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LFRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED


Ar at st Jago SOth barque Jose More, Carlisle,
New York.
Ar at Cardenas 30th sch Emerson Rokes, from
New York; Ethan Allen, Blake Portland.
SID schs Eva May, Andrews New York; Georgia,
Coffin, North OF Hatteras.
Sid I'm Havana LIST inst, brig Josie Devereux, for
Pensacola; 9th, schs Ada u Simonton, Hall, and
Cathie Berry, Seavey, Go.
Ar at Bristol, f, 10Th inst brig 3 Cove, Hodg-
man. New York.
Ar at Liverpool 10th inst, ship A McCallum. Mars.
ters San Francisco.
Sid 18th, ship Martha Cobb, Greenbank, for United
States.
Ar at Plymouth 18th, barque Adoph Engler, Flick
EFT, Batavia.
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# RANCE.


HHA uH HnhptaCnhmX NHHCNHHh0Hs
PARIS, Dec. II There is nothing definite
about the new cabinet yet. 1t is said there is a
possibility of Marshal MacMahon's impeach-
ment on several grounds.
The clerical organ, Defense. says the Senate's
refusal 10 sanction dissolution would release
MacMahon from his promises and leave him
free to retire. lthopes, however, that MacMa-
hon will not be eager to seze such an oppor-
aanity, and thinks that his devotion to the
country will suggest to him loftier and frmer
resolution.
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and the Middle Atlantic states. falling barome-
ter, increasing southeast to southewest winds
ana veerlng to the westerly, partly cloudy
weather and IN the former and northern nor.
BILE. "io piooa-
Cautionary signals are ordered at Portland
Thatcher's Island, Boston, Woods Hole. New
port New London, New York, New Haven
sandy Hook, Barnegat, Atlantic City and
Cape May. "AU
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PROVIDENCE, Il. l., Dec. II The Printing cloth
tons.
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Foreign Imports.

Daily Domestic Receipts.
By water conveyance-1eO0 bush corn meal to
W True g. Co.
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Boston stock Market.

Foreign Exports.
;. ST. JOHN, NIB. Schr Spring Bird-90 tons gran
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FOREIGN PORTS.

Ar at st Helena Oct 81. brig VIVA Robertson, Cook
East London. seeking; 29th barque SWEET, Grif-
fin, IloiIo (and sailed Beth for New York;
Cid at st John, NIB, Sth inst, sch Island Belle,
Simpson, Eastport 10th, Emma K Smalley, Glenn,
Demarara.
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PICToU. Steamer Valetta -58i ton coal to
Railroad
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Portland Daily. Press stock Lis.

Corrected by WOODBURY. & MoULToN. Investment
Bankers, Cor. Middle and Exchange Streets.
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Sept q, lat 27sS, Ion 40 16 E, barque Adolpl
Engler, Fickett 81 Gays from Batavia for Falmouth
Oct 9, lat N, Ion 81 e, ship Lucy Nickels, Nick
els. from Maulmain Sept IA tor Europe
Nov 3d. lat q 40, lon So 80, sch Brave, Foss, from
Philadelphia for st Lucia.
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true, and mark my words, twill
happen within q month. What !
didn't you know she was going to
be married? She is, and right
soon, to the poorest kind of a stick
no money. no nothing, and no
style to his name besides. She
was telling lot of us about it,
and she wound up by saying In an
apologize tone : You know l
can't expect to do as well as the
rest o; you, because / am SO home
w., and she said it SO humbly ahd
forlornly that / felt ever SO sorry
for her, and Pm sure I'd made her
handsome that minute if l could
have done it. Why did the good
Lord make some all beauty-and
no brains, and some all brains
and homely as a hedge fence?
thank the star that l was born I'M
der, that l have sense enough te
read George Elliot, and yet not
have my nose 80 very much turned
up to pay for it.
"Then the three arose, smooth
ed out their wrists, shook them
selves and went out with tn
blonde in the roiddle.'
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FADED FLOWERS.
Published by request

L. oRAfoA> ID
The flowers saw in the wild wood
Have since dropped their beautiful
leaves,
And the many dear friends of my child
hood
Have slumbered for years in their
graves.
But the bloom of the flowers l remem-
Der,
Though their smiles I shall never
For the cold chilly winds of December
Stole my flowers, my companions,
from me.
The roses may bloom on the morrow,
And many dear friends / have won
But nv heart can feel with but sorrow
When think of the loved ones that
gone.
Yes no wonder feel broken hearted,
Or stricken with sorrows should be,
| For the cold chilly winds of December
Stole my flowers, my companions
from me.
How dark looks the world and how
| dreary
When parted from those that we love
But there's rest for the faint and tn
weary
When friends meet with loved one
above.
And in Heaven can but remember,
When from earth this fond hear
shall be free,
That no cold chilly winds of Decembe
Can steal my flowers my companion
from me.
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There is but one road to happi-
ness and prosperity, for either IN
dividuals or q nation, and that Is
economy and faithful persistence
in the legitimate paths OF business.
Hence we call upon all good peo-
pie to unite in one effort to stay
the tide of wild excess. Let a
man be frowned upon in society
when it is known he is living be-
yond his means. Let ell noble
and true women express their dis.
gust at the extravagant and indie
cent display of the followers o
fashion. And so let the nation bt
saved from the millstone that ha'
dragged other republics to des
truction; so shall our young mel
find larger and nobler devotion
than that of money, and modest!
and dignity shall not wholly de
sert American womanhood.
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THE LEVEL AND THE SQUARE.
Published by request. ]

PubnSncu Dy rcduoS@J
We meet upon the level and we part
upon the square.
What words of precious meaning those
words Masonic are;
Come. let us contemplate them, they
are worthy OF thought,
With the highest and the lowest, and
the rarest they are fraught-
! We meet upon the level though from
every station come =,
The rich man from his mansion, the
poor man from his home
For the one must leave his wealth ana
state outside the Masons door,
And the other finds his true respect
| upon the checkered floor.
We part upon the square, for the word
| must have its due,
We mingle with the multitude, cold
unfrieudly crew;
But the influence of our gatherings In
memory is green,
And we long upon the level to rene"
the happy scene.
There's a world where all are equal, and
were hurrying TO it fast;
We shall meet upon the level where Tn
gates of life are past;
We shall stand before our Orient, GU
Master will be there,
To try the blocks we offer, with hi
own Masonic square.
We shall meet upon the level there, bu
never thence depart. -.
8 There's mansion, tits already for eac
trusting, faithful heart;
: There's mansion and welcome, and
Y multitude is there
: Who have met upon the level and hav
been tried upon the square.
Y Let us meet upon the level then, Will
Y laboring patient here,
Let Us meet and let us labor, though I'll
e labor be severe;
Already in the western sky the sig
bids us prepare,
To gather up our working tools al
part upon the square.
Stands round you faithful Masons, fro
the bright fraternal chain,
We part upon the square below, to me
in heaven again;
Oh, what words of precious meanil
those words Masonic are:
1--WE meet upon the level and we pa
Z upon the square,"
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Female Management.

MANY families owe their pros
perity fully as much to the fact OF
female management as to the
knowledge and activity OF the IA
Their. The woman who is able to
carry on smoothly the work of ali
ordinary family illustrates higher
sagacity than is called for by
seyen-tenths of the task done by
men. Men take one trade and
work at it; a mothers and house
keepers work requires q touch
from all trades. A man has his
work-hours and his definite tasks;
a woman has work at all hours and
incessant confusion of tasks. His
| work brings the money, but does
not SO tax the head, heart and
hands as woman's work does
Every woman should know hei
husbands income. That know
ledge should be the guide of bel
conduct. A clear understanding
respecting domestic expenses II
necessary to the peace OF ever.
dwelling. If it be little, better a
| q palmer dinner where love is
than an overloaded stomach ant
hatred Herewith. If it be ample
let it be enjoyed with all thank
fulness. When the wife, seelDI
her duty, has made up her MINE
to this, she will brighten her hom
with smiles which make 1t q re
gion of perpetual sunshine: 4
saving woman at head OF fam
ily is the best savings bank yet es
tablished, one that receives depos
, its daily and hourly with no cost sSsl
machinery to manage 1t IN. LII
idea of saving is pleasant ont
, and if the women would imbibe
once and adhere to it, before the
' are aware of it they would lay ID
4 foundation for q competent sec'
: rity for q stormy time and ram
: day.
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A number of Phladelphia sim

A number of Philadelphia sin
ners obtained an injunction against
ringing the chime bells OF st.
Marks Church. This decision
against the peal was appealed to
the Supreme Court, and the learn
ed judges of that bench decided
that the defendants are permitted
to ring their chimes OF bells on
Sunday, for five minutes at thirty
five minutes before the time Of
commencing divine service, and te
ring. the smallest bell alone fol
five minutes Immediately before
such time. This war against thu
clear ringing and sweet Sabbath
bells is novel for pious Philsdel
phia and must fail II the church
es fail on their bell rights, the.
will probably establish steam WINS
ties on their steeples, and max
the call to preaching screamln'
and severe.-M o. Picayane.
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People who advertise are smart
ter than those who don't; better
looking, too, nine in ten. This is
natural, if not logical. Adverti-
sing is an indication OF inteiii-
gence, and intelligence is one Of
the leading elements of good looks
At all events, the world believes IN
those who advertise, and it plants
it's dollars in their pockets. Such
are live people; and in those live
days nobody wants anything to dc
with any but your live men and
women. Our advice to everybody
except in matrimony-is to ad
vertise. It is sure to return
largely, increase your reputation
as q business man, make hosts o
friends, and add to the number o
shrewd and sensible people in tn
| world, Of which there has neve
been an overstock.
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mo. 48.
Delicate Diplomacy.

LONDON, June, 1s.-A CORES
pondent at Constantinople in q
dispatch sent via Athens, says:
The peace party gains ground
daily. At q council of war on
Wednesday last, at which the Sui
tan presided, several of those pres
ent, especially Mehmed Ruchdi
Pasha, strongly advocated peace.
Ruchdi said it was now quite clear
that Turkey could not hope for
active aid from any power, and
could not carry on the war SINGLE
handed. He urged that advantage
should be taken of Russia's recent
declaration that she does not de-
sire conquest, and that application
be at once made to some friendly
power to obtain an armistice, du-
ring which peace might be ar
ranged. He implored the Sultan
to take this step. The majority Of
the council were. however. against
Mehmed Ruchdi, and his propos-
ais were deferred. I am assured
that the peace party looks to the
German ambassador for support,
and that he does all in his power
to sustain them. They gain great
advantage by Ruchdi Pasha thus
publicly placing himself at Their
head. There must, however, be
disaster before the peace party
can succeed.
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COLFAX, GRANT PARISH, La, SATURDAY. JULY Z, 1877.
The late Charles Dickens had

The late Charles Dickens had
very peculiar eyes. They took IN
all objects within more than a
semi-circle, at a single glance; but
/ never saw him use glasses ex-
cept on one occasion. He was
then living in London, and l at
Finchley. Having stayed with
him later than usual one night, Ire
knew that / had lost all public
rconveyances, and I was to be driv-
en- home in his American buggy.
But there was a fog, and. he would
not trust groom or coachmsn, and
drove me home himself, having
first mounted a special pair Of
spectacles. Admirably he drove
through the thick mist at good
| pace, and we chattering all the
way, some five miles. What sor'
of glasses he could have found, tt
effect any clearing in a London
fog. quite puzzles me to conceive
l-Frazier's Magazine.
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Ems. 6 ms. l year
f. 1; & !: e !: L L L.

y All advertisements sent 10 , nGiS
I, when I not otherwise specified n..a VIII acl
iu.srted till forbid, aud charged ac-
= o6ituary and Marriage notices OF
.o U sauaTe in length charged as
tatisements.
ss Transient advertisements pa tSi,,
IN advance quarterly ads. ino u ,d.
|, Il yearly ads. quarterly IN ao'
~ except by special contract. So,
| EMBELLISHMENTS are not pau no, ,ol
4 the time expires for wnicn t they
T. = been ordered to be published, tae y
|lbe continued, and payment eNae tt,1
the fali time they appeared I'D 'n'
per-.
DoR WORK must be paid for on de
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Stick to Your Business.

There is nothing which should
be more frequently impressed
upon the minds of young men
than the importance OF steadily
pursuing some one business. The
frequent changing from one en-
ployment to another is one OF the
must common errors committed,
and to it may be traced more than
half the failures of men IN busi-
ness and much of the discomfort
and disappointment which render
life uncomfortable. It is a very
common thing for q man to be
dissatisfied with his business, and
to desire to change-i it for some
! other, which, it seems to him, VIII
| prove a more lucrative employ
ment: but in nine cases out OF ten,
II is mistake. Look around you,
and you will find among your &C
ouaintances abundant verihcations
OF our assertion. There is an hon.
est farmer who has toiled q few
years, got his farm paid for. but
does not grow rich very rapidly
as much for lack of contentment
mingled with industry, as any
! thing, though he is not aware o
lit. He hears the wonderful sto-
ries of California, and how for
tunes may be had for the trouble
of picking them up; mortgages h,'
farm to raise money, goes away u
the land of gold, and, after man.
months of hard toll, comes hom'
to commence again at the bottom
of the hill, for a more weary ant
less successful climbing up again
Mark the men in every community
! who are notorious for never get
ting ahead. You will find ther
| to be those who never stick to an
> one business long, but are AWAY
: forsaking their occupation Jus
! when it begins to be profitable.
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In Jerusalem, tenement houses
for Jews of different nations are
rapidly building. by societies or
ganized for the purpose. They
are going up. on the Jafta road,
and on both the north and the
west sides of the city; and even
within the walls, near the repu-
ted tomb Of David, q large group
of tenements is now in process OF
construction. The poor are to
have free rooms for q time, and
those able to do 30 are to he per-
mitted to purchase their inhabita-
tons.
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stranger, I want to leave my
dog in this ere Office till the beat
starts. I'm afraid somebody VII
steal him." "You cant do it,"
said the clerk, take him out"
"Well, stranger, that's cruel; but
you's both dispositioned alike, and
he's kinder company for you:
.sTake him out !" roared the clerk.
stranger, I don't think you're
honest, and you want Watching
Here. Dragon" he said to the dog
"sit down here and watch that lei
low sharp" and turning on his
heel, said, "Put him out, stranger
he's troublesome" The dog lay
there till the boat started, watch
ing and growing at every move
ment of the clerk, who gave hin
the better half of the Office.
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Three Girls.

The Sacramento Gal Unions
outdoor man is evidently an old
bachelor woman hater-his
sketch of three pretty girls locate
him at once:
"Going out to the Exotic Gar
dens we took the Howard street
cars. Three young ladies, who
looked as if they might but the
moment before have stepped from
fashionable plate in the Ladies
Magazine, occupied one seat
From the shoulders down they
looked as slim as if sliced down
each side and trimmed off like
people slender up evergreen trees.
They were all putting on gloves.
Each attacked a finger separately
from index to dainty little one,
then in went the thumb, and they
all skewed that little end of a seam
that's left over into the exact Gen.
ter of the thumb nail. Then 81
multaneously three pairs of hands
made a plunge for hair pins, d.
wing into French twists, exploring
braids, and poking about among 9
mess of ribbons and fringes and
; finger puffs, and then withdrew
each with its wiry prize. Ant
such gloves! we'll. they Travelled
way up their arms and when th'
1 operation was completed thes'
j., three young ladies arranged thei
a three irreproachable gloved pair
of hands kangaroo fashion, ant
gave themselves over to gossip. =,
"One of them was blonde WIT
g the bluest of eyes, and the flares
e of fair skins. She was extensivei
decorated with this Eew bead Jew
elry. You know how to make 1t
wind small ball of worsted' an
sew the beads on round and roun
n in strings. only be sure to get tnel
l even and don't let one crook OF
r, of its place" Well, she had Q
g earrings of blue light beads an
ID bracelets, and a comb whose DIT
tips were exposed under the pax
Of her hat brim, and cross az
a necklace, and what q feari
amount of work it must all La,
been, for it takes twenty-six pa
LIE q necklace alone. We
90 this little blue-beaded blonde .
90 gan to talk, gave her whole ro9 y
so Of calling acquaintance nan =
lumbia, whipped everybody ~. !,
and left, and tossed her head, al
90 never minded who heard and e.
so nhasized with her fore-6nger, a
20 pursed her lips and declared IL !;
n.y. And you never heard the ne, !
o er' now, did you, and assure you
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$50 you think of going to the
war ?" said Tibkins, as he button
holed Captain McCafferty. "and
taking the Sultan's sideT Eyes,
answered the gallant captain. :" :,
fiatter meself me bye, that yen
yet hear of McCaffsrty Pasna, . fur
they tell me that the Sultan uses
foreign officers mighty we'll INA ano
recognizes merit in EN- ''rher
he's a countryman OF yours, too
captain" said the insidious lib
kins, in an encouraging tone. "a
countryman Of mine. bless yee
sowl, what are ye driving ats
"Why, he is the Padl-sha, yo'
know" murmured Tibkins. Cap
tain McCafferty will not leave 10
the seat of war until he has pal
a fine for assault and battery
Boston Traveller.
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THE NEW ORLEANS
gailv 1emufrat

! published every morning. 1t is
y Official Journal of the State OF
auisiana and the city of New Or
Ans.
TIE DEMOCRAT has a large and
dsasing circulation in this State,
a also in Mississippi, Alabama
d Texas and therefore offers SUI
nr inducements to Advertisers.
Aopains will be spared to make
paper a welcome visitor in the
PQnting-room and family circle.
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It is an error to suppose that q
man belongs to himself No man
does. He belongs to his wife. or
to his relations, or to society IN
some form or other. It is for their
especial behalf that he lives and
works, and they kindly allow him
to retain q per centage OF his
gains to administer to his own
pleasures and wants. He has his
body, and that is all, and even for
that he is answerable to society.
In short, society is the master, and
man is the servant, and it is en-
tirely as society proves q good or
bad master whether the man turns
out good or bad servant.
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Club life in London, the Eng
lish papers say, is very largely on
the increase, and there never was
a heavier crush Of competition for
admission into the great elder
clubs than at the present time.
The candidate must wait ten years
for his turn, and is calculated that
for the select Athenaeum man
should bear up about one hundred
and fifty supporters, so ready are
the people to blackball. The Gar
rick and the Athenaeum, however
are both losing their old profes'
sional character, expenses nave
greatly increased, and the ciuf
management and membership arr
Getting largely in the hands o
non professionals. In the goot
old times these we're the resort o
the prominent men in art, letters
and the drama; but low purse
strings and not brains rule, an
there have been formed q JUNO
Garrick and a Junior AthenaeuI
which are much more frequente
nv the professional element III
oiish clubs, though like our oW
in America, are not the ciuoaol
places they used to be;
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On late trip of the steamship
Josephine, from Galveston to Nor
pan City, Mrs. NJ. Ersly formerly
of Evergreen, Ala, and on her re-
turn home with three little chill
dren from Texas, where her hus-
band had died, gave birth to 9
child. Everything was done Dy
the officers Of the ship to make
her comfortable, and on arrival a.
Morgan City sufficient money wal Wa,
subscribed to have her and her Ill.
tie family made comfortable, ane
pay their way to Alabama
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The Duke de Broglie. McMa-
hons new prime minister, is q
grandson Of the celebrated Nine.
De Stael, and is q journalist and
author of ability. His governing
political idea, required somewhat
from his study Of the English sys-
tenn, is combination OF popular
elections with the Napoleanic,
central government system.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-07

W. s. Gilbert, the London law
yer who turned playwright, carries
the temper of his old profession
into his new calling, and quarrels
with everybody he has anything to
do with. And he thinks his plays
leave Shakespeare ont of sight
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-07

During q game Of cards. some
BODY spoke of Gabriels horn.
Trump it," said a gentleman in .
low voice to his partner. II say
it isn't" said the first speaker In.
dignantly. cts an ordinary horn
And the entire party threw up
their hands in amazement.
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Daniel Websier's repairing tail
or in Washington was q German:
who bore the Euphoneous name OF
Uttermuhle. He made q mistake
in the enlargement OF q pair OF
pants, and Webuter called him an
utter jackass.
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Words are little things, but they
strike hard. We WELD them 30
easily that we are apt to forget
their hidden power. Fifty spoken,
thew fall like the sunshine, the dew,
and drizzling rain-but when I'm,
ftly, like the frost, the hail, ana
the desolate tempest.
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I Colfas Gbronlfls
.~,rn EVERY SATURDAY, BY
,r SWEENEY
TERMS:
.,vrprIsING RATES:

ADVERTISING RATES:
squarsS, Subsequent insertion % cts !.
' ssen of Of a square charged as a
Fractions traction unless otherwise agreed
sq1 GsriIs Of a Personal nature, when
q l..; Sa,u Charged "a at double rates.
.,,..,;oual and Business cards ,no
t'lsS'' Sonre. $40 per year; two
Iass, $500.
us., ANNOUNCEMENTS 50
sesb must in every instance az
[pany the order