davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15
The Rapides Race Course.

We are glad to know and an
nounce that orr beautiful and well
laid out Race Comse is again to be
revived and that at once. Some OF
our energetic and live young men,
aided and encouraged by the share
holders, have taken the matter in
hand and will push it to an early
completion. For the present the
programme is to erect the neceSSa-
~ and suitable buildings, and start
early in the Spring with an Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Fair, sim
liar to those Of New Orleans and
other Towns in Louisiana.
But the main object in our an
nonncing this, thus early, is to
make known another very impor-
tart object III the initiation of this
project. It is this: That a Fair,
similar to the recent one here, un-
der the auspices and guidance o.
the Laflies of Rapides be gottel
up, about the 24th of December
1871, to raise means to make
start for the purchase of lumber
and materials necessary for th'
erection Of the buildings. We throw
this ont as feasible hint, that Cal
but result in much good. We urge
that the young gentlemen, at once
meet and organise temporarily ant
wait on the Ladies', and our wort
for it, the call will be answered
We are sure good action will b,
had and speedily at that, and il
our next we expect to record
good start.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

GIRLS PLAY1NG.-T There is hardly
another sight in the world so pretty as
that of company of young girls, al
most women grown, at play, and so
giving themselves up to their airy i'm
pulse that their tiptoes barely touch
the ground. Girlsare SO incomparably
wilder and more effcrvescent than
boys, more untameable, and regardless
of rule or limit, with an shifting
variety, breaking continually into new
modes of fun, yet with a harmonious
propriety, through all. Their steps,
their voices, appear as free as the
wind, but keep consonance with a
strain of music inaudible to us. Young
men and boys, on the other hand, play
according to recognized law, old ira
dictionary games permitting no cap
rices of fancy, but with scope enough
for the outbreak of savage instincts
for, young OF old, in play, man is prone
to he brute.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15
The Word Farewell.

If ever a latent feeling of love and
friendship assumes tender reality
sweeping the innermost depth of the
soul, and kindling sad emotions into
two warm hearts, it is memory lin.
gering upon the parting hour, and
we whisper that little but expressive
word-farewell.
Brave heart that has buffeted The
storms of life, and did not trembla
for the issue when troubles came.
how powerless at last to check the
rising tear or suppress sigh as You
uttered an adieu to the friend who
had shared yonr joys and sorrows
your little PLAYMATE in childhoods
happy days, when earth seemed
paradise of winning confidence, limo.
cence and truth.
Any one who stands in deaths ST.
lent chamber, and while gazing on
dead face, upon which the sad word
''ended," is written by icy fingers and
is ready to forget and forgive all the
follies of mis-spent life, and even
draw the "soft mantle of charity"
over the record of an enemy who
wronged MS +; even SO when we come
to part with those who only had
small share of our affection, and
readily forgive any differences that
existed, or hard feelings that blunt
ed the warm current of our regard.
If then such are our emotions upon
saying alden to some ordinary asso.
ciate, how much more intense the
feelings of regard when the eye is
, resting upon the features endeared
to us by a thousand hallowed remem-
' brances, and the hand clasps hand,
perhaps never to hear the kindly
voice, or welcome the smile that
gladdened us of yore.
"But is it the mere fact of parting
S that gives Us pain? Alb, no rather
is it the question that intrudes itself
upon us, how, when and where shall
we meet again? We are 10th to say
y goodbye; for knowing how frail the
n tenure we hold upon earth's dearest
: Joys. and that death is ever near
i lurking in the fairest flowers, we can
/ not always Danish an apprehension
y for our safety and happiness, how
l. ever groundless that apprehensior
. may be, and when presentiments o
evil and danger, almost amounting
to superstition, will sometimes tax,
~ possession of the buoyant and fear
= less heart.
,c How will it be ct the next meet
III ing? Reader, you may well ponde
e. this, you have some dear one VIII
l. is going from you, it may be son,
b, bright, sweet face you hope to ca
he your wife at no distant day, and SD
NJ is gong from you, or you from hel
Have you pledgeda VOW of constanc
=. that nothing can turn aside, or wi
time and distance have taught 20
:, that absence conquers love? ?"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

U We learn that there will he :
match game of Base Ball played o.
Sunday, November 10Th, at q P. u.
for the championship of Rapides Par
ish and Red River. The contestants are
the Rapfdes VS.. Red Rivers. The for
mer club have had the championship fa
several months, and are confident q
success. We look for fine playing y
be displayed, as both clubs are in me
practice. The ladies and tho publs
are invited to witness the second gans
of this kind ever played in Alexandrs
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

~ The first anniversary of the
death of General r. e. Lee was OBJ
served by an association of ex-Con-
federates in Baltimore on the 18th.
Wade Hampton delivered eulogy.
There was a great crowd present
Among the prominent persons on the
platform were Jefferson Davis, Rev
erdy johnson and several Confeder-
ate generals.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

u Mr.. Owen King, saddler and har-
ness maker, has recently purchased
the stock of material owned by the
late James Spriegel, and is now amply
prepared to make or repair saddles
harness &C., in prompt and workman
like style. Those in need of such
articles would do we'll to give him a
call. See his advertisement.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEWING
are indebted to the Leonard Scott Pub
fishing Company, New York, for the
October number of the British quar-
terly Review. 1t has interesting arti-
Giles on the following subjects:
l. DR.. Carl Ullman.
2. Aerial Voyages.
3. Early Sufferings ofthe Free Church
of Scotland.
4. The Romance of the Rose.
5. Wesley and Wesleyanism.
6. letter. and Letter Writing.
Z. Mr.. Darwin on the Origin of Man
s. The Session.
9. Contemporary Literature.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

reas care having horrid wealth
er, with continued and heavy rains,
which is doing injury, more or less,
to the planters. 1t seems to be a
deiaier coup de grace to finish us
off.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

~ Boats are already bringing
up corn for orr people. When will
the long lane reach its end? When
will corn be raised in Rapides /?
How much longer can our people
continue to travel this road to ruin
and starvation,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

FfREMEN's BALL The mem
bers of Pacific Fire Company give
their first Calico Ball, on the even
inc of the ODD inst. These social
gatherings are more needed here
than ever. Too much encourage
ment can not be given to such re-
unions of the beauty and manhood
of Rapides. They can but revive
happy times and memories, drive
away dull care, make us forget foI
while our sad fix and Danish the
tolls and harGships of our dall and
cold world. They have our most
feryent wishes Tor a good happy
time.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15
9. Contemporary Literature.

~ The Hon. James McClecry, men,
Der of Congress from this District,
died few days ago in New York.
There is already candidate an
nounced for tho vacancy. The Hon.
J. Madison Wells name is officially
named for the office. We have no
doubt that candidates will be thicker
than fddlcrs in HI.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

70 Wilhelm, the composer of the
German national hymn, "The Watch
on the Rhine" of which over six hun
bred hundred thousand copies were
sold in Germany siuce the breaking
out of the war in France, died a few
weeks ago of apoplcxy.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

II A young man generally gives
lock of his hair to his sweetheart O.
fore he marries her. After marr'aes
she sometimes helps herself and don
use scissors.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

RNr We thank the clerks of the
lotus No. ), Little FIeta, Ozark, j.
/. Moore, Carrie Converse, South
Western and Garry Owen for late
city papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

! A CHICAGO SYMPATHIZER.--Old man
Smith, of Butts County, Ca, who lives
on the line of Sherman's "MaIch to the
Sea-" says an exchange, subscribed a
hundred bundles of fodder to the COW
that kicked over the lamp that burnt
ND the modern Sodom.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

Kindness is the music of good
will to men; and on this harp the
smallest fingers may play heavens
sweetest tunes on earth.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

gp Our passions are like convul-
sion fits, which, though they make
us stronger for the time, leave us
weaker after.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

~ The river is now well up
and in fine boating condition. 1t
has risen full five feet, since our
last, and still rising. Plenty OF
boats with freiShts at one card
rates.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

pg No signs of the reyivaIg
trade and business in AlexandfiA
Business duller than ever and tns
times correspond.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

AMERICAN AND GERMAN FARMING
A correspondent of the Springfield Re-
publican, writes from Dresden:
Of the two and half millions inhab-
itants of Saxony, two.tllirds live in the
(platt-land and 10000 arc
land owners, $4,000 possessing each
more than two acres, and, 100000 be-
ing their own farmers, j. e., working
their own soil. The valuation of the
land outside of the cities reaches near
~ $500, 600, 900 and an annual harvest
is valued at 45,O00,OOO. The $4,000
farms Of Massachusetts, with valua-
ton in land of less that one-tifth as
much, get more than twO-tlirds as
much for their crops as the Saxon far
mers. The Saxon farmers, however,
never ask whether farming pays. They
maintain slow, but slow, but sure pros
perity, and during the last third of a
century have advanced the rate of
production proportionately with an in
crease Of nearly 60 per cent. in popu.
lation. This advance has not been
through the American avenue Of intro
ducing new methods, but probably by
closer and more desperate forcing of
the old and settled methods Of farming.
The railway recently took me over
thousands of acres of crops in the pro-
cess of harvesting, in the kingdom and
Prussian Province of Saxony, region
for the most part that would delight
the eye of even an American farmer
lying as level and mellow to the pillow
as the gentle, rolling pillows Of Illinois
Often, as far as the eye could reach or
either side of the railroad, stretched
ore cultivated expanse, unmarried by
fences, but clleckered all over with til,
infinite interchange Of crops, scarcel,
any one field OF one crop being of NOR
than one or two acres in extent. Ye
in all these thousands of "flurs" (cer
tainly here a field is s'flOor'') not
moving or reaping machine or h0rs
rake was to he seen. Every swat
had been hagsled off and tumbled to
gether by the old fashioned scythe ev
cry winrow of hay had been collected
with putteriug mandrake, every shea
Of grain bound by woman's arms, an,
when the crop had finally gone o.
upon wheelbarrows or drawn by har
messed COWS, the serried rows of stub
bic exposed the antiquity of tn
mowers tools and his or her unskilful
ness in using even these. Imagine
scythe only three feet in length, fon
inches broad at the heel, fixed in
straight snath, and a hand-r rake with
young sapling stripped of its bark ia
handle, and yon have specimens {
!. the outfit or German laymaker.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

|
was the mattcri He said Mrs. General
Sherman was very i'll in the sleeping
coach, and unless relieved, he feared
she would die. Said I, now my time
has come, and went at once to her
relief. never waited on lady with
such tenderness and attention in my
life, and although, she had violent
attack of cholera morbus, of eating I'M
prudently of oysters the night before,
succeeded in giving, her relief and
sleep. When we reached St. Louis,
she and her attendants and my sons
and self happened in the same omni-
bus. Mrs. Sherman began converse
ton about the bitterness that still
fingered in the Southern heart, and
that the people had not been sufficient
~ humbled.
One of my little sons, who was about
twelve years old, replied:
"Madame, how can you expect any
thing but bitterness, when we renlem-
Der how we have been treatedf When
think about their sending my mother
and brother here, and turning them
loose in the Arkansas swamps, l hate
them, and always shall. The Yankees
sent us ont of Memphis without any
clothing or food, away from any house
for no reason except that Father was
in the army"
Mrs. Sherman looked up in surprise,
and remarked: who could have been
SO cruel 7"
"Why General Sherman! he is the
very man who did it, I shall always
hate him for it,"
If a shell had burst, it conld have
not created greater CONSERVATION and
confusion.
1 did not say word, and in fact mo-
another word was spoken until We
reached the hotel. When I had gone
to my room said; Son, did you know
, who you were talking to in the omni
bus I
r s'No sir!"
: "Well, suppose You didn't for tina
0 was Mrs. Sherman, General Sherman
9 wife,"
}. He replied: Gather, I only told he
/ the truth, and Pm glad did it,"
f In short time afterwards, an Off
n Ger in Federal uniform called at m,
room and stated that General Sherman
q desired me to render my bill. ! re
n piled have no bill. He insisted
a declindcd. General Sherman then call
J.. ed in person, and insisted iu a yer
q peremtory manner. l still declined
# stating to him, General, / have n
bill, and am only too glad to be re
+ venged for the manner in which 70
~ treated my wife and children. Whe'
= l was far away and they had no Othe
10 protector. for no other reason than be
Ie cause my wife sympathized with til
2 cause in which l was engaged-yo
er drove them into the woods to starv
IN I have had it in my power to aid me
is terially in restoring your wife to healtl
Al and probably in saving her life.- I'll
u fact that you know who l am, is u
the bill shall ever send"
Ia At dinner servant came to OF
se table, and placed glass at my pla
re and at the plate of each of my sons, r
d, turned with a bottle of wine, ar
in filling my glass, stated that Gener
us Sherman requested the privilege of
" glass of wine. He was proceeding
d, fill my sons glasses, when the eld
I placed his hand over the glass al
Sc said IN " E RI Lawrencevil
of Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

IJEAVY MESS PORK and EXTRA
Ii Lard for sale by
HENRY A. BIOSSAT.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

T Modesty in woman is like coNas
in her Enthusiastically becoming
not put On.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15
NnTEGE,

rTHE LADIES OF TIE CONGRE-
CATION of ST. Xavier Church are
rennested to meet at the Town Hall,
on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, at .
o'clock p. NJ. a general attendance Is. Is
urged, as business of Importance viii
be submitted for settlement.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

eeA Grant, the President of the
best Government under the planet,
and Warmoth, the Governor OF
Louisiana, have issued IL Thanks
giving Proclamation an d fixed
Thursday, November 3Oth, 1871, as
day of prayer and fasting for the
"many blessings with which the
past year has been crowned" We
can't see these blessings aud fail to
appreciate the point, but will, on
that day pray and last, that it may
not get worse.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15
MEMPHIS, Tenn, 1871.

lfessrs Editors: ! have read with |
deep interest tile series of articles by
a Georgia Lady," under the caption
of: ain and ont Of Lines" The last !
number in which she describes the
destruction of Casville, recalls forcibly
to my mind the feelings I had septem-
Der, 1864, while saw the thousands
of helpless sick women and children
at Lovejoy's who had been driven out
of Atlanta, and tumbled out of the cars
without any friendly face to appeal
to. was describing the scene to All
old army friend whom had not seen
for many years; and he, too, had his
story to relate of Sherman's barbarity,
and the sweet revenge that came to
him not long after the war was over.
Said he:
was a surgeon in the Confederate
army. When 1 left Memphis to join
the army / was obliged, of course, to
leave my wife and two little boys, who
were then aged respectively five and
seven, to take care of themselves.
devoted myself with great earnestness
to the cause, and my wife, like other
southern women, sympathized with me.
gained, I suppose, some prominence,
as my wife and children were singled
out by Sherman, when he occupied
Memphis, for his especial hate. He
sent them over the Mississippi river,
and turned them adrift in the woods
of Arkansas without food and without
clothing, except what they had on, and
issued orders that any boat which
should dare to take them down the
river would be confiscated. There
they remained, in what state of ankle
ty you well can imagine, until they
were fonnd by an old family negro
who had managed to elude the senti-
nels in order to 60 to their relief. By
this old negros efforts they were con
veyed down the river to another land
ing, and at o'clock the next morning
were taken on board of steamer
whose Captain had been apprised o
their situation. You can imagine my
feelings when 1 heard my wife describ,
her sufferings, and then l decided, j
ever Sherman came in my way, to b.
revenged. a
Not long after the war, was travel
ling to st. Louis. About two O'Clock
in the morning heard some one ask
in loud voice, if there was o docto
lon the traini replied that l was ,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15
The Fair.

We are more than delighted to
announce that the Fair, given by
the ladies Of the Catholic Church,
was more than q success and sur
passed the expectations OF the most
sanguine. The nett receipts reach
cd the handsome sum OF SLIGO
which for the times is immense and
speaks volumes in praise OF the
libcrality and christian charity OF
our people in their present hard
M condition. The ladies worked
weeks in advance, laborious!v for
the Fair, and were present i'll large
numbers, their beautiful faces
beaming with smiles, whilst they
were we'll supported by the attend
ance OF the rougher specimens OF
humanity. Take the Fair as a tout
ensemble, we reiterate it was a
pleasing and we'll conducted enter,
tainment, meeting the success it
merited and will be kindly rcmem
bered by all who aided by their at
tendance and purse the noble eff
forts of the Catholic Ladies of Ea
pideS.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15

" We read, with the pride of a
Louisianian, handsome tribute to j..
P. Benjamin in the London LEDGER
With all the obstacles in the way OF
professional promotion in England, he
has made his mark. In short time,
he will be second to no man of the
British bar. We copy as follows from
the Ledger:
His income, previously small, has
risen to $4,000 per annum, and in an
other year will doubtless be double
what it now is. Mr.. Benjamin has
been offered the opportunity. of going
into parliament, and it would be en-.
rions thing indeed to hear in the House
of Commons the same voice which once
rang ont so clearly in the U. S. Senate
Chamber; but Mr.. B. has declined to
thru aside from the brilliant profession
al career which awaits him. He now
stands second at the bar only to Sill
Rounded Palmer, and Oh any specia
occasion offering scope for his grea
powers of eloquence, would und"ubt'
eddy surpass that distinguished jurist
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-15
Be Guided by What You Know.

There is an old prnverb which says.
Experience is the safest gnide.' 10
this guide the sick and ailing naturally
turn when casting about for the means
of relief. They inquire what a medi-
cine has done for others. before they
adopt it themselves. OF all the reme'
dies and preventivcs in use, Hostctter's
Stomach Bitters meets the test most
triumphantly, and hence its immense
popnlaritv and vast sales. The suffer
err from indigestion is sure to find some
one among his friends who has been
cured of that ailment by the famous
vegetable stomachic. The victim OF
fever and ague, liver complaint, con-
stipation. nervous prostration, or gen.
eral debility, has only to make inquiry
in the neighbo,hood where he resides
in order to discover what this standard
restorative has effected in cases similar
to his own. In the published testimo-
nv to its merits he will find volume
of proofs of its sanitary properties,
which it is impossible for his common
sense to resist. He tries it, and the
effect it produces Oh his system adds
another to the host of witnesses in its
favor. Thus, its reputation, founded
on facts, not assertions, continually
grows and spreads. Charlatans and
, impostors some of them mere loca
/, tricksters, and others who take some
I what wider range, attempt to thrus
into the hands and down the Threats o
/, invalids, their haphazard connections
MS substitutes for the tonic which TO
so many years has been a medicina
staple throughout the United States
r Spanish America, Canada, and tn
: West Indies, but only succeed to yer,
limited extent. In this reasoning age
2 the people, having ascertained what
d really deserving of their confidence, de
# cline running after strange gods.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-01

This Medicine is exclusively vegetable compound,
from the oficina articles of the United States Phaa
copeia, and such is confidently offered to the Med
cal Profession and to the public generally rem
edy for the aforementioned diseases.
Of the many certificates which we have received from
well known citizens and physicians attesng to the eff
cacy of the medicine, give only the following to
prove to the most skeptica that the remedy has real
merit:
WORCESTER, Oct. I'd, 1870.
MEssRs HOPKINS BROS: GENTs.-I take pleasure
in communicating to you the results of my trial o. DR.
BULLocK's NEPHRETICUM. for Chronic Inhamma-
ton OF the Kidneys For several years have been ser
ously afflicted and used almost every medicine heard
Of but without any satisfactory result The disease
continued, and actually became worse heard of
NEPHRETICUM; tried it, but with little faith in its
curative power Now, after using several bottles am
hardly able to express my gratitude tor the benefit
which have received 1t is the best medicine l ever
heard Of and have recommended 1t toa number OF my
friends; and shall continue commend it, for 1t is the
only medicine that reached my case. Send me
three more bottles possible for do not wish
to be without it.
Yours, respectfully,
ENoCH BANCROFT,
II Lincoln st.
This medicine is prepared with the greatest care and
after years OF stuyng the different diseases for which
it is claimed as specific, and it is now offered to
the public with confidence safe and certain remedy
for such affections.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
HOPKINS BROS Sole Propretors