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4 N infallble remedy for all distractions of
Il the Monthly Periods" from colds or other
causes. A certain cure it is Woman's best
friend. Price Five Dollars. Sent to any sd-
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CERTAIN CURE FOR PLIES.

anteed o certain cure for Piles, no matter what
form or how long stan ding, in from three 10 five
days. Price one dollar. Sent to any address
10y mail fifteen cents extra for postage. Sold
only at DIR. 0. A. Bohsnnan's office, No. Gle N
Fifth street IS. Louis, No. EstabiiAhed In 1887
moh2S dwly
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a sharper in Connecticut is advertising TO
give $4,000 to any person who will adopt an
infant two weeks old. adding that ten cents
must be enclosed for answering letters.
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mrs Farnham, of Wisconsin, has Just
Our'eo her sixth husband, and the papers
Gall her . suOOsasful planter.
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ITO MORE Foox-xRARs !!

This 10 the cry Of thousands who have had
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Mereurial CO Syphiii;ie RhsHmaIiSm
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Enclose 3 cent stamp and send for sealed cir
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Druggist and PhHrm Sceutist
In Medical College Building, corner of BlondeaI
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in all their various forms. It is taken in ward
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The principal advantage in taking this medi
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CUREs ALL CHRONIC AND SPECIAL
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va DIR. B0HAENAE'S Treatise on Spec
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DIR. BOHANNAN

Office No. 619 North Fifth street, between
Washington Ave. and Green strsets),
SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI.
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THE WEEKLY WORLD.

A large quarto sheet, printed throughout
in large type, and published every We'd
nesday morning, among its prominent
features are:
/. Its very full and accurate market re
ports. embracing the live stock markets of
New York, Albany Brighton, Cambridge,
philadelphia; the New York country pro
,luce market, and general produce mark
cts of the country; and full reports of the
New York money market. Each of these
T., 10 is are complied with great care. and
contain the latest quotations that can be-
obtained up to the time of putting the
paper to press
) Its agricultural department. which
| contains each week articles on practical
| and scientific farming that are Of great
value to American farmers. A special
feature of this department is a weekly
summary of the condition of the Hop mar.
kets at home and abroad.
] A very full report of the proceedings o
| tue Farmers Club of the American Instj.
| tute is printed in each issue of The Week
| ly World, the day after the meeting of the
| club. BY this arrangement the report APP
| pears in the Weekly World one week in
advance of its publication in any other
/ 8. a portion of the Weekly World is
reserved for family reading matter, inclu-
| ding original aud selected stories, poetns.
| waits Of humor, and extracts from books
and periodicals. Particular attention will
lie given to this department during the
year. sr,..
A. A special feature of the Weekly World
is a carefully complied summary of the
news of each week. 1t is made SO complete
that no one who reads it can fail of being
well posted on all tfe important news o
the day.
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NOTICE !

THE undersigned having been com.
L missioned and qualified as Justice
of the Peace, for the Bayon RapiIes
Ward, hereby gives notice of his deter
minalion to enforce all Laws for the
preservation of Peace and quiet among
the People, and most especially those
for the punishment of trespasScrs on
Fences and Enclosures. for damage to
shade, ornamental and nut hearing
trees by making fires ut the roots of
them, or otherwise ininrin= them, and
for in any manner ohst,ucting .l,e free
passage of the Public Road. Those
necessitated tn encanp on the Road
should have consideration enough for
others t" draw their wagons well to
one side, not to halter their teams tn
fences aud tn make their fires us much
screened MS possible from risk Of injury
tn I,asse,s be in frishttmiH. their teams.
He hopes that all good citizens i'll aid
in this effort by arre>ting aud Minoing
hefnre him, or some other magistrate,
every vinlator of sucl, Laws.
GEORGE MASON GRAHAM.
Justice If the Peace.
| Bayou Rapidcs, March 25iI,, 1871 -3t
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FOR SALE,

vrHE plantation of X. NJ. Clark, four
/ teen miles Ivy railroad south at
containing 1900 acres, ~
ing an both sides of Bayou Daeaf, Oh
the line of the Baton Rouge, Alexand
ria and Shreveport Railroad, about one
mile of front on each side of said ba-
YOU. 1000 acres cleared and under
good fence. Whole place composed of
about two thirds al,uvial, the rest mp
land. Fifteen double houses for la
borers, (now tenanttd by good colored
labur.) situated on the bayou, with els
terms sufficient One brick store, in
operation at present, to which Is at
tached Il dwelling house of fur rooms,
with suitable out-hUnses, all recently
built to- which store and dwelling pos
session will lie given at tile expiration
of IL lease. The main dwelling of the
plantation is situated on the up'ands,
ut II point notorious for its beauty and
health; it contains seven rooms, neat
iy pape:ed; with wide hall and gale
ries, having all necessary out-honses
ON the place there are ample cribs aht
stables. There will he sUld with thi
plantation 80 head of horses and mules
! 100 head Of cattle, with n number q
hogs and sheep, together with all stool
and fixtures.
TERMs-S65.OOO for the wlole-one
third cash. the renal der in equal pay
ments, two aud three years, with lie
and mortgage retained hy the vendo
until final Payment.
| For further particulars apply at tbi
agency. Z. X. BOYD,
March 22-4t. Agent.
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= Number Fourteen.

The number fourteen has been dis
covered to be of great historical inn
port:
The first King of France, named
Henry, WIS consecratcd on the l4th "f
May. 1929 on the l4,h o, May. 1853.
the Parisians rose against Henry III,
and tho last Henry was assassinated
upon the l4,h ol May, 1910. Henri de
Bourbon was the fourteen King who
bore the titles of France and Navarro,
and in his name we find just fourteen
letters.
Henry " was horn in December,
1853, the figures of which date added
together make fourtren-eXactly four
teen centuries, fourteen decades and
fourteen wears after the birth of Christ.
His first wife. Margaret of Val"iS. was
born on the 18th of May, 1859 the
battle of Ivry was fought and won on
the l4th of March, 1880; on the l4th
of May, IN the same year, the White
plnmcd hero was beaten in the tau-
hnurgs of Paris; and on the I4th of
Nnvembe, the sixteen swore to die
rather II an to obey his + lie. On the
same day. six years later. was renis-
tered the Palal hnil empowering the
legate OF Rome To nominate an ocrR-
pant ct the French throne to- King
| H"nry's exclusion. On the Nth of
December, 1899, he WAS recaNcilcd tn
the Duke of Savoy and on the 18th OF
! May, 1910, he was stabbed by Rarail|ae
! in the rue de ii Fcironmeric the as
>assin's opportunity being supplied
! him by the stnppnge of the royal car
sheet, which, tiiiy-six years before
Henry II had ordered to he widened
his uufu'tilled order bearing date the
Ash of May.
1t viii he noticed that one date, thai
of the 14,h of May, play n prominen
part in this catalogue of coincidencrS
and upon that same date in 1913 Ldui
XIII died--lhe figures /, q, 4. 3, wlirl
added, again producing the mngc',
number at fourteen.
Louis XIV assembled the throne j,
i643, died in 7l5, equal to fourteen
again and lived to the age off,
seven and seven making fourteen
. Louis XIV died in IVA, date supply
trentes and the sum of its cehtra
r tignres.
I Louis XVI had rcigned Just fourteen
wears WHEN he summoned the States
/. General, destined tn bring about I'll
} revelation. On The l4ih of July, LIS!
, the Bastile was destroyed, and in ISL
; lie BuurhonS were icstO,ed--a yea
t bearing the allimpnrtam' n"niher, M
4 only in It's figures, out likewise in the
i sum. On the 18th of Jnly, 1915. Nj
e pnleon informed Capt. Matt and tn:
he threw himself upon Ehsland's pre-
: lection.
: On the l4th of July, 1870 diplomat
t relations were broken off betwee
II Ftance and Prussia. Aud. lastly q
: the f4ti, of August, NJ ,rsitaH Bazaint
h army retreated "ver the Mnspl'r hefnl
the advancing legions of &c mai,
|. i Chamhers' Journal.
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BAD DREAMs.-In the course of on

BAD DREAMs.-1n the course of one
Of my dreams, l was brought us a cap
tive into the presence ct some Algefian
lespot, who sat on thrnne, with a
numerous body of soldiers on cacli side
of him, and who mepacrd me With
horrible tur:ures. ] listened patiently,
and when his discourse was ended. |
said with perfect calmness: 8" lh's Is
very we'll HOW hnt yon are perfectly
aware that when open my eyes. y"'l
and vnnr soldiers will all go to the
Evidently the nail had been hilton the
head. The soldiers nndged each other,
mensily exchanged significant winkis,
Indicating that l had discovered the
secret of nnthinoness The sulIan o'
dey (whiclirver he was) looked crest
fallen, but put on as good Il face as he
| could, and said with evident retuc-
tance: "Well, You may GO" i lef'
the spot with the utmost ins"ltnce-
stamping my fingers at the soldiers
who, as I passed them stared ut mt
with the most intense expression o
awe. so IN afterwards awnie. = Con
feSsion OF a Dreamer.
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How RAN IS FoRMKp.-To under !

How Ram Is FoRMED.-To under
stand the philosophy oftliis plenome-
non, essential to the very existence of
plants and animals, few facts, deriv-
ed from observation and long train
of experiments. must be remembered.
Were the atmosphere, everywhere, at
all times, at uniform temperature,
we should never have rain, snow oi
hail. The water absorbed by it IL
evaporation from the sea and the
eart}t's surface would descend in an
imperceptible vapor, er cease to be
absorbed by the air when it was once
fully saturated. The absorbing power
of the atmosphere, and consequently
its capability to retain humidity, is
proportionably greater in cold than in
warm air. The air near the surface nt
the earth is warmer than it is in thu,
region of the clouds The higher we
ascend from the earth the colder we
find the atmosphere. Hence the per.
petual snow on very high mountains
i'll the very hottest climates Now.
when from evaporation, the air is
highly saturated with though
it is invisible if its temperature j:
suddenly reduced 10y cold currents
descending from above, or rushing
from a higher to a lower latitude, it!
capacity to retain moisture is dimin
ished, clouds are formed, and the re-
suit is rain. Air cOndenses as it cooIs
and like sponge filed with water ant
compressed, pours out wafer whicl
IFS diminish capacity cannot hold
How singular, yet how simple, is tn
arrangement Tor watering the earth
-fSeientihe American.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-29
How ,,r RRorcur1S HIS GAME.

How HE BROUGHT IN HIS GAME.-A
gold miner at Pixies Peak took his gun
and stiayed Il shout distance from the
camp, and shot a cuh, not observing
at the same time the old bear which
was near at hand to avrnge the death
of her offspring. The hunter approach
ed his game with an exnl!hnt arr
glowing in his success. and ant'c'pa-
mig the astonisllmett of his e"n'pah-
ions to SIZE him march into their midst
with an ample supply OF his tender lear
meat, when, TO his surprise, he saw a
large bear bounding towards him. very
much determined to demolish h'm at
one meal. Our hero dropped his gan,
and. started off like Il frightened deel
down The hill. His companions saw
him com ng through the bush, and ~.
san. ont to him, "Wllat's the matter Z
.sGi-gi-eit out your suus ready Tor
shot, siammered he. almost ont q
breath, ii am bringing her right int'
the camp .
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FOR
1871.


TIVE YEAR 1871 BIDS FAIR TO BE
J. one of the most important and frrit-
fHl in our political history. In It Will DO
shaped the great issues on which the
Presidential election Of 1879 must turn.
1t viii be an era Of new political energy
III the South, which. for the first time ia
twelve years, comes uufeftered intoa mr.
tiOnal canvass: and an era of confidcte
hope to the Democratic party everywhere.
The perannuated issues on which the
Radical party have stood are passing out
of pulitics, and the laundering inbeciiity
and prnhigate extravagance OF General
Grants administration need only to bs
faithfully exposed to turn the tide Of pub
lie feeling strongly against 1t. In this.
the great work of the coming year, Tho
World will act no secondary part Its
location in the great focus of national con,
merce and intelligence. the freshness and
abundance of its news, and its recognized
position as the leading organ of the Demo.
cratic party, lay upon it a mission and
,pnstleship which it will discharge with
uufinclring boidness, visoF, fidelity, ana
zeal. 1t will be in constant counsel and
communion with the tried leaders and
sagacious statesmen of the party IN all the
States of the Union, cordially cooperating
with them, and they with it, in building
mp the party in order and unity; healing
| differences, infusiug confidence, Inviting
! aud encouraging new proselytes. and Lead
| ing On the party as 81 bold and nnbroken
plialanx to the great triumph which
| awaits it in 1872
The share allotted to The World in this
combined md disciplined movement Of
rhe Democracy, in their onward march to
! victory. is the dissemination of political
truth; a work which can he fruitful only
| in proportion to the extent of its circnla-
| tion. We ask Democrats everywhere to
| lid us in scattering the good seed broad
.ast over the whole land. during the period
which is so important in reference to the
coming harvest.
| AS A VEHICLE OF NEWS
The World (now in the eleventh year OF
it's existenee) has always held the first
rank among metropolitan journals. It's
news on every topic OF interest, political,
commercial, literary. social. domestic. and
foreign, is always fresh. abundant. various
aud accurate. comprising the whole circle
of current intelligence, always rendered
With such promptitude and spirit that the
PAPER has u large and increasing clrcula
lion among political opponents for it,
superiority in these respects.
AS AN ORGAN OF OPINION
The World is fearless, trenchant, indomita
Bile; ardent in its advocacy OF sound Dem
,cratic principles. unsPariag in its denun
cation of political abuses and corruption
and not confiHiug its discussions to mer'
,,olitics, it takes "a wide range, touche
$ npon great variety of subjects, and aim
, to he safe gnide of pnblic opinion on al
] topics which, engage public attention. /
. gives conspicuous prominence to trade
s commerce, and finance, aud on these topic
invites comparison with any other journa
! published at the commercial metropolis
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-29
SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY!

r PLACE BEFORE YOU TO-DAY
a description Of the cotton planfa-
,inn nf Mrs. G. d. Marshall, Of Rapidcs
Parish, situated OH the left descending
bank Of Bayou Benf, less than one
mile below the village of Chenfyvillr,
within one mile of the line Of the Bat.
ton Rouge and Alexandria Railroad.
cuntainir. twelve hundred and eish
acres aggregate, ct which seven hun
dred and fifty are cleared AMI three
hundred acres enclosed under good
fence mile of front on Bayo"
Beuf. Tie dwelling house, nearly
new, is a two story framed building.
containing eight rooms, with wide gall
leries front and rear. The rooms and
halls are neatly paperetl. This, ito-
yefier with the Kitchen and other ont
buildings, needs no repair. The barn
aud. stables are in good condition, as
WILL as quarter for laborers, containin.
twelve cabins. The gin house, entire
ly new, containing two GIN stands, is
curahie OF turning out fourteen bales
nt cotton per day, and Is more valua-
bile, being in reguisitiun for Use by
nei.lbariiig planters. There is also
me house Of three rooms, situated OH
the front al per side of plantation. hav-
ing !, number of Outlouses. The or
,-i,aui, Of three acres, contains
peaches. apples, figs aud plums. Gar
den we'll fenced, containing also about
tifiy peach trees il good bearing con
di,ion. The front yard of the dwell
ling, of two acres, is filled with fin'
shrn abery. in good condition.
TERMs-FOrty dollars per acre, one
third cash, the remainder in one ant
,w"years, Will, lien and mortgage re
tanned by vendor until final payment
Titles guaranteed. G. X. BOYD,
March Is, fo7t-4t. Agent.
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Eg The Washington Patriot says
that Mr.. Justice Nelsonileclined the OF
fer of a place on the High Commission
when first rendered him. and only
welded to the urgent and reiterated
i,uu,rtuni,ies of Mr.. Fish, who WAS ne
cessarilv anxious to secure the advan-
taue OF his great experience and ability
MS well as the benefit Of his high char
acter. The Judge is now seventy-eisnt
years old, aud may be regarded as hale
aud vigorous for that advanced age.
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Succooeion Sale.
No. l3.-Successio of Fra: CO Pous
sin--Parisl Court. t4.t

NO. t0.-CuccesStOf OF fT' co POuS
sin--P.rish Court. tiA
PURSUANT to an order of sale
1 issued by the Parish Judge of the
Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana,
in the above succession, dated April
10, 1870, and addressed to NE, I will
sell at public auction Oh the premises, on
SATURDAY, the 18th day of APRIL.
A. d. 1871,
between the hours of ii A NJ and p
P, the following property for the pay
ment of debts, viz:
A certain tract or parcel of land lying
and being in and ;,round the town al
Pin-ville Parish nj Rapi,es. containing
eighty acres (s0), more ar less. aud
numbered by lots from "ne (D to
invent. four (24) "n IL plat of survey
made hy Robert w. BtiHsharst, parish
surveyor, ON the 9th 'la, ct 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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RoMANTIC EPISODE. L u Ii j S
stranger than fiction" has been said and
written great many times, and the
other. day abont 5 O'clock occurred an
event verifying the Somewhat trlte
adage. Since the early part OF last
week the very engaging and handsome
REPRESENTATIVE from Mercer, Capt. }.
MyAfte, has been confined to his room
mt the Capitol Hotel with typhoid
pneumonia, and very shortly after his
first attack his illness was pronounced
serious by the physicians. There APP
peared at his bedside, to minister to
his wants and soothe his unrest, one OF
Kentucky's fair daughters, not I'M
known to the work as gifted authoress
to whom he had years ago pllghted
his love. There she sat by the SICK
mans couch from morning till night,
watching the flushing cheek and fever
cleaning eye with that self-deny'ns
and utter devotion which only the
true woman can know; until ut last
how could it he otherwise 9-the pa
tent became better. The denoue-
ment is contained in the following Off
cial announcement:
| MARRIED.-On the 18th inst, at the
Capitol Hotel, by Rev. Father Young
of the Catholic Church, Hon. j. j
McAfee, Representative in the Legs
lature from Mercer, and Miss Nell.
Marshall, daughter of General Hum
phrey Marshall. I'D Louisville Courier
Journal. Ga
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CHEMICAL AND TEcHNIcAL LABoEATo-
Ry, iS Exchange PLACE, NEW York, No
vember %, Is67--UDoLPHO WOLFE. ESQ:
Dear Sir: The undersigned have carefully
and thoroughly analyzed asample of yonr
Aromatic Schirdam Schnapps, selected 10y
ourselves. aud have found the same FREE
from all organic or inorganic Substances
more nr less Injurious to health. From
,lhe result of our examination we consids'
tle article one of superior quality, health
FIJI as "a beverage, and etfcctual in its me-
licinal qualities 80
Respectfully Yours.
fSiyned) ALEX. TRIPPEL. Chemist.
FRANCIS L. ENGELHARD, :.
NJ d