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= We are authorized to announce

az candidate for Distriet Attorney Of
the 10Th Judicial District, subject to
nomination by the Democratic Con-
yeutiOn.
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Fer Clerk.

" The undersigned respectfully an
nounces that he will DO 1t candidate for
Clerk Of Court and Recorder of Rap.
idea Parish. suhject to nomination by
the Democratic party.
q q W.TTs
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~ We are authorized to announce

as candidate for Sheriff of Hapides
Parish, subject to nomination by tue
Democratic party.
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street lamps, was laid over for consid-
eiatioh'
On motion the Mayor was instruct
1 Co., New Orleans, for receipt book
for Collector
line following approved accounts
were PAID by the Collector during the
month OF Oc'oDer;
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putting cutters around mar
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On notion OF councilman t.osen'ha u
1Ie mayor was instructed m1 . 10 no'1y 49, anl
pat''eS li'lnS On 0h'n s''oI., ;, "no: :1
FENCES ehcioseo a pofsloh "a 'he 'sai,'
street, 10 nave shelr FENCES Ie"oVeu'
ana nave lentn streee ahu oil seie e,
running into same openeo' 1ron Oe0o-
TO 60 Lee sereet:
On motion Oh Councilman Mc0lhn's
the committee appointed at a former
meeting 10 superlhtend tne putting %
the TANKS, was instructed n 70 70 no.liy 'ne
Foreman Oh the Engine 20. TO nave
the Tanks hlled with water ana keep
the same hnec a su1holent 1engtn o.
tune to enable taem TO SWELL ana IL
after a thofongsl lest TIE saia Aahhs
Should prove a failure, the commletee
TO take some stepS'o remedy the oe'
tects.
On motion OF Councilman hosenthal
hesoScee, l nat a co'nnlttee OF ONE
be appointed 70 walt IN the s'ree 5 con ON
tractor, MY u. A. staples, ana ash
that that gentleman annul his contrac
with the City, the City agreeing to ap
prove his accounts to date; and II tn
proposition is accepted 1t is made tn
uu'y u 'iio COUNCILMAN "a o'''' 1'
to act as street commissioner IN nj
own Ward, and have ali necessar.
work done IN the same.
J The motion having neen adopted
Councilman Mc'1lnnis stated thas n
. was authorized oy MI staples TO &C
cePt the proposltlon.
on moIlon II was IN. maze ts 1he r ausy .; .
the Constahles 10 notl1y .ne Oouncil
men OF any repairs 10 orldges Una
may De neeoeo IN 'hels fespectl'
WARDS.
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For Sheriff.
g We are authorized to announ,

40 candidate for Sher e Of Rapides
Parish, subject to nomination by the
next Democratic Parish Convention.
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as a candidate for Attorney General.
subject to the nomination Sef the DEM
ocratIC State Convention.
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OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL
ALEXANDRIA, La, !
Nov. 5. 1883

ALEXANDRIA, La, !
Nov. S, 1883.
Pursuant to adjournment the Board
Of Aldermen Of the City of Alexand-
ma, La, met in the Mayors Office, this
day at o'clock P. NJ. There were
present
". G.. McGimsey, Mayor,
Ell. S. Gossens,
j. J. Peterman,
N. L. McGinnis,
VIM. Leckie,
Jonas Rosenthal.
The minutes of the last meeting, Oc-
tober lst, were read and approved
The Treasurers report, showing bal
ance of s221.s9, was also read and
approved.
The following bills having been
approved were made receivable for all
dues to the Corporation:
W. G. McGimsey, Mayor, sal
airy for October .......... $5e 90
N. W. Calvit, salary for o.
tober and incidental ex-
penses. .......... As IS
Landry Baltic, salary fer Oc-
tober 90 90
Pacific Fire Co., Engineers
salary for October. ....... So 90
John G. Ryan, City Attorney,
salary for August, Septem-
Der and October. ........ Is 90
DEMOCRAT, printing. 7 90
G. A. Staples, street contrac-
tor, on account. .......... SO 80
john G.. Rogers, coal for the
Steam Engine ........... 2 rs
J. Levin, lumber. .......... IS 40
Sol. Carnal, work On Casson
street. 8 62
B. G. Duke, shovels, spades. 90 40
McGinnis & Armstrong, horse
hire for engine. .......... II 90
N. L. McGinnis, pillow and
scrapers - 5e
Edouard We'll, oil and coal
for steam engine ......... 20 sc
P. OConnor, part payment for
work on Young ditch ..... 1879 2;
W. W. Wilmington, Jr., costs
in civil suit. ............ 2 Z;
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For Attorney General

@- We are authorized to announce
Fl. l.. DAIGRE,
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--rHE cotton picking season is fast
approaching an end--in Rapides we
mean
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oCRAT: "They oaca taco acee&taes, or, e''
plain English, The State Central En-
press and the LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT"
etc. We demanded the name of the
author Of said article, ard from him
obtained a statement in which he says
in a written statement, furnished US -
"They, OUR two weeklies,7 etc, was
the correct reading, and, further, eds
claims any wish or intention of there
by rejecting on the personal honor Of
the two papers named in said commu'
nication, i. e. the State Central E1-
press and the LOUISIANA DEMoCRAT:'
"The author of that ar.
ticle was not writing at or against Ell
Their the St1te Central Express or the
LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT, but agains
the nomination of MeEnery for Gov
ernor. In that effort he could but in
cidentally allude to your advocacy o
his pretensions. This and nothing
more. One word, typographical er
ror, occurred in that article, which has
| it been intentionally written, or insert
ed by me, you had right to objec
to. Wishing to do harm to no man o
set of men, being at JAIL times will
ing and ready to acknowledge my owl
errors, even this-as in this instance
ACCIDENTAL personally acknowledge
the one now referred to II
separate paper herewith l have re
tracted it. This l have done from n
other instigation than my own sense o
right and without consultation on tn
subject with any one, trusting it ma,
prove satisfactory.
] am very respectfully,
| y. ~
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-01-25
Financial
Investor

Money is steadily becoming easier, aud
the fact is welcome relief to rot few
branches of trade which suffered consider
able inconvenience from its stringency up
to a recent date. Serious trouble was at
one time apprehended; collections were less
prompt than for several years past, re-
quests for an extension OF loans were un-
usual numerous, and the banks frequent
ly made larger advances than they really
cared to make in order to obviate the ne
cessity of fdepositors going into bankruptcy.
The banks are now increasing their loans,
and their reserves are an important item
in excess of the legal requirements. Five
millions in bonds have been redeemed
within week, and the interest on eight
millions more ceased on the 23d ult
With the aid Of these and other expendit-
ures yet to be made, commerce is likely to
be greatly benefited, though the effect
will not be fully apparent until after the
banks have made their usual semi annual
disbursements at the close of the year,
Currency is expected to arrive from the
interior in increasing amounts after the
turn of the year, and as the apparent bal
ance in the foreign trade is now over SlO,-
900, 900 in our favor, an important influx
of gold next month need occasion no sur
prise The outputs of the mines are en-
normous-more than ever beforehand
from this industry VII come mole money
than in the past.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-01-25
Bill Arp's Baby Talk.

The poet hath said that s.a baby in
the house is well spring of pleasure
There is q brand-new one here now, the
first in eight years, and it has raised
powerful commotion. It's not our baby,
exactly but it is in the line of descent,
and Mrs. Arp takes on over it all the
same as she used to when she was regu-
larly in the business. thought maybe
she had forgot how to nurse 'em and
talk to 'em, but she is singing the same
old familiar songs that have sweetened
the dreams of half score, and she bles-
ses the little eyes and sweet little mouth,
and uses the same infantile language
that nobody but babies understand. For
she says s.tum here to its danmudder,"
and s'bless its title heart" and talks
about its sweet little footsy-tootsies, and
holds it up to the windows to see the
wagons 90 by and the wheels going
rouny -pouny, and now my liberty IS
curtailed, for as [ 60 stamping around
with my heavy farm shoes she shakes
her ominous finger at me just like she
used to, and says don't you see the baby
is asleep, and so l have to tip-toe
around, and ever and anon she wants
little fire, or some hot water, or little
catnip, for the baby is a-crying, and
surely has got the collie. The doors
have to be Kept shut now for fear of
draft of air on the baby, and little
hole in the window pane about as big
as dime had to be patched, and have
to hunt up passel Of kin'lings every
night, and put 'em where they will be
handy, and they have sent me off to
another room where the baby can't hear
me snore, and all things considered, the
baby is running the machine, and the
wellspring of pleasure is the center of
space.
A grandmother is a wonderful help,
and great comfort at such time as
this, for what does q young mother with
her first child know about collie and
thrash, and hives, and hiccups, and it
takes good deal of faith to dose, 'em
with sut tea and catnip, and limewater,
and paregoric, and soothing syrup, and
sometimes with all Of these the child
gets worse, and if it gets better I've
ALWAYS had curiosity to know which
remedy it was that did the work. Child
rem born of healthy parents can stand
power of medicine and get over it, for
after the cry comes sleep, and sleep Is
wonderful restorer
Rock 'em awhile in the cradle and
then take 'em up and jolt EN- little
on the knee, and then turn 'em over
and Jolt 'em on the other side, and then
give 'em some sugar in rag, and after
while they will go to sleep and let the
poor mother rest. There is no patent
on this business, no way of raising 'em
all the same way, but it is trouble,
trouble from the start, and nobody but
a mother knows how much trouble it is.
A man ought to be a mighty good man
| Just for his mothers sake, if nothing
| else, for there is no toll or trouble like
nursing and caring for little child,
and there is no grief so great as a
mothers if all her care and anxiety are
wasted on an ungrateful child. atlanta
| Consultation.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-01-25
An Earthuuake Experience.

Miss Fanny Snow of Rochester, N.
Y, who was in the city of Mexico du-
ring an earthquake, writes graphic
account of her sensation. The follow
ing is an extract:
We were walking briskly along San
Francisco street in the hot sun, when l.
felt myself suddenly whirling-
not see. cried out, frightened, "Why,
Miss L., I'm dizzyrn $50 am l." she
replied; and then I think for moment
l lost my senses, for l had wild idea
that must get somewhere under shell
ter. AS l saw people all around drop
ping on their knees, l did not want to
be the one conspicuous person on the
street who would not kneel at the arch
bishop or the holy sacrament. What
ever / thought, J. staggered into shoe
store. and just as l got inside it struck
me that an earthquake was in session.
They were repairing something or other
in the store, and vaguely felt through
my dizziness that l must get out from
under the scatfolding, and l somehow
found myself in the street, standing on
the corner and clinging to building.
BY that time / had recovered my
senses, and could philosophize on the
subject. 1t was very interesting to
watch the people. They poured out of
the stores into the streets, and very
generally knelt.I took in the height Of
the buildings around, and concluded
that should they fall into the narrow
streets one might as well be in one spot
as another, SO stayed in the shade. 1t
was very quiet, not word was spoken
anywhere. | don't suppose it lasted
three minutes, but it was the queerest
sensation imaginable For the moment
that did not know what it was / was
dreaGfully frightened, but the moment
it occurred to me that it was only an
earthquake, was as composed as if
had taken earthquakes for q daily exer-
else all my life. was quite seasick for
little while, and never was seasick at
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-01-25
Timely Notice.
Exchange.


We wish to say to all persons seeking
homes, look to disadvantages Of this coun-
try before locating. Farmers, secure
piece of land while it is free or cheap, and
a few years of well directed effort will
make you the owner of a beautiful farm
with orchards. groves and all the con-
veniences and comforts necessary for a
paying farm and pleasant home. Mechan-
les, the rapidity with which this country is
settling will furnish you with constant Ia
Dor at remunerative prices; and in some
new and growing town you can now secure
cheap home and beautify and adorn it
to your liking Milers and manufactures
are needed in this new west, and all such
investments will prove remunerative. The
restless and ambitious adventurer will more
than realize his hopes and anticipations.
The capitalist in country with so many
and such varied resources, will find broad
and remunerative field for the investment
of his capital and display of all his energies
Those idle millions in the east will surely
seek investment somewhere soon What
is so certain and so sure as land? Banks
fail, stocks and bonds depreciate. but land,
good land is always safe, always sure. The
surest foundations of fortune are judicious
investments in real estate. The history of
all civilized nations prove it. The owner
ship of land gives sense of security, Of
personal independence. The idle millions
of the east can all get homes here, and if
industrious, will soon be beyond the touch
of want. In conclusion, reader, where can
you find a country richer in resources,
more fertile and healthy, fairer and love-
lier, TO make a beautiful ana pleasant
home, than in Dakota?
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-01-25
A Ropuish Bird,


The blue jay is the boldest and most
mischievous of wild birds. Near Knox
vile, Tenn, recently, one was seen tc
fly a number of times to a high picket
fence to attract pair of kittens playing
on the lawn. The kittens finally mount
ed the fence and began cautious ap-
proach from picket to picket. The jay
let the first get to within eighteen inch
es, then hoped over between the two.
The second kitten approached; the bird
hoped over it. 1t turned, and the jay
hoped back and between. The first
kitten approached, and the jay hoped
back over it, and so kept it up till one
kitten got disguised and left. and the
other followed soon after. Once or
twice after the jay tried to inveigle the
kittens to another frolic, but failed.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-01-25
Nye's Useful Recipes.

To remove oils, varnishes, resins, tar,
oyster soup, current jelly and other Sc
lections from the bill of fare use benzine
soap and chloroform cautiously with
whitewash brush and garden hose.
Then hang on wood pile to remove the
pungent etfiuvia of the benzine.
To clean ceilings that have been
smoked by kerosene lamps or the fra
GRANGE from fried salt pork, remove the
ceiling, wash thoroughly with borax,
turpentine and rain water, then hang
on the clothes line to dry. Afterward
pulverize and spread over the pie plant
bed for spring wear.
To remove starch and roughness
from tlatirons, hold the iron on large
grind-stone for twenty moments or so,
then wipe off carefully with rag. To
make this effective the grind stone
should be in motion while the iron is
applied Should the iron still stick to
the goods while in use, spit on it.
To soften water for household purpo-
ses, put in an ounce of quicklime in a
certain quantity OF water. If it is not
sufficient, use less water or more quick
lime. Should the immediate lime con-
tinue to remain deliberate, lay the wa
ter down on a stone and pound it with
base ball club.
To give relief to burn, apply the
white of an egg. The yolk of an egg
may be eaten or placed on the shirt bo-
som, according to the taste of the per-
son. If the burn should occur on la
dy, she may omit the last instruction.
To wash black silk stockings, prepare
a tub of lather, composed of tepid rain
water and white soap with n little am
monia. Then stand in the tub till din
ner is ready. Roll in cloth to dry.
Do not wiring but press the water out.
This will necessitate the removal of the
stockings.
If your hands are badly chapped, wet
them in warm water, rub them all over
with Indian meal. then put on a coat of
glycerine and keep them in your pock-
cts for ten days. If you have no pock-
cts convenient, insert them in the pock-
ct Of a friend.
An excellent liniment for toothache
or neuralgia is made of sassafras, oil of
organum and half ounce of tincture of
capsicum with half pint Of alcoholP
Soak nine yards OF red nannel IN tnlS
mixture, wrap it around the head and
then insert the head in haystack till
death comes to your relief
To remove scars or scratches from
the limbs of piano, bathe the limb in
a solution of tepid water and tincture
of sweet oil. Then apply strip of
court plaster and put the piano out on
the lawn for the children to play horse
with.
Woolen goods may be nicely washed
if you put half an OK gall into two gal
Ions of tepid water 1t might be well
to put the goods in the water also. If
the mixture is not strong enough, put
in another OK gall. Should this fail to
do the work, put in the entire OK, re-
serving the tail for soup. The OK gall
is comparatively useless for soup and
should not be preserved as an article OF
diet.-Boomerang
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-01-25
The Qhicaco of the Eark Days.

When the board of trade met in a
room of no great space on South Water
street, and the bulls were very small
calves, and the bear cubs of very small
account, and corners were not heard OF
barring corner lots; in the days be-
fore the ''Wigwam." when Widow
Clarke's mansion lay far to the south
ern line of the city, and Chicago Ave
nue. lay far north. and the pigs were not
afraid of the policemen beyond Supe-
rior street; when the COWS went out to
pasture on the prairies, and had not fal
to 90, and the herdsman's horn sound
ed for them through what were then
the still morning hours; when the little
parks within the city were planted with
old tin cans, the great parks unbeard
of. and Lincoln park was the cemetery
for our dead; when we were all poor by
comparison, but merry as May-day, for
the world was young on rhe Lake
shore. and, while each man fought for
his own.band. we all fought for the clan.
and were known wherever we went by
the way we stood up for Chicago as the
very choicest spot on The habitable
globe. predestined and called already,
ana bound in good time TO be justified
aud gioritied. Robert CoA'ger.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-01-25
Smoking and Splitting.

A lady writer in the Boston Adver-
tiser has poured in broadside of de-
nunciatory criticism on the men who
smoke and spit in public places, the
streets and cars especially. The A0uer-
tiser heard her complaint patiently, and
replied in really philosophic temper;
the gist of its advice being that what
people on the whole are willing to put
up with, the few who are incommoded
or offended must try and put up with
the best way they can. 1t is quite too
bad to have to answer a sensitive wo-
mans complaints in that way, butwhat
can be done? 1t is all out of the ques-
ton to think of stopping the practice of
smoking. Yet we think it but right and
courteous that smokers should consider
that not every one smokes. A puff of
tobacco smoke in the face is like a sick
eniDg dose to many persons, men as well
as women. Ordinarily, a gentleman
does not smoke in the street, except at
unusual hours.
But on the subject of splitting there is
more to be said. There is altogether
too much of it, and it is done too indis-
criminately. A person who is capable Of
any reflection should at least see for
himself the common decency of spittiug
off the sidewalk instead of upon it. The
habit of splitting on floors that are walk
ed over by others is simply indecent.
And the practice of disgorging in the
corners of the floors beneath car-seats is
unqualifedlv vile. AS for squirting
about in the passage ways of railway
cars, the person who does it needs a
great deal of training before being ad-
mitted into any apartment where either
gentlemen or ladies are. Men should
prepare themselves for their railroad
ride just as they do for their dinner;
they can finish their splitting before they
enter the cars, and hold up at least un-
til they have ended their ride, especially
if it is to be a short one. Few habitual
spitters know what perfect torture of
disgust they inhict on others by the
ostentatious display they make of this
nasty habit.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-01-25

Editor Watterson, In the Louisville
Courier-J ournal, speaks as follows about
conducting newspaper: Some people
estimate the ability ota periodical and the
talent of its editor by the quantity Of its
original matter 1t is comparatively
all easy task for frothy writer to string
out column of words on any and all sub
ieots. His ideas may flow in one weak,
washy, everlasting food; and the COM
mand of his language may enable him to
string them together like punches of
onions, and yet his paper may be a mea-
ger and poor concern. Indeed, the mere
writing part Or editing a paper is but a
small portion of the work. The care, the
time employed in selecting, is more impor-
tant, and the fact Of a good editor is bet
ter shown by his selections than anything
else; and that, we know is half the battle
But, as we have said an editor had ought
to be esteemed, his labor understood and
appreciated by the general conduct ct his
paper-its tone, its uniform consistent
course aims, manliness its dignity and
propriety. To preserve these as they
should be preserved is fully enough to oc-
cupy the time and attention Of any man.
IF to this be added the general supervision
OF the details OF publication which most
editors have to encounter the wonder is
how they get time to write at all.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-01-25

The Kingsbury County News, publish
ed at DeSmet b7 Hopp & Mcdonald, has
been enlarged to a seven column quarto,
and as the boys themselves say, TT is an
antidote for the blues and heart aches.
Dose-one copy, to be taken once a week
with small grain of allowance. " Success
to your projects, your pluck will win.