnipage of noted
corn doctor, was answered by his friend
that it was an illustrated edition of
Bunyan's Progress.
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aSchnapps" is remedy in chronic ca
tarrlial complaints, etc:
/ take great pleasure in hearing highly
creditahle testimony to it's efficacy as re-
medal agent in the diseases for which You
recommend it. Having Il natural tenden-
cy to the mucous surfaces, with siight
degree of stimulation, regard it as one OF
the most important remedies in chronic
catarrhal affections. particularly those OF
the genito-urinary apparatus With much
respect, your obedient servant,
CHAS. A. LEAS, N. D.
New York.
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PENNSYLVANIA GovERNORS.--Peun
Sylvania has had sixteen Governors
since 1900 Of the sixteen five are
now living-Wm F. Johnston, residing
in the Western put of the State; Wn,
Bigler, in Clear field county; james
Pollock, director of the Mint "f Plla-
drlphia; Andrew G.. Curtin. Minister
to Russia, and JOHN w. Geary, thu
present governor.
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THE DAILY WORLD

Contains all the rews of the day that
can be obtained by mail and telegraph
from all parts of the world, and thorough
discussions of all topics OF interest.
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Parish Court.

Parish Court.
A TERM of the Parish Court will
n he held on the First Monday OF
every month, for the transaction of
Probate business. At the term COM
meucing the First Monday in April,
and at each succeeding alternate term,
ordinary causes will also be tried.
H. J.. DAIGRE,
March 1876. Parish Judge
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~ Fifty-nine newspapers on the "a
cific Coast suspended publication dur
ing the past year.
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To the | ub.ic!

ORDERS for lumber can be filled
~ WITH DlsrATcIkby the "n"trs'sn-
ed. and in all cases ut the BEST Pine
Bnt my terms are CASH UPON pELiVE-
RY, (nnless otherwise nnde'ston".)-
Parties ordering are respectfully re-
minded of this, and he hopes no offence
will be given. Mr.. T. b. RIns.nld VIII
receive orders Tor me ut Post ONCE.
JAMES r. WATERS.
March Is, 1S7l-4t
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Bricks |!

TIME BATON ROUGE BRICK CON-
pany are now ready to contract
for the delivery of their superior Bricks
at Alexandria. A sample can be seen
at Biossat's Warehouse, where all nee
essary information can be had.
March %, 1871 If.
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AT BIOSSAT'S WAREHOUSE FOR
IA sale cheap POTATOES, SALT, AP,,
PILES, MACKEREL. HAY, OATS, LINE,
CEMENT, NAILS. SOAP
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N0TIGE.

NOTICE.
TINTED STATES LAND OFFICE,
I NatcLitochcs, La, March 10, 1871;
The United States Land office VIII
he opened for the transaction OF "us'-
ness on Monday April 18th. lszi:
II. G. MYERS,
Ju1rs 7. BossIER. Register
Receiver.
March %, lS71-2t.
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READ
CAREFULLY!
Ague and Fever.

Ague and Fever.
Tie only preventive known for Chills and
Fever is the use "f Wolfe's Schie-
dam Schnapps.
SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS|
Is good for Dyspepsia.
VOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHN4PPSI
Isa preventive of Chills and Fever.
WOLFE'S SCHIED4M SCHNAPPS
Is good for all kidney and bladder COM
plants.
WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS
Is used all over the world 10y physicians
in their practice.
WOLFES SCHIEDAM SGHNAPPS
Il good for Cont.
TOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS
Is good for all Urinary complaints.
WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS
Is recommended by all the Medical Fac
ulty.
WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPs
Is good for Collie and pain in the stomach
WOLFE'S SCHIED4M SCHN4PPs
Is initiated and counterieited, and pur
| chasers will have to nse caution
in purchasing.
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LOUISVILLE, KY. September IL feel
that we have now an article OF Gin suita-
BILE for such cases as that remedy is adapt
ed to. DR.. j. w. BRIGHT.
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PHILLIPS ACKNOWLEDGES
Tr,r A DEMOCRATIC PkEsipENi %
,.IpTUaLLY ELECTED.
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r BEG leave to call the attention of the
L reader to testimonials in favor OF the
Schuapps:
I feel bound to say that l regard yomr
Scbnapps as being in every respect pre-
cninenIly pure. and deserving of medical
patronage. at all events it is the ruresr
possible article of Holland Gin. heretofore
.,nobtainahle, and as such may be Safely
prescribed by physicians.
DAVID l.. MOTT, NJ. D.,
Pharmaceutical Chemist, n. Y.
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81 ParkRow,N.F Y,
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SuCGnSSl CU SAFE, .
No. l3;-Successi IN of Frances Pous-
sin-Purish Court.
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7akN TRE GREAT CAUSE
= 2Z OF
HUMAN SERY.

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