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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-05-08

ture which the gospel does not pu-
rify, no relation Of his life which it
does not hallow.
FAME, as a river, is narrowest
where it is broad, and broadcast afar
of, so exemplary writers depend not
upon the gratitude Of the world.
-soc1ErY is composed Of two
Great classes-those who have more
appetite than dinner, and those who
have more dinner than appetite. /
"A FEW days sincea lot on Wall
street New York, one door from the
Stock Exchange, twenty-one feet
front by sixty-seven fee. deep, was
sold for $325,OOO.
Mn. John Jacob Astor, of
New York, has made a gift of $780,
900 to the Skin and Cancer Hos
pital of that city as thank offer
ing for his wife's recovery from her
recent severe attack of illness.
Two prominent colored Re-
publicans of Garrysburg, N. G.,
were arrested while preparing to
fight duel, and it was found that
lone of them had on two overcoats
and q sheet-iron plate fifteen inches
~square over his breast.
THROUGH the efforts Of Cogrss-
man Blanchard, the posofhees at
Cheneyville, RobelineC olfax, Grand
Cane, Pineville, and Sparta, in the
fourth congressional district of this
State, will be money order Offices
on and after July l, 1884.
-THE State Legislature meets
on the 10th, and after organic
ing will count the vote for Cover.
nor and declare the result. The in.
-anguration Of Governor McEnery
will probably take place on the 18th
or 14tb. very likely, on the 18th
HENRY Wheeler, of Hickory
Flat, Ga, never saw city. He has
lived on his own land for forty years
During the war he sold corn to til,
wives and daugters of Cofederat,
soldiers at 81 per bashel. He ha
122 grandchildren and great grand
children. He never drank any rum
-THE Democrats Of Kentuck,
seem to- be about equally divide'
between Tilden and Mcdonald
There is, however,, unanimity Q
sentiment as to- the platform, all @
the county conventions having de
handed . tariff for revenue only
TIRE Charleston News an
Courier while returning thanks fc
any expressions of sympathy, al
sures the pablo that according t
the best information ebtainabl
there is no destitnsion in Sout
carofina that demands organize
measures of relief. The reports ,
famine were gross exaggeration
Whatever want exists the State
sbumdantly able to supply witho'
calling for outside aid.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-05-08

The State Legislature meets
on the 10th, and after organic
ing will count the vote for Cover
nor and declare the result. The in
-anguration Of Governor McEnery
will probably take place on the 18th
or 14tb. very likely, on the 18th.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-05-08

-"YEs," said Bbgg, "he' may be
a good fellow, and all that, but he
is no friend of mine Why, the 9th
er night l held three tens and two
mines, and he went and made it q
jack pot.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-05-08

HENRY Wheeler, of Hickory
Flat, Ga, never saw city. He has
lived on his own land for forty years.
During the war he sold corn to the
wives and daugters of Confederate
l., soldiers at 81 per bashel. He has
t22 grandchildren and great grand
children. He never drank any rum.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-01-24

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spd lhs utU pumbrr a.outi t.tn.#
pu, ltdoc' mot pu. ~ 'b- .I-ps'.h.
O.. asd . dNi,N. ts,.e d'N' ufao4.
the s'.orIAltd press, q uu. ns.
believe Erwsplr.J. 81 beet
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-01-24

That Is5y wh, .at up 'H" 'H"9
4I4kt Al f-. o. .e . T., read 'he ia
NAV MOT b- - rai.' I.'er. "a "a
'-do" get 10 bed u-t'.."' 'utc cn ILa
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-01-24

Ttersck-ta AUSTIN t.n'H ns'l'yr.
vet.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-01-24

Aehr' s celebrated LaE..-- r ,a Is '.l
coughs, r'.d ard c.. -uupt.a. sod BIS
rs uu -saIaltra. Caste. M.-s-s.. a
c.. l.f.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06
EDITORIAL RISKS.

The San Francisco Nous Letter says
that Household Departments are
very good adjuncts 10 a newspaper in
their way, when edited by woman ;
but the male journalist who dabbles with
the heaven-inspired mysteries Of cook
ing runs a fearful risk. The editor Of
the weekly Pctahnmd Pcarine started a
column Of that Kind recently, and a few
days afterward a herce-looking female
came into the Office, carefully concealing
some object behind her apron. Are
you the man that published that new and
improved way 20 make currant cakc7'
He said he was. "You said Ia mix
washing soda with the -four, and stir in
little cornmeal and little sweet oil Ia
give il consistency" "I-I-bclicye
so. "And 70 add fifteen eggs and
some molnsses, and two ounces Of gum
arabic, and set It in a cool place to
baker, - think that was IT, Well,
take that, then and the indignant
housewife hoorcd HIM with a weapon
that felt like q saud-club; but which
he felt in his heart must have been
half-bakcd hunk Of cake constructed on
the PcarHc pattern.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06
a DAT ON eUANo ISLAND.

Ny idea Of q guano island had always
been that it was very rocky and covered
with q white substance resembling NOR
tar before the sand is mixed with il. l
imagined, too, that it exhaled an odor
differing somewhat from the orange
groves Of Tahiti. Had 1 not been told
that 1 was on guano island | would not
now have known it from the surround
ings. Instead Of being rocky the soil
was mellow and dark, and everywhere
vegetation was most luxuriant. The air
was remarkably clear and pure. Dur
ing q walk around the island then
learned that there are two kinds Of
guano or, rather, that Of certain quail
ties which all guano possesses some OF
these qualities predominant in that
found in a given locality, while guano
taken from islands differently located
possesses in a much stronger degree
some other essentials. Thus the guano
Of the islands Off the coast of South
America, exposed 20 the rays Of tropi-
cal sun, where the surface Of the land is
never cooled; and where rain seldom OF
never falls, possesses the strongest am
moniacal properties. Not only the eX.
cretions Of birds are deposited there, but
the birds themselves come there 10 die ;
and eggs have frequently been taken out
n little below the crusts which form over
these deposits that are almost pure am
monia. The guano of these islands has
a strong, pungent odor, and is white and
light brown in color. But the guano of
the islands of the Southern Pacific is
made up Of decomposed coral, forming
mostly phosphates Of lime and magnesia.
1t is entirely inodorous and Of a dark
brown color, resembling well.pulverized
loan. 1t is believed that the birds,
which in large numbers inhabit these
islands, living, RS they do, almost en-
tirely ON fish, deposit phosphoric acid
bH lnt Nblhls ohd 0Aco raw TIC bbANH VI
the fish, which they cannot eat. These
decompose the coral, and thus form the
phosphates which give TO the guano it's
value. The guano Is separated from the
coral in the following manner There
is quite a force of natives employed,
who gather the earth in large heaps, and
then screen 1t in the same manner IA
fine coal is separated from coarse The
screens are about eight feet by three,
and the iron gauLe covering them is fine,
allowing only the guano or fine portions
of the earth to pass through, and leav-
ing the coral in the screens. The guano
is then sacked, and shipped to Ham
burg, whence it is reshipped TO different
parts Of Europe. The Californian
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06
rnE RIcnrNr cIrr or LTS WE.

Frankfort-on.thc-MaIn, with popula-
ton Of about 100000, ii reported to ~
the richest city OF It's size in the whole
world. II is asserted that there are loo
Fmnkfortors worth from Si,OOO,OoO 10
TO 5000, 600 each. and 80 who are
worth :l,0oD,0D and upward The rlty
is one If the great banking ccut,r- IT
the globe. Its aggregate banking cap
ital Is estimated AZ 500, OOO, 0oU-murc
thai 5uc-iourth Of which the Ha;hs-
cl jas, whose original and parent Aor.c
ittNero. own and control.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06
PRINTER'S DREAM.

A printer sat in his Office chair his
boots were patched and his coat thread
bare, while his face looked weary and
worn with care. While sadly thinking
Of business debt, old Morpheus slowly
round him crept, and before he knew it
he soundly slept; and, sleeping, he
dreamed that he was dead, from trouble
and toll his spirit had fed, and that not
even cow-bell tolled for the peaceful
rest Of his cowhide sole. As he wan
dercd among the shades, the smoke and
scorch in lower Hadcs, ho shortly OBJ
served an iron door that crcakingly
swung on hinges ajar, but the entrance
was crossed bya red-hot bar, and Satan
himself stood pceping out and watching
for travellers thercabout, and thus 10
the passing printer spoke, and with
growing voice the echoes woke
"Come in, my dear, il shall cost you
nothing and never fear this is the place
where / cook the ones who never pay
their subscription sums, for, though in
life they may escape, they will find
when dead it is too late will show you
the place where melt them thin, with
red-hot chains and scraps Of tin, and
also where l comb their heads with
broken glass and melted lead, and If Of
refreshments they only think there's
boiling water for them to drink f; there's
the red-hot grindstone 10 grind down
his nose, and red-hot rings TO wear ON
his toes and il they mention they don't
ike fire I'll sew up their Mouths with
rcd-hot wire and then. dear sir, you
should see them squirm while roll
them over and cook 90 a turn" With
these last words the printer awoke, and
thought il all practical joke but still
at times SO real did it seem that hc can
not believe il was all dream and often
he thinks with a chuckle and grin Of
the fate Of those who save their TN and
never pay the printer -Louisriiic Post
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06
D1RWIN asa THIEF.

Darwin's theory of the origin Of man
turns out, after all, 10 be a plagiarism.
Lord Monboddo's Essay on the Origin
and Progress Of Language" published
in l77l-3 and 6, is the work Of a man Of
learning and talents, but humorist in
character and opinions. He was an en-
thusiast in Greek literature and antiqui-
ties, and worshiper Of Homer, and,
finding carriages were not in use among
the ancients, he never would enter one,
hut made all his journeys TO London
(which he visited once a year. and other
places on horseback, and continued the
practice till he was upward Of so He
said 1t was a degradation Of the genuine
dignity Of human nature 10 be dragged
lt the tail Of horse instead Of mount
,ng upon his back.
The eccentric philosopher gravely
maintains in his essay that men were
originally monkeys, in which condition
they remained for ages, destitute of
speech, reason, and social affections.
They gradually improved, according to
Monboddos theory, as biologists say
the earth was changed, by successive
revolutions but he contends that the
ourang otangs are still Of the human
species, and that in the Bay Of Bengal
there exists nation of human beings
with tails like monkeys, which had been
discovered 1870 years before by a Ssed-
ish skipper.
When Sir Joseph Banks returned
from Botany Bay Monboddo inquired
after the long-tailed men, and, accord
ing TO DR.. johnson, was not pleased that
they had not been found in all his pere-
grinations.
The story told by the missionary that
has lately made the rounds of the pa
pors, of the race Of South Sea Island
crs, who have little stumpy tails which
they have TO dig holes in the sand to fit
in when they squat down, would have
pleased the old lord better than Sir Jo-
seph's report did.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06
GEOLOGICAL CHANGES.

Mr.. Shaler, the New England geolo-
gist, has given in a recent paper an i'll
ustration Of the great changes Of sur
face 10 which our globe has been sub
jected in a succession of ages.
He takes Boston and its vicinity for a
subject, and shows the transformation
occasioned chiefly by the glacial period.
Two parallel mountain ranges, he says,
once lifted their SUBMITS as high as the
Alleghenies, the one on the north, now
represented by the Waltham hills, and
the other by the Blue hills in Milton,
on the south.
These were covered by a solid sheet Of
ice two miles thick in the glacial period.
The massive glacier ground them down
by its power, being assisted by the sub
sequent action Of air and water, 10 their
present level.
Parker hill in Ro1bury, Powder Horn
hill in Chelsea, and Corey hill In Brook
line, are made up 10y material ground by
the glaciers from these mountains, and
so were the three hills for which Boston
was originally called Trimountain. This
same material also filed up parts of the
harbor, which would otherwise include
Cambridge, Maiden, Revere, Brookline
and Quincy, and other suburban towns.
To resident in Boston, familiar with
It's environs, it seems impossible 10 be-
heve in these changes. YOuth's Conn
pdHiOn.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06
w. p. WALTON.
A KNIGHTS LEAP ar ALrENIHA
IT nv. HENRY KIsssLEI.


"Ths foeman hath cred the gate, men Of mine,
And the water Is spent and done,
SO hiring me the cup Of the red Aarwine-
shall never drink but this onA
"I've stood my time, I've fought my Sight,
I've drunk my share Of vino;
From Trier to Koln was never . knight
Lived merrier life than nina
"Thcse Joys have ned, TO return no mere
Yet, II must die on a tree
Tie old saddle-tree that bore me Of yors
Il the properest timber for me-
Sand now TO show burgher, and bishop, snd rr.es
How the AitenAhr hawk can die;
II they smoke the old faiconer out OF his Dc.
He must take to his wings and ny.
$50 saddle me mp my old var-horse,
And lead him round 10 the door;
He must take tonight such a leap rerforce
A. never man took before"
They sadd ed him up in warike shine;
The knight stood in the door,
And he took such pull at the red AGrw-re
A. never man took before.
He he'd the horse up the steps high and vide,
And spurred him over the wall
Out into the storm, out into the night
Three hundred feet Of fail
They found him next morning in the glen,
And not bone in him whole;
And may God have mercy far more than men
On such a brave riders soul.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06
RHIHH PE.IHINTS.

In all the villages squalid wretched-
ness prevails. The march of time has
left them untouched. The clusters OF
chalets which cling TO the hillsides are
the same it is not always easy to dis
inguish between the houses of the peo-
pie and the granaries and cattle-sheds
which lie about them. Built of squared
logs, implanted, stained deep burned
lmber by the weather, matched with
dat stones, the windows small, the floors
bad, heaps Of dung at the doors, they
look more like the huts Of landlord
ridden peasantry than the homes of a
free people. The filth is quite beyond
description. A mans prosperity seems
to be measured by the size Of the dung
heaps before his doors and under his
windows.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06

SOME men who know that they are
great are so very naughty withal and
insufferable that their acquaintance
discover their greatness only by the tax
Of humility which they are obliged 10
pay as tie price Of their friendship
Such characters are as tiresome and dis
gushing in the journey Of life as rugged
road are 10 the weary traveller, which
he discovers to be turnpikes only by the
toll.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06
A POWERFUL CH4RITY SERMON.

No public speaker ever excelled Mr..
Sturgeon in profuseness of anecdotal IL
lustration in "discourses. His sermons
and addresses teen with anecdotes, which
are usually very much to the point. To
his students last year he told a good
story to show the need Of preachers be-
lug attractive, "When l was in Arran
quite recently" said he, 81 heard Of a
minister who preached in certain
church, and, at the close of the service,
was strongly urged by the ruling elder
TO promise future supply of similar
discourses, the collection after sermon
having been unusually large. Dear
me, said the minister, with becoming
pride, what might your ordinary collec-
ton amount tor Last Sunday it was
twopence-halfpenny What is it to-
day, then? asked the minister, expect
ing TO hear large sum named. Eight
pence-halfpenny,' was the reply. Woe
is me, moaned the minister within him
self. for gave the siXpencs myself ~
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06

A GENTLEMAN, having occasion to call
upon a physician, stopped at the door
and rung the bell He was answered by
an Irish servant girl, Of whom he in
CURED if the doctor was in. ono"
WAS his lady IMP" Eyes" I" Was
she engaged?" The girl looked at him
for a moment. and a curious expression
rested on her face, as she replied: "Dade,
sir, she's already married"
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06

A BIO six-footer was lifting for all he
was worth on a wagon-wheel which was
stuck, when little two-foot mite of hu.
mainly, nearly as broad as he was long,
and Just out Of long dresses and into
pants, with his hands in his pockets and
a staggering air, sang out Mister,
do you want me to help you2 ! can
grunt while you lift.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06

He doubted his ability to climb a
fence, but one growl from q dog gave
the necessary confidence, enterprise, aud
alacrity.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06
HARPER'S PERIODICALS,

% Numhertl .,.....,s....... I'D %
Postags Free oAu sulteriters In the United
St,tss aud Canada
Remittance should he made ~ Post-Ofho
Money Order OF Dfan 10 ayoid chances 81 loss.
NeWspaIsrs are not N copy this advertisement
Sithout theG Hrres cr1S % Harper A krothe
Addrsz HARPER A BROS. New loTk
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06

Adam was ~ Eve.angelist,
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06
Do Not be Deceived ,yhs Obi,

NV NOb w DCSCLNtU Mjssia-
Hppi Railway guarantees the correctness on N,
statements and every promise n AIDE the public.
will be carried ont 10 the letter.
For tull and reliable Information in regard IN
Land &C, In the Western states, Map, Guides
aud lowest special rate for Tickets and Household
Goois - all points West call on or address
@, II. ALSOP,
Passenger Ag't Ohio Mississippi Railway.
W W. PEABODY, W. B. sUATTIG ~
Pres. and Gem Maugr, Genl Pass, Act.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-31
Spring Valley.

Mercury has been low in these parts.
Through friends in Tenn, We learn
hat the cold has been more severe
tn re I'll an ever befor ,many having lost
.hrlr po,atoes and canned fruits in
their cellars.
The comet now seen in the south
west will soon be hid from view.
The A. NJ. Howard Post at Rock
Ella was visited by several of the old
veterans from these parts. Others
are going to join.
Mr.. Ole Htnson, brother of John
Rasmussen, is not expected 20 live.
Disease consumption. Also Miss Oled
Olson is not expected to live. She al
SO has consumption.
We learn that the saw mill at
Spring Valley is doing Well
Mrs MAxgood is prospecting finely in
her school, and is much liked us Il
teacher. She is spoken of very highly
Ivy those who attend the school assO-
citation as being, not only a ready
writer but ready in all things also.
She holds first grade certificate.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-31
ninn,nn.l nlnts.

Our school IS progressing iinely I'm
der the direction OF Miss Everett.
\ stroling phrenoiOgtst examined
some of our citizens heads last week.
The donation for Rev. Joslin on the
25th was success. Proceeds about
$50.
NJ Sparks has gone to saltwater to
look after steam boating matters.
Our wood merchants are getting
their wood all out of the woods this
winter.
John Hope. Esq. and Miss Mira
Bullion were united in marriage on
the 10Th ut. Tuae they may have "A
prosperous journey through life IS the
wish of then many friends.
l. G. Burke is buying wheat for the
Mimi. Elevator Company.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-31

On the left of your page there
should be given broad, liberal mar
gin of three-quarters of an inch or
more with which your writing should
not interfere. The mechanical dress
and the beauty of the appearance of a
letter are destroyed by writing to the
extreme left edge, or by leaving but "A
narrow. stingy space of quarter or
half an inch.
IF any one thing makes letter
look mean and stingy, il is a narrow
margin at the left; and II any one
thing stamps the writer as careless
sloven, it is an unequal zigZag mar
gin. Either of these faults will spoil
the appearance of the finest letter ev-
er written by the most practiced
hand.
Unlike almost any other part of the
letter, this requires neither labor,
skill or long practice. simply dtfen-
tion. Ii can be done as we'll by the
school boy or girl as by the expert
eneed correspondent.
The inexperienced letter-writer may
find it convenient to supply himself
with marginal guide-liDe, on sepa
rate leaf, which he can place under
the page on which he is writing.
Draw heavy black line on the leaf
at the desired distance from the lett
edge, and this placrd, placed unler
The sheet to be written on, will an
swer the purpose perfectly. By ref.
erence to the diagram given in Lesson
No. III. it will be easy to see what Is
intended.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-31
Petaonnl and 0fherulae-

Miss NJ. Addle Everett began nine
weeks term In the Diamond Bluff vii.
lage school on the 18th ult.
Miss Marion A. smalley had to give
up her school Ia the Judd Dist.
Clifton. on account Of poor health
Mr.. 7. NJ. Thorson. who has been
attending school at Madison, Is nov
teaching in No. 4, Martell.
Miss Myra Kline completed a thres
months school in No. A, Trenton, on
the nth ult.
Mr.. Chas. Brewer, who is
teaching in chatfleld, MINI, expects
TO returnto Pierce county next spring
Last month a school Of Is pupils
was reported as having had lsl cases
of hardness, and loss OF 4s4S min.
ntes thereby How can good work be
done IN such school by any teacherl
Ask your district board TO buy a
copy of the best state map yet pub
lished. of the State Superintendent.
at -. formerly So per copy. before
the limited supply Is exhausted, as II
soon will be, ana If they viii not do
so, then do You send 70 Hon. n. p.
Haugen, Railway Commissioners, Mad
ison, for copy of the railway map of
the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-31
Curious faets.

Herewith we give some curious
facts. clipped from the Journal Of
Education, for the consideration of
the older pupils of our schools.
"Nineveh WAS fourteen miles long,
eight miles wide. and forty-six miles
round, with a wall thick enough for
three chariots abreast. Babylon was
fifty miles within walls which were
seventy five feet thick and one hundred
feet high, with one hundred brazen
gates. The Temple of Diana, at Ephe-
sus, was four hundred and twenty
feet to the support of the roof, and it
was one hundred years in building.
The largest Of the pyramids was
four hundred and eighty-one feet In
height, and eight hundred and fifty
three feet on the sides. The base
covers eleven acres. The stones are
about sixty feet in length, and the
layers are two hundred and eight, It