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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-12

THE SWEETNESS OF HoME.-He who has
no home has not the sweetest pleasure of life; !;
he feels not the endearments cluster around
that halowed spot to fill the void of his ach-
ing heart, and while away his leisure moments
in the sweetest of life's joys. Is misfortune
your lot, you will find a friendly welcome from
hearts beating true to your own. The chosen
partner to your toll has smile Of appreciation
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-12

LOOK AFTER THE EYEs.-Multitudes OF
men and women have made their eyes weak
for life by the too free use of eyesight, read
ing too fine print and doing fine sewing. In
view of these things it is we'll to observe the
following rules in the use Of the eyes:
Avoid all sudden changes between light and
darkness.
Never read by twilight or on very cloudy
day. N
Never sleep so that on waking the eyes shall
open on the light of the window.
Do not use eyesight by light so scapt that
it REQUIRES an effort to discriminate.
Never read or sew directly in front of the
light of the window.
1t is best to have the light from above, or
obliquely, or over the left shoulder.
Too much light creates glare, and pains
and coufuses the sight. The moment you are
sensible of an effort to distinguish, that mo-
ment stop and talk, walk or ride.
AS the sky is blue and the earth green, it
would seem that the ceiling should be OF a
blush tinge, the carpet green, and the walls
of some mellow tint.
The moment you are instinctively inclined
to rub the eyes, that moment cease to use
them.
Ifthe eyelids are glued together on waking
do not forcibly open them but apply saliva
with the finger, and then wash your eyes and
face with warm water.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-12

A SUGGESTION FOR THE LUNCH FIENDs.-
An enterprising genius recently perpetrated a
mean but clever trick on the Partisan restau-
rateurs. He set out to get frst-class dinner
without paying for it. Having procured a
quantity of cockroaches be killed them by
immersing them in boiling water, and with
the lifeless remains of his victims tied up in
his handkerchief he sailed forth in quest of
dinner. Entering the Cafe Brebant he took
a seat and ordered some soup. The soup was
brought in its neat little plated tureen, and
the hungry customer proceeded to ladle out
a plateful of it, which he consumed with
much appetite. Having nearly finished his
soup he watched his opportunity, popped one
of his cockroaches into the tureen, and then
screamed for the waiter. The waiter came,
and with speechless indignation the rascal
pointed to the defunct insect. "Bring the
proprietor!' at last he gasped. 81 will COM
plain-I-." For Heavens sake, be silent,
SIR" whispered the waiter; "you will ruin the
reputation of the house. Of course we will
charge you nothing for the dish, and if you
will only say nothing" "Ah-weli-in
that case-but can eat nothing more here.
l am too sick. Good morningT So of
went the gentleman, followed by storm OF
apologies from the repentant waiter. he
proceeded to the Maison Doree, and ordered
a dish of fish, which he obtained on the like
cheap terms. The Cafe Anglaise supplied
him a roast, the Cafe Richie with fowl and
salad, and he wound up his days campaign
with some ices and cakes at the Cafe Neapol-
itaine. When the walters of the different
cafes began to compare notes, of course, the
trick was discovered, but it was then too late
to punish the adroit swindler.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-12

FRIGHTENING CHILDREN.-The greatest
difficulty in the way of properly rearing chill
dren is that their elders forget that they were
ever children themselves. Parents, with all
their love and tenderness, are often so unmlnd-
full of the extreme sensibility of their offspring
that they think to amuse by frightening
them. This is like tickling them with nee.
die; it is all pain and no pleasure. Because
a fright is intended to be joke, it is no rea-
son that it is so understood, especially by the
little folks, who are altogether literalsts.
Nothing can be worse for child than to
frighten it. The effect Of the scare it is
slow to recover from; it remains sometimes
until maturity, as is shown by many instances
of morbid sensitiveness and excessive nervous
ness.
Not unfrequently, fear is employed as q
means of discipline. Children are controlled
by being made to believe that something ter
rible will happen to them; are punished by
being shut up in dark rooms, or by being put
in places they stand in dread Of No one,
without vivid memory Of his own childhood
can comprehend how entirely cruel such things
are. We have often heard grown persons tell
of the suffering they have endured, as children,
under like circumstances, and recount the ir-
reparable injury which they are sure they
then received. No parent, no nurse, capable
of alarming the young, is fitted for her posi-.
ton. Children, as near as possible, should
be trained not to know the sense offear, which,
above everything else, is to be feared, in their
education both early and late.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-12

na% The grace of God in the heart of man
is a tender plant in strange, unkindly soil.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-12

DON'T BE Too SENsITIvE.-There are some
people, yes, many people, always looking out
for Sights. They cannot carry on the daily
intercourse of the family without some ofense
is designed. They are as touchy as hair-trig-
gers. If they meet an acquaintance in the
street who happens to be preoccupied with
business, they attribute his abstraction to some
mode personal to themselves, and take UNI
bragg accordingly. They lay on others the
fact Of their irritability. A fit of indigestion
makes them see impertinence in every one
they come in contact with. Innocent persons
who never dreamed of giving offense are as.
tonished to find some unfortunate word or
momentary taciturnity mistaken for an insult.
TO say the least, the habit is unfortunate. 1t
is far wiser to take more charitable view of
our felow-beings, and not suppose slight in
tended unless the neglect is open and direct.
After all, too, life takes its hues in great de-
gree, from the color of our mind. If we are
frank and generous the world treats US kindly.
If, on the contrary, we are suspicious, men
learn to be cold and cautious to U.S. Let a
person get the reputation of being touchy,
and everybody is under more or less constraint
and in this way the chances Ct an imaginary
onense are vastly increased.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-01-21

No MAN INDEPENDENT WHO OWES
MoNEY.-The advantages Of the cash
system have been shown with peculiar
perspicuity during the monetary crisis
which is still upon us. Many men who
were worth hundreds of three thou
sands of ioilars-and some who were
worth millions only few months ago,
now owe money which is overdue and
whice they are unable to pay--if they
ever are--the events of the future
alone can determine. Some will work
and worry terough; Others will be en-
quilted in the maelstrom of bankrupt
cy.
These debts may have been in what
was considered perfectly safe ratio
to their property; but this latest expe-
rience shows that scarcely any ratio or
am0unt OF Indebtedness is perfectly
safe aud consistent with the safety and
comfort of the debtor.
"Owe no man anything" is Scrip
t,lral injunction which, like the other
commands Of Scripture, it is well al
ways to observe. There is no other
safe rule.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-01-21

WoMANLY MoDEsTY.-Man loves the
mysterious. A cloudiess sky, the full
blown rose, leaves him unmoved; but
the violet which hides it's blushns
beauties behind the bush and the moon,
when she energies from behind a cloud,
are to him sources of inspiration and
pleasure. Modesty is to merit, what
shade is to figure in painting; it gives
its boldness and prominence. Nothing
adds more to female beauty than mod
esty; it sheds around the couutenance
halo of light which is borrowed from
virtue. Botanists have given the rosy
hue which tinges the cup of the rose
the name of maiden blush." This
pnre and delicate hue is the only paint
that Christian virtue should use; it is
the richest ornament. A woman with
out nodesty is like faded flower,
which djlf'uses an nnwholesoMe odor,
and which the prudent gardener will
throw away from him. Her destiny is
melancholy, for it ends in shame and
repentance. Beauty passes like the
flower of the aloe, which blooms aud
dies in a few hours, but modesty gives
the female character charms which
supplies the place of the transitory
freshness of yoath.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-01-21

A KENTUCKY GEORGE WASHINGTON,
We have q regular little George
Washington in our neighborhood, bu,
bis mother don't act her part we'll at
all. A few evenings ago our little he
70 tried the edge ofhis little axe upon
the nasal organ of his mothers favorite
cat, and completely demolished tie
smelling apparatus of the innocent fe-
lue. The cat expired, and he careful
ly concealed his victim in the meal
barrel, where it was resurrected late in
the evening by the old woman, who
was getting meal for supper. She call.
ed George and questioned him.
George hung down his head and said.
Mother, l can't tell lie. you know |
can't; but I'll be swizzard if l can tell
you the truth about this little affair."
His mother said, "Come across my lap,
my son; come across my lap" And he
came. Tie little fellow had been sit
ting in the dust, and they say it is a
fact that that old lady has not got all
the dust out of her eyes yet Fall
mouth Independent.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-01-21

A LITTLE FORGOTTEN HIsToRY.-
The political affairs of Massachusetts
were strangely mixed in 1924. 1t was
the year of the scrub race for the Pres
idency, when Adams, jackson, Craw-
ford. and Clay divided the people and
threw the election into the House of
Representatives. At that time Caleb
Gushing, a young man who had not
then reached the age of twenty five,
presented himself as a candidate for
Congress in the Newbnlyport District.
where he lived. His scanty years were
overripe with experience. He had al
ready graduated at Harvard, served
two years as a tutor in that Institution,
secured his admission to the bar, fenced
with the literary wits of that heavy
day, contributed articles to the North
american Rerier, helped to edit pa
per, aud made his presence keenly felt
in the Puritan Commonwealth which
gave him birth. lie was not elected to
Congress, but he enlivened himself up
elegantly in the columns of the local
newspaper. Self-praise, which is the
Chief reliance of our present crew Of
statesmen, was an innovation on the
accepted rule of that earlier period. -
Mr.. Cushing was called to account,
and with the promptness of a finished
politician no denied the charge. An
investigation showed that the articles
in question were in the hand. writing
ofhis wife. He merely dictated them.
he did not write them. His vindica-
ton was as perfect as Henry Wilson's
in the Credit Mobilier scandal.-[ Uti-
ca Observer.
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chs Democrat.
TERMS:

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ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the rate
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OBITUARY Notices, Marriages, Public
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Using rates.
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Jute.

In an English journal, Bo,c Bells, of
November 10, we find the following
item respecting the method of cultiva-
ting jute in the East Indies. 1t will
be read with interest by those who
have engaged, or are about to engage,
in the culture of this valuable plant:
Jute is fibrous plant that grows to
a high stalk varying from six to twelve
feet high. It is raised in the low lands
Of the East Indies. The jute planta-
tons are operated somewhat on the
system Of rice plantations. The water
used for flooding purposes is taken
from rudely constructed reservoirs fill
ed by the melting snow of the Himala-
va Mountains. The plant is kept
growing in about eighteen inches or
water, which prevents the parching
rays ola tropical sun from destroying
it. When the stalk has attained its
growth it is pulled Up by the roots or
cut oil II FAR the roots 1t is then laid
out in bales like wheat or rye, and pre-
pared Tor maIket.
The bark is removed, the root is cut
off where it is pulled up with the stalk,
aud where tho root is not originally
kept, the hard, lower end is cut off and
thrown into class commercially
known as jute butts. The remainder
is then assorted with regard to length,
strength, tineness, and lustre Of fibre.
Tie first quality is "a beautiful, clear,
long fibre, mnch oft resembling in APP
pearance blonde hair. This is especl-
ally used for chienons, but it is also
used in Scotland in the manufacture of
fine jute cloths. fths
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-01-21

U If ever there was good excuse
for not getting Il paper ont on time, it
is that offered by the Panama Star and
Herald. The editor says hat the Gov
ernment troops were keeping up con-
tinuous fire on the door of his sitting
room, and half-a-dozen shots did not
vary three feet in striking. "To this
annoyance" lie says, eve must attl'i-
bute orr delay in getting out this edi-
ton, for it is difficult to persuade men
to work under steady and dangerous
fire."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-01-21

large assortment of Toilet Soaps.
ViNEGAR-Pure Cider and French Wine
SIARCH-WesterD, Duryea's Satin Gloss
and BlneinG. s.1
tCRACkERS-Large assortment Of Eng
lish and American -
PICKLES, PRESERVES and JELLlES--
imported and Domestic, in great vari
FLAVORING EXTRACTS--J emon. Va
nilla, Pineapple, Orange, Almond, Nee.
tanne, Rose, Peach and Ginger
SlRUPS-Lemon, Pineapple, Raspberry,
Vanilla, Strawberry, Sa,saparilla and
Ginger.
pies. Figs, Raisins, Citron, Currants,
and Cherries
NUTS Almonds, Pecaus, Filberts, Eng
fish WaIuutS.
CANTON PRESERVED GINGER and
CHOW-CHOW.
CANNED GOODS-A large assortment,
comprising evcsv variety OF Fruit, Veg
e';,bles, Meats, Fish, Soups and Poultry,
Observation-Disclosures Sausage, French
Paties, Mushrooms. DuviieG Ham and
Tongue, Shrimp and Anchoyy Paste.
MACE aRONI AND VERMICELLI-I tal
ian aud American.
SALAD OILS-l'he finest imported.
CONDENSED MiLk-Bordeu Eag e
antt~SwisS.
SAUCES-Lea and Worcestershire. Fork.
shire Relish, Crosse *. Blackwcli's Wal.
nut aud Mushroom Catsup, Mcllhenny' s
Iobasco Pepper.
CHOCOLATE Bakers Plain, Single and
Double Vanilla, Paris Exposition.
SPlCES-Mustard. Pepper, Alspice, Gin.
ger Cloves, Cinnamon, Mace, Nutmegs,
Currie Powder.
COEFEE-Rio, Java, Mocha, Laguayra,
Manila. Havana. Cordova, Our coffees
are selected with great care, and pur-
chasers can always rely on getting the
best in market.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-01-21

FLOUR Plants Extra, O'Fallon, Ter
Strike, Davis IL Emmons' Best. Lone
Star, Flenr de Cap, Cane City and Other
brands Of the choicest Family Flour re
ceived IN this market: also Sttperfiue
Double Extra and Treble Extra, suited
to plantation use.
PEARL HOMINY and GRITS-Cracked
Wheat, Smiths Crushed White Wheat
Corn Meal, Genuine Scotch Dat Meal
MESS and RUAiP PORK-Bacon, Clear
Sides and Shoulders, Dry Sailed Sides
and Shoulders.
CHOICE SUGAR-CURED HAMS AND
Breakfast Bacon.
FULTON MARKET FAMILY BEEF and
Pig Pork in half and quarter barrels
DRIED BEEF Smoked Beef Tongues
Spiced Beef.
PURE LEAF LARD-In tierces, kegs and
buckets.
GOSHEN BU'TTER-From the best dai
rles, in firkins, tubs aud cans of five and
ten pounds each.
WESTERN BUTrER-In tirkins and tubs
CHEESE - English Dairy, New York
Cream. Western Factory, Pine Apple
Holland, Sap Sage and Gruyere, etc
SUGARS - Crushed, Cut Loaf, GranuIa.
ted, Powdered, White and yellow Car.
lied and Louisiana brown of all grades
MOLASSES aud SYkCPS In barrels
haIf barrels aud kegs OF ten GALLONS each
fair, prime aud choice.
FISH -Mackerel, Salmon, White Fish
Goldfish, Tongues aud Sounds, Dutch
Herrings.
CANpLEs-siar, Sperm and Paratine
YEAST POWDERS, ETC. - Sole Agent
for j. Monroe Taylor's Cream Yeast
Baking Powder, The Best" Preston &
MerIrs, Dunham's, Horsford's Bread
Preparation, Cream Tartar, Bi-Carl
Soda.
SALT-Coarse and fire, in sacks and
pockets.
sOAP-Procter & Candles Olive, Lautz
Brothers, Acme and Defensive; also a
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-01-21

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. brands OF Rye and
Bourbon from two to ten years old; also
Scotch and Irish.
BRANDIES-Otard, Depuy u Co, James
HenneSsy Il Co. Sarazac, of different
YtutaIcS.
PURE HOLLAND GIN. JAMAICA AND
st CroiX Rum.
WINES-Various brands Of Claret and
White Wines, Sherry, Madeira and Port;
some especially recommended for velJ
superior quality. Ct
CHAMPAGNE-Krug & Co., L. Rhoderer.
pints and qnaits.
ALE AND PORTER Bass, Allsop's and
McEwan's Ale. Byass' London aud GUM
ness Dublin Porter, Bremen Lager Beer.
CORDIALS-Th finest quality Of impor-
ted
BITTER S-Hostetter's, Newfoundland,
Plantation, Angostura, Boxers, Yer
mouth.
ASSORTED CASES OF LIQUORS. of one
dozen large bottles each Tor family use
containing two bottles Bourbon Wits
ky, two bottles French Brandy, one bot
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-01-21

u By the dropping of a lette Gu
rious mistake was made. A recent ex.
change, in mentioning the reception OF
a new pader, called the Voice Of the
People, was made to say tie Vice OF Tie
People. q
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-01-21
ALEXANDRIA, La. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 81, 1874
gTpst111.
U a.
YOU KNOW HOW IT is YOURSELF.
BY N. f. W..


Dear Nelly, sundly night, you know.
hadn't much t, say;
And yet twas twelve o'clock or so
Before went away.
You saw that half the lime I watched
The clock uron the shelf;
o Nelly! how wi h you might
See how it is yourself!
l wanted to tell yon what
I've waited long 10 say:
Ny heart and 81 iris failed me,
My courage died away;
Now, Nelly, only listen,
You roguiSh little elf
Pm sure you'd Iitv me, at least,
If you knew how it was yourself.
Excuse me, Nelly darling,
I've loved you long and well:
Then let me keep this little hand,
Nor all my hopes dispei.
/ love you more than all the world
Can give of power or pelf,
But words are weak when hearts would
speak
You know how it is yourself.
Her lips but family quivering,
Her shy glance upward thrown,
| gently drew her to my side
My beautiful, my own!
We sat here all The evening:
Twelve came from The mantle-shelf
The rest you may imagine, for
1ou know how it is Yourself!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-01-21
TIE FINEST TENS LNPOR 2ZD.

tie Holland Gin, two bottles Pc Wine,
two bottles Sherry Wine, one bottle Ja-
maica Rum. Price SIC per case for first
quality, aud Si2 per case for second
quality.
MANUFACTURED TOBACCO, from forty
five cents to 81 per pound,
All Goods Warranted as Repre-
seated s
Otherwise to be returned at our expense.
Mistakes will sometimes occur, aud when
we are in error please report, aud they
will be corrected instantly. g,
Do not expect tue best quality of goods
at the lowest price.
Send US list of the goods wanted, and
we will give prices, which will convince
you that the cost of your supplies can be
greatly reduced. ~-.
Orders from parties not well known to
Us must be accompanied by satisfactory
city references or draft to cover amount
Of bill. s,..- tt@f
Letters of inqniry promptly answered
All purchases delivered free of charge.
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quantity with
in New York, or from onethd onehafess
the usual cha
o 0
p list which includes
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-01-21

~ Chickens and farmers delight in
a full crop.
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J. w. PLATT,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer
GRO CE RITES ana rr
Plantation Supplies,
Wines, liquors and Cordia1s
Family Groceries,
roe cd1lz ST. c0z1gR or p02DRAs
ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS

AAsCoNSTANTLY ON HAND COMPLETE
of
ppuoNv
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-06-06

EaGs PoAcHED IN BALLs.-Put three
p'nts OF water into stew-pan; set it
on hot stove of Goals; stir the water
with stick until it runs rapidly around;
then having broken an egg into cup
taking care not to break the yolk-drop
it into the whirling water; continue to
stir it until the egg is cooked; then
take into dish with skinner and
set 1t over pot of boiling water; boil
one at time until you have enough.
These will remain soft for long time.
Or, put some hot water in frying-pan:
break IN the eggs; let it set over the
ire without boiling until they ore done;
then serve on toast.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-06-06
For Sale.

TOWN PROPERTY IN OLYMPIA, VIZ ::
Lot Block SO, near the Swantown bridge.
Lots and Block 80, on Third Street oppo-
site Sparks new building.
Lot Block q, on Second Street, opposite
the STANDARD Office.
Lot Block TO-
The above known as "the Mason Proper
ty."
Lots and Block II, east O Bettman's old
store.
Dwelling house and part of lot on Washing
ton Street, between Second and Third Street
nearly opposite the STANDARD Office.
Dwelling house and two lots on Jefferson
Street, east and adjoining Williams Addi-
ton.
Lots 1. and 3 Block 10, north of and adj
joining J. n. Gales residence, 100 feet front
on Main Street. This property is offered for
a limited time.
Lots and Block 81, adjoining II. Il. Rob-
ert's place, and running form Tenth to Union
Streets.
Lots and Block S.
Parts of Lots and Block I, on Main ST.,
with buildings and improvements.
Lot IL Block 2, Mill Addition to Tumwater.
Corner lot cleared, fenced and orchard on
same. Good water.
ALSO
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-06-06
HEALTH HINTS. bread "packs'

HEALTH HNTs.-Warm bread "packs'
the stomach. Do not eat it.
Water standing for some time in q
room becomes impure, by absorbing
noxious vapors from the air.
Sleeping rooms should be through
~ ventilated. The bedding should be
often changed and kept we'll aired.
Hay fever" may be instantly relieved
by bathing the nostrils and closed eve
lids with spirits of camphor and warm
water.
Whoever eats heavy" pie-crust or
"soggy" bread commits crime against
health. Do not eat late suppers.
The best and safest tooth-wash is
tepid water.
Warmth, abstinence and repose are
three excellent medicines.
In sleeping, do rot" curl the body.
Sleep as straight - possible. Avoid
nigh pillows.
Never sit or sleep with cold feet.
A mixed diet of animal and vegetable
food is the best; the vegetable portion
should predominant.
Regularity of the time in eating has
much to do with the preservation Of
the physical well being and those who
violate this rule must pay the penalty.
Thoroughly cleanse the cellar. Ventil.
ate it from without, Summer and Win
ter. Suffer no decayed vegetables to
remain in it. W