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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
THE boy stood on the back yard

The boy stood on the back yard
fence, whence all but him had fled,
the flames that lit his fathers barn
shone just above the shed. One
bunch of crackers in his hand. two
others in his hat, with piteous ac-
cents loud he cried, Il never thought
OF that! A bunch of crackers to the
tail Of one small dog he'd tied; the
dog in anguish sought the barn and
mid its ruins died. The sparks flew
wide and red and hot, they lit npon
that brat; they fred the crackers in
his hand and exc those in his hat.
Then came burst Of rafting sound
the bo! Where was he gone? Ask
of the winds that far around stwewed
bits OF meat and bone, and scraps
of Clothes and balls and tops and
nails and hooks and yarn, the relics
Of the dreadful boy that burned his
fathers barn.-[springdeld Union.
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For EVER.

Have you ever tiled to realize thu
full meaning of the expression "foI
ever?" Have you ever tried to com
prehend its immensity2 What does
it not express2 In endeavoring te
solve it we pass the threshold Of ma
ture and tread upon the boundaries
of the supernatural, for there are few
actions of real life that can impress
US with the idea that they are no,
within the possibility Of change
Witness the celebration of we'd
ding, and "until death us do part
shrouds the ceremony in solemnity,
and the occasion would impress you
with the thought that an irrevocable
oath had been registered. How Of.
ten does the scandal rehearsed in the
divorce court proved how limited its
duration. The minister promises to
take up the Cross, and wreatle it
with the flowers of humility and res
ignation when it is most heavy and
most bitter; yet how often do we see
him cast the burtllen aside, and dis
grace himself and his creed, yet the
promises are made binding for ever.
Friends have parted for ever, yet
fate has been kind to them and cast
their lines together again. We see
from the shore q vessel swallowed
up in the surf, yet we are not sure
all are lost, for oft times kind wave
may cast its burthen, living, upon
the sandy bosom of the earth. There
is bat one way to realize the immen
sity of the phrases significance
Gaze upon the features of some loved
one from whose pallid lips and icy
form the spark oflite has fed, and as
the lid of the casket slowly conceals
hem from your view, and the dull
click of the lock strikes your ear, and
,he thud of the earth as it falls into
he grave echoes throughout the sol
,mn Stiffness Of the cemetery, you
will at last understand. The face
hat once smiled upon you, the mo-
her that blessed you, the wife who
owed you, the child whom you idol
zed, your dearest friend, your bitter
st enemy, when the grave closes DER
hem are dead to you for ever Ev-
Try Saturday.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

IAN experienced doctor in the
West says his bills are cut down in
families in proportion as they eat
fresh fruit. Strawberries, currants
and tomatoes are better than medi-
cine, than calomel orjalap, and rath
er better to take. Apples, freely
eaten, do the work of yermifuge or
lozenges. Every fruit or berry has
mission to man hidden away within
il. Exchange.
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Too MUCH FOR THE ATTORNEY
The following dialogue, which occur
red years ago between a lawyer and
a witness in a justices court, is
worth relating. It seems that Mr..
Jones loaned Mr.. Smith horse,
which died while in his (smith's)
possession. Mr.. Jones brought suit
to recover the value of the horse, at
tributlng his death to bad treatm ent.
Lawyer, with a bland and conf
dence invoking smile, "Well, sir,
how does Mr.. Smith generally ride a
horse?" :
Witness, with very merry twin
kle in his eye otherwise imperturba-
Bile, "Astraddle, I believe, sir"
Lawyer, with scarcely a percepti-
bic flush Of vexation on his cheek,
but still speaking in his blandest
tones, "But, sir, what gait does he
ride?''
Witness, "He never rides any gate,
sir. His boys ride all the gates"
Lawyer, his bland smile all gone
and his voice slightly husky. "But
how does he ride when in company
with othersY'
Witness, "Keeps up, if his horse is
able, if not, he goes behind"
Lawyer, triumphantly and in per-
feet fury, GLOW does he ride when
alone?"
Witness, 'Don't know, never was
with him when he was alonc.'
Lawyer, Il have done with you,
sir"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

CHEERING NEWS TO SOME ADyER-
TrsERs. Those people who do not
believe in advertising in the newspa-
pers will soon have an opportunity
to advertise in one of their favorite
mediums. An agent will soon be
here who will hire all the space on
the soles of gentlemen's boots
This agent will then canvass the viii
lage and obtain advertisements.
which he agrees to mark with color
ed chalk-fresh every morning-on
the soles Of said boots. We heartily
endorse the project, and think the
plan splendid. When a man sits
down after dinner and elevatss hig
feet on hotel or boarding hous. pi-
azza, the advertiser will have the sole
benefit of this splendid method, as
the passers-by stop and read their
announcements Whitehall Times.
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NEW THIS DAY.
THE GENUINE
DIR. G.. McLANE'S
Celebrated American
WORM SPECIFIC
V1ERMIF'UGE.
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

TINE countenance is pale and leaden-
l. colored, with occasional Pushes, or
a circumscribed spot on one or both
cheeks; the eyes become dull; the pu-
pills dilate; an azure semicircle runs
along the lower eye-lid; the nose is ir-
ritated, swells, and sometimes bleeds;
a swelling of the upper lip; occasional
headache, with humming or throbbing
of the ears; an unusual secretion of
saliva; Shiny or fllrred tongue; breath
very foul, particularly in the morning;
appetite variable, sometimes voracious,
with gnawing sensation of the ston-
ach, at Others, entirely gone; feeting
pains in the stomach; occasional
nausea and vomiting; violent pains
throughout the abdomen; bowels If
regular, at times costive; stools Shiny;
not unfrequently tinged with blood;
belly swollen and hard; urine turbid;
respiration occasionally difficult, and
accompanied by hiccough; cough
sometimes dry and convulsive; uneasy
and disturbed sleep, with grinding of
the teeth; temper variable, but gener-
ally irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DR.. G. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE
will certainly effect cure.
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
In any form; it is an innocent prepara-
ton, not capable Of doing the slightest
injury to the most tender Infant.
The genuine DR.. McLANE's YER
MIFuGE bears the signatures of c. Nc
LANE and FLEMING Bros. on the
wrapper. --:o:-
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2oetgy.
GRANDPA AND BABY.

Out in the lawn, one Summers day
| left my baby boy at play,
And smiled to hear his gleeful shout
And happy voice sing in and out
Among the arches of the trees,
Then die away upon the breeze;
While all the playful echoes stirred
With merry laugh and lisping word.
But when I missed the cheerful noise,
Nor longer heard the prattling voice,
rose, and to the window llied,
End, looking hence, this vision spied--
o, Memory. though thy name be pain,
Paint, paint that picture DER again |!
The western sun bis glory threw
Along the sward of emerald hue;
Save where, psrcl,ance in playful frown
Some green, cool shadows neSti'd down,
And idly shifting with the sun,
Crept slowly eastward, one by one.
Beneath the elm trees waving crest,
Where, the wind tossed the birdling's
nest,
And where alternate sun and shade
Like changing tancies skipped and
played,
The old armchair secure and good,
With widespread arms inviting stood
And i'll its cushions, broad and deep,
Grandpa and baby sat asleep.
On rounded cheek and golden head
The sinking sun his radiance shed,
While on the grandsire's silver crown
A single ray dropped softly down,
And then, i'll benediction fell
On both. and wrapped them in its
spell.
The breeze in frolic, growing bold,
Tossed up the rings of shining gold
On baby's brow, then with the gray
On grandpa's head, began TO play.
In the worn palm, securely pressed,
One little dimplod hand found rest;
The other claspcd withered flower,
Culled all at will in Natures bower.
Fixed was the look of sad content,
On the worn face, a trifie bent,
And forward dropped, to rest the chin
Ny baby's clustered curls within;
While on the collar of his coat
The gray and gold together float.
Such tinting one might vaiuly seek
AS slept on baby's lip and cheek;
But thin aud pale the other one,
And sad and careworn. in the sun;
And so the evening shadows fell.
And deeper grew, but all was we'll.
The elm tree boushs, now gaunt and
bare,
a re tossed about the wintry air.
While pale, wan shadows come and 90
Upon the lawn, all white with snow;
But nevesmorc. Mt eve or dawn,
On garden walk or grassy lawn,
Ma, /. IL vision fair. brliNI.
Behold tsnt little head, With crown Of
goid,
Nor eyrriDore. on Summ day,
That other oiie, wish crow. oi4ray.
Beneath the dre.ry, uriircd snuw,
The silver head, and gold, lie low;
Yet ercrmore, IN joy or pain,
O.. memory, paint that scene again.
- Royal 1empIar.
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TIME LEADING DEPARTMENTS
l. Of the HOME JOURNAL comprise
Editorials on Topics Of fresh interest
Brilliant Romanees and Portraitures of
American Life, Editorial Reviews of
new events in the world of Bellies
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Correspondents in all the great Capt.
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New Books; and racy accounts Of say
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Bean Monde; embracing the very
fresliest matters of interest in this
country and In Europe - the whole
completely mirroring the wit and wis
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aud sparkling gossip of the times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

HE wanted to arrive. He had
no dirty handkerchief around his
neck, no linen duster on, no fan in
hand, none of the ordinary marks OF
a tourist; only a weary look; tired,
unsatisfed expression on his face.
He crept up slowly to the counter OF
the City Hotel, and slowly wrote his
name in the register.
evil you have support" said the
handsome and obliging clerk.
mo, no, SUPPER" said the weary
man.
'Like to go to your room now2''
further queried the handsome and
obliging.
"No, no room. Want no ROOM -
said the weary man, who Was begin.
ming 10 breathe easier.
Here was a poser. A guest at a
hotel who wanted nothing to eat and
wanted no room.
"Well, what can we do for your"
asked the handsome and obliging in
a desperate attempt to solve the pro-
blem.
"Nothing, sir; positively nothing"
said the weary man. And then grow
ing confidential he exclaimed: 81
notice every day that the papers pub
fish hotel arrivals / have been ira
Yelling for years, many weary years,
in all States; but I have never ar
rived. May be you do not know
what it is to be going all your life
and never get to a place. Somehow
I think I shall feel better if I arrive,
and / want to see it in the papers
that I have arrived, so that I can be
certain Of it. / must arrive or die"
The weary man was allowed to ar
rive and to depart, and he went out
into the weary world as if a great
load was off his mind, happier and
more arrived man.-[New Orleans
Picayune.
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THE PICTURE OF A MODEST GIRL.

Modesty and virtue are twin sis
tiers; without both we cannot have
either. Politeness is first cousin to
the modest girl, she never leaves
this cousin at home or abroad; kind
ness also comes from the same fam
lily; where any question is being dis
cussed and her opinion is asked, she
gives it hesisatingly not doubtfally,
and if not accepted, never allows her
self to utter contradiction but calm
ly and quietly withdraws from the
discussion but her opinion is not
lost or defeated by SO doing, on the
contrary it almost always carries
weight and effect.
Her wardrobe is chosen for quail
ity according to her financial circum-
stances; the colors are selected with
care, suitable to each other and IA
vorable to her complexion (you may
call this taste, so it is modest taste J
the style must, Of course, be as near
the popular fashion as she dare APP
proach, but never quite up to the
height; when out calling or shopping
she dresses with neatness and care;
if walking she neither moves too
fast or slow, but glides along with a
natural and graceful step which is
very becoming, recognizing her
friends by polite bow or welcome
grasp Of the hand "but no scenes;"
she never votes herself on commit
tee of arrangements, but invariably
acts if chosen, AS she assuredly will
be) assisting in the programme by
suggestions and willing hands, eau
sing things to move serenely and
joyfu'ly.
I love to hear her musical, CHEEKY,
ringing laugh; af1ectation is foreign
to her; every act is nature itself.
When she tells you anything, give
her credence, for she is afraid of an
untruth; her very acts and ways are
SO unobtrusive that they form
shield of projection, keeping her
from harm or insult. She Is, as a
rule, generous and charitable, and
sometimes suffers from that fact.
She sets upon the Golden Rule, "Do
unto others as you would have 9th
ers do unto you," in bereavement or
affection the emotions are quiet but
deep. The good qualities Of a mod
est girl caa he enumerated to almost
any length. She l., one OF the most
noble atis'rnmcnts of sociay, and tru-
j. an object OF pity. Household.
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"P0SITIVELY SHOCKIAG."

There is beautiful pellucid lake
in a certain county in Tennessee
which is noted as much for leeches
as for the beauty of its clear water
and surrounding scenery. 1t was an
impromptu bathing pool far all the
boys in the neighborhood, except on
Sundays, when they went to church,
lying about the grass and telling sto-
ries, which were occasionally inter
rupted by tue loud tones of the
preacher.
The second warm Sunday this
Spring four pretty romping girls
staying together at a farmhouse near
the lake, and when everybody start
ed to church they allowed that they
would stay at home and go bathing
in the lake, which they did to their
entire satisfaction. They swan and
glggled and splashed like mermaids
and nymphs, and then sat on the
bank like frogs, and then splashed
and giggled some more, and calcula
ting their time SO as to get to the
house before tue church goers re-
turned, they presently crawlcd out
of the water to dress; but what was
their CONSERVATION TO discover some
dozen or so black things attached to
the snowy form of each one Of the
nymphs. They yelled with forty
girl power, and tried TO pull tile
leeches of, but the yarmints had too
good taste, in more senses than one,
to be pulled of. They stuck on fas-
ter the more the girls screamed.
Their fright got the better of maid
emily modesty, and the four fair dam.
sells cut for home just as they were,
in Tennessee bathing dresses, which
means nothing at all. It happened,
however, that Brother Ebenezer
Crawford was sick that day, and the
services were short, so that the four
Eve like fugitives came out on main
road and met two thirds of the con-
gregation.
Their relatives did not recognize
them in that slight attire Of leeches,
and, naturally thinking it was a fe-
male lunatic asylum broken loose,
took after them pell-mell. Away
they went over bush and briar, wood
and bramble, tho whole congrega-
tion, headed by the 1aeacons, after
the four girls. At last they ran in
some haystacks, and it was only then
That the dilemma was discovered.
The chase returned, and four old la
dies went out and brought the girls
in Exchange.
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DIR. G.. McLANE'S
PILLS

are not recommended as remedy "for all
the ills that flesh is heir to, but in affections
Of the liver, and in all Bilious Complaints,
Dyspepsia and Sick Headache, OR diseases of
that character, they stand without rival.
AGUE AND FEVER.
Nobetter cathartic can be used preparatory
to, or after taking Quinine.
AS simple purgatiye they are unequaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar coated.
Each box has a red wax seal on the lid with
the impression DR.. McLANE's LIVER Pills.
Each wrapper bears the signatures Of c.
MCLANE and FLEMING BROS.
Insist upon having the genuine DR.. C. Nc
LANES LIVER Pills. prepared by Fleming
Bros, of Pittsburgh, Pa, the market being
full of limitations of the name AfcLd7,e,
spelled differently but same pronunciation.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

PEopLE who cannot heartily lore
and hate will never command the
first or know the clearing influence
Of the latter.
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DEMOCRAT.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL or the PARISH
TERMS

THE DEMOCRAT isapnblished Weekly
at Two DOLLARS and FIFTY CENTS per
annum-ONE DOLLAR and FIFTY CENTS
for ssix months ~ PAYABLE IN AID
VANCE.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at5tha rate
OF ONE DOLLAR per square for the first
insertion and FIFTY CENTS for each
subsequent one. Ten lines or less
(brevier type) constitute o 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.
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. MISCELLANEOUS.

4 e4e. . "a ZnEA.R.-1e7e.
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Fixed was the look of sad content,
On the worn face, a tritie bent,
And forward dropped, to rest the CHR
NY baby's clustered curls within;
While on the collar of his coat
The gray and gold together float.
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The breeze. in frolic, growing bold,
Tossed up the rings of shining gold
On baby's brow, then with the gray
On grandpa's head, began TO play.
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The western sun bis glory threw
Along the sward of emerald hue;
Save where, perchance in playful fr0wn
Some green, cool shadows nestld down,
And idly shifting with the sun,
Crept slowly eastward, one by one.
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Such tinting one might vaiuly seek
AS slept on baby's lip and cheek;
But thin aud pale the other one,
And sad aud carew orn. in the sun;
And so the evening shadows fell.
And deeper grew, but all was we'll.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1879-10-09
HELENA PRODUCE MARKET.
HELENA, September 30, 49,

HELENA, September 80, 1879.
Wheat, oats, flour, bran and shorts have
been gradually and steadily declining in
price the past week, while butter, eggs and
cheese are i'm good demand at fair prices.
We quote as follows:
Flour choice Willow creek rs $500 j;
xxx, $2.75; Xxx $3.50.
Wheat-p1.25.
Oats-New, $1.25@S1.50.
Barley-none in market.
Bran and Shorts-$1.25.
Peas-none in market.
Chopped teed-$1.5 80.
Potatoes--new, 1c. per ID.
Cabbage--2 cents R tb.
Onions cents % tb
Tomatoes cents Ta fb.
Butter-40045c.
Cheese--16@l7c.
Eggs-45c.
Pork-gross-$6.0
Pork-net-$ .500$7 90.
Chickens. S5.000$6.00 per doz.
Turkeys. $3.00@$3.25 each.
Ducks-50c.
Fisll-15@20c. per fb.
Hay-$lOOO(0$11 90 per ton.
Wood-$4. 4.50@$5.00 per cord.
Coal-$l2.00 per ton.
Coke-$20.O0 per ton.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1879-10-09
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.
THE AGRICULTURAL PRESS AS AN AID TO
THE GRANGE.

One OF the strongest levers at the service
of the grange, and which is not made use Of,
we fear, to the extent it is capable of being
used by the advanced thinkers and workers
among the Patrons of Husbandry, is the ag-
ricultural press. The press is acknowledged
to be the most powerful means known to
direct thought and organize men for pnr-
pose. Political parties owe their cohesive
power and force more to the public press
than any other means employed. The poll
ticians have all the daily and large majori-
ty of the weekly press agitating and discuss
ing questions for them; keeping them con-
stantly before the public by reporting their
every utterance and movement. The spc-
cial industries all we'll supported by news
papers and magazines, which compile and
collate all that transpires in their line of
business. In the case OF agriculture there
are numerous papers published, but their
numbers are few and they are most grudg-
ingly patronized if their numbers and sup
port are compared with the multtudes en-
gagged in agriculture, which amounts to
more than half the people of these United
States.
We fear that this great lever of strength
is not made use OF to that extent which its
power warrants, by leading men of the
grange. II you can succeed in having
good agricultural paper read weekly in
farmers family, there will be awakened
train Of thought and a knowledge Of the OBJ
jects and benefits of the grange which will
not fail to add to its membership and in
crease its power and influence. Ii you have
4 slow neighbor who does not take an agri-
cultural Journal, loan or give him or his
family q number when opportunity offers.
Get him interested in knowing what is 60
ing OH in the line of his business. and you
will soon gain his cooperation and inllu-
ence. 1t would be well if the oranges make
it one of the orders Of business to inquire
and ascertain what farmers were doing with
out good agricultural paper, and use prop
er influence to induce him to subscribe for
and read one regularly. Their views of
business would be widened, and an interest
in their own class be excited to which be-
fore they were entire strangers. TO teach
is the underlying power of the grange. by
which it must succeed in it's mission, if at
all, and men cannot be taught much without
they cultivate the habit of reading, and by
reading the ability to think correctly in the
line Of their business. kansas Farmers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-03-12

If he is a printer, it need not fol-
low that he is u Presbyterian.
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A Poisoned Valley.

Near Batten, in Java, is a poisoned
valley. 1t is known by the name of
Guevo Upas, or Poisoned Valley; and
follow in path which had been
made for the purpose, q visiting par.
ty shortly reached it, with a couple
dogs and fowls, for the purpose of
making experiments. On arriving
at the mountain, the party dismount-
ed and scrambled up the side Of the
hill, at the distance of a mile, with
the assistance of the branches of trees
and projecting roots, When q few
yards from the valley q nauseous,
sutfocating smell was experienced,
but on approaching the margin, the
inconvenience was no longer found.
The valley isabout a half mile in cir
conference, of an oval shape, and
about thirty feet in depth. The bot.
tom of it appears to be flat, without
any vegetation, and few large stones
scattered here and there. Skeletons
of human beings, tigers, bears, and
all sorts of birds and wild animals
lay about in profusion. The ground
on which they lay at the bottom Of
the valley, appeared to be a hard,
sandy substances, and no vapor was
perceived. The sides were covered
with vegetation. 1t was proposed to
enter it, and each having lit a cigar,
managed to get within twenty feet
at the bottom, where sickeningsmell
was experienced, without any diff.
Guilty of breathing, A dog was now
fastened to the end of a bamboo, and
thrust the bottom of the valley, At
the expiration Of thirteen seconds
he fell off his legs without moving or
looking around, and continued olive
only eighteen minutes. The other
dog now left the company and went
to his companion. On reaching him
he was observed to stand quite mo-
tionless, and at the end Of ten seconds
fell down; he never moved his limbs
after, and only lived seven minutes,
A fowl was now throwned in which
died in a minute and a quarter
Chicago Times.