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Year: 1878

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there is beginning to be a movement


in political circles towards getting


up conventions and candidates for
our next Legislature, and we think
it behOoves the tax-paying and la
boring classes of our county to move
also, as they have an important in
terest to look after in the next Gen
eral Assembly of our State. The
writer has been through many of
the districts of our county and con-
versed with a large number of our
citizens, and find that you are the
choice of the people whithersoever
we have been, and regarded as the
true exponent of their political
views. Your platform of principles
relating to the financial troubles of
our State and county, so fearlessly
defended two years ago against the
Vaccinations of the bondholders
and their horde of mercenary allies,
has endeared you in the minds of
the people, and now points you out
as the man to represent their inter
ests in the next Legislature. There
never was a time in the history of
the country that demanded so forei-
bly, the selection by the people mot
politicians or packed conventions)
of such men for the Legislature as
will defy the honeyed overtures of
the many vampires and oppressors
of our country that infest the halls of
our State Legislature, obstructing
free and healthy legislations. The
many ugly complications, Difficult
ties and bearings outcropping from
OurState financial questions demand
the selection of men of a different
caste and persuasion from those that
have served us so unwisely and
faithlessly heretofore in bringing on
us our present financial troubles.
We know you are well acquainted
with the wants of our country, the
CALLING burthens imposed upon our
people by the mal-legislation Of mer-
cenary parties. We further know
that you have the interest and we'll
fare of your country at heart and
will use your utmost endeavOrs to
remedy the existing evils. We
therefore solicit you in behalf of a
large number of the citizens to be-
come a candidate to represent our
county in the lower branch of our
next Legislature. Yours respect
fully, III. ID.


District No. g. It
Year: 1878

the Sun now have of the South
Senator Conkling declares that he


Sknows" how theSouth was defrau-
ded of the force of its true Presiden-
tial votes in 1876. What Southern
voice, what Democratic voice, has
been raised except to bid him speak
and tell the country what he knows I?
The WORLD has seen with cordial
satisfaction the step taken by Mr..
DAILY in the Assembly at Albany to
enforce this demand upon Senator
COnkling, a witness not to be suspec-
ted, as a Democratic or a Southern
witness might be, of personal inter-
est in the demonstration of the great
wrongs done in 1876 to the South and
to the Democratic party. When New
York has made this call upon her Re
publican Senator, the inventor Ofthe
Electoral Commission, and her Sen
atOr has answered it, and proofs to
damn the Republican Administra-
tion at Washington into ''infamyp
are laid by him before the country,
it will be in order for the great
Democratic South to consider the
ways and means of asserting the
justice of the nation
Year: 1878

EARLY TOMAToEs.-A writer in one
of our exchanges says the way to get
early tomatoes is, as soon as your tomato
plants have made four leaves, pinch the
top bud from the stem, then take up
the plant, pinch two inches from the
top root and transplant it in common
box frame, where the soil is rich and
loamy. The box will keep off the wind,
and plants sown and grow II there eigh-
teen inches apart will produce fruit two
weeks sooner than the same planted in
the open ground. A mat or q few
boards spread over the frame at night
will keep them from the frost, and is
far easier and quicker than going over
a field nightly and setting boxes over
each hill. AS soon as the plants have
set fruit on two blossoms of each branch,
and the top has grown two to four leaves,
the pinching off the ends of each branch
and top should be again put into prac"
tice.
Year: 1878

The Public Cemetery east OF Opelousas, Is
under the charge Of the Board of Police of this
town. All persons are hereby warned not to
trespass upon the grounds, under penalty of
q criminal prosecution.


JAMES RAY.
President Board Police Town Of opeloNsas.
De&. lit
Year: 1878

Little Rock Gazette: Why is it that
we don't see some old Democrats address
ing grecnback meetingss With one Oh
two exceptions all the speakers are Re-
publicans, who are now and always Will
be republicans. Tho Truth is that the
Greenback party is only the republican
party under n new name: Democrats
will find this out in time, and before
election will drop QUIT will be another
Know Nothing tiasco.
Year: 1878

New York Evening Post.


It has been said that the actor must
harvest his reputation in the glare Of
the foot-lights. He need expect moth.
thing from posterity. 1t will know
nothing of him except through impol-
pable and Enthusiastically tradition. 1t is
even truer of the journalist it is truer
of them than of any other man whose
life business teaches so closely the bust
ness Of and lives Of the public and Of
all the individuals who make up the
public that he must reap the reward Of
his work while he is doing it. He con-
tributes, perhaps, more constantly thar
any other worker to the entertainment
and instruction OF the public. But he
never sees the public; the public never
sees him; they are never brought eye to
eye and under the influence OF sympa.
thetic enthusiasm Of that relation. But
to the hearty and earnest worker in
journalism, to the born journalist, his
work is his Joy and reward.
Year: 1878

This is the way man among the
Himalaya mountains once astonished
stranger dog. He put on a pair of huge
goggles and walked steadily and quietly
toward the dog, without speaking a
word. The dog bristled up and stared
hard for moment, and then, all at once,
he seemed to wilt, and away he skunk az
if ashamed of himself.


/ heard about this only the other day,
and l tell it now merely to warn you
not to try the little trick, unless you are
sure your dog will not get angry and
jump for you.


It would not look well for you to
stink off as ifyou were ashamed of your
self.
Year: 1878

The four per cent. loan is proving IL
great success as popular loan, and the
Secretary of the Treasury is affording
every possible facility to assist in plac-
ing it. Checks on New York will he
accepted and checks for currency will
be converted into gold at current rates.
Year: 1878

Servia, who went into the war at the
eleventh hour, is not satisfied with the
peace conditions demanded by Russia,
and proposes to fight on until her ends
are attained. The Gar should take
Prince Milan by the ear and quietly
lead him back within his own borders
Year: 1878

The inten ton of the deacon was good,
but the way in which he worded his no.
tice was infelicitpus. He said ANY
members OF this congregation who have
left off wearing apparel will please con-
tribute the same to the poor"
Year: 1878

COurlcr-JOurnal


The Philadelphia North Amcrieaa
says that "tariffS are to be made by
practical business men, on the basis
of things as we fluid them, and with
special reference to the industries
that are to be affected" Tariffs
should 5e made by practical bust
hess men to be sure, but not by
men who will only make tariff to
tax the whole country topnt money
into their caPaciouS individual
pockets. The North american wants
that kind of tariff which is nothing
more than SubSidlng a few special
like that of iron. The
country has had enough of that
line of business.
Year: 1878

AN exchange says: A man in
Chicago recently refused AN offer of
$500 for aaOg. You will find on in
vestigation that in nine cases out
of ten and seven.eights the man
who refuses to sell dog at that
price either is satisfied that be
hasn't long to live himself or is la
boring under the delusion that the
Cog is immortal.
Year: 1878

From all over the State reports
come through our exchanges that a
light vote was poIled and very lit
tie interest taken in the election.
Mississippi returns her entire dem
Ocratic delegation of congressman
who served in the last congress, and
in this she has done well.
Year: 1878

TIE Register says the yearly cost
to run the city government Of Mo
bile is equal to a tax OF ten dollars
per capita upon every soul in the
city. No community can be pros,
Porous with such a heavy burden
mon them,
Year: 1878

DAIN in the right side, under the
L edge of the ribs, increases on pres.
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain is
felt under the shoulder blade, and it
frequently extends to the top of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss of appe-
tite and sickness; the bowels in gen.
eral are costiye, sometimes alternative
with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy
sensation in the back part There is
generally a considerable loss of men,
ory, accompanied with a painful SEN
sauon of having left undone some
thing which ought to have been done.
A slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant. The patient complains of
WEAKNESS and debility; he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains of 4 prickly sensa-
ton of the skin; his spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that exer.
else would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts
every remedy, Several of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them ex-
lsted, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
Year: 1878

school, has ceased to learn, should by
all means stop teaching, for children


need impulse even more than instruc-
ton. Any one who no longer thirsts


for higher knowledge, cannot ftly lead
even the youngest to its fountain. AS
teacher, one must be progressive or
cease to be at all. The mind that stag
mates must soon retrograde, and such
q teacher would stultify rather than
stimulate his class. Happily there are
now many teachers worthy OF their
work, whose ideal is high and who are
enthu siastic in tho lifelong work Of
personal culture. The efficient co-ope-
ration of such teachers l confidently
anticipate in the efforts now making TO
stimulate taste for books, and aiding
our youth in the selection Of the best
books. One who early acquires taste
for reading and love Of books, will
realize that his education is only begun
when his school days are ended. To
complete 1t will be the aim and ambi-
tion of his life. Let his calling bo what
it may, with an Unsuitable desire for
knowledge he will rind leisure for self


improvement. The many instances
Of self-educatcd men whose eminenco
and success are due to an early taste
for reading, should be given to the boys
who are just entering the active pur-
suits Of life, and we who are so apt to
think that they can no longer find time
Tor selfculturc. But is the littls leis-
urc they have well improved2 Should
the evenings be idled away, because
the day must be occupied with business
or laborY The youth whose teachers
have trained them to always have
good book at hand for odd moments,
will enter the practical callngs of life
with habit of inestimable Importance.
Year: 1878

The processes of divine life are some
times slow, and the changes wrought
by grace may not always be completed
in day. 1t doth not yet appear what
We shall be. But when the saving
work is wrought, eternity will show
that none but God could have accom-
plished it.
Year: 1878

AID always wants to do . great right,
even II In that journalistic liberality
anv uninientlOnsl little wrong may
have been done.


Nv old friend McNeily tells me be
will have the Times out daily in g
week, and the town ought TO sustain
him literally, but journalistic patron
Age generally in the South is not scat
tered with lavish hand. More anon.


ALTER EGO.
Year: 1878

ined her clothing, which was burned and covered
with POWDER there was no blood.


Dora Stickney, the sister OF the deceased, WAB
next called, and testified respecting the charssaes
and habits of her sister


The cross-examination Of Mrs Dora Davis pro-
ceeded to-day great portion Of the testimony
was repetition Of that given before. The wit
ness stated that when she saw Psyton just before
the killing he was very cool and as pale corpea
and he was as calm after the shooting as before,
she never saw him excited, except on the Sunday
when he threatened to shoot his brother.
Year: 1878



 Gen. WIllcox, commander of the department of Arizona, has been in- strucsed by the Secretary of War to use the troops in his department to protect tue United States mails, and has already taken steps to effect that end. A more recent telegram says shs Adiutant General of the army will in few days issue an order further explaining the posse comit- atns clause in the army bill It will state that officers can detail troops under their command to protect United States property whenever 1t IS in jeopardy, or there IS any danger of it's destrucnon Another case in which troops can be used that will be cited. will be for the purpose of put ting down an expedition formed in tbe United States for the purpose of visiting, with hostile intent, any foreign country.
Year: 1878

B. Ippolito was born in Florence A. d
1865. As D child he attracted other chill
dren to him and taught them the words of
eternal life. Already he longed to leave
the world and serve God in religion. Bot
this was not to be. He wac the son of a
poor eilkweaver, and had to work all day
to the end of his life. God sent him con-
tinHally the most grievous sickneeses,
which at last reduced him to penury.
Before the foundation of his own institute
he was placed at the head of several con-
fraternities, and driven from each by the
ingratitude or malice of its members. Holy
and learned men were set against him,
aad pu blicly denounced his labors. After
this preparation his life's work began
the foundation of the Congregation of
Christian Doctrine. This was an institute
for the instruction of the young on all fes-
tivale. Ippolito laid down rules for his
children much like those which st. Philip
Neri was framing for his brothers of the
OratOry in Rome. The Congregation
changed the face of Florence and Ippolito
was sent for by many towns to establish
his institute in their midst. Still his per
secutions never ceased. An attempt was
even made on his life; and he was accused
want of God prevailed, and his work was
established He died d. 1919. In 1924
the Saints institute was re-examiDed, and
again solemnly approved by Leo XII.


B. Ippolito labored only to remove that
ignorance which is the canse of sin, and he
never lost an opportunity of enlightening
a soul. The innkeeper at Siena with
whom he was staying was leading profit
gate life. Ippolito spoke to him of the
hideousness of his vice, and notwithstand-
ing the mans violent abuse ended by
attaining his conversion. Some youths
whom he had reproved in the streets for
immodest language fell upon him with
their sticks and left him half dead, but
the servant of God only rejoiced to suffer
for the honor of God, and he was often
known to spend sixteen consecutive hours
in instructing an ignorant or obstinate sin
ner.
Year: 1878

A MYSTERY SOLVED
The Greatest Medical Triumph of Modern
Times! The Mysterious Channel of Dis
ease Discovered, and Certain Cure


Provided. The Stomach, Liver and


Bowels the Centre of Disease.
Year: 1878

number of lands of the minimum
class may be selected by the State
within the United States limits as
soon as it shall transfer to the Unit
ed States all right, title and interest
in the lands in question. The claim
of the State is not questioned by
the government, but the lands being
in part occupied by the Indians and
Of peculiar value to them for rice
fields, and as the government must
indemnify the State or the Indians,
the Secretary of the Interior reco-
mends the passage of the bill so as
to prevent any embarrassme to
either party. The amount of land
involved in the claim is about sew
enty-five thousand acres.
Year: 1878

chopped off the head of king, and
the heroes of the Commune made a
target of an archbishop? Was it for
this that "Liberte, Egalite, Frater.
nite," are inscribed on all the dead
walls and fences; that woman,I ,Iovely
woman whom we adore should be
deprived of the poor privilege OF
riding on the top OF an omnibus?
Wha. liberty is there in any land
which prevents her from riding on
the top of an omnibus? What equal
ity is there in any country that de-
nies her the right of riding on the
top of an omnibus? How can she
fraternize with a fellow on top OF
an omnibus, if they won't allow her
to get On top? These are questions
vital to French liberty which, | hope,
the next Commune will settle in a
manner sharp, quick and decisive,
Another source of grief to every
liberty-loving Frenchwoman (and
all of them love liberty arises from
the fact that they can't wear their
two story and half hats in the
parquette of the Grand Opera. In
fact they will not allow them to go
in there at all, and the most mag
nifcent and comfortable portion OF
the house where everybody can look
at you, and you can look at every
body else, is appropriated exclusive
ly to brutes of men. Madam
Roland was right: ooh! liberty, lib
erty, liberty?' ETC., etc., etc. Let
the world know that here in France
woman may harness herself to q
donkey cart. "She may buy with
you, sell with you, walk with you
talk with you and SO following;;''
she may sweep the streets with 6
ten dollar silk; thing which, to hel
credit, she does not often do, leav-
ing that delectabIe pastime to her
English and American cousins, she
may stand on her head or go with
out fig leaves, but she can't put hel
foot in the parquette of the Grand
Opera and she can't ride on top O
an omnibus. | know there will be
a row when this news reaches Bos
ton. 1t may do very well for Paris
but they went stand it there. /
the revolution succeeds shall have
the satisfaction of knowing that
struck the key note, and hopefully
awaiting the result, I am


Truly yours, 3.
Year: 1878

From the Cincinnati Gazette, March 81


Under present laws an American citizen cam
not buy foreign.but weasel and have 1t registered
American craft, even by the payment OF duties
all the protected articles that enter into lis CON-
position. Hence when the proprietor OF the HKRALn
bought the Pandora, q vessel specially fitted for
Arctic exploration, he had to ask Tor special ACT "a
erublc her 10 sail under national flag Wo see
that the Senate Committee Commerce have ro-
sponded favorably hts request for such act and
also for the detail of naval officers manage the
Pandora AS he pays nil the expenses his request Is
very JUS; one and We hope for important discoveries
In tho Arctic regions.
Year: 1878

She looked like some visitant from
another world, in the radiance Of bel
beauty, as she came across the wide
drawing room to the window where
he stood. lie had not heard her light
step, but he turned when she was
near, showing the stamp of his better
life on his noble face.


He held out his hand, looking earn.
estly into her face, and seeing she only
spoke happy truth as, taking it, she
said


I am glad to see YOU


'Leonie, he said, you gave me a
hope, three years ago, that Las borne
me above temptation and suffering to
q position where | am not ashamed to
look any man in the face. Leonle,
you bade me-


Blushing brightly, she took up the
words as he paused


TO be a man, John, for my sake.


And l objeyed you, my love, my
darling. have come for my reward
Leonie, loving you with all my heart,
darling, now to ask for your love in
return.


So, society had ripple of sensation
in a fashionable wedding, when John
Furber married Miss Leonie Cameron


But only you and |, reader, know
the romance of that summer in S.
or how John Furber redeemed his
manhood for Leonie's 8 sake.
Year: 1878

A good little boy who was kicked
by a mule didn't say any narsh,v
words Or go home crying to his m"'hr'
He just tied the mule within five f ct
of the bee hive, backed him roul.d to
it and let HIM kick.
Year: 1878

One thousand shingles, says
newspaper paragraph, will cover o:e
hundred square feet Of surface. One
shingle, by the way, will cover six
square inches of bad boy, and, if
properly applied, will be productive
of as much benefit and more noise
than the one thousand shingles vn
one hundred square feet of surface
Year: 1878

In faith it becomes your immediate duty TO
subscribe ior this, the first publication of the
kind west of the Mississippi for the extremely
low subscription price brings it within thu
reach Of all, while 1t makes necessary large
substitution list in order to meet expenses,
Year: 1878

1t might still be necessary to take the paper
to learn our tactics-the best method OF mia
dering our progress.


Subscribe Now at the beginning OF the
new year, that you may have the paper iron"
its first number. Send silver or gold (Sl) u
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Year: 1878

There is a possibility that you may not full,
understand our principles and doctrines, and
TO take our paper for year, which many could
afford out OF mere curiosity to do, would be n
sure method Of becoming fully informed con.
Cerning our faith, our works and our hopes.
Year: 1878

The following letter explains itself:

 Dear Doctor--You did good turn for me once; you saved my lie. To he sure you left tne minus Il leg in doing it-but life is sweet even with but one foot to hObble through the world with. It was down at -; It was q bleody day buta glorious one! You remember how--but beg pardon, always toi get myself when l get 10 talking about these old times. Tins is what l want tu tell you: One morning last week l awoke feeling very strange. For a long time my liver had been rebelliors. but l had anticipated no trouble. But that morning discovered that my stomach had joined in the revolt, and q lively skirmish was being carried on, that threatened to end in a hard battle. The suddenness of the revolt put the HEAD-qiiartrrs m confusion, and all seemed hopeless till, Alddenly, like one of those flashing orders of Grant, came the colnmand--''Get Dr. Pierce's Gold eu Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pelletts;" and courier was Immediately dispatched for them. Now what want to say is this, l feel like a volunteer, who has just received his commission, or, better stili. as well as Grant did when he held Lees sword. And 1 want to adyise all who suffer from rebellious liver and stomach to 'sfght it out on this line," and they will surely be victorious.

 AN OLD VET.
Year: 1878

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Year: 1878

"THE Poor YE HAVE ALWAYS WITH
YoU."-The adjourned meeting Of gentle
men interested in procuring employment
for the deserving poor women OF Richmond
will be held at the rooms Of the Chamber OF
Commerce this evening at 5 O'Clock. The
attendance of ministers, representative men,
and all interested in SO worthy an object, will
doubtless be large. Considerable destitu-
ton prevails in the city. Much OF this is
being relieved by our noble Christian .Wo-
men and men, but much remains yet to De
done. The object OF this meeting IS TO de-
wise some means OF affording work for
women. Many people will suffer rather
than beg, and such should have every en-
couragement. But it is needless to enlarge
on so commendable an enterprise. The
Chamber Of Commerce should be filled this
evening with "those who love their fellow
man,