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MISCELLANEOUS.
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JOB PRINTING
on EVERY DESCRIPTION AT
THIS OFFICE. ~
SHERIFF'S SALE.
sHERIFF'S SALE.

MINORS MARY JAMES
v,,z, and Mnnn,x }No. $50.
For TUTORsHlP, ETC
Probate Docket, District Court, Par
ish of Rapides, La.
PURSUANT TO A COMMISSION
and order of sale issued and to
me directed by the Honorable tne
twelfth Judicial District Court IN
and for the Parish and State afore-
said in the above entitled and num-
hered suit. commanding nae in ac-
ror,]ance with the deliberations OF
the family meeting held therein, to
sell The hereinafter described prop
erty,, shall offer for sale at puoiie
suction at the front of the Court
uonse door, in the Town of Aiexan-
Iria la. between the hours pre-
scribed by law, On x,,,v
SATURDAY, the 9TH day OF JUl.1 f.,
a. d. 1884,
the following described property,
belonging to above named MINORS
to-wit:- :,
The undivided one-half interest in
and to the following described prop
erty, to-wit: That portion OF 10 II"
three (3) of square twenty-nine (29
of the Town Of Alexandria, La, III
Guided within the following lines
to-wjt: Commence at the rear lower
corner of said lot three (3) and rut
sionr Fifth street the distance o
sixty i6W feet: THENCE at rignt III,
giles and parallel to Johnston stree
yseyenty-five (75) feet, thence paral
lei to Fifth street, to Johnston stree
and thence along line of Johnston
street to point of starting.
TERMs-CASH subject to appraise
want ID. G. PAUL,
Sheriff and ex-officio Auctionee'
Jnne 8, 1884 ids.
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NOTICE.

Minors Minnie L. and
Mary j. Jones No. 457.
for
Family Meeting, etc. }
Probate Docket, District Court, Parish
of Rapides, La.
PURSUANT TO A COMMISSION
and order of sale issued and to me
directed by the Honorable the Twelfth
.Iudicial District Court in and for the
Parish and State aforesaid, In the
above entitled and numbered suit, com
manding me in accordance with the
deliberations of the family meeting
held therein, to sell the hereinafter des-
.ribed property, upon tho terms and
conditions hereinafter expressed, L
shall offer for sale at public auction at
the front of the Court House door, III
the Town of Alexandria, La, between
the hours preecrihed by law, on
SATURDAY, the 14th day of JUNE,
A. d. 1884,
tho following described property, to-
witt
A certain tract or portion of land sit
.uated in the Parish Of Grant, Loulsi'
ana, on Rayous Darro and Rigolette
bounded above and below by lands now
belonging to j. w. Johnson, and con
tanning two hundred arpents, more o.
less.
,TERMs-One-half of purchase prize
to be paid i'll cash, the balance on on,
credit of twelve months, with elgh
uer centum per annum interest Thereon
from date of sale until paid, with spe
sial mortgage and vendors lien an
privilege retained on the property sol
until full and final payment. The Pre-
perty will not be atljudicated for les
than the sum of eight hundred an
fifty dollars. r., ,,,,,
Sheriff and ex-ot1icio Auctionee
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notice.!
ALEXANDRIA, La,
May 81, 1884. !

ALEXANDRIA, La,
May 81, 1884. :
In accordance with Article No.
<4s of the Constitution, notice Is
hereby given that that the under
signed intend to apply to the Legis-
lature at its present session for the
passage of a statute authorizing the
CITY of Alexandria, La, to bond
its public debt. ,n,n,,r
J. ROSENTHAL,
VIM. LECKlE,
N. L. McGINN1S,
Fl. s. GOSSENS.
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incorporated in 1868 for 25 years
bv the Legislature for Educational
and Charitable purposes with Il
Capital of 81 900, 900, to which
reserve fund of over S550,OO0 has
since been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote
its franchise was made part OF
the present State Constitutlon,-
December Q, A. D. 1879.
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CERr1F1cATE-We do hereby GER
tify that we supervise the arrange.
ments for all tho monthly aud semi
annual drawings Of the Louisiana
State Lottery Co., and in perso"
manage and control the Drawings
themselves, and the same are con-
Quoted with honesty, fairness and
in good faith toward all parties.-
We authorize the Company to use
this certificate, with fac-simiIes OF
our signatures attached, i'll its ad-
| yertisements.
Ct. BEAUREGARD,
j.. EARLY.
! Applications for rates to clubs
should be made only to the office o.
the company in New Orleans.
For further Information write
clearly, giving full address.
Remit by Postal Note, America,
Express Order, New York Exchang'
or draft on New Orleans.
Il Letters with Currency invar:abl..
, by Express. We pay Express char
ees on all sums Of SIS or upwards
!, Address, NJ. A. DAUPHlN, Ne'
Orleans, La.
!; Address Registered Letters an
make Money Orders pay able to Ne
Orleans National Bank, New u
leans, La. WYNN >. onu'
General Agents, Alexandria, II
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Notice Tickets are Ten Dollars
only-Halves, SIS -Fifths,
S2-Tenths, 81.
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.

APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
100 Approximation Prizes of $500,
$40, 900.
100 Approximation Prizes OF SlOo,
$4,000.
100 Approximation Prizes OF 49,
$500.
2,279 prizes. amounting to 1922, SUI
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23
GONE MORE KISS, MAMMA"

Irocked my baby boy awhile,
And called ont many sleepy smile
Upon the little lips, till he
Almost asleep had seemed to be.
Then in his crib laid him down,
Ny little lamb, with eyes so brown,
And kissed the rosebud mouth 30 sweet
Then turned to go, with noiselcss feet.
But quick from Mischief-land there few
4 little sprIte. What did it do
But whisper to my sleepy pet,
"Don't lot mamma 50 from you yet"
Then rat my boy upright in bed
And shook lis tangled, curly head,
"Mc no as'oep, mamma, cried he,
$50 tum an tiAs me, one-two-frco"
Gust one kiss more, said, and pressed
The dear form closely 10 my breast,
But, multiplying one by ten,
kissed him DER and DER again,
Till, thinking ho Vas satisfied,
Again LEFT my darling's side,
But Just M had reached the door,
A rogui,h voice called; "Jes' one kiss more.
| went again with kisses sweet
His own dear cya4Ing lips to meet,
And while / waited, singing low,
To Drcamland no at last did go.
Al, Inc when he shall older grow,
Will mothers h-sos please linn so2
God guide US both TIL life DO o'or,
And | may kiss NY boy no morel
MAEY b. BHISE.
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TIE PERIODICAL PRESS.
A Few Interesting Notes About Newspapers
NIL over the World.

From Hubbard's Newspaper Direc-
tory for the present year, many inter.
esting and suggestive facts are to be
CLEANED concerning the periodical press
of the United States and Canada. In
these two countries, 1t appears, 1884
newspapers and other periodicals are
published, net gain of 1908 for the
past two years, and an increase of 4,4l6
over the number printed four years ago
The increase in different classes of peri
odicals has been as follows during the
past two years: Dailies, from I,037 to
1910; weeklies Gncluding Sunday
papers,, from 0,326 to II, 440-besides
1913 semi, 50 tri and "a bi-weeklies; and
monthlies, from 1872 to 1882 besides
3O5 semi, and SO bi-monthlies. The to-
tai number of papers, etc., in New York
State has increased in two years from
1885 to 1864; in Illinois from 971 to
1,255; and in Missouri from GAG to 727;
and in the Western States in general the
increase has been larger than In any
other section OF the Union.
In the edition for 1882, Mr.. Hubbard
stated that there were then published in
all languages throughout the world
more than "a, 900 newspapers, Of which
about 1880 were in the English Ian
guage. He now shows 1884 news.
papers in the United States and British
America alone. II from this number be
deducted 069 for those published not In
English, there still remain nearly $1,000
newspapers on American soil, in the
English language. To those add those
in other lands in the English language,
from Mr.. Hubbard's latest statistics, as
follows: In Great Britain and Ireland,
$500; India, 200; South Africa, 100;
West Indies, $50; and other places, $50;
total $500; and the aggregate number
of existing newspapers in English,
throughout the world, is seen to be 90
600 Mr.. Hubbard estimates the number
of existing periodical publications in all
tongues on the globe to be about 40, 600,
more than one-half of which, az will be
seen by the foregoing, are in the English
Language. Properly enough has he called
it the giant language Of civilization.
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Vulgar IIablts.

Asking questions private and personal
is vulgar habit, and telling your own
business, which no one wants to hear, is
another. Asking the cost of present
that has been made to you, loud talking
IN public, hard staring at table, insolent
disreSpcct to husband, wife, sister or
brother, showing temper in trihes, and
making scenes in public, showing an
embarrassing amount of fondness, and
making love in public, covert sneers, Of
which people can see the dnimats, if
they do not always understand the drift;
persistent egotism, which talks forever
of itself, and cannot even feign the most
passing interest in another, detraction
of friends, and it may be of relatives,
a husband telling of his unpleasant
nesses, wife complaining of her hus-
bands faults, the bold assumption of
superiority, and the servile confession
OF infinite unworthiness-all these are
signs and evidences Of vulgarity-vlgar-
'ty of a far worse type than that which
eats its fish with steel knife, and says
You was, and Each of the men were"
Journal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

The census of 1880 shows that the
agricultural workers, all told, number
767O,i93. OF these 2,323,S76 are
counted as wage workers, the rest
being farmers, etc. Strange to say the
amount paid for wages is not given in
the last census; but, using the figures
given in the census of 1870, we find tho
wage-workers then only got an average
OF S53 per year; add to this 800 for
board and we have the average wage
OF farm hands as only $l53 per year
Yet these men all have votes, and
they vote lawyers into nearly all places
OF profit and power. There are by the
last census only GA, 1877 lawyers in the
United States. The very poorest
public office which lawyers fill is worth
Sl,0OO per year, and from that up to
Judges and Commissioners, which get
S5'ooo to SIG, 200 per year. Those offices
and those wages are voted by the farm
workers whose wages are as above
mentioned.
II the farmers can stand that sort OF
thing the lawyers can. But one
wonders why Clerk of Court should
get five to fifty times more than
farmer.-Justice.
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A RICH LEGACY.

The General Attorney Of the Pullman Sleep.
ing. Car Company; eI-Chief Justice o. A..
Lochrane, OF Georgia. says that old DR.. Biggers
could leave no better legacy than his Southern
Kennedy for bowel affections, and in all his
travels he has never found anything to equal
Dr. Bigger's Southern Remedy for the relief
81 diarrhGa, dysentery and the restoration Of
the little ones whose system is suffering such
Adrainage from the effects Of teething, etc.
This, with bottle Of Taylor's Cherokee Rem
edy OF Sweet Gum and Mullen, combining the
stimulating eIpectorant principle Of the sweet
gum with the demulcent healing one Of the
mullen, for the cure Of Group, whooping
cough, colds and consumption, presents iittee
MEDICINE CHEST no household should be with
out FOR the speedy relief of sudden and danger
Gus attacks Of the lungs and bowels. Ask your
druggist for them. Manufactured by Walter
A. Taylor, prop -ietor Tayor's Premium Co.
logne, Atlanta, Ga.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

FRED GRANTS HEROIC W1rE.-CoJ.
FRED Grant sold his family team,
carriages and harness a few DAYS AGO
for vi 200, and dismissed his coachman
and all his house help. His wife, when
informed OF the failure of her husband
ana the necessity for economy in her do
mestic relations, remarked: ~ have
it again" Wv
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MOTHER AND CHILDREN DROWNED. -
A shocking accident was reported from
Nancy, France. At st. Nicholas du
Port four children we're playing on the
banks Of the canal, when the youngest,
aged 8 years, fell IN. His brother, aged
7 years, trying to rescue him, fell in
too. The mother, who was in an ad-
vanced state Of pregnancy, attracted by
the cries. rushed to the spot. In en-.
deavoring to save her children, she was
drawn in by the current and drowned
with her two children.
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ground and Posey started fire. Pres
emily man and woman approached the
fire. It was Henderson and his wife.
The woman was crying bitterly and
wringing her hands.
Whats Their matter?" asked Kit
kindly.
"Nettie, our little girl" sobbed the
woman.
What OF her?"
ether water KUN er boomin over
our cabin" said Henderson, IAN we
just bar'ly got out with our lives. Nettie
was washed away an hit hez broke ther
ole woman up pow'rful."
poor little Nettie," said Kit, and his
voice softened.
The grief-stricken mother redoubled
her lamentations and Kits wife drew
the poor woman down beside her. Sud-
denly a shrill cry for help was borne TO
their ears and the whole party started
to their feet.
Gifts Nettie," cried Henderson.
"Yas," continued Kit; "she's lodged
in the cottonwood motto"
"Save her Save her !" walled the
child's mother and she fell on her knees
and raised her hands beseechingly.
''Thar's no boat" answered her nus
band "an' even Of thar was, hit wouldn't
live er minnit in er current like thet."
"I'll save her, ma'am," said Kit
calmly, and unbuckled his belt and laid
down his rifle
His wife sprang to his side, all trem-
bling.
"l'm goin ter swim out thar, Alice"
he SAID, and ne stopped ana kissed the
pale face. 81 kin do hit, Of any man in
Texas kin"
every well, said Alice. "But II you
should lose your life. Oh, Kit !! and
she burst into tears.
Don't try hit, Kit !" cried Hender-
son, warningly. "Ye'll on'y lose yer
life"
Again the pitiful cry OF the child
came waited across the swollen river.
I'll save her or die" was Kits an
swcr and, with last tender look at his
weeping wife, he sprang toward the
river.
Henderson threw an armful OF wood
on the fire and it leaped up higher. In
breathless silence they bent their heads
and listened for some sound from the
brave man who was already battling
with the rushing torrent. Presently
they heard lusty cheer and they knew
that he had reached the cottonwood
motto in safety. Henderson ran to the
edge of the black water, which was every
moment creeping higher, and shouted
encouragingly to the hero. Kit nm
swered him and guided by the latter's
voice Henderson ran along the bank to
assist him in making a landing. He
could hear Kit as he battled with the
waves and every minute the scout
nearcd the shore. Now he could zee
him holding the little girl high above
the muddy waves. He knelt down and
stretched out his arms. Kit came closer
another lnsty stroke of his strong arm
and Henderson was able TO touch the
child. He lifted her to the bank and
held ont his arm TO Kit. The scout
struggled manfully but the water boiled
fercely about him-he lost ground-the
current carried him from the shore and
Henderson was powerless to aid him.
"Take keer nv Alice God bless her |"
shouted Kit feebly, and he sank beneath
the waves.
They found the body about week af-
forward on the river bank below Ben
fcklin and they buried him at the foot
Of the big cottonwood, from whose
branches he had taken Nettie Hendcr-
son. Ike Henderson dug the grave and
it was his hand that carved the rude in
scription on the wooden headboard:
CHRISTOPHER POSEY,
(kASsAs KirD
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

Lydia Z. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound Ia
to be had at the nearest drug store for dol
lar. 1t is not claimed that this remedy will
cure every disease under the sun, but that IL
does all that 1t claims to do, thousands Of good
women know and declare.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

No medicine has ever been known so et-
fcctual in the cure Of all those diseases arising
from an impure condition of the blood as
Scovills Saraparilla, or Blood and Liver
Syrup, tho universal remedy for the cure of
scrofula, white swellings, rheumatism, PIN
pies, blotches eruptions, venereal sores and
diseases, consumption, goitre, bols, cancers.
AMI all kindred diseas s. There Is no better
means OF securing beautiful complexion
than by using Scoyill's Sarsaparilla, or Blood
and Liver Syrup, which cleanses the blood
and gives permanent beauty to the skin
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

A MUFF is defined as 20 thing which
holds girls hand and don't squeeze
it." Correct, and any fellow is "a muff"
who will hold girls hand without
squeezing it.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

HAY-FEvER. Ny brother Myron and myself
we're both cured OF Cstarrh and Hay-Fever last
July and August by Ely's Cream Balm. Up to
Dec 2s, these troubles have not returned
GABRIEL FERRIS, Spencer, N. Y.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

HAY-FEvER. was afflicted for twenty years
with Hay-Fever. l used Ely's Cream Balm
with favorable results, and can recommend it
to all.,RoBEnr W. TowSLEy, (eI-Mayor)
Elizabeth. n. j.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

'Wells Health Remover" restores health and
Ngor, cures, dyspepsia, sexual debility. 81.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

Nature Is tho great teacher. She clothes tina
fowls and animals with warmer clothing
for winter; helps them to cast It OF In sum.
mer MAKES inc pest hair oil, Carbolne which
mPetroleum Perfumed and sold at 81 q bottla.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

The New York Journal SAYS people cannot
run away from history. But it isn't the peo-
PIE who try to run away from history; It's the
historians
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

Young men in New York do not have their
eyes punched out with parasols. They hold
the parasol over the young women themselves.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

In Sweden workmen are paid ten to twenty
FIVE cents for twelve hours labor.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

Beware Of the incipient stages Of Consump-
ton. Take Piso's Cure in time.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

II you are failing; broken, worn out and ner.
fous, use wells Health Renewer," 81. Drgts.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23
Thin People.

The BRAZILIAN government has Just spent
$lO, 100000 upon the water supply OF Rio.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

1t is rumored that France and Portugal have
concluded secret treaty against China.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

"RouEh on Dentist" Tooth Powder.
Smooth, refreshing, harmless, elegant, cleans.
ing, preservative and fragrant. l5c. Druggists.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

A Philadelphia father makes his baby sleep
with the nurse three quarters Of mile off. It
must be the second one.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

The population Of the United States is now
not less than Sc, 100000.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23
NafhIDr I,iLeIf

The ice cream vendors, though not especially
boastful, insist on blowing their own horn.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

If you would learn self-mastery, be-
gin by yielding Yourself to the One
Great Master.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

The Warrington monument goes up At the
rate OF two feet day now, in al fair weather.
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Mothers.

A fish pulled Maine boy into the water
and he was drowned.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

THE assertions in the British army In
1883 were SIT altogether. Desertion
is almost exclusively among the very
young soldiers.
In the Public Garden OF Boston this
spring there are $4,000 pansies, 10, oU
daisies, 500 forget-me.nots, 800 Canter'
bury bells. and 1000 tulips
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

A BOOK represents the best workings
of the authors soul.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-23

Flies, reaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, chip
hunks, cleared out by "Rough on Rats" l5c,
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IIAY-FEvER.

Ihave suffered severe
~ for tho last ten years
from Hay. Fever In early
and midsummer and In
the fall. / desire in the
interest Of my fellow
sufferers to testify in
favor Of Ely's Cream
Balm. My short use Of
II demonstrated its eff
cacy. j. MAIDHoF. 4Ol
Broadway. N. Y.
Cream Balm is a
remedy founded on a
correct diagnosis Of this
disease and can be de-
pended upon. 10 cts.
at druggists; 90 cts. by
0 cts.
49, ~ "
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WHATEVER is becoming is honest, and
whatever is honest must always be be.
coming.
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INDIAN corn will not ripen in Great
Britain, but it is proposed to raise the
crop for the purpose OF stock fodder
from seed brought from this country.
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BE praised not for your ancestors, but
for your virtues.
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liz DIED DoNG HIS DurY.-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-06
For the SPECTATOR
Oldest Mill in the County.

The old Fackler Mill in Staunton, known
in the old plats as Col Beverly's Mill, is
perhaps the oldest in the county.
There is an old mill about six miles
southeast of Staunton, where small trib-
utary of Christians Creek empties into it,
called Hanks Creek. 1t was in ruins sixty
years ago, having given way at the stone
foundation. A friend, who was raised in
that neighborhood, writes me and says:
"My father bought the chopping-stones
from this old mill, and tradition says they
had been uuarried at the foot Of Turk s
Mountain. A man, known as ''Joe Harri-
son." built it. He first built what was
known as tub-mill, at the mouth of Hun
ter's Creek, on the place known years ago
as the Gen. Imboden place. The ruins
were very distinct fifty years ago, 200
yards above the mouth of the creek. There
was not fall enough, when he built geared
mill two miles above, at the mouth OF
Hank Greek, aud got an overshot wheel
by cutting a race three-fourths of mile
long, that carried all of Hanks Creek.
This was close to the settlement made by
Robert, John, and VIM. Christie, and was
Immediately around the 'old fort known
as .'Christie's fort" near Robert Moffett's s
and John Churchman'S. When child,
those old traditions fascinated me, and
"Aunt Debby Rutledge,' who was over
ninety years old when was ten, lived at
Hunters Greek, mile below Barterbrook.
I used to go there and listen to her for
hours. Her grandson had a blacksmith
shop and tilt-hammer that was the grand
resort of the neighborhood.
OLD MORTALITY.