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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06

q We were made to say, few
numbers back, and Dragged on it at
that, that the long needed mail service
from our Town to Burkeville, Texas,
has been re-establised and had actually
started on the first trip. Well we now
say what we said then is not true, and
that the Democrat and our Anacoco
friends are once more badly sold, and
are yet strangers to mail facilities.
Some future day when she does start in
earnest and we know it for all actual
fact, We will herald it to the world and
his wife.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06

INFLUENCE OF THE PRESS. - Philip
Gilbert Hamerton, in his mastery and
highly entertaining Intellectual Life,
discourses thus on the power and uses
of the press:
Newspapers are to the whole civil
lied world what the daily house.talk
is to the members of household; they
keep up our daily interest in each
other, they save US from the evils of iso.
lation. To live as member of the
great white race of men, the race that
has filled Europe and America, and
colonized or conquered whatever other
territories it has been pleased to occu-
py, to share from day to day its cares
its thoughts, its aspirations, it is neces.
sary that every man should read his
daily newspaper. Why are the French
peasants so bewildered and at sea, 30
out of place in the modern world7 It
is because they never read newspa-
er. And why are the Inhabitants of
the United States, though scattered
over territory fourteen times tho area
of Franco, so much more capable of
concerted political action, so much
more alice and modern, SO much more
interested in new discoveries of all
kinds and capable of selecting and
utilizing the best of them3 It is be-
cause the newspaper penetrates every
where; and even the lonely dweller on
the prairie or in the forest is not INTEL
lectually isolated from the great cur
rents of public life which flow through
the.telegraph and the press"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06

a Cincinnati claims to have 10000
volumes in her public library. Two
thirds ofthese books are Patent Office
reports and one-half the rest are we'll
worn works on the art of making ten
barrels of whisky out of one.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06

a A Dutchman getting excited over
an account of an elopement of mar
ried woman gave his opinion thus: "If
my wife runs away NIT anoder mans
wife, shake him out of bis breaches, i
she be my fadder, mine Cot"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06
General Pope and Ton Scat.

~oaeral fOpo and Ton Scott.
Did you ever hear the story told Of
the first interview between Gen. John
Pope and Colonel Thomas A. Scott. In.
ring the second year of the rebellion,
Scott was then Assistant Secretary If
War, and had occasion to see Pope: Alta.
toned at Cape Giradeau, NO., on i'm.
portant business. As is we'll known.
the General is, or at least was, not re-.
markable for courtesy, and, in regard !.
to profanity, he could have given IN.
British army in Flanders three point.
and then have beaten them at thai,
own game.
Pope had his headquarters on trans
port, and was seated in the cabin, smok.
ing, one afternoon, when a rather small
quiet-looking man entered and said:
''Is this General Popei"
"That's my name, sir, in a loud and
hectoring tone.
II have some business, General ~
"See my Adjutant, then. have no
time to attend to you"
"But General, my business
"D- your business! See my adm.
tant, your'
"You don't quite understand, Gene. /
raj"
"Don't understand and d.,
It's you who do not understand, for r.
have told you to see my adjutant.
G-d-you! half-a-dozen times"
''My name, General, is Scott, and
"What the h do I care what your
name isl If its Pot or Rot or Sot or
Idiot, as suspect, it's of no conse.
quence to me, G-d-it!"
All this while the stranger preserved
his perfectly quiet, calm, modest de-.
meanor; and Pope, being nearly ont
of breath from temper and excess Of
profanity, gave him time to say, az
TRANQUILITY as if the General had been
polite from the first:
~ have the honor to be Assistant
Secretary of War, and the miefortupe's
General, to he unknown to one of th3s
most urbane and best bred officers ;ns
the United States" IS
The first part of the sentence had sd
overwhelmed Pope that it is doubtfula
if he heard the singing irony of the
remainder. His manner changed at
once, and he exclaimed: ~ beg AZ
thousand pardons, Colonel. did notS
know you: and am sure you would
pardon my rudeness if you knew how
tremendously l am bored by fellows !
who insist upon seeing me because tbey {
have lost chicken, or can't collect
fifty cents from Union soldier"
Colonel Scott made no further r.. y
marks, but entered upon the business 1
in hand at once. During the remain 4
der OF his stay in Pope's department he
was treated with the most distin. q
guished courtesy Chicago Tribune i
Letter. e
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06

a. They do things differently in Chi
ma. There if young man hits his
father the slightest blow in anger, the
former has his head chopped off imme-
diately.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06

% Colonel Lee Crandall, now of
Nashville, Tenn, keeps sending us
papers from that City. We are very
thankful to him, and hope he may
keep it up.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06

BENEFICIARY SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS. IT b e
Trustees of the Louisville (Ky.)
Medical College have created
a number of Beneficiary Scholar
ships, for the benefit of poor but
deserving young men seeking a
first-class medical education. One
Beneficiary student is received from
each Senatorial District of any
State, and one from each Congress.
sional District of tho different
States. Sons Of physicians and
clergymen are very properly accord
ed Beneficiary Scholarships. Each
Scholarship is worth to the re.
cipient of it 5000, and those receiv-
ing such aid are known only to the
Dean. Mode Of obtaining a Bene-
fciary Scholarship learned by ap-
plying to DR.. E. s. Gaillard, Dean,
Louisville, Ky. As the next session
begins in September, all young men
needing aid should apply as early
as possible.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06
Newfoundland.
The -Four Ages.
The Rate of Discount.
Alexander Dumas.

a. According to tn Q New Or.
leans Herald, Mr.. A. Boarman, late
representative in Congress from
this District, is Of opinion that the
only salvation for Louisiana con-
sists in the Democrats and Liberals
going over to Grant and vigorously
supporting his administration
Whether Mr.. Boarman has as much
foresight as an M. 9. ought to have
we will not undertake to decide.
but he has way of showing his
faith by his works, Not long since
he set the example of pleasing
Grant by voting with his friends
for the back pay steal and the in.
crease Of salary grab.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06

aT The Iron Steamer, J. T. Moore,
up on Monday and goes down on Sat-
urday. TO the Captain are we once
more indebted for a big package of pa
pers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06

"A New York paper says "thei
President has many important duties
to perfom." Yes, and the President
himself seems to be the only man iv-s,
ing who is unaware of the fact.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06

~ We demand a favorable attention
to the business card of Ben. Weiss,
Agent, to be found elsewhere. He is
we'll known here as reliable and cour-
teous in his business transactions, and
it is to be hoped that his old friends.
whom he has helped and favored, will
remember him in bis first start. He
certainly deserves it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06

u The past week has again been
a showery one, b ut we have been
blessed with two full days without
rain. The crops are anything but
very good and may now be rated not
over an average half one of the old
times, that is the cane and corn. AS
for cotton the full tale remains to be
told, the real result ascertained.-
The caterpillars are in full crop and
blast, as yet have done no real dam
age, but every one believes, in fact
knows, that by the Goth inst. the
leaves will all have been eaten up,
and then "you know how it is your
self"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06

q DR.. St. John has already on hand,
a, for sale Laudreth's new crop Of
Turnip Seed.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06

q Any one wanting good, handy
and cheap Engine must call on I. C.
Miller & Co.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06

q For late New Orleans papers We
are obliged to the clerks of the South
Western and st. Mary.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06

q Buy your Groceries and Dry
Goods from w. Hustmyre.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06

% River getting very low and
falling fast; boats complaining of
bumps on the bars already.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-06
A State Convention.

eral bayonets, the Radicals are pre-.
tending that this forced quiet is a
real and voluntary submission to
the usurping government, and will
make a desperate effort to induce
Congress to permit the usurpers to
remain in Office. The contrary, as
is we'll known, is the case. After
the power of the Federal govern
ment was arrayed on the side of
Kellogg, the people, having de-
monstrated the weakness of the
Radical government, quietly ceased
Opposition to it, and betook them.
selves to their usual vocations.-
Peace reigns throughout the State,
as the result of the good sense and
law-abiding disposition of the Con-
servative people. But there is a
determination on their part not to
rest until they have made every
conceivable effort to have their
wrongs redressed by the incoming
Congress.
To that end there should be no
cessation in the work Of procuring
the evidence and making up as
strong a case as possible. There is
danger that remissness should
seize hold of the people. The only
way to secure concert of action is
for'all the people to meet in Con-
vention and utter a loud protest
against the most infamous usurpa-
ton known to modern politics.
Ifthe success of the movement of
the Western farmers should he as
decisive in the Fall elections as we
have reason to believe it will, next
Winter will be an suspicious time
to present our case. In the coming
Convention there should be as large
a representation of the farming
classes of both colors as possible.
1t the South and West should Goa.
lessee they would be invincible
against all the hosts of Radicalism.
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a. The Leonard Scott Publishing
Company always come to our relief
in the nick Of time, and always with
an intellectual treat of rare merit
This time, and in the midst of dull
ness and long hot days, we are really
relieved by the reception of Black
woods for July. The following con-
tents, which we have poured over
with no uncommon interest make up
the present number OF Blackwood's
Magazine:
The Parisians-Book VIII.
French Home Life-No. 8-Mar-
rage.
The Cure Santa Cruz and the Car
list War.
Newfoundland.
The -Four Ages.
The Rate of Discount.
Alexander Dumas.
a. According to tn Q New Or
leans Herald, Mr.. A. Boarman. late
representative in Congress from
this District, is Of opinion that the
only salvation for Louisiana con-
sists in the Democrats and Liberals
going over to Grant and vigorously
h;, oIxo:>>:sL..L.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-28

The storm on the lakes during
the fore part of last week was the
cause of much damage being done
to vessels. The tow barges Globe
and Morris went ashore at the head
of Lake Erie, and went to pieces,
and the Saginaw sunk in eleven
feet of water. The latter will be
saved.
At Lakeport, on Lake Huron, the
pier and large quantity of wood
and hay was lost. At Lexington
the pier was slightly damaged, and
at Sanilac both piers were washed
away. The Richmondville pier and
two hundred cords of wood were
carried away, while at Sand Beach
the harbor Of refuge was swept
away, and the tug Home went
ashore total wreck. At Grind
stone City the pier with two hum
dred tons of grindstones are gone,
amounting to a loss of $1,000. 1t
is said that the storm was the Sc
verest in that locality for many
years.
The barge Ocean went ashore of
Tawas, and was got off by the tug
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-28

NEW BATH HoUsE.-Mr. G. N.
Fletcher is fast making the neces-
sary preparation for the erection of
a new and commodious bath house
near the Fletcher House. Most OF
the lumber is now ready, and it is
expected that the carpenters will
commence operations in a week or
two. Mr.. +. contemplates getting
the building enclosed before cold
weather sets in, and then finishing
up during the winter, so that it viii
be ready for next season. The
water is to be carried In pipes from
the well to the new bath house, a
distance OF about One-fourth Of q
mile.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-28

We would call the attention of our
readers TO the advertisement of Horace
Waters & Son, headed Waters Concerto
Parlor Organs" and for description or
them we can't do better than to copy the
following:
THE Waters Concerto Parlor organs.
We are glad to chronicle any new
thing, or any Improvement on an old one,
that tends to popularlze music by render
ing its study either easier or more attrac-
tive. Lately our attention has been call
ed to new patented stop added to the
Waters Reed Organ, called the Concerto
Stop. II Is so voiced as 10 have tone
like a full, rich alto voice; IL is especial
ly human In its tone. IL Is powerful as
well MS sweet, and when we heard IL, we
were In doubt whether we liked II best In
Solo, or with full organ. We regard this
as valuable addition TO the lieed Or
gan.-Rurdl Ncw Yo~fer.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-28
Marine.

We are indebted to VIM. Short
land for the following report OF
vessels arriving and departing dur
ing the past week:
ARRIVALS.
Oct. 24.-Str. Clinton and Mar
inc City.
Oct. 25.-Schr. G. Winslow.
Oct. 26.-Steam barge Sanilac.
Oct. 27.-Str. Marine City steam
barge Concord towing barge Ban
ner, and schr. A. G. Albright.
DEPARTURES.
Oct. 22,-Prop. Wenona; steam
barges Orontes and ii. Howard
scows Moore and Moses Gage.
Oct. 24.-Str. Clinton.
Oct. 25.-Stp. Marine City and
schooner Seaman.
Oct. 27.-Masine City.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-28

A correspondent of the Bay City
Chronicle who visited this place Il
few days since, says:
The number of new and elegant
business blocks that havs gone up
this season is astonishing. The
portion of the city that was burnt
over is nearly covered with good
substantial brick blocks, and out
side of the fire limits many new
wooden structures have been built.
Alpena is growing and rapidly
spreading out. The shore north
of the city is being cleared off and
improved, and quite number OF
new residences have been built in
that locality this summer.
The health Of the city seems to
be very good, and the people do
not seem to fear another visitation
from the fearful scourge that ragged
among them last winter. How
ever, should the smallpox make its
appearance it would undoubtedly
meet with q different reception
from the one it received last winter.
The people had an excellent chance
during that fearful siege to learn
its ways and how to check it.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-28
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cents affixed. Unless fully prepaid
such papers cannot be forwarded.
Last Sunday was a very disa-
greeable day. A strong wind from
the southeast, accompanied by rain,
during the entire day.
One of the steam whistles in this
city rent the morning air yester-
day for full hour, from four till
FIVE o'clock. Nice, don't it
Geo. Plough and bride arrived
in town Sunday.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-28

Rescue, and started down the lake
But she was preached by the heavy
sea, and went to pieces. The crew
was saved by the Rescue. The
Rescue also found the tow barge
Rust in distress, and succeeded in
rescuing the crew, saving sixteen
lives in one day.
The steam barge Vrenna, laden
with grain for Buffalo, sunk in
Lake Superior.
The schooner Meridian went
ashore a total wreck, at Green Bay.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-28

Any one who examines the November
Ild5Re will be surprised at the sumptu-
business OF its Illustrations, as well as the
high literary merit of its poetry and
prose. Besides the two full page original
pictures, this number contains reproduc-
tons of three celebrated steel engravings,
which alone would cost at the picture
shops no less than thirty dollars. The
AldiRe pictures arc every way as fine as
the steel engravings. The first illustra-
ton is a full-page view of Lake Mohonk,
in Ulster county, New York, by Kruse-
man Van Elton, of the National Acade
my. lie depicts all the wild romance of
the lake In the lake in the mountains
Homer Martin has full-page picture of
"a White Mountain Brook" grand, shad-
owy, and silent. "IIome and its Treas
ures," after II. Carrick, is full of delight
FIJI remembrances at this Thanksgiving
season of the year. Subscription price
$500 including chromos "Village Belle"
and "Crossing the Moor" James Sutton
& Co., publishers, 90 Maiden Lane N. Y.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-28

How TO GET SPLENDID YOUNG
PEOPLES PERIODICAL AND Two LOVELY
LANDSCAPE CHRoMos ANY one paying
us $2.75, will be credited payment for one
years subscription to the ARGUS, and
receive the Young Folks Rural one year
commencing any timeG and also two
lovely chromos Of Wesrern American
scenery, Morning on the Mississippi"
and Sunset on the Sierras," COPIES of
paintings by StreightJ mounted and
vanished ready for framing, and sent
postpaid without additional charge.
The Young Folks Rural is $3.50 per year
with the two chromos as gift to each
subscriber). 1t is published by III. N. f.
Lewis, also publisher of the Western Raral,
at Chicago.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-28

The present prospects are that
numbering in this locality will not
reach half the amount of former
years. There will be nearly or
quite 40,O00,000 feet of logs cut last
winter which will necessarily be
carried over to another season, and
the lumber manufacturers do not
intend to cut any more during the
coming winter than will be sawed
next summer, and the winters cut
will probably not run over the
amount already on hand and to be
carried over.
Some of our manufacturers are
not intending to cut log this win
ter, and the wages paid by those
who do cut will be much less than
paid In former years. In fact men
are now being hired at wages rang
ing from $40 to $40 per month, with
prospects of no raise, as sufficient
men can easily be obtained to get
out all the logs required this season,
at these prices. Some of the job
bers say that $40 is as high as they
calculate to pay, while we hear OF
some who are offering little more.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-28

The Science Of HealA for November
contains rich variety of interesting and
instructive matter; especially interest
ing are the articles on Sickly Country
Girls; Disease and its Treatment; The
Health of Children at School; The Wom-
an Doctor, illustrated; The Two Jacks; ;
Diseased Liver and Suicide; Calico; ;
Emergencies; Seasonable Dishes, bclnga
rich collection of seasonable receipts
Malarial Fever; Patients and Physici-
ans; and the usual Miscellany aud An
swers to Correspondents. Only $500 a
year, 90 cents number. To new Sub
scribers three month on trial, for 20 cts.
Agents wanted. Address 5. r. Wells,
Publisher, $50 Broadway, New York.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-28

In Woods Household Magazine for No.
vember, the table OF contents seems
spread for Il Thanksgiving feast, and
gives evidence that no efforts have been
spared that could add to its excellence.
"A Sermon on q SKINNER" is not only
pleasing in its quaintness, and originali-
ty, but contains sound logic. Upon the
stand" is Il mcritorious sketch, by the
popular writer Kate w. Hamilton
"Growing Aged Together" by the Rev
Robert Collyer, is well worth the price
OF the years subscription it is full o
this great mans eloquence--powerfil in
its very simplicity. There are many
other interesting articles had we space
to mention them. The poetry in this
number is unusually good A new fea.
turc of the magazine is the introduction
of pictures, aud the illustration, "Past,
Present and Future" here given, is ex-
ceedingly pretty. Price Of magazine,
one dollar per year-with the chrome
yosemite" one dollar and half adj
dress Woods Household Magazine, New
burgh, n. Y.
The Manazlnc, Chrome and ANGUS all
furnished at $40.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-28

CHURCH DIRECTORY.

EPI5C0PAL-Rev. w. w. Rafter. Services IN
the Societys Church, on First street. every e"oo"'i
morning and evening"
BAPTIST-Rev. +. N. Barlow Survives III 'he
society's Church, on Third street. every eapoa'h
morning and evening"
CATHoLIC-Father Taken. Services In the
Catholic Church, on Chisholm street, every Sub
bath morning.
CONGREGATIONAL A. b. Allen. Ser
vices In the Socicty's Church, ON Second street,
every Sabbath morning and evening.
METHODIsT-Rev. w. Donnelly. Services in
sosiety's Church, ON Dock street, every Sabbath
morning and evening.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-28

THE SrAaE.-This department Of the
YOUNG Folks Rurdl for October gives six
dialogues, for from two to eleven charac-
tiers each, besides declamations, recita-
tons, etc, and this feature alone is worth
the whole subscription price. Published
by III. N. F.. Lewis, publisher of the
Western Rurai, Chicago, at $3.50 per
year. and two handsome chromos, Morn
Ing on the Mississippi, and Sunset on the
Sierras, thrown In. Single numbers are
sent to any one for 10 cents.