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Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-05
Jury Reform.

THE difficulties that surround the sys-.
tenn of trial by jury are exciting. more and
more the attention of English jurists.
Even so great an authority as the Attor-
ney-General, Sir John Coleridge, has
been enlisted on the side Of radical reform
In that direction. He has rece tly intro
duced bill to reform the procedure In
fury cases. The amendments that he pro-
poses are, we believe, too sweeping 10
tin.. favor in conservative England. First,
he proposes in all except capital cases 70
do away with tine ancient twelve jury
men, and to reduce tha' apostolic number
TO seven. or these seven msJority are
to determine the questions in issue; and
the trial is to go on even though two OF
these jurors should be absent from SIGN, :is
ness. Certainly this would do away VIII
the endless disagreements OF Juries, winch
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-05
Sunshine.

Do what you can to make sunshine IN
the world. Lift up the curtains. We do
not mean the curtains of the room, but
the curtains which darken the spirit OF
your brother, your friend, your neigh
Dor, or even of a stranger, If the curtain
strings are within your convenient reach.
Lift up the curtains, and let the sum
shine In. Light is better than darkness,
and how cheap 1t is! A kind and cheer
ing word to one who is in trouble and is
perplexed, and almost discouraged; a
word of heartfelt sympathy to the affiict-
ed; a loving word of counsel to the
young; a word of assurance to the doubt
ing; q "soft word which, though it but.
ters no parsnips, turneth away wrath"
to the prejudiced and unreasOnably pro-
voked all such words as these are sun
shine to those to whom they are spoken.
81 have never found anything else SO
cheap and so useful as politeness," said
an old traveller to us once. He then went
on to state that, early in life, finding how
useful it was, frequently, to strangers, to
give them some information OF which they
were I'm search, and which he possessed
he had adopted the rule always to help
everybody he could in such little oppor'
| tunities as were constantly Offering In nis
traveis. The result was, that out OF tht
merest trifies of assistance, rendered II
this way, had grown some of the pleas
ATTEST and most valuable acquaintance
that he had ever formed.
How many great men have testified tina
/ their whole lives have been influenced D,
some single remark made to them In thei
boyhod! And who cannot recall word
spoken to himself in his childhood, L
which, perhaps, the speaker attached n
importance whatever, but which san
deep snd immovably into his memory
and which have never lost their powe
over him?
Make sunlight! the world at best
dark enough. Do what you can to max
it more cheerful and happier.-Erehang'
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-05

ACCORDING to Jewish and Moham-
medan tradition, King Solomon, who was
wise beyond all other men, knew the lan-
guape of animals, and could talk with the
beasts of the field and the birds of the air.
A Rabbinical story is told of him, which
Is in this wise:
lone day the king rode out OF Jerusa-
lem with q great retinue. An ant-mil lay
directly in his path, and Solomon neard
its little people talking.
Here comes the great king, ne neard
one of them say. His fiatterers call him
wise. and Just, and merciful, but ne is
about to ride over us, and crush us witn-
out needing our sufferings.'
sand Solomon told the Queen OF Sne.
ba, who rode with him, what the ant
said.
sand the queen made answer, He Is
an insolent creature, o king! 1t is bet
ter fate than he deserves, to be trodd n
under our feet
"But Solomon said: 1T is the part OF
wisdom to learn Of the lowest and weak
est And he commanded his train 70
turn aside and spare the ant-hill.
! "Then all the courtiers marveled great
| ly. and the Queen of Sheba bowed heI
head and made obeisance to Solomon.
"sNow know I the secret of thy wis
dom. Thou listeneth as patiently 10 thu
reproiches of the humble as to the nat
teries of the great. '"-Whitt'er.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-05
ALEXANDRIA. PARISH OF RAPIDES, LA. AbhiI = ,L9f3

now are the cause of so much vexation
and expense to suitors. 1t would also
greatly diminish the burden of jury duty,
and make it unnecessary to summon the
large panels now required. On the
other hand, the opponents of the bill In
sist that it would lodge too much power
in the hands of four men, and that the
bribery of jurors would be resorted to
more frequently than at present. WHAT
ever the fate of Sir j. Coleridge's bill, it
is probable that at no very distant time
the method of trial by jury will be modi-
fled both in England and in this country,
at least in civil cases. By making the
agreement of ten men sufficient the obsti-
nate or purchased twelfth juror who ap-
pears i'm so many cases would become an
unknown quantity. 1t is undeniable,
however, that to do this would be TO over
turn fundamental principle of English
jurisprudence which has survived. the test
of many centuries of practical application
~ y Sun
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-05
Female Clerks.

WE are sorry to record that the women
employed in the Treasury Department
have been accused as body, both on the
floor of Congress and elsewhere, of being
loose and immoral In their character. 1t
is doubtless true that some improper
women nave been employed in the Trea-
sury. 1t would be miraculous II out of SO
many women employed it were otherwise,
under the former imperfect system of ap-
pointment. But that more than an incon-
siderable proportion are otherwise than
yirtuous and modest, we confidently deny,
and our denial is based on a thorough
acquaintance with the facts. The simple
truth is that these women as class are
as yirtuous, as modest, as intelligent, as
respectable, and as discreet and lady-like
i'm their demeanoY as the ladies Of any
CON munity of which we know, and that
even the few who constitute the unfortu-
nate exceptions to this encomium are
compelled, by the force Of the common
sentiment of both men and women in the
Department, to conduct themselves dis
creetly and properly while there.
Could their cruel traducers but visit the
Department and observe the deportmeD!
of the woman clerks, day after day; could
they see them at their fatiguing employ
ment; ould they know that mosto OF them
have either children or young brother'
and sisters or aged and indrm parent'
dependent upon them for support; ina
MANY of them lost the strong arm which
they had hoped would shield them from
want and misery during the late war; tina
many were themselves on the field Of bat
tie or In the hospital, ministering, as onl..
woman can, to the sick, the wounded AM
the dying, and that most Of them II de
prived Of their positions would hay
scarcely any other resource for the sur
port Of themselves and families than tn
charity of friends or Of the world. we ar
sure that an end would be put at ono
and forever to the detraction Of the wome
who earn their bread by hard labor In tt
Treasury Department. - Seribner's fl
AprI.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-05
A Wonderful Exploit.

OK March 3, 1868, a train on Benning-
ton and Portland Railroad was snow
bound about three-fourths ofa mile from
SALISBURY. The weather was intensely
old: there were no provisions on the
train; fuel was nearly exhausted; night
was approaching, and the situation began
to look desperate. Mr.. Hills two small
children were with him, and one of them,
too young to be fed with arguments,
clamored for something better. The SUI
perintendent of the road, Mr.. &C. White,
was on the train, but strange to say, the
snow wouldn't clear the track for q rail-
road king. In his helplessness he was
entirely at loss for any means of relief,
until Captain Hills, without instruments
of any kind, except the wire on the poles,
proposed. nevertheless, to telegraph to
Rutland. The superintendent was in
credulous, but Captain Fl. quickly cut the
wire, and communicated with the officers
of the road at Rutland, merely striking
the ends of the wire together-thus max
ing and breaking the telegraphic circuit
as he would have done with the key of an
ordinary operating instrument. An
engine was Immediately sent to. the re-
lief Of the blockaded train. But the en-
tire operation required the receiving, as
we'll as the sending of messages. This
was the crucial test Of Capt. His inge-
nuity, skill, and nerve, and, until this was
accomplished, the superintendent and
passengers felt no assurance that the mes
sage sent had been intelligibly commu-
nicated to the officers at Rutland. Strik-
ing his wires together, he wrote to the
operator at Rutland, as follows
''rronble, Answer slowly. am work
ing without an instrument; will receive
your answer through my tongue" He
touched the frosty wire to his tongue,
with the same result, at first, as that en-
joyed by the boy who undertook to lick
the frost from his skate-steel, but found
that the steel knew more about licking
than he did. The wire wouldn't let 60
until it was warmed, and then kindly took
the skin off with 1t. So the wire was
heightened and carried into the car. After
it was warmed, Captain FL. received the
messages by putting one end Of the wire
above and the other end under his tongue
and letting the electric current pass
through it, when he was able to read by
the succession of sharp and somewhat
| painful elec ric shocks. His success was
perfect-and he not only sent and received
mes ages for the superintendent but FOL
, several of the passengers. The only IL
consequence of the exploit was the tota
, loss of taste which Captain II. suffered
for several days afterwards.-lhiecg
: \ Tribune
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-05
Miscellaneous Selections.
Z THE REJECTION.

u F..
Try ADA RowESA cARyAHAN.
n,,dvbv do Won come from your fine mansion
To such a moor cottage a-talking to me,
s ,os maid II saS0 it see
That should please you In meY
your learning and culture have placed you so
Above INV life,s level, I only can look
On yotir brightness unto the light of q star
May look up some little wild-hower from its
And have none chide the look.
"But IL a star drop from the sky for a flower,
Do you think that no creature viii wonder or
Orif Hover fancy that it has the power
To climb into stsr-land, will no one deride2
Yet Q flower may have pride,
"And, clothed with humility, beauty, and grace,
serenely may look in the face OF q star.
And as perfect, as you in your high station are,
OH thou radiant STAR v"
"And what do care for my culture" he said,
''Saye that 1t may give me the power to discern
Grace and beauty2 And you, though you may
WIN have learning enough to please me, ifyOu
But my love to return.
"For never q star in the heavens am /,
Butaman; II to culture and wealth was born
The walls of my mansion, so bare ana SO nign,
I'D have you, my pretty wild-rose, to adorn'
and trail over In scorn"
"a rose. did well when spake of a flower,
For that Is what women must still be to men;
Seen coveted gathered, and treasured an hour
Let fall in the dust, to be trampled on then
BY the feet of all meni
"And you-though think you would hold me
Admire me because am graceful and fair.
On the walls Of your home would have, for
But Butt 10 shine and to bear.
"And having done these well, Iwould have done
And you, you would give me support for your
For something to lean on, would give me-a wall
A rose that is lowered with warm human
wonld fain lean on heart.
ssNay, then, did i'll when spake of flower,
For am no flower, but woman, my heart
NV one sole possession, and it needs no bower,
But only home; space, adornment, and art
OF home are small part.
"And only the love between equals Is true;
II you, on level, to day, by my side
Stood saying, Give back the love give TO you
We've need Of each other,' my heart and m!
Both would be satisfied.
al could not look up were you mine, nor perm
You. then. 10 look down; it Is better by far
stay in the station for which am ft,
You shine In your high heaven still as q star
1t is better BY far. sst,,.r. p. e.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-05

TIE army register, for the current
year, shows that the commissioned por-
uon Of the United States army includes
IL general officers, Is adjutant-generais'
inspector-generals, 10 judge-advocates,
l chief signal-Officer, SO quartermasterrs,
26 commissaries, 1853 medical officer, o4
paymasters, 103 engineers, 6i ordnance
officers, 30 post-cSaplains, 42o cavalry
officers, 274 artillery officers, SSi infantry.
Officers, s professors 293 CADETS, ana ~
officers retired from active service
making a total Of s,73o. There are 2l3i
officers on the active list and, contrary
to the general impression. only 666. o.
less than one third Of them, are graduates
of West Point.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-05
Night.W0rk.

In reply to the question, how. long
time should be regarded Is the minimum
to be spent in bed in each twenty-four
hours the Lancet says: We are Of course
speaking of adults and we think we may
place the minimum at six hours f0r men
and seven for women, with an additional
hour, or even two, being taken whenever
1t is practicable.
Then as regards night-work: how Iar
is that specially prejudicial |? We believe
that for the young 1t Is really injurious,
by The mere fact Of its being nignt-work )
but for those whose organisms are con,
solidate6 we greatly doubt II It be at All
iniurious. per Sc. But there are sundry
conditions inexorsbly requiring 70 De
observed, If night-work Is to do 2 earm:
First of III, there must be no cufunlment
of the allowance Of bed above mentioned
and this allowance ofrepose must be taken
in A continuous manner. A man who
works up to g. m. should after that lie
in bed till 10, and, II possible, should GEL
an additional hours sleep and 2 mea
after It. Secondly, the light by which ht
works at night should be very white
powerful and steady, and should De care
fully concentrated, by q green snaae, or
his books or papers; insufficient. ni ker M
ing or too diffused light is one OF .ne
most serious causes Of the Decentralization
which affiicts night-workers.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-05

THOSE of us who have fattered our
selves that we were descendants OF Da,-
wins monkeys will b. plunged Into guilt
of deep despair on hearing Prof. Coins
theory that the human race all sprung
from q Yeast fungus. Prof. Cohn has
given this matter su h candid considers
tion that tn, re can be no doubt about the
correctness If his theory. He is now
making investigations with view OF as
certaining what brewery furnished the
yeast.-Detrom Tribune.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-05

TIE Louisville Courier-Jovnal has not
vet fully made up its mind as to whether
Hamlet was mad or not, but thinks that
the Ct nduct of his mother and uncle was
calculated to make him little angry.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-05

A DRINKING saloon has for one Of its
signs: Man wants but little here below,
but wants that little strongw
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-05

THE phoenix was raised in hot Ded,
and that's what makes him soar,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09
To Wash Lace.

Just at present, fashion DEGREES that
ladies shall wear profusion of lace !;
and as this delicate material is easily
soiled, we recommend the following
method of restoring it to it's pristine
purity and smoothness: Fold the lace
two or three times, and tack it on o
piece of clean white flannel. Wash it
carefully in warm water and with soap,
not rubbing, but dipping it up and down
in the water and patting it between your
hands. Change the water once. Then
dip it into very hot water, roll it up
flannel outside-and squeeze it as dry
as possible. Then remove the lacking
thread and dip the lace into cold water
into which little pearl-starch has been
dissolved. Take it out and roll it up in
a large cambria handkerchief, squeeze
it dry, and again fold it up in a dry
handkerchief. Let it remain for an
hour, then fold linen sheet four times,
spread upon it a fine piece of linen or an
old fine cambria handkerchief. Lay
your lace upon it, carefully smooth out
with your hands all folds or creases and
gently pull each pattern into proper
shape then spread over it another fine
handkerchief, folded double, and iron
with q hot iron. Remove the upper
cloth from the lace, but do not touch the
lace until it is perfectly dry. 1t dries in
it's impression on the cambria, and per-
fectly retains the beauty of it's pattern.
When quite dry, fold it in tissue-paper,
and it will look like new lace.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09
Perils of Fighting the MOdOes:

A letter from the lava beds says !:
Some sixty or sixty-one Modocs are
armed with Spencer carbines and breech-
loading muskets nor is it single in
stance only where one Modoc has been
known to have possession of two or more
Spencer rifles, enabling him to keep up
a rapid fire of shots from his natural or
artificial breastwork of rock. The sur
face of the ground in many places is
torn up by volcanic action, leaving
crevices, and these are adaptable to pur-
poses of either hiding or points OF de-
tense. There were several instances OF
soldiers knowing nothing of topography
who have come unawares on such fis-
sures therefore they could not escape;
their positions were confronted with q
willy Indian rifle leveled, with finger on
trigger, and death, or at least danger
Gus wound, was the result; and too
often The cowardly redskin escapes by
many paths known only to themselves
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09
Foreign Items.

VIENNA is building six new theaters.
JAPAN letter-carriers run sixty miles
a day.
LONDON supports 120, 900 paupers, one
in twenty-eight of her population.
The Dutch still retain possession OF
Holland, but they have not taken At
cheen.
IT has been decided to reconstruct
the Hotel de Vile, Paris, at a cost of
13, 49,, $50 francs.
RECENT surveys have determined that
the coal-felds of China cover an area of
400, 900 square miles.
LADIES are included in some of the
juries at the Vienna Exposition, and
will be expected to give their best judg-
ment in the distribution of awards and
prizes to the exhibitors.
A LONDON newspaper has discovered
an old soldier, named Ralph Morris,
who fought under Sir John Moore at
Corunna, and who was afterward in the
battle of Waterloo.
THE Emperor William recently in
Odo Russell, English Ambassador at
Berlin the first time, it is said, that
such distinction was ever conferred
upon the representative of foreign
power.
THERE are in Italy 34S theaters in
France, 337; in Germany, 1874; in Spain,
168; in Austria, 1872; i'll England, $50; in
Russia, A; in Belgium, "a in Holland,
%; in Switzerland, 20; in Portugal, Is;
in Sweden, 10; in Norway, s; in Greece,
4 in Turkey, 4 i'll Roumania, 3 in
Egypt, 3; in Servia, l.
THERE is story afioat that person
living in house that was formerly oc-
cupied by Humboldt has found, in a
rubbish heap in the cellar, a box Of
money and this is thought to be the
money that the King of Prussia pre-
scented to Humboldt in 1S43, and that
he lost at that time. 1t was supposed
to have been stolen.
MoNsIGNoR MERMILLoD, the exiled
prelate of Geneva, Switzerland, has been
made a Cardinal. He is reported to
have said to a recent interviewer "My
conviction is that Europe is going back
uiouS tlle IOdu VI ages, anu tlldu we are
returning to the wars of religion. The
next outbreak will be q religious or q
social war. There are now but two cur
rents in Europe"
The Shah of Persia, who is an excel
lent horseman, has made special re-
quest to the Emperor of Austria for an
international hunting party during his
visit to the Vienna Exhibition. The
Emperor, it is said, acquiesces in the
suggestion, and courtly invitations are
about to be sent out to all the European
courts asking royal personages to par
ticipate in the sport.
The agricultural returns of Great
Britain for 1872 show that only six per
cent. of the working population are en-
ployed in tillage and husbandry. These
number two millions. Neither the land
titled nor the labor expended are ade-
quate to furnish food for the dense
population of the island. Hence the
already large and rapidly increasing
trade in American food products must
continue, and promises to equalize in
time the value of the international arti-
cles with which British mines and manu-
factories supply the sovereigns of YAM
keedom.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09

cavern. BY Friday morning their food
was gone, and by Friday night their oil
too.
"Our food is gone, our light is gone,
but our God is not gone" said Truman.
" He says / will never leave you, mol
forsake You" AS for little Robert, Inc
was so weak he could not sit up. His
mind wandered; he talked about the
sun and the grass as if he saw them and
once he repeated what he had learned al
the Sunday school
''Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood
Stand dressed in living green"
Saturday came-the fifth day-and
the men at work outside knew there was
anxious even to speak. For hours they
had heard no signals. Were their poor
comrades dead? Suddenly the wall was
pierced hole was made through it
feeble voices were heard. Truman,
are you there ?"
=" Yes, all here"
All living? ?"
=" Yes, thank God, all living"
All living, all living !" shouted the
men and the shout went up to the top
OF the pit. When Roberts father heard
that his little son was alive, the good
news was too much for him, and he fell
down senseless.
One hour more, and the rescuers
reached their comrades. Who can de-
scribe the meeting? L cannot nor the
Joy and gratitude of wives, mothers,
and friends, as one and another were
brought up to the surface. At last
came Lester, with Robert in his arms
What huzza rent the air as they came
in sight Safe, safe God be
praised !'-Eariy Days.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09

THE new parasols are very odd they
have short club handles and staffs, with
a heavy knob o. gold, silver, ivory, tor
toise shell, or mother-of-peari a. .Ie
end some of these handles are entireiy
of tortoise shell or mother,of-peari-
these, of course, some with the ricnest
silk covers, lined and frlnged. Pale
pongee parasols lined with delicate pink,
blue. and green, have also club handles,
formed of large knotted sticks !; these
handles are tinted and vanished to
match the shade of the pongee.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09

SALE OF CoNGREssMEN' DEsKs.-
The prices brought at the sale of the
old desks and chairs of the House OF
Representatives Mt Washington, last
week, show that these relics of our late
Congressman were valued chiefly as Sec
ond-hand furniture, and not as memen-
toes of ability or patriotism. The aver
age prices obtained were one-sixth the
original cost. Thaddeus Stevens chair
was not put up for sale, to the disap-
pointment of many who had attended
the auction in the hope of securing it.
The chair which had been used by all
the Speakers of the House up to the
time of Speaker Pennington sold for
96.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09

FIFTEEN years ago it was hard to sell
moose meat in Maine cities at five cents
pound. Now it is hard to get it at
any price, so wasteful has been the
slaughter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09

THE name "grass widow" is of French
origin. II is derived from the French
"grace," and originally meant widow
by courtesy.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09
ROBERT.

JOSH BILLINGS gives the following adj
vice to young men /: "Don't be dis
couraged if yer mustache don't grow.
1t sometimes happens where mustache
duz the best nothing else duz so well. F"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09

NEARLY all North Carolina offices of
value are filed by printers, who uni
formily have penchant for fat takes.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09

The Great Vienna Exposition-SOmethi hing
About the Old city of Viennn-A Conn
pnrisOn with Previous Worlds Fairs
The Buildings-Thc Monster Dome
The Departments-Life In the Austrian
Capital.