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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-04-24
THE HAPPY oPTIMIsT.
A Man to Whom Every Cloud Il sphered
in Purest Silver.

A Man to Whom Every Cloud Il sphcrcd
in Purest Silver.
The optimist is the jewel of society.
He is not born; he is made. The op.
timist is the pure metal that glistens
at the bottom of the worlds crucible
after it has been freed from all dele
terious matter by the fire Of adversely.
He is, as it were, sheaf of expert.
ence clarified and tinctured till nothing
but the pure, fragrant altar remains.
1t is not impossible that he may have
been, in his younger days. SO ill-con-
tanned as to rant himself hoarse as
mosquito The father OF American OPP
timists, whose soul, in his latter years
was as calm and translucent as one of
our mountain-girt lakes, was irascible
in his youth.
When one has been ben cath the trip
hammer of real affection, has felt the
hand of calamity clutching 1T his
heart, the little everyday an
noyances seem to him like the
tickling of a straw welded
by liliputian, and the cries OF pain
and disappointment that winnow the
air, as the tinkling babble of toy lives.
Who shall say that the optimist has
not caught glimpss Of the infiniteP
Is it not very like, for is he not ever
tip-toeing on the skirt Of the limitless?
The faith Of the optimistis as bound
less as space itself, even though you
grant it the neutrality-suspicious. fourth
dimension, and by this faith he be-
comes almost prophet, for the knowl-
edge Of what ought to be, and the faith
that it will be brought to pass. A
Delphic oracle, or seer Of Ercildoun
is not more intuitive than your perfect
optimist. He can catch the outlines Of
the ideal flower even while Nature Wig
orously yields the pruning knife Of adj
versity, cutting back the young plant
and fitting it for.a better growth.
To the optimist every cloud not
only has silver lininga but is sphered
in silver, with every drop Of rain a
pearl. The mission Of the optimist is
to find good in every thing, and nobly
he fulfills it. He is an oasis hid in the
great social desert, fountain of peace
and content, undisturbed by the
typhoon Of restlessness and dissatis
faction that swerls ceaselessly about
him. His presence is as soothing al
the low hum of an aolian string fin
gered by the zephyr, and as healthfu
as the wind which Egypt's natives
call the doctor" is to the burning
cheek and parched lip Of the fever
stricken African tradesman.
Where gets the optimist this peac
which rasseth all understandings ]
, comes from his conviction that aroun
the waist OF nature, cestus.like,
bound tbs saving and insxerahse lsl
~ESaNrio.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-04-24
P,1H AND POINT.

1t is easy finding reasons why
,ther folks should be patient. George
Eliot
The weaker the body. the more it
commands; the stronger it is, the bet
ter it obeys. Rousseau.
1t is one OF the paradoxes of life
that the more q wife keeps her hus-
band in hot water the colder he grows
toward her. Boston Courier.
The horse one has had and the wife
one has not yet got are always the most
perfect of their kind.-San Francisco
Wasp.
When strong brain is weighed
with true heart it seems to me like
balancing bubble against a wedge OF
gold.-O. w. Holmes.
The late Dr. Chalmers said the
three essentials of happiness were:
"Have something to do, something to
love and something to hope for"
If a crooked stick is before you.
you need not explain how crooked; lay
a straight one down beside it, and the
work is done. Preach the truth, and
the error will stand abashcd in its
presence. -Spurgeon.
While the water is quiet the mud
lies at the bottom, but when it is dis
turbed it rises to the top. Every cock
boat can swim in shallow river, but
it must be strong vessel that ploughs
the troubled ocean.-Secker.
Il love a young man who is straight
forward. Ask for what you want. II
you wish to marry rich mans daugh-
ter or borrow FIVE hundred dollars
from him, ask him for it; it amounts to
the same thing in the end. 1t is al
ways better to astonish man than 1t
is to bore him. -Burdette.
There must be second fiddles in an
orchestra, and it's fortunate that l
have precisely the talent for playing
one, and my doctrine is that the Sec
ond fiddle yell played is quite as good
as the first. What would the first be
without it?-Harriett Beecher Stowe.
Human nature can not bear idol
airy. 1t enfeebles the judgment Of
the idolater, and it rouses the lower
nature of the idolized. When love
outstrips judgment and overpowers
wisdom, it must needs fail to bring
happiness; for happiness comes mainly
by wisdom in such form as is best
suited to the individual, and to love
beyond reason is to love to ones own
hurt.-Once a Week.
1t was favorite thought and con-
ceit of the classical writer's that men
were divided into three classes: Men,
who themselves knew what they ought
to do; men, who did not themselves
know, but who are willing to learn
from others what they should do; and
men, who neither knew nor would
learn from others what was best for
them to do. If one can not belong to
the choice few who form the first OF
these three classes, he ought, at least,
to see that he does not belong to the
ignoble many who form the third. -
Current Literature.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-04-24

Athens, Ga, has a man who rents
rights to court his daughters to the
youthful SWANS of that neighborhood
at five dollars head per annum. This
includes lights and fires, repairs on the
front gate, the bottoming of dismantled
chairs, Sunday evening cake-and-cider
lunches, and strong muzzles for all the
dogs. There are six girls under this
particular roof, all of whom are young,
pretty and amiable, and SO none Of
them are ever more than twenty-four
hours at a time without a beau, while
the old man is always provided with
an income sufficient to keep him in to.
bacco. Troy Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-04-24
QUEER SUPERSTITION.
The Discovery of Drowned Bodies b.
Means of Bread.

The Discovery of Drowned Bodies by
Means of Bread.
Among beliefs current among sailors
in our own country is the notion that
it is unlucky to turn loaf upside down
after helping oneself from it, the idea
that for every loaf so turned d ship
will be wrecked. 1t is also said that
if loaf parts in the hand while being
cut it BODIES dissension in the family
the separation of husband and wife.
Again, it has long been widespread
belief that the whereabouts of
drowned body may be ascertained by
floating loaf of bread down stream,
when it will stop over the spot where
the body is.
A curious account of the body thus
recovered near Hull appeared some
years back in the Gentleman's Maya
zine: "After diligent search in the
river had been made for the child, to
no purpose, a two-penny loaf, with
quantity of quicksilver put in it, was
set floating from the place where the
child was supposed to have fallen in,
which steered its way down the river
upward of half mile, when, the body
happening to lie on the contrary side
of the river, the loaf suddenly tackled
about and swan across the river, and
gradually sank near the child, when
both the child and the loaf were
brought up with the graplers ready
for the purpose"
A correspondent of Notes and Que
ries maintains that it is scientific fact
that a loaf and quicksilver indicates
the position of the body, as the weight
ed loaf is carried by the current just as
the body is. This practice, too, pre-
walls on the continent; and in Ger
many the name of the drowned person
is inscribed on the piece of bread, while
in France loaves consecrated to St.
Nicholas, with lighted wax taper in
them, have generally been employed
for that purpose, Notes and Queries,
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security, and they had taken it accord
ingly.
We all had hearty laugh over the
fright of the apparition, whom | stout
ly declared was more scared than
was We also found out who had been
robbed that night, and restored some
of the missing goods through the
police. Whether my adventure eX-
planned away all the ghosts of that
haunted mansion, am not prepared to
say; but certain it is l maintained my
argument against their appearance,
ate Il champagne supper at my friends
expense. and became quite a hero for
my exploit. IN. Y. Ledger.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-04-24
LESSONS OF ANTIQUITY.

What Prof Max Muller Considers the
Only knowledge Worth Having.
A man who knows his language, and
all that is implied by it, stands on a
foundation of ages. He feels the past
under his feet, and feels at home in the
world of thought, loyal citizen of the
Oldest and widest republic. 1t is this
historical knowledge of language, and
not OF language only, but of every thing
that has been handed down to us by an
uninterrupted tradition from father to
son, it is that kind of knowledge which
| hold that our universities and schools
should strive to maintain. 1t is the
historical spirit with which they should
try to inspire every new generation.
AS we trace the course of q mighty
river back from valley to valley, as we
mark its tributaries, and watch it's
meanderings, till we reach its source,
or at all events the watershed from
which its sources spring, in the same
manner the historical school has to
trace every current Of human knowl-
edge from century to century back to
its fountain-head, if that is possible, or
at all events as near to it as the
remaining records of the past will al
low. The true interest of all l1nowl-
edge lies in it's growth. The very
mistakes of the past form the solid
ground on which the trucr knowledge
of the present is founded. Would
mathematician be q mathematician
who had not studied his Euclid?
Would an astronomer be an as
tronomer who did not know the
Ptolemaic system of astronomy, and
had not worked his way through
its errors to the truer views of Co.
pernicus? Would philosopher be a
philosopher who had never grappled
with Plato and Aristotle? Would d
lawyer be a lawyer who had never
heard of Roman law? There is but
one key to the present-that is the
past. There is but one way to under
stand the continuous growth of the
human mind and to gain firm grasp
of what it has achieved in any depart
ment of knowledge-that is to watch
its historical development. No doubt
it will be said there is no time for all
this in the hurry and furry of our mod
ern life. There are SO many things to
learn that students must be satisfied
with results, without troubling them
selves how these results were obtained
by the labors of those who came before
us. This really would mean that our
modern teaching must confine itself to
the surface, and keep aloof from what
lies beneath. knowledge must be what
is called cut and dry, if it is to prove
serviceable in the open market. My
experience is the very opposite. The
cut-and-dry knowledge which is ac-
quired from the study of manuals Or
from so-called examiners is very apt to
share the fate Of cut flowers. 1t makes
a brilliant show for one evening, but
it fades and leaves nothing behind.
The only knowledge worth having,
and which lasts us for life, must not be
cut and dry, but, on the contrary, it
should be living and growing knowl-
edge, knowledge of which we know the
beginning, the middle and the end,
knowledge of which we can produce
the title deeds whenever they are
called or.-Prof. Max Muller, in Fort
NIGHTLY Review
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ANA, WEDNESDAY,. APRIL "a, 1889.

is though, sir! very tough!' There is
not SO much danger, therefore, that
the spoils-beggars will kill him; but
the likeness in other respects between
the conditions following the installa.
ton of the two Harrisons suggests
some occult and mysterious relation OF
the house of Harrison to the Unsuitable
lust OF the Presidential loot and bootv.
Chicago Globe.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-04-24
POLITICAL COMMENTS.

The end of sectionalism will be
the beginning of tariff reform. IN. Y.
World.
-Congressmen are elected to
make laws-not to serve on patronage
boards or to act as bosses of their dis
tricts by permission of the President
st. Louis Republic.
The choice of such person az
Mr.. Allan Thorndike Nice to take the
place so admirably filled by Mr.. Lo.
throp at St. Petersburg belittles the
government that makes it-Bostou
Post.
Memorandum from Murat Hal.
stead's diary under date of March %,
1889: 1.-The United States Senator is
a vindictive animal. Great care is
necessary in stirring him up."-Chi-
cago Herald.
Lost, stolen or strayed, war
horse. Answers to the name OF
Foraker. Information only wanted.
The person finding him can keep him,
as his former masters have no further
use for him.-Chicago Times.
-Halstead doesn't 60 to Germany
as Minister. Here is chance for
Som, $ $ $:;;:;
Cbino m TT ma
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-04-24

-"Offensive partisanship" is not
a good reason in Postmas.er-G General
Wanamaker's opinion for the removal
of postmaster, SO Mr. Clarkson
bounces the Democrats for pernicious
activity in politics. -St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
organizations for the reduction
Of wages should not be tolerated under
a prosperous, high tariff administra-
ton. A proclamation from President
Harrison on the subject might do
much good now in Pennsylvania.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The office-seekers should step
aside for a few minutes and permit
President Harrison to operate protec-
ton SO as to "fill the dinner-pails' Of
the tens of thousands of iron-workers
and wooden operatives who have re-
Gently had their wages reduced by
highly ''protected" manufacturers. -
Buffalo Courier.
The popular movement against
trusts has behind it feeling of injury
and belief that the business distress
among manufacturers and the depres-
sion that has overtaken commercial
and agricultural operations are large.
ly due to inequalities and disablli.
ties inherent in our present revenue
system. Philadelphia Record.
1t is estimated that the ''aggre.
gate wealth of the Cabinet is moi
above $4,000, 900. The reader should
be careful not to mistake the word
soealM as signifying value. However
great the aggregate wealth OF the
plutocratic Cabinet may be. its aggre.
gate value to the country promises X
30 very small, Chicago Globe
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-04-24

"A society has been formed for the
granting OF premiums for the killing
OF animals proving upon the eidnr
dsok
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-04-24

The song called Columbia, the
Gem of the Ocean" was taken from the
Britishers, who have song called
"Old England, the Gem of the Ocean,"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21
Rheum atiSm

L at ! was unable 10 do any work. I
I ok three boxes Of Ayers Pills and
Y u entirely cured. Since that time l
a. never without a box of these pills"
1 ter Christensen. Sherwood, Wis.
"Ayor's Pills have been in use in my
family upwards OF twenty years and
have completely verified all that il
GAINED for them. In attacks Of piles.
tom which l suffered many years, they
s iord greater relief than any other
Iadicnc / ever tried. " 7. L. Adams,
holly Springs, Texas.
al have used Ayers Pills for num-
- OF years, aud have never found any,
tang equal 10 them for giving me an
npetite and imparting energy and
sgength 10 the system. / always keep
Z en- in the house. r.. ID. Jackson,
Wilmington, Del.
1.-TWO boxes of Ayers Pills cured me
O. severe
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21
n ache,

II Z q . IN TIC,
I ON which / was long n sufferer. y -
Lama Reyes, HubbardStou, Mass.
Whenever / am troubled with con
S. nation. or suffer from loss of appetite,
4 ,er's Pills set ne right again" IA. j.
4 ser, Jr., Rock House, Va.
ayers Pills are in general demand
among our customers. Our sales OF
I m exceed those Of all other pills COM
uAed. We have never known them
+ 70 give entire satisfaction. -
Wright Il Hannelly, San Diego, Texas.
Ayers Pills,
PREPARED BY
Or. J. c. aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Dealers in Medicine.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21
Elich and Poor,

Prince and Peasant, the Millionaire and
Day I.aborer, by their common use of
this remedy, attest the worldwide rep
u alton of Ayers Pills. Leading phy-
sioians recommend these pills for
s omach and Liver Troubles, Costive-
ness, Biliousness, and Sick Headache
q so, for rheumatism, Jaundice, and
Neuralgia. They are sngar-coated con-
tam no calomel are prompt, but mild,
in operation and, therefore, the very
bsst medicine for Family Use, as well as
for Travellers and Tourists.
81 have derived great relief from
AYERS Pills. Five years ago l was
t.ken so i'll with
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21
GENERAL NEWS.

Inlay city has a musical society
with over 30 members.
John DeGroat. of Lapeer, was recent
~ arrested and lined Sl5 for wife
hnetirc.
The Chickasaw messenger., 1889-11-28
specialize tlcLadies.

When TO this town at first came,
With few friends, no wealth or fame
But with a win to do or die
Naught was left me then but "try.~
Indeed, I've tried and viii confess
My efforts now crowned with success
Toplease the large, to please the small
In fact, I've tried to please them all
With thoughtfulness and patient care
That my customers each should wear
A bonnet Of the latest style
Or hat. that would make them smile
With earnest wish increased each day
TO meet the wants Of grave or gay,
And in this town build up trade
For iirst-class millinery to order made,
I'm gratifed dear friends to know
That my customers still bestow
A patronage SO liberal still
In leaving their orders now TO MI,
I'm compensated that I've tried
To see your wishes gratifcd,
Aud find It useless to relate
How much do appreciate.
So now my thanks to one and all,
Accept my gratitude and cali
at NJ. MECKLENBURGER's.
The Chickasaw messenger., 1889-11-28
RELIGIOUS.


Rev. Mr. Richie. at the Methodist chi
breaches every S Elath at II a. m. az
Methodist sabM ii School every Sabbath
esaSyer meeting on Wednesday evening
Class meeting every lst and 3rd sunday
IN each month az 3 O'Clock p. M
Elder G.. A. Grammer. pasier Dentist
church, viii prcsch every Sabbath I'd II
o'clock m. and az night
Prayer meeting every Thursday night at
sunday schoo. every Lords day at O a. m.
O'Clock. PeWs free. All are invited to attend.
Rev. Geo. II. steen, Pastor Service
every 2nd and 9Th sunday at II N and
5 pm
Presbvterian sabbath school every Sab
bath at 9sh, ID. McCarley. Superintendent
Episcopal Services at the Presbyterian
church by Rev. w. r. Brown. cry 4th
sunday at II a. m. and 1850 p. m.
sunday school every sunday evening
at 2:j0 p. M
The Catholic church. corner OF Meridian
and Washington streets, has services al 10
o'clock on tAe 4th sunday 0i each month,
Rev. Father Hahn OF Aberdeen officiating
tOLORED METHODIST.
sabbath school conNenesa 9 o'clock. "a m.
preaching every sabbath at to'clock. a. IN.
aud 40 . o'clock D. M. and 1880 O'Clock p. m.
Tuesday night OF each week Preaching OF
PRAYER meeting on Thursday night Of each
week. Temperance meeting ON Friday night
of each week
Col0red \ n n Church.
Preaching every Sabbath az 1850 o'clock
p M. ana at night. sunday school 0 O'Clock
q. M. W u. Coleman Pastor
Bird Baptist Church COlOred.
Preaching every sabbath at II o'clock a.
m. and p. M, aad at night Rev II. Ems
Pastor.
Justice Court.
OkOl0na Beat.
Justice Peel holds court on first and third
Saturdays in each month al Egypt
Justice Garter holds court on the fst and
third Mondays in each month, az the OkOlo-
ma i'm the Court House.
Mayor BodenhWmer on the nd and 4th
Mondays In each month az Okolona.
Beat No. T.
Justice Baskins holds his court at Buen.
Vista on the lst Saturday and at McCon, 4
OF the 3rd Saturday Of each month.
The Chickasaw messenger., 1889-11-28
MBSiSdIliN0FI2I Higl School,
Troy, POntOtOc cO., Miss.
Oldest Norm" seh0'lin the State ofds
pendent

Inc seventh and just
an enrolment Of 5l
Tcll Teacher Expenses.
Health is from
e.
twelve miles llage.
In
and Classic.
andO Vocal
You are seeking school where
shortest time and the least catalogue.
AddrS W. L. GIDEON, Pes't
'ub % m or b. NJ BELL, Principal
The Chickasaw messenger., 1889-11-28
Notice Taxpayers

The undersigned sheriff and tax
collector for Chickasaw couRty will
meet the people al the following times
and places for the purpose of collect
ing taxes for the fiscal year Of 1883:
The tav books will be open at Oko-
loua until Dec. lst. and at Houston
from Dec lst 20 18th, after which
time damages will accrue and viii
most assuredly be collected. ] there
fore urge the people TO meet me and
settle them taxes promptly, and thus
.ave me trouble and themselves eX-
pense. W. 6. srovALL
sha AMI iax.collecior
Barrow has lot Of luggies, Hacks
and Farm Wagons on hand that must
go.
The Chickasaw messenger., 1889-11-28

"The flowers that bloom in the spring,
ira Ia"
Found him sick IN aed with chill--
pooh bah"
But Cheatham' Chill Tonic got him
lp en- his fcctlets."
And he now daily sing, while walk
ing the straetlet>.'
"It undoubtedly cured his ,hake-. ha,
hai" II. X. Moore
The Chickasaw messenger., 1889-11-28

Capt. W. S. White, or Sheffield,
Ala, says We have q bottle Of
Owens Pink Mixture on hand and
consider il an invaluable remedy for
an trouble arising from disordcred
stomach and bowels. tits certainly a
great remedy for children of an ages
sold byJ NJ. Davis. Druggist.
The Chickasaw messenger., 1889-11-28

Mrs. L. Wyatle, who cuts aud
makes dresses according TO the ccle-
brated and popular Moody system,
can be found at J. Rubels mammoth
Dry Goods establishment She qua
rantees perfect I'll and satisfaction.
The Chickasaw messenger., 1889-11-28

No. $3.50, Petition Of J. II. Green ct
al, praying the establishing Of stock
law district in eastern portion Of the
county, granted. Also petition of J
NJ. Gillespie ct al, praying an order
creating and establishing stock law in
eastern portion Of county, granted.
No. S525. The time for the order
creating the Atlanta stock law dis
trict, was on petition posiponed and
said order creating said district, not
10 take effect and be enforced until
twelve months after the date mentions
ed and fixed in former order
The Board will proceed to contract
at December meeting with some one
as overseer Of Poor, for year 1890, al
so to contract with a physician for
practice &c, forpaupers at poor house
for year 1889.
Board adjourned till first Monday
in December 1889.
W. ". Cook, Pres't.
+. F. MEDLIN, Clerk.
The Chickasaw messenger., 1889-11-28

Now is the time to consider cir
cumstances." Mrs. Garmou vii, trim
you a beautiful and stylish hat cheap.
Call and buy or leave your order with
her al VI. MECELENM-gCrEs.
The Chickasaw messenger., 1889-11-28

OCTOBER TERN. 1883.
The Chickasaw messenger., 1889-11-28

Beautiful Dress Ginghams tor the
next 80 days, at 64e. at Ezell and saw
age.
The Chickasaw messenger., 1889-11-28

Foster has the largest aud best
stock Of family and fancy groceries
IN Houston, al lowest price. Try him
The Chickasaw messenger., 1889-11-28
H. WALKER, z. W. THOMPSON,
Walker & THOMPSON
TONsORIAL ARTIST.

Have removed. to their new and
neat Parlors on South side Main
street next door east of the Post
Office. We return our greatful
thanks for past patronage and
earnestly solicit the public favor
for the future. Call at the Nhite
TonsoflaI pdtlor. 81 4t8 ~
The Chickasaw messenger., 1889-11-28
90 TOING LADIEs.

E. F. MEDLlN, CLERK.

Teachers and students board together.
90 wears experience, 1000 pupils
taught trained assistants, healthy
location, Churches, Sabbath Schools,
Christian Association, excellent soci-
ETY. and pure freestone water and the
strictestattention 70 health ofmindaud
morals Of students are the induce
mcuts We offer TO patrons.
r. a. SNfrm Principal.
UouIka, Miss. 3-2l-6mo