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for children, my husband, with the
thoughtlesspess of a man, heaped his
plate with it. / knew that such meal
after long journey would certainly harm
the boy, but 1 had not the grace to
clothe my remonstrance pleasantly. I
turned to Kendall with the cold remark
That slice should be divided between
the three children; no child should eat so
much rich cake.''
It won't hurt Willie;;' said Kendall
obstinatelY; and without noticing Inc
further, he turned to converse with Mrs.
Tudor.
| noticed however that after the first
taste little Willie only crumbled his food,
gazing around the table with crimsoning
cheeks, and gulping down his tea as
though forcing back something in his
throat. was becoming as nervous as
the child, for l had a horror of scenes, and
knew very we'll what was coming.
Eat your cake, Willie, like man.
said my husband, as lull in converse
ton took place.
" l am afraid he has a very poor appe-
tite,n remarked Miss Clemence; 6 he has
eaten nothing as yet
Dismayed to find himself the object of
general attention.. Willie hastily swal-
lowed pic9 Of cake, and then what I had
forseen took place. He buried his face
in his small thin hands, and pushing away
his plate, burst out crying. If my hus-
band had been absent, must have taken
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22
SEWING MACHINES.

These useful and truly labor saw
ing inventions, are more sought and
purchased daily, and should he in
every household. The expiration OF
tbe patent on them has rednccd The
price now asked more than half, and
the easy terms now fixed by the va
rions agents of these Machines, place
it in HE power of all to purchase
"ne. We have at present, in ou'
Town three Agencies for the sale OF
Sewing Machines, and those desiring
The various make and style OF the
,nosL desirable ones, cannot now go
amiss TO be accommodated.
Ferguson q Schnack are the sole
Agents for the renowned Singer Sew
ing Machines, and offer them at
moderate rates, and on monthly pay
ments, and they can even be pur-
chased on weekly payments.
A. Combe, next door to Judge M.
Ryan's office, represents the famed
Wheeler and Wilson Machines, and
is the Agent for the Parish of Rap
ides. Persons partial to these can
drive a good bargain by giving Mr..
Combe call.
On the other hand, on Second
Street, corner of De Soto, the Wilson
Sewing Machines are represented by
T. Moore Biossat, who is the sole
and only authorized Agent for Ra
pides, AMI from him you can get q
COOL bargain and procure $50 Viii.
son Oh the easiest of terms. -.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

TIE month Of May Of the year
of "Our Lord 1878, will long be re-.
membered, particularly in the land
of Rapidss. We have heard thunder
and heard tell OF rain, and bad, IN.
seasonab,e weather for over a half
century, but never before have we
experienced euvh horrid spell for
pretty May. The past week Nays
naughty clerk has played hobs on
his watch, and gusted aud showered
90 us all sorts Of weather, except the
r'ght kind, and more out Of season
than any stored in the memory Of
the oldest inhabitant. Cool, disa.
greeable weather, with minute show
ers and floods BY the hour have been
our dispensation, and the damages,
the great injury, done to the corn
ard cotton, and the gardens, too, Of
tue Parish, cannot be ever told.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22
A Card.
ALEXANDRIA, La. "a
Afo~ 1otL 1910 (

ftes q, Nav 18th, 1881
To the President and Members of the
School Board of our Parish, and Gentle
men who attended our Picnic. ON Fri.
day, May 18th, inst: 81
We, the undersigned, tearhers Of
the Alexandria and Pineville Col.
ored Public Schools, do hereby zen.
der you our thanks aud high
aplreriati"n, Of your visit on
said occasion, and on behalf Of scbol.
ars anil thei' parents, we also return
nrr sincere hanks 10 Messrs. Robt
2. Hunter, j. r. Thornton, and w
W. Wilmington, Jr., for their sd
.lres*es delivered, feeling satisfied
.;La their presenre, and he addresses
delivered, did and will TO mach TO
ward The progress ot edM alton, and
an c'. o,,ragemtn, toward, a bette'
at,an'lanre Of The pupils.
Yours ~iti much respect,
A. j. GR1NsTEAD,
H. j. WRIGHT.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22
OUR RAILROAD.

We take special pleasure and Pc
culiar pride in returning to the favo-
tic heading, which graces this cox
umn, an, return to it with right as
snrance and fixed promises ola quick
fruitiop OF all orr hopes and aspira
li"ns to Il favored progress. Since
our last, it's prospects have attained
4 certainly, monied Gel taintv,
which cannot he denied anil on
w',irh there rests not the quibblc OF
81 doubt. Full and complete arrange
ments have been efTe, ted, whereby
the great London bankers, Barring
Brothers, furnish the entire anlo,;nt
needed to build, finish and complete
the road as speedily as men and imple-
menLs can do it, and before the ink
on these lines will have time to Try,
one good locomotive and some thirty
cars, Of all kinds, will have been FUR
chased, with miles of steel rails, and
all en- route for this port.
Mr.. F. E. Foucher, of New Orleans,
a high contracting party and agent
for the New Orleans Pacific hallway
reached here I'd Friday, Cd special
Tie business, and our people may be
assured that he has not allowed the
grass to grow under his feet since
his arrival. He remains here until
t-'lay, and will take with him to
New Orleans, the bids Of the Saw
Mill Uen here, and mauv uttc,a, for
Iar least one hundred tilod,an'i tics,
which will he opened on d.. Isl o;
Month. The proposal for these bids
of tie, will he found in our columns,
emil .r'"ties desiring 10 'pakc bills can
Gnl the necessary blanks ac't;,is of
Gee, which will be furnished them for
| xl.se, s,on sta4.sft -s-f4sF 5tt
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22
COLORED SCHOOL CHILDREN'S
PICNIC.

On Friday last the children of the
Colored Public Schools Of Alexan-
dria and Pinevilla, united in a picnic
al She Coli Springs, in the suburbs
Of rineville, under the management
of their efli,,ient teache,s, H. j.
Wright and A. j. Grin-tead. Tue
President of The Parish S.honl Board
and committee or about, dozen OF
our best citizens, visited the grounds
dminy the m"rning and found the
little folks and their parents IN the
full enjoyment of their days liberty
and recreation swinging, jumping
the rupe, and in pursuit of other
youthful sports. At about II o'clock
II. J. Wright called them to order
around the stand, wIicl. had been
provided, and introduced Mr.. Robt.
P. Hunter, who male them a short
address. Mr.. j. r. Thornton, prom
sing young member of tile bar, was
then called upon and delivered a
short, but pointed address, encoura'
ging the children In their lab"rs to
acquire an education. W. w. Whit
tingtou, Jr., followed Mr.. Thornton,
and was proceeding to forcibly i'm.
press upon their minds the necessity
of their ayailing themselves of the
splendid opportunity they have when
tue rain, the usual picnic lu,k, inter.
rupted his remarks. The shower
haviag passed, II. J. Wright on be.
half of the Pineville ScLool, and A.
~. Grinstead fos ,he Alexandria
School, 10 neat and appropriate
terms, returned thanks TO the School
Board fo' The Interest they have ia
ken in and fairness with which they
have treated the colored schools, and
to the gentlemen WHO had addressed
them on that OCCASION. Master v H.
lie Rowe, was then called upon and
recited "I'he Psaiu, nf Life in y
very creditahle manner. "Life, A
Game at Cards. was theh very for
chilly spoken by Miss Jeanette
Olivia. This was fellnwc,, by tls
re, itatioo Of prayer, "rhy Win be
Done" by Miss Rosetta Compton,, III
which she gave evidence of Il reteu.
live memory and considerable a,'
quaintanre with the rules of eIocu.
ton. BY request Miss Piggy Gaines
then sang my Country, s,.," TO The
tune Of Sol Save tile Kius," ID
which she was Joined by Others, and
this very appropriately ended t|'e
ceremonies.
The Picnic was a decided success
and we like 10 see tllc colorcd chill.
drep encouraged 10 their studies and
made 10 know that the COOL and sub.
staatial people Of the country ire
much interested in their pursuit OF
an education that will fit tLem for
the responsible duties Of citize nshil
hereafter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

III Levin has canse 10 be proud
Of any portion of bis vast trade una
chinery, he can surely single out as
a pet speciality bis family grocery
department, nuder the management
of Mires Rosenthal. There The hun.
Cry man, and the head Of family
who is pinthe to subsist on bali
ratioDs, can find a commissary we'll
supplied, aud at the very cheapest of
rates and on easy terms. ALI this
is q patent truism, and will reward
any one for seeking it for himself.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

TIE Packet Bart. Able reached
here earlier than usual Monday NOR
ming, she too being stirred MP by The
reckless assumptions of the so-calle'l
independent opposition, just now
running some people wild. Captain
Sinnott, with an eye open to business
and due appreciation Of the wants
of his patrons, though forced to take
freights at ruinous rates, has the
proud satisfaction of knowing that
he brought up u big freight, and dad
all the Alexandria and Piueville
consignmeuts, with the exception Of
few dray-loads shipped by the op-
position boat, and further feels glao
to assure them that by elingins To
him In this temporary stress, he will
not lose money on this trip. This
trip was q test one and The complete
success OF the Packet 10 the freight
line, besides getting all the people at
regular prices, proves 70 all what VIC
have all along stated that the pay
customers of The trade are on the
side Of their lavorite Packet.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22
ALEXANDRIA. La.
WEDNESDAY, MAY %, 1873.
JAMES K. Polk, ex President of

JAMES K. Polk, ex President OF
the United States, aud, IN our opin
ion, one of the best and purest of
Presidents, used to say that docu-
ments were dangerous things, and
that any official asking for the suf-
frages Of q people for o second term,
should ssand fair with the docu.
menss and aot be alarmed at his own
record. We voted for Polk, are vet
proud OF it and still agree with him
In the expression of these self evil
dent sruisms, which now come fresh
to 10 40 We are reliably Informed
that II. NJ. Robinson, the present
Sheriff Of Rapides, will be uaudi-
date for reelection and that be
stands fat.footed on the record of
his official acts 10 the Sherif's Office
or course, the DEMOCRAT being the
organ of the Democratic Party OF
Rapides and yet 3 steady, fast FREUD
and believer In its time houored ten
cts, must still adhere TO the well de-
fined and outspokeu will of its party,
but this by no means dehars US
from writing plainly an.' trnthf"lly
of that rare individual of these de.
generate days, good official. Thus
believing, we again assert in ibis
Journal, that the present Sheriff of
Rapides has made good record as y
fair, just and impartial officer, and
his lesions of friends tell US be is
ont again for the Office, and offers
his past official acts as bond, securi
~ and full voucher for the next race
for the Sherifalty.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22
BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEW.

The British Quarterly Review for
April, just republished by the Leon
ard Scott Publishing Co., II Barclay
Street, New York, contains some in
teresting articles enumerated below.
/. "The First Ten Years of the
Canadian Dominion" Briefly re-
views the history Of the period, de-
scribes the political parties of old
Canada, the formation of the Do
minion,the rise of the Opposition,
and the defeat of the First Dominion
Government.
2. "Mycena. I" Describes DR..
Settlements recent discoveries, and
examines at length the traditions
about the death and funeral of Aga
memnon, with many doubts as to the
prehistoric" theory.
3. "Victor Hugo Pronounces
Victor Hugo to be the greatest Eu-
ropean poet of our country, and in
illustration Of this opinion, criticises
in detail his principal poems, dra-
mas, and romances.
4. "a Woman's Reply to Frederic
Harrison" A short protest by
Francis Martin against MIR. Harri-
sons theory of the Soul and Future
Life.
5. "The North West Frontier of
India" The principal features of
the border-land are described, inclu
ding the British relations with Az
ghanistan and the Persian boundary,
the apprehension of Russian at
tack on this frontier is pronounced
to be an absurd dream.
'Constantinople." An account Of
the present social and political state
Of that city. by a writer who has re-
sided there for five years. aa
Z. "The Proposed New University
in Manchester
S. The Duke of Argyll and Discs
=
tablishment in Scotland
"The Russian and Turkish War"
In this article we have short ac-
count Of the actual events and course
Of the contest up to the present
time.
10. "Phases of the Eastern Cues
tion." Briefly presents the ques
tions which Europe is now called up.
on TO decide or ratify.
The closing section, "Contempo.
rary Literature reviews, as usual,
the principal publications of the last
quarter.
The periodicals reprinted by The
Leonard Scott Publishing Company,
No. Al Barclay street, New York, are
as follows: The London Quarterly,
Edinburgh, Westminster and British
Quarterly Reviews, aud Blackwood' $
| Magazine. Price, $500 year for
any one, or only $500 for all, and
the postage is prepaid BY the Pub.
fishers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22
THE DISTRICT COURT.

The Grand Jury Of the Parish, at
Tue present term of the District
Court, were In session eight days,
found thirty-seven Bills Of Indict-
ments for various offenses, and then
were discharged. During this lime
the criminal business enacted can he
sam med up as as follows: there were
IS eases on the old criminal dorket,
8 Of these were tried, 8 convicted, 5
acquitted, ] hung jury and l jury
discharged. The Grand Jury Of The
present term OF the Court found 81
Bills of Indictments for various ns.
lenses. Of this number only 6 were
tried, 2 we're acquitted, and 4 were
convicted. Nolle Pros. were entered
in A old cases and in 3 new cases.
There were 7 indictments quashed
and 15 continued by consent. On
Thursday, the 18th, con motion OF
the District Attorney, the balance OF
The Criminal Docket was continued
till the next term of this Court"
As a whole we recapitalate as fol-
lows: cases tried IA. convicted Z, ac-
Quilted 8, hung jury l, jury dis
charged l, anil motions in arrest
sustained after conviction 2.
! Since Monday tue Court has been
actively occupied ou the Civil
Docket, and from present appear.
anees, will be through tomorrow or
next day.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22
TIE Manager of the SoutlIe!


THE Manager Of the Southern
Calendar Clock Company, whose
Headquarters are IL Alexandria, has
just been supplied with FRESH lot
ofthe famed and popular "Fasiioi."
and will express them to the homes
of those needing them in Rapides,
Catahoula, Avoyelles, Grant and
Vernon. This Company has no
Agents, no one eau send and 'pur-
chase these clocks, and no one eau
buy "Fashio.i" except troW one Of
their drivers, and then only al Que
fixed price, which aever varies Il cent.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

THE last up trip of the steamer
Bart. Able, taking into consideration
The awful bad weather, two nights Of
continued rain and wind, with good
freight, purely business one, max
ing IA landings in the Mississippi,
and 81 freight landings in this river,
she reached here inside of 81 hours.
All this proves that we have in our
trade, one Of the best and finest side
wheelers afoat, and as we state else
where, we are glad to see our people
sticking to her.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

"A NEW and complete Registra'
ton commences In Alexandria next
Saturday, and will continue for six
days. Our Town folks, white and
colored, should attend to this duty
from the jump, and leisurely be reg
istered before the six days expire.
Major Watts, the Registrar, can
easily register them all In these six
days, and no one should delay till
another day. Register at once and
have Il OF Of your mind.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITs.-
% WE ARE THE ONLY AUTHOR
lied AGENTS FOR THE SINGER
NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINE,
IN THE PARISHES OF RAPlDES,
VERNON AND GRANT. FERGU-
SON e. SCHNACH, WATCHMAKERS
AND JEWELLERS. sts.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

WE learn that Kanomie Post
ONCE, In this Parish, most eligibl,'
situated on the Bayou B@uff Road
and o needed accommodation to a
large number Of our most valued ci''
liens, has been summary and with
out cause or complaint discontinued,
and has been re located at Lamourie,
and chat Bernard Mayer has been
appointed its Post Master.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

CANDIDATES just now are plenti.
full, but on the still hunt, and our
pcople will Of course join with ns i'll
urging them to announce their names
in the DEMocRAT. The sovereigns OF
old Rapides appreciate The difficulty
of making a choice until they know,
positively know, by ocular demon
STATION, that man is running. Onr
terms will, as ever, he moderate
five dollars for anno"n' ement, sub
ject to annination, for, "all uan.ls
arnund," for those who take The race
TN their own hooks, backed by the
people outside of nominations, fifteen
dollars for District, zen for Parish,
anil five for Ward Offices. The rcgu-
lar nominees will at the proper time
lie informed OF. their toll.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

THE saucy and feet 1ndepend-
ent Packet, Assumption, reached
here Monday with very slim
freight for this port, tolerably fair
one for above, and was only one hour
and forty-five minutes behind The
Packet-but her clerks did not think
enough of the DEMOCRAT as to even
drop US o stray paper.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22
The late abortion Of a Telegraph

-THE late abortion Of a Telegraph
here, whose origiDators aud founders
chiselled the Corporation Of Alexan-
dria, and a few Of our liberal citizens,
out Of at least eight hundred dollars,
has finally matured it's meanness and
cupidity. The wires have been Ia
ken down and have been packed of,
and we thus bid farewell to the old
nuisance.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

"A POOR dog, placed 10 deep wa
ter, with a twenty. f@ pound sand
bag swung to bis raadal appenaage,
is ID as bad predirament as Il nun
cry editor, not Ten miles from Alex
andria, with too many unpaid Sub
scliptions Oh bis book. IL may he
expected IN such case, to heal one
las. dying bowl from the dog, but tue
sand bag will do tho business fo' BIN
before lie can give vent 10 a set ont.
Ou' Editor, however, though he fail
to collect aoy Of his subscriptions,
is yet able TO Lowl--and he is going
TO do it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

Now that OR Railroad is q FIX
ture and a dead sho; certainty, We
take the responsibility Of assuring
our people here, that the Managers
of the N. O. Pacific Railway will in
a few weeks build a new Telegraph
on their road, and at once place US
in close connection with the world,
and at prices that will not rob US at
every tick of the instrument.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22
NEW ORLEANS,
Sept. IL, 1878

Messrs. Ferslew e. Co.:
GENrLEMEN--1t 10 now three years
since / first took the "Jurgielewicz
Anti Rheumatic Mixture and !
have always been relieved from ~
pain in from one to three days. !
have suffered With Rheumatism ior
many years, and never has any med
icine done me any good, except
yours. l have now not had any AZ
tack for nearly two years, but ! al
ways keep the medicine 10 she house.
Very respectfully,
". A. TALEN.
2s4 Magazine St.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

We are pleased 70 nn.e, and an :
nnunce in these columns, the maj
'iage of "ar esteemed young friead
and edito., Lewis Zim, rf,he Frank
lin San. He was married al Wins
boro, April rs, 1878, by ,he Rev.
Father L. Enaut, 10 Miss Rosa j.
Gilbert. Our Young groom i ma.
tive Rapidian, and is well reno IN :
bered here as the only CON Of Inc la.e
Lewis Zin, for more than rs years
d citizen of Alexandria, and the ron
ductor OF the Red River Republican.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

TUE Pool-Lioer Texas, with
chat lone star still glittering be.weea
her chimneys, has been considerably
stirred up, too, by independence, and
actually arrived here in the daytime
on Friday, about 46 hours from the
Crescent City. This is the first
time she has been guilty of such a
feat this season, and we suppose we
must thank the Assumption for this
extraordinary return to speed and
new life.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

-THE Democrats in tue Honse,
now that the Fraud resolutions have
l,een brought before them, are not
toeing the mark and marching TO
the true music as they should; and
we mean this particularly for the
Louisiana members, who do not move
with the proper elan, lot are Doubt
ful, dubious and TOO tonsei vativeiy
tardy in their movements. We tell
them plainly, and ia all kindness
that heir constituents are watching
them with intense interest, and will
mark well each hack OF dQuhting step
they make. These are no times for
ainvh,ng or holding back.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

Our old fayorite, Emma, has
recently had trot, 10 New Orleans,
and took the money in two straight
heats. The trot was mile heats,
which she won handily in 2:49, 2:49.
Considering that Emma is now four
teen years old, never was trained,
and has just weaned her sucking,
this is fair Time.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

THE Big White Plow indicates
to the wayfarer where William Hust
myre keeps the BEST of everything
at the LOWEST prices.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

The Picnic Of the Temperance
Societies, owing to unfavorable
weather, has been postponed till
10 morrow.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

ON yesterday noon we had a ter
rible fit of tile blues, anil had made
several Intellectual efforts to drive
them of, when to our great relief,
and to tile detriment of this terrible
affection, in popped the SMILING valet
direct from CHARLIE GoLpENBERa's
with a huge-well, it dispelled the
blues, and the whole office smiled
thereat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

CONSUMPTION CURED.-An old ply
stefan, retired from active practice,
having had placed in bis hands, by an
East Indian missionary, the formula
of simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure of Con-
sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and ali Throat and Lung affections ;
also a positive and radical cure for
General Debility and oil nervous COM
plants, after having thoroughly tested
its wonderful curative powers in thou
sands Of cases, feels it his duty to make
it known to his suffering fellows. The
recipe will be sent free of charge, to
all who desire it, with full directions
for preparing and successfully using.
Address, with stamp, naming this pa.
der, DR.. ]. c. Stone, "A North Ninth
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

"A CONNECTICUT family claim a
looking glass, as having been in the
family for one hundred and fifteen
years. 1t is a peaceable family or a
very thick glass.