The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-15
Temperance.

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pride and commeDdable pleasure, the
very important fact, that the two
Temperance Societies of our Town
still flourish, and are making steady
progress in their good and effective
work. More and more in our midst
do we perceive the foot prints OF
these pioneers to new civilization,
much needed in Rapides and Alex
andria, and every hour the happy
renaissance of the late votaries and
victims of ardent drinks, can be seen
now walking cree. and steady to the
new music to which they have pied
ged themselves. We venture the as
sertion thatno Temperance Societies
in the South have more cause for
proud graduation than those of our
Town, and we take pleasure IN men
tioning their good doings as often as
we can spare space to do so.
The Picnic to be jointly given by
the Omitted Friends of Temperance"
and "Knights Of Temperance" to
which we made brief mention few
numbers back, comes of on next
Tuesday, May 21st, as will be seen
by the kind and courteous invita-
ton which we append hereto:
HALL UNITED FRIENDS OF TEMPER
ANcE AND KNIGHTS OF lem
pRRANcE,
ALEXANDRIA,
May ID, rs.
E. r. BIossAT, ESQ.,:
DEAR SIR am directed by the Com
mittee Of Arrangements to tender to
you an invitation to a "Basket Picnic"
to be given by our Societies on Tues
day, May 2lst, 1873, at Clear Spring, in
the vicinity Of Pincville.
Permit me to say that our Societies
are not Indifferent to your kind exer-
tions in their behalf, but are much
pleased to have in you such an earnest
co-worker.
I am, very respectfully, for Commit
tee of Arrangements, etc.,
CHAs. OWEN.
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ONLY three numbers back of the
DEMOCRAT, we took occasion 10 blow
our warning whistle, in favor Of the
jurors and witnesses, who would al
tend the present sunni ons of the
Disuic. Court. Those warming
notes were to watch and be guarded
against the picayune street shavers
and brokers So called, and not to part
with their Parish Script. Most OF
these, however, took our advice in
kind, and were paid up in full, right
in the Clerks office by the Parish,
Treasurer, who had taken stand
there, money in hand, to pay this
script, and we are glad to know tina,
this was done up to Saturday noon
But we learn with chagrin that few
impatient ones were actually green
enough to stand q shave of ten pel
cent right in the passage of TIT
Court House, where they could hav,
gotten the money by walking int,
the Clerks Office. But if these cal
be called green ones, what is to b,
said of the certain three, who actual
ly bartered their script off for hal
discount, and then the lucky ant
sharp Jay Gould rushed to the Par
ish Treasurer and received cash dowl
for script he had, only a few minutes
before, shaved right in two. Agar
we blow our whistle on the same line
and beseech one and all, to have con
fidence, faith and patience in you
! Parochial authorities, and our wor,
for it, the echo Of our whistle vii
reverberate to their good and fnl
settlement. These authorities ar
,'watchful to yohr interests, therefore
bide your time and wait for tn
wagon, but by all means give til
cold shoulder to the little sharks
shavers and picayune brokers'.
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IDEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS-
ID WE ARE THE ONLY AUTHOR
lied AGENTS FOR THE SINGE]
| NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHIN]
IN THE PARISHES OF RAPIDEs
VERNON and GRANT. FERGUSOl