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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-07

CHAPTER YI-CONTINUED.
IT was now the evening of the
tweuty.sixth day and still he came
not. She was already thinking tina.
it was only dream and that there
was no knight Of the milk white
steed, when bugle was blown at the
outer gate. Its tone was different
from that Of the others in its assur.
ance and seemed to say tLat IT was
blown on behalf of one who expect
ed to conquer and who was used to
victory on sucl, occasions. The
princess was ut her window in an 10
slant, and as the ponderous gate
swung back there. rode through and
into the avenue the knight Of the
dream! There was the milk white
steed and in all the pride of his vigo-
rous manic ID, dressed as she had
seen him, in purple and gold, rode
Reginald, the Prince, attended only
by his squire. So intent and cnrap,
was she tina: she forgot that she
could tie seen, and as she was still
leaning from the window viewing his
nearer approach, he lifted his helmet
and scarlet plume and Kissed his
hand to her. She blushed and hid
her face with her white hands but
maintained her position in the win
dow. He alone had been so favored,
and be rode to her window.
"Fair Lady my heart tells me that
thou art the Nameless Maiden. ]
have come to WOO and If q kind for.
tune favors me, to win. l am Regi
maid, son to King Henifer, whose
kingdom is far from here, and I have
ridden hard to be in time. I pray
you to take no offence at my telling
You that my widest fight of fancy
never painted such lovely vision as
/ now behold, and if be not too
presumptnous, l would ask for your
special prayers on my behalf in the
contest Of to morrow"
"Gool Sir! it would not bt come q
maiden to promise so much, but
since my father has willed that the
victor shall have my hand, if so be i,
that victory perch upon your banner
I shall be content"
Sand if ! should win, hast thy fan
cy chosen no name thou wouldst like
to bear2 II so, pray tell me now
and if my good right arm serves me
not false, tomorrow thou shalt have
that namer
"Nay, fair sir! should the priv
lege be yours, 'twould. be my pleas
ure to have you yourself choose til,
name you would like me to bear. S.
would l make obeisance to my future
lord, and mayhap l would mysel
prize it more if the gift came from
such source"
"Now dost thou fair speech fiji m,
| with such consuming desire, that i
high endeavor can win. thee, fai
Lady! then thou art mine. Give me
I pray thee, in token that my success
will not be Indifferent to thee, tina
ribbon from thy hair
Blushing and with trembling fn
gers the princess took the ribbon
from her hair and gave it to him, ant
as her flowing tresses fell loose ant
lenveloped her person. the prince va
enraptured than ever.
lis guerdon, Lady! shall be !
Get assurance Of success. On
fayor and I.mnst i,astenf
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CHAPTER X.

Little more remains to ID H.
The Fairy. Purple Rob., lasurn
the place at the. time appoi ated]
the King with Rosallnd hy Eis
met her as he had promised.
was, as VIC already have reason
believe, perfectly satisfed With d
name, and as she had taken such h
part in bringing about the result, she
was of course, well pleased With the.
situation Of affairs. The King sc.
knowledged that she knew more
about naming girl babies than he did,
and he congratulated himself upol
the satisfactory outcome OF all the
difficulties he had had,
After such wedding as never 81
been heard Of in that country. RI
nald and Rosalind lived long
happily. King Rupert and
Eva moved to their Castle II
lulu and gave them the Snow
palace for home.
They reared there a fainify
whom a long line Of celebrated kires
and queens descended, and Al tley
we're never under the necessity Of
applying to Purple Robe, the}Fairy,
they fortunately escaped the trou.
bles attendant upon "NAn1xa rHr
PRINCESS
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midway Of the course and those aheal
OF him turned to the right to cross
the bridge, she saw the rider of the
milk white stecd rein him straight
on, and az she saw that be was going
to make the leap her heart stood
still. One moment and now he i,
there-the milk white steed rises in
the air and she covers her eyes with
her trembling hands. All he is owe,
safely and now he leads the race!-
Down the hillside they come, twenty
horsemen intent on victory TWEEN
ty hearts beating high with hope!
Now they come to the high barrier
and still Reginald and the milk white
steed show to the front, but he is
hard pressed by the Others snd if be
misses the leap he may lose yet. He
drives the rowels of his spurs in the
sides Of his steed, he rises high in
the air with noble effort, as II, brute
as he is, he knows that his master
rides for love and that the prize of
victory is princess for bride, and
he is safely over and still in the lead.
Again others of his pureuers fall or
refuse to try the leap, but two other
knights who had pushed him hard
all the way, one on q coal black and
the other on noble chestnut steed
were over and after him, and now it
Is a trial of speed only. As the prin-
cess sees Reginald so near the end
and still foremost in the race her
heart beats fast and she watches the
race with eager interest. Down the
straight stretch they come at full
speed and it is yet anybody's race
il the milk white steed has not sin.
ews Of steel and a noble spirit the
pace may prove too much for him
before he reaches the goal. The black
and the chestnut are driving him
hard, but still he leads, and now fbcy
are within q stones throw Of the out.
come. The noble lords AID ladies
are all standing on their seats wav-
ing their hats and handkerchiefs, and
while their symra.hies are with the
Iiindmost l,orsemen, the gentlest
hear. ofthem all is with the rider in
front. They pass the throne and
there is da, light between the milk
white steed and the black, and the
chestnut is barely third. The yicto-
ry is with the rider of the milk
white steed!
When all the knights have finally
reached the starting point and are
again marshal'ed, the herald pro.
claims in the name Of the King that
the prize of craftsmanship has been
won by Sir Knight Reginald, and
that if he win two other prizes he
shall name the prices and have her
for a bride, He proclaimed also that
the next trial was to be of skill With
the javeliu. The knight whoslould
three times with his horse at full
speed come nearest tue center Of the
mark should be entitled to the prize
for Workmanship, and rest Of one
hour was allowed for preparation.
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and as Reginald passed
ing glance met a suitaN
The Master Of Ceremoniede

/ lux kluuNV stuCt u uussSHss
The Master Of CeremonieSE
the request Of the princess
would she would give him 4
rings. She gave him the q
Reginald had given her thss
before, and in the tilt WIN
was begun, Reginald was tls
knight Who had three times "a
the ring on the point Of liisnpsa
/ L, We had :riump!led over Oh anss an1 !
fos once the course Of true love has
run amootllly
again the herald proclalueh 20
Sir Knight Reginald had wAu
prize, aud vas entitled 10 thu y
and that having won the prize inal
the ,ntests Of rowess and skill, hq
sllou.| hy the conditions Of The trial.
have the privilege Of naming the
princess, and that hc was moreover
entitled to the princess FOR BRIDE
Tie knights we're again narshalled
before the throne and Sir Rnight
Reginald was commanded to dis.
mount and advance to the foot Of the
throne, when the King thus ID
dressed him:
"Sir Knight! right molly hare you
borne yourself, aud right well Pre-.
ven your prowess and skill. Ny.
daughters hand is yours by virtue
of your success in the manly sport,
of the day. At a suitabla time th1
wedding shall be celebrated viii
such pomp and ceremony a. bsntSl
my Eingly position and % shall be.
appropriate to the nup,ials of [
daughter. At present We are no
concerned about name for TIC
princess. You know that this days
trials were undertaken that that
mu.h vexed and Troublesome ques-
ton might be finally settled. It's
your privilege now to name tho
Princess
"Yonr Royal Hlghness! / an
proud that good fortune gave me- the
honors Of the day, and the princess
was a prize we'll worth more OF risk
and labor than ! have undergone.
AS it pleased you to offer her hsnd,
l esteem it as~A,prize far beyond my
deserts and it shalt be my pleasure
and pride to endeavor to Sc ! 49,
Of her. ! am prepared NJ
your royal permission to na
j rtncess.'
The King having given IFS
Reginald turned to the prince
taking her hand, which she OH
him to retain he thus addressed
"Fair Princess! Thou sha!.
longer aameless. As could
win my bride by naming her
self, and as that privilege Il
mine, thou shalt be TO me Fsj1
alindr' --
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photograph and Autograph Az
Scrap books and pictures. Ct
and frames, Black Walnut
cord and tassels, picture g
. .;.s frames, over 100 !
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FOR THE DEMOCRAT.
NAMING THE PRINCESS.
A FAIRY STORY.
BY TOBIAS.

RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO cHArrs
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favor and I.mast llasteH
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AFORMER M~EMPHIAX,
Major w. b. Cotton. Ties at lit
tie Rock.

Little Rock Gazette, 2O.l
Major w. B. Cotton. whose illness
wal announced, died yesterday Of alb
seess Of the liver. w b. Cotton came
to this city from Memphis about eight
years ago. He soon became well
known as an enterprising mana man
who would not hesitate to work for
the Advancement Of a city. While
general passenger and ticket agent Of
the Memphis and Little Rock road,
he was the prime mover Of every ban
quet and public entertainment 10 the
city. He and w. j. Murphy insti
tuted the Mardi Gras movements here.
and to them the city was indebted for
q great deal Of amusement. Major
Cotton was a man Of splendid address.
and a man who would make and main.
tain a favorable impression anywhere
Some Of his banquet speeches, especi.
ally the one made at the supper
given to Gen Morrow, just before that
officer left this city, are remembered
and often quoted by those who par.
ticipated. The remains were for.
warded to Georgia last night.
Major Cotton was well and favor
ably known in Memphis. Immedi
ately after the war he was a clerk il
Recorder John Creightou's Office, ant
rendered invaluable services to tina.
noted and genial hearted fuuctionary
He also held other positions. in al
Of which he acquitted himself Will
high credit. He visited Memphis no
many months ago and appeared to b,
enjoying perfect health. Many will
regret to hear Of his death.
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a. q. I. w.
Points Here and There Concern
ing This Live Order.

Nashville Banner, 1911
Deputy Grand Master w. R. Muse,
of Bellbuckle, instituted Beech Grove
Lodge, No. &c, at Beech Grove, on
the 18th inst.
There are 26 names on the charter
list, and tho members think this will
be swelled to 100 by January /, 1882.
Mr.. Muse will have two more lodges
ready to be instituted next week.
The G. NJ. w. leaves here tonight
to institute a lodge in Humphreys
county, with forty-fiye charter mem
bers.
The law passed at the last session of
the Supreme Lodge, relative to the
reinstatement Of suspended members,
is having a wonderfully good effect.
Until July LIST, 1882, and no longer,
any one who has been a member of the
Ancient Order United Workmen can
be reinstated regardless of his age, if
he can pass a satisfactory medical ex-
animation, and pays to the subordin-
ate lodge a sum equal to the amount
charged by the lodge for comforting de-
grees. He does not have to pay any
back assessments. This is a most ex-
cellont arrangement, especially for
those who are becoming advanced in
years. Two gentlemen were reinstated
the past week, one 81 and the other So
years Of ago.
The rapidly increasing membership
is causing a vast amount Of work for
the Grand Lodge, Officers and Com
mittees, and it is being dispatched
promptly and satisfactorily.
The Revised Constitution Of 1881 is
finished, and one has been sent to
each Lodge in the State. Should
more be wanted, they will cost ten
cents a piece.
The monthly statement Of the Su-
preme Recorder for the past thirty
days makes a very crediable showing.
There are 100000 members In good
standing and 1000 Lodges.
There was disbursed in Tennessee
duriag the past thirty days $4,000;
under the Supreme Jurisdiction. So,
900. In the order at large. $4,000.
This enormous sum paid 10 widows
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surely must have relieved an immense
amount Of poverty and want.
The system is SO simple any child
can understand IL, aud each State con-
trolling its own Beneficiary Fund, pre-
vents the accumulation Of any very
large amount in any one mans hands
at a time.
The General Relief Law, providing
for tho assessment of the Order at
large in case OF an emergency, guaran
tees the prompt payment Of the benefit
due, in any case. This one feature
alone has made the A. o. U. w. the
largest Beneficiary Order in existence
to-day, and one Of the most popular
institutions Of the kind in the world.
On the 10th inst, beneficiary draft
No. 38l, for $1,000, was sent Mrs,
Arabella Bigelow, wife Of H. y.
Bigelow. late a member of Equity
Lodge No. 20. This gentleman re-
Gently died at Little Rock, Ark, with
typhoid fever. He was a prominent
member of the A. o. u. W., and was
quite young, being only 70 years OF age
at his death
The price now charged by the Crane
Lodge for new beneficiary certificates
is sl.00, and for each change of direc.
ton, 30 cents.
The per capita tax due from Subor,
dinate Lodges on January LIST, 1882
will be 70 cents per member instead o
so cents, semi-annually.
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through the most prominent streets to
the station house. In asbort time he
had a hearing, and was discharged.
O~hicagoans feel very indignant at this
shocking outrage.
The other day a Mr.. Boulin, Of Chi.
cage, could get no work to do and
jumped into the river and was
drowned.
Prot. Il. A. Burnham, a Chicago roS
vivalist, has just returned from Cali
ifornia, where he was in attendance
upon the ceremonies of erecting the
new l2-inch CLARK Telescope IN the
Lick Observatory on Mount Hamil-
ton, and in observing the transit Of
Mercury on the 9th inst. Mount
Hamilton is 1850 feet above the level
Of the sea. Soon the Clarks Of Cam
bridgeport, Mass, will have the &c.
inch telescope ready for the same
observatory. 1t will be the largest
~refracting instrument yer con-
structed, and will cost $4,000. At
present the Washington 26-inch tele-
scope is the largest in the world.
And General Malone has bulldozed
Virginia. Well, his cheap notoriety
will cause him many hours of remorse
that is, if he lives long enough to
return to his senses.
In 1868 railroad freight rates
from the East to Chicago were
over two cents per ton per
mile, now they are only about
three-quarters Of a cent per ton per
mile, oyer the principal roads. Mr..
Nimmo, Chiet Of the Bureau of Sta
t%istics, Washington, attributes to this
great reduction in rates our immense
increase in exports to foreign coun-
tries Of our domestic produce-an in
crease from $442, 000, 700 in 1871 to
over 1902, 000, 900 in 1881.
Mr.. Siemens, Of Siemens & Halske,
Berlin, and inventor Of the electric
railway motor, will soon be in Chi
cago, with his patent. New York
railroad men seem to think his motor
will be a success.
Since 1865 the United States has
imported over 5000, GOO, 900 pounds OF
tin, at a cost of over Sl73,000, 900.
NAYR.
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IN and alter 5anuaryl !, 1ss2, the
DaIIy or weekly PUBLIC LED
GER viii noa be mailed as an eA-
change 10 any newspaper which
uses either n patent outside or
Inside.
The LEDGER will also, nfler
the abovs date, refuse 90 publish
original poetry, no matter who
snay be the rcaI or supposed au-
thor.
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EncOuragement1Or Hard-wOrk-
ing Burglars.


n. Y. Tribune, 49,
A new danger is in store for the in
nocent householder who has the mis-
fortune, upon going home at night, TO
to fad his house or rooms invaded by
burglars. Heret lfore his life has been
in danger in case the intruder failed to
make a %precipitate retreat, or he has
been compelled to slip quietly away
and give notice TO the police. Now,
however, if he is so bold as to attack
and bring down his man, that is only
the beginning Of his trouble. If the
next morning he should be foolish
enough to hasten to the nearest police
court to prefer a charge Of burglary
against his prisoner, the chances are,
according to one of the latest decis-
ions Of the judicial bench, hat he will
be locked up in the House of Deten-
ton for Witnesses. Such a case oc-
CURED last week. The burglar leaped
from a window, broke his leg, and
was taken TO a hospital. where he
is sure of excellent care and treat
meot. The mar whose rooms he
broke into was unable to give bonds
for bis appearance 10 prosecute the
criminal, and so was placed in du-
rance, where, perhaps, he may have to
remain until the burglars fractured
limb is healed and he is able to 20 to
court. This was a singular proceeding;
a gratifying one though, to all the
thieves and burglars in the city. 1t
cannot but have a tendency to deter
the victims Of criminals from taking
steps to bring them TO justice if the
c"omplainants see in store for them
selves several weeks or months of i'm
prisonment, while the burglars or rob-
bers, who never seem 10 kave any
trouble in securing bail, are free to
walk the streets. Injustice is often
worked in this way in the cases Of
persons who make complaints of lot
terry or policy dealers, or Of men from
out Of the city who are plundered in
ways to which strangers are more
liable than city folk. The victims arc
locked up as witnesses unless they
can give bonds-and this, Of course, is
impossible for those without friends
in the city to do-While the guilty
persons 60 practically free. 1t certain.
ly seems that some better method Of
securing the ends of justice ought to
be devised.
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KIND Word OF advice.

IF you feel yourself growing weak,
your strength failing, the natural
functions of the body becoming i'm
paired, take warning in time; your
system needs iron, which, when com
bined with proper vegetable extracts,
produces a tonic of rare medicinal
effect. Such a remedy is Browns
Iron Bitters. Buy it Of your druggist
and do not be persuaded to take a SUBJ
%stitute, for this is the only remedy
which gives permanent strength. 1t
contains no alcohol, nor does it black
en- the teeth. 1t receives the univer-
sal Endorsement of clergymen, physi-
clans. druggists, and all who have
used it.
S. Mansfield & Co, W. N. Wilkor-
son & Co., and G. w. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
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New Advertisements

A BeattS's PianOfOrtes-MAGEIF1CENr
~ holiday presents; square grand piano
fortes, four very handsome round corners.
matchless iron frames, stool, book cover. box'd,
S222.76 to R207.0 80; catalogue prices, $500
TO $1,000; satisfaction guaranteed or money
refunded after one years use; upright piano
fortes, 9I26 to e25D; catalogue prices, 5000
to eSOO;stsndard pianofortes Of the universe,
as Thousands testify; write for mammoth list
Of testimonials; Beatty's cabinet organs, ca
thedral, church, chapel, parlor, 1884, upward;
visitors welcome; free carriage meets trains;
illustrated catalogue holiday %editionl free.
Address or call upon Daniel +. Beatty,
Washington, New Jersey
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FIRE AT NEWBERN.
Total Destruction Of the Acad-
envy and Odd Fellows Hail.
The Work Of an Ineendiary.

Meals State Gazette, 1871
Last Tuesday morning, at daylight,
the splendid Academy building at
Newbern was discovered to be in
flames. The citizens fastened to the
scene, but the fire had too much the
start of them, aud all they could do
was to sadly view the rapid and total
destruction Of a building in which
they all had taken so much just pride.
The building, a substantial two-story
frame with the Odd Fellows Hall up
stairs, was totally destroyed. There
was o insurance on it, but
the Odd Fellows had their
effects covered By an insurance
Of 5000. Miss Belle Fortune, the
teacher Of music in the Academy, lost
her piano, organ and guitar. The TO.
tai loss by the fire ioots up to about
$4,000. Behind this disaster was the
excitement Of a~bolishing the town
charter of Newbern and thus, abolish
ing the sale Of liquor in the town.
The election is to come off on the Both
ofthis month and by some the FIRE is
connected with opposition to the abol-
ishment of the charter. Even if this
is true, lift be the means of Newbern
getting rid of whisky, a great good has
been cheaply bought. A mass meet.
ing will be held there to-day to con.
slider the fire, the school interests and
the adjustment of the charter. We
trust the meeting will be largely at.
tended by representative men with
nerve enough to do what is right.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-22
To the Trade

The high reputation which our
DON JUAN Cigar has attained has
induced parties to initiate it. W.
hereby caution the public that the
Den Juan brand is copyrighted and
that we are the sole proprietors Of The
same, and the genuine are manufac.
tured at factory 294, Third District Of
New York. j. Baxter & Co. are sole
agents in Memphis.
BONDY q LEDERER.
Proprs Factory 294, Sd Dist N. Y.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 20, 1881.
II. H.. WARNER & Co.: Sirs-I
have been q sufferer from infancy with
a disease of the kidneys, which yielded
neither to doctors, medicines mol min
eral springs, A few bottles of your
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, however,
restored me to perfect health.
GABE S. BOOKER.
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The Publisher Of Bradshaw" the
famous English railway guide, was a
Mr.. Adams, who died in London a
fortnight ago. He was a modest, re-
firing man, and few people knew that
he was a diligent student Of Sehopen-
hauer, and that when he left Fleet
street his evenings we're devoted to the
study of German philosophy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-22

Mr.. Longfellow, who is fond Of the
theater and always goes 10 the FIRST
nights" at Boston, is quoted as saying
that Siglnr kosais performance Of
Ring Lear" is the finest interpreta-
ton Of the part he has ever seen.
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AIlnchment Notice.

BeforeD O Slaughter, j. p. for Shelby county.
Tenn.-Mallory, Crawford & Co, rs. Daniel
Andrews.
TN this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under section Si55 Of tho Code az
Tennessee, and returned, lowed upon the
and affidavit having been mado that defend
ant Is indebted 10 the plaintiff in the sum
Of sS8.85, due by account, and that
the claim is just, and that the defend-
ant is a nonresident Of tho State Of Ten
nessee; 1t Is therefore ordered that said
defendant mako his personal appearance
before me on tho oath day Of December, 1881,
at IL o'clock m, at my Office, No. 9 Madison
st., Memphis, Tenn, aid defend said attach
mont suit within the time prescribed by Law,
or the same will be proceeded with oxparte;
a week, for 'onr weeks, in the Public Ledger.
This the 18th day OF November. 1881.
IS 70 1884 D SLAUGHTER, j.. y.
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No doubt about it, as has been
proven in a thousand cases, Coussens'
Lightning Liniment is a blessing to
all sufferers with rheumatism, lame
back, neuralgia, sprains, corns and
bunions, and will also cure SPAWN,
ring bone, gals, scratches, ETC., on
animals.
For sale by W. N. Wilkorson & Co.