The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-06-24
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choice Of being taught one of several
trades, chose that Of a sailor.
-Sarify Bey is the new Minister
of Foreign Affairs in Constantinople
such a very nice name to spell!
MIR. Gladstone is announced to
be engaged upon a new work on
subject connected with Homer's
works.
"A Michigan editor suggests that
"now is the time to let your cows
browse off the onion tops. 1t i'm
parts tone to the milk"
-Stimson, Of the class Of 1872 in
the Yale Art School, has taken the
highest prize, $500, at the Academy
of Fine Arts, Paris.
Mr.. Telesphore Fourier, Minis
ter of Justice in the Dominion of
Canada, is an avowed advocate of Ca
dadian independence.
Miss Elizabeth Thompson has
received f1,200 for the engraving
copyright of her picture Of "The Roll
Call in the Crimea."
Among the presents received by
a bride in New York recently was q
policy of insurance on her husband S
life for $4,000.
1t is suggested in an English
paper that smoking be allowed dur
ing divine service, Gas a means of
increasing the attendance at church"
Punch receipt for the preserva-
ton of furs is excellent: 'Pull out
all the hairs with tweezers and var
nish the skin. In the spring remove
the varnishs and carefully stick all
the hairs iH their old places"
"A German chemist is said to
have extracted from 900 pounds of
sawdust, siquarts of brandy of 50
per cent, ut SO degrees, perfectly
free from tEor or taste of turpentine,
and of ,y.es1 agreeable T flavor
school and us fatally injured while
playing nesr the railroad. A man
was nearly killed by the explosion of
q beer barrel. What beautiful moral
lessons these incidents might fur
nish!
Count Wrangel, "the grandfath-
er of the Prussian army" still rides
out on a steady going hack, although
he is over 80 years old. ''Papachen"
Wrangle finds it necessary, however,
to be very carefully strapped to the
saddle.
= A fastidious member Of the Bos-
ton Common Council is said to OBJ
iect to the bird houses for the trees
Oh the common being constructed in
the gothic style Of architecture,
which lie maintains is only suitable
for church caiices.
The American lady to whom the
Young Duke Nicholas Of Russia gave
his mothers stolen diamonds is now
in Paris, with the jewels, worth 800
900 francs, in her possession. The
Duke is said to be madly in love with
her, and wishes to marry her.
1t is positively announced
through the Zurich papers that the
Castle of Orenburg is to be prepared
for the reception Of the Empress Eu-
genie and the Imperial Prince, who
shortly intend taking up residence
there permanently.
Gen. G. Faxon, Of the Paducah
Kentuckian, comes out in a card ac-
cepting the call from ''many voters"
to become q candidate for Coroner.
He says that "an experience of seve-
raj years within the precincts of Cal
70 render me an excellent judge Of a
dead man."
The "big feat" was accomplish
ed by Nine. Fontainbleau in q Chi
eago theater, few nights ago. 1t
consists Of leaping from the gallery
to the stage while enveloped In 4
bag, and catching by her feet on a
trapeze. 1t was done to the intense
delight of large audience.
The Duke of Montpensier has
just lost his youngest son, Prince
Louis, seven years old. He has long
been an invalid, and his recovery
was not expected. The Duke has
now but one son, Prince Antoine,
and three daughters, the eldest Of
whom is married to the Count of
Paris.
"A woman applied last year to q
court in western Massachusetts, for
her right in q certain homestead
The decision was reversed, and the
Judge was informed the other day
+bo+ +bnra wac M further need of lit