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Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15

Luckily for the SICK the idea that It is necessary
TO reduce their bodily strength in order to cure
them, is fast dying out. Modern science recogni-
res the fact that disease is OF Itself more than su-
nciently depressing to body and mind, and dosnRo
need to be assisted in its inroads upon theV1al
energy OF the system by violent Turgations and
other facilitating mixtures. Prostitution is, In
short, "played out" and the practitioners who
still cling to 1t are few and far between that they
cannot, like their predecessors Of the same fatal
school who nourishedhalf century ago, all the
graveyard with their victims The introG auction Of
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters In 1855, was the heavi-
est blow that the old practice of depletion had ever
received, and from that time to the present, as the
celebrity of the great vegetable invigorant has In
creased the purging, blistering, bleeding, water
cruel practice has declined. The effect of this ia
nous preventive and remedy is TO strengthen,
build up regulate and tranquilize. not to weaken,
break down and violently disturb the system. 1t
is a tonic, alternative, and nervine, with pure
stinuant its propelling and distributing agent.
This stimulant diffuses the curative and ife-sus-
tanning elements OF the medicine through the
whole Organization, and brings them into contact
with the sources OF disease. Hence Its OF in
digestion, constipation, bilious complaints, ner-
vousness, languor, debility, low spirits, maarious
disorders, &c, are complete and thorough, and as
protection against the ailments caused or AGRA
waited by cold and damp IL has no equal.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15
The Newspaper Press.

The relation of the newspaper press to
popular intelligence, public morality, and
the stability of republican institutions, is
one of far reaching importance, bringing
with 1t responsibilities which may not be
lightly assumed or disregarded without
fragrant criminality. The literature of
our country more than keeps pace with
its growth, and there has never been such
a multiplication of books or so much
book reading as at the present day, thus
exeriing an immense influence In forming
the sentiments and impelling the actions
of the people. Nevertheless it needs but
q eursOry glance at the myriad copies of
newspapers which are daily and weekly
circulated the land, and as eagerly con
suited by all classes because by their
eheapness brought within the reach Of ALL
AS the needs Of the natural appetite for
daily food, TO be convinced that there is
no single fundamentally so potent for
good or for evil as that OF public Journal
Ism, In regard 10 enterprise, ability, size,
variety, scope. and Typographical ekee'i-
ton change has been wrought N haws=
papefdem within tw0seofe years which
amounts 10 All utter v6lhlioh, ne Sub
lime IN lie magnitude ~ II ebeefihgly
prophetic of the future, or course, aside
rom tHuiviaNH genius anu onefElg WIS
has ieen largely owing 10 the spirit Of In
vention, whereby the facilities for manii-
featuring paper, multiplying the evolti-
tons of the printing press. perfectlng In
tercommuniCation ut home and abroad,
and almost annihilating time and spsce In
gathering news from all quarters OF the
globe, through Geographic channels, have
been msrvelously increased. IL miracles
were of everyday occurrence, they would
quickly become commonplace, ard this Is
illustrated in the nonchaiance with which
we take up our evening paper and read of
events that have transplred during the
day at London, Paris, Berlin, st. Peters
burg, and Constantinople-as though
these were cities within hailing distance,
and rs easily reached as is one part OF the
town from the other. There Is nothing
more wonderful in the " Arabian Nights
Tales" than this telegraphic achievement,
and no rejecting mind can fail to be pow
erfully impressed by 1t, as partaking OF
the attributes of omniscience, omnipres-
ence, and omnipotence.-Ne'o York hide
pendent.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15
Bad Hand. Writing.

Bad handwriting is great bore to the
various unfortunate people who have to
read it, but where 1t deals with subject
of whch-as usually happens-the person
addressed has some knowledge, little
patience generally surmounts the difficult
ty, unless, indeed, the writing be of that
supremacy bad character which caused
Sydney Smith 70 write TO his friend
Jeffrey I" have read your letter from
left to right, and Mrs. Sydney from right
TO left, but neither OF us can make one
word of it," The eIssperating feature,
par spcstisaes, Of bad writing lies IN Uie0t-
bic signatures, and, strange ~ say, sigma
lures are more often badly written Than
other portions Of u letter, We Imagine
that ridiculous sort 0f vanity, VIZ, Tho
idea 0f having ~ characteristic signature"
must undeflla this exceeding great fully
aud stupidity, A signature ought, ~
course, ~ be- the very d,Afost part ~ 4
letter, but u oftAh happais that u person
receiving n letter from total stranger
has tho utmost difficulty IN getting the
correct name OF his correspondent out NJ
M obscure cohglomefatl0h ~ twlfls aud
dashes, A frequent result II, that post
men are driven half frantic IN a vain effort
TO find the man with what a writer wrong
ly coniectures Il the name appended to
the letter be answers, and thus, very often,
the return letter never arrives. --Appteton.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15
Effect Of Cheerful Literature.

In recent speech in the House of Rep
resentatives, Hon. S. s. Cox, of New
York, thus speaks of the cheerful litera-
ture inflicted upon their constitute nts
by members:
81 have risen, Mr.. Chairman, only for
the purpose of having the House under
stand the astonishing effect of these pat
ent reports, not only upon the people In
the country, but on the people in the city.
| acknowledge that the effect is different
according to locality. l now represent a
city, though by some Misrepresentation in
the last campaign the people OF New York
State outside of our great metropolis vot-
ed for me to represent them. / fell short
IN the country. Laughter.l TO be sure
l carried that city by some $4,000
Though l may not, owing to misappre-
tensions, be with you next Congress
laughter II must refer to the effects of
these reports on the city. The effect up
on the wicked city of Philadelphia, which
acted so badly in the late election laugh
ferris especially notable. L refer to 1t
for the purpose of calling the attention of
my friend from Philadelphia Judge KEEL
ley) to the dreadful consequences he impos-
es upon his constituents in sending these
reports into the heart of Philadelphia. Read
very slowly, Mr.. Clerk, the extract send
up from the Sunday Dispatch, of Philadel-
phia, showing the direful effects OF
these terrible reports"
The clerk read icon erpreSsione) as fol-
lows:
eve owe our thanks to Judge Kelley for the
latest patent Office reports. We already have
800 OF the interesting volumes in little libra
ny, but they have been read and re-read so many
times that we know every page of them by heart.
This new volume came opportunity and GRATEFUL
ly on Christmas morning, and that night we
gathered our little family around the fire and read
IL through to them. The affecting tale entitled
Improvements in Monkey Wrenches, seemed 10
touch every hear, -(laughterl-and when we
came to the climax of the lttle-story about 'Riv-
ersIde Pie-boards,' there was not dry eye be-
tween the front door and the table. Laughter ]
During the reading of the piteous narrative enti-
tied Gum Washers for Carriage Axles,' the
whole family gave expressions of boister0us emo
ton, and the hired girl was SO much excited that
she lost her presence of mind and went around 10
her mothers inadvertently with six pounds ofsu-
gar and butter kettle full of -four and came
home at midnight intoxicated. Laughter, j We
can never sufficiently thank Judge Kelley for the
innocent enjoyment thus furnished us. The
memory OF that happy evening will linger m our
minds very much longer than that hired girl ever
fingers when she lights on Il lot OF substance
which she thinks will suit the constitution Of her
aged parents" Great laughter
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Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15
liz ST.. LOUIS MIDLAND FARMER for

THE ST. LOUIS MIDLAND FARMER for
January has made its appearance. 1t is the
Western Ruralisi, enlarged and beautinsd and
changed as to name and general make up. The
81. Louis Midland Farmer Is filed with matter OF
special interest to agriculturists and ought to be
literally patronized by them. Price, per annum,
only FIFTY CENTS, payable IN ADVANCE. Bow
man & Matthews, publishers, Ala North Third
street St. Louis, Mo.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15

An ARTICLE or TRvE MERIT
"Baows's BRONCHIAL TRooaEs" are the
most popular article In this country or Eu-
rope for Throat Diseases and Coughs, and
this popularity Is based upon real merit.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15

at work on the newly-sown corn; but
soon learned to feel confident that insects
were their principal gain, and that my
well and deeply-deposited corn and wheat
escaned ,,
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15

THE NEW WORLDS GRAND REMEDY
The Old World has played its part in veg
etable medication. But the botany of the
New World is, as yet, imperfectly explor-
ed. One new and most important revela-
ton from that land of Observation-Disclosures
has astonished the scientific, and accom-
plished such cures of diseases Of the stOm-
ach and bowels, bilious complaints, malar-
ious fevers, nervous affections, and all dis
eases proceeding from vitiated condition
of the blood, as have never before been
witnessed. 1a
Before WALKERS CALIFORNIA VINEGAR
BITTERs all the alcoholic and mineral
medicines are rapidly falling into disuse.
They cannot resist the overpowering evil
dence brought forward every day, of the
immense superiority of this medicine.
Not drop Of any variety of distilled or
fermented liquor or mineral poison enters
into Its composition. Ii Is a gentle aperi-
ent, tonic, derived from entirely new
vegetable sources, an unrivaled stomachic,
admirable In all pulmonary diseases and,
In fact, as near 10 universal remedy as boz
tanicai discovery and seientifie skill can
hope 10 attain. DR.. Walker considers u a
cure tor all diseases not organic, and really
the great variety Of diseases In which u u
successful seems t0 warrant the opinion.
Every family needs such \ remedy. "
saves pain, anxiety and doctors bills. we
know what trouble 10 TO keep tho bowels
OF children IN order, and any remedy That
will strengthen and regulate their weak
and variable digestion must DO domestic
blessing.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15

sooNnH on LATBR, n neglected Cold will de-
Failing Strength, and Wasting OF Flesh, all
symptomatic Of some serious Lung Affection,
which may be avoided or palliated by using In
time Dr. Jayne's Expectorant.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15

A GENTS WANTED 10 sell Brides Combins-
N ton Needle-case and Portemonnaie. Agents,
per month. Nothing like II TO sell. BRIDAL
NEEDLE CO., 713 Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo,
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15

The COUNTRY SEEMS To BE FILLED
WITH SPEcIFIc-For the cure Of Lung DIS
eases, that one scarcely knows which 70 USE
for want of confidence in their medical prop,
critics; but from the remarkable cures ana
the high order and extraordinary efficacy OF
Aliens Lung Balsam, that we are compelled
to regard the evidences OF our senses, and
confidently state for Cough and Cold, and
that Hydrd-ieaded Monster Consumption, we
think that preparation a safe and certain
cure that is now before the public.
For sale by all Medicine Dealers.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15

DR.. WHITTIER, GIT ST 4H YyBiEi Mt STREET
Longest engaged, and most successful phJ.can Of the aga
Consolation or pamphlet Free Call OF write.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-01-23
AuHeNins q Language.

We find in the Elizabeth Duty Herail Il
remarkable letter from Mr.. Arinori Mori, the
japanese Charge d'Afaires, to Prof. Whit
ney, the distinguished Orientaliat, from which
we make the following extracts:
". ID. Whitney, Professor of .Saasirh and
Comparatire Philoioyy IN Yale COLLEGE.
DEAR SIR: The spoken language Of Japan
being inadequate to the growing necessities
OF the people of that Empire, and too poor to
be made, BY phonetic alphabet, sufficiently
useful as written language, tho idea pre-
walls among many of our best educated men
and most profound thinkers, that, if we would
| keep pace with the age, We must adopt some
| copious, cxpansible, and expanding Euro
pean language, print our laws and transact
all public business in it, as soon as possible,
and have it taught in our schools as the fu-
ture language of the country, TO the gradual
exclusion Of our present language, spoken
and written.
1t may be well to state, in this connection,
! that the written language now in use in Japan
has little or no relation to the spoken lam
guage, but is mainly hieroglyphic-a modif-
cation of the corruption of the Chinese.
The English language would be our first
choice for very many reasons; but there are
certain obstacles, Of an intensely practical
character, which, il they cannot be removed,
will make the introduction Of that language
into Japan exceedingly difiicult-all but i'm
| possible. ! allude, principally, to the alb.
sence of law, rule, or order in its orthopra-
ply, based either on etymoiogy or on The
| sounds actually heard in words. and TO the
| large number of irregular verbs: these latter
being among the most frequently occurring
words in the language, which makes the
! matter worse.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-01-23
The YODDS Men of the south.

The social uphcaving Of the South by the
emancipation of the slaves has taught that
people some useful if bitter lessons. Not the
least of these is the dignity of labor. Under
the old regime the wealthy planter reared his
sons at home in idleness and ignorance. or
sent them elsewhere to improve their minds
and gain knowledge Of government, to be
applied in after life to the defense of a sys-
tenn of society that tolerated large non-pro-
ductive element and degraded all its labor
The poor white" youth, to maintain a social
rank one degree above the negro, was per-
mitted to initiate the example OF his rich
neighbor as regards abstinence from worl:
and study, and. without his refinement, to
develop into the irst-class outlaw, since
transformed into the Ku-Klux raider. Nat
urally enough, under such conditions rs these
a false pride was stimulated among a Ill classes
and hatred Of honest, manly toll cngen-
dered. The war has taught different creed.
and the lesson, although compulsory one,
seems to be generally accepted. If pride falls
before any thing, it is an empty stomach.
Relentless poverty compelled resort to
work, and thousands of the young men of the
South, who before the war never raised their
arms to do stroke of labor, manual or cleri.
cal, have since found a new mental as well
as physical health, if not wealth, in the tilagc
VI Tic SUI, VI dS ClcEkS anu IICCidiilCS. nc
Riohnond Wig .7f ''i,,msa.s- ..i---, -.
from Col. Forney's recent anecdote OF Joseph
Harrison, Jr., who commenced active life at
fifteen as IN apprentice in q machine shop,
briefly reviews his life, and holds him up as
a model Southern youth. The Enquirer, Of
the same city, on the same day says:
We have noble examples Of bravery and
independence among young men who were
raised with a silver spoon in their mouth
who have met the eXigcncy and are nobly
triumphing over adversely by personal enter.
prise. They have taken Off their coats and
gone to work, in nowise ashamed of it
These are the heroic sons that will ,bring out
their mother, Virginia, from poverty tc
wealth, from depression and sorrow to abun.
dance and cOntentment. In reference to the
chief source of wealth for this city, what a
change would be wrought by the general dis.
play of this courageous and indomitable spirit
And yet all departments of human industry
would he no less benefited by such manly
and dc .1mined energy.
This subject addresses itself to everyone
and deserves to be patiently considered witt
ref renee to both individual and State wei
fa.e. Away with all false pride and unmanly
hesitation. Everyone should determine tC
work out by strong and vigorous blows tho
solution of his own case. He will have the
double consolation of knowing that in thi:
way he not only acquires independence fol
himself, but promotes the independence ant
honor Of his State, to which, next to the Gre
ator, is his devotion due.
With such wise counselOrS as these The
South will not long remain in the back
| Ground - pL;i0}ryuLiu Press
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-01-23
Immense Timber Region.

Hon. VIM. \. Howard, Of Grand Rapids, n
few days since delivered a lecture in that city
on his recent Western trip. The following
extract from the lecture gives some idea of
the timber region around and above Puget
Sound:
There is more lumber around Puget Sound
than ever saw before. There is one chan
mel, called Hoods Canal, that seems to run
from Port Townsend, sixty or seventy miles
toward the Columbia river, and perhaps not
averaging over half mile wide, and if one
half of what people said about the timber
growing there was true and it was here in
the market, it would build the Northern Pa
cifc Road. The timberis fir and pine. There
ere three kinds, the white, the yellow, and
the red, the red preiominating. 1t has a
coarse grain, more like hemiock, but it is free
from kn"ts. and the wood between the seams,
that separates the hyers, Is OF red color,
and soft.
This kind of trfe grows to an enormous
: &c. Indeed, all that the timber thieves
there think of, AMI exert their ingenuity for,
i, TO fad trees snail enough to handle to adj
vantage, not liling to graple with the big
ones. We wen through q portion of this
forest ~ hen We went 10 Olympia by stage.
and if was yer, rare to find tree as small as
three feet though at the butt. They were
from five TO Fix, seven. eight, and sometimes
nine or ten FEET through at the butt, and mar
yelously tai. some $50 feet high.
What would you say if stated that saw
tree thatwould make an amount of lumber
more thar the average for five acres in Mich
ican? Every one that knows pine lumber
lands in Michigan, knows that 10000 feet is
more than an average, taking the whole Of
the pine lands Of the State; perhaps 5000
would be the fair average. AT 1000, five
acres would have SC, 900 feet.
Nov, suppose we take tree ten feet
through; that ought to square six feet. A
piece of square timber one foot in length
would contain SO cubic feet, or of board
measure 432 feet. suppose you went on in
tha way until You had worked up 200 feet,
yo, would have 900 times i32 feet, that is,
81. 400 feet, and then you have 20 or so feet
b.yona that left. | saw there trees 10 feet
through at the butt, sound a. they could be,
straight as an arrow, more than go feet
biph. II does not make very good finishing
lumber. as it is coarse. But all over there
are enormous white cedars which even grow
on the islands, and which make very fine
finishing lumber. l was told at Olympia
that this white cedar brought 40 per 600
at Portland.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-01-23
The Sexes IN Gs,nrc!, Excitement
la ;sn English Chapel.

Persons who were acquainted with the
customs i'll vogue IN DIR country churches
twenty or more years ago, NAV remember
that it was the rule for the men to sit in the
pews on one side of the church. and the wo-
men in those on the other. \ correspond
ent of the Pail Mall Gazsfte, writing from
Exeter county, lying in the western part of
England, tells Of the revival in a singular
manner of the custom. He saws
"A good deal Of public Indignation has
been called forth in Exeter through the rc-
culiarities Of the Vicar of It. Michael and
All Angels Church. The reverend gentle
man insists upon separation Of the sexes
during Divine service. On sunday Il gentle
man and his wife, who formerly resided in
Exeter, went to the church, and, seeing a
notice at the door that the seats were all
free, selected a seat. They had not been
seated very long, however, before a young
man went to the gentleman and told him he
was sitting on the wrong side of the church
He refused, however, 10 leave, and was then
spoken to by the church warden, who told
him he was acting contrary to the rules of
the church. The Rev. j. Toye, the Vicar,
also ordered him to go To the other side Of
the church, and leave his wife on the female
side. But he was still obdurate, and Mr..
Toye, amidst much excitement, told him. in
a very loud voice, that he would not com
mence the service while lie remained on that
side Of the church. The reverend gentle
man (who is Il rituall-t of the advanced
SCHOOL, then went into the pulp aud spoke
to the following effect That a person was
occupying a seat contrary 10 the regulations
Of the church; that he had been requested
to move to the opposite side; that the said
person was the first who had ever failed to
| comply with such regulations, and that the
/ service would not be commenced while the
seat was thus occupied Upon this the
offender left; but meanwhile policeman
| had been sent fIr.p