The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-13
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-OUR City is as clean as new
pin, and the doctors all say its citi-
zens are as healthy as reaches.
The son of Ham who had ;
chicken to crawl up his breeches leg
to roost in his hat, is yet at large.
-OUR sanctum has been christ
ened, and In the future will he known
as "The Yankee Sweat. box" What's
in q namep
WE saw an ear ofnew corn day
or two since, which weighed two
pounds. Hard to beat, considering
the drought.
AFTER the terrible rain-storm Of
Friday evening last, good, old far
mer-darkie expressed himself to bis
merchant thusly: "This weather will
throw the worms into lavation."
-OLD general debility is with US
He complains of weakness in the
knees, and frequent rheumatic twit.
ches. He 10 on his way home, to
that "bourne from whence no traveller
returneth."
The first bale of now cotton
weighing $50 pounds, was brought tc
Town on Thursday, the 7th inst. 1t
was raised on Bayou Bouef by w
j. S. g&zson, and was consigned to
Baer& Mann.
Mn. B. Glatt, who lives about
25 miles from Alexandria in the Pine,
woods, says he had an ear of new
corn that shelled off 1900 grains.
Mr. Glatt says the crops in his neigh
borhood are good.
OK Tuesday, the 9Th inst, diff.
ficulty took place between two young
men, in which both were pretty we'll
used up. The one that struck the
fret blow enriched the Corporation
by $500 more money.
VIZ are authorized to state, that
all exempt members of Pacific Fire
Company No. l, who desire their sex
empt papers," can be supplied witt,
them by calling on Moses Mayer,
Secretary of the Company,
--THE newly married woman who
wished to impress her lord and show
her knowledge of kitchen affairs,
called for the lettuce and piece OF
soap, wberewith TO wash it. She is
now complaining Of Nausea. Poor
thing!
MARSH Brothers arc binding a
beautiful engine of sixteen horse
power for Mr.. Hobbs, on the Beatty
place. VIVA. the Marshes can't bull,
or repair, need not he attempted out
side of a regular manufacturing ma
chine shop.
There is fellow not q hundred
miles away from Alexandria, who
has greater opinion of himself than
any one has of him, and if he could
be sold at his own valuation and
bought back at his real value, doz-
On fortunes could be made.
WHEN a man is in good circum-
stances aud in no need Of assistance,
fayors will be thrust on him, but let
that same man become poor and
needy, all favors cease, and former
Jriends(i) stand aloof, and wonder
how he gets along. Such is human
nature,
Door. Ayers Laboratory, that
has done such wonders for the sick,
now issues potent restorer for the
beauty of mankind--for the comeli-
ness which advancing age is so prone
to diminish and destroy. His Vigor
mounts luxuriant locks on the bald
and gray pates among US, and thus
lays us under obligations to him, for
the good looks as well as health of
the community.
WE are authorized to state and
make known to the interested par
ties, that the Registrars Office will
be opened, at the Courthouse in this
Town, for so days previous to the
I'd day of December 1879, for the
purpose of registering all who have
not done 80 or all who have become
of age. The election which takes
place on Tuesday, December 2, 1879,
will be conducted under the present
election laws, hence all must be reg
istered to vote at that election.
OK the 18th of February last,
the Police Jury appropriated seven
ty five dollars for the repair of the
culvert, near the Kerrigan bridge,
and three citizens were appointed to