davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-26
] III. ~ l. !. ~ / sun.
1875 NEW YORK. lo76

y~IGIITEEX HUNDRED AND SSf.
H. cnty. six is the Centennial year.---
1t is also the year in which an Opposi-
ton Honse of Representatives, the first
since the war, will be in power ~
Washington; and the year Of the twes-
tv-tlird election Of President OF the
United States. All of these events are
sure to DO of great interest and impor.
tancc, especially the two latter; and al!
of them and everything connected
with them will be fully and freshly r..
ported and expounded in THE Sun.
The Opposition House Of Representa-.
tives, taking up the line Of inquiry
opened years ago by THE Sun, VIII
sternly and diligently investigate the
corruptions and misdeeds OF Grants
administration; and will, it is to ~
hoped, lay the foundation for pow
and better period in onr national MS
tory. OF all this THE SUN will cor.
tilin complete and accurate acconnls'
furnishing its readers with early ana
trustworthy information upon tneas
absorbing topics.
| The twenty third Presidential e'ec g,
| ton, with the preparations for i, WIZ
be memorable as deciding upon Gran1s
aspirations for third term OF po.eI
and plumber, and still more as deciding
who shall be the candidate Of the parry
of Reform, and as electing that capa!'
date. Concerning all these sn9eots,
those who read THE SUN will nass
the constant means Of being thorouga'
ly we'll informed.
THE WEEKLY SUN, which hes -
tanned circulation Of over elsny
thousand copies, already has it's reas 5
ers in every State and Territory. ans
we trust that the year 1876 VIII =.
their numbers doubled. II VIII -,
tinue to be a thorough neWsP "a, :.
All the general news of the day w, ~. :.
found in it, condensed when unimP..
tant, at full length when OF moms''.
, and always, we trust, trea.eu u. 4
clear, interesting and lpss'us"
: manner.
It ia our aim to make the WElAn =.
SUN the best family newspaper y -. :.
world, and we shall continue . ~,
lin its columns a large amount =, ia. i
cellaneous reading, such 90 s.o, ~
tales, poems, scientific intell'gen:: a ~ =
agricultural information, for VINCE s.;,,
d are not able to make room, in our oa ~.
It edition. The agricultural departnsssaa''
!, especially is one of its promlnen.. ,. =.
q lures. The fashions are also reea -
reported ip its columns; and 90 a''
markets of every kind. -. ,.ees
THE WEEKLY SUN, eigh:: !. p aSif
0 with fifty-six broad columns I !. hi .bia
5 sl.20 a year, postage prepaid. !, ~ i. i DO.
0 price barely repays the cost o. sa .n' tIhis
0] Der. no discount can be made lI s.ar. Of
rate to clubs, agents. Postmas''''
3: anyone. 80. four mage
st newspaper Of twenty-eight eo }" eopy,
gives all the news for two Genus * ceuta
Subscription, postage preps,u ..,i IA edi.
5, month or $3.50 a year. ouT Ws hsyl
ton extra, sl.l0 per year. w
- no travelling agents. Aa n,pr s:lvy.
>. New York ea!s'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-26

TINE UNDERSIGNED HAVING
4 rented the PASTURE ~sHFM3A
formerly kept by Mr.. ia x
cob Irving, on the Bayou 1N0
Robert Road, adjoining the Corpora
ton line, respectfully informs those
Interested that he is prepared to pas
tura COWS, HORSES and STOCK OF
ALL DESCRIPTIONS by the Month.
TERMS:
ONE DOLLAR PER MONTH for
grown cattle and Fifty Cents for yearf-
ings. PAYABLE MONTHLY. For
Pasturage apply at the TOLL GATE.
M B.
LIVERY POSSIBLE CARE AND
T. attention will be paid to stock put
in the Pasture, but / will not be res
ponsible for them beyond that care and
attention. HENti JoNfo'
April II, 1876.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-26
TERMS of SUBSCRIPTION
FRANK LESLIE'S
ILLUSTRATED PUBL lCATlONS.
POSTAGE PAID.

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper;
Weekly ..---. w
Frank Leslio's Chimney Corner, 40
weekly .......---..--.. w
Frank Leslie's Illustrirte leitung, ~
weekly ...--. :.--.. ----..'' w w
Tho DAYS Doinge, weekly .-.-...-.- w
Frank Leslie's Lady's Journal, wk1y w
Tho Young American, weekly ...-.. on
Frank I,eslie's BOYS and Girls Weekly 5O
Frenk Leslie's Popular Monthly. w
MoNTILIEs.
Frank Leslie's Lady's Magazine 50 gu
Frank Leslie's Boys of America. 5O
Yrank Leslie's Pleasant Hours.... l 90
Frgnk I.eslie's Budget OF Fun. | oO
The Jolly Joker 1890. l w
Frank Leslie's Family Herald -, l w
Frank I.eslie's New York Journal l w
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Alma 49,
nae. .............. w
Frank Leslie's Comic Almanac. 10
Every yearly subscriber is entitled
to q beautiful Premium Chrome with
each publication. The originals were
designed and painted expressly for our
use, and the Chromos ARE printed IN
oil, exactly reproducing, in every de-
tail the original masterpieces OF art
Description of Chromos, Publication
and Gifts, with sample papers, sent on
receipt of stamps for return postage
AGENTS WANTED.
Address. AGENCY DEPARTMENT.
Frank Leslie's Publishing House, 537
Pearl street, New York.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-26
II II E
TIL E
CINCINNATI WEEKLY ENQUIRER
Is the only paper exclusively devoted
to the
POLITICAL AND GENERAL
WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE

TT PUBLISHES LETTERS OF IN
/ qniry direct from the people and
answers them fully without regard to
party bias or benefit.
1t is the advocate of right and JUS
tice to all, and the greatest good to
the greatest number.
1t is opposed to the unwisc and dis
honest class of legislation that has ben
Gifted the few and oppressed the many,
as realized in act of Congress retiring
from circulation nearly two-thirds OF
the peoples money.
The National Bank Scheme, a device
to place the control of the currency in
the hands of the Money Kings and Gre
ating q non producing aristocracy.
The Salary Grab Robbery, increas-
ing the pay Of government officials,
while the price OF labor and its pro-
ducts, real estate, and greenbacks 1.-THE
peoples money! have been depre'
ciated.
The act changing the original con
tract with bondholders, aid making
bonds payable in gold instead of lega
tenders, as first agreed upon; favor
itism Of IS per cent. in value to tlt
few at the expense Of the many.
The Resumption Act, demanding
| that which is utterly impossible, ant
placing the object sought for twent.
years further off.
| For such and other crimes agains
the people the Enquirer will advocat
a change in the administration of gov
eminent affairs, a most fitting
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-26

"The World is not only tho beat hat
the cheapest newspaper ever
offered the farmer"
Semi Weekly, l04 Nos. p, year. So %
Daily, 3l3 Nos. per year,. $4,000 90
cY Specimen copies sent upon ap-
plication. Address
"THE WORLD
IS PARK ROW, NEW YORK CITY.
EiSta blich q a l8l9. /
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ayers Ague Cure,

Tor Faver and Ague, Intermittent Fe-
"U Or '1 Cbill Fever, kemittent Fever,
Dumb Ague, Periodical OF BILIOUS Fes
yer, &C., and indeed all the aftec9ons
which arise from malarlous, marsh' OF
Iniasmatic pOisonS.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-26
HAVE YOU A D0LLAR9
FOR ONE DOLLAR
WE WILL SEND,
POSTAGE : PAID,
THE WEEKLY WORLD
ONE YEAR.

T>1RST.-IT CONTAINS ALL THE
Il NEWS OF the past seventlays, col. i
lected by the agents and corrcspnn.
dents of. the New York Daily Wa,M.
aud in fulness, accuracy alsa enter.
prise in this respect is unequalled.
2. IT'S AGRICULTURAL DEPART.
MENT contains the latestnews of firm
experiments at home and abroad, CON.
tributions by home and foreign vii.
tiers, full reports of the farmers Club Of
tho American Institute. and quotations
of valuable and interesting articles ap-
pearing in the agricultural wceklies
and magazines.
3. It's GRANGE NEWS, to which
attention is specially called, is y fen.
ture which can be found in no other
paper. All the resources at tie com.
mand of a great metropolitan duly
newspaper are employed in its collpc-
ton, and the iesnls is n page each
week where the members may find a
complete record of the work of the or.
der in every State in the Union for tho
past seven days. In addition to this
weekly record, The World gives tho
cream Of all the local grange papers in
every State. This department is and
will continue to be under tho charge
of one Of the active members of the
order.
4. For the FIRESIDE DEPART.
MENT, in addition to its other a,,rac.
tions, such as Poetry, miscellany, hp-
morons extracts, &C.. during the com
ing year. there will be not less than
one hundred short tales by the best
writer's OF fiction III England and
America.
J 5. The MAR ET REPORTS,
brought down to the hour of publica-
ton, are the hest that can DO made
Each market is reported Ivy one whose
special knowledge and training make
, him the best authority upon that sub.
iect in tho United States. For accnra.
e cy and completeness the market re-
t ports of the World are unrivalled
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-26

CEND $50. to G.. P. ROWELL g. co:
= New York, for Pamphlet OF loO
pages, containing lists of 5000 neWspa..
pers. and estimates showing cost OF
advertising.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-26
Celebration for the Centennial Year.

.CeleDfatlOl l0T tne Ctlltnlldl ltdl.
If you would know and understand
the issues. merits and effects Of past
and future legislation, read the Enqui.
er during this all important crisis, and
subscribe for the year 1876.
TERMS:
One copy, gear. w
Five copies, year. .$l75 each. % %
Ten copies, l year.. l.6O each. 10 w w
Twenty 6 :. $50 each. .3O w
With most liberal terms to club agents,
Send for specimen copies and agents
outfit. Agents wanted at every fos'
Office. Address all letters to
FARAN g. MCLEAN, PUBLISHERS
Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
$50.

OFFICE RApIDEs AGRICULTURAL FAIR
ASSOCIATION,
ALEXANDRIA, La,
March 8, 1876.
4 SPECIAL PREMIUM OF FIFTY
~ Dollars is offered for the BEST
ACRE OF CORN, 40 yards square,
grown in Rapides Parish. Entrance
fee, $500.
1925
FOR SECOND BEST ACRE OF CORN
Parties desiring to compete for this
Premium must make their entries with
the Secretary Of the Association at
Alexandria by the FIRST DAY OF
SEPTEMBER. F. SEP,
L. V. MARYE, Prest.
Secretary.
March Is, 1876.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23
Reading in London.

Nude, the proprietor Of the great
London circulating library, is an auto
crat in his way, and a real power in the
field of literature His brown paper
covered books are to be seen on almost
every table in London. He lets books
singly Or by scores and hundreds at a
time. People going to their country
houses have boxes sent down once a
week Or fortnight with selections of
books and magazines. Hundreds of
these are exchanged every day. His
library is an immense place, crammed
with books from cellar to attic. If his
books all came in at once the building
wouldn't hold them, for they number
over million. A desirable new book
is bought by the thousand for his libra
ry-5,OOO copies of Tennyson's "Queen
Mary" having been ordered before the
work was printed. Indeed, the fate of
many books is decided by Nudes or
der Publishers send to him to know
how many copies he will take of an
unpublished work, and his answer often
decides the terms between author and
publisher. Authors court him, pub
fishers refer to him, and his patronage
is of great moment to both. It is a re-
markable fact that there is greater
demand for George Eliot's works at Mu-
dies than for those of any other writer
"a most creditable fact it u.s. too, to the
discriminating taste Of the majority of
his customers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23
How He Weighed His Wife.

The Lewiston (Maine) Journal has
discovered the method and thus reveals
it: "She is woman weighing, it was
supposed, about $50 pounds, but her
husband could not induce her to be
weighed. So the other day he was
driving out with his wife and drove Up
to Mr.. Dorman's store in Auburn. The
wife did not notice that the team stood
on Mr.. Dorman's hay scales. While he
was talking with gentleman at the
door, his whole team was being weigh
ed. He then drove over to Lisbon
street and left his wife to do some shop
ping. Then he drove back to Mr.. Dor
mans hay scales and the team was
weighed minus the wife. 1t was but
simple sum in subtraction to discover
the weight of the woman. On reach
ing home the joke leaked out, but his
neighbors declare that Caleb will never
see another day of judgment in which
he will be more sorry for his sins than
he did the hour when his wife learned
that she weighed two hundred and
forty odd pounds"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23
Her Love Had Waned.
From the Detroit Free Press.


They came out Of a Michigan avenue
grocery; he carrying a big jug, and as
they reached the walk he said:
"Now, Dolly, you carry that jug and
give me that quarter of a pound of
tea"
"Pd like to see myself !" she replied.
Dolly, do you want to see your hus-
band carrying an old brown jug
through the crowded streets of the
metropolis-do you want others to see
him?'
"Come along with that jug !" she
impatiently exclaimed.
"Dolly, there's gallon of molasses
in here, and we know it, but everybody
else will think it's whisky if carry it. .
"Let 'em think"
dolly, if you love me you will carry
the Jug"
Il won't carry itp'
sThen [ won't I've got twice as
much character to sustain as you
have!'
"Sustain it then," she said as she
tarted for the wagon around the cor
ner.
He called to her, but she did not an
swer Giving the big jug a terrific
swing into the air, he let 60 his hold
and it came down with an awful crash.
'''Lasses is nothing to principle % he
explained to the little crowd, and then
followed on after Dolly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23
The Police of London.

John Paul in letter to the New
York Tribune, compares the London
police with those of New York as fol-
lows: The policemen, let me remark,
are rather heavy set of fellows, slow,
if not stupid, but [ like them. They
are civil to you, and seem to under
stand that they are put on duty to be
of service to the public. They are less
ready with their clubs, too, than our
policemen, and carry them most of the
time out of sight, instead of swinging
conveniently at the wrist, ready to
crack skull with. For London po-
iceman to draw his club is dangerous,
and to use it to the injury of citizen
were a still more serious matter; he
would have to prove that the provoca-
ton was sufficient. Not here is a
coop" allowed to add the Office of
a judge, jury, and executioner to the
single function with which law invests
him. Were a London policeman to
club drunken man, as / have repeat
edly seen done in New York, his own
head would be knocked in by the by
ISLANDERS.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23
How Old Peter Bennett Won His Case.

If Alexander H. Stephens should be
at home and his mind not absorbed by
public affairs, the visitor will find in
him one of the best and most prolific
anecdotists Of the day.
One story-alas that be cannot sit in
the types to tell tits the Peter Ben
nett speech. A DR.. Royston, doubtless
a most excellent man, had sued Mr..
Bennett, farmer, for his bill. Little
Aleck," as Alexander is minified by his
friends, told his client, Peter B., that
the case OF service and it's value were
proved against him in a legal form and
there was no real defense. But the old
farmer insisted that his lawyer should
"speak to the case" Mr.. Stephens
told him that he ought to speak himself
if he thought speech could be made,
and was surprised by the retort, II
aviN, if Bobby Toombs won't be too hard
on me-" Mr.. Toombs promised, and
Peter Bennett began:
Gentlemen of the Jury, I amt no
lawyer and no doctor, and you amt
nuther. And if we farmers don't stick
together, these here lawyers and doc
tors will get the advantage of us. /
amt no objections to lawyers and doc
tors in their place, and some is clever
men, but they amt farmers, gentlemen
Of the jury. Now this DR.. Royston
was new doctor and [ sent for him to
doctor my wife's sore leg. And he did,
and put some salve truck on it and
some rags, but never done it bit of
good, gentlemen of the jury. 1 don's
believe he's no doctor, no way There't
doctors as ] know is DOCTORS sure
enough, but this amt no doctor at all. :"
This was evidently telling, and DR..
Royston put in with, Look at my d.
ploma, and see if [ am not DOCTOR"
ellis diploma p said the new-fedged
orator with great contempt. "That
amt nothin', for no piece of paper ever
made doctor yet"
"Ask my patients" shouted the now
furious physician
This was the conventional straw that
seemed to break the back of the ora
tors patience. "Ask your patients |"
he said, in slow and mournful delibera-
ton. ask your patientss WHY, THEY RE
ALL DEAD" Then, in rapid defamation,
he named case after case, we'll known,
but mostly among the negro servants
of his neighbors, where his opponent
had treated them and their owners bur-
led them, and then continued: Ask
your patients Why, would have to
seek them in the lonesome church
yard, and rap ON the silent tomb
to get answers from the dead. You
know they can't say nothin' to this
case, for you've killed them all ~ The
applause closed the speech, and the de-
PENDANT won his case--Harper's for Feb
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23
TattOOing.
From Cassell's Magazine

M. de Bougainville, writing from
Tahiti, says: Both sexes have GUS
tom of staining their bodies, which
they call tattooing; and both men and
women have the hinder parts of their
thighs and loins marked very thick with
black lines in various forms. These
marks are made by striking the teeth of
an instrument somewhat like comb,
just through the skin, and rubbing into
the punctures a kind of paste, made of
SCOT and oil, which leaves an indelible
STAIN" The same kind of instrument
is used by the New Zealanders, most of
the South Sea Islanders, and also by
the Chinese and Japanese at the present
day. This art is practiced as a profess
sion among these barbarous tribes, as
painting and other decorative arts are
in civilized communities, and operators
travel about the country for this pur-
pose. Mr.. Darwin tells us that in New
Zealand the wives of the missionaries
tried to persuade the native women not
to be tattooed, but famous operator
having arrived from the south, they
said: We really must just have few
lines on our lips; else when we grow
old our lips will shrivel, and we shall be
SO very ugly There is not nearly so
much tattooing as form erly, but as it is
badge of distinction between the chief
and the slave, it will probably long be
practiced. So soon does any train of
ideas become habitual that the mission
aries told me that even in their eyes a
plain face looked mean, and not like
that of New Zealand gentleman. "
The degree of rank of a New Zealand
chief is indicated by the greater or less
surface of the skin covered by these in
delible marks, and they give to chief
Of position a most forbidding and fe-
rocious aspect. When the face is COW
cred, the lines are made to follow the
curves Of the features; and are thus
symm etrical, though complicated; and
the play of the muscles being hidden,
and in some cases the superficial mus
cles being perhaps destroyed by the OPP
Grafton, an air of rigid infexibility is
given to the conntenance, which serve
to increase their otherwise savage and
barbarous appearance. Among other
tribes, too, tattooing is the method for
recording prizes Of agility in running,
or dexterity in the chase, as well as for
warlike exploits, and these, in some of
the islands of the North Pacific seas,
take the form of fantastical figures Of
flowers, trees and animals. The same
method is also adopted by some tribes
Of North American Indians, to distin-
guish those who are eminent for bra
very or other qualifications, every in
stance of heroism being in this way
marked by some appropriate ornament
In Morocco, too, it was formerly the
practice for women to add to their
beauty, to imprint on their face, neck,
and almost every part of their body,
representations of flowers and other
figures" but tattooing among the Moors
is now almost entirely obsolete
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23
A Cats Encounter With q Turtle.

An Indianapolis Maltese cat got to
playing with a turtle, and tumbled and
tortured the poor thing in the most
cruel manner; but at length pussy met
with a decided reverse. The Neaos
says: "The turtle, by lucky snap of
it's jaws, closed upon the tail of the
cat, and chung there with the tenacity
of bull pup, while the Maltese, with
a horrid yowl and arched spine, danced
the iveliest kind of minuet. The
tail swelled to abnormal size, the tur-
tie couldn't let go if he wanted to, and
for few seconds there was a revolution
of cat and turtle, turtle and cat, with
m-e-o-w-s and spitz-spitz ftz-fitz, un-
til the spectators were fain to believe
thai instead of one turtle and one cat
there were 5000 or 5000 cats. Finally
the Maltese was released, and some
hours later was seen gravely examining
her caudle extremity, and evidently
wondering How this was, anyhow, ano
it was noticeable that when the turtle
retraced its steps to the aquarium ne
had exclusive right of way so far as the
cat was concerned"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23
THE JACKAL'S PRAYER.

HOTTENToT FABLE
A chicken, wandering far and wide,
Soon saw jackal at its side;
And though for safety, help was sought,
The silly saunterer was caught
Then said the chicken to the beast:
- Prayer always comes before feast;
The white man doth some grace repeat
Before each meal-or will not eat"
- should not, friend, object to pray,
II I knew how. Show me the way"
The chicken said "Now understand
When you begin, fold hand with hand"
The jackal followed out with care
This brief advice, and offered prayer.
Then spoke his guide: ''Your words are right
But prayer 8 Of faith, and not Of sight;
We bow our heads unto the ground,
Nor look above nor gaze around;
And So If you are good and wise,
You'll pray once more and close your eyes,"
SO, doing as his prompter bade
The jackal shut his eyes and prayed;
But, long before he ceased to pray,
Chicken and dinner flew away
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23

Edna never left Mrs. Hepburn until
there was grand wedding at that
lady's house, when Miss Seabright be-
came the bride of Robert Harkner.
And Mrs. Harkner smiles graciouslv
upon her daughter-in-law, who is, she
tells her friends, " such a lovely woman,
and such a favorite with dear Aunt
Maria, who met with her in her sum
mer travels, and was perfectly charmed
with her."
And society asks no further informa-
ton regarding Mrs. Hepburn's COM
paniOn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23

AN humble man ought to be content
ed with his lot, if it is good one ON the
corner of popular streets.-N. 0. Re
publican.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23

REPORTS from China indicate that
the government will resist the advances
of the English.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23

A GOOD conscience is continual
Christmas.