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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28
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FOR those des,hiv billion. speus. depend on
Sulphur RITrERS. twill cure you.
The Gisnt pvspcpsis 10 cured by using SUI
PHUH BIrrER>.
OPERATIVES who src clnselv coEhned 10 the mills
and work, hops; Clerks 80" do nf procntr sui
a.t.pt .>,rcise ant ~ wh0 sTe confined IN tcUr-.
should use SULPHUR BiTrkRs. Tiny will not
then bc weat ard sickly.
,,enrrsi DEBILITY needs gcnii" tonic. u-c
SULPHUR BITTKRs. ard you will not be irouo
led.
non't he without bottle. Try 1t; yon WILL not
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28
GRAND TRUNK R. R

Winter Arrangement.
On aud alter oct. Il, and until further notice,
trains viii run A. follows:
GOING wEsr.
Express trains for Lewiston will leave Portland
at 10 a n j., u - and rs p N.
For south Paris, Norway, Montreal, Chicago
and The Wet siu leave Portland n / 30 y. m,
Lewiston AZ 81 p m, South Paris ~ 3 p n ..
NORWAY n - 4. IN, and 0OrhAm 81 - p. m
hixest trains TOR south PARIS. Norway ADd Cor
nam will leave Portland AZ s:t5 4 m aud Z 80 y
M, and south PARIS 81 n a N. AMI 80 y n
nixed for Islaad Pond isAyes GOrhaD AZ 3
pm.
oOISo kAsT.
Express trains FOR Portland will leave Lewis
ton 81 10 q. m 81 and - y. N.
For south Paris. Nor~sy, Lewiston, Portland
and Boston leave Island Pond At Is as A. m, Cor.
Ram A. IS q N South Paris a. 10 y a. IN, aud
Norway ~ 10 - an
Nixed trains Tor Portland AMI Lewiston Will
have GOrnam at 5.soa. N. and II - u. N. anu
south Para At s 20 u N aud : 20 N.
Mixed for 9orhAm leaves lsiAnd fOni Al 10 81
o.
Trains will run by Portland time
JOSEPH HfCk>OS. General Manager.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

A base ball boy tripped and fell and tore
his clothes, while chasing stray chicken
in neighbours lot. He told his mother he
had been sent TO grass by foul. She
reached for home base and the youth went
out on strikes bowling for the old man 10
act a. referee
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

Since birth my baby had running sores
all over his head, and the doctors said that
he must die, for they could not heal them.
used everything ever heard Of, but II
did NO good. Tie got SO bad that he would
not nurse. Ny husbands sister told me 10
try sulphur Bitters as she had great faith
in them. | used bottle and the sores
commenced 10 heal. After using two bot
ties more. the sores all healed and consid-
or nv baby sayed.-MOthsr, Concord, VI
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

Cleansing, purifying, strengthening and
uourishing beyond an Others IRE Malt Blu
tiers. -. rT
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

OYTYo % nFp nnsy be found on file at Geo.
Jdl6 1Ak En- r. Roweu 4 Cos Newspaper
Aaysitsns sdHsu SO sPyes 81 f. J ~ fdyfG5pS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

IL 10 q Fully Establtshsd Fact, BASED ON
Actual E1ps rience. snd There 10 No
Kt.d OF Dount bat They VIII Cure
these Diseases.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

DR.. c. W. BENsoN's CELERY AND CHAM.
OMILE PILLS ar. prepared expressly TO cure
SICK Headache, Nervous Headache, Neuralgia.
N,tyou-pess Paralysis, slecplessnsss and Ind
X -tiou "r pysp' psis. and Ali cure any Gaze, no
msttcr how Obstinas. u properly used. They are
not cmsaIi, but only Tor those special diseases:
They contain no opium. morphine or quinine, and
are not lurgptiyr. but regulate the bowels and
cure constipation by curing or removing tae
csuse- OF H. They hav. charming eject upon
the skin, and n lovely. quitting erect upon the
u,Tvou. :, stem simply bv feeding its ten thou
sand hungry. yes. In somc cates starving absorb
cute. They make or create nclyc matter and give
power, force and buoysncy TO the nerves. aud IN
That wsy ireI,ase mental force, enuuTsncc and
briliialey OF mind. Nobody that has = nervous
~ stem should neglect Ia tahe them two or three
months In each year, simply as nerve food. u
Tor DO other purpose. Price 20 cts. box. or =
boxrs tor a. Sc. sent postage free. sold oy all
druggists and b.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

Hundreds have testified To the penent
they have o.. rive 20 from their use sn she
cure az sick Headache. Nervous
Headache, Neuralgia, Nervous.
meas. Parsly sis, slice plsssness
aaa Iadtgestton.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28
DISEASES OF The KIDNEYS
TIE ONLY CURE.

We tay poslt!yDIy and VVhnlt ftlr oI contfidIn'
tion, that DAYS KIDNEY PAD j. ihe n.st sld
only lufsilibc cure for every form OF Kidney dis
sAse IL 10 the best remedy yes discovered for this
complaint nd mv7, ,iiyct1ii In t- operation than
any other treatment ~ u,ing faithfully and persist
emily no case ill be found lSctcrALe - Dot -
Yield 10 Is 10 er.nl remedial yifluca.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

Old Winter has come with his great
white cloak, and his roiStering son, Jack
Frost, is creeping in at every crevice, even
into our systems, and sowing seeds of
death. DO not neglect a Cold or Cough
for one day even, for il may be too late.
DR.. y. q. Whites Pulmonary Elixir is for
sale by all dealers in medicine, and should
be on tho medicine shelf OF every family ;
and used a. directed, has already saved
thousands Of lives, and will yet save thou
sands more.
The wild waves told very plain story 10
one young man, while he was bathing. They
told him that unless he could find the
clothes he ieft on the beach he would would
DC compelled 10 make very ridiculous ex-
hibition OF himself, and subsequent events
proved that they were right
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

Parsons. bangs Co. have had Eightee"
Hundred Dozens the Past Year.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-01

WE knew it all the time. We
were willing to wager our existence
That if it were ever tried it would
prove total failure, and the follow
ing shows we we're correct in our
surmises. Not even the premium of
a new Spring bonnet could bring the
trial to a successful termination:
A woman at Carson, Nevada, is said
to have undertaken to refrain from
speaking for forty days. The report
runs as follows "She began at nine
in the morning, and at half past ten
her pulse was 80 feeble from exhaus-
ton that the physiciaa feared she
wonld die by noon. At eleven her
heart beat but twenty six a minute,
and respirations were hardly noticea-
BILE. Her friends here urged her to
discontinue her terrible task, and told
her some gossip about a neighbor. On
hearing It she Immediately rushed
from the house, and, going across the
street, met a lady friend and talked to
half-past six last night, aud is now
fully restored
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-01
CLOTH PARTITION

The generally accepted theory was
that travellers were seated in such a
manner that their heads would lean
against and ipdent the cloth partition
which crossed the room. Some one
stationed behind the curtain would
then strife them with q hammer, aud
some one in the front room would fin
ish up the job. After that they were
taken to the trap door, where they
were thrown in, their threats cut, and
they were left until night, when they
were carried out and buried in the
patch of ground alluded to.
The body of William York was i'm
mediately recognized by Elwood York,
by the general features, and by a ban
dage on one knee where he had run
ming sore, and by bandage on one
finger which had been mashed Just be.
fore he had started on his journey.
The location Of the place was in the
northwest corner of Labette county,
on the road to Usage Mission and Fort
Scott, about ten miles from Thayer
and FIVE aud half from Cherry vale.
The building was out Of view from
every other house, and seems to have
been chosen expressly for the murder.
ous purpose to which it had been died.
icated. 1t was iu the hollow of q
prairie, far from timber, and where
the occupants could see q mile in
either direction and be in no danger
for at least half an hour. There was
stone stable on the premises, where
horses could be hidden until such times
as they could be run of or disposed of.
After the finding Of York it. was de.
termined to make q further search
next day. This was done, and the
horrible disclosure made that there
were seven other graves on the came
piece Of ground. Willing handle were
soon engaged at exbuming them, and
during the day the bodies of seven
more victims were brought to light, all
killed in tho same manner and dis.
posed of in the same way, with the
exception of the little daughter Of
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-01
ADELAIDE NE1LsoN's MARRIAGES.

ADELAIDE NELSON'S MARRIAGES.
Miss Nelson was married ten or
twelve years ago to a Mr.. Phillip
Lee, an Englishman. The union was
an unhappy one, and in 1867 she OBJ
tanned divorce from Mr.. Lee ia one
ofthe courts of this city. Natural
Iy, with her beauty and fame, she
has had many suitors for her hand
since then, and among them was an
officer who stands high in the Brit
ish naval service, and is a member
of the household of the Prince of
Wales. This gentleman, somewhat
Miss Nelson's senior, was infatua
ted with the actress, aud made over
lures OF marriage to her. The affair
came 10 the ears Of the Prince, who
intimated TO the Admiral thai, if he
married Miss Nelson, she would
never be received at court, aud it
would probably ruin his career
The gentleman informed his royal
master that he should marry the la
dy, il she would have him, whether
it exiled him or not, and the Prince
must take his own course about re-
cognizing them afterward. Miss
Nelson declined the honor, however,
givlr & her reason in these words, Pc
caliarly those of woman: "If I res
pectsd The man less, l would marry
him: as it is, cannot; he would bore
me to death in year" Another
suitor was more successful; it is
known that in August last, before she
sailed for America, she was private
Iy married to Mr.. Edward Compton.
IN. Y. Tribune.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-01
Tie New York Worlds Fair.


New York's Worlds Fair has fallen
under very wet blanket. The COM
mission has split up, and branch
Of it, under Judge Hilton, has
"switched off, so to speak. This
split is All old one. There were Or
iginal and stronger ones then Judge
Hilton at its head. The other or.
ganization, however, secured the re-
rognition Of Congress, and since then
has tried to annex the Hilton branch
VIII Oh declines to cooperate unless
some changes be made in the law.
They say the statute is faulty in
many respects. It does not ,author-
ice the President to invite the coop
GRAFTON of foreign nations in the fair
nor does it allow subscribers to con-
troll the funds they have contributed
through a commission of their own
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-01
TIE BENDER BUTCHERS.
HISTORY OF THEIR ATRocIOUs CRIMES.
| THE SCENE or THEIR HOR-
| RiBLE WORK, ETC.

For several years previous to tile
year 1873, john Bender and his wife
aud two children, Kate and Sol,n,
lived in the northwest corner Of La
bette county, Kansas, about ten miles
from Thayer and five and a half miles
from Cherryvale.
The first thing that led to the dis.
covery of the horrible series of MUIR
ders committed by the Bender fnmily
was the disappearance of VIM. York.
Of Independence, Kansas, brother of
State Senator York, about the LIST of
April, 1873. A diligent search result
ed in finding Mr.. York's body buried
on the claim of the Bender family,
bearing marks of violence. The party
making the discovery were Mortified
to find the remains of several muir
lered men.
On Monday, May 5, 1873, a brother
of the mn' dered DR.. York learned that
the Bender family had left their claim
in Lahette county, where they had
been running store for the purpose
o supplying travellers who passed that
way. The departure Of the family OF
murderers was discovered by some
one, who, in passing, saw that calf
that had been tied up had starved to
death.
Closer inspection showed that all
were gone, with what movables could
be carried in a wagon. The neighbors
concluded to look further into the mat.
ter, aud learned that team had been
abandoned at Thayer about three
weeks before, and eome of them going
to that point discovered that tho team
was one which had belonged to Ben
der. They concluded to fully search
the premises, their suspicious being
Immediately aroused as to the family
being the cause of so many being
missed in the neiglrborhood. Mr.. Ed.
York being notified. immediately pro-
ceeded to the ground and had not been
there more than half an hour when
passing over dead furrow in little
garden patch which had been plowed
over, his attention was attracted to a
piece of suhsnil on the surface; looking
more closely he discovered a straight
mark across the furrow where the
ground was alightly sunken. By look
ing closely lie was able to trace the
"ntlines of grave. The end'rod of q
wagon WAS used to probe the ground
inside the lines discovered. IL was
found that inside the lines it was not
difficult to thrust the rod in it's full
length, while outside it would not PEN
citrate deeper than the plowed ground
without great pressure. Digging was
Immediately commenced, and the body
of Dr.. VIM. H. York was discovered
On it's being uncovered. it was discov-
cred that he had been killed Ivy blows
I'm the head with a blunt instrument,
one on the back of the head at the base
of the brain being sufficient to produce
instant death. There were two others
on either side { the head, and his
throat was cut from ear to ear, and 10
deep y that tie head WAS nearly sew
cred from the body. Two hammers
aud u hatcI,et were found on tho prem
Uses, one of Which fitted the wound on
the back of the head.
The premises were next visited and
examined. The building was a frame,
sixteen by twenty feet, unp'astered,
and is better described BY tile follow
ing diagram
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-01
Poetrn.
q ~
OH, SEE HE BiAAERS WAVE.

(rUSE -" CLIFF ON THE OCEAN WAVE"
Oh, see the banners wave
Where the drums are rolling deep,
Where the charging squadrons brave
The iattery's deadly sweep!
His eagle plnmage scars
AS his prancing charger speeds,
The pride of The army corps,
The gallant Hancock leads.
Once more he leads band
OF men that are true and tried;
From all the peaceful land
Goes Up a shout of pride.
Three cheers for Hancock raise,
Hurrah for the army true,
And hurrah for the civic bays
That crown our English, too.
The field is well-nigh won,
And over the sulph'rous gloom
We see the glorious sun
Leap back from his dancing plume.
Then cheers for Hancock raise,
Hurrah for the army true,
And hurrah for the civic bays,
T That crown our English, too.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-01
SOUTHERN SpsAkrRs.-It is be.

SOUTHERN SPEAKERs.-It is be-
coming clearer every day that Gene
raj Hancock's nomination is the.
most popular one that could have
been made with the masses in all
sections Of the country. Truth,
instantly and correctly described his,
nomination as an inspiration. And
the most rosy anticipations Of Han
cocks friends have been fulfilled, SO
far as the Republicans are concerned.
They, with all the gigantic machin-
cry of the government patronage !. {.
command, have failed to make one
breach in the Democratic lines
Having man with smirched rec
ord at their head, forced TO make q
campaign of explanation and apollo;
gy, they entered the contest dis
heartened. Their long ,ease Of pow
er seemed even to their optimist.
fancy to be on the eve Of closing; !.
the government Of the country must.
apparently, slip from their grasp.
But at the instant all true patriots
were felicitating themselves on the,
impossibility of the Republicans
beating Hancock, the probability OF
the Democrats beating him boom.
into oninous prominence.
/ One cause Of apprehension is tue
apparent supineness and incompe-.
tency of the National Committee.
now assembled in New York. Leav-.
ling the Southern States to take care.
of themselves asst is very proper
they should the Committee have
brought. up North Southern leaders
to conduct the fight in New York,
Pennsylvania and Connecticut. To
the partisan eyes of the Republicans,
who will not fail to make the most.
Of it. this appears like the inssitu-
ton of Confederate campaign.-
New York Truth.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-01
SHERlEEiS SALE.

ShERlFf'S SALE.
FoLGER s. Co.
HENRY A. BrossAr}
No. 1889. - District Court, Parish of
Rapides.
W. II. MERKEL)
HENRY A. BrossAr}
No. 1891. - District Court, Parish of
Rapides.
BERwINs NATHAN
vs..
HENRY A. BrossAT)
No. 1880. 49, District Court, Parish of
Rapides.
pY VIRTUE OF AND TO SATISFY
-D three writs of Fieri Facas. issued
and to me directed in the above entitled
and numbered suits, l have seized and
will offer for sale at Public Auction in
front of the Court House door, in the
Town of Alexandria, La, between the
hours prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY,, the 4th day of SEPTEM-
Der, A. D. 1880,
the following described property, to.
witt
The undivided one-flfth interest in
and to q certain tract of land situated
on the Bayou Rapides, in the Parish,
OF Rapides, about IL miles above Alex
andiia, and known as the B X. Hun
ter plantation, said tract containing
six hundred and four (604) acres in
the aggregate, said interest being the
interest Of Susan H. Rogers, deceased,
purchased by said Henry A. Biossat at
the Succession sale of the property OF
said Susan H. Rogers, deceased, on the
9Th day of August, A. D., 1879.
Terms-CASH, subject to appraise-
ment. ID. C. PAUL,
Aug. 4-tds. Sheriff.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-01

The LEMON. Few people, says the
London Lancet, know the value Of
lemons.
A piece Of lemon bounsa upon a
corn, renewed night and morning,
will cure it 10 few days.
A free use Of this fruit and sugar
will always relieve a cough.
Most people feel poorly in the
spring, and go take medicine for re-
lief; but if they would eat a lemon
everyday, before breakfast, for one
week-with or without sugsr-they
would find it better than the most
favorite medicine.
Lemon juice, according TO this re-
cipe, will cure consumption, even
after the doctors have given it up.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-01

" E,' ISoHHcOf, WHO SHUWcu II
marNs Of violence. but was suppose
to Vave been sm"tl,ered or. bnrie,
alive.
George w. Longcor and daughte
had been missing since December o
the year before. They had started t
go to Iowa from the neighborhood o
Onion creek. He and his danghte
were buried in the same grave; tn
daughter-eighteen months old-bein;
placed between her fathers feet. Thu
father was stripped of all clothing ex
cept his under garments, as were al
the victims hut the child, who wal
buried with all her clothing OH, ever
to pair of mttens.
The bodies of Mr.. Brown, from &c
darvale, Howard County, W. F. Nc
Grotty, who resided near Cedarvale
and Henry F. McKinzie, Of Hamilton
County, Indiana, were disinterred and
identified; and two others, ono OF
which was supposed to be that of Mr.
Boyle, of Usage Mission, and the other
unknown on account of its being SO
terribly mutilated that it could not be
identified.
The graves were all deep, and dug
in a systematic manner to the depth
of about five feet. The surface of the
soil was kept separate from the sub
soil and preserved to cover the top.
After the burials the ground was care
fully plowed and narrowed over.
The ninth murder was that of a man
named Jones, whose body was foune
in Drum creek sometime before the
discovery of facts stated above. He
was killed in the same manner as the
others, and had been hauled to the
creek in Bender's wagon, which was
easy to track, as one wheel was disa-
bled and wabbled He was thrust
through hole in the ice, the ground
being frozen 80 as to prevent digging
a grave.
One peculiarly noticed was that the
bodies were all buried with the left
arm crossed on the breast and the
right arm lying by the side.
The BeDders consisted of four per-
sous-John Bender, ST., his wife, a
son named John, and a daughter. The
son and daughter were aged respec-
lively twenty-five and twenty years
at the time of the discovery of the
murders. John Bender, ST., is a stout,
burly fellow, with great shaggy eye
brOws. The wife is not particularly
different from other German women Of
low degree. The son was thickest and
strong, and the daughter rather good
looking, with fair complexion, light
blue ewes, and yellow hair.
When DR.. York was first missing
Gov. Osborne offered a reward of $500
for the arrest of the murderer, and
when the blood.curdling discovery Of
the atrocities committed by the Ben
der family became known the reward
was greatly increased and augmented
from other sources. Great excitement
prevailed throughout the States Of
Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska; aud
every daily paper in the country was
full If the terrible affair for weeks af-
forwards.
People supposed to be members Of
the Bender family we're sen in vari-
GUS parts Of the United States, and in
many cases arrested, but proved to be
not the parties wanted.
For seven long years they kept out
of sight, or at least eluded detectives
and officers until the head of the fam
lily and his wife were arrested at Free
mont in the early part Of last week.
Il Courier. Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-01
Town.
JURY LIST.
STATE OF LOUISIANA - PARISH or
RkPlOES.

TIE 1T KNOWN THAT ON THIS
ID 10th day of July, 1850, we. g. w.
Bolton and c. II. fluworth. members Of
the Jury Commission In aud for said
Parish Of Rapidcs, duly qualified and
sworn. together with George o. Watts.
Clerk of the District Court for sail Pa
rish and cx-offlcio member of said
Commission, did meet In the Conrt
House, In the Town of Alexandria, AMI
did then and there proceed to draw
from the General Venire box the names
of IT, ose who are to serve as Jurors ut
the ensuing October Term Of the
Twelfth Judicial District Court in and
for tie Parish Of Rapides:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-01
DEMOCRAT.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL or THE PARISH
TERMS.

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~ Two DOLLARS aud FIFTy CENTS per
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Insertion and FiprY CgSTs for each
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OBIrUARY NOTICES. Marriages. Public
Meetings, Cards of Thanks, etc, to bc
paid as advertisements
PERSONAL CARDS--when adm sable
charged doubls tho usual nj rertising
rates
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-01
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7--r
MATERIAL REDUCTION IN PRICE, Ac-
CoMPANIED WITH VAST
IMPROVEMENTS.
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