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UPHOLSTERY GOODS.
PARLOR FURNITURE

OF every Conceivable Design and Cost.
Magnificent Suits in Ebony, Walnut, and Mahogany.
Beautiful Marble Tob Plush, and Carved Top Tables
Extensive Line of Walnut and Mahogany Hat Trees
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-10-10

A REMARKAALE PHENOMENON. "A
remarkable phenomenon occurred at
Independence, Iowa, during heavy
thunder storm. Many were aroused
by the pelting at the windows, and
supposed it TO be hail; Others
thought it was caused by bats. But
the next morning thousands Of birds
were found all over the city, some
dead and some alive. Wherever a
door had been opened the place would
beoy uud full of them. 1t was liter
ally a shower of birds; and how and
whence came they2 In size the birds
we're triflle larger than snow bird,
and their color much like that of
quail. No such bird has ever been
seen there. One theory is that they
we're drawn into vortex of south
ern cyclone and carried as far as In.
dependence, where they were drop
ped.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-10-10
KIND HEARTS.

Kind hearts are found In every land,
And noble souls in court and cot,
Our race is one faternal band.
Though strange our fortunes and our
lot;
4 pilgrims life my life has been,
I'ye met stout Teulons and gay
Franks,
And friendship true I've always seen
Upon the Rhine and fair Seinc's
banks.
Beneath Canadian pines I've slept,
When winter came in robes os snow,
And though tor home nightly wept,
Kind words Oft came to chase my
woe;
The woodmen welcomed me with JOY.
And made me share their frugal fare !;
They babe me once more boy,
And cast away my look of care.
The Belgians sang for me their songs,
They heard my songs With fearful
eyes;
The brave Poles told me of their
wrongs;
nd Romans told me Of their skies;
For every land true love feel,
Oh every land was kind to me;
Hear. Nature speaks-a thundcr-peai-
True men are men whereer tbey
be-"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-10-10
Kidney Disease Cured.

Christiansburg, Va, 1881.
Suffering from kidney disease.
from which l could get no relief, /
tried Browns Iron Bitters, which
cured me completely. A child Of
mine, recovering from scarlet fever,
had no appetite and did not seem to
be able to eat at all. Igave him Iron
Bitters with the happiest results.
J. KYLE MONTAGUE.
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A Fatal Fright.

Few people seem properly to esti
mate the great wrong Of frightening
children. Nearly every household
has it's "ugly old man." or great ole
bear" This terrible old man and
this great old bear are powerful fac
tors in nursery discipline. "Come
along here now" mother or nurse
will say to a child, sand let me pn,
YOU to bed" * don't want to GO
now" the child replies. you'd bet
ter come on here now, or I'll tell tina,
ugly man to come and take You
away" This has the intended effect,
and the child. Trembling in fear, sub
mits at once and goes to bed, proba-
bly, to see in imagination all kinds
OF horrible faces.
The sad death Of the little girl,
which occurred recently, shows what
a strong impression these "boogers'
make on the minds of children. The
little girl was beautiful child, and
every one at the fashionable board
ing.house where her parents were
spending the summer months loved
her with purity Of affection which
a child 50 strongly inspires. She
would stand at the gate and clap her
hands in glee when her father came
to dinner, and when he would take
her on his shoulder she would shout
and call 10 every one to look how
high she was. One day a large.
shaggy dog came into the yard, and
when she ran TO him and held flow
er to his nose he growled and turned
away. She was terribly frightened,
and the black nurse, who stood near,
was not slow in making a note of the
impression the dog had made. Sew.
eral nights afterward when bedtime
came the child was unusually wake.
fal.
"Ysr'd better come heah an Git IN
dis bed," the nurse commanded.
II don't want to-
"AlI right den. rse.gwine out an
call dat ole dog what growled at yer
When he comes an fms yer ou,en
de bed, he'll bite yer head off,
The little girl grew dethly pale.
"Nuthin' would suit dat dog better
dan ter get a chance at yer. 10th
er night he cotch little girl across
de road and eat her all up
The child screamed.
"Come on here, den, an I won t
let him ketch yer"
The poor little thing obeyed. Her
father and mother were at an enter
tainment, and there was no appeal
from the nurses decision. When
morning came the little girl did not
awake with her glad good morning,
papa and mamma" She had tossed
all night and a hot fever had settled
upon her. She grew rapidly worse,
and the next day the physician de.
ciared that there was no hope for
her. She became dellrious, and,
struggling, would exclaim; "Dog
shan't have mama's little girl"
1t was a sorrowing circle that sur
rounded her death bed The parents
were plunged into gsief which none
but the hearts of fathers and moth
ers can feel.
Her last moments were a series Of
struggles. How hard the beau,iful
can die. She wildly threw up her lit
tie hands and shrieked: go away.
dog"
A gentle hand wiped the death
froth from her lips. Again she
struggled and shrieked: "Dog shan't
have" but she died ere this
sentence was fnished.-[ Arkansas
Trovolor
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MISCELLANEOUS.
STRONG
EACTS/

A great many people arc asking
what particular troubles BROWNS
IRON BITTERs is good for.
It will cure Heart Disease, Paral'
ysis, Dropsy, Kidney Disease, Con-
sumption, Dyspepsia, rheumatism
Neuralgia, and all similar diseases.
It's wonderful curative power is
simply because it purihes and en-
riches the blood, thus beginning at
the foundation, and by building up
the system, drives out all disease.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-10-10

heart disease,
Vine ST., Harrisburg, Pa.
Dec. 2, 1881.
After trying different physicians
and many remedies for palpitation
Of the heart without receiving any
benefit. Twas advised totry Browns
Iron Bitters. have used two bot
ties and never found anything that
gave me SO much relief
Mrs. JENNIE Hsss.
For the peculiar troubles to which
ladies are subject, Browns IRON
BlTTERs is invaluable. Tyit.
Be sure and get tho Genuine,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-10-10
A LADY, Cured Of Rheumatism.

Baltimore, Nd, May 7, 1880:
My health was much shattered BY
Rheumatism when I commenced
taking Browns Iron Bittsrs, and !
scared y had strength enough to at
tend 10 my daily household duties:
lam now using the third bottle and !
am regaining strength daily, and !
eheerfully recommend it 70 all.
I cannot say too much In praise
oft. Mrs. MARY Z. BRAsHEAK.
sZ3 Plessmanss
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'CO NJ M E R CT Al
wv vyoo.,.fietaProduce uce Market

ooaREcrsD wEsK.r By P. scHrxAnrsR 'a
MONDAY, December 10, 1883
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The Soudan situation.

LYNDON. December. THE situation
in the S udsn is regarded as more en-
courapins The remissress of FL Mahdi
In following up his victory leads to the
belief that the three days battle was not
such q one-sided affair as the first re-
ports made it out 10 be. 1t is now
thought that if the f Is ptisn army was
destroyed, the rebels, on their side, sui
fered terrible losses, so that they we're
in no condition to take advantage o'
their success. And military critics
question whether the destruction of the
Egyptians was as Gdr5plete as the earl,
accounts represented. The statemen
that no prisoners were brought into Z
Obeid leads to the inference that SOM
portion of the defeated army made goot
its escape. In his former victories E
Mahdi always gave qIsrtei after tb
fighting was over. HIS onset was muir
derous, but be did not kill prisoners il
cold blood. As it is not probable tha
all the Egyptians were slaia in the hal
tie. or that any we're butchered at
surrender, it i, hoped that a considerahl
body of iugitiyss escaped southwar
into the Takale country.
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A SolilGQuY.

The Holidays will soon be here and
how shall we remember our friends and
relatives is the perplexing Question:
There are many things to be had, but
we would like to select some Thing nse-
ful and would be appreciated How
about address pattern, nice wrap. shawl,
skirt, pair hose, gloyes, silk handker-
shiefs, wooden hoods for the children,
nice pair blankets, ten yards muslin, ten
wards flannel, overcoats, suit of clothes
for the boy, suit Of clothes for the old
man, nice black cashmere dress for the
old woman, hats and caps are useful too,
oyershoes, nice button kid shoes, high
top goat lace shoes. How the girls would
like pair Of them, and a pair OF red
stockings to match. Then there is un.
derwear for the whole family, pair oil
bouts for the boys, pair good calf boots
for husband. Then there Is gossamers
for the women and children, so usstu
in the rain, then good gum coat fol
husband. o. we might talk here for
week and then not act. We will consul
the papers and then decide. Well frcu
what we have seen, and from the adver
tisements, thipk we had best 90 am
make bur purchase at the one price ant
that always he lowest) establishment o
MORRIS & ARMSTRONG.
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Rroii, Seneca Township.

Ed. SPIRIT: Now that TIE election is
over and the Second Amendment lost,
and the saloons still open, | want to
give, through your columns, little ad'
nice to the young mon-and old too
Don't GO in there. That-saioon door is
the gate OF perdition. For ypur life's
sake, for your souls cake, don't'go in.
I. is iheiop OF that inclined plane which
is smooth as glass. slippery as ice, and
ends in the blsckness of darkness Tor
ever In there is had company. tue val
gar talk; the idle game, the drink OF pol
son, the beginning OF the horrible, ,treach
erous, deadly appetite. which will bind
your soul with fetters OF brass and hnoks
of steel Don't 60 in That saloon is
net laid to catch your soul pnawares
1t leads to the castle Of Giant Despair
out of which you will never come agair
into the swee. sunlight. God is looklns
down from H aven. Your soul is hov
ering In the balance. For the sake o
the dear ones you will ruin, the lie yo'
will blast, the Heaven You will lose
don't 90 in. j. MAsslE.
December 3. 1888.
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FATAL. ACCIDENT
Newton Merrill Crushed to Death
by the Upsettlng of Wagon.

Last Friday dreadful accident oc-
curred.. bv which Newton Merrill, of
this plsce. was instantly killed. The de-
ceased and bis brother William were
engaged in hauling logs for John Gill
land, from the farm OF Ellwood Phillips
near Hendrysbu'g On coming out o.
the woods 10 the pike, near the toll gate,
there is a steep and siding bill, aud
Newton was on the upper side, apply
ing the brakes, while his i'rother was
driving. From some cause the wagon
slipped and was upset, turning over and
landing ON the side that had he. up
hill. The unfortunate man was can, q
with l., the rubber bar resting on anh
crushing in his breast The rim ..of The
hind wheel was on his face and badly
| mashed one-hali Of bis face and skull
His brother, unable 10 remove The wae-
on, went for his fa'het, who was work
Ing near, aud physician ID Hendrys-
hurg was sent for, but the young man
wes beyond recovery, and in lew mo
ments was dead. AS the load strucS
him he gave groan, but never spoke
being tt once unconscious. He was
placed on the wagon and brought tc
4 town. This sad accident deeply in
Arresses us with the fact that in the III is
nf life we are in death, and no matte
fhow full CT sunshine the morning ma,
lbe shadows are apt 10 come before tn
/ sunset. The deepest sympathy is fel
Efor the relatives OF Mr.. Merrill. who i
moment, as it were, have lost love-
member of their home circle - Barnes
pille Eat, rprise, 9Th inst.
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MILTONsBURG ITEMS

M1LroNs OHIo, Dec. 8, 1883.
It's with regret thst we announce the
dea' h of George Lpiwig, of Wheeling {;
be died on laot Monday morning; his
remains were brought to the home
of hi, parents, who reside about three
miles west of this place, he was buried
on "wednesday, lin the German Cemetery
s,u;h of town. He was aa Industrious
young man, being % years OF age; he
leaves a wife and child. and a large
number Of relatives and friends to mourn
his loss. Tue high esteem and respect
Id which he was held was shown by the
large concourse of people that followed
his tehains to their laat resting place
We tender cur deepe sympsthies to the
,ffiicted.
Mrs. Seeerspri wife of Andrew Sc
gerser, was buried On the same day SHE
was aged 63 aud an invalid for number
of wears.
The twin children Of Rosana Schee
also died, ore this week and the Other
last week.
MARRIED. Nov. 90, in the R c
Church, Lena Burxhart to George Hell
feting and Anna Burkhart to a Mr.
Singer Of Duck Creek.
The watches and jrwelry which hao
been taken from DORIS store, were re-
turned; the person who possessed then
for short lime left for parts unknown
Notwithstanding the warm weathe
during the week, large number of hog
were killed We have not yet -hear'
/ who killed the largest.
John Reich and Ge 'rge Lau denherge
have each erected new barn in the pas
week. John Kua,z, of Woodsheld, j
doing the work Of The former and Henr.
Friday of the latter.
F. J. Stout has built frame additio
to hi4 brick dwelling.
| L. Gackenheimer has quit grinding j
the Miltonshurg mill and accepted
position in the Somerton mill "Papp
Ross" is doing our grinding now.
We understand that Dr.. S. L. Stewar
will move to Brownsville shortly.
Fred Scherer left yesterday for Whee
ing where he will work at bis trade, ma
BILE cutting. Fred is good mechanl
Alex Hardcsty, is again able TO I
out on the street
Samuel Eyser Sr is visiting relative
{ and friends in Iowa.
q C E Ketterer is visiting New Yo'
C. t..
Henry Menkel S., and Jr are vi
iting friends in Wheeling
/ see thst two correspondents OF .
C Gazette have borrowed nv name, ne
d ertheless l shall sign myself. ANON.
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LEGAL NoT1dE.

CARAH JANE MLLHR and George W. MIL
y ler her husband and Rachel Adams ard
George W. Adams her husband. whose place
OF residence and postcfice address is Twiggs
Peasants county, West Virginia, will take
notice that or the 9Th day of Novem Der
D. 1858, James Bsumgartner filed his certain
petition against them and o.herr'in the OF
6ce Of the clerk Of the court of common
pleas Of Mopros county. Ohio, praying fol
partition of the real estate of which Chris.
tian .Baumgartner died seized, and described
as follows.
The north half Of the northwest fourth
OF section seventeen [17,l township three
r3l of range six t6l containing eighty acre
more or less.
YOU are required TO answer said petition
on or before the 18th day o. January. A. d
1884.
JAMES BAUMGARTNBR,
by,JAMss WATSON, his atty.
novl3.'S3t7.
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Arthur and Foster.

CLfvELAND o., December g. Some
time aeo General Sherman Club was
organ zad here for the purpose OF BOOM
ing Sherman tor the presidency. This
club has died, and in it's place an Arthur
Clnb has been formed. 1t is said active
work has been going on here for some
time to inaugurate boom for Arthur
for 1854, with Governor Charles Foster
for Vice President. Foster is working
the machine TO that end. The scheme
is to work Cleveland, Cincinnati and the
larger cities so as 10 get a majority OF
the State convention delegates who will
favor Arthur and Foster. The latter
was here on Monday in the interest oi
this scheme, and held conference with
local politicians The Cleveland Leader
and the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
will support the Arthur and Fostel
scheme, but the Cleveland Herald viii
probably kick out OF the traces.
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AGerman,s Bad Spree.

CINcINNATr, Dec. "A German NAM
ed John Beck, Who is generally drunk,
waa little drnnker than usual Tuesday
molning and staggered into prominent
Vine street saloon, where be demanded
a glass of beer. The bas-keeper, seeing g
the mans condition, refused to serve
him, at which Beck became highly in
censnd. After few words he drew hid
revolver aud deliberately shot the bar
keeper twice. one ball taking effect in. the
neck and making serious wound The
bar keeper is at the hospital and will
probably die Beck was arrested and
put in jail. He says he sct out with the
intention of ''giving it to somebody"
and that the bar keeper happened to be
the victim,
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MARRlEb.-.on Nov. 9th, by Rev
JOHN A. WR1GHT. Miss CAMPsADELL
SMIrH to Mr.. GREER MELoTr
October 16.h, by j. ". MoKIMMIE
ESQ of Salem township, Miss BARBARA
CAIN to Mr.. WlLLtAa FElsr
November 52i, ny Elder j. ]. HuRD
Miss LYDIA HlcKENsoTEAM to Mr.. SAM
uEL AFFoLDEE
November Gath. BY Rev W. s. BusH
Miss DELLA SLOAN to Mr. JOIN +
CHR1sTY
November 2sth, by ": H: HAWKINS
ESQ of Perry township. Mrs. HAsSA1
j. EMMoNs to Mr. JosAfHAE SNIrH
December 81, by Taos 8 HowtER
Esq. of Malaga township Mise . =
WARNER to Mr. JOHN B SHIPPERS.
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The Terrible Punishment School
Teacher Imposed Upon a Glri
Pupil.

The Terrible Punishment Sch ool
Teacher Imposed Upon a Girl
Pupil.
CANTON. o, DC 6 "A terrible case
of brutalitv was made public here to-day.
Anthony Laymiller, country sc1oei
teacher, was arrested to-day upon the
affi lavit or Mrs N. Og'e'horp, for bru
tally mal,reaiiDg ber l1-year old daugh
ter, Mary, who is one OF his upils. The
little girl was guilty OF s,u, slight o.
tense for which the teacher proposed 70
make the child sit amc ng the boys. She
re5elled against the punishment where
upon Laymiller, assisted by one Of the
male pupils, threw the girl to the floor,
bound her hands together and then sns'
pended her from a coatshook so mat he'
toes barely touched THE noors She was
kept in this painful position tom 0 a,
It'll $50 . m, till her mother, who had
been informed OF the proceedings, came
to the rescue OF the suffering girl Wher
llet aowa the child was so weak she couie
hardly stand, her limbs refusing to serv'
her Heavy led wslts we're swollen upon
her arms and she was physiealiy exhaus
ted. She ie suffering terrib y at psesfa
from the strain upon her nerves. Int
case ts beyond the jurisdiction oi LII
r Humane Society, so that Laymilier ca
, only be held upon the charge OF asssu
! and battery. To this be will snsWe
i next Saturday.
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iuiy3's3.
Continued from last vces.)
How Watch Cases are Made.

In buying silver watch case great caro-
should be taken to secure one that is solid
silver throughout. The cap of most cheap
silver cases is made Of composition Snown
as albata, which is very poor substitute
for silver, as it turns black in shors time.
The backs of such cases are made much
thinner than those of an all silver case,
being robbed in order to make the cap
thicker and get in as much as possible Of
the cheap metal. Another important point
inasilver case is the joints or hinges, which
Should be made of gold. Those ef,most
cheap cases are made of silver, which is
not suitable metal for that purpose. In
brief period it warps, bends and spreads
apart, allowing the backs to become loose
upon the case and admitting the dust and
dirt that accumulate in the pocket. The
keystone SilverWatch Cases are only made
with silver caps and gold joints.
I, ST. Louis, Mo-, Feb. II, ,issa
Mourcng dnd varied experience IN handling watches
we cannot but and testimony that
tho KeysoAs Solid Silver Watch Cases are the best
main homogeneous, and sitter than hey would
be were they heated for soldering, niid have moro
resisting power agninst tnan any osneI
Send cent stamp keystone Watch Case Factories Phila.
dcpha Pa, handsome Illustrated Pamphlet showing ho
James Boss and Ke,stone Watch Cases are nades
sugl4,'s3Y.
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LOCAL Notes and Notions.


VIC. DAsroRp was in town over
Sunday.
silver tongue mouth organs at BEET
JONES'.
Miss Lucy WEST is visiting friends in
st. Clairsville.
Judge oKEY and J B DRIeas, E'q.,
are attending Belmont County Court.
Mr.. .THonAs HAYDEN, of Kansas, is
visiting friends in Woodsfeld and vicin'
ity.
BERT JONES has just received the
finest stock; OF confectionery ever had
before. = -
Editor DoHERrr and W. F. CATCH
ELI went to Wheeling last Friday 70 see
LAEGrRY
Prof. W. T. BorrEsFIELD, OF the
Darlington Schools. was in town last
Wednesday
Spelling School at the Union School
House Friday evening, 14th inst. All
mission Eve cents. J
General WARNER and wife are pleas
an,ly located in Washington City at No.
2l0 North Capitol Street.
There are SO stations on the line OF
the BIZ &C Railroad. The distance
-is III miles from BelIaire to GAINESVILLE.
Miss FANNIE WILLIAMS. OF " etzei Co.,
West Va, and Miss SUE ANKRoM, OF Iy'
Ter CO., West Va, are visiting irlenas
In this place.
Mr.. Bfess WILLIAMS. son OF pr. =
B. WfLLIAas, of Seneca township re-
turned home last Thursday after four
teen months trip through the West.
The merchant wire accepts the method
of A. T SrEwARr is certain to succeed
"Fixed prices. no Misrepresentation o.
goods sold, and liberal advertising
The Ohio Farmers Insurance Compa
nv recently paid S. A. ATKINSON, Esq
a4O0 the full insurance on his properly
in Adams township, destroyed by hr'
last Summer. Mr.. JcHN JEFfEss, o
Sunsbury township is the Agent OF en'
Company in this county.
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The Young Men,
Cadiz Sentinel.

1t noticeable tact that voung men
are proclaim ng themselves Democrats
with a good deal more freedom than in
formpr years Many OF the bralniest
and most energetic young men OF the
country are Democrats, That old prtj1
dice has worn away, and the true worth
OF our principles are beginning to he
appreciated again, and especially by the
Young We must cordially welcome to
our fold all good vonag men.