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The Work OF Congress.

Summing up the routine work of the
extra session, the following are found
to be the principal measures passed:
For the construction of refrigerating ship
and for the disinfection OF vessels to prevent
the introduction into the United States of con-
tagious diseases; changing the law relating to
vinegar factories; the Army Appropriation bill
,vetoed); to prevent military interference at
elections (vetoed); the Legislative Appropria-
ton bill vetoed; to exchange subsidiary silver
coins for legal tender, and to make them legal
tender to the extent of $50; to authorize the
District of Columbia to redeem certain funded
indebtedness not 3-65s in per cents to pro-
cure site for poetOffice in Baltimore; the
Legislative Appropriation bill the Judicial Ex-
penses bill (vetoed); the Army Appropriation
bill; to provide for the appointment Of Mis-
sissippi River Commission; the Judicial Ex-
penses bill; Additional Postoffce Appropria-
ton bill; providing for filling vacancies i'm the
United Sta es engineer corps; the Marshals'
Appropriation bill (vetoed): and to authorize
the release OF certain lands Of the United States
TO the State of New York
Among the joint resolutions adopted
the following are important:
In relation to the Australian international
Exhibition in 1879 and 1880; authorizing tho
Secretary Of the Navy to place vessels and
hulks at the disposal Of the Quarantine Com
mssioners.
Congress passed fifty-six public acts,
twenty-four joint Resolutions and eight
private acts. -Washington correspOn-
dent.
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Judge Gary, of the Superior Court,
yesterday naturalized Sin You, a China
man, who came here under age. His
witness was All Lee. This was tho first
Chinaman ever naturalized in the Su.
perior Court. The Judge remarked
that in California it had been held that
a Chinaman could not be naturalized in
this country, while the contrary had
been held in New York. He would like
to hear the opinion of attorneys pres
ent. No one being ready to give the
court advice on the new point, he said
he would risk it any way, aud the Co.
lestial was therefore clothed with the
full privileges of an American. It is
understood that Judge Rogers, of the
Circuit Court, some years since natural
lied a Chinaman.-C Chicago Inter
Ocean.
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Curious Errors.

Certain editions of the Bible, owing
to the errors they contain, have received
many odd names. What is known as the
Brooches Bible" Geneva, 1860 was SO
called because Genesis iii. 7, was trans
lated: They sewed fig-leaves together
and made themselves breeches," instead
of"aprons," asln the English version now
used. In the "Treacle Bible" (156S).
Jeremiah viii. 20 was made to read |:
us there no treacle in Gilead," ETC., in
stead of "balm," and in 1909 the word
was changed to 'rosin:" "balm" was
first used in 1911. The Vinegar
Bible" printed in Oxford in IVY by
John Basket, derives its name from the
heading of Luke Xxx, which was made
to read: "The parable of the vinegar"
The book had many ether errors, fir ,m
which it has also been called, after the
printers name, "a Basket of Errors"
In 1851 Bible was printed in England,
and 1882 another appeared in Germany,
both of which made the seventh COM
mandment read: "Thou shalt commit
adultery" the word mot" being omit
ted. 1t was very appropriately called
the wicked Bible"
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DREAMING.



IL his arm chair beside the open door,
Round which the sweet Wild roses climb and
blow,
Through the long, odorous days of June, and pour
Their faded petals on his locks OF snow,
The old man sits. with Bible on his knee,
Although for years his eyes have been so dim
lie reads the chapters through by memory,
Aud there his dead ones come and talk with him.
III you but listen you will hear him speak
The names OF those he loved in other years;
He laughs at little fingers on his cheek;
The past in his-the present disappears.
Vie has forgotten all ites bitter loss,
That leaves its scar upon the churchyard mold;
Who arms that bravely bore each heavy rs
TIE loved aud lost of earth again intod.
The woman wooed and won in hfes sweet May
He does not comprehend how long ago
Is here beside him in his dreams to-day,
And sings craole-ditty, soft and low,
To the wee baby. slice ping on her breast;
The sweetest of all songs to him is this;
Her very presence holds spell of rest
he thinks. and tells her with lovers kiss.
Yes. lovers yet though many years have fed
since in the spring time of the year, and life,
They stood before the man of God, and said
The solemn words tn at made them man and wife.
Lovers foreveri Time can never change
The hearts it sunders by graves green sod;
Such love AZ theirs was nothing can estrange-
Lovers on earth and in the world of God.
He sees the happy children at their play,
and smiles at each and pats each tangled head;
ipiis uIle stoTies, when, uhI laiIlSneu tnty
Come clamoring in for bowls OF milk and bread.
Home is kingdom, and he is a King;
The happiest King in the wide world, dear wife"
And she gives back his kisses, wondering
If ever woman had happier life.
Oh, gray haired dreamer. dream the hours away;
Forget the prese II in the vanished past;
Forget tie graves upon the hill to-day.
Ger which the rpening leaves are falling fast.
Soon will the golden gates swing wide for you,
And you pass In TO find your own once more;
woman
Will bid you welcome TO the deathless shore.
SHIocroN, Wis.
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QUIPS.

DID donkey ever die of softening of
the brayipg
Jumping down rope" is what they
call hanging in Nevada.
DoN'T get in debt to O shoemaker, if
you would call your sole your own.
CAN'T the Ethiopian change his kin
by marrying into strange family?
GUEST" Waiter, bring me another
dish of peas and magnifying glass"
BEES are said to be a preventive of
smallpox, being sort of IMAGINATION.
AND what makes my little Johnny
so cross this morning ?" dot up
s'urly."
AS A rule mankind finds it more
blessed to give than to receive a prac-
teal joke.
MAN, who still carries in his body
bullet which entered it at Antietam,
calls it lead astray.
Ii is lucky to pick up horseshoe, un-
less, of course, it happens to he attached
to mules hind leg.
FARMER JONES caught a rooster steal
ing his corn, wrung his neck, and now
claims to have killed cock Robin.
WHEN old Faust signed the contract
with Mephistopheles in his blood, he
wrote in his best vein, so to speak.
THE beauty of a mans parting his
hair in the middle appears to be that it
gives both ears an equal chance to flap.
"Should man drink malt iquors?"
queries a medical exchange. Well, if
a man has wife, it's his duty to sup
porter.
How SOON popular songs become
old. Even now my Grandfather's
Clock " may be classed among the old
time pieces.
THERE are many things in this world
that are as deceiving as a fish hook with
a worm on it; you don't feel the point
until you bite.
KNOWLEDGE is the right bower, and
one OF the showiest cards in the pack,
yet in the game of life cheek is the little
joker that is oftentimes the winner.
A NAN asked admission to a show
for half-price, as he had but one eye.
But the manager told him it would
take him twice as long to see the show
as it would anybody else, and charged
him double.
Promising that the Russian Arctic
expedition, which cost $4,000, discov-
cred a new kind of moss and saw sor-
rel-colored fox, the Detroit Free Press
feels warranted in demanding, 4" Who
says that science doesn't pay?"
PHOTOGRAPHER-"Y ou don't amman
pleased with your pictures, SIR Sit
ter" No, I'm not; they look like the
very Old Nick" Photographer
Why, sir, / thought they were re-
good ikness." Sitter
8 Blast it, yes; that's just what's the
trouble"
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tending her hand to him. as she did i'm
mediately afterwsrd with gracious mien
to- the veteran Won Moltke. The Incl
dent is causing much talk in Berlin,
where it is known, however, that the
Empress has long entertained a most
bitter dislike to the Chancellor But
this is the first time that she has evinced
her anger toward the Emperor's. favor
lite in such a decided and striking man
ner.-Berlin letter.
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A Bitter Dose.

The quinine monopoly was knocked
endways by the sudden removal of the
protective duty, and the blow is the
more staggering because the duty on
barks and everything entering into the
manufacture remains the same. Qui-
nine was specially with Powers &
Weightman, the senior partner of which
firm died year ago, the richest man in
the city. Its manufacture is extensively
carried on In Paris, Stratford, England,
and In Frankfort; but there is not a
factory in the world to compare with
that OF Powers q Weightman at the
Falls OF the Schyulkill, which covers
ten acres, besides laboratory 100 feet
by 300 nearer the center of the CITY.
Farr, founder of the house, was the first
to Introduce the drug into this country,
sixty years ago. Only three years after
Farr founded the house of Powers &
Weightman the house of Rosengarten &
Son was started, which now owns a
mandatory covering whole square,
and produces the finer chemicals, espe-
clally sulphates OF quinia and other
alkaloids of cinchona bark. These two
houses are almost the only manufacture
ers of quinine in the country. Powers
q Weightman have considerably in
creased their profits by the purchase of
the right to use the dry process. A
million and quarter of ounces are sold
every year for an average of $40, pro-
lection being worth from so to 20 cents
an ounce, the duty being 20 per cent.
Farr said to correspondent that the
firm would give up the manufacture
Cor. Chicago Tribune.
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State Fairs for 1879,

Illinois-At Springfield, Sept. %
Oct. A. s. ID. Fisher, Secretary, Spring
field.
Ohio-At Columbus, Aug. 25-29.
James w. Fleming, Secretary, Colum-
bus.
Indiana-At Indianapolis, Sept. %
Oct. 4. Alex. Heron, Secretary, Indi-
annapolis.
Iowa-At Des Moines, Sept. Is.
John r. Shaffer, Secretary, Fairfield.
Wisconsin-At Madison, Sept. $40.
George E. Bryant, Secretary, Madison.
Nebraska-At Lincoln, Sept. $40.
ID. n. Wheeler, Secretary, Plattsmouth.
Michigan-At Detroit, Sept. 1919.
r. j. tombstone, Secretary, Detroit.
Minnesota--At st. Paul, Sept. 1-6.
r. @. Judson, Secretary, Pennington.
Chicago Exposition = At Chicago,
Sept. SCOT. IS. John p. Reynolds,
Secretary, Chicago.
st. Louis Exposition-At st. Louis,
Sept. 22-Oct. 4. st. Louis Fair-At
st. Louis, Oct. ell. G.. o. Kalb, Sec
rotary, st. Louis.
Colorado-At Denver, Sept. 1927.
w. II. Thomas, Secretary, Denver.
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A Spiders Sting Precipitates Hydro.
phObia.

The Hinesville Gazette publishes what
it thinks is genuine case of hydropho-
bia in Liberty county. 1t states that
one Cuitano Rodriguez was several years
ago bitten by a rabid dog. No evil con-
sequence resulted until few days ago,
when be was stuDg by large spider on
the forehead, which seemed to kindle
the old virus in his system and brought
on fearful commissions, accompanied by
all the symptoms Of hydrophobia.-Sa.
hannah Ne,Cs.
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How Empress Augusta Snubbed Bis
marck..

A profound sensation was caused by
the cold, not to say sighting, reception
given to Prince Bismarck by the EN-
press Augusta. The Emperor had
greeted him with the greatest frank
ness, evidently wishing to show to those
around him the confidence and regard
which he entertained for his chief adj
wiser. But the Empress, on the other
hand, seemed as if she wished to show
her dislike Of the Prince by not only
answering his obeisance in a very
sighting fashion, but by not even ex-
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THE GAY PICKNIl,KER.

Under the shel'-bark hickory tree
HE pic.ic ma he stands;
A woefu,-lookinr man ~ he
WITH bruised aud giimy hands;
An The soil thar sticks 81 his tr ,us-rs' knee.
Is the soil OF several lands.
His hair IL tnmb d his hat - torn.
His othes are Ii, e the ground:
He wishes H. hal Ie'rr D. en- born.
Or born had ne er been found
H. glare- and scOwls In wratntul scorn
Az oft he looks around.
But the morrow comes. and its rising sun
Brings balm TO he tattered breeks;
He thinks after all he had lots of fun,
And hopefully gayly he speaks;
And he goes 10 picnics one by one,
Nine times in the next five weeks.
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A BOY had always declined to eat oat-
meal, although his mother had urged it
upon him as a strengthening diet. Sud-
denly he surprised her by one morning
eating liberal plateful and calling for
more. When she asked for an explana-
ton, he replied: II am bound to eat
oatmeal till i get strong enough to whip
George Scott"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-10-22
AUDAc1TY OF A FRENcH THIEF.

AUDACITY OF A FRENCH THIEF
One of the most audacious thieves
whose history is remembered by the
police of Paris was certain Beaumont,
who, wearing black coat and a white
eravat, with voluminous portfolio
under his arm, and having the general
appearance of very busy magistrate,
one day went to the police headquar-
tiers, made requisition for soldier,
and posted him in front Of door in
the building, with instructions to let
no one enter. He then penetrated in
to tie Office Of the chief detective SER
vice. who was out at the time, opened
all the locks of the room with skele-
ton keys, and appropriated the con-
tents of the secretary, which contained
a round sum. He then reconducted
the soldier to the station where he had
made the requisitioD, thanked the
commanding officer for his kindness,
disappeared aud that very evening
wrote a letter to the chief begging the
latter to excuse him. Tie police were
put npon his track, but in vain, and
the detective service had to swallow
it's modification MS best its could.
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IS : - a2NG w - asl9
STATE or LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE !
DEPARTMENT..

STATE or LOUISIANA. EXECUTIVE ]
DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS. ON THE FOURTH
w ,lry of Oc;oher, 1876, FRANK A..
BI ,ssAr WAS brutality killed and muir.
.lered at Cntie, in the Parish of Rap.
ides, in this State; and
Whereas, JAMES LfGHTF00T and
WILLIAM LIGHrFO0r stand in
dieted for said crime, and it has been
Iepresentcd to NE that they are fugI-
tives from justice;
Now, therefore, l., FRANCIS t. NJ
CHOLLS. Governor of the State OF
Louisiana, by virtue of the authority
in me vested by law, do issue this my
proclamation. commanding the officers
of the law and NIL good citizens to aid
and assist in arresting the said James
Lightioot and William Lightfoot, to
the end that they may be brought to
justice and dealt with according to
law.
And do hereby offer reward of
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS for the
arrest aud delivery ofsaid James Light
foot and William Lightfoot in any of
the .jails OF this State.
james ,Lightfoot is about thirty
years of age, five feet nine inches high,
spare built, high cheek bones, large
gray eyes, has always downcast look,
slow to speak, dark hair, weighs about
100 pounds; was called James White
before coming to Cotile.
William Lightfoot is about twenty
five years of age, five feet seven inches
high, rather stout, weighs about las
pounds, sandy hair, blue eyes, fnll
face, rather pleasant, free spoken and
very quick, and makes friends fast.
Given under my signature and the
seal of the State of Louisiana, at the
City OF New Orleans, this tenth day of
April, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
eight.
90 FRANCIS T. NICHOLS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
BY the Governor
WILL A. STRONG,
Secretary of State.
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HE who strives after a lone anf

HE who strives after a long and
pleasant term Of life must seek to at
tain continual equanimity and care
fully to avoid everything which too
violently taxes his feelings. Moth
ing more consumes the vigor Of life
than the violence of the emotions of
the mind. We know thai anxiety
aud care can destroy the healtliest
body; We know that fright and fear,
yes, excess of JOY become deadly
They who are naturally cool and ola
quiet turn of mind, upon whom moth
ing can make too powerful an i'm
preston, who are not want to be cx
cited either by great sorrow or great
joy, have the best chance Of living
long and happy after their manner.
Preserve, therefore, under all cir
cumstances, a composure of mind
which no happiness, no misfortune,
can too much disturb. Love moth
ing too violently; hate nothing too
pass'onatcly; aud fear nothing too
strongly.
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ppetyn,
. 81
AUTUMN VOICES.

Fading flowers whisper,
Little ones farewell!
Will you miss our faces
From the hill and dell?
Will you dream about us
In the wintry night,
When the silent snowflakes
Hide the earth from sight?"
Flying brides MARBLE,
1--WE are going now;
viii you long to see us
On the blooming bough?
Though our airy journey
Far away must be,
Sweeter, brighter faces
We shall never see"
Silver brooklets murmur,
Little ones, good-by!
Winds are growing chilly,
Bitter days are nigh.
We shall miss your bright eyes
Peeping DER the brim,
When in icy letters
We lie hushed and DIM"
"Flowers, birds and brooklets,"
Little ones reply,
Earth is sad and lonely
When you bid goodbye.
We shall not forget you,
Never, never fear;
Well be watching for you
Early in the year."
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THINGS You Do Nor BELIEVE. -
When an old acquaintance meets you
after a long separation AID, putting
his hand like a dead fish into yours,
says, in tone as feeling as 9 CALI
ope's, Il am glad to see you,' you
don't believe word he says. When
a woman with a bayonet nose and a
breecE- loading eye calls her husband
darling" you want to hear from
the family bed chamber through an
augur-hole before you believe it.
When fat man tells you he doesn't
eat half as much as you do, you
don't believe it-unless you are fat
man yourself. When pretty young
woman tells you she shall never,
never marry, you don't believe it if
you are married man. When a
man taxes an over-aifectlonate inter
est in another mans wife, and the
wife tries to convince you that it is
the brotherly interest lie takes in the
husband, you don't believe tiff you
happen to be the husband yourself.
When a young roysterer is lugged
home stoneblind on New Years day,
and swcars off in the middle Of the
night for the whole year, you don't
believe the half of the whole. When
a gentleman is frequently seen issu-
ing from behind painted screen
with painted nose, you don't be-
lieye his story about erysipelas be-
ing the artist Cincinnati Saturday
Night.
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WI-s WoRDs. Foolish spending
lis the father Of poverty. Do not be
ashamed TO work.. Be your own
master, and do not let. the society
and fashion swallow up your indi-
viduality. Do not eat up or wear
out all you can earn. Compel tile
selfish body to spare something for (
the profits saved. Be stingy in your
own appetite, but merciful to others
necessities. Help others, and ask
not help for yourself. See that you
are proud, but let pride be OF the.
right kind. BE too proud to be lazy
too proud TO give up without con-
quering every difficulty; too proud
to be in company you cannot keep
up with Ia expenses, too proud to lie
Or steal or cheat, too proud 10 be
lstingy.
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titled with the whole people by every
interest Of my existence. ! have
spent within this State the years Of

interest oil my existence. 1 have
spent within this State the years OF
my youth and manhood, and con
tracted here all the ties which are
most cndearing to man. Having en-
gagged actively in public life, have
iapplied myself to the study of the
public men of the times, the rcsour-
ccs and prospects, the embarrass-
ments, the difficulties and dangers
which surround the States. I have
pondcred the great problems, the so.
luton Of which will devolve upon the
administration which, according to
every probability, it will become my
duty to direct, and have determined
to meet them with singleness of pnr-
pose and TO call to my assistance the
good and pure.
Conscious of the rcctitude of my
intentions, and filled with devoted
attachment to Louisiana, l invoke, at
the outset, the favorable considera-
tions of my fellow citizens of every
condition, at home and throughout
our common country.
This speech was frequently APP
plauded by the members of the Con
vention, aud received with great en-
thusiasm.
Gen. Ogden responded to loud calls
and spoke as follows:
GEN. oGDEE's ADDRESS.
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND FELLow-CITI-
zENs Il appreciate tue honor you
have done me in inviting me before
your body. To those friends whose
unsought and unsolicited devotion
to me has rallied them to my sup
port, / tender thanks that can find
no adequate expression. This devo-
ton ] shall cherish as among the
sweetest memories of my life. /
congratulate you upon the selection
of the standard-bearer of yourchoice,
Hon. Louis A. Wilt. (Cheers.) ]
trust that under his leadership the
grand Democratic column will close
mp aud press on to victory. lin
The fierce war for personal favorites
any asperities have been engendered
aud any bitterness aroused, let them
nc banishcd from every heart; let
unity abound and harmony prevail.
THUS will We best Serve the State
for which we fought in war, in wilici,
our peaceful lots are cast. and where
our ashcs must resi- with those Of
our fathers.
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! NO. g..
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
A REPUBLICAN TRIBUTE re TIE GRAND
OLD ORGANIZATION.

We are of those who will never
forget the Democratic party-tllat
pure and noble old organization
which was mainly instrumental in
charging the area of the country and
adding to the States Of the Union
which acquired Florida, Louisiana,
Texas and California, and which, in
two wars with foreign war, carried
our flag to victory and established
our martial ability among the ma
lions Of the world. What the Anglo
Saxon has been and is to civilization
the old Democratic party has been
and is to the politics of the Ameri-
can people. Disguise it as some
men may, it is to Democrats that all
parties owe more or less of their
leadership and champions, and there
has never been a successful party
in this country that did not contain
in its ranks or its lead men OF for
meE eminent Democratic character.
istics, who received their first train
ing for political service in the ranks
of the Democratic party; and while
the party maintained its purity no
party opposing it ever secured State
or national power which lasted moro
than one term. The Native Ameri-
lean party tried this opposition and
failed. The Wing party made SIM
liar effort, and met with like disas-
ter, and only when the Democracy
became corrupted by the arrogant
grasping Of the slave power, which,
finally made it refuge for traitors,
was it defeated by the Republican
party, which would never have sue.
ceeded had it not been for The hon.
est Democrats assisting it. The
backbone and large proportion Of
the brains Of the Republican organi.
cation came out Of the dism eInbered
Democratic party. Without the dis
Indignation of the Democratic party
the Republican organization Of 1860
could not have elected Abraham
Lincoln President Forney's Ex-
press.