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pilgrim kisses the ,Pope's toe, the Ger
mans kiss on both cheeks, the FUis rub
noses, some Indian tribes press stonl-
achs; but nobody shakes hands but
Christian nadons.a I have talked with
500, 900 900 Asiatics who never shake!
Emperors, Kings, Queens, Shahs,
Czars, Sultans, Khedives, Pashas only
shake with their own order. Am
loss than they? Mine was the instinct
Of preservation. Handshaking Is
oft times impertinence. Contempt
follows from it easily. Children never
shake. How absurd it would look to
see two three-year olds 60 through the
Grant and Hayes 'pump-handle mo-
toni i' T. -r'- -i'H 'e r's'.' tS.il '''' Il.
The hand is rs sensitive as all the
senses combined. It can smell, taste
see, hear, and feel. Read Nlontague's
eloquent picture.) The gypsy therein
pretended to read fortune. That power
is mine. When the crimson blood Of
rapid circulation rusl,es though the 2, :
500 pores to the square inch in the palm
longevity is indicated, There is where
1 measure my 200 years of life, and
show my selfishness by shutting OIL
vampyrism.. Continued hanislsaking,
on meat, tobacco, and alcohol diet, has
killed off Americans to the six ounces
in the pound standard of meiiocrity. !
prefer to remain abnormal. Haud'
Shaking imparts disease, spreads con.
tagiOn,. crhetes epidemic. It belongs tc
the a. y. era. ...;i as .,rs...d. +. \. -.
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Those who have attained maturity
may recoLlect seeing upon maps OF
Africa a large blank space in the center
indicating a land unexplored and ,un-
known. or late years OK plorers have
pierced its mysteries, ana ascertained
that this region of great equatorial
lakes is one of the most populous and
fertile of the earth, and that an inn
mense plateau, among mountains
crowned with eternal snow, is watered
by great streams proceeding from them
and offers climates of various degrees
of temperature. This inviting land is,
however, the abode Of savages, who are
at perpetual war with each other, and
who mutually cause destruction Of
human life computed at hundreds of
thousands year. AT least &c, 900 slaves
are also annually captured there, for
use upon the Continent, or for shipment
elsewhere. The International African
Association, headed by the King of the
| Belgians, desires to commence the CIV
! ilization of the country by establishing
stations for scientific observations and
| for the use and protection of travellers,
| and branches of the association have
been formed in several European
! countries. .... ...-... ...gl oil. M
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aud aggravated by the falling OFF in
trade with the United States, has been
terrible. Hundreds of workshops have
been forced to close, thousands OF arti-
sans are thrown out of employment,
aud the distress of the poorer classes Is
unprecedented throughout the empire.
Their misfortunes make the soil favor
able for the seeds of Socialism, and
there promises soon to be a crop OF that
dangerous growth in Germany which
Bismarck will be obliged to tear up by
force. The man of tsbiOod and irOn''
will not hesitate to cut out Socialism
by the roots when an attack on 1t be-
comes necessary. But no physical
force can suppress it entirely, and Eu-
rope in the long future will continue to
be yexed with this tempting and deceit
full theory, the triumph Of which
would be fatal to all originality and en-
terprise and progress. s
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Ep1rAPH ON sTONEwALL JACKSON

Written by J. b. s. Dimitry, while in
South America, author of the Epitaph on
Albert Sidney johnson, found some years
ago, by a lady, near the temporary resting
place of the patriot in the Girod Street Gem
etery, in this city.-NeaO orleans Picayu,ae.l
This Monument
The gift Of friends in England
Was brought across sea and raised
In the city of Richmond,
In the State of Virginia.
To the memory
/ THOMAS JONATHAN JACKSON,
Who.
Living in an age of principle,
Chose What was losing cause;
But, to that cause,
He gave a faith SO true-a spirit SO pure
A genius SO grand in mould so heroic,
That his countrymen revered him.
Even his enemies honored him,
And a distant people, reading lofty nature
" ' Called him great. .
His life was one of many and sharp con-
Yet the mack simplicity that marked his
character
A devout Christian-he was none tho less a
In peace, ea sender tender ofthe humble.t; in battle,
J his was a sword that
Strong in the Qualities that shine most fit
A mild teacher gathering the peaceful har-
vest OF youthful minds
III war, approved of conscience, he lowered
prayerfttl giant
And, on historic fields, rivaled the choicest
deeds of his
Most famous predecessors;
In every phase of his stainless career,
In his shonie-amongsn sneil-with his pupils
In his States brightest hour--in her darkes
| He stood, ever, in himself,
| The type OF a noble races noblest teachings
| And his fame,
Rounded in all, guarded from wrong by the
! verdict of his contemporaries,
Shall, when mems places come to be fixet
by the recurrent generations,
stand before its judges, firm like
STONE WALL.
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FRED. DOUGLASS AT HIS OLD HOME.

lSpecia1 Correspondence Baltimore Sum-
ST., MICHAEL's, Talbot Co., Nd,
June IS, 1877.
/ There was an excursion of cOlOred
people from Baltimore to st. Michael's
ON Sunday last on the steamer Matilda.
Among the party was Frederick Doug
lass, United States Marshal for the Dis
trict of Columbia, who paid visit for
the first time since he left here forty
one wears ago to the scenes of his
youth. Mr.. Douglass some time ago
expressed II wish to visit his former
master, Capt. Thomas Auld, a resident
of st. Michael's, and an old man now
on the verge of the grave, infirm in
body, but with clear and vigorous in
iellect. Capt. Aud had expressed his
willingness and desire to meet his old
servant, and this visit of Douglass to
st. Michael's was mainly for that pur-
pose.
The boat arrived at an early hour in
the morning, and as soon as convenient
Douglass called at Capt. Au1d's
residence, where he was received by
Judge VIM. HI. Bruff, Capt. Auld's
son-in-law, who addressed him as
stMarshal Douglass" "No, no." ex-
postulated the Marshal, "I am Mar
shall Douglass in Washington; here let
me be Fred. Douglass again."
The meeting between the former
master and the former servant was
very effecting. Tenderly Douglass
grasped the hand of Capt. Aud, ad-
dressed him as his old master, and
manifested emotion creditable alike to
his manhood and to his heart, as he
saw how heavily time had laid his
hands upon him. The interview was
very pleasant throughout. Mr.. Dou.
glass stated that in his book written
soon after his escape he had made some
| statements that lapse of time and reflec
ton had caused him to feel he had bet
ter have left unsaid, and for aught tina
was unjust to his old master, or had
wounded his feelings, he begged hi
forgiveness. Capt. Auld told him tina
he had never expected to keep him ir
slavery; that he knew forty-one year
ago that he was too smart to be slave
and that when he sent him to Balti
more, after his difficulty at Freeland's
Instead of selling him South, it wa
with the expectation that he woul<
achieve his freedom. Douglass callet
upon Capt. Auld again in the afternoon
lust before starting to the boat, to biz
him goodbye, and when they partet
both men wept.
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SOCIALISM IN GERMANY.

New York Journal of Comn1erce]
A cable dispatch informs us that in
one of the districts of Berlin Socialist
candidate for the German Parliament
has lust received over 22OO votes. His
opponent got two votes to his one; but
it is a great triumph for the Socialists
to make so large n poll in the Prusslan
capital. In other parts of Germany
they are quite strong. At the recent
parliamentary elections they cast near
ly $50, 600 votes and elected about
twenty members, against ten in 1874.
The strength Of Socialism within these
three wears has at least doubled in Ger
many.
At Il late meeting of the Socialists at
Goti1a, III local societies reported, re-
presenting over &c, 600 active members.
They publish more than fifty journals,
besides tracts and pamphlets innumer-
able, which are scattered by einissaries
all over Germany and find their way
to adjoining countries. The agents OF
the movement busy themselves in all
the large factories where many hands
are employed. They have recently
come into collision with the famous
iron-master of Essen, Herr Krupp,who
threatens to dismiss any one OF his
Twenty-Five thousand workmen who
ioins the Socialists. Thus far he has
defeated seinsidious attempts to de-
,noraIize his force; but the Socialists
arc cunning and patient, and will give
him much trouble, if they do not break
np his establishment. The alarming
growth of Socialism in Germany is eX
planned by the prostration of business
from which that country especially suf
fers. This depression is the relaps'
from the deIirium of prosperity which
followed the payment of the immens
French fine to the Germans. Specul,
ton was rampant and the price o
everything rose inordinateiy, eve'
wages in some branches of trade golni
up fivefoid. The reaction, hastene
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llcAsfalFy.

DR.SL, BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully y
} offers hia professional services TO tho
citizens of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try Having an experience of fourteen
yoars in tho practice, he feels confident OF
giving satisfaction in all branches OF his
profession. II willing to warrant all work.
Dflitp at residence JlcltsoH street, near
the Fomale Academy, Monroe. La:
~ E3r-F s'. p. ''.' .'' v7-InAr f8:fy
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In A speech in Georgia lately, Ben.
II. Hill thus spoke of Senator Blaine:
ssI think know the old fellow. He
has a tongue that never tires, an am
bition that never sleeps, face that
never blushes, and Il conscience that
never heSitates.'
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MALE SCHOOL.

The exercises of the Monroe male school
Monday, the 2nd day ofOctober, 1879. =. -
Terms, per month. th..--........-.--.....-.S 80
Tuition will be payable II. ntfUtEnce, ia
cannot do justice to my pupils and he COM
pelled Ia collect bills on the street. Parents
and guardians are assured OF strict disci-
pline and thorough instruction.. ..l...
JAMES A. BETHUNE.
September, u, 1876. If.
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THE THOoPs OF THE CzAR.
Count Moltke writes:

aaa A. #4#a a. IL.
The Russian peasants arc extremely |
and peaceable. One never |
secs the people fighting or wrestling. |
They have no, bull fights. 3' But their
feeling for their superiors makes them,
much against their inclination, the
most obedient and devoted of soldiers.
During the Hood in st. Petersburg sen-
tries were drowned because they had
not been discharged from their posts. !
AS the Winter Palace was burning u
priest rescued the sacred vessels from
tfie chapel. In the corridor he found
a sentinel, and told him the danger OF
remaining longer at his post. 4" Prikass!"
(Ortlers) said the man received absolu-
tion, and was burnt. ..,E, g.,........f...g /
The Emperor rode down the whole
front of tho camp, one (German) mile
and half. The soldiers-seventyfo four
battalions of 800 men--about 6O, 900 in
all, unmixed, old, bearded, dark brown
faces, stood, without arms, with caps
nplifted. T will say nothing of the
two hours, except that one might see in
these bearded faces with what joy they
greeted their Gar, -na,t .t.
The Emperor spoke. to several of
| them, and they answered their ssbtusa-
hlka" [their fsther) without any ON
barrassment.' '"+ ~ '''' '4'' ~ ''' 81
The troops were drawn up in six
lines, and the Emperor rode with his
enormous suite along the whole front,
men-infantry, cavalry, and artillery
the guard corps and one division OF the
grenaclier corps. II these troops had
been set out in line they would have
covered a (German) mile in length.
I* K n n I could not have believed it
possible that, after their long marches,
! the troops could have turned out in
such perfect order. '". .-''-'...''
We rode into the calnp'of the inf,,n-
try and foot artillery, a town of Atty
thousand inhabitants, under canvass,
with broad, regular streets, on a treeless
plain. It is we'll suited for its purpose.
Fourteen Of these military monks sleep
in one cell; they lie on wooden beds,
with little straw, and cover them
selves with their long gray cloaks. The
knapsack is their pillow, and their
arms stand in the middle Of the tent,
which is surrounded by a little wall Of
earth. y X The food was very good;
each man has three pounds of good
I black bread a day, baked by the com
panies themselves, and half n pound OF
. meat. Sauerkraut, soup and buck.
wheat groats are their favorite luxuries
Dinner is eaten in the open air in com.
panies, planks being used for forms
and tables, weather not being taken
!, tito consideration. When asked, the
men answered loudly and all together
like a battalion saivo, that they were
doing very well. But they are very
quietAno singing or Joking as among
our men, "''''A '-''' ~ 80
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ioHN M'ENERY. s-a.,..-. g. D. M'ENkRY.
i''.' =. q 3. n. NIcEnery,

| ATTORNEYS 4 AT law, monroe, la,
~ practice in the Parish and District
Courts of Ouachita, Morohouse, Franklin,
RichlaiId, Caldw oil and Catahoula Parishes,
in the Supreme Court at Monroe, and Uni
5ed states Courts. Particular attention paid
TO business In the Land Office Department
,f the General Government. nl7tf
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Dr. y. G. Murphy.
II aving returned to Monroe, offers his
IL professional services to the citizens OF
the town and country surrounding. He may
either at his Office In tho Keller build
ing, or At his residence in rear OF the
Ouachita House: .,l-Yits,}sf ,uaaEl1rs,s ,ssI
November IL, 1874. Sly.
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AT MONROE, oUACHITA PARISH. LA.
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MONROE, LA, ..
OFFERS his professional services to the
~ citizens of Monroe. Onico In his Drug
Store on DeSiard street.
September "a, 1875. ly.
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II. WILLIS RIcHARDsoN. RoB'T RIcHARDsoN.
H. Il ~. w. lIlchnrslsOn.
A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
II practice III all the Parishes of North
Louisiana, In tho Supreme Court at Monroe,
The Federal Courts, aud in the Land Onice
Department OF the General Government.
juno %, 1872. 4O-tf
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-09-29
GENIUS AND DISCIPLINE.
GGOlden sule.1

Golden '.ule.
The class q young men
who imagine that there is
some occult connection be-
tween gin and genius, an
late hours and Il eneral 30
hem.an lite are essential t"
literary artistic advancement.
is happily much smaller tn"
twenty years ago. But there
are many young fellows com
ing on VINO think that a Ger
tam lawlessness OF life and
manner-aD antrcratic sort ct
independe"ce-a grand :on-
tempt for c,nventlonallfle~
and a superb scorn OF regular
ity Of all sorts-su h as has
characterized a few great e.
muses. in the world is just the
thing or them to affect. Yet
if there is anything whic
even a very clever young ma:
ought to cong atulate himself
on, it is tue knowledge, early
acquired. that he isn't a gen
Jus. For If he thinks other
wise the chances are a th"u>
sand to one that he is mista-
ken. and that the mistake may
spoil him. while if he proves
to be a genius the world will
be sure to fluid it out before
he does. Among tile ha. k
neyed definitions of genlu
none are better than these
Genius is only great perse-
verance, patience, earnest
ness ) or, ''GenIus is only n
great Cap .city tor receiving
discipline" There is a vas,
difference in natural gifts. but
the gen us for Goiug iorrtevh
hours of hard work per day
is the sort that has changed
the lace of the world.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-09-29
OGDEN'S REWARD.
Sunday Delta.1

The great gathering ct people at
tho Opera House on the evening OF
sthe Fourteenth wa- happy cul-
Summation Of the brilliant celebration
during the day. The spec ches
were most excellent. worthy OF tn"
occasion and of the speakers.
Nothing could be more happy than
Gov. Nichols address 90 present.
ing the splendid sword to Gen.
Ogden, the iatteris reply beng
~e harac:eris,ically modest aid sim
.plo, and Tor that the more feeling
and impressive. The testimony If
affection aud respect from the Cit
izen soldiery TO their citizen com.
smander confined the elements ct
war and pesce most striki"gly
AN honorable war vag d by ciu-
:zens to secure the commonwealth
the priv leges and blessing. Of o."
%honorabIe peace. Gen. Ogden q
reward is not in the gift Of the
sword, however it is in TIE IN
rdimmed ana profound rdgard o!
the people he served 30 desinterest-
sedly.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-09-29

caui,al, that along This line in the
near fature Increased activity in the
cation, gain, fruit and vegetable
fields will 10 visible; factories.
consuming the immense predictions
of the adjacent coaatry. will Guild
w aud prosper our present dead
and dying villages aad towns. viii
lateral marrow gauge roads. a.
feeders. will unite to pour their ay
eregated 4. freisk,-weaI'h into the
,ap Of this great iatercontiaenta'
railway. The cheap bread and
meat supplies and the products o'
the varied manufacturing skill Of
the great northwest will Geek q
remunera,ive market in the south.
or be shipped aioug with our COT
ton aad sugar and rice TO European
ports. This is no fancy sketch ,
but the plain ut.e'ance OF a reas"na :
bic forecast. We, therefore, COR
dia)lv welcome in or midst the
enterprise Of the Illinois Central
company. and give it the best wish
~ Of people who would have tn
future bring them the substantial
munimen,s Of veal h based upon 9
prosperity the co-inc'dent Of q
healthy. PERMANENT development.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-09-29
expressed an opinion ttat q ticker
Of new men should DO out mp

expressed an opinion ttat q tick"
Of new men should DO put mp
How abont our home politics !?
Here in Hamilton county the
outlook does not look 20 bright. !
nave only gotten home. and can
not spe,k 40 l,"-'t'vey rs IT l nal
been here during the season. How"
ever, l believe the Democrats arr
in danger OF losing the county,
'Whst are your RI asons for be-
lieving SOP
They are various. In the frat
placo. it ok. as VI the working.
.n.n will draw two vo,es Tom III"
democratic ranks to one from The
:tepul,lic,ns. This alone. howece'.
would not defeat the ticket. Bal
we lack c,ga"iz .,,on sally. Fo'
some uuex blamed reason-l hav''
not been. able yel 10 learn what
;s-tbe leaders Of the nar'y he
who are usually ut tn. front, this
"a ] are not heard from. They a'e
hanging back. The Ham:'t""
county Democracy need L leader {"
star, the work of "rg'nz .'i"n. NY
opinion is that this leader. ab,vs
all others, is M. P.nd'et"n. IT,
should nv all means come fs'rw"rdano
oring oat the active WORKERS ~ the
ia, ty. 1t is TO h.s iu e::'-t o 10 So
Poodle we'll k."w tina, Mr.. *cnd &
ton il c. .didatc to: el c''on to
| 'he scdate. So il Gen. Ewing Gem
era, Rice, Frank Hnrl. and others.
Some of thess gentlemen. who a e
also lenders, would he willing t"
cnmc down here aud help organic
tor the fight, but hesitate. They
feel efficacy ~ coming INFO 'h'
comfy Of Mr. Pend eta" go IONS
"a he is a candidate with them
sevlcs. Co!one! Harris 10 QUE 81
the best organizers in the c"un''
bu: he is strangely ebsen' jns "o*
Under the reg 'rtra'inn law we need
o; ganizati"n more than ever. Sc
lore the list day Of ;eg'straG"t
comes ar,nnd tn" '.,ne AID residence
should I've taken Of ,.v.'y :'"'n"
era: &c voter in the city. aud at e. :
ward it su"u I b. scen 10 tina
every one Of them g pr"''eriy re-"
istercd. In this will b. tn mai
hattie. The R.ruhiic"n- are NJ"
actively engaged" ] 's' this wo K
viii T. the Democrats s'a..d yer
;cctiy idle. without 81 hea'i"" nea: :
We want TO org ,nizr.. or III ere vii
not be the teas; chance Of sncc-
for the Democ acy of H"u''t';
county. l would suggest TIA: M
Pendletou takes &c: 8 "a' c "a o. I"
the organic ,t;t,n. and :ha; snch met
as say e. and Hunt tegin active ,
unon The stump right here at l"m~
Democrats want 10 wake up. o'
they viii be badly defeated
Then you are no; sa":u'"e "
good rcsnits in the connIy, NJ
WoolIey :?
Il by no mans. Judging fro'
!! she gay i, looks nov. ot''e'e "t
Shat CAY the :ne, h"t '"">'
Hamilton coS::ty, and with II 'h'
Icgislature.'
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Bolivar Bulletin.

The Mississippi Central rail-
road, extending from Canton Mis-.
sissippi, to Cairo, Illinois, was
sold at Jlckson, Mississippi, on
Thursday last. the Illinois Central
railroad company becoming the
purchasers at the Sum Of four hun
.drcd and twenty-five thousand
dollars. that company assuming al
the liabilities of the old company.
Under the able management Of the
illinois Central company, this
road. resting in the north upon tn,
lakes and in he south upon the
gulf. iuter+ecting the rich belt OF
producing States embraced between
these two points. is destined 10 be
the leading commercial highway
along which the immense products
of this inner empire will seek E">
ropesn markets Ola New Orleans.
1t will directly divert trade from
eastern roads and force it down
the valley to the mouth of the NJ -
sissippi river. There is no rail-
way line on the continent pos es>
sing equal natural advantages with
the Chicago and New Orleans
road. Others ruiz east and west Oh
nearly the same parallel OF latitude.
but this line intersects all the lar
.aliels betwe, the lakes and the
gulf, and when reachi e the latter
point it is within cn:.ven lent CONN
mercial reach uf Europe and the
South American States. In max
ing o continuous aud consolidated
road between Chicago and New
Orleans, the Illinois Central COM
panv will not be guided by the
penny-wise and pound.foo;ish pol
icy Of enriching Chicago and New
Orleans aud impoverl-hing the in
termed'ate reach of country. The
practical and sag ,c,ous business men
who direct the aff.,irs of this compa-
ny propose 10 conciIiate and not
an:sgonize the millions OF agricul-
turat and ma:ufactu, ing people
along the rou,c Of this road, by adop.
ting a schedule OF reasonable local
iteights and such Discriminating
inducements to immigration and