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Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24
How Paper Clathes Are Male

Wearers of paper collars may be in
terested in the reports on the manu-
factme of paper in Japan, which have
lately been printed for the British
parliament. There seems to be no
reason why they should not wear not
only paper collars but alsopaper shirts,
and washable paper coats and trousers,
by taking advantage of the process
described as follows:
"Mode of making paper cloth, war
rametl to- wash Take some of the
paper called shosho,' or some of the
: senka,' and dye it Of the color re.
quifed. Boil some Of the roots called
ken fhakwno-dama,' with the skins
on, try them with inner portion of a
rice stalk when it penetrates easily
they are sufficiently boiled. Peel them
and let the water ruH of, and then
pound them into a paste. Spread this
paste on either side of the paper, and
let it dry in the sun till quite. stiff
Then sprinkle water on it until it is
thoroughly damped, and leave it in
that state for a night. The next
morning roll it upon a bamb0oief the
thickness of the FshaftYO an arrow, and
force il With the hands from either end
into a crnmple in the center; unroH Il
and repeat this process two or three
times, rolling it from each side and
conner of the paper. Then crnmplej i,
well in the hands by rubbing it to
gether until it becomes quite soft. and
then sprinkle on it again to damp il
PriLit ont straight and smooth, fold il
up, and pound it with a wOeden mallet
1t may then be put into wateras inucl
and as often as Is liked without sus
tanning injury, having becomes strong
aud lasting material, .s.,,,v a,fr
This cloth is male principally il
the Damiate of Sendan Boxes, trays
and even saacepans mar be made o
tbiscl0th.; axdssauceSans thus lnana
featured Sustain, no, injury over !
strong charcoal heat. Bags may h
made of it in which wine may be pu
! and heated by insertion in iboilin.
water. ids7S 4fw ,lfTaz d sgR 4aS
"A, new alloy of copper and iron Ia,
been invented which is regarded as 1
tdisc0yery OF much practical import
anre. The blending of the two metal
produces q substance of great strength
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24

s'stu 1OtSs
II should have written
pafore hat have been confined
n nom Until yesterday. do moi
a xny ming Of particular Interest tc
puhlk 70 iii out q letter with
te Iegidature are pretty hard al
work. doing nothing as some say
though you know some people are very
hard to please. The election bill was
being discussed yesterday and sup
pose the discussion continues to-day,
it is generally cpnceeded that it and
,Alsa, etlsse,. obnoxious laVs will he 70
pealed, whether better ones will be
substituted remains to be SCENT Sc
The City is very full of people al
thousands have left both before and
after the Grand Dukes departure
which took place last night at Il
o'clock, Ia the train For Mobile where
be, goes on his way to Pensacola to
join his squadron which will thea sail
for Hayanna.
:. ] came down on the Selma, and al
though Icould not possibly enjoy .
trip in which / were confined to my
stateroom. must do Captain Pick
EFT and his officers the justice to say
that received every attention and
care a sick man required, and ear
most COZ daily recommend him and his
boat to the travelling public Of Rec
River. heft ets.4, t.ses-
/ have been and am stopping at thu
City Hotel, which though it may b.
over topped as to show and splendol
by the st. Charles and st. Louis, fol
real comfort and enjoyment cannot bt
surpassed by any house in the whole
Southland so every one seems t.
think, for it is always fall to overflow
ing and neither it or the st. James, al
so under Col Morse's management car
contain at times his Numerous guests
Well l have seen the Grand Duk,
and had my hair. brushed by machine
~, which are about the most remark
able occurrences that have happened
to me yet-both in fact by accident
The famous Dan Rice had pitched hi.
Mammoth Tents on vacant lot il
Jefferson City just in front of a hous'
where happened to be, and the grea
Roman officer and his suit having beef
bespoke happened to drive up at thu
time, and we all got good 'cck al
him.. He is rather u dutch lookins
individual with red face. hair and stub
by side whiskers, and looks goot
deal older than his actual age. My
paper is cut and l must conclude
without further mention OF the ma
chine Hair Brush.
Yours &C.,
Il. G.. G..
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24

@~es =
Men and women, especially young
people, do not know that it takes
years to tE< lPletely two hearta
even Of MOI loving and well a..
qDte& ySkn3 >sB-allows no sudden
tnGe. We re very gradually
- the 1df( 70 the summit Of lie.
- ~ grs1tnL . fraction Of US q
Z - II nSFcdiock is lous
Ming id 56vey fkn>w young persona
think love belongs OILY to the brown
hair, ard plump; round, crimson cheek.
So It does for ~ bcgiWniney -jastso
Nj. Washington begins at Boston Bsy.
But the golded- marriage IL . part E
love which the bridal day. knows RotH
ing Of Youth il the tsSel aud lid
flower Of love aga = Pc fll |!I -
'o %itiaes sss' s1am faxp ssl
hopes of days that are I'd come. BcSatj,
full, also, is the, evening Of love, VIA
its glad remefn& faAees, fsnd its rain.
bow side turned 6Nnsd heaven ~ wen
as earth. Yodne feople marry their
Opposites in temper md general char.
acter md snch . marriage il common.
IL coed match. Theyd6 k3nsttncsix6
IT, The young man d0ess hot. nays
1" My black eyes require t. be we'd yitk
blue, and my over vehem6nce rc4uha
to he little modified with somewhat
of duilness audreservc.v WheR thee
opposites come together to be wed,
they do not know it 1 each thinks .thA
other Just like itself. = z ; ? ~
Old people never marry their op.
posites; they marry their ssiniI6ss,
and from calculation, Each of these
two arrangements is very proper. In
their long journey these two ,younk
oppositNs VIII nla ont by tie way )
great many times, and both get out Of
thes r0ady .buts each wf1l shASnsth
other tWok again, and by anjktytaR
will be agreed as to the place they viii
go to and the road they win 20 hT,
and become recoAcileA Tho Alsn Ill
be noblef and larger for being ass9ela-
ted with so, much humanity unlike
himself, and she will be n0bler for
having manhood heside her, that eeekt
to correct her deficiencies and sdp6ly
her with what she lacks, if'theo diver.
sity be not too great, and there - real
pjetyl ard love IN their hearts tosbeGA
with. The old bridegroom hayss0s
much shorter joaruoy t0mak9 en18t
associate himself with one ike him,
self. a perfect and complete marriage
is, perhaps, as rare as perstpsI ,pe9tTy
Men- and women are married. f9(fjQps
ally; now. a small fraction, thsp. -
large fraction. Very few are married
totally aud tres .eply, ! think .a{fee
some forty or nfty yeAfsof gradual ap'
prQSkh and sxperiinents Sues 3 large
and sweet fruit is a. complete marriage
that it needs very long summer, TO
ripenin3 aud then Along winter 90
mellow and season it. But y rczl,
happy marriage of love aud jndGWqrs,
between inoDlel anaR and woaiSRsjp
one of the things 70 veryi, haadeome,
that, If the sun were, "a tina 0reek
poets tabled, q god. 10 might stop tho
world i'm order to feast his eyes ON
such y spectacle. 200 4 Eszimszd o.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24


= WoMAN's WIT,-the following is re-
lated by the New York Evening Post
lit is not generally the young lady
who takes the lead in an elopememt.
But when she does, the runaway is
pretty sure to prove a success. Frank
lin. Tennessee, had a romantic couple
wlv course of true love did not run
yerso smoothly. So they planned a
runaway scheme, intending to cross
the State line and be married, and then
return and hey the indignant fathers
mercy, the whole tking to be done be-
tween sapset and sunrise. Everything
went all right until they reached the
depot, when suggestion having been
made that the iIate father might ever
take them, the bridegivem became
nervous and wanted to 20 home. But
has lady reassuredl him II don't see
how he can; l really don't quoth she.
- He lives tkree miles from here ana
if he comes he will have to walk. ffe
can't make the distance on foot before
the arrival and departure of the train.
l saw the danger OF such denoue-
ment last night, and made nay arrange
ments accordingly. l went 10 the sta
bles, hid all the brides, locked the
doors and threw the keys away.
When 1 left home this morning moth
er and father were asleep. l quietly
turned the key upon them, and threw
the key away to0.' That couple were
married, and the man had better walk
pretty straight with sach partaer.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24

~ Those wishing to take trip to
the city on an iaccoinmodat packet,
wlll have an. opport nnity Of doing SO,
$ asshr WIS. Pike geesrio~nE today
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24

Alexandria to New Orleans. ,..,,.
Depart Tuesday Thursday and Sar
Turday at pm. 2fA ~ " 7.
: arrive from N q. Tuesday Thursday
aud Saturday by 5PM slsr
Alexandra to Nstchitocles Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday at . P NJ.
Departs Tuesday and Friday At ga NJ.
arrive Monday ane Thursday 9 A. NJ.
Alexandria to Harrisonburgisn 9dT
Depart Tuesday at p. n, arrive
. by II NJ -
Af~xandria to Homer depart Monday
seat2Ps n. arrive by IL NJ. u re H5tHl
Alexandria to Cotiles Landing and Col.
fax depart Mondays, Thursday and
Saturday at 8 A. III. arrive by ga. ~
Postmasters are not required to re
ceive mntiiated currency in exchange
for envelopes and postage stamps.
-nHhe person entitled TO letters recei-
we'd by mail, are. those whose names
are in the address, and the deliye.y
should be to the person addressed, Oh
accUfding to his or her order.
tod los HEB. RIEGGOLD, p. NJ. 9
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24
Hard ofHcaring.

"A y6sne jonathan once conrted the
daughter Of an old man that lived
|stlo&A e,otr who professed to he def
kcjent m hearing, but, forsoOth, who
,vs5S more captious, than limited in
hesrfAs, as Q sequel viii show.
II was a sformy night in the idea of
March. .if i nsist6ke not, when light
ing met iieftniEg and loud peals OF
Thunder, answered thunder, that
FJ0nafhnn sat by the old lady This ill.,
tended mother-in1aw) on the ex-
petlieaeF ef asking the old mans per-
mission topnarry ssSal.0
Jonathan resolved to ~popo it to
the. old man the next day; but
liza heid Is fthink on the task ny
heart shrinkss To be brief night l.as.
sd. by the dawn Of another day the
Ss.ssb manDwa to be found in his barn
lot feeding the pigs. Jonathan r,se
from bed early. in the /, morning, spied
the old man feeding his pigs and re-
solved to ask for Sal.
Scarce q minute had elapsed after
Janathan made his fast resolution, ere
he bid the old man g good Itorning.7
Now Jonathan's heart beat, now he
scratched his head, and ever and anon
gave birth to a pensive GAVIN. iona
than declared he'd as lief take thirty
nine, stripes AS to- ask tho old man.
{" But said he aloud to himself" how
ever, here goes it, faint heart never
won a fam gapn and he addressed the
ON man thus: rlf&aa i
'>sI say old man, I want to marry
your daughter" set E1 f
o. You want to befTew my halter.
1 would loan it to you, Jonathan, but
nay son has taken it and gone of TO
the mill ~ efH sa1s % i ife
Jonathan, putting his mouth close
to the old mans ear, and speaking in o
deafeHing voice.
!" Pve got five hundred pounds of
money! 1''F ''h l'"
Old man stepped back as if greatly
alarmed and exclaimed in a voice OF
surprise, !" You have got five hundred
ponds Of honey. What in the mis-
chief can you do with so much honey
Why it il more than the neighbcrhoed
has use for.15 448 a is.. -
Jonathan, not yet the victim of
despair, bawIed out, g Eve got gold"
Old Man. So have /, Jonathan.
and it's the worst cold l ever had in
my life.7 So saying he sneezed a
:. wash up" a.,.s ~, ts,ff ... e6
BY this time the old lady came mp
and having observed Jonathan's un-
fortunate luck, she put her mouth
close to the old mans ear, and scream
ed like a wounded yahOe. 49, e
g Daddy, daddy, yod don't under
stand, wants to marry your daugb
terri Hif'i 3.'- ''
Old ManA-ss told him our calf hal
ter was gomez gsoo sHs
"Old LADY,. Why daddy, you
, can't understand, he's got gold, he's
rich.-
s"He's got cold, and the itcs, ell
So saying the old man struck ut iona
than with his walking cane but hap
PLY for Jonathan, he lodged it. NoI
did the rage of the old man stop at
this but with angry countenance he
made after Jonathan who took to his
heels, nor did JOnathau's luck stop
here; he bad not gone far from the
barnyard nor far from the old man
who run him close race, ere iona
than stamped his toe and fell to the
ground, aud before the old man could
take up, he stumbled over Jonathan
and fell spawling into mudhole
Jonathan sprang to his heels, and
with the speed of john Gilpin cleared
himself. And poor Sal, she died 4
nun. Never had any husband"
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24
Mass Meeting.

4 u
HD'QRs. UNION REPuBLFANCEDBrl
.Colfax, La, February 4tl, 1Si go
At mass meeting of GU zeus TO re-
organise and elect o6Icers II 870
held at the residence Of tn Hon.
Thomas johnson, this End day of Feb
ruary. 1872. The following officers
were ekcted nnaninaousIy
Thomas johnson, President,
I. Nj. Wells, Vice Presideas x.t ~ -,
+. E. Laysard, Treasures, - .--sss.;
G. ID. Brantly, Secretary,
Th0s. WashiHgt0 Sergst at Arms.
After whicbs the ffdliOWing areSoln-
tons were introduced and adopted.
Resolved, That,we,ths UniOHz Reppb,
Iican Climb, Of.the EariAh Of Gfalft, brs
ga,,ised and astiag q. q co. peratiSs
branch of the, Mother Club, of Colfax.
do recognize bur present Parish expcu
tive Uomlnittee,~ 6Ad do most heartily
endorse the action ofour Chief Execal
tive, II. g., WaTmoth,, IN the fierce Or
deal through which he 80 recently and
successfully passed, evencing thereby
his wOrthyness to the position Of his
high Calling: ] 70! ,fdsi siipp ssV 80
Resoiccd, That We farther ,,more
pledge ourselves together with, afore-
said Mother Ulub, to use our. utmost
erdeavors to secure his Election, in
the approaching contest, firmly and
impartially, believing that he is emf
nently fitted for the Leader of the Re
publican party of this State, and to
the full enforcement OF. the. Laws,
necessary ~ the protection Of the tree
and Law abiding citizens Of Louisiana.
Resolred, Whereas, III. L. Kearsen,
elected from our parish, to, represent
as in the State Legislature, false to the
principal presented ut that time to en-
terrain, and false to the pledges he
made MS when we selected him for the
high an honorable position, also hav
ing deserted the administration, the
Republican party and his own Race of
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24

!, Fee males-lawyers. sl,Is5s ~
Vain Ipeople--Minerx. !, .sSycf IA IA
Dosghlmaias- Bakers. - sssi ni.St
water pio6fs Sounding. 9 Aii.
The; seed Germ Of ife--babieA IA
s.Qcnlar, punishment EyeJashes. IL
"a Watsr spcut- A, stsmperaacs ossT
ton; e aiaa'afsT 8 ~ siaiii sHia
A mixed'isp afslf; -Bbstdins hosse
hash. .8tJUh "a d.
Great .shoo . maksrs-cassls div
ers.s fTf>
The greatest lrAy sssts.o.ss--
a j<1s ssysss.s. lhosssly a.haGa2
had say.
Fond Of catching fiies---bsse ballist
and gpider. H-5aiatfc.d % dHFT
dYseSaxtAof 'ihost popular @ith ~,
ladies-Hugo. Asnfa
MOSS Sof u I'd buehelJf h inst
and fear knot. --ox
Te4Sas}A q Z thips y hest-saeW
"a b,,aadfdl extGsct psiIiSk \ .pessEs.
ii girl 66t Of q mud hole M ,,,.,,
ua Ass A Ssss1 osi sifl. viz ~
EAzjhg * aysls, very Slowly. IA,
poverty 'soon' ovsrtakes hin. + : :, bos,
IA ss sssii7s egSIs 6 ssl Se'sa esi
IL - ~
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24

~Weare ihaebtesi tetKe Kind Of
flcers ofthe steamers WI s. Pike, sB.
LIN dge and q. II. Duffee, fer haze
palber fsvcrs. We shall not sorget
tseh1 for cher kind attention. be they
came in play this week. I---ifs'fs'N
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24

~ Owing to the absence ofour Ed
itorial stan, we make . rather dali ap.
pearance this week. ThersfVre We
beg the indulgence OF orr readers, and
promise % make up for i IN our next u
by giyipg, you full ratiops., .,l,,'., 81 !,
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24

ffoxafth Once having ibvitsd he
friends to. dine, painted ulSon tliA
s ;ss's s ssd s ssss ssa a ss.
Eta Beta ri.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24
'Rcligioiis Notice!

Tbs Rt. Rev. j. P. B. Wilmer, D. G.
u, viii visit Cheney vile, on Thursday,
the 22d, inst, for Confirmation. = -
He will return thence'to Alexandria,
aud on Saturday, (St. Matthias Day
the oath, will admit Mr.. a. n. Ogden,
il, to Holy Orders, in st. James
Church. '.i's ~ -
'on Sunday, I'D Sunday lin Lent, tile
18th, he will preach and celebrate the
Apostolic Rite Of Confirmation. ''..'.
The community wtll be Welcomed to
al thess unusually intefsstiplg ffeligii
Gus services -, i....s. -, .....,., -
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24

~ The river is like some of cur dis
friends, -.tia on the swelht
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24

Russia is 4 buying locomotives in
Philadelphia casi a-sob 4sd bsWoiiei
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24

1 Not TO. make purchases unless
they can be paid for at the time, OF
whom the account Is sent in; nd
=. Never TO buy anything simply
"Decause II Is. caeais'3e'' ~, : ~ -
.. 10 dress In a manner betting
tAe station or occupation, ~ liie ut the
memuer. ..s ss.ss - .,s,.. ,s.,, I i.s
4. 10 consider the personal tastes OF
heads OF families, within the limits of
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-07
PORT OF NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 8, 1872.
CLEARED.

Steamship Assyra OBJ, Smith. Glasgow Henderson Bros
Steamship Thurlngia (NGl Ehers, Observation-Disclosures
Co.
steamship Leo, Dearborn, savannah-Murray, Ferris 4
Co.
Steamship Georgia, Crowel, Chareston-H Morgan 4
steamship Beneacor Jones, wilmington, NC-Lorilard
Steamship Co.
Steamship VIM Clyde, Scott, Norfolk, City Point and
RIchmond--W ashingto1 Co
Steamship Isaac Be, Brakeman, City Point and Rich.
mond-Old Dominion Steamship Co.
mshpVouneer Howe, Observation-Disclosures Steam
ship Co.
Steamship Nereus. 5earse. Boston-h Dimock.
Ship Ladoga Wiley San TRANSPORTATION 4 Go.
Bark Drowning Louise Norl Larsen, Queenstown Fall
mouth-Tetens 4 Bockmann.
Bark Tempo (Ila Mcneni Cork for oriers-A Agrcsta
Bark Phocean (Fr) Aneque Bordeaux-Bovd 4 Hincken.
Bark Neand (Nor), Falaksen. Hamburg-Funch, Edye 4
Co.
Bark srene Nor, Reutel st NazareFunch Edge Co.
Bark Banquerau tBr) Robinson, Monevidco Peusa-
cOln-Crandal, Berteaux II Co.
Bark McGivery, Nickels, Matanzas--R p Buck Co.
Bark w Gridhtns (Br) Drummond, Matanzas-J Ward
ACo
schr Patriot tBr,, Thomas. Port Elizabeth, CGHGeo
Bulley.
schr Lottie Sparrow. Linnen, Baracoa.BJ Weinberg
Schr Britannia (Brl Roy, Halifa1-Moss Ward.
Schr Franklin. Clark, Acknowledgment 4 Beattie.
Schr Kate Ranger Martin, Jacksonvills-vsn Brunt 4
Bro
schr Matte Taber, Adredge Fernandina-van Brunt
Bro.
Schr Ida Brdsal Johnson Charleston Evans Ball Co.
Soop Biauve Roberts. New Haven-Rackett Bro.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-07
THE TERwILLIGER INVESTIGATION.


Evidence Against the Clerk Of the Senate
How Parsons Got the Printing.
ALBANY, Feb. o, 1872
Before special senate committee appointed to
investigate the charges against Mr.. TerwilliRer,
Of Weed, Parsons h Co., testified to paying Terwil-
lager nearly four thousand seven hundred dol
lars for commissions on printing given his
firm; also to recalling bills sent in and
changing the amount stated in MI. Grace's an
out. he says that .'the change in the first was
made by my own son, he not being conversant with
book printing when these figures were changed.
received from the foreman OF my book departments
statement Of all the Items OF composition Of the
work Tor that committee. That work commenced
in 1868 IN the winter, when was not IN the city;
left for the South early In the spring; oh nv return
home IN IL, the winter Of 1899 IL was to as
went through the whole Of that account this print
BROUGHT TO US BY PIECRMEAL.
IT was not job brought all at once, 1t was every
DAYS wOIk as the committee passed along, or
as the proceedings OF the committee passed.
We would print one cation OF that work,
and in . few days probably another edition
would De called for and we would be obliged TO
reset the wh0e OF that work. In the progress OF
that work had TO set 1t at least three times, and
II am not much mistaken, we then stereotyped 1t
to prevent decomposition. When this return was
made to me ! covered thar whole ground MI
book and charged as an experiment TO see now
near he could approach to
WHAT WAS RIGHT,
knowing that afterwards had to pass over the
making out Of the bill Oracle had made
but the bill was greater than that paper, and there
fore he must have mad some other memorandum
because made no charges except what were right.
That is my explanation as far as l can go from
memory.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-07
HERALD WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 72-TRlPIE

Utah; Eugene Blonde, OF Louisiana. Second Lieu
tenant Revenue Marine Service.
New Phase Sf the Legal Tender Question.
In the American and British Mixed CLAIMS Com
mission today the following award IN the case OF
William Adam the United States mo. 72) was
madeleine Commissioners are OF opinion that the
matters alleged IN the memorial 40 not constitute
the basis OF any valid claim against
the United States The claim is there
fore, disallowed. The above is q case OF the
investment by the claimant of money IN American
railroad. stock in 1859, who now claims the diner-
ence between gold and greenbacks; or. IN other
words, he holds The United States responsible for
$4,000 depreciation in the price Of the stocks and
interest accruing during that time, growing out
Of the passage Of the Legal Tender acL
The Commission adjourned until the 10th inst.
The Hornet be- Libelled.
The Attorney General has advised the Secretary
Of Treasury that justice requires that the steam
ship Hornet should De lDelied, and the case has
been referred to the United States District Attorney
at Baltimore.
Prospective Marriage In High Life.
Miss Kate Riggs, daughter Of George W. Riggs,
the banker, Of this city, leaves here Thursday
evening for Rome. where she win be married imme-
dately after Lent to NJ GeoGrey, the French Minis
ter to China.