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The pope,s TrIpIe Orown.

Like the crowns Of soyereigns,
the papal tiara is sumputuouSly
adorned with precious stones, the
most prominent of which is a splen-
did diamond. Rich as it is, how
ever, it is far from equaling those
about ten in number-which
were possessed by the Vatican. The
number of these tiaras had been
going on increasing since Pope
Boniface VIII, and each surpassed
its predecessor in value. Financial
difficulties more than once forced
the popes to sell the Jewels set in
these crowns in order to pay their
detts. At the accession of Pope
Plus VII there was only one left f;
the only papal tiara at the Vatican
was a pasteboard one, with imita-
ton Jewels. After the Coneordat,
about 1901, Napoleon l made Plus
VII a present Of a new tiara. 1t is
the same that is now used, and was
valued at 100000 francs. Its Gu
polo consists Of eight rubies, twen-
ty-feur pearls and one emerald. The
cross is composed of twelve bril-
liants; the tails are studded with
rubies and pearls. The gold cords
serve to fix the tiara on the head
of the pope, who, by the way,
scarcely ever wears it. This tiara
was carefully concealed in 1S4S,
and only taken out Of its hiding
place after the French troops had
entered Rome. The principal dia.
mond of the papal tiara has his
tory attached to it, which begins
from Charles the Bold, Duke Of
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Mother Eartn as a Doctor.

A correspondent of the Boston
Post says; "Some extremely won
derful properties have been diSoov-
cred in the earth of New jersey.
1t seems to be an infallible cure for
chronic diseases, for rheumatism,
wounds, bruises and corrupting
sores. The application is very sim
pie. The earth is bound on to the
limb and changed once a day.
Some very extraordinary cures
have been performed, and the peo-
pie carry off quantities of the earth
and apply it at home. 1t can be
found not only by the acre but by
the mile. 1t is as good for animals
as it is for men. A farmer had a
hog that was fearfully lacerated.
Inflammation set in, land the hog was
turned out to die. He crawled to
a hollow filled with swash. Lie laid
himself down and continued to
wallow. In three days the inAam-
nation was gone. The animal be-
gan to eat, and in less than week
was perfectly cured. Whether the
medical properties are chemical or
mineral, no one can tell as yet. The
farm on which this remarkable
earth is found is owned by a New
York merchant. His friends al
ready distinguish him as the Mud
Doctor"
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TOR POSTERS. SHOW BILLS, CARDS
Y Circulars, etc.. Cotton up with the latest
style Of typos and on superior paper oi any
desired color. Rolto the Ledger once anu CT
aminp stOck.end priMs,>
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Burgundy. The prince had pas
sion for jewelry, and there was not
wealthier man than he in the if-
teenth century. Whenever he was
engaged in campaign, his gold
and silver vessels, his diamonds and
jewels, invariably accompanied him.
Now, having been beaten by the
Swiss at Grandson, he fled, leaving
his treasure on the field of battle,
and among them three beautiful
diamonds. The first was discovered
by soldier under cart. 1t was
the largest and most valuable, hav-
ing been sold to the Duke of Bur-
gundy by the Great Mogul. The
lucky finder, not having the slight
est idea of the value Of the stone,
flung it into the field, but, repent
ing of this act, picked it up again
and sold it for a crown (ecu) to a
priest, who resold it for three to a
Bernese citizen. The latter, who
was better informed, disposed of it
for 5000 ducats; it passed through
other hands for 1000, and was pur-
chased for $4,000 by the Duke of
Milan, Ludoyico il Moro, who sold
it to Pope Julius II for 10000
ducats. The second diamond is the
well known Sancy, and the third
adorns the crown of Austria, and
is valued at 100000 francs.
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One of BaFnum's Lions has Briei
PlRy-apell with GRmtn.

UUITVIt FItU TIVHBsI
Yesterday morning the superin-
tendentof the menagerie connected
with Barnum's show, engaged
George Marvin, fifteen years Of age,
to do errands and odd jobs about
the establishment. Marvin is a
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TIME OARDi

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Passengers going on this road will take
trains at tbe depot of the Louisville, Nash,
vile and Great Southern RAILROAD. NAL NAL
noints an the title Rock and Fort Smith
railroad and at Little Rock with The Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points IN Southwest
Arkansas and Texas. .
pullman alace Sleeping Cars on all night
Fsr tickets and information apply at Ticket
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foot Of Washington street, or at Louisville'
Nashville and Gr,at Southern gailroad depot
or to the 1ndersig
4. A. WILLIAMS, Pass A. I, Memphis.
W. 2. SMITH, Sup't, Memphis Tenn
i23.t
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All babies are diminutive Caesars, since
they come, they see, they Conquer, some
tines by their gentle stiffness but oltener
by continued and uproarious crying in
duced by collie, teething, Aatulence, etc.
DR. Bulls Baby Syrup by its gentle yet
specific influence quiets the little ones
without ever producing the least iDjuri.
Gus effect Price only 25c per bottle.
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MEupnrs, TrNS., May II. 1877.

ME4PHis. TENN, May II. 1877.
nN. AND AFTER SUNDAY, EAY 18TH
~ 1877, trains will run as follows!
Leave. Arrive.
"ew Orleans mail, daily 1890 pm. liSD pm
Freight and Ac'm dation,.
daily (except Sunday $3.50 am 6O q. N
SS.t ST. M, BURKE, Sup't.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-15
NUMBER 90.

field, would be utterly unable to cope
with the force opposed to it.
1t must be admitted that even
with the reverses under which Rus
sia has suffered the advantages so far
have been on her side. She is not on
her own territory. Her population
have not suffered except from the
drain made upon the male portion of
it for military purposes. The Rus
sian women and children sleep safe
ly. 1t is Turkish soil that is being
laid waste, and Turkish families that
are being made homeless, that are
starving, and will have to become
pensioners on the bounty of the Gov
ernment. Ifnot by annexation, at
least by alliance, Russia has gained
the provinces Of Servia, Rom'ania
and Montenegro. She has the sym
pathy of their people, and the con-
quest of Bulgaria seems fniVitable.
-Bdho. Aatericdas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-15

same, one and indivisible, now and
forever. Evence and conditions
may change, but Dimocrisy never.
What wuz Dimocrisy fifty years ago
is Diniocrisy now, and will, l hope,
be fifty yeers hence. l never go
agin president; when a convenshun
once passes a resolooshen, that be-
comes Dimocrisy, and all succeedin
convenshuns must reiterate it. We
occashenelly hev to interdo0Se moo
matter; ez for instance the war
brought in some moo ishoos which
we can't ignore, but wunst there,
there they must stay. In addishen
to approvin the last war with Great
Britain, and opposiu tariffs and SIGH,
Dimekratic Convehsnuns from this
time out must protest agin the okke-
pashun NV Southern States by Fed
rel troops, and agin everything con-
nectid with the war. Eff Providence
ever tlesSes me with son, l trust
my sperit will hover over him and
his son, and his sons son, in Dime
kratic Conversions, interdoosin
resolooshens dammn the late war
and everything GROWN out NV it, eZ
well ez approvin NV the last war with
Great Britain.
That's my idee NV Dimocrisy, and
alluz will be. Dimocrisy is ez eter-
nal ez the hills and jist ez immov-
able. We are ez hard ez the grant
roX, and it takes jist ez much drillin
to git anything new into us. We
hold well, but we don't hold much.
The most pitiful site in nacher is to
see a young man who hez a idee in
to him, in an old Dimekratic Con-
venshun. It's terrible to see the old
stagers which wuz sucked on the
war NV 1872, and weaned on Jack
sonism, strugglin to take in anything
that hez happened sence that time,
ana nG IL 10 tnelrSelVeS. Ihey can t
do it.
1t is cheerin to me to see the Dim
ocrisy Nv the Corners follerin prece-
dent so closely ez to demand hard
money, when the wants NV the Cor
ners demand paper, and lots Of it;
and it wuz cheerin also to see EN-
ignore the work the yooserper Hayes
is doin, in the way NV reform jist
becoz he wuzn't electid by the Dim :
ocrisy.
Sich Dimocrats 700 kin count on
with a degree NV certainty that is
deliteful. Wood, oh wood, that we
had more NV EN-
PETROLEUM. V. Massey.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-15
The Russian Advance.

The victories gained by the Rus
sian forces during the last few days
show that the gravity of the situa-
ton is now being realized by their
generals, and they do not intend to
sit still longer and allow the Turks
to weave a web around them from
which they would before long find it
difficult to eXtricate themselves.
The continued inactivity of the Rus
slams during the past few weeks and
their failure to win decisive battle
were becoming the more surprising
on account of the brilliant manner
in which the campaign opened, both
in Bulgaria and Armenia. The
crossing of the Danube, the occupa-
tion of the Dobruja, the capture of
Tirnova and Nikopolis, and the
crossing of the Balkans, all indicated
an easy victory. And yet after having
achieved so much the fortune of war
seemed to change, and apparent dis
aster after disaster to follow close
upon each others heels. The assault
upon Plevna was serious mistake,
although the Turks suffered terribly
by it equally with the Russians.
But since that time the Muscovite
plans have been altered, and their
success at Lovatz has given them an
important strategic position by
which they can renew the attack
upon Plevna with greater chance of
reducing it. Throughout the whole
campaign there has been one great
feature of ordinary battles conspic-
uous by its absence. There has been
no fighting in the open field. The
Russians have stormed entrenched
positions occupied by the Turks, the
latter in turn have attempted to
seize those occupied by the Russians,
but there has been no inclination
shown by either side to come out
boldly and risk the venture of ain
open combat. But it is likely now,
should the last reports of the Rus
sian movement be confirmed, that
an opportunity will be afforded the
Turks of showing their prowess in
that regard. A general attack upon
Osman Pasha will no doubt follow
this last action on the part of the
Russian generals, and if successful
the conquest of Bulgaria will be as
sured. True, there are the fortresses
of Shumla, Rasgrad and Rustchuk
to be captured, but the army shut up
in them might as well be cooped up
within the walls of a prison and
even if it did venture into the open
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-15

The London Times, after review
and criticism Of several points in
Secretary Sherrnah'S Mansfield
speech, has this pleasant word to
say of American credit:
"We have had to differ from Mr..
Sherman so much that we are glad
to be able toconclude by joining with
him in one subject of eongraturation!
He estimates the annual saving
caused by the funding operations
since March last at SO, $4,000. This
is clear gain, and it is tribute to
the honesty of the Federal Govern
ment. While State Governments
have been shamefully insolved, and
private traders and corporations have
done so much to detroy Amerit an
credit, the trustworthiness OF the
Federal Government has steadily
rised, and we see no reason why MFR:
Sherman's anticipation should not
ultimately be realized that the
whole Federal debt should be con-
verted into four per cent. bonds. The
prevailing paralysis of trade has at
the same time assisted the operation
of conversation. Investors must
place their money some where, and,
having been severely bitten I'M other
directions, they have resorted to the
stocks of Governments which could
be trusted. The reasons which have
loaded our banks with money when
no industrial enterprise could obtain
any favor in the. market have operat-
ed to accredit United States bonds,
while American railway and other
securities have been discredited.'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-15

Nothing but the good sense Of the
Republicans of France saves that
country from another revolution.
The Marshal President and the I'm
perialist ministry are seemingly using
every endeavor to incite violence in
order that they may have sufficient
excuse to strangle the Republic. The
French have been exalted by the ac-
QUESTION of the capacity to control
themselves, and the muzziihg of
their Newspapers, the prosecution of
their leaders, the removal Of their
officers without the shadow Of foun-
dation, in law or fact, and other des:
potic measures fail TO incite them to
lawfess acts. They have every pros
pect ofsuccess in the coming elections
next month, and that is what is
troubling the imperiaEistic leaders,
The loss of ex-President Thiers, how
ever, will be severely felt by the Re.
publicans, he being their leader.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-15

A Masonic Lodge in Indiana was
presided over by a Master who had
an exaggerated idea of discipline.
One night he met his lodge in called
meeting mot a member absenty to
instruct them in the work. Teach
ing them the use Of the gavel, he had
just called them up with three knocks
when he leaned too far back, fell
through to the ground, four stories,
and broke his neck. Picked up the
next morning, he was buried decent:
ly, but not Mason came to the fun
eral. More strange still, not a Ma
son appeared any more in that viii
lage. 1t was inexplicable. Forty
women left widows, 900 children left
orphans, S4 merchants left in the
lurch with unpaid bills. Twenty
years after that somebody went up
into the fourth story, broke open the
door and beheld the lodge, a lodge
of skeletons! Strange but true, they
had strictly obeyed the orders of the
w. NJ, and. waiting for the knocks
to seat them, starved to death. Each
was standing in an attitude of re-
spectfuf attention, "looking to the
castY and had not pitying citizens
taken them down they would have
been standing there STILL Such is
life.-&. Joseph HerdJd.t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-15
Keller's Vegetable Life Drops
Liver COMPL PLAINT.

When from any of the numerous Incl
ting causes the Liver begins to act abnor-
mally, the bile remains in the system,
vitiating and perverting every vital pro-
cess, and causing Boils, Carbuncles,
Blotches, P,mples, Coughs Bronchitis,
Asthma, Consumption, Dysentery, Kid
ney and Bladder diseases, and many other
disorders, all originating directly or indi-
rectly from the Liver. Keller's Vegetable
Life Drops induce the healthy action of
the Liver by providing for the removal Of
Kidneys and Skin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-15

A sickening story of starvation
comes to us from India. The New
York SIN says the failure of crops
there is owing to the counting in of ~
fraudulent Presidentn at Washing-
ton. Nor. HerdLd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-15
MILLINERY AND. FANCY
GOODS.

MI L. SCOTT'S Baltimore Store.
NA' Millinery, Gents Furnishing
ss And Fancy Goods and Shoes
Main Street, opposite DIR. McComas' office.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-15

In the introduction of Kellers Vege-
table Life Drops. new departure has
been instituted. Instead of appealing to
the credulity and desperation of the sick,
the Judgment of all is addressed in "a
Brief Manual of Pursftive and Depura-
tive Medicine,"-to be had of druggists
free Of charge, and given with every bot
tie of the Drops, written for those who,
having perception of their diseases, can
intelligently apply the principles therein
contained, with the assurance of relief
and cure of
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12
I I'll E S Z n +.
NEW YORK.
1878.

As THE TIME APPROACHES
N for the renewal Of subscriptions,
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again a candidate for their considera
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tinuance of the hearty sympathy and
generous cooperation which have
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

AN OLD SWORD W1rH HrsroRY.
Alfred Prather, respectable old
colored man, who, for number of
years has lived in this city, is keeper
of an elegant sword which once be-
longed to a famous King. The his
tory of this relic of royalty, as we
have it from a reliable source. is
this: 1t was presented by Napoleon
to his favorite Marshal, Joachim Mu-
rat. Afterwards Murat married the
beautiful Caroline Bonaparte, and in
1908 received from Napoleon the
crown of Naples, over which country
he reigned seven years. In 1916,
after the second fall Of Napoleon.
Murat was arrested and condemned
by the Bourbon Court, and was shot
within thirty minutes after sentence
had been passed. His son, Charles
Louis Napoleon Murat, went from
Italy to Austria Immediately after
his fathers death, and lived there
several years with other members of
the family. In 1921 he emigrated
to Florida, bringing with him the
old sword of his father. Soon after
his arrival in America he married a
Miss Willis, of Virginia. At his
death, in 1916, the sword passed into
the hands of Madam Murat, his wife.
She presented Tito her nephew. DR..
Hayward Willis, then of Florida
who brought it to Texas in 1856. and
presented it to his cousin, a ladv
whose home is in this city. This
lady is the present owner. For sew
eral months she has been absent
from home on a visit to relatives in
another State, during which time the
valued relic has been 10 the hands Of
the old freedman whose name is civ.
en- above Waco (rexas) Exam.
iner.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12
ERRORS OF YOUTH.
B BUTCHER Y .

TIME UNDERSIGNED HAS snow
a Butchers Stall in the Market
House, and will sell at current Cash
rates BEEF, MUTTON, and PORK.
He solicits share of the public's Gus
tom, promising to keep at all times the
best the market affords.
s. PlNCUS, Agent.
Oct. 3-3m.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

No wonder Grant likes MacNfa-
hon! The French President smokes,
unless when at his meals or engaged
in granting formal audiences, from
the moment he has done saying
his prayers in the morning until he
drops on his house again at night.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

"A NICE table is often injured by
some one placing on it a pitcher of
hot water, or a hot dish, which
leaves whitish mark. To remove
this pour some lamp oil on the spot,
and rub hard with soft cloth; then
pour on little spirits of wine, or
strong cologne water, and rub dry
with another cloth. The white
marks will thus disappear.