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A B. RACHAL) TI3IE WORLD IS GOVERNED TOO MUOII. (PUBLIS II .E~ VOL. 35.1 ALEXANDRIA, LA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1879. .NO. NO ·VOL. 35 i "•--... " DEMO CRAT . OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARISH TERMIS: THE DEMOCRAT,[is' published Weekly at. Two DoTr.TRas and FIFTY CENTS per annum -On: DOL.AR and FIrrTY CENTS for Psix' months - PAYABLE IN AD VANCE. ADVERTISEMENTSinserted at'the rate of ONE DOLLAR per square for the first insertion and FIFTY CENTS for each subsequent one. Ten lines or less (brevier type) constitute a square. OBITUARY NOTICES, Marriages, Public Meetings, Cards of Thanks, etc., to be paid as advertisements PERSONAL CARDS-when admissnble charged double the usnaladvertising rates. MISCELLANEOUS. T I-E-EI; HOME JOURNAL INCREASED IN SIZE, ei IIPROVEDI IN QIJILITY, of and REDUCED IN COST. th TaIE B!13T LITERARY AND SO CIST Y PAPER IN AME- fn RICA." it If 1 rrP, LE.\DING DEPART1"iETNTS , I of thlu ilO I ,)OU lNAI cotnprise oi Edtitoiriatl. m 'on Tpics of fresh interest 1 1, rilliIant, litm ,na'nces and 'ortraitures of' 1i Amuric:l i ilit, Editorial Reviews of lI noew eveuit in the (wo.rld of BRles etItres, Painting, Settllpt ure, Siciiei'nc , i lin+ic, andl the Dl)rain ; Original Es s:-ys ; Amlilltle Excerptls front tile .iest $l',roputtu Writers; Spl.y .etters froll Corrosponulents tin all ithe 'great Capi-l tals ,of the Vorl.'I ; The Firsrt' Lok at tl New Ii,,ks ; andl rary IICCioiiits of sa' - t, iugs, ha+l niol;iu .s., and ! lixu+s in th i ver .-Olteaif . lonlilel,l; e blll ir.ln(L tilt veryiS 1rl' ese nihatterl. of interest, in thi s otnIiiitry mtl in Erl'.pe - the twhole e.Un l.Iiht iy iirr''it ig the wit and ui is liln, thel hfItnimi'r niid 1:0It-h"<, lile le. atidl sliarkling go.sip of the times. O1lUS' P/IlL Lt'SIL TS' CO No. 3: Park P'l;lrce. STATE Y O LOUEi'ANA, F; 1cOTii SDEPAI'.\ I:T.[INT. W IElREAe. ON T'IIE Fo)(TRl I day of t (cttoler, 1 471, FiA.NK A. I SiIoSsAT w iirmtally killed and Jiur- i rtt a Cotihe, in the Paiisli oi Rap iiidesl'in this State ; and W*hereas,JAMlEA lIGlTFOOT niil WVILLIA.M LIHttrFPLO)L' stand ia' 'ittctled ftor sll crime, and it ha.l i.en eprersented to tme . ,rt they are futgi tivtaj from justice; iow, thterefore, I, FRANCIS T. NI CTIOLLt, G'overnor, of thie State of Louisl'na, by virtue of the anthority I11n me vested by law, do issue this tmy Sproclamation, colunmandin the officers of the law and all good citizens to aid a"id ansist in arresting the said Janes Ligihtloot and William Lidthtfoot, to thie end tbat they may be ibroalit to jastic and dealt with according to Jaw. And I do hereby offer a rewantd T. FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS fur tile arrest and delivery of said Jnaes IJight foot and William Lightfoot inuany of the njils ot this State. J;ames lighltfot is at)rnt thirty years of nae, five feet nine inches high,, spare built, high cheek bones, large gray eyes, has always a dowueast look, " slow to speak, dark hair, weighs hount 121) ponuids; was called James White before coming to Cotile. William Lightfoot is about twenty five years of age, five feet seven inches high, rather stout, weighs about 145 pounds, sandy hair, blue eyes, full face, rather pleasant, free spoken and very quick, and makes friends fast. Given under my signature and the seal of the State of Louisiana, at tihe Cityot New Orleans, this tenthl day of April, in tihe year of our Lord one thoulsand eight hundred and seventy Seight. FRANCIS T. NICHOLTLS, Governor of the State of Louisiana. By thle Governor: WILL A. STRONG, SetCretary of State. iA Barham's Infallible PILE SURE. mtanbhe ted by the Bhmole o Co.,Duhtam,1T.O. to $20 a day in your own lo cality. Norisk. Women do ad well as umen. Many makb more th:ai the amdunt sta tti above. No one can fail to make mon ey fast. Any one ca. do tity work. You c - nal ake.from 50 cents to $3 an hour by devoting your oevenings and spare tilmeo to the'businuss. It costs nothing to try the businkess. Nothing like it for monery maIk ilug ver ot)lcered etf9're. ]llthieisplei'sant illLd strlictlly lionor;ai le. Ec:ultlor, if yoII wait, to okiloiV till bout the be:st paying liuiinca before the puihlic, send il1s yonr addres and we will sendl you full particu. * ars and lrivate terms free; sanpllles worth $5 also free; yon can then ialnko up lyour j.iill for yotrscelf. Adldress GEO. S.IN tSON & CO., l'ortland, Maiune. POLITI('AL. SELECTION FOR WARD DELEGATES. 4 Room&s or DbEMOCRATIC-CONSERVATIVE I ExECUTIVE COM.IMIITEE, I ALEXANDRIA, LA., 1 Sept. 6, 1879.J Tnai Democratic-Conservative voters of the different Precincts of the Parish of Rapides, as named and apportioned in the Parish Executive Committee's call of this date, will assemble in their respective Precincts, on H SATURDAY, the 11th of OCTOBER, 1879, for the purpose of selecting, or eieci ing, the number of delegates to which' they have been apportioned, to repre S sent them in the Parish Convention to convene in Alexandria, at the Town P Hall, on SATURDAY, the 13th day of I OCTOBER, 1879. su BEN. TU RNER, s Ii. M. RooEms, Chairman. Secretary. on fel - fr( CALL FOR A PARISH CONVENTION. sh fo stt Roots OF T')IMOCR.ntIC-Cox.s\ERVATIVE tit EXECUTIVE ('OMM t'TrEr', ALEXANDRHIA, LA., e Sept. 6, 1870. Wi T'llF Denmocratic-Conservative Dele- pa Cates of the ':larikh of Rapides. to be se cho.eon on SA'TURDAY, the Ilth day of OC'OBER, 1879, will assemble in ge tie 'Towii 11:11, in Alexandria, at 11 or o'clock A.. ., on sa SA '.URTDAY, the 1Sth of OCTOBER, A 1S790, for the purpose of s.lecting, or elect inga inew i xeu'tive Commlllitte for W' the i'arish, for the purposie of selecting, St. or heleh ting, NIX E diehlg;ites to the Dis- at triht ,itJ licial (Convention, wh ichi assem- tie 1l)1s ihi , hx:Iluilrin, at the Town Hall, a on TI'U ESI)AY, the 21st of OC'TOBER, . 1S79. andid for the 1puripoe of selecting, orl clectiln,. N IN 1: delegates to the Sen- hi ito'riail Convenllion, w hich aissembles in et \.-Xaltrit . ,:i., at the l'own hlaill on el I'U Ei lY. the 21t of'OCL'TOBGER,1879. s \ .td for thle lullrpose of 'noti"1il0tiO lg h: tw\o ciillidaties 1for the Legislatlire, one llntilhtti for (lerk of the District is Court, onit ca:lidate for Sheriff, one al c;ildlihlate for Coroner, a1ull for the f.r- h t r tie j,i'rl'pose of 1n1h0iiln tiig ezltlilidtltes for AIa.ist:rates iand (Constables of the tltireant Warl ithroughoutlt the Parish The I'p;i.s h, ('oiovertio ti shall consist. if I'vse' ,llvn-three (73) Ienil'mer, taks tl C. I Iro imt hle volt ol'ilonl. E. A. tBuirk, ati the t ,- gierlii ei'ltionl in Novet!erll, 1878, ti q :11"11 lProvcinit, s naim'ihd below, being C ,ith led to o1t delegate for every 25 vote, e.st al that oelti.,in. at l one delel ¶nto for every vote over the tractioni of a ili t . in. The tiltli' .s' il! :pporitiolnlmnlt of the h Irl rt..< for 1i". I't recilit, Ias cast in a I 1878 i ~ hti: lv lullihi-he', a.il will bie I thl official dalii1 i a bl e !'u of Lice ('oi S iVi.tiall, s:vet' :Intl exc +,t the. Chalnig of o'iliitiy of Ithe I yiot l:lpide- Pri.'teinct :'1 hin i. ol C h,'": Ihirde to :iiiilin Wciil's ) tot"... which l :eli n) i tow li t Il )rlillance of P thell I'.diio J.ury, fixo'i at the latter plhtcr:- tl l'l;riNCi. VoTES. Di:L. .\l Xanl dit ' ... ........... 211 Ai Sineville ............... 5' ....... 2 i -(1 i a lat's ............... 5. ......... 2 f Ii rl:itl'.. .... .......... 8. .. ...... 3 s .1s n ll's ..............." 42 ....... 2 - I'r:1irie.... ........... .. 401........ 2 S i e . sl''ind ............. . 15 ....... I liinesto n ............... 117 ....... 5 - ul Iltollon' ......... . .. . 47......... 2 ial .lll)l.'s ........ .. .. 61........ 2 (:ihlnelyville ................ 9 Liite. ............. 77 ....... 3 C. C Wieenls' ........... 57........ 2 1 niion (Church.-........... i........ 2 Redt Stole ...............155........ 0 tieloach e,'s ............. 4 ....... Simon Well's........ 262........10 tH orn's .... .............. 2 5 ........ 1 Trami way ........ .... 97........ 4 a tchl's ......... ... .... 64 ....... 2 s BEN. TURNER, IId H. M. RooERS, Chairman. Secretary. t o CALL FOR A DISTRICT JUDICIAL CON VENTION. he RooMs Ov F.IOOCRATIC-CONSERVATIVE ( EXECUTIVE .CoOMMITrEE, ALEXADIU I. LA., , t . Sept. 0, 1i89. T'USDAY, OcTrownR 21st, 1879, being the day selected and appointed for the nomnination of a candidate for JUDGE tof the Di.strict Court of the 'Twelfth Ju to dicinl District, composedl of thie Parishes of Rapides. Avoyclles and Grant, and - i candidate for DIT'RICTlC' ATTORNEY e of the sail Jtudicial District, tile 45 delegates of these three Parishes, will Il assemlble in the Town Hall, in Alexan a dria, La., on that day, at 11 o'clock A. M., st. for thile purpose of tnakihg the salid nom a ination.. e The District Judicial Convention shall Sconsist oftwenty-one (21) members, ta ken from the apportionment of the State SExecutive Committee of the Democrat- I Y ic-Conservative Party, and shall con sist of a Avoyelles ....... ......... i Delegates Rapides............. . ..... " Grant .............. ... 3 " BEN. TURNER, SII. M. RooEs, Chairman. Secretary. CALL FOR A SENATORIAL CONVEN· TION. ROOMS 6F Dex'ocRATIC-CONSERVATIVE S EXECUTIV COMMITTlrE, SALEXANDRIA, LA., o- . . Sept. .9 1870 J do THu DecgatS Of the Senator4iL Con1 ke vention, compo9d. of the Parislas of a- Rapides antd Vernon, will assemble in, "' thle Town Hall, in the Town of Alex Sandtrla, La., at 1 o'clock P. Mi4, on to TUESDAY, .the 21It of OCTOBER, he 1879, for the purpose of nominating a candi Sdate for SEiNATORl for that $enatorial District. hin this Convention Rapides :will be s. entitled to 9 delegates aud Vernon 3 h deleg:lates. rlj BEN. TURNER, NII. M. RoCEt, Chairmnan. Secretary, NEW THIS DAY. 45 Years Before the Publio. THE CENUIItIU DR. C. oLANE'S Ye' CELEBRATE 'I LIVER PI LS, WE FOR THE CURE O 07 Hepatitis, or Liver Complainif;, DYSPIPSIA AND SICK HEADACM. WE Symptoms of a Diseased Livef. Ye PAIN in the right side, under the Bu edge of the ribs, increases on pres sure; sometimes the pain is in the left j side; the patient is rarely able to lie TI 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 soirtetimes mistaken It' for rheumatism in thE" arm. The stomach is affected with loss of appe: tite and sickness; the bowels in gen= It eral are costive, sometimes alternative B, with lax; the head is troubled Witl~ pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy sensation in the back part. The~t is Y generally a considerable loss of mem ory, accompanied with a painful sen sation of having left undone some thing which ought to have been donie. A slight, dry cough is sometimes an attendant. The patient complains of TI weariness and debility; he is easily 0 startled, his feet are cold or burning, and he complains of a prickly sensa tion of the skin; his spirits are low; 0 and although he is satisfied tl:,it exer cise would be beneficial to him, yet he can scarcely summon up fortitude B 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- U isted, yet examination of the body, after death, has shown the LIVER to Al have been 'extensively deranged. AGUE AND FEVER. sI DR. C. MCLANE'S LIVER PILLS, IN CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when taken with Quinine, are productive of the most happy results. No better cathartic can be used, preparatory to, E or after taking Quinine. We would advise all who are afflicted with this S' disease to give them a FAIR TRIAL. For all bilious derangements, and as II a simple purgative, they are unequaled. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. The genuine are never sugar coated. Every box has a red wax seal on the lid, T with the impression Da. McLANE's LIVEK PI'.u.s. The renuie . McLANE's I.IVER Pri.I.s bear g the signatures of C. MCLANE and FLEMING I:Ios. on the wrappers. Insist upon having the genuine DR. C. 11 I McLANE'S LIVER PIi.t.s, prepared by Flem ing Bros., of Pittsburgh, Pa,, the market being 13 full of imitations of the time McLane, spelled differently but same pronunciation. PAROCHIAL SCHOL8 2 ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, .ok L" ",, 1 -T . 10 , I . . TIIIS INSTITUTION, WHICH IS a a DAY SCHOOL. conducted by r the SISTERS OF MERCY, will open 'j its dhors to pnpile on MONDAY, SEP TEMBER leT, 1879. . [ Theo School, as indicated by the head- I ing, is Parochial, viz: lIt. Under the huimmediate supervision of the Pastor; and 24. Supported by the Catholio c con.gregation. Consequently IT 18 FREE to all Catholic children, irres- I pective of their parents' poverty, but all must procure the perquisites of a i cholar, to-wit: BOOKSi PAPER, INK Sand PENS. E BOYS and GIRLS are admitted in ' i- SEPARATE ROOMS. The bo.s must I s be under twelve years. There is no I d limitation for girls. Y Every nmonth a bulletin or report e concerning the PROGRESS and CON II DUCT of the pupile, will be sent to "their respective parents. S Twice a year vbi: every fifth month, therle will be a PUBLIC EXAMINA 11 TION, so that parents may form an a- idea of their ehildren's proficiency, te 'Ihe children of non-Catholic par-i .- ents will be admitted, provided ONE a- DOLLAR be paid every month for I their tuition. IF PIANO LESSONS BE DESIRED I application must be made to the MO THlER SUPERIOR for that purpose. J. B. AVENARD, Sept. 3, 1879. Pastor. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE DEMOCRAT (No. 3.) NOTICE FOR PUBLIC. TION. SLAND OFFICE AT NATCHITOCHES, LA. August 22, 1879. N OTICE IS BEREBY GIVEN of that the following named settler in. hasfled notice of his intention to make - fin iproof i4 support of his claim, and - secure finalf ~ntry thereof at the expi R, rtition of thirty days from the date of this notice; vis: Moses :N. Hutgheset of Vernon Parish, Duplicate R'eeeiyer's SReceipt No. 127, for the South half of Sthe South-East quater, Section 9, T 2, e N. R. 11 WV, and names the following 3 as his witnesses, vit: W. R. Shelinane, of Vernon Parish, and Thomas 8. Ad dison, of Vernon Parish. L. DUPLEIX, Sep. 3, 1879-5t, Hegistern ri TaE iRISUMWN'S ADVIE TO iO 1 soNs or Ye're tellin ye father aed mothergood-bye To tiavel ylht fbrtitte to make; Wid holes in yer pockets an' hope in yer of eye A foine lot uv baggage to fake. al Well, Micky, me son, its a bit av advice ki Ill give yer to bear on the wy' : Remember, the music may be very noice, O1 But, son, if ye dance ye mdht pay. g We've thried to be gObd to ye, Norah an I, rho' its little we've had for to give; gi Yer stoma'ch is not ruined by pound cake de and pie. Ye're accnstomed to live'a t ef:ive;, . But keep it in mind, when yet fortune is I made, And the dollars so grandly te spind, at There's' obly a apbn between plinty and tb1 It's the l'qoiing glass shws y ye yer sB frind. n, It's'all vdry well to wear broadcloth and sich. .S WVid a gould *atch as big as a plate:- bi It does very tell for the sons nv the rich. When they travel in splendor an state. gi But, son, rickalict when yeo're going so tl fast, And putting on slathers nv style, bi Ye'll get to the ad tryv yer journey at last, di It's the hate that makes iv'ry pot bile. Ye're a good-natured lad, and me son, II don't ye mind, a It mir chance whin ye're out in the world, P That some day a jewel galore ye may find, [ In the shape uv a nate lookin' gurl. Och! Mickey, me boy, kaap yer head livil thin, It's the divil hlwself ye must fight; Ould Adam would nivir have fool'd wid a the sin 1, If Ave had behaved hertelf right: a Bat the wurst uv thim all--ftW as true as c the wnrld, And no matter what ciiieot ye haap clear, r Uv that divil's own favdrite, an ill-omen ed burd A widdy wid nothing a year. C Ah! talk nv the blarney, and chatin' and lies, And calling ye honey and dear, a Sure the hu?9y will fool' ye right oat nv ver e3) e Wid a bit uv a sigh and a tear. 1 Yer test for:lickcr is sphlindid. my son Ye resimble yfir father in that; Ye can tip yer glass nitely to iv'ry wan, And kaap a cool hed in ) er hat. ; So sthick to the principuls taaght yer me lad, And call for it athrnight-do ye hear i Most any sthrang'' game will desave a mianu ad-- I Kaap iway trona the Tuch and their beer. There's one matter more, then me dooty c I have aaved it, me soon, till the last, r Because ye wan't stop till yer race has I bseen rlltn, Then ye may give a thought to the past, If iver ye find ye Ihave made a mistake f - In wanting to go and be fraa, SRemener the road to o the shanty to take, If ye have to walk over the sea. r TTAiNI) I.G UMDER THE NOOSE. A HERD3IMAN'S LIFE SAVED BY HIS WIFE'S LET'tERS FROM - HOME. In a recent case in the Recorder's Court Attorney J. W. Donttan told the following story. It hails from Texas: On a hot day in July, 1860, a herds man was moving his cattle to a new ranch further north, near helena, Texas, and passing down the banks of a stream his herd became mixed with other cattle. that were grazing in the vallet, and some of them fail ed to be separated. The next day about noon a band of about a dozen mounted Texan rangers overtook the herdsman and demanded their cat tie, which they said were stolen. It was before the day of law and Court Houses in Texas, and one hpd better kill five men than steal a mule worth ftie dollars, and the herdsman knew it. iHe tried to explain, but they told him to cut it short. IHe offered to'turri-over all the ctitttl not his own, but.they laughed at the propo sition, and'hinted that they usually confiscated the whole herd and left the thief hanging on a tree as a war ning to others in like cases, The poor fellow was completely over come. They consulted apart for a few moments abd then told him if he had any explanation to make or bus iness to do they wouJd allow him ten minutes to do so and defend himself. He turned to the rough faces and commenced "How many of you have wives?" Two or three nodded. "How many of you have children?" They nod ded again. "Then I know who I am talking to and you'll hear me," and he contin ued: "I zaever stole any cattle; I've lived in these parts over three years. I came from New Hampshire; I fail ed in the fall of '57, during the pan ic; I'bave been saving; I have no home here; my family remain East, for I go from pla 'e to plpee; these clothes I wear are rough antdI am a hard-lookin; customer; but this is a hard country; days eseti like months hit to me, and months like years;' mar- de ried men, you know that but for the pa letters from home (here he pulled tal out a handful of *elf.wdrn envelopet of and letters from his wife) I should lor get discouraged. I have paid' part wa of my debts. Here are the receipts, and he unfolded the letters of ac- wii knowledg'ir'ent. I expected to seli on out and go home in November.- tas Here is the testament my good old tal mother gave me; here is my little itat girl's picture," and he kissed it ten. me derly and continued: "Now, men, if pa you have decided to kill ane for whatI th I am innocent of, send these home, de and send as much as you can from shi the cattle when I'm dead. Can't you it send half the value? My family will mt need it." -bo "Hold on, new; stop' right thar!" all said a rough ranger. "Now, I say wi boys,' he continued, "I say, let him cu go. Give- us your hand, old boy; Fr that picture and them letters did the Li business. *iou can go free, but you of are lucky, mind ye." an "We'll do more than that," said a be man with a big heart, in Texas garb nc and carrying the customary brace of er pistols in a belt, "let's buy his cattle wi here and let him go." They did, and when the money was paid over and the man about to L start he was too weak to stand. The long strain of hopes and fears, being away from home under such trying ec circumstances, the sudden deliver- ci ance from death had combined to m render him as helpless as a child.- gg He sank to the ground completely ti overcome. An hour later, however, w he left on horseback for the nearest s] staging' route, and, as they shook s, hands and bade him good-bye, they ti looked the happiest band of men I It ever saw.-[Denver News. it Lincoln's Lonn Dinners. ti Of these dinners a volume might o be written, nay, two-one of com- t, plaints and one of praises. At Lin- a coin's Inn, the huge hall is traversed is Lit the north end by a table, at which o dine the Benchers in August state, 'c separactd from the vulgar crowd of w barristers and students by an array c of side boaLda. Then, also running it from east to west, are two tables it dedicated to the apprenticii, or bar- c risters aforesaid; and lastly, running f, from north to south, are several ta ii bles for students. Dinner is at5:40 t] on week days and at 5 on Sundays; r and at 10 minutes before dinner-time n the bhall begins to fill. p As the student or barrister enters fc by the south door, he is received in t< the lobby by a servant, who relieves it him of his stick and coat, and by an- a other, who robes him in a gown, the si property of the Inn. In the hall he y probably finds a friend or two, with whom he arratges to "make a mess" a -that is to say todine, or as others Sphrase it, "to make a table"--and , with them he stands talking with his tl hat on, until, as the clock strikes, e: the head butler solemnly marches to d the west etdd of thei long side boards, a Sand by three blows of it hammer, ex- g hotts to comparative silence. "Ma- t Sking a table" consists in four men e t agreeing to dine together ahd taking p r possession of two places on each side u of one of the long "bbards," tne four c sets of knives and forks thus forming c a square. At the students' taibles,l he who sits at the northwest corner t is Captain of the mese, and in him is tihe right of decidiug what wine , shall be drunk' by himself and his a Sfriends, unless sonme oine chooses to a ask for port, in which case port most a e be brought. Otherwise, on ordinary s occasions, the choice lies between two I bottles of vin ordinaire-and veryi ordinaire it is-or one bottle of good claret, or one bottle of sherry be tween the four, beer ad libitum being I d forthcoming as well. Dinnet is seldom quite punctual; d but in due course the head butler goes again to the aide-board, and , with g-eat empressment announces: ' "Benchers, gentlemen i" whereupon 1. every one in the hall respectfully rises: The dons enter, in Indian file, o unless guests are present, by the - north dbor, bowing as they come;I and then all remain standing for a .minuite Until the head butler once -more raises his voice and cries: "Si lence, gentlemen, if you please." o This is the signal for the Chaplain I tp ask a blessing. Forthwith every knife and fork begins operations, un se less, of course, there be soup, jin a which case the man silting on the a left of the Captain of the mess helps himself first, and then passes the In- m die to the right. the sane plan is wl pursued with fsh. But for the Cap ed tain himself is reserved the privilege be of first cutting the joint which fol of lows, and of then passing it on, al- pl ways to the right. FI A butler has thea!while lilactd the ri wine on the table; and he who sits ly on the Captain's right is the first to to taste it, as also he is the first to par- m take of the dish-generally a fruit w 'tart-which succeeds the joint.. The ;0 method in which the wfne should be Is passed is somewhat complex, and ti, there are, we imagine, but few stu- hi dents who.clearly understand how it C should be done. One rule, however, it is advisable to reinlimber. As a man hands the decanter to his neigh bor for the firstiime, "he begs.to be allowed the honor of taking: wibe. with him;" and the omission of this c custom is the infallible sign of 'a Freshman. But all 'the Inns--and * Lincoln's Inn especially-are nests m of venerable customs, the propriety P and the antiquity of which may not tl be disputed; and though fines for a non observance of them are no long- tl er the fashion, they still exist, and a will doubtless continue to flourish. Y -[Chamber's Journal. d 1L A Growing and al Alarming Evil. W Several of our exchanges have call-. ed attention to what may be justly e characterized a growing and an alar- t ming evil, namely, the increase of t - gambling on a small scale in connec t tion with professional ball-playing, , walking matches and other athletic C t sports, and in the "combination pool" k schemes which are found in connec y tion with many saloons in cities and I large towns. It is true that the sell t ing of pools is prohibited in connec tion with the tiotting of horses and the results of elections, but such pro hibitions apply to but a small part t of the ~iiscbief incident to the ex tensive mania of betting, particularly I i- among boys and young men. There I d is, indeed, reason to believe that the I h older and conservative portion of so. c, iety does not realize the extent to f which this mania has pervaded large i y communities. In some-localities it g is almost epidemic. It is stited that 1 s in a Cincinnati clothing house re. f ceptly six customers were waiting I g for some one.to attend to them, when I it was discovered thatLevery one of 1 0 the clerks had gone over to the "pool I room." The firm immediately gave e notice that the frequenting of such places would be regarded as causes. s for mit ediate discharge. It is fair I I to presume that the evil was stopped I 9 in thattparticular house, and if firms i - are prudent elsewhieriletey will adopts e similar rules when they, fii 'their I e young men frequenting such resorts. " Ass rule, boys and young men are I ' not so dishonest as to take the mon- I Sedy of the employers without greater d temptation thani is to be found int 5 the regular routine of duty. the 6 exceptions to the rule are rare in o deed. Such .crimes as till robbing s are generally committed under sgpme : greater excitement than mere temp L- tation to appropnriate the property of n employers. Could the uumeronis and g possibly increasing-cases of. the pee C ulations of young men who are r clerks be investigated, and the real g cause of the perpetration of the crime 6 be ascertained, it would be found r that those who have finally become.! n involved and ruined never had it in I e .view to rob employers. They. had s seen an opportunity to make money, o as they thought, and have taken, or tas they considered it, "bori'twed," y small sums to engage in speculation. o Nineteen of every twenty fail; and '3 discovery and ruin is almost inevi d table, whether .the money is taken e- for a risk in a saloon "pool;" for a ig favorite-i0 a~ horse .Žoat race, for California mining stocks, onformWall I; street ventures. g ' er There texr ;i~f-ear that this d smalI ombling by one and another : method israe rapidly spreading as to " render-It necessary that steps should ly be taken to check it. There are e, ithose who believe that legislatures ie cannot provide a remedy. Doubt e; less something can be done by the ~ elactment aslid enforcement of lags, ce but experience teaches that such 'y evils~oannot be effectually checked - in that way. The most effecti e in weapons are in the hands of geoy Y lemployer. He can expiain thi~it. nter to those he employs and eat he from them a promise that they will ps anot engage in games of cliane where mioney is involved, or frequent places where such temptations are present ed. The young matn who intends to be upright and. is sensible will note object to taking or continuing etr. ployment .rider' such! . cbnditioi .: Furthermore, the employer has a right to, exact such a pledge, not on ly for his own security, but in order' to ensure efleient service. Theyoung, mhai whose attention is engrossedr with sporting matters and bettling, or who frequents pool rooms' until late at night, cahnrt givb that atten tion to his duties that an employer has tthe right to expect.--Bulftlo Catholic Union. A Remarkable Story, About eighteen years ago a coil viit' named Brady, who had. i}earl completed a term of imprisonment for a small burglary, attempted wvlth several others to-escape from Danne. mora Prison in this State; one of the party killed Keeper Wright; all of the men were captured, tiled, and; although Sewell, the man who struck the fatal blow, manfully admitted and insisted that :he alone killed Wright, two beside himself were con demned to death on the evidence of three convicts, afterwards pardoned, who had attempted to escape with the others. but lost heart and re mained behind.. The prisoners were even denied the right of challenging the jurors before whom they were . tried. Incredible es it may seem the law at the time was so worded that Bra dy for ten years suffered the cruel agony-of anticipating daily a death warrant, which the Governor alone' i could sign. Besides this ttorture, a thousand times worse than death, the wretched man wore for five years a ball and chain, which lamed lim for life, and has served seventeen t years at hard labor since convicted. No one appears to believe Brady v guilty; the warden, the principal e keeper, the physician and the chap. e lain all believe he should be par, doned. Hundre'ls of the best citi 3 zens of Plattsburg, the largest town e in the vicinity of the prison, and t daturallo the lhst place to give esca t pinfi convicts encouragement, have signed a petition for his pardon. 'If his own statement to a Herald rep i reseutattive is correct, as it seems-to f be to all' who know of the'case, lie is l richly deserving of a release. Even e if he were constructively guilty, which is tlh. wogst that is charged . against him,: is, punishment has al. r ready been greater, thant N1e York 1 generally. imposes for murder .excepb s in first degree. Still more, his char t .acter and disposition; tested by ~..ltr r ly twenty years of prison experjeice; shows him to be a- man -whosevpro e per place Is outside of prison wa4Js unless vengeance instead of reform r is the obiject to be gained lbimpris Sonmenit--[N.'Y. Heald'"; ' " :WloxtN1s STa 'k.G 'JacACk" sid r pirettj girl to her small br~6tA~e#'.:i-; Sother lday. "I want ybn to Ot drbi~ !g th-hlng for mie, that's a gvod ifltlow, #' 'What Is itl" ' gtowled Jwek,-- ntwo is theibrother of the pgeitibd; :"Why, you kdow 'thi -twig -nstu, Smoustache yon neeil isn thcatricals?:'• "Well?" e '.Well, ,.on'jbu just put them oh and'go to the conceit to-nlght? Au e guIstus aiid4 I iHjtidfhee, and Jack, a warnt youf toi s1tre t me the whole d evenir.gthtulh i6 'glrsses,"' "Whatt }ono w'ahntjn;e to do that?' * "Ye'; and'o wi Come but you , must stand' in tie door ai try to Sslip me a note; ,take care that Guss d sees you, too." i- "Well, I declare!"'i "Because, you see, Jack, Gus ilkegS Sme, I know, but then he is awfut r slow, and he's well off, and lots of 1other girls are after, and '-he a gob --to co hurried up a little, he it were.' S Tas PRICE OF VOTES IN MAINE.-. .r The great advantage that lsd|bliied to for the constitutional anreidment Id proposed in Maine, making thlerleg, re islatlve electigns biennial, is that It will relieve the politicians from thQ necessity of buyjing votes, and the t free and independent citizens from le the necessity of selling their v' e, oftener than once in twto year b fact is that the price f Toto " risen so in * " tub y.... t ,, i from $10 to .20 nnd in close dis e t:tilets as hi, .s 8, j h .ir..inethi.g. y' had t l,. done. It- wilt be jutittke b. your hionest do tolaif- er; howtri iwhen deprived of one halL ofis. bh Sportunities for sale..o dot.b(. ~. ill price, and so get eien ith'. - "". "e jnen after A: f t, " " .:e " ": "