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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-09-09
ALEXANDRIA, La, SEPTEMBER 8, 1884
ADVICE re MoTHERs.-Are You

ADVICE re MoTHERS.-Are You
disturbed at night and broken OF
your rest by a sick child suffering
and crying with pain of cutting
teeth? If so, send at once and get
a bottle of Mrs. Wmslov's Soothing
Syrup for Children 1eethimg- Its
value is incalculable. It will re-
lieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it, moth
ers, there is no mistake about it
1t cures dysentery and sdiarhea,
regulates the stomach and bowels,
cures wind collie, softens the gums,
reduces Inflammation, and gives
tone and energy to the whole sys-
tenn. Mrs. Winslows's Soothing Sy-
yup for Children Teethiag is pleasant
to the taste, and is the prescription
of one of the oldest and best female
nurses and physicians in the United
States, and is for sale by all drug
gists throughout the world. Price
| 25 cents a bottle.
-THE New York Commercial
Advertiser, one Of the monopoly or
gans that are working for Blaine
by whooping for Butler as the only
true friend Of the nottingham, has
lately cut down the wages OF its
printers from forty to thirty-five
cents, and is now fighting strike
From Blaine down, the Republican
leaders take particular pains to re
frain from practising what the.
preach.
The advocates of prohibition
need have no fears of Prickly Asl
Bitters, as it is a medicine, and b.
reason of its cathartic propertie
cannot be used as a beverage, /
is manufactured from the pures
materials, and acts directly on tn
Liver, Kidneys, Stomach and Bow
els. AS blood purifier it has n
. equal. It is pleasant to the tastt
; and effective in action.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-09-09
NO. 4.
To the Survivors Of the I'd LOUISE
ana Regiment Of confed-
crate Infantry.

At a recent meeting Of the Sur
vivors of Company I, I'd Louisiana
regiment Of Confederate Infantry,
recently held in Homer, Claiborne q
Parish, La, corresponding com
mittee was appointed, composed OF
Mr.. A. We'll, Of Homer; Capt
Utz and Col. John S. Young, OF
Shreveport, with view to bring
ing about a reunion of the snrvi-
vors of the I'd Louisiana Regiment.
Mr.. We'll informs us that he was
also requested to communicate with
the Shreveport Times and Democrat
of Shreveport, to secure their Co
| operation and sympathy in aid Of
the enterprise. AS for the Tunes,
all possible aid will be cheerfully
given and our columns will be open
c
to all suggestions in reference to
the subject.
All the surviving members Of
i the regiment are requested to
correspond with any one Of the
committee, giving their place Of
present residence, the name of their
company and suggestions as to the I
time and place for holding the re-
union.
! The original companies before be-
ing formed into aregiment were as
{ follows: The Atchafalaya Guards,
from Pointe Coupee Parish; Moore
Guards, of Rapides; LeCompte
Guards, Of Natchitoches; Pelican
Rifles, Of De Soto; Greenwood
Guards, Of Caddo; Claiborne
Guards, of Claiborne; Vienna Ri
hes, of jackson; Vernon Guards
! of jackson; Pelican Grcys, OF
9 Onachita, and Floyd Rifles, Of
n Madison.
! All newspaper published in the
/ localities in which the companies
e were raised will please notice the
a enterprise so that the members may
/ all hear Of it.
3. AS to the time and place, we
: would suggest about the middle OF
> November as a suitable time and
81 Shreveport as the most accessible
81 place.
], The citizens Of Shreveport would
, doubtless take a lively interest in
:, the reunion, as it would be Of ben.
~ eft to them by reason of the fact
y that it would attract quite a con.
es course of visitors from all directions,
It. and though gotten.np especially BY
a the members of the Second regi
ment, all -Confcderates would b.
y invited to participate by being pre-
IS sent Shreveport Times:
o.
IT In a recent article we warne'
those Southern white men VIII
- might feel disposed to support til
~ Republican ticket that the success
i of that party in Louisiana woul
A. inevitably result in the. supremac
W. of the negro. The following para
~ graph from the Macon 7clegraf'
of comes in quite apropos to tn
6 y subject
- To the people of the South til
OF. supremacy of the white race is
'4o question of paramount lmportanc'
nix, Southern prosperity and Southel
50 civilization both depend upon
81 Division among the white voters
~ the South means a negro supren
up acy. This should BE prevented
ole, any sacrifice and at all hazards
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-09-09

The largest tree in the world
is one discovered in 1874 in a grove
near Tule river in California.
Though the top has been broken Oft,
it is 24o feet high, and the dame
ter of the tree where it has been bro
ken is twelve feet. This giant of
the forest is called "Old Noses"
from a mountain in the neighbor-
hood, and is thought to be 1910
years old. The hollow of trunk
which is Ill feet, will hold 15C
persons and is hung with scenes O.
California is carpeted and fitted ul
like q drawing-room with table
chairs, sofa and planoforte. A sec
ton Of this tree, seventy-hve tee
round and twenty-five across, wal
exhibited in New York in 1870
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-21
The Nc 1spaper Man.

-
EN.:-The reason why so rev men.
comparatively. succeed in journalism
is because so few have for it the tenn
permanent and constitution. More than
a moiety OF mankind is slow. licking
in alacrity. and devoid of a sense of
proportion. The art Of putting tlihgs
rapidly into shape is not well under
stood by the public. This is thegta N
why we have long-winded sermons,
lectures promoters Of s%omnolency, and
magazine work which %presupposes that
longevity vouchsafed to the long-abid-
ing Old gentlemen and ladies of the old
Testament.
The public are not inconsiderate-it
is only misintormed. The newspaper
is a mystery, Of the manufacture of
which it knows hardly anything. Those
who give to it the enthusiasm of youth,
the vigor of manhood, and whatever of
wisdom oldage may have brought with
it. might have had an abiding fame in
this department of literature or the
other, in the field of science, in the are
ma OF public affairs. Taste or accident
has betrayed them into a humble sphere
of human eNertion, nor do they quarrel
With their fortune. He who drifts IN
to journalism rarely leaves it: he still
plods on at the. daily toll which for him
has a rare fascination. Often there is
no fame for him. The cleverest news
paper MAJ may be utterly unknown.
and not forgotten only because he has
never been remembered. His heart.
however, is stout, at any rate: so. come
competence or lack Of it. come the high
est or the humhlest position. he still
tolls with i~rrepressible cheerfulness.
and hopes when all is over with him
that his associates WHO survive him.
will be reasonably sorry or solemn at
his funeral.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-21
- ~" -
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

In accordance with the proclamation
OF the president, | do hereby d. signate
Thursday. the 9th day OF November,
as a special day OF Thanksgiving unto
God for the blessings and mercies of
the past year, ana Dc recommend that
the people Of Dakota observe that day.
for health, abundant crops. the presel.
walton of life. freedom from great ca
lamities :or progress in material things
for intellectual advancement, for IA
peaceful land and prosperous nation:
let the people meet at the altar and
tireside and reVerently give thanks un-
TO the Power that has blessed and pre-
served us. And let us pray that war
and restilencc, famine and flood may
still pass this people by. that righteous
judgments and prudent councils may
prevail in all Il borders, to the end
that law and order may reign. and pub
lie tranquility continue throughout
our land. GILBERT a. PIERCE.
Governor
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-21
Metropolitan Railways.

Paris proposes to emulate London
and New York in having steam travel
within its limits. This railway VIII be
sn pterranean for the greater part of its
length. Starting at Puteaux. the pas
senger will pass under Grand Arme
Avenue, the external ~bouleyards. Rome
Street, Boulevard IIausmann, and the
great boulevards. and VIII not emerge
INTO open air until he reaches the Bias
tile. He will descend about twenty-sjX
feet to reach the cars. But the experi-
ence of New York is in favor of the
elevated rather than the subterranean
system. All tunnels or covered WAYS,
from which air OF sunlight are exclude
ed are Objectionable. There's no inter
mural travel on earth SO pleasant or so
cheap us that OF the "Elevatet'' road
system Of New York. The business of
this last company is simply prodiglous.
During the past year it carried nearly
nlnety-seven million passengers-more
than al the leading trunk lines in the
country. One objection to large cities
heretofore has been the great distances
to be travelled in seeing friends or trans
acting necessary business. But these
steam roads %annihilate space and econ
oinlZe time. The period is rot distant
when Brooklyn and the entire region
within fifteen miles of the center of
New York island will lie as quickly
traversed as We're two or three miles
in times past. Steam will he superced-
ed by some faster motor, electricity
perhaps.-Demorest's Monthly.
Darlington NeWs:-Never cut YOUR
noseoif to spite your face. If advertise
ing Will Increase your business, never
mind The irritating peculiarities of the
editors. You could not edit a paper to
nit e.yerybody--probably not even toll
SUIT yourself. III the advertising col
nmns don't suit you, take YOUR revenge
out OF the obnoxious sheet by grinding
Your own grist out of It's advartisinr
columns. Put your money where it
y 10
VIII do the most good, and never mind
your piqne at the editor.
Or the seventy-two members-elect of
the Territorial council andhouse. about
a dozen have heretofore served in na-
kota legislatures. The latter list EN-,
braces X. +. Pettigrew. John II. Gam
bic, b. II. Wagner. Il. J. Washabaugh.
johnson Nickeus and GeorgeH Walsh
in the council: and George Rice. A. T.
Van Osdell and E. A. Williams in the
house.
a burglar came to town last week
with the intention of burglarizing our
and carrying off their contents:
but goods found marked down SO low
he concluded he would quit the
business, because it was cheaper to buy
goods here than to steal them. He now
is. thoroughly converted and attends
prayer meeting four times a week.
Dakota City Advance.
Let hey compulsion'ry edycation,"
writes a gentleman who has been elect
"a to the Legislature. "Ef il ladenter
for that sorter larnin' i woulder
been til yit in the howlin' btackwoods
II ignunce. | am in fayur OF passin a
Ill III that thar direckshun, fur we is
leedin' edycation in heah lam Of onrn. I
am edycated now but ulster Wu'n't.''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-21
County Legislation.
WASHINGTON Springs. Jeranld Co.. DIT.

"ASlFgion springs. tTallla 70, II. /.
IGontinued from last week.
the following named persons are en-
titled 10 the amount set opposite their
laIHes for services as Judges and clerks
of election including mileage Of mes
'sengvrs for the general election IN 1854:
Alpena:-Judges: j. @. Gray, So;
VIM. II. Arne, 50; Isaac pearce, So.
Clerks: Wesley L. Davis, 80; Obed G..
Jessup, 50; l.. w. Castlelnan, 90 mi. at
10 cts. per mile, $50.
Anina:-JUdges; \. ID. Gladly, and
mileage, l? mi. $3.50: w. r. Day, 50:
D, +. Kellogg, 50. Clerks: Frank Hin
man, 50, Norris L. Williams, So.
Blaine:-5udges: NJ. w. Young, and
mileage 81 miles, $50; Charles G..
Wright. ,; J. ". Wheeler. 3. Clerks:
\. /, Churchill, >: Richard Dalton, ,.
Cherry ;-Judgcs: G. W. Hill. and
mileage IA miles, $40; c. NJ. Cherry.
~. W. McCulloch, .. Clerk: Ii. A..
Miller, >: p. B. Davis, ,.
Crow Lake:-Judges: John Conley.
3; Joseph Gibisch. 3; Thomas Amos. ,.
clerks: Fred NJ. Daum. and mileage 2G
mi. $50; c. w. Henning, :.
Crow:-Judges: Ezra a. Herman. and
mileage. 81 miles, 5; Henry A. Mcrvin,
,; Wi.ber NJ. Crosse. Clerks: A. REM
ington. .; 4. J. Brown,
Dale::- Judges: a. Mercer and mile
age, IS mi. $50: +. a. Palmer. 2; O. w.
Il c%hardson, ,. Clerks: Scion Palmer. 2;
John Crawford, 9.
FEanklin:-Judges: W p. Pierce. 9:
Owen +. Williams, and mileage Is mi.
3GO; W. ]. Homes, 3. Clerks, Jos.
Doctor, .; Charles E. LaRue. 9.
Harmony:-Judges: w. Bremen. .:
J. II. Eddy, 9: Isaac \. Rich. Clerks:
Allen Fitch, ?; c. w. England. 2.
Logan:-Judges; a. $. Fordham, 2:
William Nelmeyer, .; James Lang, 2.
Clerk: T. +. Dykeman, 3; c. Z. Kuhet.
md mileage 40 mi, 6.
Media Judges: a. S. Beels. 2: VIM.
!. Bateman and mileage a MI, 2.40; T.
\. McGinnis, 2. Clerk: Chas. l.. Beach.
?.
Marlar:-Indges: Jno. j. Groub. .:
W.. Scolield, 2; j. w. Lamb. Clerks:
A. q, Hudson and mileage 4S mi, $50:
Frank r.. Dunlap, 2.
lleasant:-Judges: j. L. Sullivan. 2:
y. +. Gat1in, and mileage % mi. 4.2O: $.
Sowerwine, 3. Clerks; G. G. Strong. .:
w. y. Dean.
Washington Springs:-Judges: VIM.
Hawthorne, ?; NJ. G. Ayres. q; i. y.
Miles, =. Clerks: Geo. r. Batenan. 2:
E. L. Smith, 3.
Viola Judges: b. T. Cough, 3; j.
\. Ford and mileage Is mi. 3 80: j. A.
Tyner. 2. Clerks: Jesse G. Morse, g:
\. Bywater, 2.
certify that the within is Il correct
account Of the services Of The Judges
and clerks and the messengers in the
late election as shown 10y the returns
and the atlsdaEits OF the messengers.
T. Linus BLANK,
seal, County Clerk.
Wednesday, Nov. ~, 1854.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Members present: A. y. Smart. S. II.
SIelcher and II. ID. Fisher.
On motion $50 were appropriated for
bridges on Firesteel on section dine be-
tN aen | and 12-I08-G5.
o. motion SO We're appropriated for
lumber for bridges and culverts in 1O6-
81.
. Minutes read and approved.
On motion Board adjourned.
Attest: a. b SMART,
/. LINUS BLANK, Chairman.
County Clerk.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-21

Dcsmet Leader:-And nowt The coun-
IT, editor takes a much needed rest
from his aGduous lahorsi n"nailin lies
I'll lies which are not properly"nailed'
are notified that they may drift around
loose until next campaign.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-21
CHICAGO,
MILWAUKEE,
& ST. pAuA

1t owns and operates over 1900 miles of r,.,
in Northern Illinois. Wisconsin. Minnesota - =
wa and Dakota; and as its main lines. hra,,chsH,
and connections reach all tie great business cnrr
tres nf the Northwest and far West. il ratr,oii
~ answers the description of short line. and no.
route between
Chicago. Milwaukee. st. Paul and Minncapols
Chicago. Milwaukee, Lacrosse and Winona.
Chicago. Milwaukee. Aberdeen and Fllcndale
Chicago, Milwaukee. Eau Claire and Sti,lnater
chicago. Milwaukee. Wausau and Merrill.
Chicago. Milwaukee. Beaver Dam and Oshkosh
Chicago. Milwaukee. Waukesha 4 Oconomovn,
Chicago. Milwaukee. Madison & Prairie dp Chio,
Chicago. Milwaukee, OWatonna and Earibault
Chicago. Bcloit. GAINESVILLE and Mineral Point
Chicago. Elg!n. Rockford and DUBUQUE.
Chicago. Clinton. Rock Island and Cedar Ea,id.
Chicago. Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Chicago. Sioux City, Sioux Falls and Yankton
Chicago. Milwaukee. Mitchell and Chamberlain.
Rock Island. Dubuque. st. Paul Minneapo,iy
Davenport. Calmar, st. Paul and Mirnea1oli;
Pullman S~leepers and the Finest pininc { ors
III the world are run on the Inli,i lines of NJ
Chicago. MILWAUKEE and ST. Paul Railway, ~.
every attention is paid to passengers ly court
Gus employees of the Company.
s. S. MERRILL. A.N. II. CAEPPNTrr
Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. and Tkt. AZ A.
j. I; CLARK. GEO. II. N~FAFTOPb
'e'i. SUPP. ASST. Gen. ass. AKA
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-21

Alexandria Herald:-Geo. II. Ball. of
Plano, last spring sent to Pennsylvania
and got a peck of the celebrated Lean
ing nlnety-day corn, at the rate of eight
dollars per bushel for the seed. From
that peek he raised $50 baskets of fine
corn. The corn has the smallest cob
and longest kernel we ever saw ana it
promises to be a good thing for this
section. The firm from which he
bought the seed gives a prize every
year for the best acre Of corn. Last
gear the prize was taken by Il yield OF
1876 bushels OF shelled corn to the acre
This is considerable OF a corn story,
but there is no difficulty in proving it.
Nj. l5ull viii have some OF the seed for
safe at two dollars per bushel.
Danger turks even in the corn fields
at brule county. y painful accident
happened a few days ago to il son OF
Henry Bramer who resides in the
southern part OF The county. His faith
er sent him to tie corn field for a few
ears OF corn for the hogs. He had to
Use . ladder to get up to the car and
pr"ce ded to it off. lie thought-
lessIy sawed it oil between himself and
the stalk, precip Eating him to the
ground and breaking both bones of one
lgg De!OW the knee. DE-. Ross who was
to set the broken limb informs
us ttlat haA il not been t.lat the shade
IF the corn kept the ground moist and
soft tAe young man would have been
4llleu.-Graphic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-21

I. N. Ze,bach is considered hy the
Press and Dakotaian a possible sue
cessor to Cav. Pierce, in the event Of
CleVcland's election.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21
Tie Norwegian Horse.

The small. plump, cream-colored ami
NAL in front of you has a number of
distinctly Norwegian traits which are
certain to excite a measure of interest.
He displays an almost human degree
of intelligence in accurately adjusting
his actions to the circumstances in
which he happens to find himself.
W hips being a luxury in the country.
and more often than not dispensed
with, the shrewd quadruped proceeds
at the outset to discover in thoroughly
me hodical and almost sc. entitic man.
ner whether his new driver possesses
one of these OBJ .ect enable instru-
ments. He pegins BY turning his head,
which is unincumbered with blinkers,
and bv this means is able to frame an
initial hypothesis. He then goes on to
verify his conjecture by a number of
tentative experiments, such as stopping
short some Y ards this side of a hill or a
gate. He seems thoroughly to under
Stand the conditions on which he is let
out to the tourist, andfknows his duty
far too well to allow himself to be
overworked and so rendered unit for
tomorrow 5 task in his owners mead
ows. Hewill trot down steep hill at
a rate which is calculated to brighten
the novice, but strenuously insists on
taking every rise,' however gradual. at
a creeping pace. This is apt to eyas-
perate the ordinary British tourist who
has imported the habits of city life
into these seques;ered regions, and who
alculates on getting over so much
ground in given time. But the ex-
perenced Norwegian traveller knows
better than to make rigid calculations.
Sa,wrtldy Recte,C.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21
True Friendship.

els heart estranged worth the re-
gaining?' used to be and perhaps is now
a favorite subject for school compost
ton as we'll as for sociable debate
among men and. women blessed Cor
cursed) with preponderance of senti-
ment. In general terms it may be an
swered that it depends upon the heart.
Some hearts are SO worthless that their
only value consists in that muscular
contraction and expansion which cna-
BILE them to do their pump-like labor Of
keeping the blood in circulation. The
moral nature Of which they are the en-
blem keeps nothing in circulation so
excellent and vital aslthat fluid, impure
as itmay be, which is the life stream OF
the system Rnt if we wish to estrange
noble and loyal heart, which has
seen something in us to esteem and
love, which has found its happiness in
our happiness, and which has thought
nothing of self-sacrifice even beyond
the point where wisdom would counsel
hesitation, we shall have to labor hard,
for the very essence of such loyalty is
that it s'beareth all things, telieveth
all things, hopeth all things, endureth
all things" 1T Isl a long while in TAX
ingotfense, and when it does take of
Tense it is like the stricken deer that
leaves the herd and goes to bury itself
in loneliness and silence, rather than
like the stag, desperate with wounds,
which turns upon the pursuers who
seek its death.--N. y Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21
Beyrout.

Their, has been some gush wasted
over Eeyrout. Itis plea sanity located
at the loot of the Lebanon Hills; there
is abundance of trees Tor shrubs, as we
should call them In America) !. and the
houses are large and motheriy in aspect.
Altogether 1 should designate the city
as an exceedingly nefortabte one. To
the tired pilgrim from desolate Pales-
tine it mighteven ookgoodlg. But TO
the discriminating critic do not think
itwould commend itself as a really
beautiful place. The streets of the
more modern portion are wide enough
to admit of carriage travel, and the
long lines of barouches are among the
first things that favorably impress the
fugitive from the Holy and. But the
city is anonymously put together,
somewhat as Singapore Is, and has no
really elegant or imposing architec-
ture. Everything is comfortable. That
is all-perbaps that is enough.
Here ] meet the ''Syrian Courts for
the first time, a pleasing feature in
house building for this climate. Each
large private house, convent, hotel. and
public establishment is built with
co cred court, running up to the roof
of the building. Marble is a common
niateriai. and many of these courts are
paved with it, as well as supported by
columns hewn out OF it. these hotels
are really surprise. They look from
without like great stone barns, but once
get inside anu you will find that they
eclipse every thing else in this part of
the Levant with the one exception of
the Victoria Hotel at damascus.
ss,Notwithst inding this mobilization Of
architecture in view OF the climate,
there are no mechanical contrivances
for combating The he al: no punkahs.
no kuss kuss tatties. no thermantidotes,
no solar topees (worth calling topees),
and no hats for the horses. The
European citi ems forsake all their
.s.beautiful Beyrout'' for the Heights of
lebanon during the summer months.
Up there, nesting on the mountain
sides, are many charming summer
homes looking over the sea, some OF
the highest of them commanding a
view even of Cyprus. The foreign ele-
ment is mainly French. OF the En-
glish-speaking population America has
the most representatives. Of course
French is here, as in Egypt and and all
over Europe, the chief medium of inter-
national intercourse. E
oaS the CITY mas NOT, anu the scarcity
OF coal promises soue delay in the at
tainment of this advantage, unless the
people may learn how to use their cas-
tor bean for gas, as is done atJeypore,
India. The cas- Oh. bean is very ,om-
mon here and easily grown I see
donkeys and camels YEARLY climbing
these hills OF Palestine and Syria. loaded
to their utmost capacity with great
boxes of American coal oil, labeled
Philaaelphia or New York. l saw the
same thing in Japan, China, India,
Egypt, in fact. all over the Orient.
But even American coal oil is too great
a luxury for general hotel use, and the
very finest hotels boast only of candles
for private rooms. The proximity of
the bright fountains of Lebanon has
led to the construction of good wa
ter-works system. There is one small
public park, Cor. N. Y. Eceninq Post