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world? How did she get to know
him?''
"Why," said the fan, silly, che
talked to her all last evening, very
close, in this very spot--were you
asleep2--why, didn't you tell me he
was society,""
aIt was so dark" murmuaed the
handkerchief, rather ashamed. "One
cannot tell society people in the
dark
ooh, here it ISL said bright,
fresh young voice, 81 am so glad
Dear old fan; I would not lose it for
the world now; now
',Nor would / have you,' answer
ed Mr.. Gottard very softly. sit re-
minds me Of one of the plessantest
evenings I ever spent"
"Ohw whispered the fan to the
handkerchief; "she is in society,""
I'm. O. Times.
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NOTICE,0F ELECTION

PURSUANT TO A PROCLAMA-
L ton of HisaExcellency LOUIS A.
WILT, Lieutenant Governor aud act
ing GovernorHof the State of Lonisi-
ana, bearing date the sthIrty-frst fday
of July, A. D.. 1879, all the qualified
voters of thel Parish of Rapides are
hereby notified that an electi0n.will be
held on
Tuesday, the I'd day Of December,
A. ID. 1879,
for the purpose of taking the sense of
the good people of this State in regard
tolthe adoption or rejection of the new
Constitution for the State of Louisi-
ana, framed by the Constitutional Com
ventlon lately held in the city of New
Orleans and submitted for ratification,
and for the purpose of taking the sense
of,the people in regard to the adoption
or rejection of Ordinance reiativejto
State debt. recommended by said Con-
stitutional Convention, and for the
purpose 0feleeting q Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, a Secretary OF State,
an Attorney General, State Auditor
of Public Accounts, and a Snperiuten-
dent of Public Education, for the term
of four years, and for the purpose of
electing flor the term of fourlyears-
One Senator froms thes Eighteenth
Senatorial District, composed of the
Parishes of Rapides and Vernon,
One District Judge AM, one District
Attorney tor the Twelfth Judicial Dis
trict, composed Of the Parishes of Rap.
ides, Grant aud Avoyelies.
Two Representatives for theS Parisl,
Of Rapities,
One Clerk Of the DisirictsCourt,
One Sheriff, and
OnesCor"Der -
I'D rs many Justices Of thc:Pcace and
Constahles in the varinns Wards as
arr now provided Notwithstanding laws
The polls Twill hr opened in each
election Precinct in the sail Parish OF
Rapi,les from the hours %: seven o'clock
in the forenoon until sixS"'clncksinsthe
afternoon on said Tuesday. the second
day of December. 4. y 1879, fr the
p'.rpnse Of receiving the votes Of the
qualified voters oS the Parish nf Rap
idea. under the supervision Of the com
misSlone,s ofelcetion appointed by the
Authority designated ny law.
d. C..PAUL,
Sheriff of Rapides Parish, La
Oct. %, l879-tle.
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TIE year 1881 will be a mathe

The year 1881 will be mathe-
NAUTICAL curiosity. From left to righs
and from right to left it reads the
same; Is divided by 2 gives 8 as q
buotient; 81 divided by 9 and ., is
the quotient. II 1881 is divided by
209, . is the quotient; if divided by
8, the quotient contains 8; if null
tiplied by 9, the product contains
two 8. One and 8 are nine; s and /
are 8, II the eighteen be placed UNI
der under the 81 and added, the sum
is SO, II the figures be added thus,
|, 8, s, |, it will give Is. Reading
from left to right is Is; and from
right to left is 10, apd Is is two
ninths Of 81. BY adding, dividing
and multiplying nineteen 0s are pro-
dnced, being one 9 for each year re-
quired to complete the century.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-11-26

THERE are some persons in this
world of such a cheerful nature that
if you tell them you have the tooth
ache they will Immediately cit down
and enumerate all the persons they
know who have died in commissions
from that terrible disease. Con-
temporary Review.
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PUBLIC SPEAKING
and
-BARBECUES !!
Rooms DEM. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
ALEXANDRIA, La,

Rooms Dem. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
ALEXANDRIA, La,
Nov. ], 1879. }
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of the Parish have the pleasure to
announce that Public Speaking will
take place, and Barbecues will be Civ
en-, at the following localities in the
Parish, and on the days designated =
Tuesday, Nov. 25th, at Isaac La
croix's.
Wednesday, Nov. 26tb, at Prairie.
Thursday, Nov. 9th, at Borland's.
ThetDistrict, Senatorial and Parish
nominees of the party will be present,
accompanied by the following eminent
and trusty fellow citizens of the Parish
and Party, who will address the va
rious meetings: Hons. James, Jeffries,
j. G.. White and Lewis Texada, Judge
Ryan. j. L. ConnelIa, w. C. McGim-
sey, Thos. Spence Smith and w. w.
Wilmington, Jr.
BEN. TURNER,
JAS. ANDREWS, JR., Chairman.
Secretary.
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-sELr1sHNrss is the mother q

-SELFIsHNEss is the mother of
sorrow. When one is on the stretch
to secure personal aims, he is ex-
posed to failure. When one acts as
a guardian for self, he is in perpet-
ual anxiety. Anxious only for the
cause, and seeking only to be ex-
pended in the best way for its publ
cation, any thrusts made for self are
harmless. Thus anxiety for self is
useless burden, which may be cast
of. Have you this freedom3 1t Is a
palt of the divine plan. Ifyou have
not reached the repose where you
can free youself Of any CALLING cares
that may be weighing you down you
are missing your privilege.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-11-26
MATT CARPENTERS WILD VIEWS
HOW THE DEMOCRATS CAN BoUNT IN
THEIR CANDIDATE IN 1880.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1l.-Matt Car
penter has been interviewed. He
thinks the Republicans will regain
their majority in the House at the
next Congressional election, The
Senate he regards as doubtful until
1883, with the chances in favor of
the Democrats holding their MAORI.
ty there. Carpenter sees q Demo-
cratic conspiracy in the air to fraud.
ulently seat the next President. He
predicts that the Democrats will pro-
test against the count of the electo-
raj votes OF some one or more Of our
Republican Statet when the two hou-
SEES get in joint convention for that
duty in February, 1881. They will
base their protest upon what they
will allege to have been an unconsti-
tutional exercise exercise of Federal
power in the execution Of the ma
tional election laws. They may take
California for this purpose, or New
York or Pennsylvania or any State
wherein the slight set pretense, real
or manufactured for the express OBJ
ject, may be furnished. Then the
two houses will sustain the protest,
the vote of that State will be thrown
out and it will be declared there was
10 election, and the House will as.
sumo to elect President. Suppose,
now, the preliminary arrangements.
| spoke of Tor presidential election
by the House shonld all fall there is
another chance for them. So long as
they had control Of the Senate, in
theskvent of failure to elect by the
HoSse, the presiding officer of the
Senate becomes President eD o6icio,
evdb if the House is tie, as it may
be-. If those preliminary arrange
mel ITS are not carried out the pro.
tests against the electoral vote might
beg debated, continued and delayed,
anA other devices might be resorted
TOD Until the term Of the present Ad-
mia istration expires then the Senate
woR ld choose a President pro tenn,
wl4 would become President of the
U ted States er obscio until new
election should be ordered. -[spe-
cial to the Courier Journal.
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VOL. 35.}
DEMOCRAT.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL .OF the PARRISH
TERMS:

THEg DEMOCRAT is published Weekly
OF Two DOLLARS andaFIFTYaCENTs per
nnnum-ONE DOLLAR and FIFTY CENTS
for 'six months PAYABLE IN AID.
VANCE.
ADVERTISEMENT inserted at thesrate
of ONE DOLLAR per square for the first
insertion and FiFTY CENTS for each
subsequent one. Ten limos or less
(brevier type) constitute a square
OBITUARY NOTICES, Marriages, Public
Meetings, Cards of Thanks, ETC., to be
paid as advertisements.
PERSONAL CARDS-when admissible
charged double the usual advertising
rates.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-11-26

There are 369 votes in the Electo-
raj College. OF these 1856 are ma
jority. The Democratic Presiden-
tial ticket will receive a vote Of 1877,
a majority of "a over the Republican
combination, and IL more than are
necessary to elect. This is our pre-.
diction. Post.
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R0MIN SOCIErY rms WINIER
Gradual Reconciliation ofthe P"pnl md lib
cruI Families 90 the .NrIsi"crncy.


ROME Jan. 22.-For the first time since
1879 the Roman arl-ip'fHy are ,openin- thrir
SALONS 90 society this winter. fhullirs VINO
have o%tcptatiously kept AWAY from Rome dur
ing the season. or those who. though IN Home.
either point dly relrlinrt from entertaining
or II they iii So did Il rs 1t wcre with closed
doors, have this year turned 10 their palaces
and their old ways. aud tue week Is not long
enough Tor all the evenings that have to 10
rho Borsh s.s may be considered as tho chic:
leaders of the rca'tionary party a. ,o- attr.Le
uted TO the Princess mat "r .,,,"mpt at bringing
the two r'",.c. ,,sele. failed some iouc or nye
years a-o) and thty are oues moro established
m their palace and receive on Sunday evenings
as in days gone by; and, though they DO not
dan ,c there yet thCre IL talS Of a biz ball bclDr9
Carnival is over. Numerous ether families 40
following SO good an example; ana nov thHt mo
that people have been sighn! for these eight
years past, Tho Cardinals, to-. are coming out
again, and their scarlet stockings and rol~s
may be seen d!screety mngling. us Of old with
the other POM and vAnities at evening 'nt'T-
tainmonls. ,.,
plctc. Cardinal Nina would scarcely consent 10
meet the Il. lyernor OF st. Angelo but there nro
some houses " ere the line of dsmarrat.l ~ hos
been drawn very N,.". ant whore the lcaI rs 1t
the old italian party-such Hs Sii.hor Miughetti.
for instance-mect the momLef- 81 tho Old ho-
man aris,ocrucy on friendly !oDting, ahd no
doubt these houses viii ncr"ase. The now
generation TINT Is growing up has MOI such
prcIudice@ ~ IL parents anu as We {ouhs zoo
pie marry tney look rather - f'crN.nE. ni'lH-
ant people than TO the color uf their convictions.
and the moro they mis- IN society the NOR, tAyy
ind 1t il possible 10 ~ IN without shptA-
Ing each others feelings. IL is the same in
other things this year; ihn young meA nave
taken 10 hunting again. with ~" result tiat the
meets are rnNrnal hy several more loug-in-
HANDS and drugs iull ui ia,rs itdl nave hoi bcen
to come on in March VIII probably ha guycr iur
the same reason. IN hunting nA- boon inly
good THIS season. hniN!usi nlt iln w.. I.'Iy
n week ago. but tho folds Wouid b" much larger
but for thH Hunt Clnb insisting on tue p"yineh
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Before your atoms came together
was tull grown, tower ui Strength,
:" hy the sailors out AZ sra,
VIII great sturus ult tsurlug all my lsnsth,
Making NV mighty Win~trrl-y,
Companion OF the ancient weather.
Yours Just as much the stars that shiyer
" hen the irp.t ,parklrs overhead
Call yours as snun those NieWltss airs
Thaf sing IN the clear vault and tread
The clouds Less yours than thrIrs-
Those hsh hawks swoOping round the riverl
In the primeyal depths empowering
Ms broad houghs win my branching peers,
Nv gums | spilled in precious drops
Az cNon IN tnOsC cider years
The eagle building In my toms.
Along my bOughs Hie panther covering
beneath my shade the red man slipping,
Himself shadow, stole away,
A pller shadow follows him
Races may 20, or races SAY,
The CONES upOH my lpiuest llnb
The winds viii many year be sirippingi
And there the hidden day be throwing
His fires though DARK tle dead prime be,
Biirr the birl shake IN ule dow.
An! what saaga nave boen s,iiil 10 ma
What snitls will yet no sung when you
are lIsl upvA tho lOdr winds bl1"lnsl
II. +. sPoTFoRD.
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A Pnek OF stashound. Drowned.

II was a sad accident that beiell tho Roscom.
mon taghounds lille lately hNnung red hlnd specially
procured from Yorkshire Tho meet took place At Boyle
aud the run led ~ the direction of Cavctown koseom:
abouuds small lakes. upon which, at the ume OK
the greVous disaster the ice stu remained Az NaNe-
town the bind was sorelS pressed and following her
natural instincts bctouk herself 10 the large lake IN tno
vicinity VI this town and slipped forward I'll she reached
the middle OF the LAKE and then turned louni 70 sNs oae-
Tie to her putsuers , -....,
The hounds upon the poor beast and AtAc 4
ug her all sides pulled her down on 70 the zee winch;
unable 10 bear the weight gave way snd nIeelh,a'eo
both pursuers and pursued into The feeAng WAC ..
Every possible effort made by ire spectators OF mo
CAttstopS cNuicAte the huunderng pich, hut OWING
10 the thInuess the ice wFh poor result ony elsh'
vi the thirty HOUND. e0nIuunS tile pack were Issefeo
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Prom n, CorrhW MgisinS
wistaria blossoms trail and TALL
Above the length ul barrier wall;
Aud softly, now and then,
The shy. staid breasted doves Will fu
From root 10 gateNay.top ana sit
And watch the ways of men.
The gates ajar. II ono might pecpl
All, what haunt oi rest and sleep
The shadOWy garden svemsi
AMI note how dimiy a. AMI tTO
The grave, gray hooded sisters 20,
Lake figures seen In dreams
Look. there Is one that tells her beads;
And yuuder one apart that reads
tiny Wissals page
Ana see, beside the welt the two
Thnt, kueeuuS, strive to lure anew
The magple 10 lts cagel
Not hcautiiul-not all But each
With that mild grace, OUTLYING ,peeeh,
Which comes ui even blood,
The veil unseen that women wear
With heart whole thought nni quiet care,
ANA hope VI higher good
' 4 placid hfc-a peaceful lifei
What need tu these the name II Wifei
What grntlcr task siii-
Mhat Worthler-e en- your arts among
Than tend thp SICK ami teach the young,
And give the hungry bread ~
"No worthier task 3" rcrchocs she,
Who clo-chrr chnSing, turns with me
To face tl.' road again
And yet ia that warm heart Of hers,
She nirans the DIVES. for she prefers
TO "Naie1 tie Ways VI inca"
AusnS DOssOH'
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YAPHANK. l.. L.. Fob. 15.-The steamer Vndi-
Gator that came ashore at SMITHS Point early In jana.
Ary has entirely gone u pieces Much Of the cargo has
been taken from her in damaged condition The leach
for miles east and west is with fragments o the
vessel and poruons OF The cargo AloT,'irg 10 the in
lhitAnts Of The main land quite III huuina Tie ~
charging OF the has been under the uierhOn VI
LhaA l.. kOse aud Ellison Bishop, wreck masters
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-16
An American Lawyer Succeeding In London


Tho Hon. Judah T. benjamin according 10 n
IOnion .uundrnt ruiic. an elegant sut OF law
chambers 9nd has Pra thee which Welt. him *lanuo
annually or Which reason he would decline Judgesnp
which oHly pays S-a.fn
Mr Heniamn i repre- -utcd As saving that he could
ca ily secure seat in the huu-c eff Commons several
constituencies having given hiu very uItruns invita-
ton, to represent them hut hr hHs no desire o 90 into
Parliament lo The reason mat Nr would decline judge
sniu-it involves too many sAcrincrS
Mr. BENJAMIN ha- house IN Paris and always spends
his vacations there.
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Grace Church and Foreign Missions.

Tho Rev. DR.. Potter, rector OF Grace Church
in thus city In sermon recently Published, mention,
unique fact IN the history OF TIA" church that duuhS
the ten IT, contributions Tor purely missionary
work have AMOUNTED tn i,, aus-a larger sum prob.
abv than has been contributed tor missionary work by
parish IN the country. Npa dollar at TINS vast sum
was expended IN the maintenance OF church services m
the parish inbeautuyng AMI afornng the church cdi-
Whatever has been done Tor THESE purpose. Is en-.
urcly outsic Of the smouut above named fhe church
has reached it, years and ten and never
LARGELY attended, never so prosperous and never had tie
cooperation VI 50 many hearts aud hands IN its work
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-16

Out OF 100000 analphabelic adults upon
whom falls the obligation Of going to school.
only 2S.G26 actually attend evening schools.
The above statistics will also cnlightcn our
people on the education Of Spanish women. II
their vast majority over men is duly taken
into consideration. MAURICE MAURIs.
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throughout tho year. although with fewer and
shorter reciations during tho summer.
The age for admission into tho asYlurns Il
from two TO seven. and from seven n ninn into
the primary schools. Attendance Ia obligatory.
and truant cases should I've reported AZ Grst to
parents. and ancrwarl. II necessary. 10 the
municipal authority The fault Of Span
ish education consists. however. in the ut
ter ncgigen, go OF teachers and parents TO com
ply with this ruo. Tho attendance IL very
small more 30 than in Italy; thus. far it has
frustrated to great extent the best Intentions
Of the Governments which. since 1868. have
earnestly worked to improve tho civilization oil
tho country.
Tho following statistics for thoye0v lS1i-the
latest ~ have been ahlo to procure. and with
great labor-wi afford tho reader good ground
for many curious reflections. Judging. for in
stance. from iis number Of primary schools oil
all classes t2i.353l. who would not think thai
| Spain holds its own against all the nations o
| Europe Yet the nHmbr Of the analphabetc'
II. e.. those ignorant Of the alphabct-is greater
thcrc than in Italy. But let tho reader make his
own comments:
Primary schools Of all classes ............ % 3l
ut tu I tuinh
Daily Republican., 1879-04-19
Anticipating uhe Hang man.

OMAHA, Neb., April 1s.-Dr. George
J. St. Louis, who was to have been
hanged at Wahoo, 20 miles across the
the country from fremont this
afternoon, for the murder of his
wife by poison, at Fremont, two
years ago, attempted TO commit
suicide in Fremont Jail, at A. M. to
day, by shooting = 32-calibre bullet
into his right temple.
All day yesterday and last night he
feigned symptoms Of insanity so we'll
IS to throw the guard Oft their watch,
and while the Sheriff and his posse
were making arrangements to start for
Wahoo at 3 A. M, and only one guard
was in the cell, the prisoner suddenly
drew a revolver from under his blanket
and fred.
Since then he has been unconscious,
and the doctors say he connot live "a
hours. The facts wers reported by tel
rgrapn to Gov. Vance, and reprieve
was granted. St. Louis made no con-
fession, and within few minutes of
the time when he fired the pistol SOL
emnly protested his innocencs.
Miss Gertrude Bunnell, of Philadel
phia, will give one of her delightful
readings at the Grand Opera House on
the 18th inst.
The Great London, Sanger's British
Menagerie aud the International Allied
Snow" will appear here on Tuesday
next, April 22nd, giving two exhibi-
tions afternoon and evening, at the lot
on Delaware Avenue and Madison
street.
Daily Republican., 1879-04-19
Fiitleth Anntveraary.

Yesterday being the tiftieth Wedding
anniversary Of Mr.. John W. and Mrs.
Jane 7. Moore, in order to celebrate the
event, Louisa Moore, a daughter, had
invited few of her friends to spend the
evening with the happy couple, ard &C.
cordingly at s o'clock sound was
heard at the door, and Louisa, Of
course, answered toI the summons; a
dozen couple entered the house and 60
ing into the front room we're masters OF
the situation. Mrs. Moore was in the
second story at the time, and messen-
ger was sent to her room, who announc,
ei that party desired to see her. As
she entered the room she was taken CON-
pletely by surprise. Mr.. Moore who
had been attending to his business in
the Eighth Street Market, had just ar
rived, and he was also taken by sur
prise. Mrs. Fell read poem entitled
''The Fiftieth Birthday" This poem
was published in the REPUBLICAN, on
the first of the month, it having been
composed for Mr.. Fell's fftieth anniver.
sary, which occurred on the first of
April. Mrs. Moore was presented with
a handsome gold ring and on the inside
were the words, ~. 7. M, 50th Birth
day. She also received lot of linen.
and besides this two large cakes. Re-
fres eshments wers served at IL o'clock,
and half an hour later, the visitors
dispersed for their homes, having spent
a pleasant evening with the habpy
couple.
Daily Republican., 1879-04-19
Altelllnl At kuicido.

Mrs. Lima Jackson, a very respectable
and christian lady near Magnolia, has
been suffering from monomania for some
months past, but had SO nearly recov-
cred that she was able to attend to her
household duties; but on last Sabbath,
from some cause, grew respondent, and
while her husband was at. church, at
tempted suicide by cutting her throat
with a razor. She made two strokes
with the razor across the front Of her
throat, entering the windpips and
making a ghastly wound about two in
ches in length. Had she cut in la
teral direction she would have undoubt.
edly died before aid could have been
summoned. She is now in a very pre-
carious condition,
Daily Republican., 1879-04-19
A Gam Er.ue,se. court scene.

The San Francisco Bulletin" Of
March % has the following account Of
an episode in the trial for adultery Of
DR.. W. y. Smith, who obtained 3 di-
vorce in Arizona and married the niece
of the Hon. Thomas Fitch
"Witness said that Mrs. Thomas
Fitch had been trying to Stubborn the
jury for the past two or three days.
Thomas Fitch-"That is q lie!"
Mr.. Tyler-'I have proof that Mrs.
Thos. Fitch has been trying to influences
this jury
Mr.. Campbell-"That is disgrace
full"
Mr.. Fitch, (standing up and hand
ling his cane in q nervous manner)-
"lf Mr.. Tyler says that Mrs. Fitch has
been trying to influence this jury, he
lies!''
Mr.. Tyler-"If you moan to say !
can't prove it, you lie!"
Mr.. Htch-"You can't prove it,"
Mr.. Tyler-"You lie!"
The cane that had been trembling in
the hands of the late Speaker Of the
Arizona Legislature now descended
with thud upon the head of Mr.. Tyler
who at once grappled with his assail-
ant. In an instant the spectators IN
that part of the room we're hurrying
out Of the way of the two struggling
men; and chairs and benches were torn
up and cast this side and that. The
men went for each others throats like
bulldogs, and the spectators did not
seem inclined to interfere. At last Mr..
Tyler got his antagonist upon his knees
and dragged him to the jury box,
when policeman, (the courts brother
in law, J who lad crowded to the front,
pushed himself between the struggling
men, and with assistance Of some able
bodied attorneys managed to separate
them. The court had retrsated to the
further corner of the platform out of the
range of any stray pistol shot that
might be fired, but when the struggling
men had been separated, came forward
and said: Gentlemen must preserve
order. The court is still in session. "
The Smith trial was continued until
the afternoon, and the court stated that
such scenes as that just witnessed were
disgraceful and in contempt OF court,
and that Mr.. Fitch might consider
himself il custody, and he would
examine the case of contempt the first
opportunity. The c-urt then adjourn
ed until the afternoon. On reassem-
bling, Judge Ferral said that the case Of
contempt would not bs investigated
until after tn. trial was finished in or
der that the jury might not be infu-
cpd BY such an examination.