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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-19

AN Essex, Vermont, man re-
Gently paid debt, it is said, of six
thousand dollars, with the hard
cash, all in silver, he had boarded
up. The box weighed $50 pounds,
and the man to whom it was paid
stays awake at night watching his
treasure.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-19

"A CoLoRED woman asked the
Fulton, Ca, Superior Court for a
divorce at a recent session, on the
ground that she had been living
with her husband for five years and
was tired of him.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-19

"A CANE, containing 1000 diff
ferent pieces of wood, all cemented
upon musket ramrod found on a
Southern battle field, and nicely
sandpapered and polished, has just
been finished by a physician of
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-19

The Congregational Church
at Wiscasset (Me,) is 10 years
old, and the inhabitants say the
old bell on the edifce has tolled for
the death of every President since
Washington.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-19
SHERIFFS SALE.

a. H 4: No. sa7s.
John S. Butler.
18th Judicial District Court, Parish
of Rapides, La.
By virtue of and to satisfy writ
of fieri facias issued and to me d.
rected in the above entitled and
numbered suit, l have seized and
will offer for sale at public auction
at the Clio plantation, on Bayou
Rapides, in Rapides Parish, La,
between the hours prescribed by
law, on
Saturday, the 18th day Of October,
A. D. 1885,
the following described property,
specially ordered to be seized and
sold, to-wit:
"A certain tract of land or planta-
ton situated on the right descend
ing bank Of Bayou Rapides, in Ra-
pides Parish, State Of Louisiana,
and known as the cello" planta-
ton, bounded above by lands of
Benjamin Cooper, formerly the Sas-
ser place, and below and in the
rear by the. Evarists Archinard
place, and fronting on Bayou Rap
ides, guaranteed to contain not less
than four (40o} hundred acres of
land, together with all the build
ings and Improvements thereon, and
all rights, ways and privileges there
to, belonging, together with all seed
cane nov on said cello" planta-
tation, as also the blacksmith and
carpenters tools, and. all farming
implements now on said cello"
plantation, as we'll as all the house
hold and kitchen furniture now in
the residence of said cello" planta-
ton, and. the following nersona1
property, .to-wit
Six (6) mules, three 81 head of
cattle, five % cane wagons, one ID
wagon, three ~ carts.
Another tract of land in the same
Parish and State, being the north
half Of section two, in township
three north, range two west, con-
tanning three hundred and eighteen
90-1O0 acres.
Also another. tract Of land in the
same Parish and State, being the
lot or southwest quarter of section
forty-three, in township four north,
range two west, containing one
hundred and forty seven acres, the
two last described tracts being the
woodland constituting and belong.
ing to the cello" plantation.
Also fourteen (l4) mules, not in.
cluded in those purchased with the
plantation, but placed there subse-
quently by the defendant, and now
constituting a part of the work stock
attached to and belonging to said
SClio" plantation.
This sale Of said "Clio" planta-
ton will be made subject to, the
lease of same, expiring December
31st, 1885. sa5
Terms Of Sale-Cash,. subject; to.
appraisement. D. G. PAUL,
Sept. l6-tds. Sheriff.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-19

"A PROMINENT physician of
athens, Ca, who has had many
cases of sore throat lately made an
investigation and found nearly ev-
cry one of them was caused by CT
garette smoking.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-19

WOMEN are everywhere using
and recommending Parker's Tonic
because they have learned from ex-
perience thatit speedily overeomes
dependency, indigestion, pain OF
weakness in the back or kidneys,
and the other troubles peculiar to
the sex.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-19
Texas boasts of a cattle ranch
with 100000 acres.

"A BALL of fire fell and explo-
led in a field near Shiloh, N j., a
week or so ago, killing the grass
near where it struck for distance
of many yards.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-19

SEVERAL hundred dollars of
property, including all the chal-
ices, six in number, were stolen
from Roman Catholic church of
Waltham, Mass, on Monday night,
aud in consequence the usual mass
es were not said the next morning.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-19
Miscellaneous Clippings From Our
Exchanges.

r. Marion CraWIOruS new novel.
"A weather prophet of some
note predicts that the coming win
ter will be one Of exceptional cold
and storms.
"A set of buttons made from,
the finger nails of a human being.
adorns the shirt front and cuffs of a
San Francisco man.
Postage stamps are being used
as currency in parts of Oregon in
consequence of scarcity of one
and two-cent pieces.
London has a regularly incor-
poreted association the object Of
which is to secure adequate legisla-
ton for the protection of butter
flies.
"A consignment OF catfish, alive
and in good condition, has arrived
from this country in England,
where an effort will be made to &C.
climatic them.
The number Of immigrants
landed at Castle Garden SO far this
year is twenty-five thousand or
thereabouts less, than during the
corresponding period Of last year.
The trade in patent medicines,
the Boston, Globe states, amounts to
about s2s, 100000 per annum, and
Of this Slo,OOO,00O a year is spent
in. advertising. There are 200 kinds
in the market.
1t has been decided in Germa-
ny to exterminate all hawks, fall
cons, and other birds of prey, in or
der that the transmission of mes
sages by carrier pigeons may be
made perfectly safe.
"A twenty dollar gold piece,
that is so worn as to be deprecated
in value nearly one-ffth, has been
found in the stomach Of a COW, and
is now in possession of a Portland,
Oregon, Savings Bank.
The Augusta Chronicle esti-
mates the Southern corn crop Of
the present season at 49s,o00, 900
bushels, against 433, 100000 bush
els in 1884 The present will be
the largest corn crop ever produc-
ed in the South.
"A half-breed Indian in Monta-
ma began few years ago, with
two or three head Of cattle, the bus
iaess of raising stock. Yearly he
has disposed Of a portion of the in
crease. and recently he has sold his
herd for $4,000.
No one can possibly sink il
the head is thrust entirely under
water, and. in, this position a novice
can swim as easily as walk, and
get to shore readily by lifting the
head at intervals for breath.-Hall's
Journal of Health.
"A Little Rock hunter killed q
milk-whits deer on the 10th. He
will dress the hide and send it to be
shown among Arkansas exhibits al
the Exposition to be held at New
Orleans. The horns he has sent tc
President Cleveland.
The Rev. Dr.. Burchard. wan.
ders around Saratoga like ghost
The old gentleman, although he
looks very calm and serene. as il
he had the clearest of clean. con,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-19
Y0M KIPPUR.

feast, "Yom Kippur." which the
Israelites of our Town are celebra-
ting to-day:
Yom Kippur, the sabbath of
Sabbaths," the highest festival in
the Hebrew religion, began at sun
set last night, and will terminate at
the same time tonight. All the
Jewish places of business are clos
ed, and the proprietors and their
families are attending rigidly to
their religious duties. Commence
ing on the eve of the tenth day of
the month of Tishri, the celebra-
ton of Yom Kippur is based upon
3 Moses 16, 10, 81, 3 Moses %,
and 4 Moses 20. 1t was held as a
day of rest, kind of high Sab
bath, the only day in the year when
the whole people tasted. The SER
vice was peculiar. The high peiest,
clothed in white linen without orna-
ments, took a young bull and a
ram for himself and his house, and
two goats as sin-oferiug and a ram
as burnt-offering for the people.
The goats were selected by lots,
one for Jehovah and one for Aza-
eel, to be burdened with the sins of
the people and sent away into the
wilderness. The blood of the vic
tins was taken into the most holy
place and sprinkled upon and be-
fore the mercy seat. The scape-
goat to be sent away was brought
forth and the high priest confessed
over his head his sins and those of
the people, and he was sent into
the wilderness by trusty man.
The bullock and tho ram were not
eaten, but entirely burnt. This
was symbol of the great truth of
the redemptory system by means of
propiation. Nowadays, no temple
at Jerusalem existing, the sacrifices
are discontinued, but service is held
in all places of worship on the eve
Of the day and the day itself, from
morning till night. No believer
eats or drinks from the evening be-
fore the end of the day, most peo-
pie remaining in the places of wor-
ship all day. It seems a hardship
to do without food for twenty-foul
hours, but with very rare exceptions
everybody holds out we'll, the old
people remarkably so. The pray.
ers are of course of very fervent
nature, evoking the mercy of God
forgiveness Of sins, prayers for 8
good season and long life; to hea1
the sick, comfort the sufferers and
to protect those governing the land
MISC confessions Of sins, prayers fo1
the dead and sermons. Friend anc
foe forgive each other, the heart O.
man is to be purified and cleanset
Of all evil, and a renovation is tt
set in, so that when evening comes
and the horn is blown, man has re
conciled himself to his God, and t.
nature, and as better being he re
enters upon the journey of life
He has made atonement and feels
blessed.
1T has been decided that tht
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-19

III has been decided that the
English election shall take place
on the 14th of November. Unlike
our elections, those in England are
often prolonged to three or four
days. On the lst of November the
present parliament will be dissol-
vedf and then for two weeks the
fighting wilt be hot and furious.
If Parnell can only secure the bal
ance of power between the two par
ties, we may look for some decided
ly interesting happenings in Eng
lish politics.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-19

The English S. P, G. A. has
successfully prosecuted $4,000 Ca
ses during the past IS years out of
$4,000 prosecutions that have been
brought.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-10
Brother Gardeners Philosophy.
Fromdhe Detroit Free Press.

Fromahe Detroit Free Press.
II has heard mo- dan one member Of
dis club sot down wild grunt of dis
pair an groan out agin de world. You
hasn't had far show; luck has bin
agin you; you hev bin robbed an de-
ceived by your friends, an so on to de
eand. Now, my frens, de fack am dat
human natur' war nebber any better,
an probably not much wuss, dan you
find it to-day. Five hundred vars B.
G. men told lies an INDUCED in false
pretenses an cheated each other in a
hoss-trade. Women gossiped an SLAM
dered an played hypocrite, an it you
bought crock Of butter from farmer
it was just as apt to have stone in de
bottom as not. Dis drappin' down on
cheer like bag o sand an groaninLl''
about de wickedness o mankind am
time thrown away. You do your full
sheer Of lynn an cheatin' an deceivin,
and you shouldn't squeel when some
one gifts de bulge on you. Pay yer
debts, but don't pay until de bills an
sent in. Tell de truff, but keep ,nufi
back to hedge on in case you put yer
| foot in it. Be candid in yer speech,
but doan't tell all re know fur ct leas.
week. Usesyer nayburs right, but
keep club il reserve fur back-yard
uuisances. b Il $
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-10
Good FSrnl Work Pays.

A most instructive story comes from
Ohio. A well-known farmer in that
state who makes a special business OF
growing fine potatoes, was taking a load
of them to town to deliver them to a
purchaser, who had bought all his prod
uct-over 5000 bushels--at higher
price than was current for ordinary
Qualities On the road he met another
farmer returning with load of poor
scabby potatoes which he Was unable to
sell at any price, as there was no de-
mand for poor lots. Looking at his
neighbours fine potatoes the disappoiut-
ed and perhaps envious man remarked:
"You are lucky man." 'No, replied
the other, 'there is no luck about it;
it is all hard work and good manage
ment." This is always the truth, and it
applies to every kind of work. Only
good work pays, and poor work is a
waste of labor and time and good mate
rial. But an enormous amount of poor
work is done upon farms and III diaries.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-10
Art in New York.

A correspondent OF the Boston Her
aid, speaking Of the money invested IN
New York in paintings, says that a club
here "holds loan exhibition of ninety
pictures, insured for over 100000, in
Guiding an insurance Of $1,000 on
thirty nine works lent by one person.
Think of the money locked up in the
Stewart, Vanderbilt, Morgan, Spenser,
Belmont, RocEefeller, and Aston gal
Ieries. The 1907 cost Mr.. Stewart
100000; Vanderbilt's Meissonier, THE
Arrival at the Chateau cost him S.i0,-
600 in Paris; his best Millet, The Sow
er, cost him over S25, 600; Mrs. Nor
gan's Evening, by Rousseau. cost her
SIS, 600, and Mr.. Seney paid $40,
for its companion, Morning on tie
River Disc Mr.. Seney droppednear-
~ three quarters Of Il million into the
pockets Of dealers and few artists
in less than five years. But the
artists got 81 very small share. Is it
any wonder that New York, dealers
grow rich? One of them carries an in
surance Of 5000 upon his stock of
paintings, and he says that that doesn't
cover the value. The other day be
showed me in his private rooms group
of pictures whose prices ranged from
So, coo to sec, 900. Mr.. Cotiler, a con-
noisseur of exquisite taste, has that Sill
perb Corot, the 'Orpheus,; still hang
ing in Lis gallery. Some time ago, I
believe, its price was $4,000. He adds
81 900 to the price every year: and ]
presume now $50 900 would not buy it.
So the money goes for pictures in New
York Sometimes the city suggests
Rome in her days Of luxury and deca-
dence. Few people realize the richness
and costliness of New York private col
]ections. It would he hard for Paris
to surpass the exhibition of modern
French paintings which might be made
here in New York."
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-10
How the Lame Mare Made h1m
Rich.

In 1878 the Rev. A.. 3. Scutt was
pastor of the Methodist church at Ridge
bury, Orange county, N. Y. He was
lover and a judge Of good horse flesh,
but was too poor to indulge his likings
in the matter. He owned a black mare
which was badly disdgured by a knee
swollen TO three times it's natural size,
The animal would not have brought $50
at an outside figure, but Dominic Scutt
believed that she came from good stock,
her pedigree, according to him, being
the Mulbee horse as sire, and her dam
by Abdal]ah. He was anxious to get a
colt from her by a good horse, and
finally had her bred to Woods stallion
Knickerboeker. About the time the
colt was foaled Dominic Scutt was pros.
5rated by paralysis. He was pennless,.
and could not pay for the services OF
The stallion. Wood thought so we'll Of.
the colt that he discharged the debt
and gave the dominic 800 besides for.
the little frisker. This colt was sold in
Georgia, where it was trained. 1t
proved to be very fast, @s ~
Since then the big kneed mare has
been bred FIVE times to Knickerbocker.
/ The second colt is a black stallion which
last year yielded Dominic Scutt 81, SOC
| IN the stad, and was driven, after trott-
/ ing six miles, mile IN 2:9D} on . FIVE
eighths of a mile track This horse is
known as Dom Pedro The third coli
| Dominic Scuts traded for farm neal
Binghamton, 8 portiou Of which he sold
for y, 500, and has an offer OF $12, 50t
for the remainder. The other two colt.
belong 20 thr, dominic. and are valued
at 81 900. She still lives at the age 0
1 90. a..s 7, @3s,$
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-10
Killing Calves.
course.

No doubt there is great harbarity
practiced i'll killing calves. Butchers
have little mercy in this respect if
they think they get any advantage.
Thus calves are hung up by their heels
and slowly bled to death to make the
flesh white. They are also stunned by
q blow on the head to make the bleed
ing from the throat SLOW FOR tho same
supposed purpose. 1t does not whit
Ell the flesh, because the more quickly
the blood is drawn the better this
effect is produced. The least painful
mode of slaughtering calf is to hoist
itup b. the hind legs over pulley
and then immediately cut the throat
with a sharp knife so as to sever all
the veins and arteries at one stroke;
this suddenly arrests all sensation
because it stops the supply Of blood to
the brain and paralyzes that organ !;
the blood escapes very quickly and the
flesh is drained completely, leaving it
white and clear.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-10
The Garden.

If anew planting of rhubarb is ne eded
make it early. Cut up old roots, secur-
ing bud to each piece, and plant in
highly MANFRED soil, four feet apart
each way.
When the soil is in proper condition,
SOW seeds Of beets, early turnips, rad
ishes, lettuce, cress, parsnips, spinach,
satisfy, and other hardy vegetables, in
Guiding peas.
Plants wintered in cold frames must
be hardened by exposure every day, and
at night also, if the weather is not too
severe. They may be set out whenever
the ground is ready.
Do not try to grow egg plants if you
can buy the plants. The seed is very
hard to germinate, and the young plants
require good care, but there is no garden
that should omit this excellent vege-
table,
Celery is a most healthful plant; it is
antifever, known as an excellent ner-
vine, a quieter of isturbed nerves, and
promoter of sound sleep; when eaten
freely it preserves a good stomach and
sweet breath. Most farmers do not
raise and use as much Of it as it is for
their advantage to.
The leek is very hardy, Sow seeds
in April in seed beds in drills one foot
apart. When six inches high trans
plant. They should be set deep so that
the soil may blanch them. Or if set ON
the surface, the soil should be hilled up
about them, Large Flag winter, Large
Rouen Winter, and Barenton Winter
are the best kinds.
Satisfy should not be forgotten or
neglected. When properly cooked il
is one Of the most palatable of white,
vegetables. The long roots should be
sliced and boiled until tender, and then
served with drawn butter. The name
Of vegetable oyster is given to satisfy
because when fried and mashed il re.
sembles the oyster IN flavor.
The different varieties Of strawber
RES succeed upon great variety Of
soils. On moist land the berries ar,
gen orally larger; fewer in number. ant
Of inferior quality. while on light lant
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-10
Waste of Bullets in War.
rom the Popular Science News.

From the Popular Science News.
Our readers may have seen OF heard
the statement, that it takes a soldiers
weight OF lead to kill him in battle: and
they may have considered it to be mere
ly rhetorical hyperbole, suggested by
the obvious fact that comparatively few
out Of the whole number OF shots in war
take effect. It seems, however, that
the assertion, which originated with the
famous Marshal SAKE, Was proved by
Cassendi. after careful mathematical
calculation, to be no exaggeratlon and,
with all the improvements that have
been made in muskets and in the
art of using them effectively, it is still
not far from the truth. At the battle OF
Solferino, a comparison Of the number
of shots fired Oh the Austrian side with
the number killed and wounded on the
part Of the enemy, shows that 700 bull
lets were expended for each man wound
ed, and 1920 for each one killed.
Now, as the average weight OF the ball
used was 80 grams, it must have
required at least 1875 Kilograms, or
about 227 pounds OF lead to kill man.
In the Franco. Russian war the slaugh-
ter caused by the needle-gun among the
French shows how much superior that
firearm was to the Austrian earbine !;
but about 1900 shots were required
then to accomplish the destruction of a
single soldier. It IS found in practice
that great majority Of the wasted
bullets 60 over the heads of the enemy !;
hence resort is sometimes had to the ex-
pedient of pressing down, by means Of
staff, the muskets of platoon of men
about to fire, a sergeant being detailed
for the service. When the shots are
aimed at an isolated soldier the chances
against him are, Of course greater, but
even then the waste Of lead is some
thing enormous. In the Franco rus-
sian war, according to an officer who
witnessed the performance, French
company of chasseurs fred for quarter
I of an hour at a German mounted sentry
posted on hillock about 800 yards of
Full 400 shots were fred befors either
man or horse was hit. A really exper1
! marksman would probably have pickei
off the man at the very first attempt, d
/ certainly at the second. 81 III. ]. !.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-10
FARM, FIELD and PIRESIDE.
Cooking Recipes.

Here, from the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal, is what is called useful hint for
giving del1cate flavor to lamb to be
eaten cold: "Put IN the water in which
1t is boiled whole cloves and long sticks
of cinnamon. TO one leg OF lamb allow
one very small handful OF cloves and
cinnamon. If the lamb is to be roasted,
boil the cloves and cinnamon in water
and basic the lamb with 1t"
Potatoes should always be cooked
with their jackets on, says the Caterer.
The skin has been purposely made of
cor]Sy nature to retain the juices and
valuable principles OF the vegetable,
and should carefully be guarded from
any injury by cutting or scraping. A
chemical ANALYSIS shows that the water
used to boil a pound of peeled potatoes
contained afterward seventeen grains of
carbonate of potash. This is a foolish
waste Moreover, baked potatoes are
preferable to boiled ones. A baked po-
tato digests in two hours, while peeled
boiled potato takes three and i-half
hours.
RAISED Com BREAD.-Take, equal
parts of siftel corn and rye meal, about
one quart OF each, and round table
spoonful of soda, coffee cup of mo-
lassess, and cup Of good lively yeast,
and pint Of sifted pumpkin Tor not.)
mix it thoroughly and very soft with
warm water, and let it rise till very
light and crackly on top, then put it in
the even at once, which should be hot
enough to brown it over quick without
scorching; keep up the heat for an hour.
then with a moderately slow fire bake
one hour more, and longer if the oven
is only moderately warm, but must not
be over-baked.
SUET PUDD1NG.--One cup Of suet or
butter, chopped and rubbed into flour,
one cup of molasses, one cup of sweet
milk, one bowl of currants and raisins,
one egg, one teaspoonful of saleratus,
half a teaspoonful each of ginger, CHINA
mon, nutmeg and ground lemon peel.
Put IN enough sifted -four to make
very stiff dough and steam for three
hours. Eat with sauce made with
one cup of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of
molasses and half pint Of cider boiled
together. Thicker the sauce by adding
as it boils one teaspoonful of corn starch
dissolved in little water.