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PREVENTING DAMAGE TO FARM
FIELDS BY WINTER AND SPRING RAINS.
The groued is often injured, and the
season of blowing is often delayed, on
account of the excess of water with
which the soil becomes saturated. In
many fields there are considerable plots
of ground which remain in a miry or
soggy condition until late in the season,
owing to the lncessant rains and the
oozings from wet weather springs. OF
course, under draining is the thing
really needed in such cases. But, in
the absence Of under draining. if the
farmer will in autumn take his pillow
and make burrows to act as open drains
to carry off the coming snperabundance
of winter rains, he will find when
spring comes that he has been richly
repaid for his tronble. He will be able
to put in his early potatoes, oats OF
spring barley one or two weeks sooner
for his forethought, and his ground will
break up in much nicer condition.
Such burrows or open drains to carry
off the excess of winter rains, if con-
structed SD as to have only a gentle
fall, will also be of great service in pre-
venting any washing away of the soil.
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A VIRGINIAN DISTINGUISHED IN THE
FRENCH SERVICE Among the Ameri-
can officers who served in the late war
in Europe, St. George Tucker Mason,
of Virginia, son of the late Hon. Jno.
Y. Mason, formerly United States Min
lister to France, has been promoted for
distinguished gallantry. After serving
with distinction under Gen. Lee,
through the Confederate war. he OBJ
tanned a commission as Sub Lieutenant
in the army of France, and was order
ed to the Legion Etangere. in Algiers,
where he remained until last October.
his regiment being among those held
in reserve. After the battle of Sedan
his command was called into active
service, first participating in the second
battle OF Orleans, at which the French
troops retOok the town. He participa-
ted in the third battle of Orleans, the
battles of Artenan and of Beauvill.ers
and other minor engagements. At the
last battle of Orleans he received a
dangerous wound in the forehead, and
at Artenan he was twice wounded. He
also received wound in one Of the
minor battles in which he was engaged.
His injuries were not, however, of a
permanent character. For his gallant
and distinguished services, he has been
rewarded with the rank of Captain in
the Fifteenth Army Corps Of France.
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Witty REpLY.-Madame de Staefs
daughter, the Baroness de Brogee, was
an extraordinary beauty. Her charms
made such an impression on Prince
Talleyrand that in contemplating them
he was often deficient in his attentions
to her highly gifted mother. One day,
being on a party of pleasure on the
water, she determined to c0nfonnd
him, and put this question, if our vessel
was to be wrecked by storm, which
of use would you strive to save first,
me or my daughter "Madam," in
stantly replied Talleyrand, "with the
many talents and requirements yOa
possess, it would be an affr0nt to You
to suppose that you cannot swim. l
should therefore deem it my duty to
save the baroness first"
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Testimonials 10 Grover and Bakers
Sewing Machines.
A,xx.NDnn1A. Nav. 1871.


It affords me much pleasure to testify as
to the excellence of the Grover & Baker
Sewing Machine Ny family have tried
several different kinds, and without hesi-
tation has given the preference to the
Grover g. Baker Sewing Machine. For
many years we have had one Of these ma.
chimes and it has paid for itself several
times over. The simplicity of the mocha
nis,n. the ease with which it is worked.
and the beauty combined with the strength
of tho stitch. make it. to my conception,
the ne plus ultra of all sewing machines
l can confidently and conscien iously COM
mend it to all my friends who are in
search of a first class machine. In these
times no family should be without one,
for feel sure no better investment can be
made for domestic purposes
8. BURFORD,
Rector of st. James Church.
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26 PINE STREET New YORK, November
81, Is67--UDoLPHo WOLFE, ESQ. PRE-
SENT: Dear Sir: have made chemical
examination of a sample of your Schiedam
Schnapps, with the intent of determining
if any foreign or injurious substance had
been added to the simple distilled spirits.
The examination has resulted in the con-
clusion that the sample contained no pois-
Onous or harmful admixture. / have been
unable to discover any trace of the delete
rious substances which are sometimes en-
ployed in the adulteratiOn of liquors. I
would not hesitate to use myself, nor to
recommend to others, for medicinal pur-
poses, the Schiedam Schnapps as an excel
lent and understandable variety of Giu.
Very respectfully yours.
(Signed) CHAS. A. SEELY,
Chemist.
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ALEXANDRIA. APRIL 27

have had much experience with some
of the leading machines, and feel that
can say without injustice to any one that
the Grover g. BakeL Elastic Stitch Ma
chine is far superior to any l have yet
used. Its simplicity, small effort required
to operate, aud the great strength and
of its seam are qualities l have
never found equaled in any other.
MRS. II. l.. DAIGRE.
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ALEXANDRIA, APRIL. 1871.

take pleasure in saying that the Gro
yer g. Baker Sewing Machines have al
ways proved satisfactory in every respect.
For simplicity and durability it has no
equal. It's embroidery attachment alone
would make it favOrite.
Mrs. JULIUS GOODMAN.
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Miss MAMIE BoYCE.
ALEXANDRIA. MAY LIST.

I take great pleasure in bearing testi-
moDy to its importance as household ne
cessity. 1t can be used Ior either fine or
coarse sewing My little girl. aged 10
years, can sew on it with ease. 1t is
something that every family shonld have.
Mrs E. X. BIOSSAT
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~ A hardware firm in New Haven
have just issued an illustrated cata-
logne of their productions, which cost
them $4,000 for 1900 copies. The
alone cost $4,000, and the
paper for the edition cost $4,000 be-
fore the type touched it. The book is
a large 300 page volume, the pages
IA by Is inches in size.
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RELIC OF GENERAL WAsHINGTON.-
In a store window on Chestnut street,
near Ninth, is a very interesting relic
of General Washington, &hich attracts
a great deal of attention, and must be
viewed with reverence by every Amer
lean citizen. 1t consists of copy OF
the Holy Bible in three volumes, folio,
and large paper in an excellent state
Of preservation, and bonpd in calf.
The volumes were presented to the
father of his country by Bishop Will
son, the annotator of them and anthor
of Sacra Priuata. The present was
greatly priced by Washington, and was
used by the members of his family for
many years. On the title page of each
volume is Wasl'ington's autograph.
In his will, Washington bequeaths
these volumes to Lord Fairfax with
whom he was on very intimate terms,
and for whom he had great deal Of
respect. That portion of IL will max
ing tile bequest to Lord Fairfax, reads
as follows: "To the Reverend, now
Brian Fairfax, give Bible in large
folio volumes with note, presented t.
me by the Right Reverend Thomas
Wilson. Bishop of Sodor and Man.
Lord Fairfax presented the Bible t.
John Carlyle Hubert, and it contains
a record of the Hubert family since the
year 1905. This is the only Bible mem
toned in Washington's wilt Rich
mond Enquirer.
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CHEMICAL AND TECHNICAL LAB0RAT0-
RY, 10 EXCHANGE PLACE, NEW YORK, No.
vember IS, ls67-UDoLPHO WOLFE, ESQ:
Dear Sir: The undersigned have carefully
and thoroughly analysed sample of your
Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps,. selected by
ourselves, and have found tho same free
from all organic or inorganic substances.
more or less injurious to health. From
the result of our examination we consider
full as n beverage, and effectual in its me.
dicinal qualities.
Respectfully yours,
(Signed} ALEX. TRIPPEL. Chemist.
FRANCIS E. ENGELHARD,
M
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n General Carroll Tevis. Of PhiIadel-
pliia, of brevet rank in the American ar
my, and who commanded division in
Bourbaki's force. has returned to Paris, on
his way to join his family in England,
covered with laurels, and decorated with
the Cross of the Legend Of Honor for his
bravery in the field.
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PINEvILLE. APRIL, 1871

have used the Grover g. Baker Sewing
Machine for some time-Hemming, Fell
ing, Tucking, Quilting, Braiding and Bind
ing in the most beautiful manner. ! have
same satisfaction.
Miss MAMIE BOYCE.
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" The tradesmen of Paducah are to
make a grand gala-day Of the lstproxi-
mo, celebrating the occasion with
procession composed ofall the business
vehicles Of the city.
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"schnapps" is a remedy in chronic ca
tarrbal complaints, etc:
take great pleasure in bearing highly
creditable testimony to its efficacy as re-
medal agent in the diseases for which you
recommend it. Having q natural tenden-
cy to the mucous surfaces, with slight
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, NJ. D..
New York.
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LIVE years experience in the use of this
II Gnano, in the culture Of Cotton, has
given it q standard character for excel
lence unsurpassed by any other Fertilizer.
Experience, through series Of years. has
demonstrated that an application of 200
lbs. per acre increases the crop three-fold;
while an application of 100 lbs. per acre
doubles the production. At this rate OF
increase. with Cotton at present low prices,
the investment in this GuanO pays from
$50 to 500 per cent. profit.
The large fixed Capital invested by the
Pacific Guano Company, in the production
of this Gnano, affords the surest guarantee
of its continued excellence.
For Supplies and further information.
apply to w. F. KELLY, Agent.
81 Camp street, New Orleans.
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Temper.


in edge tools. A man destitute of that
heavenborn principle would be as in
sufficient in the hand to hand difficult
ties that must be encountered as a
rock drill without the correct temper.
An AK may be made Of the choicest
quality of steel, ground to an edge,
and polished so beautifully that
chopper can see the color of his eyes
in the polished surface. Let him
sink such tool into stick of green
Eastwood up to the eye, and the bright
edge will seem adequate to any re-
quirement but strike hemlock knot,
and the beautiful edge writhes and
turnes this way aud that way, in a
double and twisted corrugation. All!
the correct temper is lacking. But
thrust the FURNISHED steel into the fire
and give the edge proper temper,
and it will walk straight through the
gnarly oak, and the knotty hemlock,
as a warm knife will pass through a
roll of frozen butter. But the iustru-
ment is the same in both instances.
Nothing of an appreciable nature has
been added to or taken from the steel.
So it is with Il man or woman. Cor
rect temper gives efficiency to every
word and action. Were it not for the
uniform temper of an engineer, the
Hoosac Mountains could never be
tunneled, nor could the niagara ever
have been bridged. A boy without
'grit," without "spunk," destitute OF
temper might grow up into feminine
imbecile, capable of feeding the chick
ems, and always requiring a guardian
or superintendent.
No man OF woman, boy or girl, ever
inherited too much temper or grit
The great trouble has always been the
controlling of it. A noble horse that
has not sufficient temper to tear his
harness and rend every rein, making
kindling wood of the vehicle that lie il
drawing, when things about him be-
come unstrung aud out of gear, woult
be an animal of little value. A hors,
never possessed too much fire and tenn
per. Wherever there is difficulty, i
may be attributed to lack of cOntrO
of that temper by means of correc
education.
! So with children and so with adults
In every noble nature, whether auima
or human, the All-wise Creator has i'm
planted this wonderful power of resis
lance, thus rendering each possessOr o
it efficient = enabling him to battl
successfully with the asperities and oh
stacles of life. A young man or boy
in these perverse days of seduction, in
trigue and corruption, needs the gri
of emery and unflinching firmness Q
the diamond to enable him to NEE
with unrufaed temper the persuasive
incentives to dishonesty, crime, an,
popular corruption. Ihe temper mus
be controlled and educated in child
hood, in boyhood, through the critics:
period Of youth, up through the year
of ripe manhood, and down to hoar.
age. Temper, firmness, decision
pluck, grift or spunk, by whatever eu
phonic appellation we may be please
to name the qualities of a noble man
hood. Without such granite foun
da,ion, the entire superstructure G
character will resemble the soft an
, yielding edge of the .ool destitute q
temper. Without this persistent quail
ity, everything would be unreliabl
and as unstable as water on an in
clined surface. But this faculty mus
be controlled Exchange.
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LIE HAS REMOVED FROM FRONT
Ii to THIRD STREET, and has just re-
turned from the citT, where he purchased
we'll selected stock, and has reduced
prices to snit the times, He fiatters him.
self that he eau give entire satisfaction
both in quality and price of Goods. Give
nim call and examine his stock and sat.
isfy yourselves
May 10th, Ie71-1y,
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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. DIR. J. w. BRIGHT.
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DIED AT Leesville. Vernon Parish
on the 23d Of April, 1871. Mrs. NANCY
NEAL, relict OF the late Mitchell Neal,
aged "a years.
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:: :: $; ): !:
excellence alone at-&e
tanned an Impoverished pre-eminence.
which pronOunces them unequaled. Their
TONE
singing quality, as well as great purity of
information, and sweetness throughout the
entire scale. Their
TOUCH
is plant and elastic, and entirely free from
the stiffness found in SO many Pianos.
IN WORKMANSHIP
they are unequaled. using none but the
very best seasoned material the large CAPT.
| tai employed in our business enabling us
to keep continually an Immense stock of
| lumber, &C., on hand.
~ All our SQUARE PIANOS have
our New Improved Overstrung Scale and
the AGRAFFE TREBLE.
u We would call special attention to
our late improvements in GRAND PHI
NOS and SQUARE GRANDS, Patented
August l4th, 1866, which bring the Piano
nearer perfection than has yet been
tanned.
Every Piano fully Warranted for 5 Yean
We have made arrangements for the
Sole WkOlesaie Agency for the most Cele-
brated PARLOR ORGANS and MELO-
DEONS, which we offer Wholesale aud
Retail, at Lowest Factory Prices.
| VIM KNABE & CO.
! Dec. 81, ls70-6m. Baltimore, Nd.
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BEG leave to call the attention of the
L reader to testimonials in favor of the
Schnapps:
feel bound to say that I regard your
Schnapps as being in every respect pre-
eminently pure, and deserving of medical
patronage. At all events it is the purest
possible article of Holland Gin, heretofore
lnobtainable, and as such may be safely
prescribed by physicians.
DAVID L. MOTT, NJ. D..
Pharmaceutical Chemist, n. 7.
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READ
CAREFUILYl
Agna and Fever.


The only preventive known for Chills aud
Fever is the nse of Wolfe's Schie-
dam Schnapps.
WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS
Is good for Dyspepsia.
WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS
Is preventive of ChilIs and Fever.
WOLVES SCHIEDAMS CHNAPPS
Is good for all kidney and bladder COM
plants.
WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS
Is used all over the world by physicians
in their practice.
WOLVES SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS
Is good for Cont.
WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCKN4PPS
Is good Tor all Urinary complaints.
WOLFE'S SCHIEDAMSCHNA
Is recommended by all the Medical Fac
ulty.
WOLFE'S SCHIEDAMS CHNAPPS
Is good for Collie and pain in the stomach.
WOLFES SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS
Is initiated and counterfeited, and pur-
chasers will have to use caution
in purchasing.
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Bricks |!

TINE BATON ROUGE BRICK COM
i 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 %, ls71-tf.
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Chancery Notice.

The State ofMississippi,
Panola County.
In the Chancery Court ofSd county
In vacation before the aetk and Master a
said court, at his office in u town Of psna,s
on the 3lst day Of JANUARY S7l.
No. $40.
Presley T. Glass, I'm opening com.
VI, }plainpt,s bin h his
Ada Pauline Glass. caus /, sp,esc,ng
that the said defendant, Ada Raline Gla,s e
a non resident OF the State of ksissinn, =, a
that she resides at Ripley in the sate az Ten.
nessce.
II Is therefore ordered by the car, Ina. tho
said defendant, Ada Pauline Ola, A enter
her appearance herein, on or hefoe the t;rs,
day OF the next term of SAID court, \ no bol.
den at the courthouse of said county, pa,oIo
in thetown Of Pamela, on the first Maiav In
April 1871, and plead, answer or demo ~ ,hs
bill of complaint herein filed, or th,alega.
thereof win b takcn for confessed
1t Is further ordered that a copy of this osr hs
published in the Week., Pamela star, a h.s.
paper published in said town of Pamela fo,S,r
weeks successfully, aud that a copy thcreoSo
by mail, postage paid, to the i.
Of said defendant at Ripley, Tennessee,
a true copy &c, HARRISON,
Miller. Cierll
Solicitors feh4-i
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MASKS veil dshultl fra BE-
5 sihsf a Esssss ~ sf1mnl a.
Whea ore salllsr tts raf fIa
nsli When ihoy dabt liak
jady ssysi 4 woman who m
. battle Rom i laIism u generally
n high Stiffness
Company dfr l%usirrcihe
ihe 'cfyast' before yoar party
Tuesday March gla has boon
decided upon lof the mafrage ~
Her Royal lliqlhc',, the rnneau
Louisc and the Marquis II Lofuc
little gih ioylully assured her
mother, The otherday that .hc hpl
found out where they made hor.o..
she had SEED n man IN ihe shop jnst
finishing one II them. Tor he was
mailing on bis last foot.
Bristol n town which is partly in
Tennessee, aud partly IN Virginia,
has one representative in the lcgi.la.
ture 1T Nashville and another A
Richmond.
A few days ago Miss Duffy, n
Georgia girl, got huily because her
mother wouldn't let her 60 to a ball,
and drowned herself.
Disrneli receives an annual revenue
IF about six thousand dollars from
he copyrights of books.
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Citation Notice.

ToJ. w. s. Power, Ellen Il. Griffith, Lucinda
Roberts, Rebeecn Holloway, James Powers
Malinda Lloyd, William Power, Eliza Nc.
Gehec and Elizabeth Hall, lcga,ees of Charity
Power, deceased, who are nou.residents OF
the State Of Mississippi, and whose place OF
residence and post Office address, after dill
gent inquiry, canine be found or ascertained
Greeting;
You are cited to be and appear before the chan
Gerry court Of Pamela county, State Of Mi.s.s-
sippi ut the court house Of said county, in the
town Of Pamela on the LIST Monday In April,
1871, then and there TO show cause, If any you
can, why the final account Of Lea Williamson,
Of the estate of Charity Power,
deceased, filed in said court, should not be al
lowed and approved.
BY order ofcourt,
MIS- C. HARRISON, elk.
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Citation Notice.

To wv Wright, who res dos at Bankctie. In
The ecnty Of Neuces countyi Texas l.. C.
WrghA u, O Wright JAS. b. W. Wright
Sarah ', Wells and her husband, W. T. B.
Wells, +. Hinton and her hu band R. r.
Hinton, 1 A. Peterson aud her husband, W.
o1Fe'ersa Lncy..Wright, all of whom reside
at marlborough, Gonzales county; Sta e
q TeaaS Artha Cook and her husband, l..
D. Cook, W. reside at Helena, Ia the State
Of Fexas-encting:
gu are cited \ appear before the Chancery
Court Of the eoa'y Of Pamela, State Of Nissis.
sippi, " the eoSs house Of said county in the
own Of ranoiA n the first Monday in April.
1911, to show eaEs why the final account of
n. T. Wright adHaIstrator Of the estate of
James b. Wright, tccascd, filed in said court'
should no, be allowl aud approved.
BY order of Cour
Issued February ", 1871.
Mo &c. HARRISON, Gk.
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Attachment Notice.
Tho State Of Mississippi, |

State Of Mississippi,
Pamela County.
u vs. Justices Court Beat No. 2 Of said county.
3'sfs's Z Bryant byJ. W, Hall, Agt.
n. ". Mathews,
J.nssrrament was isaued on the 1lth day Of
| Ns.hsss, isIl against the estate Of Fl W.
lAoIars ss.endsnt for the sum Of thirty-two
sosrt !. ~ ninesy-six cents, returnabls q said
I'M dsgrnSs. sOsh, 1871; and Il appearing thai
pe4-oeS.s feAides In the STATE Of Artensss
hlby elsss 4 "" sosnty unknown, notice 4 hsra,
arpeass Il W ~ Z, y. Mathews that unloss =.
~ ~ Nv s ~ Y y held at Long a'S Tsr W
eaiAs IN Z 49, ls7i, and plead i1 70
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Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters Of admin
was granted to tho undersigned party
at the October term 1869 Of the Probate Court
OF Pamela county, Miss, upon the estate of W
9, Crawley, decd. and roticc is hereby given to
all parties holding claims against said estate to
come In and probate the same within the time
required by law or they will be forever bar
red. Parties indebted to tho estate must set
tic the same or they will be sued.
JOHN BRYANT.
Administrator.
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Saturday, the isl Day of April, 1871,

IN the premises, withis lawful hours offer for
ale, at Public Auction, TO the highest bidder
tr cash, the following lands, lying and being
'nbe said county OF Pamela, and known as
thseast half Of section seven (7,l township
ten 10 range seven on west.
ISAAC SMITH, Administrator
'-'ow X. ). Wells decd.