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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-30
fs,5Fsa FIHrrESI4S,

a number CT HiDGoo youths have lately
united il. an expression ct oplulor which youog
aneYicaz,s r,isit adopt With great benefit 10
themselves ard the r@cc. These boys. all Stu
tscG,j az iI2i:GL!a havlug Io:cd TEE evil et1ec5
e marriage az tie veIy early ago q: Whi1h u Is
allowed ir irGis, ,lavo publicly declared theit
iniarticr TO dclos Inc oor;ra2tiag OF matrlmo.
;aI relations uHll! maturity. 1t tic young non
If A1,@?iaa waTa 10 m&kc E,El!3r declaration
tie nues.lor "nuld hang upon Whatever coo5'l'
tuses maturity, anL or this sut] cot taGre IS rsa
son for considerable change 10 the accepted
standard. Maturity ccrta:ny implies tho pos
ssss;o:. o. common scu5e; bu5 how much sense
ia there in the habib, pecnar to young peoDie
IN hmeriaa more than anywhere else. Ut mary
;nr u;.aou. sDy provision tor the tu!rre Full
~ nine tsnths Of ort newly married couples are
denendsnt upon saIarled positions. Walah nay
! bt, Ioat at aDy molnsnt, or upon trades Wniob
anv year may become 80 laognla as many Old
c7s arc ct the present time. AS Tor savings,
aco1 q 1iatioaa Of previous earntnRs, upon Wntch
to live in case o. less OF employment or OF h'ck'
! nes.. cur ycuu2 people kunv scarcely anything
! about thcm Love IL a cottage ID doubtless
1 va7y dslighifa. bu5 starving 10 garrct uopald
| fnr il noE, and this latter IS what great many
Io1inr Int rashly married couples are dong et
nresen., according to the visitors OF the POOR
and Worge still, their misery is belog shared by
some heIplcss little beogs VINO had no part Ia
tho o,iainal bIuuder. Suna Ill coDsl1ered un'
ions are 'chiId marriage" 10 the worst 5eps'
of tho term for years ana stature are not the
,rra standards OF maturity. Because the la".
aespsirins generally OF regulating the relations
=; the SEXES imposes 90 material restrictions
iunon marriage of persons of adulC age it does
not follow that the contracting parties have a
right to cast prudence to tae Tlnds and make
mere medication tho excuse for brlos'ece
vr >tcbeduess upon themselves and their Off,
as;n " y. and imposing panpars. vulgar or gen
IeeI I up, VI socie'y.-N l. Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-30

NOVELTIES IN Dress BOOTS AND SHOES. -
The most elegant assortment Of the latest styles
Boots and Shoes ever seen 10 this c5uotry,
comprising all the latest fashions. Al OF these
FOODS have been made to our own order, unaer
our personal supervision, and aecordlog to our
idea of the tastes and wants OF the retall
trade. We shall bo most happy to exh'o't
s;ro ~ rrrchase or not WADDEY,
0''o oo.1IN,f ~ 10 Kiug street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-30

special contracts will ha made with yearly az
vartisers. o,;..,
Marriage and Death Notices City cents. O5ltu-
aries will be charged at advertisement ra!es'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-30

rS5-Thc immense deduction on dress goods
ar { Eichberp's is a 'uccess. Price them; take
a sample, acd Cum narc with other houses.
f' nov 25 lW
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-30
NEETALLIC SHINGLES.

MI =,
We csll the attention of parties interested in
Roofing 10 the above article, which is said to ba
superior TO either slate or tin roof, and can DO
nut on by sny carpenter. Call and examine
sample at 50 King corner of Royal street, Al
etn,' now -" J,T. CREIGHTON s. SON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-30

D.slbsm's Sc UIsters beat anything out at
the price.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-07
FOR SALE.

800 feet square. with !; fine young orchard.
commotlious dwelling, cistern, and all
necessary outhouses, situated ;. mile above
the city OF Monroe, fronting on the river, is
for sale. For particulars apply the
place, Or to s. w. Bennett, Jr., designer
and engraver on wood, 81 Camp street,
New Orleans. Dec. H. 1877.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-07
LIFE COMPARED TO A CLOCK.

Our brains are seventy year clocks.
The angel of life winds them up once
for all, then closes the cases and gives
the keys into the hand of the angel OF
resurrection. Tick, tick, goes the
wheel of thought our will cannot
stop them !; they cannot stop them
selves; sleep cannot still them, it only
makes them go faster; death alone can
break into the case, and selling the
ever swinging pendulum which we
call the heart, silence at last the click
ing of the terrible escapen1ent we have
carried so long beneath our aching
foreheads. If we could only get at
them as we lie on our pillows, and
count the dead beats of thought after
thought and image after image, jarring
through the over-tircd organ! Will
nobody block those wheels, uncouple
their pinions, cut the strings which
holds those weights? What passion
comes over US sometimes for silence
and rest, that this dreadful mechanism
unwinding the endless tapestry of
time, embroidered with spectral figures
of life and death, would have but one
brief holiday.-O. w Holmes.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-07

dead but the eyes, which are large and
radiant, with wonderful depth and
serenity. One leg js shorter than the
other, and It is raised by high heel
ON his shoe. Always dwarfish In size,
there is nothing left him but the bones
the mere skeleton. He wears an old
beaver hat, and clothes that are not
exactly shabby. One shrinks from his
face at first sight as from a dead per-
son. But the CULVER is but moment
ary, for the eyes speak, and you feel
that man of intellect is near.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-07
BEE STINGS 4 REMEDY FOR RHEU.
MATISM.

The Praegar Observation-Disclosures
Woochenblatt contains the following
In regard to the cure of rheumatism
by the means of bee stings. The cor
respondent says ssThat his wife hav-
ing suffered so much as to be unable
to enjoy any sleep or rest for the space
Of six months, the right arm being al
most lame, preventing the sufferer
from doing any household work,
making her even unable to dress or un-
dress herself, and having heard that
farmer quite incapacitated by rheuma-
tism, had been accidentally stung by
bees, and thereby got entirely cured,
he persuaded his wife to try this rem
edy, as the pain from the sting of the
bees would not be greater than that al
ready suffered. Three bees were there
fore laid and pressed upon the right
arm for q considerable time, in order
that the poison bladder of the insects
should entirely empty itself. The eff
feet produced was astonishing, as the
lady, even on the first night, was ena-
b1ed to enjoy long, good sleep, the
first time for at least six months, the
racking pain being entirely gone; the
arm was, of course, swollen greatly in
consequence of the sting, but the SWELL
ing disappeared gradually upon the
of some cooling lotion.
ALI pain was gone, the lame arm re-
covered its previous vigorousness, and
not the least sign of rheumatism has
since shown ITSELF"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-07

A Washington correspondent thus
describes Congressman Aieck Stephens
OF Georgia
A white secretary, colored servant
ana pair of crutches form Mr..
etepnens' entire family. He was never
married, aud I believe has few or no
reiataves. On account of his inf,rm
condition he is never seen in the dining
room ne takes his meals in his ROOM
ne eats very sparingly, and is an emf
cure In his tastes. He hates the s;,,t
OF pork, and he was once known to
throw the plate at the waters head
who brought him sausage.cake for
breakfast. But his wrath was ovar -,
a minute, for he soon laughed at tho
folly OF his quick temper, ana handed
the astonished waiter a gift. Yet it is
somewhat strange that, notwfthstand.
ing Mr.. Stephens natural aversion to
pork In any shape-for it is said thai
he can hardly look at hog in the
street without having touch of con.
vulsions notwithstanding this aver.
sion, he is passionately fond of coon
and he employs two men constantly on
the Virginia side of the Potomac cap.
turing raccoons for him. It tests Mr.
Stephens full strength to stand alone
ON his clutches. He appears to be all
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-07
BERKSHIRE AND ESSEX PIGS.

Thoroughbred and acclimated. without
subscriber breeds from the finest and best
bred imported Berkshires and their pro-
chester Cardiff, " ssRobin Hood, . 'Toplash,"
..Stumpy," t'Sweet Seventeen" strains.
Has three fine bears at the head of the
herd. Stock entered for the third volume
"American Berkshire Swine Record'' where
none but thoroughbred stock are admitted.
j., Pigs for sale at all times, as good as can
be found in the United States. Price.
boxed and delivered at Trenton or Monroe,
La, $25 per pair.
For further particulars, address
@. T. HINES, NJ. D.,
Dososas0ille, Union Parish, La.
References given if desired.
February %, 1873. 1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-07

NEW MARKET HOUSE.
The undersigned has opened has opened
this new market house, and will be pleased
to supply the bcst of meats at all hours of
the day. His old patrons are respectfully
invited to come and see him.
ES- Whole hogs, neatly butchered, sold
at Sc per pound. J. l.. NELSON.
Dec. 10 lS73.-14:tf.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-07
ANEcDorE OF LORENZO DOW.

Lorenzo Dow, whose name is still
fresh In the minds of many of the older
Inhabitants, It Is said, was on his way
to preach in South Carolina, when I'M
derneath an old spruce tree he overlook
q colored lad who was blowing large
tin horn, and could send forth blast
with rise and swell and cadence which
walked the echos of the distant hills.
Calling aside the blower, Dow said
to him tsWhat's your name 2"
"My nameP Gabriel, sir" said the
brother In ebony.
aweIL aarbriel, have you been to
ayes, naassa, Use been dar many a
edo you remember big spruce pine
tree on the Hill ?'
eyes, massa, know dat pine tree"
"Did you know that Lorenzo Dow
had an appointment to preach under
that tree Tomorrow
ooh, yes, massa, everybody knows
dat" - ~,
"Well, Gabriel, am Lorenzo Dow,
and II you'll take your horn and go to-
morrow morning and climb up In that
pine tree and hide yourself among the
branches before the people begin to
gather, and wait there till call your
name, and then blow such blast with
your horn as heard you blow a
minute ago, I'll give you q dollar.
Will you do 1t, Gabriel ?'
eyes, massa, I takes dat dollar"
Gabriel, like Zacheus, was hid away
In the tree top in due time. An i'm
mense concQurse Of persons of all sizes
and co1ors assembled at the appointed
hour, and Dow preached on the judg-
ment and the last day. BY his power
of description he wrought the multi
tude up to the highest pitch Of excite
ment In describing the scenes of the
resurrection at the call of the trumpet
peals which were to awaken the sleep
Ing nations. ssThen," said he, stsup-
pose, my dying friends, suppose you
of Gabriel's trumpet 2"
Sure enough, at that moment the
trumpet of Gabriel sounded. The
women shrieked and many tainted {;
the men sprang up and stood aghast
some ran, and all felt for time that
the Judgment was set and the books
were opened. Dow stood and watched
the drifting storm till the fright abated
and some one discovered the 'colored
angel who had caused the alarm quiet |
ly perched on limb of the old spruce, |
and wanted to get him down to whip !
him. Then he resumed, saying, "I
forbid all persons present from touch |
ing that boy up there. If colored |
boy with tin horn can Brighten you |
almost out of your wits, what will you |
do when you shall hear the trumpet |
thunder from the archangel ? How
will you be able to stand the great
wrath of God ?''
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
L ouls1ANA STATE UNIVERSITY
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL
COLLEGE,

AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL
COLLEGE,
BATON ROUGE, La,
Is now in successful operation, with good
Of large and
ends July 4.
Facilities for Imtsuction-very good: an
solsIthe number Expect p I'D soon to be ' in-
creased; much philosophical and chemical
II for
Volumes, and = good eqaipment Of small
Efforts are also making to get in readiness
for which l26 acres Of good land have been
literature and science; and parents will
their sons to pursue. The military exer-
cises are ranked as studies, only obligatory
ThH are in the
To BECOME student or cadet" is option option:
admission granted to young men and
youths not under fourteen years Of age,
common English education. They can en-
charged only from date Of entrance. Stu
dents may be residents of other States.
be until the ma isnno5
oPkAOpIAotAOH W pay Lne1f expenses.
Esrpenses.-Tuition and the use Of library
and apparatus are absolutely free. stu
dents can find good boarding in Baton
who form ''messes'' can maintain them
selves for Sc to IS month.
Expenses for a Military Cuoiet.-Fixed OK
penses per month-Board. lodging and ser
want attendance, $12; washing and mend
ing, % SO; fuel and lights, SO cents: medical
attendance, 81; total, SIG; or for the session
Of nine months $l44; or at that rate for part
Of session. Payable monthly in advance
ted-uniform clothing, $47; Textbooks and
stationery, $15; medicines, IS; breakages
$4s on entrance, balance 1874 January i. In
case of Withdrawal from the Institution.
cadets will be charged only for the time Of
attendance, except that there will be no re-
mission Of fees for the last two months Of
the session.
Location healthy, and desirable for deli
cate youths who may not be able to stand
q colder climate.
For further information, address
ID. F. BOYD, President.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-07
TIP TOP,

THE CELEBRATED
HARNESS AND SADDLE STALLION.
Will make tho present season at my
stable OH the Mcclure place. three miles
north east of Monroe, La. His services are
offered at $40 a single leap; $50 the season
or $25 to insure a mare in foal. Money due
when the fact is ascertained or mare parted
with: The colt, in all cases, standing good
for the money.
DESCRIPTION AND PEDIGREE:
TIP TOP is beautiful bay, full 16 hands
high, strong and muscular, possessing fine
style and action. Was sired by the world
AieSander Of kentucky dam by Excelsioyy
Morgan grand dam by old Gray Eagle.
PERFORMANCES
He has taken several premiums at vari-
GUS fairs in Kentucky. Also, in st. Louis,
Mo-, and a number Of premiums at Column
bia, Fulton and Jefferson City fairs, COM
peting with some of the best trotters in the
West. He has trotted a mile in $40.
March 90, 1878. II. w, MCLEOD,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-07
SUNDAY AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

baltimore American Letter.l
The exposition is, of course, open to-
day Sunday, May 81 and the atten-
dance has been immense-certainlyn not
less than 200 900. At Vienna the prices
varied from one form to three per day,
but was always one form on Sunday.
The Paris exposition has but one price
-One franc admission. The number
OF visitors on Sunday comes from the
fact that workfngmen can visit on that
day without the loss of days work.
That class was there to-day, with their
wives and children, and the grounds
and buildings literally swarmed with
them. 1t was a clear and bright day,
and the grounds presented most ami
mated scene, their condition having
been much improved. The gentle
slope of the Trocadero hill, interspersed
with flower beds, and dotted here and
there with quaint oriental pavilions,
Moorish palaces, Swiss chaiets and
AIgerlne mosques, was a very interest
Ing sight. Then, crossing to the broad
Pont de jena, the brilliantly orna-
mented facade of tho main building,
gay with the flags of all nations, pre-
sented scene far exceeding that of
either Vienna or Philadelphia. I'M
agine these parks and buildings
thronged with people of almost every
nationality under the sun, aud YOU
will have some idea of the brilliant
and animated scene which the exposi-
ton presented yesterday. The ar
rangement and the location of the
buildings and grounds are such that all
can pc taken In at a view from the hill
OF the Trocadero, and the picture pre-
sented Is both grand and imposing.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-07
A NATURAL CURIOSITY.

| silver spring, FlOrl0a, IS one OF the
greatest curiOsities in the South. 1t
bursts forth in the midst of the most
fertile county in the State. 1t bubbles
up in a basin near one hundred feet
deep and about an acre in extent, and
sending from it deep stream sixty to
one hundred feet wide, and extending
six or eight miles to the Oclawaha
river. In the spring itself sixty boats
may lie at anchor-quite a fleet. The
spring thus forms a natural inland
port, to which three steamers run reg
ularly from the st. Johns, making
close connection with the ocean steam
ers at Pnlatka. The clearncss of the
water is truly wonderful. 1t seems
even more transparent than air. You
see the bottom eighty feet below the
bottom of your boat, the exact form of
tho smallest pebble, the outline and
the prismatic coIors of tho rainbow arc
reflected. Large fish swim in it, every
scale visible and every movement dis
tinctly seen. If you go over the spring
in Il boat you will see the assures in
the rock from which the river rushcs
upward like an inverted cataract.
The fences in the United States are
estimated to have cost 81, 200, OOO, 900,
or more than half the national debt,
and to be worth twO-thirds that cnOr-
nous sum, $500, 100000. The yearly
expense to keep them in good order
and cattle proof is 10000, 200, or $3.50
to every man, woman and child white,
black and red, in the country. This
is the result Of the unjust system of
fencing every mans stock out, instead
of compelling every man who owns
stock to keep it fenced in, so it canuot
trespass on any OF his neighbors. Eve
~ owner of cattle should care for
them himself, instead of compelling
his neighbor who probably owns none
to do SO. This is the law in all Euro
pean civilized regions, aud also in
Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska.
Tho negroes are to hold a convention
in Charlotte, North Carolina, OH the
| 10th of September next, the object of
which is to petition the law-making
powers of the country to restore the
whipping-post for stealing and other
grievous offenses. Stephen McCorklc,
coiored man, is at tho head of the
move, and he says there will be dele
gates from several of tho Southern
states. or course the white criminals
OF the like sort would come in for
whippings also-which kind of recon-
cues the blacks to it. This is the case
In Virginia, Delaware, sc. To the
states 1t saves much, in not having to
maintain so many petty offenders in
prison.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-25
New Advertisements.

Lumpkin, in the largest local
that We have ever printed, tells
all about his goods-the kind,
quality and price.
Supreme Court Sales.
Our announcement column
tells that Mr.. John p. Pinker-
ton is q candidate for Circuit
Court Clerk. He is we'll adap-
ted to a clerks position, being
an excellent penman, and re-
pcated employment in the diff
fercnt offices Of the courts hav-
ing familiarized him with the
duties.
The Wooden Mills resumed
work last Monday. A new piece
of machinery there is a curiosity.
1t is self acting spinning jack,
and will run without supervision,
except to watch the threads. The
jeans made there has no superior,
and those needing it can be sup
piled acithout money. Read the
advertisement.
Col. W. F. Kerchevql is can.
didate for Circuit Judge. His
great ability long ago placed him
foremost at the bars of Tenneg.
see, and his experience and learn
ing furnish admirable qualifca-
tons for the bench.
Insolvency of an estate.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-25
Patrons of Husbandry.

For the Fayetteville Observer.
FAYETTEVILLE, TENN ApfillS, rs
Editor O5serrer--At a meet.
ing of Lincoln County Grange
held this Gay, tbs following Off
GERS were elected FOR the ensuing
year, viz:
G. A. Mcdaniel, W. n; P. L.
Twitty. w. o.; j. c. Hague, W.
L.; john Good, w. s.; W. T.
Mcdaniel, W. A. S; Eben Hill,
w. c; w. ii. C@shion, W. T.; II.
T. Childs, w. See'y.; J. W. Ben
son, w. G. K Mrs. C. A. Me-
Daniel, Ceres; Mrs. ]. C. Hague,
Pomona; Mrs. John Good, Flora;
Miss Sallie Z. Hays, Lady Assis.
tant Steward.
Please give this a place in your
columns ard oblige. etc,
II. T. Guilds, iSec'y.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-25

10 Mr.. Ruth, west side of
the public square, has just re-
ceiyed, III addition to the usual
supply of jewelry, an assert
ment Of mantel aid wall time
pieces, among which is the cal
endar clock, a new article in
this region. 1t tells the month,
day Of the week, hour and min
ute. At II o'clock at night it
changes to the new day, and at
the end of each month it cor
rectly marks the 1st day of the
next, by moving one, two or
three days, according as the pre-
ceding month had, %, 20, 30 or
81 days. The cost of the clock
is less than would be reasonably
supposed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-25
War! War! to the Knife and
the Knife to the Hit.

1t isa meoted question wheth-
er or not the European powers
will 60 to war and the people
Of this Hemisphere get a large
price for their produce, but Of
one thing certain the people Of
this county can rely and that is
that MURRAY 81 MORGAN have
received their spring and sum-
mer stock of ready-made cloth
ing, hats, gents piece goods, &C.,
also a large lot of ladies hats,
made to order and of the latest
Partisan styles, boots and shoes
manufactured by the Bay State
Shoe and Leather Company,
andevery pair warranted. These
with a large lot Of cottonades,
suitinss, plaid linseys slightly
damaged and sold by order of
whom it may concern at fearful
low prices, makes theirs the
most attractive stock in the
county.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-25
0eatbs.
nTHD

In this county, ut Oak Hill, Sunday, 14th
inst, of consumption, Mrs. MARTHA A.,
relict of Charles Robinson, dec, aged
about 90 ye1rs.
In this vicinity, Wednesday, 18th inst,
of cancer Of the breast, Mrs. MARY L.,
relict of f. G. G. Bcanland, dec, aged about
As years.
Both were for years members of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Their
friends mourn their loss, but they rejoice
in that sure and blessed hope, full of inn
mortality. "Them that sleep in Jesus will
God bring to him."
In Moore county, on Mulberry, Friday,
10Th inst, OF dropsy, Mr.. WILEY BUM,
aged 81 years months and l day.
We knew him for many years. He was
a kind-hearted, hospitabTe man, and felt
that he was going TO rest. He was mem
Der of the Methodist church for the long
space Of IS years.
In Huntsville, Ala, Of consumption, 18Th
inst, Mrs. M. 9. BALDRlDGE, wife Of DR..
Baldridge, aged about 81 years.
In this county, near Moline, Monday, 10th
inst of severe pains, thought to be cramp
collie, Mrs. MARY ANN WILSON, wife of
Mr.. Billie Wilson, aged about % years.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-25
~ Last Thursday evening

10 Last Thursday evening
we received several fonts of new
fancy type, the express charges
upon which we've 81. A BUSH
Ell of wheat, which weighs a.
bout the same, can be sent from
ST. Louis or Cincinnati down
the Mississippi river, through
the !Gulf of Mexico, and across
the Atlantic Ocean to Eareps,
at total cost eff only 35 cents.
If the last charge is adequate,
the first looks like extortioh.