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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
FOR THE DEMOCRAT.

UNCONSCIOUS SARCASM. -" There
were two men got into o fight in
front of the store, to-day" said a
North.end man at the supper table,
land ! tell you it looked pretty hard
for one Of them. The biggest one
grabbed q cart-stake and drew 1t
back. / thought sure he was going
to knock the others brains out, and
stepped between them"
The family had listened with wrapt
attention, and as the head paused In
his narrative, the young heir, whose
respect for his fathers bravery wa:
immeasurable, proudly remarked
"He couldn't knock any brains out o
you, could he, fatherr'
The head Of the family gazed Ions
and earnestly at the heir, as If to de
tect evidences Of a dawning humor
list, but as the youth continued witt
great innocence to MUNICH his fourtl
tart, he gasped and resumed his sur
, per- Rockland Courier.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

"A NEW patent, secured in Eng
land, involves the mixing of paints
and varnishes with phosphorescent
salt, or o mixture Of lime and sui
phur. This composition is to store
up daylight and give it out by night.
Practically the patentee applies it to
clock faces, SO that at night the
hands may be seen distinctly; but
his patent claims its use for all kinds
of lighting purposes. Rooms may
be painted with it, and streets &c
coated as TO become self-luminous
also ships, buoys, and the other OBJ
iects used in the signal service.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
aBEAUTIFUL STORY.

Coleridge relates a story TO 'nls
effect: Alexander, during his maren
into Africa, came to a people dwell
ing in peaceful huts, who kne" ns'
ther war nor conquest. !
Gold being offered him, ne re'oseu
it, saving that his sole object was 70
learn the manners and customs OF
the inhabitants.
astay with u.s." said the CHEZ as
long as it pleaseth thee"
During this interview with the
African chief, two Of his subjects
brought a case before him for judg'
ment. The dispute was this:
The one had bought piece OF
ground, which, after the purchase
was found to contain treasure Tor
| which he left himself bound TO pay
The other refused to receive any
thing, stating that he sold the ground
with what it might be found to con
tain apparent or concealed
"Said the chief looking at the one,
"you have a son." and to the other
"You have daughter; let them be
married, and the treasure given them
as dowry."
}, Alexander was astonished.
!, "And what" said the chief, "woul'
, have been the decision in your coun
: tryT'
3 awe should have dismissed tn
n parties and seized the treasure 10
4 the kings use."
f "And does the sun shine in you
J. country; does the rain fall there; al
J, there cattle which feed upon th
1t herbs and green grass2" asked tt
\ chief.
n '"Certainly," said Alexander.
le "Ah," said the chief, sit is for IL
D. sake of those innocent cattle that u
ID Great Being permits the sun
,e shine, the rain to fall and the gra
ne to grow in your country"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
Assoc REV ARD

STATE OF LOUISIANA, ExscurlvE
DEPARTMENT. III
WHEREAS, ON THE FOURTH
w day Of October, 1876, FRANK A.
BrossAT was brutally killed and muir
ilered at Cotilo, in the Parish Of Rap
ides, in this State and Il
whereas, JAMES LlGHTFOOT and
WILLIAM LIGHTFOOT stand in.
dicted for said crime, and it has been
represented to me that they are fag'-
tives from Justice;
Now, therefore, I, 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 all good citizens to aid
and assist in arresting the said James
Lightfoot and William Lightfoot, to
the end that they may be brought to
|iustice and dealt with according to
law.
And I do hereby offer a reward OIL
five HUNDRED DOLLARS for the
arrest and delivery of said James Light
foot and William Lightfoot in any o
| the jails OF this State.
James Lightfoot is about thirt,
years Of age, five feet nine inches high
spare built, high cheek bones, larg
gray eyes, has always downcast look
slow to speak, dark hair, weighs abou
100 pounds; was called James Whit
before coming to Cotile.
William Lightfoot is about twenty
five years of age, five feet seven incl,e
high, rather stout, weighs about IA
pounds, sandy hair, blue eyes, fu
face, rather pleasant, free spoken an
livery quick, and makes friends fas
!, Given under my signature and til
seal of the State of Louisiana, at tn
City of New Orleans. this tenth day I
April, in the year of our Lord or
thousand eight hundred and sevent!
/ FRANCIS T. NICHOLAS,
Governor of the State Of Louisian
By tile Governor:
WILL A. STRONG,
Secretary Of State.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

HAD FORGOTTEN HIMsELF.--An In.
cident, o somewhat ludicrous one,
too, of the fire ct the Hagerstown Ho'
tel, has been told ms by one who was
there and who literally "barely" ss-
capped with his life. He is travel
ling agent. Being suddenly awaken
ed that night by bright light shin
ing in his face, he discovered that
the window-frame of his room, on
the third floor, was one blaze OF
flame and that the apartment was
rapidly filing with smoke. He at
once left, how he knows not, but fl
nally succeeded in reaching tht
ground by jump from second
story window. When safely landed
he stood watching the work of des
truction, and near by him were
group Of very thinly-clad lemaies
also gazing.
While thus standing he noticed
party of fremen burrying past wit
a quantity of feminine apparel. Ii
Immediately, with that gallantry S
in keeping with travelling man, hal
ed the men with-"Look here, yo
fellows, give these ladies some {
those clothes"
The reply was in on instant: IA
right, stranger, we'll do so; but don
YOU think it would be o very goo
idea 10 put on q pair Of spurs you
self2''
The last remark caused him to IL
yestigate himself, when he foun
that his whole costume was shir
vest and pair of CATERS, while tt
rest of his garments hung idly ov'
his arm. Our friend blushed, soug|
a refuge. and pulled on his pant
-TNorristown Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
GENERAL Joe Johnston, the vi

GENERAL Joe Johnston, the Viz
ginis congressman, is not enamored
of political life, and said to an inter-
viewer recently that he didn't care
to remain in such SO hard-worked,
thankless and everlastingly worried
position." The General is no doubt
a much greater soldier than he ever
will be q statesmen; nevertheless be
makes good representative, is very
faithful TO his trust and thoroughly
honest.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
EPISODE IN AN ICE CREAM DIS"
PENSaRY.

PENShkf'
There is young member of the
Detroit bar who is in sackcloth ana
ashes, figuratively speaking. Not
even the ferryboat with its load OF
beautiful women, not yet Belle Isle
with its sylvan shades and lnvlgora-
ting breezes fresh from 81 oia'r
bright blue waves, present any
charms to him. The monosony Oh
existence in these summer-scorched
days is made doubly disagreeaoie 0y
the memory Of q great mistake
mistake which has turned the course
Of true love away, and, as 1t wers'
abat.ered the hopes OF this disciple
Of Kent and Blackstone. 1t all came
about over dish Of ice cream-tne
dish that will eventually bankrupt
all the chivslrous young men In
America. The young attorney and
the young lady who was wont to ad'
miro him so much stepped into an
Ice cream saloon on Woodward Ave-
nue. Tuesday evening and seated
themselves at one Of the little tables
which are always--no human being
can tell why-provided with three
chairs, one at the end opposite the
wall and one ct either side. Now it
so happened that but ten minutes
before an elderly gentleman had &C.
cupied that same table, aud previous
to eating his cream, had removed Q
set of artificial teeth, which he hae
placed upon the chair at the end o
tue table out of sight. The old gen
tleman forgot to take them with him
but when the young lady pulled GU
the chair and laid her mits and para
sol thereon, she was so engaged i
listening to sweet accents that sh
failed to notice the teeth. The ''cht
colate and VANILLA was ordered an
was fast disappearing when til
young lawyer was Mortified at ID
discovery Of the chair. lie fushe
o bit and looked around to 81
whether any Of the other guests ha
noticed the teeth. Ofcourse ne WI
too we'll bred to make his discover
known to the young lady, thinkir
she had removed her teeth to enje
the cream with greater zest; oil
when they arose to 60 he reach'
over the table, and, without lookiI
at the chair, handed the young lat
her mitts and parasol. He thu
made a business Of turning his ba'
and talking to the waiter, in order
give the lady time to arrange t
teeth In proper position, and the t'
were about leaving the place when
discovered that the teeth still lay
the chair.
Here was dilemma. The you
lawyer was sure that the young Ia
had only begun wearing false tee
and was about to 60 away and lea
behind a $50 set. But how to
her attention to the matter was
problem. Finally he gently inqr
ed IL she had not forgotten SOL
thing. The young lady thought
"Did'nt you--didn't you leave
of your mitts on the chairT' ST.
mered the agitated young gentlen
The lady pulled out the chair
disclosed the teeth. The truth
dawned upon her.
"And you (boo hoo) thought
hoo) that-that--that these tel
teeth were mine, you great bru
she cried.
The walk home was pursued Ii
lence and the young man hasn't
invited to call ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

A NEeREss speaking of one OF
her children who was lighter colored
than the rest, said: 81 nebber could
bear dat brat, cause he show dirt SO
easy"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

The watch found by the body !
Of the late Prince Imperial had
doubtless been left by the zulus IN
der the superstition that it was a
charm, which, if taken, would render
the holder liable to the Ill luck OF
the previous wearer 1t was an OF
binary timeplace, and was purchased
by Napoleon I. when he was a lieu
tenant OF artillery. He wore it as
First Consul, as Emperor, and until
| his last sickness at St. Helena Ma
poleon Ill. became its owner, and
wore it during his attempts at revo-
luton at Strasburg and Boulogne.
From the time that he became Pres.
ident to the hour ofhis death at Chi
selhurst, he never separated himself
from it. The ex.Empress subse-
quontly gave it to her son, who wore
it constantly. It often required re-
pairs, even during the time OF its
FIRST wearer. He looked at it one day
while talking with Marshal Berthei'
and found that it had stopped. Der
thler asked why he did not procure
a better one. "What can you expec
of watchp' said Napoleon. "W
shall have to stop one day, our
selves" The locket worn by tn
;, Prince had been brought from Egyp
: by the first Napoleon, who also wor
" the sword taken by the Zulus. Th
gold chain had belonged to Napoleo
:, III.
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24

Beggared spendthrifts, to whom money has
no exchange value but pleasure.
Persons who will persist in dying by inches
with dyspepsia and liver diseases, when DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleas
ant Purgatlve Pellets are unfailing remedies
for these maladies.
Parents who spare the rod and ruin the
child. Fast Young men and women are gen.
orally spoiled children to begin with.
People who suffer from catarrh, when DR.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy is safe, reliable, and
well-tested remedy for this loathsome disease.
People who marry for money, and find too
late that the golden glitter is all moonshine.
Women who suffer death every day of their
lives, when DIR. Pierce's Favorire Prescription
will effectually remove those painful weak
nesses and impart q healthful tone and
strength to the whole system.
People who live beyond their means and
fnd that style and pride. like everything else
in this world, unless placed upon secure
foundation, are subject to the law of gravi-
tation.
Invalids who do more toward fostering dis
ease, by living and sleeping in the low, un-
ventilated rooms of the ordinary house, than
the best medicines can accomplish toward re-
covery, when at a moderate expense they can
secure all the hygienic and sanitary advan-
tages of the 1nvalids' Hotel at Buffalo, N. Y.
Every physician knows how much recovery
depends upon good nursing and the hygienic
conditions of the sick-room. Chronic diseases
are especially subject to these conditions.
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24

In these days, when business man, be he
merchant, farmer, or aught else, sits down and
deliberately counts the cost Of running his
business or farm, insurance Is a very impor-
tant item in his calculation, and naturally he
asks himself, Where will find company Of
fering the best inducements, combined with
perfect security2
Amongst the many annual reports made to
Insurance departments, in compliance with
law, by the various insurance companies OF
our country, we would notice the twentieth
annual statement of the American Insurance
Company of Chicago, which shows degree OF
solvency and volume of business most highly
gratifying and satisfactory. In the States OF
Illinois, Missouri and Indiana, Its cash re-
ceipts for premiums during the year 1878 are
In excess Of any other company doing business
In said States.
OF the twelve companies reporting to the II
linois department whose premium receipts ex-
ceed $4,000 for 1878, the following Is the list
S~k
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A Glass Mountain and Road.

Mr.. P. w. Norris, the Superintendent
of the Yellowstone National Park, on
recent visit to the capital gave lecture
on some of the natural curiosities of the
region over which he presides and is
engaged in exploring. Among these
may be mentioned as the most novel a
mountain of obsidian or volcanic glass,
and a road made from this material.
Near the foot of Beaver Lake the ex-
plorers discovered this mountain of
glass, which there rises in basalt-like
columns and countless huge masses
many hundreds of feet high from hiss
ing hot spring forming the margin of
the lake, thus forming barrier where
it was very desirable that a wagon
road should be, rs the glass barricade
sloped for some 800 feet high at an an
gle of 45 deg. to the lake, and its glis-
tening surface was therefore impassa-
BILE, there being neither Indian nor game
track over it. To make the road, huge
fires were made against the glass to
thoroughly heat and expand it, and then
by dashing cold water from the lake
against the heated glass suddenly cool
the latter, causing large fragments to
break from the mass, which were after
ward broken up by sledges and picks,
but not without severe decorations of the
hands and faces of the party, into small
eH fragments, with which wagon-road
one-quarter of mile long was construct
ed, about midway along the slope, thus
making, it is believed, the OILY road of
native glass upon the continent.
On reaching the Grand Canyon of the
Gibbon River the explorers found the
eastern palisade, for about two miles in
length, to consist of vertical pillars,
hundreds of feet high, of glistening
black, yellow, NOTED, or banded OBJ
sidian or volcanic glass.
This obsidian has been and is still
used by the Indians for making arrow
heads and other weapons and tools, and
the mountain has formed vast quarry
for the making of such instruments or
weapons of quality and quantity une-
qualed elsewhere.
The lecturer gave graphic descrip-
ton of "Old Faithful" and other gey-
sers of Firehole Basin, and of the Lib
erty Cap and other geyser cones, re-
sembling in their grotesque forms the
monuments of an extiEct race. He also
exhibited a number of specimens of
minerals found in the park, including
chalcedony, amethysts, opals, petri6ed
wood, lava, etc.
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24
Maryels Of Dakota Territory.

Twenty-seven miles north of Fargo is
the world renowned Grondin farm. 1t
covers about 10000 acres, embracing
both railroad and Government land,
and is close to the Red River. The
farm is divided into four parts, and has
dwellings,, granaries, blacksmith shop,
elevators, ETC., and has a stabling ca
pacity for 200 horses ana has a granary
capacity for 100000 bushels. In ad-
dition to the wheat farm there is a stock
farm of 10000 acres. During the seed
ing season they employ about seventy
men, and in harvest time as ma ~ as
200 men are busily engaged. Seeding
commences about the 9th of April and
ends the 1st of May. The work is done
very systematically, the machines fol-
lowing each other about the field four
rods apart. Cutting commences about
the 9th of August and ends the fore part
of September; then comes threshing,
which is done by eight steam threshers.
After threshing the stubble ground is
plowed with gang plows that cut two
burrows, drawn by three horses, and
this work continues until it " freezes
up" which is about the first of NOvem-
Der.
The largest cultivated wheat farm in
the world having been described will
take the reader to Casseiton, twenty
miles west of Fargo, passing by hun
dreds of small 60-acre farms worked by
the homesteader. It has something
about 100 families, three hotels and sew
eral large stores, all of which do large
business. In this vicinity may be seen
very large farms run on the same scale
as the Grondin farm; they are the Al
ton, Cass, Cheney and Smith Dodge
To describe these farms would be to re-
peat the description of the Grondin, on
ly on somewhat smaller scale. The
surface of the land here is nearly level,
and the soil is rich and black. The
yield of one field of 2,315 acres, as given
BY elevator weight (57,283 bushels), !,
shows an aggregate of Is bushels to the
acre.-Cor. NeW Haven Union.
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24

AT Wakarusa, Ind, three boys aged
about Is years each went into Doctors
Office and drank from a bottle which
they supposed contained whisky but
which proved to be chloroform. All
were taken deathly sick. Two, named
Hess and Frankfodder, were given anti
dotes and it is thought they will survive.
The third, named Cline, crept into q
hay NOW and was not found until sew
eral hours after. 1t was thought he
could not recover.
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24

A LARGE number of young men have
just left Zurich for Georgia, under the
leadership OF Swiss farmer who has
been long settled in the United States.
Many more are preparing to proceed to
the same destination, where it is pro-
posed, under the auspices of an impor-
tant workmen's society, to establish an
extensive Swiss colony.
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24

Joy to the Afflicted.-One of the most
eminent American Chemists has discovered
a process whereby he obtains, in palatable
form. all the active medicinal properties of
the East India Cinchona bark, without dis
turbing the irritant and inert matter. In this
preparation the alkaloids are in their native
combinations, and the same proportions of
the ingredients are maintained as exist in the
celebrated bark from the Neilgherry hills
This preparation is called CLIFFoRD'S FEB
RIFUGE, and is fast taking the place Of Qui-
nine and the so-called Ague Cures, etc, in
the market. J. C. RICHARDSON, Prop'r,
For sale by all Druggists. st. Louis.
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24

When it is understood that the American
confines its business to the insurance Of dwell
ing-houses, private barns, their contents, farm
property, churches and schooLhouses-writes
no policies in any of the large cities, and in
sures but 5000 in any one risk-the immense
number of patrons of this old "farmei's COM
pany" is clearly coml rehended. 1t has nearly
i5O, COO policies in force; has cash assets
amounting to $9l2, 1853 62; cash surplus, as re-
CARDS policy holders, s5os. 1856. ls; has done
business twenty years, and we say, therefore,
to our readers, most emphatically, the Ameri-
can is a safe company In which to insure your
homes.
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be accom-
panied by the name of the author not necessarily for
publication but evidence Of good faith on the
part of the writer Write only side of the pa
per Be particularly careful in giving and dates
TO have the letters and figures plain and distinct Prop
names often difficult 10 decipher. because of the
careless manner in which they written.
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24

THERE is one thing. at least, in which
the despised red man excels. After
the medicine man has killed five of his
patients the Piute doctor is himself sent
to the happy hunting ground. If such
practice were to obtain with us, how
tenderly would the physician care for
his patients. especially where it had
been his misfortune to lose the pre-
scribed four!-Boston Transcript.
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24

To SwEETEN RANCID BARRELS
Turn your barrel upside down and build
a chip-fire inside. Let it stand till
thoroughly smoked, and, if charred a
little inside, the barrel viii keep your
meat all the sweeter.
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24

A BLESSING to humanity is what DR..
Bulbs Cough Syrup can well be termed, for
it has done more good already than any other
medicine.
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24

THERE are over $1,000 Sunday
Schools in the country. with an aggre-
gate attendance of 5000, 900 children.
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24

NATIONAL YEAST contains no alum or other
injurious chemical, but is perfectly healthful.
Il is the best Yeast in the world.
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24

WHEg WRITING To ADtA.ssrn6
please say you s0sc the IA. - q =
Ssa this paper. Adeesftsefs 20 1.s.s.r
sChen and tchers their A0ces
are paying best.
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24

full of earth in the grave which is to re-
ceive Bayard Taylor's remains. Directly
beside this grave is another grave, with
two plain tombstones and the green
leaves Of nicely trimmed lockwood
plants running around its edges. On
the marble headstone is this inscription: /:
100000.
4: In Memory of
F: MARY,
Daughter of John and Lydia Agnew,
And Wife of Bayard Taylor.
: Born July 81, 1927.
Died December 81, 1850.
To be buried by the side of his first
wife, it is understood, was the express
wish of Bayard Taylor to his executor.
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24

CHEW Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
The Bossier banner., 1879-04-24

"HE Matchlea Grsin-Savins, 1lnts
/ and Money-Sav Threshers efthis ~ -
lion. Beyond all rivalry for Rapid Werhs m
and for Saving Grain from Wastaee.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-22
BASE BALL.

A most Interesting game OF ball was played
Sunday between the Champion Fenians and
the famous Lolita Base Ball Club. From the
beginning to tho end the game was hotly con-
tested, and after skillful batting Of both mines
the game resulted In favor OF the Fenians by
a score Of 5 to 4. The game was called on the
seventh inning on account OF rain. There
was some discussion about the scores, the
Lotta's scorer favored them with one run
during the seventh inning, but the umpire
declared the game to be In favor OF the Fen
ians.
The Chittendens defeated the Sol Lions on
the same day by q score OF 13 to 10. The
Badgers played the John Ryans ON Morgan s
green aud won by 16 to Z. The Magazine
Boys defeated the Lone Stars by 8 to 8. The
Leon Lamothes played ON eight inning game
with the SWagos. on Loepers green, and won
by SO to 10.
The game between the e. r.. Chevalleys and
the Crescents was declared q drawn game
after the fifth inning, each club having scored
eleven runs.
Fully 500 people witnessed q game of base
ball yesterday. on the Stonewall green, be-
tween the Pat Glennons and Ed. Mahers, fol-
q purse Of $40, which resulted in favor OF the
Glennons by the following score: