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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-07-26

-CARToUCHE, the notorious
French robber, who flourished dur.
ing the last century, on being told
that young man was DESTROYS Of
becoming a member of his band, put
the aspirant under examination, and,
asking him where he had served,
was answered: 1.-TWO years with an
attorney and six months under an
inspector of police at Paris" "Then,
said Cartouche, with transport, ~
shall consider it the same thing az
if you had ridden all that time in
my troops" and the young man
took rank accordingly Exchange
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-07-26
TOO THIN.

The President of the notorious
Returning Board of our State is out
in an official document, in his oacn
Journal, under the sign manual of
81. Madison Wells, Acting Presi-
dent" prefacing it with "by order of
J. Madison Wells, acting President
of the Fourth Congressional District
Committee" All this high-sound-
ing and big niger heap talk is all
about a Convention he has, at this
eleventh hour Of Rapides Radical
ism, called and designated and cho-
sen prehistoric Colfax as the loca-
ton and tent pitching Of his Side
Show. Another suspicious dodger Is
also spread around by his oacn Jour-
nal hosting his name "as a candi-
date for Congress, from the Fourth
Congressional District, subject to
the Republican Nominating Conven-
ton, called at Colfax, August 2Sth."
In all this new and artful lodging
there is something really thin, but
suspicious as to the true intent,
meaning and promulgating Of such
harmless nonsense.
The Returning Board Journal bad
the name of the regular nominee of
the Radical Party at its masthead
for several issues, and without one
word or line of explanation or excuse
has hauled it down and hoisted that
of it's Boss as above mentioned. OF
course there is something in the
wind in this strange matter, which
for the present we can't exactly
catch, but are sure beforehand there
is some trick in it, and we prophecy
that the called Convention will never
be held and that little or no atten-
ton will be given it. G.. L. Smith
is the nominee and will be supported
accordingly, and if any 'Fd-n phoop'
should be Matched out at Colfax, he
won't receive one hundred votes in
the District. We are sorry such an
apparent dissention in the ranks OF
the faithful is so weak and puerile,
and that we can't rely on it to help
US in the least. We can beat Smith
once more, just as handily as we did
it in 1874, and not half try, and he
and his Colfax rival may just as we'll
understand it from the start. We
are up to snuff and such miserable
and shallow intrigues, do not in the
least disturb our steady Democratic
nerves, and on this day at Baton
Rouge the man and Democrat is
nominated to do it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-07-26

ding Sahcock.
, 1876-09-30

CURLEY, Clusters Indian scout who
escaped death by drawing his blanket
about him afte- the fashion Of the
Sioux and dashins through the enemy'S
line, says the firing during the battle
was "a continuous roll, like the snaps
ping of the threads in the tearing Of a
blanket. The troops expended AL the
ammunition in their belts, and then
sought their horses for the reserve am
unition carried in their saddle
pockets. As long as their ammunition
held out, the troops, though losing
considerably in the fight, maintained
their position in spite Of all the efforts
OF the SiCux. From the weakening of
their fire toward the close OF the after
noon, the Indians appeared to believe
that their ammunition was about ex-
hausted, and they MADE a grand final
charge, in the course OF which the last
of the command was destroyed, the
men being shot at such close quarters
that many were killed with arrows
Custer remained alive through the
greater part OF the engagement, ami
mating his men 20 determined resis.
tence."
, 1876-09-30
TO Sell Real Estate.

IN ne P.yJCts Court ot H'aUo Taga CouEsy, HASH
tRg,0H TsTTit0ry-
IN he NGticr Of TIE EGg's If DIETD HESTON,
Deceased
CITATION.-It appearing 10 the Cour. by the Pc
y tiJUn presented AMI fled in tLis Court by p
BENTLEY, the Administrator Of the Estate Of
DAVID WESTON, deceased, praying for order
20 sell real estate, that II IS Necessary 10 sell two
tain lots and houses thereon stu tel in lie city of
WallI Naila, belonging 20 sad Estate, to pay the
debts outstanding against deceased and the debts
expenses and charges If Administration. IL i or
Cerei by the Court that SATURDAY the 18th day
October, \. D., 1876, being day OF the adiUnrne,i
term o the regular July term, !S5G, % this Court
ii O'Clock, IN tie forenoon Of sad day, at the Court
Room OF SAID Prob.te Court IN the Court House, in
the sgii city AID county OF NIlla Nalla be and the
Is hereby appointed fl the hearing OF said peti
ton and that al! persons interested IN the s4d Es
tate appear before the -G Probate Court that day
arl hour, to show cause, If any there be, why an
OrIer should not b. granted 70 tEe SaIf AmIuIstgt-
IN sid petition prayed for And thAt service
Of this citation be made al persons interested by
publication Of his order for four successive weeks in
tie Walla Walia STATESMAN, weekly newspaper
printed and publish he'd n said city an1 county.
Dated Walla Waila, September 5, 1876.
p GUICHARD,
49-4w Probate Judge.
, 1876-09-30

OH YOUR HARNESS, was the advice
Of an Ohio farmer, who first explained
what should net be done, and conclud
ed with what must be done. Don't
said he, go TO work and oil ap old
harness that has been allowed to hang
away until hard and dry, thinking ii
will prove of any service, for it will
not (; oil does not impart strength to
that which is already weak, it only
ASSISTS in preserving good leather 10y
preventing it from cracking anoint-
ing Old hard leather only weakeuS it
the more, and the harness and tardy
labor are alike lost. Neither is there
any benefit gained by oiIing dirty
harness better leave il alone than
grease over the dirt. If you want 10
preserve harness twice the usual time
begin with il before the tibreS Of the
leather have lost anV OF their tenacity.
Take the harness to pieces and wash
thoroughly with CASTLE soapSuds, then
while tGe leather is still soft with he
water, bat not too vet rub in the oil
and hang up to dry for a few hours
until the oil Is absorbed
, 1876-09-30

THE TRANPERs.-In this country.
ldleneSs from necessity and enforced
yagabondage are new features alto.
gether. There IS land enough, and
all can be fed by their labor. But it
so happens that with our growth as
people we are more and more depend
ent on the machinery of production
and distribution, All cannot live on
farms, where manufactures and com.
merce collect such large bodies Of pop>
ulalion- Mems labor Is divided up.
50 that if one branch utterly fails for
time 1t throws an entire class ON its
resources. That Is just our present
candillon. And large proportion of
the tramps of today Is made up of
men thus afflicted. But there is
another element among them, and
against these society has soon got to
protect itself. This class is roaming
across the country east AMI west at
present, aud fears but little from i'll.
organized eanstabulary force, but
when winter approaches it will be.
come the special and troublesome care
of The police of our large cities.
, 1876-09-30

TIE MRRcY oP FLIGur.-Tie up
horses and bullOcks in a stable, where
they can hear outside lion orr tiger
roar, and no doubt they endure ago
ries of terror. Sweat runs down them,
they shiyer and are exhausted by their
own emotion. But this is not their
position in wild nature they are
brought into il only by the arIitice of
man. The wild cattle take to flight
from the fierce beast, unless strong
enough TO turn and face him. In
either case the exertioD, or the prepa
ration TO fight, absorbS terror. While
the sailor has something to DO against
the storm, activity subdaes fear but
when nothing can be done, and lie
sits helpless, then it is that fear may
unman him. According to Ilomeneus
in Homer, the greatest trial OF mans
bravery is SO sit in ambush with foe
men near outside the thicket. When
it is his duty 10 sit still and do moth
ing, then il ls that I" the coward's hue
changes and bis teeth chatter" In
action being the state which brings
terror to It's maximum, We may justly
doubt whether an animal which Is
straining all lis nervous and muscular
energy 10 escape, really suffers agony
from fear. Fatigue may at length iu-
duce distress, with symptoms similar
to those of fear, bat violent exerIion
is part Of the life of such creatures,
and does not impair their happiness
Rapacious animals must XIII, day by
day, III order To 1--we it is part of
the natural system By which the bal
ance of species is maintained. But
no inference, shat the birds and beasts
which, are the objec OF prey, have
unhappy lives, can at all be sustain
ed. They evidently enjoy life as do
human communities, though exposed
to many dangers and alarms. To say
that lie is precious is 10 avow hat
the good largely predominales
, 1876-09-30

The American Free Dress League,
at It's meeting in Philadelphia re-
gently was made interesting 10 con
seryative people by an unresirained
discussion over the means OF carrying
out reforms. There was DR.. Plnkham
Of California, who urged dress reform
at the point of the bayonet. The
sexes, he argued, must be equaIized IN
dress let women dress so that
they can cast 4 yOte-sO that they
can stand draft as soldiers. Are
no, tie laws of nation founded npon
bayone,s? Therefore, let US use the
bayonei, if necessary. 10 carry out
the laws at the point" Then up
sp:ang good Mrs. TilOtsOn, of Vine
land. in her bloomeFs. q have
worn the short dresses for many years.
she began, and | think that | owe
nv health to that fact Some may say
that some women can't stand II.
What's the difference if some can't :
What if we sacrifice a few hundred
lives? As long as we gain our point
in the end, that amounts to nothing.
No wonder the people are starving.
Look at the quantity Of cloth 1t takes
TO make a dress. Why, if the women
OF the United States had dressed as |
have the coOntry would now be IN a
fiourishing condition. Ii | was bet
ting man ia be willing to be; $4,000
that the merchants hate US because
we are likely TO spoil their business !;
that's the way they work it, | knew.
! believe that the sword of truth COM
lng from the lips Of women will over
come all obstacles without reS0rung
TO bayonets." This talk was TOO radi-
cal for some of the sisters. One Of
them remarked that she was not
strong enough TO wear short skirts
would rather have 4 trail" But look
at the expense Of the trai!,' broke IN
Mrs. Tiotson. 81 don't care" was
The response; as long as | can pay
for a tail pm going to have one" ."
The breach among the AmazonS WAS
so wide that the President Of the
League rose lremblingiy TO bis feet
and timidly suggested an adjourn
ment for Iunch,
, 1876-09-30

a gentleman is rarer thing than
some of us think for. Which of US
can point out many such in his circle
men whose aims are generous ;
whose truth Is constant aud elevated /;
who can look the world honestly in
the face, with an equal. manly sympa-
thy for the grea, and the small We
al know q hundred whose coats are
well made, and a score who have ex
ceilent manners, but OF gentlnmen,
how many Let US take little scrap
Of paper and each make his list.
, 1876-09-30

TuE American Register gives an
account Of an amusing translation O.
Hamlet into French, effected by The
elder Dumas and NJ. Paul Meurice in
1917. The announcement is slightly
different from that of the Original. In
the French version Hamlet, WHO mas
not been wounded by the poisoned
sword, and who feels himself very
much alive in the presence Of three
corpses and a ghost, begins to wonder
what is to be bis fate. Am l TO re.
main a melancholy orphan on earth 2"
he asks. a tragedian appo'n,el by
the wrath of God. if | have badly
studied my role, and acted it i'll, and
killed fonr people where one would
have suffced,am | not to be punished:
Father, what is nay chastiSement TO
be ?" Thou shalt live ~ declares
the ghosl, and on this tremendous an
nouncement the curtain falls.
, 1876-09-30

ABoUr DREss,-Dress as plainly a.
Your parents Will allow you bat In
bright colors Gf they become YOU. and
ID the best ma;erialS-tnat is to say,
in those which Will wear the longest.
When you are really in want Of new
dress, bay it Tor make i) in the fashion
but never quit an old one merely BE-
cause it has become unfashionab!e and
if the fashion be costly, You must not
follow 1t. Ioa may weaI broad stripes,
or narrow, bright colors, or dark sEo:t
petJicoats or long (in noderation), a.
the public wish you; but you must
not buy yards of useless stuff to make
a knot or tiounce of, ncr drag them
behind you over the ground, and Your
walking dress must never touch The
ground at all. ! have lost much Of
the faith | once had in the common
sense, and even in the personal deli
cacY, Of the present race of average
English women, Icy seeing how they
will allow their dresses to sweep The
streets, if il is the fashion to be Scav-
engers. Learn dressmaking yourself,
with pains and time, and use part Of
every day in neeilework, making as
pretty dresses as You can for poor
people who have not the lime or taste
to make them nicely for themselves,
Iop are to show them IN ycur own
wearing what is mos, right and grace
fUl, and help them to choose what will
be pTettiest and most becoming in
their own station.
, 1876-09-30

No LUCK ABour Ir.-Twcnty clerks
in a store twenty hands in a printing
office twenty apprentices in a ship
yard twenty young men in 4 village
all want to get along in the world,
and expect 20 DO so. One Of tie clerks
will make q fortune; one of the com
posi'ors will own a newspaper, and
become an influential citizen one Of
the apprentices viii become a master
builder one Of the villagers will have
a handsome farm and lige like a patri.
arch. But which one IS the lucky in
dividual ? Luck ; there Is 30 luck
about II. The thing Is almost as Ger
tain as The rule Of three. The young
fellow who Will distance his cons
petitors is the one who masters his
business, who preserves his integrity,
who lives cleanly and purely, who de-
votes his leisure TO the requirement Of
knowledge, who gains friends by de.
serving them, and who saves his spare
money. There are some ways TO for
tune shorter than this old dusty high
way, but the slaunch men who achieve
something worth haying-good for
tune, good name, and serene old age
all 90 IN this hard, dusty road.-Ec.
, 1876-09-30

THERE comes an unpleasant repor:
from the Mediterranean 10 the effect
that the crew of the United States
man-of-war Franklin had mutinied,
and that the officers, TO save their own
lives, had cut away at the mutineers
with mitrailleuse and that nine Of
the mutineers had thereby been killed.
SPEAKING of shaving said pretty
girl TO an obduyated bachelor, L
should think that pair of handsome
ewes would be the best miIrOw to
shave by Yes, many poor fellow
has been shaved by them,' the
wretch replied.
, 1876-09-30
-

CHINESE WATER CLoCKs.-TEe
Chinese appreciate ftr,ign watches
very much anl are especially fond Of
looking at she!r works; but though
they are in some parts very ski!ltul in
initiating many European appliances,
We do not think that they have yet
succeeded in manufacturing watches
for themselves, at any rate not TO
any extent; and during a residence
OF several years in various parts Of
the country, we never met with a
single specimen, though we have Of
ten met Cinnamon quite capable OF
repairing foreign watches. The native
methods Of telling the time are the
clopsydra, incense lex, and sunaial
With regard to the first named, Or.
Brdgman tells rs that in the south Of
China it is formed Of six waterpotS
arranged in successive order, one
above another, and from which,
through small perfora;Ions, the water
gradually drops the lowest vessel OF
all, which receives the water, has 4
wooden cover with a hole cut in it g.;
in this hole an index is inserted, on
which are marked periods " of time
Then, as the water in the vessel fills
one degree, the index floating on It's
surface rises ole quarter. The periods
Of time (shih cheml into which the
Chinese divide the day and the
watches of the night are all indicated
by this means. These water clocks
seem to have varied in construction at
different times the waterpols were
originally made Of brass but are now
wooden.
, 1876-09-30
HenvY shearIng sheen.

WE HAVE A BAND OF THOROUGHBRED
W SPANISH MERlNO EVE SHEEP that
sheered on an average l6E is. each, only twelve
months growth of Vol lao d2pe eii>rl, and raised
lambs. We have RAMS Of the sane stock which
sheared rs high b Is \ few Tor sale reason-
able terms, 10 be foaui on B. WHITES RANCH.
miles north Of this town, on Dry Creek. Waila
WaIl4, August 80, 1876
eg >. WHITE & pT-TSsN
, 1876-09-30

Slrli, : % oivsn Si,- h. .s uriesgI Execgt
H., ~ Is l@g yleIy ,aI T.. :e = @ 70 The e5s Of .a *
Tcr~ous having claims against SAD a-,-S- sltt.s
hibit tie same. with the Necessary r., .
one wear from the ft publl.t'1a oi ~, l,ri Val.
tie Undersigned 1t his residence u = Ftste III
,.st. s,I, y" i.Iaai',te 81 p.ymcut TO ne Wa-A "--
THOMAS DUFFY. FNs-gtoF 80 q =
,o-,v Jo4S MgCasETH De''~7,,-- -
, 1876-09-30
Notice.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NJ

ESTATE OF XAVIER BUSINGEKf, GEKf,,-';,T-I. tsr5-,I Al
l. Notice Is hereby given ~ TIE IN yI.I-STNGER,
uinistIa,ur OF the Estate Of IA -. tay.ng
decea ell 10 tie creditors %, ana -. vFlbt tlsl1'
slains aa.nst the saiI deceased 10 eA.,f e,,fs atsr
aitb Ia. hes Nv vouchers within ten .,---a - Al
the inst publication of tbs uoti.' 70 ". Ia Wl',
ni1.!strstSr at his usc, IL TIE city OF 80
VT Dated Wiila Waita, ~ M 1i,.rstOI'
JAMES d. MIX, AaI4.ii3'X, = X,.vlra
With the viii annexed, OF me sI4T
BUsINGsK, Deceased.
, 1876-09-30

SHEEP.-Sheep-raISing and wool
growing Is a businss not less affected
by the existing close times than other
leading industries. In the far West,
along the Pacific coast, the shepherds S
trade is especially affected, the animals
bringing in tlocks less than dollar
apiece, aud their wool yielding but a
very small return for the labor of rails
ing, clipping and sending 10 market.
The present number of sheep in the
United States is estimated at 81 ,OGO,
600 head The number dressed for
mutton each year averages about seven
million head. South America is far
ahead of North America 10 the sheep
product, Brazil alone having nearly
double the number held in the United
States. But Great Britain is the great
est sheep country in the world, in pro
portion 30 IFS cultivated land, there
being as NAM head Of sheep upon the
British islands As in the entire United
States and Territories, from which
that country realizes 100000 an
nually.
, 1876-09-30

WuEN he Ioo%s up and down the
sidewalk, steals up 10 the soda fcun.
tain, strokes his mus,ache, and TO The
engineers What SYRUP" answers
" Damicare ~ the man of gas and
marble dust fishes up from under rne
counter one Of those suspicious look
ing black bottles and evacuates about
two fingers of il. Some people merely
wink at the man. 1t is less profane-
and be understands II, too. This is
an awfully dry world.
, 1876-09-30

WHATEVER may be said about the
past career of Senator Mitchell Of
Oregon, he has certainly done noble
work for his State during the recen,
session Of Congress, ana journals re.
presenting both parties are warmly
complimenting him. Oregon received
more appropriations according to her
size than any State in the Union
, 1876-09-30

TAKE REsT.-SlrIct attention to
business is commendable in all Inen,
and it is one OF the requisites Of sue
cess. But this caHn5i be continued
indefinitely withou. serious deteriOra-
ton, or serious injury. When the
strain OF care and labor has been Sc
we're and long continued, the brain be
comes bcnumbei and the hand loses
part Of its cunning. The strong will
may overcome this for time, and
force both brain and hand to continue
dgiy; but the greater the force thus
used the greater will be The reaction,
and unless due precau,lon be taken,
the silver cord will be broken, and IN
sanity, PARALYSIS or death ensUe. To
one who can so arrange his affairs,
frequent periodical stoprageS OF labor
though they be but brief are pre-
ferable to running at racehorse speed
for eleven months Of the year only TO
get respite for the other monte. Bet
ter so manage your business as to take
for yourself and give TO your en-
ployees a part or all Of Saturday after
noon for sensible recreation. Then in.
stead of rushing of to base ball, to re,
turn with black eyes and broken
fingers, entailing days and weeks Of
discomfort and misery, take rod OF
gun and wander away in the greer
fields, where you may get breath OF
Heavens fresh air. Then when the
Sabbath comes, you viii be prepared
to make it in reality day Of rest.
, 1876-09-30
Den,certtic Ter.itorinI fouvc,,io,.

he democratic territorial convention VIII t. be5
al vancouver. on the 2lst day Of September next t
t- purpose Of nominating, a candidate tor d,.pyafa
70 Co-es, ana candidates fur tie Office # Tfozt1It-
Ing attorney Tor the fzt d. and 81 Ji;ciI bis,,ir
ne COUNTIES "iil be entitled TO the following, repre-
, 1876-09-30

THE PAINLESS DEATH.-Protessor
Tyndal, in recen: holiday lecture at
the ROYAL Institution, speaks thus OF
the painless death by electricity.
franklin was twice struck senseiess by
the shock. He aflerward sent the
discharge of two large jars through
Fix robust men; they fell to the
ground and got up again without
knowing what had happened; they
neither heard nor felt the discharge.
Priestly, who made many valuable
contributions 10 electricity, received
the discharge of two jars, but did not
find it painful. This experience agrees
with mine. In the Theatre Of the
Roval Institution, and in the presence
of an audience, | once received the
discharge of battery Of fifteen Ley
den Jars. Unlike Frank!in's six men,
| did not tall, but ike them | felt
nothing. | was simply extlDgulshed
for a sensible interval. This may be
regarded as an experimental proof
that people killed by lightning suffer
no pain. The measured velocity OF
electricity is many thousand times
greater than the measured velocity CT
sensation in the nerves. Hence the
electrical conclusion reaches the centre
of life without any possible announce
ment by the eye or ear or sense Of
telling. There is abundant evidence
that death by a rifle ball traye"sing
the brain is for the same reason en-
tirely without consciousness or pain.
But a rifle ball. is tostoise compared
with the electrical flash. Tie Ruhm-
kofl coil places artificial Tightening III
cur hands. If society mus. kill It's
members, let this instantaneous doom
be substituted for the slow torture
and brute violence Of the gallows.
, 1876-09-30
FARM FOR SALE

( FARM FOR SALE of One HaIf Section OF land.
n GOOD FRAME HOUSE an1 RAME BARN,
and a gUOi ORCHARD, with FRUIT and sHRUB-
Berry on tie place. There : abundance of good
running water ana plenty Of tiIber Tor fire Wcod
and fencing purpoSes on the land. The place i sit
mated one and one half miles from Dayton Colurn-
bia county Washington teTTitCFy- For further par
ticulars 4iiress the Undersigned at Dayton, ". 7.
S3-tf NEMLAND & KIRK
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