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FINE Watches and Jewelry re-
paired by frst-class and finished
workmcn at T. NJ. Biossat's Jewelry
Store on Second Street.
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FOR SALE.

THE UNDERSIGNED WISHES
i to sell very desirable piece of
property situated on Washington, be.
tween Eighth and Ninth Streets, hav.
ing a front of los feet, and running in
parallel lines the distance of the
square. Terms Cash. Call on or ad-
dress Mrs: NJ. j. DEGLANDON,
Alexandria, La.
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Sugar Makers, Brewers
and
CANDY MAKERS
1851 : D0IBtBIL'S 1881
5i.su.PE1TE OF LIME.

TH1RTY. YEARS OF UNvARYING
Z L success the best test of its acknowl-
edged superiority over all. other antisep-
tic, defeating or decolorizing agents ever
used for cane juice. Also used by all
Northern and Western Brewers. Circu-
lars and directions sent on application to
n BONNABEL,
Aug. 3l-2m. No. 81 North Peters street
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BY telegram from Shreveport. da-
ted II 20 Il. m. yesterday, the President
was improving.
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-ToILEr soaps aud fancy articles, for
sale by 4. NJ. Biossat, Second Street.
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.-E b GLASS nd spectacle
sui suit oil eyes, 'nl, silver and
kle frames, at Fson !. Sell -
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The repairing of Chronometers
and inc Gold Watches specially, al
Ferguson and Schnack's.
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NEW THIS DAY.

m<<ENOTICE
S 800
MY DAUGHTER, MARY MUIR
M RAY, having left my home, this
is to notify the public that will not
be responsible for any debts that may
be contracted by her.
Aug. 81, 1881. ELIZA MURRAY
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PHOTOGRAPHS of children taken
instantaneously at Albert's Gallery,
by anew lightning process.
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"A NATIoN's SORROW.

The dispatches warn Us that We may
expect to hear of the Presidents death
at any time. A mighty nation swaits
10 dread suspense the tidings that will
turn its hope into sorrow and its pray.
er's into grief. Section and party is
forgotten in the common calamity, and
North and South, Republican and Dem.
ocrat, will follow his bier Id humble
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POVERTY.

EOt
My sermon this Sunday morning
shall have for it's purpose to teach
that poverty is word of comparative
significance. Not all those who are
wealthy are really rich and not all who
are poor in worldly goods are subject
to tho >reproach of poverty. As Tup'
per expresses it
MANY beggar at the cross-way, or gray
haired shepherd on the plain,
Hath more of the end Of all wealth, thar
hundreds who multiply the means
In his old fashioned way he take,
the pains to tell US and to prove tina
the whole of nature is one great anG
grand system of compensation. VIVA
is denied to one is given to another
aud none have all things given them
Wealth brings its cares and povert,
has its joys. The poor man has con
tent and real happiness which tb,
money of the rich mau cannot buy
and if, as is clearly taught in Scriptur,
the rich man is to be held to On &C
count hereafter for all the neglected
opportunities of doing good and of re
lieving distress which his wealth give
him here, it may be asserted with con
fidence that the poor man, with BIZ
freedom from responsibility is really
the richer after all. Let us then no
envy those who are richer nor contem,
those who are seemingly poorer thar
| we.
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(TO BE CONTINUED.J
How I am ever going to get them
down don't know-but Of that more
anon. A truce to such folly! Let Us
be serious again. 81
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30
Leo XIII.
Edinburgh Review.

In the various positions in which he has been
placed Cardinal Pecci had not shown himself
to be weak man. He left Peruga with the
reputation OF an energetic and vigorous admin
istrator; and perfectly authentic story is re-
lated of his conduct as delegate Of Benevento,
which assuredly does not represent him az
wanting in force of character or determination.
Benevento, although it formed part of what
were then the States of the Church, is wholly
inclosed within the territory of Naples. Thus
cut off from the central authority, situated
among the Apennines, and remote from any OF
the great lines of comm munication, the little
province formed the head quarters of the bri-
gands who infested the neighboring Roman
and Neapolitan territory. The ease with
which maefactors could slip across the from
tier, as we'll as the lawless habits and propen-
stiles of the feudal mobiles of the country, rem
derad the task of governing it an extremely
difficult one. The owners of the castles among
the hills found it easier and more profitable to
live on good terms with the brigands than to
side with the Pontifcal authority against
them. They audaciousy claimed for their
fortresses immunity from the authority OF the
magistrates, IN and afforded to the brigands an
inviolable asylum; and these lawless feudal no.
bles were supported by very powerful friends
at Rome. The new delegate began by obtain
ing from Gregory XVI. very capable man as
head of the civil force in the province He
then procured from Naples orders to the Nea-
politan Police authorities on the frontier to
support him to the utmost of their power
Thus prepared he sent force of gendarmes to
one of the hill castles, in which several bri-
gands were known to have taken refuge,
sized them, and safely lodged them in prison.
The owner of the residence thus violated was
one of the most poGerful men in the province;
ann on the morrow he visited the delegate in
the city of BenevenJo, and with extreme an
ger intimated that he was on his way to Rome
whence he should soon return with an order
for Mgr. Pecci's recall. "That you can do,
Sgnor Marcbese," said Pecci quietly, "but
you must put off your journey three months,
since / am going to put you in prison for that
bread and water" And he was. to the letter,
Gregory XVI, he was invited to Naples to re-
ceiVe the expression OF King Ferdinand's APP
probation, aud Benevento was for the time
cleared of brigands. Assuredly this anecdote
is not told of weak or irresoluto Governor
But the spectacle OF man victoriously master
of an inferior position, yet united for superior
comp and, is not uncommon. Years, II they
ripen and perfect the reflective faculties, are
apt to impair resolution and the strength of
will necessary for succe ssful supremacy. More
over it IS to be observed that in tho case of the
brgands at Benevento, there was no conflict
of conscience; the line of duty was clear and
plain.
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30
Egyptian Superstition.
rBlackYood,s AIagazine.l


/ emerged TO the surface of the mummy-pit
after the scramble among legs, and arms and
ribs, and found grouped around the small
hole that formed the entrance native gentle
man with sun umbrella, two native ladies,
and male friend carrying lantern Tney
were mere feltahin; and the women, one OF
whom was young and pretty, were not so par
ticular as they might have been about covering
their faces. AS from the presence OF the Ian
tern they seemed to have some design on the
mummy-pit asked them what they wanted
and was informed in the most delicate man
ner possible by the leading parsonage that he
was looking for an easily-accessible tomb into
which the young and pretty woman might en-
ter. She, meantime coyly cast her eyes first
upon the GROUND and then wistfully into the
hole from which had just emerged upon all
fours "Sir," said my informant, she has at
present the misfortune of being childess, but
half an hour alone in one of these caves will
put that all right" I explained that | knew
of others more easy to get into, to which [ rec
nmmended her to repair, and the party trotted
off, apparently convinced that short period
OF sealusion in a mummy-pit was an infsllible
receipta-r son and heir. found that this
supeie'lsion SOS very common one among
the peasants, anS had hardly reached the
boat wnen tOyana OsGamefsre Of another quite as
two of the crew, who wefeeso exasperated
against each other that they we>a separated
with some difficulty. On inquiring s-sio the
| cause of the quarrel, l was informed that o~a
| of them had shortly before arrived with
mnmmv's hand, which he had put into cup.
| hoard used by the crew for slowing away food
and other things. One Of them had objected
| M its heing nut there, and hence the row. l
naturally inquired what he wanted the hand
for and was told TO put 1t under his left arm as
| a cnre against fever. / cross-examined Mo-
| BANNED in regard to it, but found that he him
| self had secured foot, but he admitted that
| he doubted its efficacy; he had no doubt, from
| repeated experience, about the hand. he had
| a friend in Cairo who had one, and he always
| borrowed it and put it under his left arm
| when he had fever, with unvarying
| success but he had never tried
| foot l asked him whether the hand OF any
| dead man would do, but he said it must pc
mummys aud in good state OF preservation;
| bones were of no use. One oil the most inter-
| estipg caves l examined was also the most
| difficnlt 10 enter. The roof had sunk so much
that 1t rested on the upper tier OF tina sarcopaa-
| pi. aud these were SO close together that had
| first 10 send man IN, then lie down on my
| side and make him draw me by my legs be-
| tween two sarcophagi, which were just far
| enough apart to admit the passage of a thin
man. and then only after jam that threatened
| to rub the buttons off ones waistcoat. When
| / did get in, and could raise myself on my
| knees, found sarcophagi everywhere The
| stone faces on some Of their lids were most
| striking In their majestic repose. Out OF aooee
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30
Charles Kingsley on Prayer.

from Letter just published in the SPECTATOR
"You are sanguine man, my dear sir, who
ask me to solve for you the riddle of existence,
since the day of Job and solomon, since the
days of Socrates and Buddhs; the especial rid.
die, too, of our time with its increased knowl-
edge of physical science. But what l seem to
know, will tell you.
Knowing and believing great deal of the
.dV~nced physical science Of DArwins school,
still cah say l do not believe in the existence
OF Law. 'La"- of Nature Laws impressed
or properties lmpre-sd on Matter are to me,
after careful analysis o. their meaning. mere
jargon. Nothing exists buS~vrrT' All nhvsi,
cal laws and phenomena are bdsA the nan;yss. pJye
tatinns of that Will-one, orderly, TS,-i1 .,,;ss
utterly benevolent In Him, the FS1- 80 y,
can trust, in spite of the horrible things Io~H
see. in spite of the fact that my own prayers
are not answered. believe that He makes all
things work together for the good OF the hui
man race, and of me among the rest. as long as
obey His will. L believe that He will an
swer my prayer, not according to the leaer, but
according to the spirit of it; that If desire
good, shall find good, though not the good
which long for. And Law and Necessity
I look upon as phantoms of my own imsgina-
tion, always ready to reappear, but always GER
tain likewise. to vanish again, before one sound
blow OF careful logic or Of practical life.
Yours very truly, .. KINGSLEY
Eversley Rectory, Winchfeld, Dec. %, 1852.
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30
Tongue Torture.
A School Teachers Exercise in English
Pronunciation.
IJournal of Education.


One enervating morning, just after the rise
of the sun, youth bearing the cognomen OF
Calico glded into his gondola over the legen-
Diary waters of the lethean Thames He was
accompanied by his allies and cuadjutors, the
dolorous Pepys and the erudite Cholmondeley,
the most combative aristocrat extant, and An
epicurean who for learned vagaries and revolt
ing discrepancies of character would take pre-
cedence of the most erudite OF all Areopagits
literati.
These sacrilegious dramatts personS were
discussing in detail suggestive and exhaust
i've address delivered from the prosceniur,-
box of the Calisthenic Lyceum by notable
fnancer on obligatory hydropathy, as scces-
sorry to the irrevokable and irreparable doc
trine of evolution, which had been vehement
ly panegyrized by splenetic Professor Of ac-
coustics, and simultaneously denounced by
complaisant opponent as an undemonstrated
romance Of the last decade, amenable to no
reasoning, however allipathic, outside Of its
own lamentable envrons
These peremptJry tripartite brethren arrived
at Greenwich, wishing to aggraudiZe them-
selves by indulging in exemplary relaxation,
indicatory of implacable detestation OF integral
tergivesation aud exoteric intrigue. They ira
was connoisseur in meEzo tint and falconry.
This pquant person was heaping contumely
and scaIhing raillery on an amateur in jugular
recitative, who held that the Pharaohs of Asia
were conversant with his theory that morphine
and quinine were exorcists OF bronchitis.
Meanwhile, the leisurely Augustine, Of
Cockburn drank from tortoise-shell wassail
cup to the health Of an apotheosized recusant,
who was his supererogatory patron, and an as-
sistant recogniZance in the immobile nomen-
clature of interstitial molecular phonics. The
contents of the vase proving soporifc, stolid
plebeian took from its cerements a heraldic
violoncello. and, assisted by plethoric dioce-
san from Pail Mall, who performed on SON.
orous piano-forte, proceeded to wake the clang-
orous echoes of the Empyrean. They bsde
the prolix Caucasian gentleman not to mis-
construe their inexorable demands, while they
dined on acclmated anchovieS and apricot
truffles, and had for dessert wiseacre's phar-
macopeia. Thus the truculent Pythagoreans
had novel repast fit for the gods. On the
subsistence of the feast they alternated between
soft laDguois and isolated scenes of squalor,
which followed mechanist's reconnaissance of
the imagery of Uranus, the legend of whose in
cognito related to poniard wound in the ab-
domen received while cutting a Swath In the
interest of telegraphy and DosthuHous photo
graphy. Meantime an unctuous crthoe2ist ap-
piled homeopathic restorative to the retina of
an objurgatory spaniel (named DanieD and
tried to perfect the construction OF a behemoth
which had got mired in pygmean slough, while
listening to the elegiac soughing Of the pre-
historic wind.
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30
rBrooklyn Eagle.1
Posing as a Reorganizer.


"Isee you didn't have enough of politics
during the campaign, Mr.. Breezy" said Mrs.
Breezy looking over the top of her evening
paper.
"Hog is that, dear?" asked Mr.. Breezy look
ing up from vain attempt at squaring little
account in his note book
"That's just what 1 should like to know,
Mr. Breezy. How is it2 How is it, say"
said Mrs. Breezy, "that you cannot have sense
enough to keep away from those political peo-
pie and attend to your own business? Here
you have been making speech on reoganiza-
tion or some such nonsense. Reorganization,
fiddle sticks wish your audience could see
you in the bosom of your own family and then
they would appreciate your opinions. Yoa
must make a fine orator, Mr.. Breezy. Daniel
Webster was, probably, mere baby compared
to you. So you believe that the salvation of
the Democratic party in Kings county depends
upon uniting all its forces. What profound
thinker you are growing to be, Mr. Breezy.
You feel that the young and the old members
of the party should clasp hands and work IN
perfect harmony. Now, what editorial did you
get thai out of, Mr.. Breezy? "A ship divided
against itself will sink, you say"
"No don't" said Mr.. Breezy excitedly, "I
never said any such thing"
Here it is said Mrs Breezy, "in black
and white"
"Confound those reporters" said Mr.. Breezy.
"Don't confound the reporters" said Mrs
Breezy. "It's very probably lucky for you
that they are as good natured as they are. II
it wasn't for the reporters the Lord Only
knows how great an ass you would appear 10
the public. l don't doubt but silat they put in
all the best parts OF your speeches, but to be
sure, that isn't saying much. Now, Mr..
Breezy, l should very much like to know how
long you are going ON posing before the pr bic
in this style and bringing ridicule on your in
nocent family?"
"But, dear" said Mr.. Breezy, "that speech
was made by special invitation or
Especial invitation, said Mrs. Breezy, then
they brought it ON their own heads, Well,
they are not 70 much to be pited after all.
But you can depend upon it, Mr.. Breezy, one
dose will cure them; or at least, hope so,"
concluded Mrs. Breezy, folding up the paper
and stalking out of the room.
Perhaps her words would not have appeared
quite SO bitter to her husband il he could have
seen her few minutes later pasting his speech
in her scrap book.
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30
How Hnmholdt Beat the Devil.
tBlackwood's SIagazine.l

tBlackwood's Magazine.l
The Basques, with all their strange peculiar
tiles, are no longer a race; they are still the
best tennis-players in the world, and they still
possess a language-the Euscara, (which, they
assure on is the idiom spoken in Paradise3
but their national existence manifests itself in
no other shapes. The entire lineage is emf
grating to South America, because it offends 1t
to wear red trousers in the army. In few
wears there will be no Basques left but the
tongue will remain; for, though 1t is the most
difficult which exists, philologists have man
aged to catch it, and have put it into gram
mar. II is one of the glories OF William Hun.
boldt that he leas ned this impossible dialect,
sssl traced it to its Iberian roots. And this go-
ry Is Az the grander, because according to 10.
cal statemesa,sl the devil spent seven years at
Mauieon IN The S~in- endeayor to acquire the
power OF conversing With the BaSques, so as TO
be able to lead them to pefossion. The task
was too much for b m; he nesSr- r-eauId learn
the seven articles employed in Eascars; he
failed where William Humboldt succeeded;
tine result is, that he is unable to tempt q
BASQUE, because he cannot peak to him, and
that, consequently, every Basque goes straight
TO heaven, Unfortunately, now that the pop
ulation is beginning to talk French (Which the
devil knows terribly welD this privilege is dis
appearing.
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30

A CURIOUS English Parliamentary return
has been issued showing the number of
days on which the House of Commons sat
In each session since 1S31--thas is, for
half century, together with the number
Of hours occupied and the hours after mid
night. The last session was the heaviest.
There were 154 sitting days, amounting to
1880 hours and 5 minutes, of which 238
hours and IS minutes were after midnight;
the average daily length of sitting was 0
hours and 5 mibutes. In 1887 the House
sat 176 days, but only 1,729 hours during
the period, and only SO hours after midnight,
while the average time of each sitting was
only hours, "a minutes. In 1882, when
the reform bill of Lord John Russell was
twice read third time and rejected by the
Lords. the House sat 140 days or 1,187 hours
223 of which were after midnight and the
average time of sitting was hours 20 min
uteg
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30

A MAN having been fined for selling ci-
gar on Sunday in Indiana, appealed the case
to the State Supreme Court, which decided
against him, holding: SIT is hardly proba-
BILE that the law makers contemplated that
the cravings of morbid and unnatural ap-
petite should be deemed to create such an
imperious necessity for appeasement that
the general requirement for Sunday obser-
vance should yield to it, while the supply
ing of the ordinary necessities of life, like
food and clothing, by purchase and sale out
of the stores, should be forbidden. If it can
be said that a cigar is necessary to the smok-
er, it is no less certainly known that drink
is in the same sense needful to the drinker.
The law, however, specifically forbids the
sale of Intoxicating liquors on Sunday"
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30

TIE British lawyers have lost some very
pretty pickings by the manner in which the
Baroness Burdett Coutts has exercised her
characteristic common sense. Learning
that the chances were against her being
able to evade the condition in the Duchess
of st. Albans' will. whereby she forfeits a
large part of the Coutts estate by marrying
foreigner, she has settled the matter by
private arrangement, ard will not appeal to
the arbitration of the courts. She could
well afford to give way, as her surrender
leaves her still enormously wealthy.
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30

Mr.. MarIowfat had bean complaining of nef-
vousness, and declared that of late he felt 30
bad that any excitement was most distressing
to him. One day he asked tho family physi-
clan what he should take for TT. "Is 1t noise
said Mr.. Marrowfat. "very well, then" re.
sumed the astute and sympathetic Galeni
"pat spoonful of paregoric In yseR vifes ecf'
fee every morning at brstkfast
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30

AMONG the curiosities of the official can
vass of the votes cast at the late election IN
New York is the fact that in the two ceun-
ties of Broome and Cattaraugus, which fol-
low each other in the alphabetical table, Mr..
Hustled received the same vote, the figures
themselves being a DUPLICATION, 5252.
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30

"The truth is," said Mr.. Haberdasher, as he
leaned back in his armchair and put his feet
up ON the desk, "the girls are lazy, and If we
gave them stools to sit on they would shlrk
their work and loll around half the time.
never encourage habits OF idleness. by in
dustry we thrive, you know. Jack, here,
hand me the paper, and then run over to Ma
duro's and get me half dozen of his best Ha-
vanas," and then he settled himself 80 the
cushion would fit well in the small of his back
and proceeded to look over the Political Out
look, while the head clerk said, Certainly,
sir" and went back to his duties
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30

ALLEN LEWIS, a rich manufacturer of
Olneyville, R. l., entertained great afec-
ton for house which he had once owned
and lived in 21 years, frequently saying he
would like to die there. Last Saturday ne
made a casual call as-ene place, and as ne
entered the parlor, the wish of his life was
gratified, and he fell dead to the floor.
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30

A FRENCH paper lie Licre) offers as
plausible explanation of the overflow OF
French gold to America the fact that Amer
can dentists use half million dollars
worth in the construction of false teeth,
"since trouble with teeth seems to be al
most epidemic among the Yankeesp
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30

In Nehema county, Kansas, D. Il. Vorhes
was elected sheriff over James Martin, Dem
ocrat, in 1879, by rs votes. This year, both
were again candidates and the total vote had
increased nearly 800, but Mr.. Vorhes was
again elected over Mr. Martin as before, by
% vOrae
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30

IT is reported that Appleton's Journal dies
with the December number. 1t was started
about fifteen years ago as an illustrated
weekly, and was quite successful. But after
the change to-a nor thly was made five or
six years ago, it failed TO prove remunera-
tive venture.
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30

THE Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
making an effort to abolish the popular use
of the wol ID ''depot". The word "station"
is to be used on its lines henceforth, and
e-en the great "Union Depot" at Pittsburg
is hereafter to be known as the 'sUnion Sta
tion',