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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-16
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He will feed by the day, week or
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Feb. Z, 1972-tf.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-16
THE SEMLWEEKLY

contains TUESDAY and Friday all the
contents Of the Weekly and the cream o
the Daily.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-16
UsTWORTHY ORGAN OF OPINION,

with candor, with steady devotion to
sound public and private morals, with
special knowledge for special themes, and
with various and wide-reaching apprehen-
sion of the manifold interests of men and
women in their homes, their market
places, their workshops and their farms
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-16

"The applicant in every case has des-
ignated the kind of machine desired.M
The returns of sales of the different
sewing machines, during the year 1871,
show the Singer machine to be by far
the most popular of all in the market,
the number sold being l8l 300, ont Of q
total of 6lO,l94 of twenty-five different
patterns. 1t appears, too, that the
Chicago Relief Committee, which un-
dertook to furnish sewing machines to.
persons needing them, supplied 2427
Singer machines against 5l7 of all 9th
er kinds. This preference for the Sin.
ger machine is due to it's intrinsic SUI
periority, and seems likely to be main-
tanned against all competition New
York Sun.
Which is the best machine, is point
on which different companies differ;
each, of course, thinks its o,un the best.
One may have advantages for one kind
of work, and another for another. But
if the point were to be decided by pop
ularity, the Singer machine would OUT
strip all others.-[N. Y. Evangelist.
SEND FOR CIRCULARS AND SAM
PIES OF WORK.
VIM. e. COOPER & co.
GENERAL SOUTHERN AGENTS,
SO Canal Street,
OPPOSITE THE NEW FOUNTAIN .
NEW ORLEANS.
u We are also GENERAL AGENTS
for f. BUTTERICK e. CO.'S CELEBRA
TED PAPER PATTERNS for every style
of Ladies and Childrens Garments Nc
FAMILY CAN AFFORD TO BE WITH.
OUT THIN. Catalogues containing full
description OF styles will be sent to any
address on receipt of postage stamp La
DIES TRY THEM. A PERFECT TT
GUARANTEED, if instructions on flleS'
labels accompanying each pattern arc W !
lowed,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-10-01
A Nice Case ofGrafifnde.

If reports are true, there Is mod
el young lady in Ottawa, Canada,
who deserves the attention of some
good family man, as well as a eOmpe-
tent romance writer The story
goes, that in 1855, when the cholera
was raging in Canada, a Young
American couple, with little girl.
arrived in Oattawa and were stricken
with the disease. They died and
left no means by which their rela-
tives, or even their home could be
traced. The little girl lived and grew
in grace and beauty under the care
of al old washerwoman She took
this woman's name and was taught
10 look upon her as her mother Five
years ago gentleman of New York
was visiting Ottawa, and learned the
girls history Closer inquiry reveal
ed the fact that she was bis niece, the
daughter of his brother, who passed
away from earth very mysteriously
years ago, or at least had eifectually
hidden himself from his relatives aud
friends. The gentleman, now, for
the first time learned the manner Of
his brothers death, and being we'll
to-do and childless himself, he wish
ed to educate the girl The old wO-
man gave up the girl very reluctsrt-
", but consented to do what was
best for her adopted child, and let
her go with her uncle 10 New York
She had an easy home, and her edu-
cation was at last completed.
Last simmer she paid her foster
mother visit and found her verv
poor, in broken health and unable to
work. She was simply starving
The young lady resolved never to
leave her old mother again while
she lived, but to stay and work for
her. She got a situation with the
the Canada Bank Note Printing
Company, and not all the persuasion
of her fine New York friends and rel
atiyes can induce her to return to
them. She is making evening sun
shine for the old woman who nour-
ished her in her dark and cloudy
morning.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-10-01
A Lesson of Faith and Trust.

A good woman searching out the
children Of want, one cold dav last
winter, tried to open a door in the
third story Of a wrotched house
when she heard little voice say,
"Pull the string up high :" She look
cd up and saw string which, on be
ing pulled, lifted a latch; and she
opened the door upon two half naked
children all alone. Very pitiful and
cold they looked.
"DG you take care Of yourselves,
little ones 2" asked the good woman.
God takes care Of u.s." said the
oldest.
"And are YOU not very cold p? No
fire on q day like this p
"Ohl when we are very cold, we
creep under the quilt, and I puts my
arm round Tommy and Tommy
puts his round me, and then we get
warm" said the little girl
And what have Won to eat ,"
when granny comes homo she
fetches US something Granny says
God has got enough. Granny calls
US Gods sparrows; and We say Our
Father and daily bread every day.
God is our Father"
Tears came into the good woman's
eyes. She had a distrusting spirit
herself; bnt these two little "spar-
rows" perched in that cold upper
chamber, taught her a sweet lesson
Of faith and trust she'll never forget.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-10-01
81. Peters at Rome

The supIemc beauty OF the church
is its magnifcently sustained simplici-
ty.-It seems-as it is-a realization
of the happieat mood Of Il colossal
Imagination. The happ;est mood, |
say, because this is the only one OF
Michael Angeles works in the pres
ence Of which you venture 10 be
cheerful You may smile in St. Pc
ter's without q sense Of sacrilege,
which you can hardly do. if you have
tender conscience, in Westminster
Abbey or Notre Dame. The abund-
ance Of enclosed light has much ito
do with your smile. There are no
shadows, 70 speak of, no marked ef-
feet OF light innumerable-points at
which the light seems to mass itself
in airy density. and scatter itself in
enchanting gradatiOns and cadences
1t performs the Office of shadow in
Gothic churches hangs like a roll
ing mist along | e gilded vault of
the nave melts into bright interfu-
sion with the mosaic scintillations of
the dome, clings and clusters and
fingers and WHITES the whole atmos-
phere. A good Catholic, | suppose,
is a good Catholic anywhere in the
grandest as well as in the humblest
churches, but to g traveller not es-
pecially pledged to be devout, st. Pc
ter's speaks more of cOntentment than
of aspiration The mind seems to
expand here immensely, but on its
own level, as we may say. 1t mar
vels at the reach Of the immagina-
ton and the vastness of our earthly
means This is heaven enough, We
say; what it lacks in beauty it makes
up in certainty. And yet if ones
half hours at st. Peters are not ac-
tually spent on ones knees, the mind
reverts to its tremendous presence
with an ardOr deeply akin to a pas
sionate effusiOn Of faith. When YOU
are weary of the swarming democra-
ey of your fellow-tourists, of the un-
remunerative aspect Of human nature
on the Corso and Pincio, Of the op-
pressively frequent combinations of
coronets On carriage pannels, and
stupid faces in carriages, of added
brains and lacquered boots, of ruin
and dirt and decay, of priests and
beggars, and the myriad tokens of a
halting civilization, the image of the
great temple depresses the balance of
your doubts, and seems to refute the
invasive vulgarity of things. and as
sure you that nothing great is impos-
sible.-H James, Jr.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-10-01
4 Nuisance.

A new chronological nuisance has
appeared on the trees in Philadelphia
and also in Pittburgh during the pres
ent summer, which threatens 10 take
the vacant place Of the measuring
worm" of unpleasant memory. 1t is
Of yellowish color, says the Ledger,
depends from q long silken thread,
moves up and down it with facility.
and feeds upon the leaves. Unlike
the measuring worm" it is covered
with sort Of hairy coat, and for this
reason the little sparrows, that did
the good service to rid the city Of the
other nuisance, do not seem to take
to this one as food If the new pest
is not met and checked it may become
as universal and as disgusting as the
old one was. There is a chance here
for our etomologists to provide arem-
edy. The sparrows evidently are
avcrse to the hairy coat of this worm,
but it may possiably be the food of
other birds Specimens from the
trees on the State House pavement,
as we'll as in some other localities.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-10-01

A NOVEL Crow TRAP.-The Ame-
rican Agricuiiurist gives the follow
ing account of new method of kill
ing crows:
Crows are on bad terms with most
other birds, large and small, and they
and the hawks have a long and
standing quarrel which is renewed
whenever occasion offers. A friend
of ours, taking advantage of this en-
nifty between the two, and acting up
on the principle of setting thief to
catch thief, bethought him to make
use of a hawk he captured as a crow
trap The hawk, a large and power
full one was carefully fastened by its
wings, and by means of some strong
pegs back down to the ground The
crows, seeing their old enemy in an
apparently helpless condition, gather
ed from all quarters, and became
very bold in their demonstrations of
cxultation. The hawk, though con-
fined, was not disabled, and bad free
use of its claws. Whenever a crow
came within reach, it was seized by
the hawk and soon disposed of by
its powerful talons. The noise Of the
contest drew more crows, and our
friend describes the contest rs q most
amusing one, and resulting disas-
trously for the crows. This was q
trap which even their proverbial
shyness did not teach them to re-
fuse.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-10-01

SUMNER BLANKETS FOR HORSES
-Blanketing horses in summer has
now become an acknowledged neces-
sity, and light blankets are now an
important portion of the harness
makers stock. The materials used
for these are brown and bleached
linen, scrims flannel and light brown
duck. Muslin sheets are also used
but these, as well as those made o.
duck, are not popular. Linen and
flannel are the favorite goods: they
cost more, but are durable and look
well twilled braid is used for bind
ing and joining, and some of the fnel
qualities have monograms or the
name Of the horse worked on in very
narrow braid OF the same shade as
the binding.
Scrims is used more as o prOtec.
ton against flies than for any other
purpose, and being very lightly WOW.
en- requires to be well bound and
secured at the seams strip of light
leather should be stitched on under
the braid, either on the back OF the
scrims or between it and the braid
the edge of the scrims must be turn
ed in so that the outerr row of stitches
will pass through two thickne sses
il this is not done it will ravel and
the binding come oG.-Carridge and
Harness Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-10-01
A Humorous Hero.


John Paul. in the following witty
paragraph, gives sorse personal re
collections which are valuable IN
historic view:
and met General Banks at
pleasant picnic 10 MF- Frank Leslie's
grounds on Saturday at Saratoga
IL was on the banks Of Lonely Lake,
and there were waterfalls aud foun-
tains, NOSES and fe.ns, cold chicken
and cold champagne, % the hearts
content Ii grievvd me that the Gen
eral does H1I remember how we tfay-
eled 10 company once, bGt the cream
stances were not very favorable for
photography perhaps. We were tray-
cling out of the Shenandoah Valley
and maneuyering very successfully
to draw Stonewall Jackson along in
our rear. Not man of us but swore
that the rebel General should not get
To Massachusetts before we did; that
the foul invader should not set foot
on the frontier Of our native State
without finding US stcrnly confront
ing him in the interior And Il was
only necessary to gaze once in each
soldiers face to see that the hatred
enemy could not capture Us without
stepping over the boundary lines and
violating the territory of Maine. |
wished several times during the re-
cent races that / had the gray mare |
rode through that campaign here to
enter for some Of the purses.
The bursts of speed which that
faithful creature showed on several
occasions would pass belief if you
did not know Just how near the de-
tested foe got US at times. 1t may not
be that | won my spurs in the She
nandoah, but | had pair to start in
with and | used them well coming
out. No, / am confident that no one
wore any spurs down there, though
we played straight poker for most
everything else, and Ilent my blankets
once to q cavalry Captain who subse-
quently had no need for them. But
this is DEPRESSING. You NAV not
think ne a hero from all this; but who
is hero to this valley ?"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-10-01
Guano Discovery I'm Minnesota.

An island, and guano island at
that, has been discovered in Lake
Minnetonka, Minnesota, of which the
government surveys have taken no
notice. \ squatter has long held ii
as his own, and undoubtedly has the
right to enter it under the homestead
and presumption laws, but has thus
far taken no steps TO perfect his title.
Now, however, be will do so, as a
Kcntuckian, in cruising about the
lake, landed on the island, and. struck
with its beauty and value, offered
him a handsome sum for his posses
sions as soon as title can be obtain
ed As it was omitted from the
United States surveys, and the Audit
or of State has settled with the Land
Department, it will be necessary to
secure special patent from the gov
ernment, when the squatter can pur-
chase from the State and convey it
to his customer. The island contains
eleven acres of land, and is described
as of singular beauty. A portion is
covered with n deposit of guano,
showing that it is a favorite resort
with the numerous birds which visit
the region every season. The depOs-
it is identical with that found on the
guano islands of the Pacific, though
not as thick, and will realize large
sum when placed upon the market.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-10-01
The Payment of the Geneve Award.

1t was announced to-day, says q
Washington special telegram OF the
Sth to the New York Herald, that
the British Minister. on behalf Of
Her Majesty's government, viii to-
morrow fulfill the seventh article Of
the Treaty Of Washington bv the
payment Of the Geneva award. IL
was at first proposed to conduct the
proceedings without formality, but il
is now the intention to give TO the
transaction all the solemnity Of 4
State affair. The gold certificate
will be signed by F. Z. Spinner,
United States Treasurer: John Ali
son, Register of the Treasury, and
approved by W. \. Richardson, See
retary of the Treasury. It is an o.
dinary looking piece of paper, writ
ten by Treasury clerk, whose skill
and taste in designing and lettering
were brought into requisition. This
bit of paper Is the promise Of the
United States 10 pay Drexel, Morgan
< Co.; Morton, Bliss 4 Co, and JAY
Cooke & Co., or their order, SIS, 800
600 in gold, which, being eountersign-
ed by Thomas Hil!hcuse, Assistant
Treasurer, New York. entities the
holder to draw out Of tie vault that
amount of coin. On the back of the
certificate will be "Pay 70 the order
Of Sir Edward Thornton. = and signed
by the bankers named on the face.
Below this, "Pay to the order of
Hamilton Fish, Secretary Of State"
and signed by Sir Edward Thornton.
The business formality will be Oh
served in the Treasury building and
the finale at the State Department.
After that there will be a scramblilg
for the pens with which the sigma
lures are written, and the valuable
piece Of paper, when finally ready to
be hidden in the archives of the de-
partment, viii be entrusted to the
Government photographer, and per-
petaated, Ike the picture Of Wash
ington, as reminder Of victory over
Great Britain. In the evening there
is to be a merry making at the resi-
denee of Governor Cooke in George
town, while the hospitality of Secre-
tary Fish viii not be wanting.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-10-01
a Yale Scientific Expedition.

The expedition of Prof. Marsh has
been very successful. He has dis
covered no less than twenty-one diff
ferent species of the horse family, all
American. Some were no larger
than fox, the others larger than
any we now have; some with four,
three, two, and one toe. Prof. Marsh
has also found fossil mosquitoes, Aeas
and bed bugs, the appearance of
which was to show that they had ex-
listed before man appeared, Besides,
he also discovered fossil bats, mon.
keys, possums, foxes, huge turtles,
crocodiles, lizards, serpents, a gigan-
tic pachryderm, nearly as large as an
elephant, ruminating hog, gigan-
tic rhinoceros, extinct camels, and
one carnivorous animal larger than a
lion. All exhibited themselves in
proof that the new world may claim
an ancient and honorable position
among the geologic families Of the
past.-N. II Palladium,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-10-01
NOBODY'S SONG.

I'm thinking just now OF Nobody.
And all that Nobcdy's done;
For I've a passion for Nobsjy
That Nobody else woal1 OWE.
bear the name Of Nobody,
For from Nobody spruag,
And sing the praise of Nobody.
Ae Nobody mine has sung.
In liGc's young morning. Nobody
To me was tender and dear,
And my cradle was rocked by Nobody.
And Nobody ever was near,
/ was pet.cd and praised by NOboiy,
And Nobody brought me up,
And when I was hungry, Nobody
Gave me to dine or to sup.
went to school to Nobody,
And Nobody taught me to read;
Iplsyed in the stree with Nobody,
And to Nobody ever gave heed;
irccounted my tale to Nobody,
For Nobody was willing to hear:
And my heart It clung to Nobody,
And Nobody shed a tear.
And when grew older, Nobody
Gave me helping turn;
And by the good aid Of Nobody
began my living to earn,
And hence l courted Nobody,
And said Nobody's I'd be,
And asked to marry Nobody,
And Nobody married me.
Thus trujged along with Nobody.
And Nobody cheers my life,
And dearly love Nobody,
For Nobody Is my wife;
So here's health to Nobody,
For Nobody's made me loan,
And I've passion for Nobody
That Nobody else would own.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-10-01

A gentleman in Indiana, when
asked why he didn't get married and
settle down, feelingly reblied that be
thought more seriously Of being d.
vorced and settleing up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-13
GEORG ETOWN

The CANAL TRADE.-During the week end
ing Saturday, August 8, 1879 II ,643 tons of coal
were shipped over the line of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal. During the same period the
receipts of the company were From Cumber-
land, Sll ,SOl.S3; Georgetown, $500; Hancock,
s11 .5s; Williamsport, S103; total, SIS, 34I.91.
BREAK IN THE CANAL.-A letter received
by Messrs- Hartley & Bro, of this city, states
that during the storm yesterday the culvert of
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, above Berlin,
was washed out, and that IL will suspend nayi-
CATION for at least two weeks.
TIE COMMITTEE appointed by the Mer-
chants Exchange to investigate the collision of
the schooner Charmer with the long bridge,
left here this morning on the tug boat Governor
Curtin for the bridge.
lMPRovEMENT.-Mr. s. Thomas Brown, Of
this city, has commenced to remodel his dry
goods store on Bridge street, and to lower the
floor SO that it will accord with the new grade
of Bridge street.
RIVER NEws.-The schooner B. F. Lowell
has arrived from the Kennebec river with a
cargo of ice for the Kennebec and Potomac ice
company, and the schooner j. b. Drury, from
Boston, with government paper consigned 10
Hartley & Bro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-13
A l. E X A NDRIA.

ATTEMPT AT MURDER.-A live child about
eight months old, since recognized as the off,
spring of a mulatto woman named CYNTHIA
Peyton, was found last night by a colored man
named Andrew Stewart lying on the track of
the Washington and Ohio railroad, near the
canal basin, about half an hour before the re-
turn excursion train from Carlin springs would
nave passed that rOint, and mast assuredly run
over and crushed Il into an uurecognized mass.
Ii was taken to a house in Petersburg" and
kept there during the night, and this morning,
after being brought to the mayors office, was
sent TO the po0r's house. 1t is said that COL
ored woman was seen to deposit IL on the rail-
was found.
STURGBoN.-Sturgeon, which had begun a
short time ago to disappear from the Potomac,
and whose scarcity was a cause of serious anx :
iety to the OILERS, have again made their APP
pearance in large numbers, and the city market
is once more fully supplied with them.-Gasette
last ereninq
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-13
THE WASHINGTON grove CAMP.
MEETING.
Description Of the New Grounds and
Arrangements for the Meeting,
pecial Correspondence of The Evening Star. I
WAsgTxarON Gunvr

Especial Correspondence of The Evening Star
wAsHIseros GRovK,
MoSTeosERr CousTY, MD, August is
ing of the great camp meeting OF the Metho-
dists of the District OF Columbia and vicinity,
on the lands recently purchased by the associs-
ton, this grove, for the past few days, has pre-
sented a novel sight. hundreds Of persons being
at work erecting tents, constructing tables OF
pine plank, sc. These grounds are intended
as permanent camp meeting place, and are
admirably situated, being easy OF access from
the District by the Metropolitan branch Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The woods afford
a thick shade, and the grove is on plateau of
high ground-fully 500 feet above tide-water.
The ground selected for the camp gently slopes
TO the eastward so that most, if not all, the con-
gregation will have full vie Nv Of the preachers
stand. With but few exceptions all the churches
in washington district will be represented, and
from some there will be very large COM
panies, who will camp the entire time.
The tents are mostly about IA feet square, and
are generally better fitted up than is usual at
meetings. Already from $50 to ll5 are in place,
and from appearances the total number will
exceed go. The court OF open space about
which the canvas houses are ranged square,
instead of circular, the usual form, and the
tents fronting on IL being regarded as choice
sites, they were allotted in the proportion of
front site for every six tents reported BY a sta
ton. The ground is laid off by avenues bearing
the names of the Washington churches. Two
large dining tents have been erected-one in
charge of Mr.. Frank Milliken, of Washington,
and the other of Mr.. z. Baker. of Clarksburg
EOoA eherc arc iocatcu pumps, 3 III uumber, anu
with excellent springs besides th ere is no fear
that there will be q scant supply of water
Some idea Of the number who expect to camp
during the meeting may be formed from the
fact that yesterday ten cars were laden with
baggage for the ground. Trains leave the Bal
timore depot for the camp at 7.55 and a. M,
4:50 and 5:55 p. m, and leave the camp at 7:25,
9, II a. m, p. m. The city train on Sunday is
the st. Louis Express, leaving Washington at
1856 a. m, returning passes the ground at p.
m. Fare round trip (good during the meeting),
80 cents: children under IL years, soc. II IL ex-
pected that the first public services will he held
to-night. Rev. John Lsnahan as Presiding Ell
der, has charge of the meeting. e,