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Sharp County record., 1878-07-26
THE MODERN COURSE OF TRUE
LOVE.

They met amid the ball l-room's glare,
And only this had either noted,
mat ne was dark and she was fair,
. w Aen breathless in the waltz they tlOated.
But IN that instant Cupid flung
y chain that bound their hearts together;
She Thought that Hybla tipped his tongue
Although he only praised the weather
To him her spirit seemed divine,
Though still she talked but cOmmOnplaCeS ;
Her accents Breathed the tuneful Nine,
Her face and figure all the Graces.
His coat her critic eye approved;
lie owned perfection in her bodice;
And if to her a god ne moved,
To him no less she swan goddess.
So when they danced it seemed to each
Their bliss had bummed its fullest meas
And when they sat in tender speech,
Lite held Tor them no equal pleasure,
So sitting pleased and bent to please,
Or Whirling through the galops maZes,
UncOnsciOusly by swift degrees
They slipped through all loves sweetest
phases.
He brought her 6ouillon on the stair,
He brought her sandwiches and salad,
With here q hint OF deep despair,
And there a snatch of wOful ballad
With pensive pauses, shifts abrupt,
And speaking gaps OF conversation,
And so by turns they sighed and supped,
And slid from ices TO Irritation.
He squeezed her hand, she blushed and
sighed;
Her lips said "Fiew but not her glances;
He told of lovers that had died,
OF cruel maids in old TOmances;
He casped her waist, ne stole kiss;
Her eyes still foiled her lips How dare
hep
They dropped cold Mr." formal Miss"
Ano he was Frank and she was Mary.
Fifteen delicious minutes passed;
Loves star had reached Its elimination.
Twin souls they knew themselves at last,
Born for each other from creation.
He swOTe ere half an hour went by,
She was his bosOm's only idol;
As much she vowed with rapturOuS eye,
The glad youth urged an early bridal.
All, sweet, 10Y maiden shame! No more
Than this the modest Muse discovers
They parted at her carriage door
Earth's fondest pair of plighted lovers;
With kisses tears, and VOWS to meet
They parted-and Loves HiUm fuH;
Next day she cut him on the street,
And he, the false one, never knew 1t!
-Wdlter Carey, in ScribRer' for July.
Sharp County record., 1878-07-26

4 lal
1t has been ascertained Ina., u az;
agent can be won by y-.5, klnuno,t ,l,on
day last week a West Hill PSn hi"l
on one of them. He beat rn nl[I
bludgeon and broke his ,oa sLr'd and
kerosene oil over his clothes Gun inn.
to it, shot him through the .oOrl l%n'
finally locked him up in 5adUIT a IOHT b
mad-dog, and the agent, agSPSI RoIs
whispered through the y,h Key wv vi
soon as the dog got through aN
he'd let him have q copy u o,;cb
Anecdotes" for 65 cents "p''
per cent. Ha0keye'
Sharp County record., 1878-07-26

The other day a man Of exceeding
ly gentlemanly appearance presented
himself at the office Of the Director of
Police in Paris, saying that he brought
certain information. He was asked to
sit down. 81 must tell you," said the
Director, "that there is a pardon and
also a reward in money for the inform
ers, if they were implicated in the
crime.n sis the principal author OF the
crime included in the offer?" asked the
stranger. "Oh, no." was the answer
The stranger arose, and saluting the
Director, said: "Then pardon me for
having troubled you," and off ne walk
ed, leaving the chief SO dumbfounded
that he did not have the man arrested.
Sharp County record., 1878-07-26

Thanks to the editors that has
spoken in favor Of my writings; may
they ever be successful in all their un-
dertakings. The editors that has spok
en- in scandalOus manner have went
beyond reason. The Street Singer Of
MIcbiQan.
Sharp County record., 1878-07-26

The recent discovery of coal and
copper mines in several parts of Japan
has led to the establishment OF copper
smelling works by japanese company
near Kobe.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06
SHEnlEE,S SALE.

SSe'uil Wilt
In THE MATTER OF THE MINORS JoNrs
No. a. Probate Docket. - Parish
Court, Parish Of Rapides, Louisi.
ana.
PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF
L Sale Issued by the Honorable the
Parish Judge of Rapides Parish, State
OF Louisiana, in the above numbered
and entitled suit commanding me- to
sell the hereinafter described propertv.
shall offer for sale at Public Auction,
at the Court House, in Alexandria, on
SATURDAY, the 10th day of FEBRU.
AIRY, A. D. 1873,
at IL o'clock NJ. the following describ.
ed property, to-wit:
A tract of land situated in the Par
ish of Rapides, Louisiana, lying and
being on both sides of the Rieolette
Bayou, aud being fractional East hall
OF North East quarter, fractional West
half OF North. East quarter, East hall
OF North West quarter, and fractional
South Sou East of Section No. thirty three
(33) Township five (5) North Range
one ~ West, District North of Red
River, containing the quantity of three
hundred and sixty-one acres, more or
less, and known as the bryant Place. .
TERMS OF SALE:-One-half of pur.
chase price to DO paid in cash, balance
on a credit of one and two years, with
eight per cent. per annum interest
thereon from date of sale, with special
mortgage and vendors lien and priv.
lege retained on the property sold;
subject to appraisemeut.
H. NJ. ROBINSON.
Sheriff and ex-officio Auc,ioneer.
Jan. Is, 1873.
Printers Fees 5000,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The last trace of the Franco.
Prussian war is about to disappear
from France; the forced paper cur
rency of the Bank of France is about
to De abolished. This currency was
established in 1870, when gold was
disappearing rapidly from the Bank of
France. Notes of all kinds were then
issned from franc rs cents) to lOO,-
ooo francs (sl8,0O0). The smaller
notes have been gradually retired
from circulation, until now the email
est to be obtained are the 500 franc
notes. This forced currency is every
where at par; III fact, in Belgium.
Italy and Germany it is above par.
There is, therefore, no.hardship in it,
and it is only to be retired from circu-
lation in order to effacc all remem-
brance of the disasters of 1870. Its
retirement will cause some little
trouble. France is in the singular
condition of having too mncb gold; a
disorder from which other nations
would like to suffer. The Bank Of
France has 1926, Goa, 900 in gold in its
Golfers, and gold is everywhere super
abundant. The withdrawal of these
paper notes will accordingly cause
some annoyance to the public, who
will have to be content with gold, and
De compelled to employ cart when
ever they have a heavy bill to settle.
France presents singular contrast to
this country. Onr war was ended
thirteen years ago, Frances but seven
the losses both countries suffered were
nearly equal, yet Frances prosperity |
is to-day completely restored, while
the financial conditioa of this country
is moro uupromising than over.-[New
Orleans Democrat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

"A GRAND Jury at Shreveport has
found several true bills against saloon
keepers for selling liquor to minors
and one man has been found guilty
and fined $25. The barkeepers think
this law very great hardship. One
OF them says they ought not to be ex-
pected to interrogate every young man
who wants to take drink, and that
they are not responsible for the par
ties not baving been born few years
sooner. Great sympathy is felt for the
poor barkeeper, who sometimes,
through fear, loses money by not help
ing a beardless youth get drunk. If
it was question Of voting at the
polls the barkeeper would know at
once whom to challenge, but as it is a
question of making drunkards Of
young men that is interfered with, the
poor rum seller feels that the burden
of law is greater than he can bear.
Suppose the boy just turned twenty
one, having no moustache, were to
take his family Bible to the saloon,
By the record he could prove his age,
and chow his right to be beast. He
might also be able to point out the
time when his unfortunate father died
a drunkard to the satisfaction of the
barkeeper. Then he might read the
name of his mother, and the date of
her marriage, aud think of the tears
unbidden that would come down her
cheek at thoughts of danger to her
BOY; and then, perhaps, he would go
quietly home, and not take a drink.
1t would be all the same to the Door
oarkeeper, who would lose money by
the operation.-fN. 0. Pica5 unne.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06
Mind and aluscle.
AN ELOQUENT TRIBUTE TO THE TWIN
KINGS OF EARTH.

Sir, before the man who stand,
with bronzed brow and hardened
hand and bent frame from his strug
giles with the earth for the subsist.
ence of himself and his family,
stand in modest Difference and re-
spect. | know something of tina,
class at home. | have felt the hard
and warm grasp of their hand, and
owe to them all that am. There
Is another class of workers, however,
TO whom l am under a greater obi
CATION than | am even to those who
have worked the earth and the mate
rial agencies of nature.
They are those men who work with
the brain; who in silence, and their
closets develope the great laws which
rule society; who resolve the phe
nomena of human government into
It's original elements, and discover
the laws which control governments
and societies. They are men of
genius, men out of whom flow the
great thoughts Of which constitu
lions and laws and institutions are
the mere embodiments. 1t is to
them that [ am indebted far the
views which control me in this vote
and they are the men who are the
true kings of earth and who have
given forth to the world the consider
atoms that have moved the enlight
ened governments of Europe in the
management of their finances Sen.
ator Lamar's Silver Bill Speech.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06
STATE or LOUISIANA,

| SAtoA VI ksG pRaCS-E dIlSu COuft,
No. 296. SUCCESSION OF MARY E.
CHENEY, FOR TUToRsH1p, ETC.
DURSUANT TO A COMMISSION
l. issned to me from the Honorable
the Parish Court, in and for the Parish,
of Rapides, Louisiana, will sell at
public auction, on
SATURDAY, the 10th day of FEBRU.
AIRY, A. D. 1878,
between the hours OF 9 A. NJ. and 3 P,
M, the following described property
belonging to the Minor Rose Cheney,
The undivided one third of the Mag.
nol'a Plantation, situated in Rapides
Parish on Bayou Boueff, containing
fifteen hundred acres more or less,
bounded North BY. lands now or for
merly owned by Joshua Pearce and
Winder Crouch, East by lands now or
formerly owned by NJ. D. Marshall and
Mrs M. R. johnson, South by lands
now or formerly owned by Mrs. M. r.
johnson, Mrs. Sarah B. Wright and
Estate of L. A. Stafford, and on the
West by lands now or formerly be-
longing to Estate of Esther Jackson.
And also the undivided one third of
the lower half of the Montana Planta-
ton in this Parish, containing TOUR
hundred and twenty eight acres more
or less, situated on the right descend
lug bank of Bayou Boueff, bounded
North by Bayou Boueff, East by lands
of R. S. Smith, South by lands of Rob.
ert A. Newell and Lacius Dupre, and
West by lands of T. B. Helm and R. S.
Smith.
Said Sale to be made in accordance
with the appraisement lately made by
Jesse R. Ford, Notary Public, and to
be made on the plantations mentioned
above. OSCAR CHENEY.
Jan'y l6-1678. Natural Tutor
Printers Fees $1,000
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The Virginia Legislature has the
right to consider itself reform Legis
lature; it has reduced it's expenses to
certainly one-third Of what they have
been in past years. First, the Legis.
future has been reduced in numbers,
the Senate losing FIVE and the House
thirty three members. This will leave
House of only 100 members, one
fifth smaller than ours. Virginia con-
tains ninety-nine counties and Louisi
ana only ffty-eight; it's population is
at least 90 per cent greater than that
of this State, yet it will in future boast
of much smaller Legislature. Not
satisfied with this reduction; the Legis.
lature reduced the compensation of
members also one-third, and finished
its work of reform by passing an act
making it's sessions biennial. Some of
these provisions do not, of course, 90
into effect at once. Biennial sessions,
for instance, will not be inaugurated
until 1879, nor will the reduction in
numbers take place until the next
election. The decrense in compensa.
ton paid members, however, goes into
effect at once. The cost of legislation
in Virginia will be, therefore, scarcely
one-third what it has been.-[New Or
leans Democrat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The vote in the State Senate, on
the Boatner Bill for reducing the per
diem Of members, and expunging the
constructive mileage Of the law of
1872, was voted on in the Senate for
Immediately going into effect, and
not waiting till January l, 1879, and
resulted in Is yeas to II nays. The
yeas were all Democratic Conserva-
tive Senators, among whom was our
Senator, Hon. Lewis Texada, and the
nays were all Republicans but four.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The notorious and willy schemer,
W. E. Chandler, Of Name, nephew
Of old Zach Chandler, and Mai. E. A.
Burke, Tax Collector, under Gov.
Nichols, of the largest and mos, lu-
crative collection district in the
State, are just now having a severe
Geographic passage of words, not in
the least complimentary to either,
and all about the bargain or agree
ment which cheated and counted
Governor Tilden out of the Pres
idency, and yet counted in Governor
Nichols, who ran on the same ticket
with Tilden, and actually received
one thousand votes less. We care
not to publish these kilograms, as
they only confirm us more fully of
the infamous bargain peepetrated at
at the expense of the National De-
mocracy, simply to get US governor,
who was really elected, and should
through veal and woe, have marched
hand in hand with Tilden.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The mercantile and trading in
terests of Rapides are much poorer
and weaker than we ever had an idea
Of, and in the Auditors Report find
that the "value of capital invested"
is only $123,775,00 and of "money
loaned or in possession" the scant
sum of $14. $4,000 makes the showing.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06
NEW THIS DAY.
SHERifF'S SALE,

EDWARD w ELY
CHARLES HILBuRN.
NINTH JUnIC1AL DISTRICT CoUEr-PA
RIsH OF RAPIpEs.
DY VIRTUE OF AND TO salts
~ fy writ Of Fieri Facias issuet
aud to me directed in the above emit
tied and numbered suit, have seize(
and will offer for sale at Public Auc
tion, i'll front Of the Court House door
in the Town of Alexandria. La. be.
tween the hours prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH. A.
D. 1878, =
the following described property, to.
wit -
1sr. A certain tract or parcel OF
ground situated, lying and being i'm
mediately in the rear of the upper su-
pnrb of the Town of Alexandria, boun-
ded a. follows, to.wit: above BY lands
OF Mrs. A. E. Casson, below and in the
rear ny lands "f Clapp Bros. & Co. in
front by property OF Kramer, having a
front OF 2l3 feet with depth of 100
feet e inches, with all the buildings and
improvements thereon.
IND. A certain piece or parcel of
ground in the upper suburb of the
Town of Alexandria, bounded in front
by property of Mrs. Mathilda Hatch.
having n front next said property of
JOB feet 6 inches, and running back so
feet e inches, bounded above by prom.
erty of John Kramer, in the rear and
below by property Of Mrs. A. E. Cas-
son, with all the buildings and i'm
thereon, being the same
property attached in this suit.
TEHHs-CASH, subject to appraise.
ment. H. N. RORINS0N
Jan. 10, 1873. Sheriff.
Printer's Fees $1,000.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The total assessment for our
State for the year 1875 is $174,60l,-
524,O0, and the taxes due thereon
and now co.lectable, foot up $685.
1881.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

Parish Of Rapides-Parish Court.
No. 245.-M1NoRs OF BETTE D. BUR-
CESS, FOR TUToRsH1p, Eric.
PURSUANT TO A COMMISSION
i issued to me from the Honorable
the Parish Court in and for the Parish
OF Rapides, Louisiana, I will sell at
public auction, on
SATURDAY, the 10th day of FEBRU-
AIRY, A. D. 1873,
between the hours of 8 A. NJ. and 3P.
NJ, the following described property,
belonging to the Minors of Bette b.
Burgess, deceased;
The undivided one-third of the Mag
nolia Plantation, situated in Rapides
Parish, on Bayou Boeuff, containing
fifteen hundred acres, more or less.
bounded North by lands now or for
merly owned by Joshua Pearce and
Winder Crouch, East BY lands now and
formerly owned by NJ. D, Marshall and
Mrs. N. r. johnson, South by lands
now or formerly belonging to Mrs. NJ.
r. johnson, Mrs. Sarah B. Wright and
Estate of L. A. Stafford, and on the
West by lands now or formerly belong
ing to Estate of Esther Jackson. And
also the undivided one-third of the
lower half of the Montana Plantation,
in this Parish, containing four hundred
and twenty-eight acres, more or less,
situated on the right descending bank
of Bayou Bouef, bounded North by Ba-
you Boueff, East by lands of r. S. Smith,
South by lands of Robert A. Newell and
Lucius Dupre, and West by lands of r.
B. Helm aud r. s. Smith.
Said Sale to be made in accordance
with the appraisements lately made bv
Jesse r. Ford, Notary Public, and to
be made On the plantations mentioned
above. JOHN NJ. B(1RGESS
Jan'y lG-1S78. Natural TI,tor
Printers Fees sleQN.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

--FRoM an advertisement, in the
proper column Of to-day's DEMocRAT,
will be found, and we trust read with
due attention, the announcement OF
the intention of the Members of the
Rapides Encampment No. 7, Order
of knights of Temperance, fixing
Tuesday, the 26th day of this month,
for a Theatrical Performance, especi.
ally for their benefit. We are sure
that we speak the true and fervid
sentiments of this community, when
we announce beforehand that they
will receive, as they most assuredly
merit, real and solid benefit at the
hands of our people, who are honest
ly and gradually enrolling themselves
under the sacred folds of their ban
ner to fight with them, as members
and volunteers, that arch-enemy of
the human race!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

THERE is no man 80 friendless
bat that he can find q friend sincere
enough to tell him disagreeable
truths.
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Married (:

In this Town, on the evening of Janu.
airy 3lst, 1873, at St. James Church, by
the Rev: A: n: Ogden, Miss KATIE S.
HETHERWlCk to MIR. JOHN NJ.
LANEY.
"Sweet tie! that links as one
Two spirits fond and true
What, what Is all that time has done,
Or all that time can do!
Recorded vows of love,
In heaven fore'er abide,
And none shall part, save One above,
The bridegroom and the bride.'
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business?

| ouoiHcSSI
Casenaye-No; what little bus
ness | control my brother has chare
of for me. do not like the r,
straint of imprisonment, but I got i
here last eve" in, celebrating the ar
niversary of my Imprisonment i
Washington.
Our reporter next inquired 70
KENNER,
and Casenave pointed him out, RI
was conversing in tie corridor wit
one of the deputies, and his appear
ance indicated nothing of the ankle
ty he may have felt. Upon being
approached, he very readily took .
seat on bench, and our representa-
tive asked about his treatment.
kenner-I have every reasonable
comfort. Have nothing to complain
of l know Capt. Cain personally
and have been here to see him before
but (laughingly) this is my frs,
visit as a prisoner.
Rep--Where do you think Cover
nor Wells has gone to?
Kenper-I have no idea of bis
whereabouts.
Rep--Do you think be will be in
court in The morning9
Kenner-I really cannot say.
Rep-Was he in the Custom house
Friday?
Kenner--Certainly; he was there
Saturday morning, and T hardly be.
lieve he has left the State.
Rep-Why did you go to the Gus
tom House2
Kenner-I will be candid. Invent
there to sign certain documents, and
while there was advised to remain a.
my lawyers had taken steps to bring
the matter before the United States
Court.
Rep--Finding that nothing had
been done, why did you still try to
evade the Sheriff?
Kenner-Well, you know my law
yers told me to remain, and l re-
manned. In the hands of our lawyers
we are like a patient under the con-
troll of Lis physician.
Rep--What do you think the re.
suit of your trial viii. be2
Kenner-I have no fear Of the con.
sequences.
TOM ANDERsoN's
statement did not differ materially
from Casenave's and Kenner's. Ha.
wing received hundreds of visitors
during the day, he was not inclined
to a lengthy conversation. About
his trial he had no fear. Even if all
the indictment set forth was true, he
was prepared to prove his innocence.
He did not compile the figures, but
oily signed the documents after they
had been certified to as being correct
BY the clerks.
APPLICATION FOR BAIL.
Counsel for Anderson, Caseuave
and Kenner applied yesterday to
Judge Whitaker to admit their
clients to bail. The Judge instruct
I'd Sheriff Houston to accept bail in
he sum of $4,000 each, with good
md undoubted solvent security. Mr..
Houston declined the responsibility,
,referring to wait until to-day, when
lie could see the order entered on the
minutes OF the Superior Criminal
Court.
AN UNSUCCESSFUL TRIP.
Sheriff Houston returned to the
;ity on last evenings Mobile train,
after an unsuccessful search after j,
Mad. Wells. The customs station
here was carefully inspected, but the
fugitive evidently had never made
hat his hiding place. The latest re
oorts which have any semblance of
ruth are that he is now in the piney
woods in the interior of St. Tamma |
~ parish, having left the city on
wood schooner.
Yesterday the search was also
Prosecuted and the revenue cutter
Dix examined, without any success,
Iowever.- New Orleans Democrat.
~ TTDCNDTDF MON
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The sum of SIT, 1904 is the
exact amount of State taxes Of 1876,
collected and paid into the State
Treasury, for our Parish.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

-RAp1DEs owes the State, on her
tax rolls Of 1877, the sum Of
Sill, 1884, A.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

WE could not endure solitude
were it not for the powerful compan.
ionship Of hope, or of some unseen
one.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The Firemen's parade and Mar.
di Gras follow each other ia New
Orleans this year.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

THE Fire King and the small
woman have gone.
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The total assessed value Of pro.
perry in Rapidss foots up $2,147,
795, 100.
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$500 REV ARD

'ON THE NIGHT OF SUNDAY,
~ December OH, 1877, we're stolen
from Mooreland Plantation, 8 miles
from Alexandria, La, ONE BROWN
HORSE, nearly Is hands high, little
white spot in the face, a very fine pa
Ger, one hind foot little white, brand
ed on the right thigh IL. Also ONE
BRIGHT BAY MARE, q little sway
back, dapple about the head and neck,
has the itch. She is heavy set, her
legs rather brighter than her body.
motion quick and short iu trotting,
carries high head, and is in fold, ex-
pecting to drop in March. ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS will DO paid for the
delivery to me. of both, or FIFTY
DOLLARS for either animal.
E. 2. COLLINS.
ysu. 30, 1881 -.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

AS riches and favor forsake a
man we discover him to re fool;
but nobody could find it out in his
prosperity.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

This Public Schools resumed
their sessions on Monday last.