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THERE'S nothing to exceed di
abolical satisfaction man will take
in announcing to his wife, after he
has got his shirt on, that there is a
button missing, and the keen de
light he feels in seeing her dance
around. the room after needle and
thread, while she, listens to a lecture
on internal carelessness, approaches
estacy. But look out when she gets
that button on, bites the thread of
with snap and begins, "There
now"
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JURY LIST.
Ii ST
the JURORS DRAWN TO SERVE
THE NEXT MAY TERM
THE DISTRICT COURT.
LIST
CLERKS OFFICE, ALEXANDRIA, LA..}
March l6. 1873.

CLERKS OFFICE, ALEXANDRIA, LA.,}
March Is, 1878.
DE 1T KNOWN THAT ON THIS
ID the 10th day of March A. D. 1873,
we, Charles c. Weems, w. A. Griffin
and William Hnstmyre, members of the
Jury Commission in and tor the said
Parish, duly qualified and sworn, to-
gether with james Fl. Ransdell. Clerk
of the District Court for said Parish,
and ex-o6iciO a member of said Com
mission, did meet in the Court House in
he Town of Alexandria, and did then
and there proceed to draw from the
General Venire Box he names OF those
who are to serve as Jurors at the ensu-
ing May Term Of the Ninth Judicial
District Court in aud for the Parish
aforesaid, as follows, to-wit:
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4 Bird Saves a Life,

He was impairment, overbearing,
meddlesome, and his services were
dispensed with at Mr.. Lewis fash
ionable boarding house, 81 and 80
West Thirteenth Street. He had
served there in The capacity of n
waiter, and had at first given satis-
faction, but gradually he grew indo-
lent and negIectful, and when up
braided for his sho: tcOmings, he
would, with his Inherent stubborn
ness of his race, insist that he was
RICH, and his mistress wrong.
Mrs. Lewis stood his, insolence for
a time, but at last her patience 1,be-
ing oyertaskel, she dismissed the
burly negro: =. 4sag $ tag
"Here is the money coming to
you," Mrs. Lewis said, ..''you eau
go, sir" 1aa 3@5sgs
"All right, ma'am," he replied, in
an insolent tone; II will go, but you
will hear from me, and" snashing
his teeth, II will make it hot for
YOU"
Mrs. Lewis paid no attention to
the impulent negroes threat, and
simply ordered him peremptorily out
of the house. This was about ten
days ago.
Mrs. Lewis shares her sleeping
apartment, in the back basement,
with her housekeeper. She keeps i'll
this room an oriole, bird resembling
startling. The oriole or troop hi'N,
as it is most generally called, is no
ted for its sagacity, and Mrs. Lewis
has now special reason for praisine
this quality of her pet bird. 81
When, on Friday night last, the
housekeeper went to the basement
to arrange the bed-a large cabinet
hed-the troop bird tapped its
wings, flew about uneasily, and ut
tered@a kind OF screaming, streech
ing whistle. L e housekeeper
thinking that something was wrong
searched, the room, but coull no
, find anything to confirm her sus
p,cians.
Shortly before IL o'clock Mrs
: Lewis and the housekeeper retired
but they could not sleep, for the bir'
\ continued beating its wings AM
screeching at the top of its voice
The housekeeper got up and made
search, but did not discover any
, thing wrong.
g For three or four hours the bir
: kept up its screeching, and made
noise which appeared internal in tn
e stiffness OF the night. At about
e o'clock the housekeeper, at Mr.!
e Lewis earnest request, again arose
; to discover, if possible, what cause
S the oriole TO act in SO strange
', manner. She took the bird out int
e the hall, aud on returning to tn
:, room she saw, to her great horro
S the dismissed negro waiter unde
5 the bed. The negro rapidly left b
S ihing place, ran out into the hal
$ and gained the street. In his frigt
e he dropped a long, keen bladed knit
S He had undoubtedly kept himse
q concealed in one Of the pantries, an
had taken advantage of the hous
q keepers temporary absence on tt
p floor above, and crawled under IL
n bed. -
Z, The sagacious troop birds watc|
J. fuluess had prevented the treacI
d erous negro from carrying out h
! plan of revenge and had saved MI
Lewis life. The bird is now give
an extra allowance Of tlainties, and
more than ever pet among MI
Lewis boarders. New York Sta
o. nNR DOLLAR PER WEEK VIII
~ buv a SINGER NEW FAMILY SEN
l. l ~ z INIIlGlISaM
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low me-" and before you could say
Jack Robinson we had scrambled
through the orchestra and over, the
footlights to the stage. The mana
ger led us to the green room. There
upon the floor lay the beautiful Men
ken, her silk tights u
STAINED WITH CRIMSON BLOOD,
II don't think | am hurt much,
DOCTOR" she said. ''Tm only fright
ened." In turning a corner the
horse had gone too near one of the
fats, and had grszed her limbs, tear
ing the flesh all down. Expedition
was required. The room was clear
ed and we were soon at. work. The
wound, which was not dangerous,
hut must have been extremely pain
full, was soon dressed, and the pa,
tient taken to her home at Bromp-
ton. The performance of Mazeppa
was not concluded that night; the
audience dispersed after having been
informed Of the nature of the inju-
ries the lady had received. It was
my duty day alter day to visit her;
the wound soon healed, but the men.
tai shock remained. 81 have .been,"
she said, 'for years in constant
dread Of some accident of this kind,
and the fright more than the hurt
has Frustrated me; I shall never re
cover We laughed at what We
thought her idle fears, but they prov
ed to be true. This girl, in the Wig
or of her womanhood, full of pas
sionate life, with every sense strung
to it's highest tension-a magnificent
animal, such as Du Marier loves tt
draw and Lawrence or Swinburn,
describe-began slowly but almos
Iimperceptibly TO fade away. Fo
months she was carefully watched
Their travel was prescribed, and sh'
went on the Continent. A very few
months later / received Telegram
dated from Paris: Come and see m
before / die
! l lost but little time in reachin;
| the gay capital. but it was too late
They say she died Of consumption
she died from the nervous shoe
caused by the accident have rela
ted. In her later days the power 9
her mind developed itself as he
physical powers weakened. In lie
health and strength her mentali t
seemed to be overshadowed by he
| =
animalism. But as the body deca.
cd, the mind asserted itself, and sL
wrote those poems, some of whic
D are as beautiful as anything in tt
English language. She was burie
in Pere IL Chaise; in secluded co
ner of that beautiful city Of Il
dead, near to the we'll known mon
ment of Abelard and Heloise, is 6
{ unpretending marble tomb, with hi
name, age and date of death npon
, and her epitaph, written by herse
= in two words,
THOU KNowEsT."
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SYMMETRICAL BEAUTY.

We have all ravetl about that mar
velous marble at Florence that the
sculptor seems to have imbued with
life, but one glance at Adah Isaacs
Menken, as she stood that night in
her royal beauty, and you would say
with Byron: az 'F
Pve seen lovelier woman ripe and real,
Than all the nonsense of their stone
ideal.
The play proceeded. It is needless
to say how it was put on. 1t was
perhaps sue Of the grandest theatri.
ual spectacles ever seen, with stage
as large as the whole Of. one of our
theatres. The steed fairly galloped
over the mountains of Tartary, ap.
pearing and reappearing in the dis
lance until the horse and the living
form bound on bis back. appeared
small in the perspective. Suddenly
a slight noise and a faint scream
were heard. There was a buzz
through the house, the curtain was
rung down. Then the manage
stepped to the front aud stated tina
| Miss Menken had met with a Sigh
accident-accidents are always Sigh
under such circumstances. II Their
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He saw it drop behind a house,
And then he heard a crash;
He vanished, for he knew the sound
Proclaimed window smash.
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BEAUTIFUL.
THE LAST DAYS OF A BRILLIANT Ac-
TRESS.
An Incident in the Life Of Adah Isaacs
Menken Which Led to
Her Death.
A STORY THAT WAS NEVER BEFORE IN
PRINT.
9 n Ew Y DIRK,
NFI. On

NEW YORK,
a .a March 20.}
In one of our uptown picture gal
leries is beautiful portrait, which
is attracting considerable attention.
1t is Menken, the, Amazonian &C
tress. Looking at it the other day,
if recalled an incident in her life
that has never been told, and is
worth relating.
One Of the strangest characters
the world has ever seen was Adah
Isaacs Menken, a queer mixture OF
sensuality and mentality, she led a
life the peculiarities of which seem
impossible to fathom. Her outward
life is matter of history, and it
would be useless enumerating its
cbeckered events. Her inner life she
gave the world glimpse ofin the
small volume of poems she published
shortly before her death, some of
them containing the most profound
thought, woven into the most poetic
language. Living life that was an
open defiance of all. moral law, SEN
sual to the extreme in all her pas
sions, she had q mind the most deli.
cate and sensitive that l ever met
with, strange being, she met with
.,n. A STRANGE FATE.
When she first went to England she
set London ablaze with excitement
Thousands throngee Astley's ever,
niehtto see her in 'Mazeppa," ant
as many watched her day after day
driving up the "Mall" with her team
of ponies. Duchesses passed by IN
noticed, even if they were young ant
beautiful. if la belle Menken was il
sight. Apparently impressive, cast
ing Chances at no one, with no com
panion except her "tiger" hehins
her, she swept over the Mall the Oh
served of all observers. l had fire
quently watched her there, littl
thinking that | should soon know
more Of this strangely fascinatin;
woman.
/ was then a student at Guys Hos
!, Lpita!, and one evening the house-su'
yeon, gentleman who has since be
come. famous in his profession, said
, Let US go and see this Menken til
people are going crazy over. Hav
you seen her?''
"No, excepting in the Park, wher
I've seen her driving
e Rather queer character, I hea
t But we'll 60 and study the lady al
t atomically, as she gives plenty
S opportunity for it,
In few moments we were rollin
through the borough in Hanson
:, cab to Astley's, which is situated .
:. the southern end of Weslminst,
It Bridge. Purchasing two stall ticl
}. cts, we entered. In all of the Eur
pean theatres there are three or fot
3. rows Of seats rallied of next to tt
|, orchestra. These are called orche
d ira stalls and are considered the be
q seats in the house. The place wi
e. jammed, high and low, and it vi
a hold small city. The play col
= menced. There was but little e.
element until Menken came o
d when deafeniug applause rolled thr
a the house. She was not very bea
,e tiful in face, but, her figure was
l model Of
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And after having drawn the above
and foregoing one hundred and ten
names from the General Venire Box,
we, the said Jury Commissioners, to-
yetlIer with the said Clerk, did proceed
to replace the same with like number
of names of duly qualifi,d electors
taken from the Registration Books.
WM. HUSTMYRE,
C. G. WEEMS,
w. A. GRIFFIN,
Jury Commissioners.
J. H. RANSDELL,
Clerk,
A true cory:
J. II. RANspELL.
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DANCING ACADBM

DR0F. ]. A. FRANK INFORMS
i the ladies and gentlemen Of this
Town that he will open a SELECT
DANCING ACADEMY at the TOWN
HALL. All the latest dances will lie
taught. TERMS MODERATE. For
particulars call at the Store of Mr.
Leopold Gehr.
April 10, 1851.
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A hired girl had sailed forth,
She nears the alley gate;
The urchiu sees her coming in,
And trembles for his fate.
For she, he knows, will seek mamma,
And painful tales will tell;
And what the consequence will be
He also knows too we'll. ~.
Those PAINFUL tales, alas!' are told
The boy, oh +! where is he?
His little figure writhes and kicks
| Across his mothers knee.
A slipper in maternal hands
Is lifted to chastise;
Resembling smacks the echoes wake
The air is filed with cries.
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nNR DOLLAR PER WEEK WILL
~ buy a SINGER NEW FAMILY SEW
ING MACHINE from FERGUSON and
SCHNACK, agents for the SINGER MAN
co.
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Our Poet's Gorner Selet1ea
CAsABlANCA INTME BACK ALLEY.
BY j: NJ. W.

The hoy stood by the alley gate,
And skinned an oyster shell;
He watched it going up and up
He watched it as it fell;
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-09-18

Il will be remembered BY our readers
that in the fall Of 1875 the Union Lnm-
bsr Company, Of Chippewa Falls. sus.
pended, and shortly afterwards issued
bonds to the ammount of $3.50, 600 to se-
cure their indebtedness. The payment
of these beuds was secured by . trust
deed upon oil their real estate. which
was considered amply sufficient BY the
president of the company. Hon. I.
G. Pound, to pay their debts in foil.
All the creditors of the concern took
bonds, with the exception of few who
held perhaps &c, 600 TO $4,000 OF the
clsims. Since the issuing of the bonds
about 81 900 worth have been can
=. lied, the holders taking property OF
some kind ior them, leaving e5s9, 600
q the time Of the sale. Default bav-
ing been made in the payment OF the
interest the trustees of the bondholders.
Messrs. Stsuton Barnard and Thomas
y. Hslbert sold. according to the terms
of tho trust deed. eli the property Of
the company, real and personal. in
Chippsws county, for the sum Of $780,
600. and that 10 Taylor county for
$3.50, 900. making $4,000. The prop
erty wss sold subject to three mort
cages; one Of Carson q Rand, amount
ing 10 sbous 90, 900; one of Gilbert
Hedge & Co. for ~, 900 and one Of
the Northwestern Life Insurance Co.
for t34. 900. The property was bid in
by Ssnator WIN. A. Wallace. of Penn.
sylvsnis, one of the heavy stockhoid-
ers of the Union Lumber Co, and it is
generslly supposed that the purchase
was made in the interest Of the con-
Germ.
If that 10 the case, the debts of the
concern-exceptipg the three mort.
cages before mentioned-sre wiped out
ct about twenty cents ON . dollar.
while the company gets its property
oil back for little over e300, 600. Al
to the value of the property, estimates
differ somewhat, bat o it embraces
some $50. 000. 600 feet Of good pine,
besides the big sawmill and other
property ct Chippsws Falls, it would
not b extrsvsesnt 70 put 1t at $780,
600 Of $500, 900.
OF the bonded indebtedness, 4essrs.
D. n. Peck snd.Etsntou Barnard. Of
Williamspoet. Pc. nsld about $3.50, 900.
leaving $1i6. 900 in the hands Of but
sidsrs.
We have not learned what DISPOSE
ton the owners will make Of the prop.
erty. but il 10 to be hoped that the
big mills will not remain idle another
season. -Eou Claire Neps.
The Jewish advance. (Chicago, Ill.) 1878-1881, 1878-11-08
For the JEWISH ADVANCE.
ALBERT COHN.
(Continued.)
XIV.

The war which broke out between
Spain and Morocco, at the end OF the
year 1859, has led Albert Cohn on an
other tour to Africa.
The sitsiation E ssstlfesJcwv-c AAilcrUcrc'
i. was more fearful yet than that Of the
Algerian Jews before the French con-
quest. The laws of the State were
equally as cruel as those of Algeria, but
they were enforced more vigorously. In
the maritime cities, such as Tangier,
Tetooan Mogador and Laranche, the
presence Of foreign consuls and the con-
tact of functionaries and private indl-
viduals with Europeans have consider
ably ameliorated the system of oppres-
sion weighing upon our co-rellglonlsts.
But in the cities of the interior, such as
Morocco, Fez, Mequinez, there is yet at
the present time the greatest rigor ex-
listing. The edict in favor of the Jews,
which has been obtained in the year
1864, through Sir Moses Montefiore, has
remained dead letter. MIR. Joseph
Halevy, who has been commissioned by
the Alliance Zsraelite to visit the Jews
of Morocco in the year 1876 has brought
a truly heart-rending report OF the cruel
oppression which they endured.
The Jewish population Of the country
is very considerable. In the year 1860,
it has been estimated to the amount Of
100000 souls. According to the lists
which have been made out by Albert
Cohn. at about the same time, however,
their numbers appeared not to surmount
100000. The cities of Morocco, Fez,
Mequinez Tetooan, Tangier, Mogador,
Rabbath and Saleh, contain the largest
Jewish communities of that empire.
When Spain had declared war against
Morocco. the Jews of the latter empire
have apprehended the dangers which
were in store for them, and their appre
tensions were, unfortunately, more than
justified. They knew that the fanaticism
of the Mussulmen would be excited at
the highest degree on account OF that
war, and that they would become the
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signed the list of subscription the mu-
nicipality of Burgos voted subsidy
the Catholic clergy everywhere evinced
the most charitable sentiments in behalf
of the refugees. Many of the fugitives
desired to 60 to Oran. A convoy of 179
of their number arrived in that city on
December 18th, and they were received
with great kindness by the Jews and by
the military authorities Some time
afterward, another clan of about the
same number arrived at the same place
Albert Cohn spoke in their favor to
Count Walewski and to Mr. Chasseloup-
Laubat The French government issued
an order that all the Jews of Morocco
who will express desire to emigrate to
Algeria to escape persecution, shall re-
ceive their passports gratuitously. The
Spanish Government issued a similar Or
der in favor Of such refugees who would
desire to 60 to Spain.
The material wants of the Jews who
have fled from Morocco were thus suffi-
GENTLY cared for. At the time Of Pass
over they were provided with Mazzoth
(unleavened bread and with Kasher
Mine twine prepared and handled only
by Jews) Their sick were tended to by
DIR. Hauser, whom, some time previous,
Baron James Rothschild had sent to
take care of the community at Tetooan,
and who had been installed at Gibraltar
provisorily during the Spanish-Morocco
war. But the poor refugees tremblcd
for their unfortunate brethren who had
not escaped, especially for those of Te-
tooan, who seemed to be threatened
mostly. An American Israelite, an eff
cient captain, Charles L. Moses by
name, proposed that man-of-war be
fitted out and sent to Morocco to deliver
the Israelites remaining there. The fears
entertained in behalf of the unfortunate
were we'll founded On February 9th
the troops of Morocco were forced to
evacuate Tetooan at the approach of the
Spanish troops. Before evacuating, the
soldiers and the population made raid
on the Jewish quarter, pilaging the
houses, destoying the synagogues, and
using most cruelty the Jewish inhabit-
ants, great number of whom they mas
sacred in cold blood The Spaniards
were, naturally, received by the Israel
ties as liberators And some time after
ward, when the Spanish Minister, O'Don-
ell, came to Tetooan, he invited the
prominent Israelites of the city to ban
quet which he arranged.
Albert Cohn has left Paris in the
month of June to visit the Jews Of
Spain and Algeria and to see how the
funds. which had been collected in
France, were employed. Those funds
were not all used up. An asset has been
left enough to bring an interest of 1,2OO
fr.. which sum was sufficient to maintain
a Jewish school at Tangier. Albert Cohn
passed through Madrid. He had an in
terview with Marshal O'Donnell, and en-
deayored to rouse his interest in the