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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-03-14
ALEXANDRIA, LA.,)
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Feb'y II, 's3
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
Present, F. seip, President; A.
Heyman, Geo. L. Wilson, H, F.
Long, Jno. A. Dixon, F. A. Blan.
chard, J. Y. Hathor1, j. W. Glass.
and Jas. P. Hickman.
The minutes of yesterday were
read and approved.
Ga motion of Mr.. Dixon,
Resolved, That the report of the
Finance Committee be accepted and
committee be appointed to burn
all vouchers found to have been
paid by the Treasurer, which was
done and they were burned.
TREA RER'S PORT
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-THE best road law in itself will
not make good roads. There must
Dc an earnest public opinion behind
it or 1t will prove failure, Iftbe
people determine to have good roads
'ney will have them. Some public
spirit is demanded to reach the
= OF sting good roads but
II win De easy enough to reach That
se'sns II every farmer, laborer and
sl1 man in the coun,ysill s,on
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-03-14

Incorporated in 1869 for Is years by the
Legislature for Educational and Charita-
bic purposes-with Capitol of 81 900 900
Ito which reserved fund of over $780,
600 has since been added. By an over
whelming popular vote it's franchise was
made a part of the present State Constitu-
ton adopted December 2. A. d. 1879.
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4. Albert I Son, Agents, AlexaDdria.
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TE1.E SUM
Nt..B YORK,
IN>s:;,,


More people have read TIE Sun during
Inc year just now passing than ever before
since 1t was first printed. No other news
paper firiished on this side OF the earth
mas peen bought and read i'll amy year by
! SomahE men and women.
we are credibty informed that people
my, read, and like The Sun for the follow
my reasons among others:
because IFS ncws columns present in at :
trnctlfe form and with the greatest posi-
pie accuracy whatever has interest for
htlnlank md ; the events, the deeds and
hlsdeeus, the wisdom, the philosophy, the
notable Jolly, the solid sense, the imprOv-
ing nonsense-all the news of the busiest
world at present revolving in space.
Because people have leorned that in H..
remarks concerning persons and affairs
THE sun makes practice OF telling them
he exact truth to the best of its ability
three hundred and SiHty-iivc days in the
year, before election as we'll as after, about
the whales rs well as about the small fish,
IN tho face of dissent as plainly and fear
lessly as when supported by general ap-
prevail. THESr has absolutely no pur-
poses to serve, save tho information OF its
readers and the 1urthcrance of the common
good.
because il is eVerybody's newspaper. No
man IS SO humble that The Sun is inllilfer-
enI 10 ms welfare and his rights. No man
IS so ilch That 1t can allow injustice to be
uohe NM NO man. no association Of men,
Is powerful enough to DE exempt form the
strict application of its principles of right
anu wrong.
bccauSc i'll politics it has fought for n
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SENATOR TABOR AND THE DRUMMER
Kansas City Times.

They tell new story now on Scna.
tor Tabor Of Colorado. 1t is related
that, when Tabor was on the Kansas
Pacific train going to Washington to
take his seat, he met II Hebrew drum
mer who had known him some time
by reputation. To pass the time thew
engaged In game Of seven-up. The
play was even until the close of the
second game, when the drummer re-
ceived four kings and an eight spot.
A queen was turned up.
"Great Godd !" said the drummer.
"Mr. Dabor, visht it was boxer, If
We vas blayfn' boxer wood bet YOU
my whole bundeii."
allow much is your bundle? p, asked
the noble Senator from, Colorado.
"IWo hundred and fifty doliars,' re-.
piled the drummer. 80 .. i.
"Well," replied Tabor, "if you give
me the queen which is turned, / viii
go you"
"Tun." said the drummer, aud Tabor
picked up the queen.
"Dot ees shnap," whispered the
drummer, showing his hand to a man
In the next seat,
,"f should smile" answered the man
laconically. '''
"Nood you like to bet some more.
Meester Dabor % asked the CONNER
cial tourist with an ipsiuuatine smile
EYES," said the noble Senator uI
have fair hand; l will make it $500 ~
81 hat only fifty" replied the drum
mer, and he made his bet good for
$500. "What hat you got, Nreester
Dabor?"
"Four aces" answered Colorado,s
mvorite son, showing the fatal one
spots. The drummer was perfectly
paralyzed, and was unable to speak,
while the noble Senator slowed the
pot IN his toys, Slowly drawing a
cigar from his pocket, Colorado,s Gev.
orlte was about to light up and with.
draw, when the drummer recovered
ms sense OF speech. Leaning forward
ne said Sect ish all right, Meester
Dabor, you hat Won the money square.
put great Godd Mr.. Dabor, vot had
der g-veen to do NIT four aces ~,
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GAM KUHN,

81" KUHN
VIII pay the highest cash prices for
HIDES, WOOL, N.H
FURS, BEES.WAN
AND TALL0W.
Call and see him.
Monroe, La, January ~, 1883.
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THE BARRIERS ASSISTANT IDLE.
His Employer Speaks Of CO. Education
and Administers Rebuke.

The barber shop near the Cooper In
stitute was bare of customers on Satur-
day, and when the reporter dropped
into the, proprietor's chair he found
himself.betw that artist ond the as
sistant, who sat in the next chair with
his legs hung over one Of its arms.
"Fix leedle dem razors up,'' said
the barber to his assistant, who, by
the way, paid no attention to him.
"Veli," the barber continued, turning
to the reporter, "Mrs. Flake has asked
US, 'VOs 1t CRIME to peen woman 90
1 ton'd see how can We effer settle dot.
1t defends on vich woman We sbeak
apowd.- Der same dings vich would a
CRIME pcen in Il homely woman is on.
ly choost a leedle cgcendricity in a
mocknificent brize beatty" .--
eff it vos CRIME to be woman, vot
a heap of it is laying around, und how
nice it is, chenerally speaking" said
the assistant. ID u ~'.s i;-'is %. -.'' .
edit you not hear me? I hat sayt
fix leedle dem razors up" said the
barber. s.Now, all dot dalk apowd go.
education of dem soxes makes leetlle
ovid, because it is only der rich vot
got shance at 1t. Der machority der
poys und girls hat to drust to common
sense und get education along NIT
small wages und hart york, py hooky.
AS for peing afrait of young voman's
morals, if she amt afrait apowk 'em
herself volts der use of somepoddy else
peiDg afrait for. her? Bedher der girls
should a leedle education got for dak-
ing care of demsellufs, 30 dem will got
der hang of it ven der dime comes"
IL vos co-educated fiddle vile ven
peen kid by Chermany," the assis-
tant remarked.
edit you fix dem .razors so quick al
retty Pr Es188t
81 say l vos co.educated fiddle, yet.
Foys und girls sat among demselfs to-
gether, by der same room, und it vos
punishment for poy to sit girl
alongsite. Effer since I found dot
ovid hat peen furnishing myself an
averitch of dwice a week. L lofe der
vtmmen, und it prakes me all to bieces
up ven l dink only Won of dem eau
lofe me at dime. Oh. 1 hat such a
nice Sunday girl all der winter. In der
parber peezness We Inf der whole of
der shop away, und so Sunday night is
der dime for our pest girl. She vos
rich und | vos after her like sexty. l
used to meet her sometimes py Vosh-
ington's Market in der mornings und
sit nit her votching der sun rise from
her farder's vegetable wagon. Effery-
ding vent along pully excepting a
week pack OF last Sunday, ven I had a
daik NIT her oft man. We disagreed
apowd how der marritch peezness
should peen reformed. vonted to
haf 1t Won way, und he breferred a dee
trent blan.'
"You and he hold different religious
beliefs, evidently" the reporter said.
"Vell, not choost exactly. My blan
vos to marry his gal, und he vonted
me to nnarrysome udder gal, he didn't
seem to care vich."
CHOW, my poy," said the proprietor
not unkindiy, "choost dink how dee
ferunt dis chendtemans would hat of
you his obinion uf you had fixed
leedle dem razors up.''
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COFEINS AND COFFIN TRIMMINGS
METALLIC BURIAL CASES.
Services Of Undertaken and preserving
dead bodies with ornbain1ing fluids fnri-
ished if desired. All orders PROMPTLY at
tended to. Terms, reasonable. - y
Store on Grand street, near the Court
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J. f. PETERS.
Monroe, La, March lS. 1878. n26-tS
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NOTICE,

MONROE, La, Febr'lSS3
All parties required by law to pay City
License, are hereby notified, that I have the
necessary blanks, and I am prepared to
issne Licenses for the year 1888.
1. GARRETT
Citp License and Tax Collector
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Nanderbilt's grandson, now months
Old, has been presented with forty.two
silver mugs.
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JOHN ING. Sir
DEALER M H..
FANCY AND FAMILY GROCERIES,
WINES, LIQUORS., TOBACCO, CT
CARS, MEATS, COFFEE, ETC.
DESIARD STREET,
MONROE, LA.
Just received choice line of the goods
above named, which will be sold at bot
tom figures for the money.
Thanking the public for the liberal pa
tronage shown me in the past, hope to re-
ceive Il continuance OF the same.
JOHN Ing
Monroe, August 10, 49,. 20
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AND FEED STORE.

hfONKO BAKERY,
DESIARD STREET,
ANDREW J. HERRING,
Successor to III. Petzold,) Proprietor.
Families supplied with bread made of the
best flour and by an experienced baker.
Cakes ofevery kind kept for sale, or made
to order.
FANCY GROCERIES, TOBACCO, CIGARS,
Fruits, Confoctions, &C.,
Kept in stock and i'll be sold at The lowest
market price. June 4, 1880. ly
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MONROE ADVERTISEMENTS.

+. WETZEL,
Dealer i'll all kinds OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
coFF1Ns, COFFIN TRIMMINGS, &c.
Il Furniture repaired, or made to order, and
satisfaction guaranteed. All orders for
Furniture promptly attended to. Collins
supplied at short notice, with services OF
undertaken, If desired.
have also on hand full stock of
Children's Carriages, which I offer for
sale at low prices. ---..,
Store and shop on Grand street, opposite
McFee's drug store. An inspection Of our
work and furniture is respectfully invited.
January /, 1880. ly
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Or anges and Florida.

Better than Breexcs and Bios.
sons-Under y New Flag.
Even the batmy air and orange groves of
Florida fail to keep it, people full of happi-
ness and comfort. Art must help mature
cverywhere-in the tropics as among the
pines Of the North. And chief among the
blessings which ere adapted to all zones"
writes DR.. J. g. Wallace, Of Fort Dade, Fla.
sis PARxER's Tonic. It seems to have the
world for . field, and most of the current dis
eases yield to its action. l have used it in
the case If delicate and dyspeptic young
lady, with the most gratifying results. It
seemed to accomplish with ease what the
usual prescriptions and treatment for that
miserable malady failed wholly to bring
about. l am also glad to state that the Tonic
has greatly relieved me personally Of q trouble
some atomic condition of the stomach Of long
standing. It is the ideal purifier and invigo-
rant"
Messrs. Hlscox l. Co. call especial alton
ton to tue fact that after April Is, 1883, the
name and style Of this preparation will here
after be simply Parker's Tonic. The word
''Ginger" is dropped, for the reason unprin-
cipled dealers are constantly deceiving their
customers by substituting inferior prepare
tions under the name OF Ginger !; and IS gin.
ger IL IN unimp0rtant ingredient, IN our Ton
10 70 arc sure that our friends will agree
with ~ rs to the prOpriety Of the change.
There sciA Be No chGnge, however, in the prepare
ton itself, and all bottles remaining in the
hands of dealers, wrapped under the name of
"PARKER's GNGER TONIC'' contain che genu-
inc medicine if the signature Of HIscOx & Co.
10 at the bottom Of b outside wrapper.
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Tie annual exercises of est.
Valerie School" the juvenile iustitu
ton presided over by those univer
sally esteemed young ladies, the
Misses Naquin, came off with it's
usual 6clat, on last Tuesday even
ing.
The number of scholars we're
about the same az last year, and it
affords us much pleasure TO chroni
Gle the fact that they acquitted
themselves creditably. and to the
entire satisfaction of large aud ap
preciative audience.
Father Meuard honored the occa
sion with his presence, aud on him
devolved the pleasant duty of dis
tribating the prizes, which he did
by adding graceful encomlnms
touching the school, its mission,
It's teachers, and concluding with
q well paid and merited comp!i
ment to the scholars for their pro
gress during the year.
This school will resume its classes
on the first Monday in September.
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WILLIAM 4. EULFORD.

The friends of this young man
we're surprised, last Saturday morn
ing to hear that he had sudden,y
died, at the residence of his mother
OIL jackson street.
The deceased, after 4 residence of
several years in Texas, returned to
Thibodaux GU a visit to his family
and friends.
Those who knew him hest saw
that the hand Of death vas living
heavily upon his SKATER ell frame,
and that, in a short while he must
yield to the demands of the fatal
Destroyer. For Il couple Of weeks
he had been unable TO walk any
distance. On last Saturday morn
ing he arose, and after breakfast,
remarked that he "was feeling
much BETTER" and lay down to
take his morning nap.
In u few minutes he was discov
cred, with blood flowing from his
mouth, and without speaking, died
almost instantly.
Thus has passed peacefully away
from earth another useful man, just
as he was entering into the full re
alizatiOn of manhood.
He was a man beloved aud es
teemed by his friends and acquaim
tances. Gifted with many qualities
that endear one to mis- fellow ,nen
social and amiable in his inter
course with Others. kind and chart
table to all, his death leaves a void
in the circle in which he was known
that will long be remembered by
the living who remain, to cherish
the virtues Of the dead. On Sun
day morning be was quietly placed
away, to rest, in St. Johns GENE
terry, by the side of father, sisters
and brothers, where he will repose
in peace until time shall cease.
Having just entered his 3lst.
year, no one can depict the grief OF
mother, sister aud brother who re
main, and whose future hopes are
TINS darkened by. the shadow OF
death crossing over their pathway.
The syn,y athles of friends can be
extended to tho bereaved ones, but
for relief from the oppressive weight
of burdeued hearts they eau only
look 10 that Power, whose ways are
beyond the comprehension Of the
feeble mind of man..
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The President of the Police Ju
~ of the Parish. of Lafourche has
received, this week, q warrant of
the Auditor of State for 915OO.OO,
payable ont of the funds of the
Fourth Levee District Act 70 of
1879, being full payment for ex
penditures made in the Fourier
crevasse, authorized by the Clover
nor under Act No. 88 of 1880, which
has been turned over to the Parish
Treasurer for collection.
The thanks of the people of La
fourche are due to the Governor
and Board of State Engineers for
their promptness in forwarding
said warrant, and also to Hon.: l. D.
Moore, who took charge of the mat
ter at the request OF the President
of the Police Jury, during his late
trip to the State Capital.
It will be remembered that the
Police Jury advanced the sam of
4150O.O0 towards closing the Gre
vase. 1t is for this that the above
mentioned warrant has been drawn.
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The people of Lafourche were
made sad last week at the announce
4ment of the retirement of the steam
-er 81. j. Dickey from the Lafourche
trade. Her antics had become q
se0urce Of amusement to the people
and now all will become mOn0to
nous again. Children can venture
on the l6vee when . boat passes
now, without danger of being
knocked or run over. Farewell, q
long Farewell to the "Texas Bull
an = China Shop
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Bayou Lafonrche shows a very
strong disposition to fall and very
probably will become low in q short
time.
It has remained full sufficiently
lang, however, to enable rice grow
1fs to irrigate their crops without
the use Of pumps, which is . great
swing Of labor aud money.
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FROMTExAE
San Antonio, July 1888.

Dear Uncle Siias:
When Toby Harris grand Texas
excursion train gues by your pref
~ little half way station on tho
2Sth; fling your ''grip" in the
"baggage," and catch on to the
sleeper from behind; the balance
will come easy, for Toby wont
have the car to land you, before
they blow down brakes for ''San
tone", and yow wouldn't have any
desire to jump the gang any where's
previously, because, you know San
Antonio is the "bOss city" OF this
vast and magnificent State and
you'd want to be ''gitting thar"
Once here, should never regret the
eighteen hours journey, for if there
is a particle of sentiment, or poetic
feeling about your old clothes, a
ramble about this quaint old city
will awaken it, and it would take
more than Your .'limited ticket's
time to tire of its interesting aud
historic buildings, pretty parks,
handsome drives, wonderful springs
queer, old narrow streets. spanish
plazas and funny old crooked river,
with it's many shaped bridges.
San Antonio is to day the lead
ing city in Texas, and the largest
statistics at hand from the recent
city directory issued by Morrison
and FJurnuy, the latter a New lbe
ria boy, and an old collage mate,
show its increase in population dn
ring the last four years to be 1917
and "these do not include soldiers
stationed here, health seekers, nor
the itinerant speculato1, pr0spector
or sight seer, which would count
up several thousand m0re." Build
ing permits are issued at the rate
of a hundred per month, and during
the last six months, since my com
ing, more than a million dollars has
been spent in that way. Whole
streets have been built up, and im
proved and the work still goes
bravely on, tor even in this dull
summer season, store houses are
being rapidly run up and leased be
fore they are finished. Thirty two
thousand population and a steady,
solid boom! How does that strike
you! for u place that was four
years ago but a little Mexican and
Dutch village!
Come out on tho 28th, sbring all
your friends, and I shall meet you
at the landing, drive you over the
creek, give you sight Of Mexico,
bring you up ito the main Plaza,
show you the San Ferdinan Cathe
dral over 200 years old, haul you
up to the Alamo just over the way,
and show You a genuine letter from
old Davy Crockett to son, now in
my possession, aud when yon reach
my shanty, you al read a hand
worked motto 9x12 that swings ut
the door aud translate it into I'VE
come," for that is what it means in
all languages. Sabl!
Get your grip sack aud come on
Uncle Silas, and bring Your friends
for they are also those of
Yours Systematically
'sLITTLE OLD LANDRY.n
--
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-Souething new for the Boat
men. Read advertisement Of N.
Huber who challenges any one for
3 pirogue race.
Here is . good chance for some
OF the boat men of this section to
win money, fame, aud glory. Mr..
Huber means business, SO come
on with your rowers.
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Oscar Thibodaux, sou of sher-
III Theophile Thibodaux, who has
ssb0en at college at Grand Coteau,
returned home last Tuesday, bear
ing a diploma stating that he has
.ktoceived first honOrs in the Com
smercial course of said school.
The young man contemplates
medicine.
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Read the advertisement of MI.
Littlejohn. He is we'll known on
Bayou Laf0urehe where he has re
aided for 40 years. He will visit
this Parish in a few days to solicit
Aubscripti0nS for his books.
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On Wednesday week, August
1888 there will he a regular meet
r. OF the Police Jury at which i'm
S6rtant business will be acted up
q. Every memter OF the Jury
1hould attend.
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Tho steamboat, Yazoo Valley,
which takes the place OF the steam
ers II. j. Dickey and Assumption, in
The Bayou Lafourche trade, made
IT. appearance here last Sunday.
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Louis Meyer who has just grad
|nsted in st. Louis University has
s,atnrned to his home in rhibOdaux.

Friday of week, Nicolas Arse
|pesn, a young man. employed at
Re Thibodaux Foundry, got one
his hands caught in the machin
~ and had one finger badly cut.