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Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25
TOO MUCH FOR HIM.

The court and jury, rs well as the
spectators, generally enjoy the scene
when lawyer, in an attempt to bad
ger or brow beat y witness, comes oil
second in tho encounter. A cores
poudedt recalls IN amusing inctance
Of this sort which happened q few
years ago in an Albany court room.
The plaintiff, who was lady, WAS
called to testify. She got on very
we'll and made q favorable impression
on the jury under the guidance Of her
counsel, Hon. Lyman 'rremaine, until
the opposing counsel, Hon. Henry
Smith, subjected her to sharp cross
examination. This 10 confused her
that she became faint, and fell to the
floor in a swOOn.
Of course this excited general sym
pathy in the audience, and Mr.. Smith
saw that his case looked badly.
An expedient suggested itself, by
which to make the swooning appear
like a piece Of stage tlickery, and thus
destroy sympathy for her. The lady
in swooning had turned purple red,
and her face suggested the new line oi
attack. The next witness was mid
die aged lady. The counsel asked:
"Did you see the plaintiff faint Il
short time ago?'
ayes. sir"
"Peoplc turn pale when they faint
don't they?
A great sensation in the court, and
an evident confusion Of the witness
But in ~ moment she answered, mo
not always"
"Did you ever hear Of faintint
where the party did not turn pale 7"
eyes, SIR"
"Did you ever see such case?'
eyes, sir" ....., ,.r.
"Wheng"
"AhOut u year ago.
"Whcrc was IT."
"In this city"
"WhO was it9' ..h..
By this time the excitement was 81
intense that everybody listened anx
iously orthe reply. It came prompt.
with u twinkle in the witness Cyl
and q culver on her lip, as il from
suppressed humor. ..
"'Twas u negro, sir"
Peal after peal of laughter shoo'
the court room, in which the vener'!
bic Judge joined. Mr.. Smith lost hi
case not to shy his temper.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25
4 WORD TO TIE FARMERS.

Farmers let us stop, but yet 10 on.
Let ia stop complaining Of hard
times and unite In trying to improve
matters.
Let us stop abusing our merchants
before we force them in self defense
to abuse us; for their enterprise and
foreign credit have kept the wolf from
many a door during the last eight
years, and tile most Of them are a.
clever and generous as We could wish
them.
Let as stop curs,ng the lawyers, fi,r
we have found them ~ true to 10
when their services were demanded,
az any class Of our people.
Let III stop abusing the money lem
ders, for like farmers and oil other
men they are entitled to the market
price for their commodity, and it IL.
due to our improvidence when that
price is too high.
Let us work out our destiny, In =
profession that il as honorable now 10
It was in the days Of our fathers, with
envy for none, and good feeling to.
wards all.
Let US cease saying hard things Of
the good old Democratic party, and
give It full credit for the many bene.
fits it has bestowed upon us since
1875, and remember that the man who
wants office IL not necessarily u bet
| ter man than the one who holds office.
Let us stop importing our supplies
from abroad and unite in developing
the resources Of our country, ard de-
termine to bend all our energies to
building up our cities, towns, viii
lagos, counties and State.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25
BORN TO BE GuILLoT1HED.
Paris Correspondence London Standard.

Il
A case is shortly to come before the
Paris Assixes which goes to prove that
ho who is born to be guillotincd may
expose his life with IMMUNITY on the
most sanguinary battlefield. Sagnier
enlisted at the outbreak Of the Fran
co German war in the now famous
Ninth Cuirassiers quickly rose to be
u corporal, and took part III the he.
roic charge made by that regiment at
Woetl. 81 heard the bullets" he
said to tho Judge, rattle like hal! on
my breast-plate." He was endorsed
by a stab from bayonct, and finally
picked up from among the dead.
Az soon rs he recovered from his
wounds he took service again, and
was one Of the defenders Of Stras-
hoarg. There he was wounded again
by q shell splinter, and after the cap
itnlation Of the city he was sent a pri-
soner to Germany and confined in the
city of Breslau. On returning to
France he settled in Paris and became
q whitesnith. Az he was y very in
telligent and clever workman he might
have lived happily and comfortably
on his earnings, but he grew discon-
tented, his temper soured, he imag-
ined himself the victim Of perpetual
| prosecutions, and could not resign
himself to the misfortune Of not hav-
| ing received the Cross Of the Legion
Of Honor for his bravery during tho
| war. :.
He took to drinking absinthe, and
his BRAN thereby became 30 much
| affected that he had to he confined IN
u lnnatic asylum. He left it cured,
and the doctors who have examined
him In connection with the horrible
crime to which he has confessed, state
that he is quite responsible for his
acts. TO come to that Of August, last
year, about 8 o'clock in the morning,
u young woman, Nine Delachaun'e,
who l.,d gone to the cemetery Of st.
Ouen to pray at the tomb Of her sis
ter, was suddenly attacked bya man
armed with hammer az she was
kneeling ut her sisters grave. Tho
brute, after knocking her down, trod
her under foot, and finally, after bat
tering in her skull with the hammer,
left her weltering in her blood, but
not before having robbed her Of =
cross she wore, and also Of Tier watch
and chain. Two other ladies had
been assaulted and robbed in the same
cemetery. The police at last succeed.
ed in arresting Sagnier and charged
him with all three crimes; for the two
last mentioned he was sentenced to
three months Imprisonment. AS for
the capital charge, Sagnier explains
it by alleging a fit Of madness brought
, on Ly drink. He said:
, 81 went to the cemetery Of St. Ouen
with my mechanics hammer to faste1'
the cross on the grave Of my little
daughter who died recently: ! had
prayed fervently for her. All at once
I saw the cross and watch chain Of
the knecling lady beside me glistcn
3 in the sunshine. A bad thought took
, possession Of my brain, and struck
! without knowing what did.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25
WHY MEN DIE.

An indignant subscriber to news
paper went into the office = few days
ago and ordered his paper stopped,
because he differed with the editor in
his views on s,,bsoiling fence rails.
The editor conceded the mans right
to stop his paper, and remarked
coolly as lie looked over the list.
DO you know Jim Sewers, down
at Haulscrabble?'
very WELL said the man.
well, he stopped his paper last
week because | thought y farmer was
= blamed fool who didn't know that
timothy was a good thing to graft on
hucklebcry bushes, and no died in
less than four hours
Gracious! is that so!
Yes; and you know old George
Erickson, down on Eagle Creek 7
We'll, I've heard Of him
WELL said the editor gravely, III
stopped his paper because l'e was tin
the happy father Of twins, and w
congratulated him on his success ~
late in life. He fell dead within
twenty minutes. There's lots q
similar cases but it don't matter
I'll just cross your name off, tl'oug'
you don't look strong, and there's
bad color OH your nose
See here, Mister Editor said tn
subscriber, looking somewhat aston
ished. Il believe I'll just keep on an
other year because always did lik
your paper, and come to think abou
it, YOU'RE a young man and some al
lowances orto to be made" and h
departed satisfied that lie had mac
a narrow escape from death.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

SPLITTING A SNAKE.-'Pshaw, said
Czardine, as he seated himself in oul
sanctum, "the snake stories that arc
going about are all too thin. Why,
lust look here. Last spring | went
out into to the woods. ] took al
umbreller along, which | laid onto
some rocks. Well, sir, about al
hour afterwards | vent to get my
umbrellcr, as it had begun to rain a
little. | took holt of the handle, and
as l gave it a shove something bega1
to tear, and as the umbreller flew
open a live black snake fell to thu
ground split in two from Its head tt
its tail. The COMPOUNDED critter hat
actually swallered my nmbrcller, am
| never noticed it until showed N
the dum thing and split the animil!
from stem to stern
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25
II DAN SWIM, SIR"

During a terrible naval battle. be-
tween the English and the Dutch,
the English flagship, commanded ny
Admiral Marlborough, was driven into
the thickest Of the fight. Two masts
were soon shot away and the main
mast fell with u fearful crash upon
the deck. Admiral Marlborough saw
that all was lost unless he could
bring IN his ships from the right.
Hastily scrawling an order, he called
for volunteers to swim across the
boiling water, under the hail Of shot
and shell. A dozen sailors vt once
offered their services, and among
them u cabin boy.
"Why," said tho Admiral. "wha'
can you do, my fearless lad ?"
81 can swim, sir" the boy replied
eff I be shot l can be easier spared
than any one else"
scarborough hesitated; his mer
were few and his position was DIES
perate. The boy plunged into tho
sea. amid the cheers Of the sailors
and was soon lost to sight. The but
tie ragged fierccr, and as the TIM
went on, defeat seemed inevitable
But Just as hope was failing, a thun
dcring cannonade was heard from tn
right, and the reserves were bearing
down on the enemy. BY sunset TIN
| Dutch feet was scattered far ant
wide, and the cabin boy, tho hero q
the hour, was called in to receive tn
honor due him. His mOdesty ant
bearing so won the heart Of the AID
miral that he exclaimed:
81 shall live to see you have n flag
ship of your own . 49,,
The prediction was fulfilled whe
the cabin boy, having become ADM
raj Cloudsley Shovel was krig''te
by the King.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25
something rafting around in there.
SO do H. quoth another OF the

something r0CtllnR uTOunu Ill 'ieio'
so do H. quoth another OF the
party.
Just you go and see,' said Katy.
"Thcre might be rats in there
She stealthily approached the ward
robe, opened 1t, and cautiously peer
ed in. But she failed to find any
rats. Had she listened q little more
carefully, she would, in all prob"biIi-
ty, have heard the beatings Of Bacl'c-
lor Dicks heart which at that mo-
mcnt was humping against his chest
Mt a rate that threatened to alarm
the whole party.
Perhaps it was another noise we
heard suggested one of the girls.
yes answered another, 1T seemed
to behind the wardrobe
Acting on this hint, one Of the girls
was just preparing to extend her re-
searches in that direction, when
another one yelled that the candy was
burning. They all, as one girl, rush
cd to the rescue of the burning pot Of
sweets, and for the moment forgot
all about the rats, greatly to the re-
lief of Uncle Dick.
THANK the Lord--thank the Lord!
exclaimed the old bachelor to him.
self, as he breathed mighty sigh OF
relief. "If that gal hadn't said the
candy was burnin,' she was a gOin' tt
stick her head right behind here
Just like q woman always q peepin
about in every place.
The candy was stirred n little, tur.
ned around u couple OF times, ant
some of the fire taken from under it
when the girls began to talk abou
pretty teet--a subject Of no small in
tercst to the feminine mind.
"There is the handsomest foot il
the party exclaimed one of the girls
as she held up her skirts just enough
to expose her pedal extremities II
the view Of her companions.
Now, if there is any one thinl
nude Dick dotes on more thar
another, it is handsome foot, especi
ally if it is joined to IL handsom,
woman, as was the case in this in
stance. He no longer felt the uncom
fortableness of his position behin'
the wardrobe, SO absorbed was he t.
get look at the "prettcst foot in tn
party" In straining his neck out tt
| get q view of the anatomy on exibi
| ton, he leaned over q little too far
lost his balance, and tumbled heel
over head into the middle of the room
the basket over his head and hi
shirt around his neck.
The scene that followed can b
more easily imagined than described
With simultaneous yell and
scrcech that nearly lifted tho roof OF
the top of the house, the terrified girl
shot out Of the room rs if they Ia
been propelled from q cannon--som
making their exit through the door
and others disappearing like shadow
through the windows, leaving Uncl
Dick master of the field, and it wa
an hour OF two ere they fully realize
what had happened.
Dick was not u whit less frightcne
than the girls. He had the courage
however, to bolt the doors and hOl
the fort until he completed his toilc
He vows that this episode, in whic
he was made to play the leading rol,
has made an ending of candy-pul
ings in that settlement for many veal
to come.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

A young lady teaches Sunday
school lin the summary at Swamps-
colt. Mass is in the habit, after the
regular lesson is ended, Of asking
questions in natural history. Last
Sunday she asked: "What bird is
large enough to carry man ? A
little girl held up her hand and said
q know a lark ooh, no. said the
teacher, Harks are not large enough
to carry men, 'Yes, they are said
the yollngster. MY papa goes away
for two or three days, and mamma
says he's gone off on a lark
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

A man broke chair over his
wife's head week or two ago.
When he got to Jail and the clergy
man undertook to talk to him he dis
played great deal of penitence.
He said that he was very sorry
that he had permitted his anger to
get the master over him, and. to
suffer him to do such an act, because
it was good chair, one of those good
old fashioned Windsor chairs, which
was an heirloom in his family. and he
knew that he never could replace it.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

you seem sad and detected to-
night, Clande, dear Yes, darling,
men Of my emotional nature are
easily affected by the smiles or frowns
Of fortune His washcrwoman had
discharged him.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

The difference between q cat con-
fined in a bag and the wind signing
through a dilapidated house is that
one cries through a sack and the other
signs through crack.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

John Henry reading to his wife
from a newspaper: There is not a
single old woman in the House of
Correction There, you see-don't
YOU what wicked creatures wives
are ! Every woman in that Jail is
married.
1T is curious said she, 'but don't
YOU think, John, dear, that some OF
them go there for relicf.'
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

Fourteen men can get together at a
hotel, borrow all the Tobacco the
landlord has, spit all over the floors,
and make themselves believe they are
a State convention.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25


TORDAGE-A full assortmentof Rope.
~ Cotton, Sisal and Manila, Cotton
and Hemp Packing, Clothes Lines and
Baling Irvine, always on hand at store
VIM. GARlG.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

COAP--A tull stock Of Proctor 4 Gam
- blc's, Haas and Kcllcr's Soap lways
on hand, and which | am prepared to
give ut bargains in job lots.
VIM. GARIG.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

TNERRA GOTTA WARE-Flowcr Va
i ses, hanging Baskets and Lawn
Vases, i'll great variety, at prices to suit
the times, ut VIM. GARIG'S.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

COUGAR C00IERS-I have on hand u
y fine lot ofscrond hand Sugar Coolers,
which will sell ut Il very low figure.
WIN. GARIG,
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

CtTIBBLE plGCERS--l have on hand
y II full stock of Won Phul 4 Nk,llOn's
Stuhblc Diggcrs, which ! will sell at fac
tory prices VIM. GARlG.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

NEAS-I have just received, direct
| from thcimporters, tine assortment
of fresh Teas, in convenient packages
for rrtailing WM. GARlG.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

HOOPERAGE--l am fully prepared to
" meet the demand for Sugar Hogs
heads, Molasscs Barrels, Half Barrels and
Syrup Kegs, at the lowest market price.
WIN. GARIG.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

VyTIOMAS b. DUPREE, Attorney and
Counselor at Law. Office: No. o,
Pixies Row, Baton Rouge, La. VIII
practice in the State and Federal courts
may3l
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

DOCK SALT--.Iust received. 5 tons of
N Rock Salt, suitable for salting stock,
and for sale at q low figure by
WIN. GARIG.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

If you want to he happy Yourself,
strive to make others haplN.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

Dnn LBS. New Crop Tnrip Seed
LUU direct from Robert Buist. Jr.,
also, Buists Premium Cabbage Seed, at
Brooks Drug Store.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25
N51. GARIG.


ID UBBER BELTING--,]ust received,
IA stock of Rubber Betting, manu-
featured Ivy the New York Bcltiug and
Packing Company, and also Iacins
STRINGS for same. WIN. GARlG.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25
DIR. +. NJ. BROOKS.

Gnnn LBS. Collier Company
LUUU Strictly Pure White Lead.
r. NJ Brooks, Agent
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

INRESH PLASTER PARlS--Nlarblc
Il Dust and rlastcring Hair, at Brooks
Drug Store.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

SAMPLE packages of black draught
~ Liver Medicines given away ut
jc2l BROOKS DRUG STORE.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25
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ATTORNEYS.

TT. s. LANG, Attorney and Counselor
IL. ut Law, Donaldsonville, La. VIII
practice in all courts of the State OF Lou
's;nnn, jy19
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25
DAVID g. GARlG.

COrE Brilliant-Buy this brand OF
\ Flour and you will be pleased, at
DAVID 4 Gariy's.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

NLOltR-l5O barrels and half barrels
II of Fancy and Choice Extra Flour, Mt
the lowest cash prices, at store of
ANDREW JACKSON.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

DRONZE and Dressing, for ladies' and
ID childrcn's Shoes. at
ic7 BROOKS DRUG STORE.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

INRESH Reccipts-Flour, Meal, ETC., at
II David & Garig'S.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

CttiGAR AND MOiASSES--By the
- hocshead and barrel, or by retail, ut
bottom prices, by
ANDREW JACKSON.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

4 FULL line OF LANDLORDS and Lu-
n bins Famous Extracts and French
Sachct Powder, at Brooks Drug Store.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

INlSH-Macketel, Goldfish, Sardlnes,
L Salmon, Shadines, Goldfish Balls, at
David x Garig's.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

NOFFEE-In store; 80 bags OF Rio
Y Coffee, different grades, ut lowest
prices. ANDREW JACKSON.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

UURN, OATS AND BRAN - Large
\ stocks of the above, for sale low, by
ANDREW JACKSON.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

DLASTER PARIS, Marble Dust and
Hair, ut
jr21 BROOKS DRUG STORE.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-25

DUTTER-We keep the celebrated
ID Fox River Creamery: the best III
town. at David 4 Garigs.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1879-11-26

Wdle cine 0erfaneisuns NIT tpm an3u'
batnen frsbte, tard leine Sntuleran3 mts>
Der gum Sdwsisen perurtteilt 5u psroen
Sd babe estdmpft uno seruneen NIT eie'
fen Serrofstsn Wnildten, BE mir oss Va-
ters aarrer gDiae III friter Sugeno ldon
ein3uimpfeu fudte, bab ife mir in 5lsil6
uno Blut uters.tsn ioQten. es war etn
peraeblides Bemiiten. benn ein Clement
adbrt In mir, has bisieu Stof ntht Der
trdat, bae mid nit mstner amtlthen Stsl'
lung, Der faatlihsn uno seieaiaaftliden
s Ginrihtuna in befanbissm innsrn Son Flet
erbalt unp bas fiji lh!isblid eoh na@ au'
6en werfen muB.
gete TN Ssltfselpraa uanoerte er per
loren I'm 3imusr auf uno nieesr. VI
ltien bic @esenuart Der 0'uttsr fat per'
eeiIen su babe n. Die Stirn In i9re 6ano
9efabt, serfclste iis tie. innsrlih er|dut>
teri ieine gewesunsen. .
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tlasts fs lsile, pa er Ihmles. uno tsts nun
Dor sinem sdn,lid Brempen. >, mir fury
fhtia III bod etne Mutter. beren tboridte
gDeisbeit nur itre 9isbs 1T! MuB i'd mir
niht Spripsrfen, tets beimli& auf bsinfr
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asintliHsn 6arcFssiten beinss bravsn
gaters beiuem Susenoiitermut9e 3asel
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den NnGhten In bir entuidsln telfen, in.
bent Id beinem unabbdnsietsitsitnne gor>
ldub leiRtts, tir penn aud an unb fur
fd barmlple gersniisunosn erretdtar
mahte, gu tenen Der gatsr Dir bic Wfittsl
serlaets. unp Id ibn oftmals psrlAwtea,
was sr bate wiiIen maiTsn 9fan rah!
Fd bas @e{hid an mir, msins psrmetntt.
dc 9tebs BAT 1A als ihGeli&ss Na&ssbsn
erwielen. bas mid ieltf um oein Vntrau.
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meinsr Sdwahbtit fur bid baf ba bic
gOrdat eetrautt, ielbR mir bstne innsrn
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lid nur sin. bausbadene, unsslsbrte yla,
tur. uno Der Snainet bes 6et,tas mub bel
mir bic 0ti{tesfhdrfe erftben. @btr t2
tatts biz pisQeidt bod teiiseben tSnnen IN
esinea iansrn &dmpfsn, Elm b.rattenses
3wleeeiprat fhIsift i&arffantise @soanz
Ten ab - nun bin i'd biz ,u gar nidss
udB sewsien, ais psin tSrperlides @sbfi.
ben une getasen gu fOroern uns bid nit
Der Wslt In awieipaIt 3u ssrisben.
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