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Democratic messenger., 1881-10-15

DR. PrERcE's "Favoritc Prescription" is a
most powerful restorative tonic also combin-
ing the most valuable nervine properties. ,s-
pecialiy adapted to The wants of debiitatcd
ladies suffering from weak back. inward fever.
CO gestIon, inflammation or liberation, or from
nervousness or neuralgic pains. BIZ druggists.
Democratic messenger., 1881-10-15

CARPETS. Great reduction. The low
prices of carpets are drawing crowds of
purchasers to this mammoth establish
ment where the motto is small profits
and large sales.
SHEPPARD KNAPP, 1S9 and 191 Sixth
avenue, cor. 13tk street, New York.
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-08
SHE TOOK HIM AT HIS WORD.

Wriggles had some teeth pulled
lately, and took cold in his jaw, which
swelled until it looked like ripe
watermelon. He poulticed it and
bandaged it, all to no purpose, and
walked the floor several nights with
it, quoting choice extracts from Bob
IngersolFs lectures, but all to no pur-
pose; it kept on swelling. The other
morning be remarked to his wife that
he'd give fifty dollars to any one that
would hit him q tremendous thump
on it suddenly, without his expect
ing it, to see if it wouldn't burst the
swelling. The dear woman. smiling
to herself, went and gathered q boot
jack. and stepping up quietly behind
the old man as he was trying to strain
some coffee between his teeth lowing
ly inquired:
"Where does it pain you most,
Wrigw
"Oh, Lord, right here, right here
replied he as he turned his jaw up
and pointed to the apex Of the protu-
berance.
Taking q step back, the dear wo-
man raised the boot-jack on high and
hit HIM regular bungstarter right
in the centre of the calamity, and
smilinsly stepped back to await re-
suits. The old mans knees flew to
his chin as he shut up like Il patent
rat trap, and with Il hollow groan he
reeled of the chair on to the floor.
But he was up in q moment, and as
he danced the can-can with original
variations, his wife smilingly asked {:
"Did it relieve you, dear ?" And as
lie tried TO howl out an answer, old
Mrs. Pry, who had just dropped in,
beat hasty retreat. And now the
whole neighborhood has it that Wrig-
giles has got 'em again. And as Mrs.
Prv remarked: THAT ere comet
will be the death o some of those old
bald heads yet, settin' up to watch
| Iit."-Ey.
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-08

dust Of my feet, bnt | rel soskittish-
like, John; wist'erlnydie II | hain't
sorry we come. 1 don't want'er get
married, John.n !.
"Say, Mister, Tx on your papers,
said John. 'IMarryin's nothin'; no
lnore'n standin' upin spsllin' class at
Oldfeld's School,
"Well. stand up said the Squire.
"I'm ready"
"But as the ceremony was under
way the girl jerked back, exclaimiDg:
"I'll be -dinged ef | do!'
The Squire suggested that the IL
cense had been given aud they had
gone most too far to back out now,
"rlat's so,n said John. Stand
fast, Sally Don't sit all in 'er quiv.
er now."--gently taking her arm
"Come'er long in place, it's most
over with" and she sidled back.
As the Squire said, "Now pro-
nounce you man and wife!"
"Lud'amercy !'cried the bride, ian
ia il done? ~
"You bet It's easy as spellin', and
now we'll co. said the man, and
they mounted the horse double ant
rode out of town.
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-08
A MODEL GIRLS MISTAKE.

An OHIO paper says q young lady
who graduated in a calico dress few
years ago is now married to a railroad
superintendent who has an income Of
half a million u year. This may be
taken as q basis for the regulation of
graduating dresses hereafter. Had
she worn alpaca she might have done
even better, and caught the general
manager OF the road. On the other
hand. had she blossomed forth in
white Swiss she might have captured
the president Of the concern, with
untold millions; had she worn silk
with point lace and diamonds, she
might have scooped in the conductor
of % passenge train, and had onyx
staircases and alabaster walls to her
house, and cut the wives Of clie Off
GERS on the road as society altogether
too thin for her style. This thing
ought to be lesson to girl graduates
and a warning to them to patronize
their tailors literally.
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-08

The American women have the
smallest hands in the world. Gloves
made in France for the American
market are smaller and narrower than
for anv others in the world, and the
fingers are made more slender, as any
American woman will discover who
has to buy pair Of gloves in any
provincial city in Europe. Probab-
ly no American with smallish hand
which excites no remark here has
travelled long abroad without discov-
ing that it is only large shops in big
cities which keep gloves small enough
for her. and lady with hand just
below the Americans average, four.
living in one of the largest cities in
Eastern Europe, recently found her
self forced 20 send to New York reg
ularly for her gloves. 1t is idleness
that makes the hands small, work that
enlarges them. Perhaps the fore
going is equivalent to saying that
American women are the LATEST in
the world.
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-08
THE KISSES.
lonp lGnanr or enennrny.

Come hither, Womankind. and all their worth,
Give me thy kisses as call them forth Il
Give ne Thy billing kiss that Of the dove,
i Kiss OF love;
The Melting kiss, a Kiss that doth consume
70 perfume;
The extract Kiss, Of every sweet part,
A Kiss of Art
The Kiss which ever siirs some new delight,
A Kiss of Might;
Thetwacking, smacking Kiss, and wlenyoncease
A Kiss of Peace;
The Music Kiss, crochet and quaver time
Tie Kiss Of Rhyme;
The Kiss Of Eloquence which doth belong
Unto the tongue
The Kiss Of all the sciences In one,
The Kiss alone.
So 'tis enough!
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-08
Reidsville On. c. Times.

A couple from Virginia landed in
Milton the other morning to be mar
ried by Squire Lewis. They walked
hand-in-hand up Main street and
took a seat upon the front step of the
"Squire's office, and the man asked
fora license. AS the Squire was pre-
pairing to make it ont the buxon girl
began 10 inch of. and hesitated, and
finally said to the Young man in a
half whisper:
"John," said she. II don't believe |
will never did feel 50 Illustrated
lawdl wonder what pappy's do
inc now-I feel right troublesome
less 90 back; come on. John"
well. you don't want the license,
tl,en o. said the Squire.
Hold on thar, Mister; yes, We do,
said the man. and he moved closer up
and set his chin to earnest work
"Now. Sallv." said he. don't go OF
thater way; what nd the folks say
1t nd be awful hard on me. An
tlar's the candy stew at Bob Browns
tonight, an aller that; and suke>
Jones would Jest de agrinnin' ovel
you about it. She was mad as pier
Yesterday when She heard we wa
comm
Il ion'r mind her no more'n tht
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-08
THE SEAT OF CONVENIENT.
Baton Rouge Advocate.

Baton Rouge Advocate.
We learn that in view of the possi-
bility of an extra session the question
has been suggested, whether the legis-
lature. in case the State House cannot
be.completed in time, may be legally
called to assemble in New Orleans.
This is not aguestion Of policy or
expediency, but one of construction
simply, and the constitution has spok-
en- on the subject with no uncertain
so1nd.
Article l50 provides, 'the seat of
government shall be and remain at
the city Of Baton Rouge The same
article directs the Legislature to make
appropriation for the removal Of the
archives, and authorizes the city of
BatonsRouge to issue certificates of
Indebtedness to the amount ofS35 900.
Article 81. The General Assembly
shall meet at the seat Of government
on the second Monday Of May, 1882,
at II o'clock noon and biennially
thereafter
Article 70. And he (the Governorl
may, on extraordinary occasions. con-
yene the General Assembly at the seat
OF government, or if that should have
become dangerous from an enemy or
from an epidemic, at a different
place
1t will thus be observed that Baton
Ronge is declared to be the seat of
government, and that all the sessions
OF the General Assembly are required
to be held in this city.
The argument db incoRceaienti is
nsed to Authorize the calling OF the
legislature in New Orleans. But why
in New Orleans more than in Smreve-
port or Monroe! The Constitution
does not IN any manner regard New
Orleans as the seat OF government
but on the contrary, Article 263 con-
tains an affirmative pregnant with a
negative, limiting unemployment OF
the old capitol to one session alone.
1t provides, ''The General Assembly
Grst elected under this constitution
shall convene in the city of New Or
leans upon the second AIonda" in
January next, 1880, after the elec-
ton
The Legislature has duly made pro-
vision for the transfer of the archives
to Baton Rouge, and Baton Rouge is
legally the capital of the State. Ii j,
is maintained thatt the removal OF gov.
ernment TO this city cannot be practi.
cally consummated until the brick and
mortar are put in the state House
the result will be that the sovereign
will Of the people, expressed in theil
Constitution, is dependent on the
will Of administrative officers. There
is saquestion. whether any act required
TO be done at the seat OF government il
legal. if done at the late capital of th'
State. We live under the regime o.
law, and itwould be well if all depart
ments would pay more attention tt
the clear and unamblguous provision
OF the fundamental law of the land
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-01

Gov. e2nNem, being interviewed In regarE
to the recsnt decision of the supreme court tc
the etIectfhat the constitutional amendment
extends the terms of certain county officers
one year, and, beng asked whether he intend
cd SO far to disregard that decision as to ap
point county Judges after the 1st Monday in
December on the assumption, as held by him
self, that these offices will then be vacant and
must be filled by appointment, said he had
not decided what course he should take, Blu,
In any event, If he made the appointments he
should IN every case re.appoint those whom
the people had elected, and take no advantage
OF the situation to present other names.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-01
THE DOCTORS.

1t is evident terrific war among the doctors
is looming up over the treatment of President
Garfield during his long and painful illness
That the six eminent surgeons who had the
principal charge OF the case were sadly mis-
taken in their diagnosis is confessed by them
selves in their report of the autopsy. But that
any other six surgeons could have done better
and guessed closer Is not so easily demonstra.
ted, Thus far the principal attack on the sur
geons originates with Dr. Boynton, hompo-
pathist who of course was not recognized by
the other surgeons, and by whom, of course
again, whatever their treatment might have
been would have been held as all wrong 1t is
no doubt true, thas with all the daily bulletins
and statements before them, and the report OF
the autopsy, the eminent surgeons of London
and Paris, with no professional or school"
prejudice to influence them, are more capable
of forming an honest judgment of the treat
meet of the case than any surgeons on this
side As to what the most eminent surgeons
in London really do say and think about 1t,
Mr.. Jennings, the able and judiCious ceres
pondent of the N. Y. World, says:
While they seem disposed to critlcise certain
details Of the medical treatment they are thor
oughly OF opinion that from the first moment
of the case death was inevitable. This appears
| to be the opinion of the whole faculty IN Eng
land, but It is noticed with surprise and NOR,
uticatlon in many quarters that the entire di-
agnosis of the case seems to have been wrong
| from beginning to end. The Lancet, whose ar
| tlcles on the case were written by or at least
| submitted to the correction of two very able
surgeons, seems to have known more OF the
case three thousand miles off than DIR, Bliss.
! When the latter was proclaiming that the pa
tient was on the high road to recovery the
Lancet suggested that after all perhaps the
channel believed to have been made by the
bullet was only mine made by the burrowing
of pus, and that in that case septic condition
of the blood would superyene and probably
result fatally. The case has not tended to IN
crease popular respect for medicine and sur
gerry. Beaconsiield died while the doctors
were wrangling over point of medical ETH
auette, and 1t was not until President Garfield S
life slipped away from him that the surgeons
really knew or understood the nature of the
wound am told that from the first Sir WI
liam Gull held that Dr. Bliss's location of the
ball was all wrong, and that he denounced the
experiment with Professor Bells instrument
as rank piece of quackery absurd and rldlcu-
lous from its nature.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-01
That Fire,

The wind on Saturday last blew gale. The
air was full of dust; and both earth and build
ings were dry as finder Many man, as he
breasted that burning southwest wind going to
or from his noon meal, thought II hope men
will look after their fires to-day" The last ring
of the city bell striking the hour Of O'Clock in
the afternoon had hardly died away when the
town was startled by fercely struck alarm OF
fire. 1t sounded wicked. 1t was a fearful day
for fire. Instantly business was suspended.
where is lt"' shouted thousand voices. Those
whose eyes commanded Madison street to the
side cut needed no answer, for the great volume
of black smoke and bright flame told of the burn
ing hell behind it. Those more distant stopped
for an instant until the bell should strike the
ward: three strokes-third-the heart of the city !!
In an instant thousands Of people were rushing
toward Weiss & Volts planning MILL from which
the flames poured The fire is believed to have
originated in the drying room just over the boil
er. In less than two minutes after the alarm hae
been struck, the fire had run over the whole
building-the wooden shed containing the dress
ing machinery and the brick building or carpen.
ters' departments. Famed by the gale the flames
roared like the hell OF Milton. In twinkle the
wooden building containing the Creamery and
J. B. Harris Il Co.'S Novelty Machine Works wac
a-ire. The fire department had but one steamer
at its command, the other being in the repair
shops st Seneca Falls, n. Y The one steamer
was, however, promptly manned, and set on the
Madison street bridge. In aminute or two more
the flames had crossed the street.-the breaking
out on the old Armour warehouse, away up at
the roof; then in another minute the house next
the novelty Machine Work. burst into flames,
then the immense Degen feed and sale stable,
then the city hall and engine house building and
Egan's livery stable, from the root and from the
bottom from the sidewalk! The scene was
fearful one: the great mass Of flame, roaring like
the surf on the breakers; the yells and oaths Of
men; the frantic hurrying TO and fro OF men, wo-
men and children, through streets filled with
household goods and frantic citizens; with
canopy OF black smoke, lurid flames and burning
cinters overhead, making very pandemonium.
The FIRE department were soon driven from
their position on the Madison street bridge. Al
most before hose had been laid the intense heat
that haf a block further to the windward was
unbearaue, drove them out Where TO 60
must have BEEN pulling question. The officer
in charge sent the engine TO the rear of the nre
snd put her o work on the shuler lumber yard
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-01

and tor many years prominent light In that
denomination, died at his residence In Joliet
last Sunday morning at 80 o'clock. He was
born in Massachusetts in 1926, and was ad-
mitted to the Rock River Conference in 1862,
and remained member of that body until the
time of his death. Among the important pull.
pits which he has occupied in the conference
were those of Trinity and Clark Street church
es, in Chicago, and the churches OF Aurora,
Freeport, Ottawa, and Joliet. He was the
presiding elder on the Mendoza district one
full term, and on the Joliet district two terms,
during the second Of which he died
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-01

The memorial services at Atlanta Georgia,
on Monday, In honor Of President Garfield,
were disgraced by a shameful riot The prln.
cipal exercises took place in the Opera House,
which OF course could hold but 1.-THE of the
people who had followed the procession to It's
doors, the fovored few who were admitted be.
ing supplied with tickets beforehand. Dur.
Ing the progress Of the ceremonies inside, q
number of excluded negroes, who claimed
that gross Partially and injustice had been ex
crcised towards their race in the distribution
of the tickets, tried to force their way through
the doors. A fierce melee followed, during
which number of both colors were wounded
but fortunately no one killed. The skirmishe.
between the whites and blacks were kept W
after the ceremonies at the opera house wer,
over until late IN the night but the police soor
got the better Of the disorderly and no gener
al riot ensued
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-01

Bill Ryan, one of the Glendale, Mo, train
robbers was convicted at independence on
Tuesday and sentenced to the pententiary for
twenty years During the trial the court
house was surrounded by so many OF his
friends" and 80 many threats were made
against the court and jury If he was convicted
and of his rescue, that the Governor of Mis-
souri, sent a large extra force of marshals and
police of the town to maintain "the majesty of
the law" In consequence motion for new
trial was instantly entered, on the ground of
intimidation by GovernH Crittenden's pres
ence with armed guards.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-01

mark by the feather.head organs about Gen
Grants shadowing President Arthur where
ever he goes. He was one of the first to cal
on him in New York the night Garfield died
went with him to Long Branch next day, rode
in the same car with HIM in the funeral train
to Washington, and in all movements there
stuck to the new president like a shadow. But
evidently this close companionship was not
unpleasant to Arthur and Is full of signif-
fight a. Albany showed that he shares with
Grant one of his most characteristic traits,
that of sticking to his friends, and he has no
friend in whom he apparently has more faith
than Gen. Grant.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-01

THE TEMPEST ON SATURDAY-The fierce
gale of wind, quickly followed by copious
and timely rainfall, that struck Ottawa on Sat
urday last IN the midst of our big fire, appears
to have been but continuation IN a mitlgated
form Of the cyclone that struck Quincy be-
tween four and five o'clock of the same day
and left track of destruction IN a north.
eastern direction from that city to Chicago
At Quincy very serious damage was done. A
large tobacco factory and large foundry were
completely blown down and demolished, four
persons perlshing in the ruins while dozens
were badly injured. Another foundry was nu.
rooted, the Eagle Mills and the Lutheran
Church were unroofed, and dozens of other
buildings more or less damaged
Pursuing its course eastward, the village of
Camden, in Schuyler county, place of some
800 inhabitants was completely wrecked, but
two houses in the place remaining unlnjured,
one person being killed and many others in
iured by the falling walls. AT Ottawa the
worst effect of the blow, after scattering fire
brands all over the city which the heavy rain
that immediately followed most fortunately ex.
was to blow down a few chimneys
and demolsh number of shade trees; at Jol-
let however, the blow was still fierce enough
to demolish a bridge and effect considerable
destruction otherwise.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-01

VENGEANCE John and Frank Nc Donald,
of Menomenee, Mich, having served two years
In the penitentiary, returned last Monday for
vengeance, and got it, They killed William
Kittson and fatally stabbed his brother Nor,
man, for which they were at once arrested and
jailed. upon which, the same evening, mob
of four hundred battered down the Jail door
with heavy timber, dragged the prisoners to
death on the road, and strung their bodies to
trees.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-01

THE STATE FAIR has been in progress dur
ing the present week at Peoria, and up to yes
terday was continued and conspicuous sue
cess On Thursday the attendance is estlmat
ed at $4,000 and the gate receipts were over
$4,000, the largest ever taken at the gates in
one day at the Illinois State Far. The rain
Yesterday put virtual stop to the show one
day sooner than was down in the bills yet the
exhibition, both in the vast number andvange
of articles shown and the net receipts, has
been substantial and gratifying success.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-01
OTTAWA FREE TRADER; SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1881.

sented, the choice falling, on the ninth ballot
on Orange Noble, of Erie. A ringing plat
form was adopted, closing with touching res.
olution in reference to the death of President
Garfield.
The Wisconsin democracy held a state con.
venton on the same day at Milwaukee and
nominated n. d. Frat, Of Racine, for COVER
nor; w. A. Anderson, Of La Crosse, tor lieu.
tenant governor; Michael johnson, Of Dane,
for secretary of state; w. III. Jacobs, of Mil.
waukee, for state treasurer, and NJ. J. Briggs
of Iowa, for attorney general.