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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-05-17
AleX'a Fire Dept.
ON
TUESDAY, APRIL Goth, 's4.
EXCHANGE HOTEL,

Apfll SSu, 1904.
My DEAR Recommendations me =
Pardon me for disobeying all rules Of
rhetoric in beginning this letter with
an exclamation, but have seen some
thing this week that has actually made
me start. Of course, you know, that
I came here to see the Firemen turn
out, and was much perplexed and put
out when l learned that the parade had
been postponed. To tell you the truth,
didn't like it one bit. After visiting
the varions places Of interest in this
lovely little city, began to saunter
into the different stores about town.
Taking theI'retty omnibus of Messrs.
McGinnis e. Armstrong, l requested
the driver to put HE out at BIG Hey
MANS, on Front Street, under the Ex-
change Hotel. Entering that perfect
bijou of Dry Goods Emporiums, / re-
quested one of the gentlemanly clerks
to show me through the stock. With
an agrecableness worthy of "a Chester
field, the young man pulled down stack
upon stack of the very finest and lat
est assortments Of Dress Goods, inclu-
ding beautiful Lawns at from seven to
ten cents per yard. oh, Mother, could
you have seen those designs-and then,
the quality! Such Gloves" Of Lawns,
dot and striped Swisses; such elegant
black goods; such an enormous array
of Bed Spreads, Bobbinet and Muslin
Bars, Damatks, Towels, Napkins, Ia
BILE Covers; such beauties Of Fans,
Parasols, Hosiery, Neckwear, Fancy
Baskets, ETC., such line of Ladies'
Underwear, COrsets, Gloves and Chill
dren's Dresses. Well, of all the pleas
ant days, this was surely an interest
| ing one for me. When you see the Sc
lections l have made, and have COM
| pared prices with other houses, you
will surely send all your orders to BIC
HEYMAN.
Do you recollect the last shirts you
had made for Brother John at $50 per
dozen? Yon certainly must. Well, the
yonng,man at HEYMAN's showed me
the celebrated Vindicator shirt, and
after he had explained it's construction,
etc, was stunned when he said, owe
sell them from 50 to $la per dozen. y
| | did not know that John needed shirts
but bought one dozen for him, and l
know you will approve my action when
you seem them. They are superior to
those for which you paid $50. This is
the "something" that made me start,
aud begin this letter with 'Gracious
mew
Be sure to tell all our friends to or
der their goods from Bic HEYMAN,
| and they Will be sure to receive proper
treatment. Goodbye.
MABY.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Sale by United States Marshal.

United States Circuit Court, Western
District of Louisiana.
THOMAS II. ALLEN
VS.. >NO. /.
". T. BLACKMAN.
TNr!RsUANCE OF THE DECREE
L of said Court, made and entered in
the above entitled and numberedcause,
on the 18th day of February, A. D. 1884,
the undersi gned Master in Chancery,
will proceed to sell at pnhlic auctiop.
10 the last and highest bidder, FOR
CASH, on
SATURDAY, the Oath day of MAY,
A. d. 1884,
at the hour of IL o'clock NJ. before the
Court House door in the Town of Alex
andria, Parish of Rapides, in the State
Of Louisiana, the following described
property, t0-wit -
One thousand arpents of land situa-
ted on Bayou Boeuf, in said Parish of
Rapides, inherited by MRS. Jeanette
Wells aud her sister Martha L. Wells,
frcm their father Hatch Dents estate:
also all undivided one-half interest of
hive hundred acres of land, more or
less, conveyed to Mrs. Jeanette Wells
BY her husband Montfort Wells, adj
joining the above described tract -
and also three-eighths Of the above I'M
divided half of said five hundred acres,
bounded above by lands belonging to
the Estates of j. and A. B. Compton,
known as the Home Place, and below
by lands Of the same estates and known
as the Lower Place, together with all
the improvements thereon and eppur-
tenances thereto belonging; the whole
property commonly known as the
Weilswood Plantation, situated in the
Parish and State aforesaid.
j. G. WHITE,
fERCY ROBERTS, Master.
Solicitor.
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Why Eve Never Wore Bangs.

They were sitting on the sofa in
the parlor. She was young lady
Of the period, extensively attired
and wore bangs.
He was her afianced, very eco
nomical young man-in short,
plain, everyday sort Of a fellow.
He dared to venture the remark
that he 'believed in leaving every
thing precisely the same as the d.
vine hand of Providence had moul-
ded it."
9'Do you really, Charliep she
asked.
"Yes,n he continued. "Remem-
Der, my dear, Eve never wore
bangs"
ooh Charley, that's SO; in fact,
Eve never wore anything much
to speak Of"
And now Charley wonders if she
meant il in that way. fPrstzel'y
Weekly.
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THE WORLD IS GOVERNED TOO MUCH
MISCELLANEOUS.
NOTICE.

Minors Minnie Z. and
Mary J. Jones ~ ~.
for w. 400
Family Meeting, etc.
Probate Docket, District Court, Parish
of Rapides, La.
DURsUANT TO A COMMISSION
J. and order of sale issued and to me
directed by the Honorable the Twelfth
Judicial District Court in and for the
PARISH and State aforesaid, in the
above entitled and numbered suit, COM
handing me in accordance with the
deliberations of the family meeting
held therein, to sell the hereinafter des-
crihed property, upon tho terms and
conditions hereinafter expressed, |
shall offer for sale at public auction at
the front of the Court House door, in
the Town Of Alexandria, La, between
the hours preecrihed 10y law, on
SATURDAY, the 14th day of JUNE,
A. D. 1884,
the following described property, to-
wit -
A certain tract OF portion of land sit
uated in the Parish of Grant, Lorisi-
ana, on Bayous Da.ro and Rigolette,
bounded above and below by lands now
belonging to j. w. johnson, and con-
tanning two hundred arpents, moro or
less.
TERNIs-One-half of purchase price
to be paid in cash, the balance on q
credit of twelve months. with eight
per Ger, IN per annnm interest thereon
from date of sale until paid, with spe-
cial mortgage and vendors lien and
privilege retained on the property sold
until full and final payment. The pro-
perty will not be adjudicated for less
than the sum of eight hundred and
fifty dollars.
D. o. PAUL,
Sheriff and ex-offieio Auctioneer.
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ST. JOHNS
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The true Liver Medicine and real
remedy for Torpid and Congestive
Livers. Prompt relief is obtained
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Apply to HENRY ST. JOHN,
Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Chy-
mist, in Exchange Hotel Building,
Alexandria, La.
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CARDS.

4 NDREWS Il FOSTER, (James
N Andrews, T. D. Foster,) At
torneys at Law. Office, corner Of
secord and Washington streets, Os-
borr building.
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NASSON, John. Physician and
" Surgeon. Office at residence,
at the head of Beauregard street.
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ALEXANDRIA, LA, MAY II, 1884,
NO. g..

found that the business Of the SOL
tary dry goods and grocery store
was more than doubled, and trade
in legitimate goods became so brisk
that another was added, and still
another. It will be observed in
this connection that rum kills every
business except those of jails and
poor-houses. Nothing legitimate
can thrive where it reigns.
And another novelty developed
itself. One by one the men en-
ployed by the railroads dropped in
to the store, the proprietors ofwbich
they knew, and pulling out por-
ton of their wages remarked
"Look here, l amt got no use
for this just now, and I don't want
to cart it about-keep it for me-
Certainly l will, and as I can
use it in my business I will pay you
interest for it,"
In six months from the COM
mencement Of prohibition the mer-
chant had established regular saw
ing bank, with very handsome
amount of deposits.
There was a wonderful change
in the men, but more striking
one in the women and children.
What had been spent in the abom-
Unable whisky shops appeared up
on their backs and feet. Their
homes took on another appearance
altogether, and the village was
transformed from one of the most
shabby and disorderly into one Of
the most prosperous and orderly in
the State.
It is the same thing all over the
world. Whisky and prosperity
never get within distance Of shak-
ing hands. They always shake
hands once-when they bid each
other good-by.
Hogarth, in his pictorial temper
ance sermon, E'Gin Lane,o had on
ly three good houses in the street,
the Workhouse, the gin-shop and
the pawn-brokers. As it is in
London 80 it is in the little village
of Georgia. Whisky absorbs every
thing and leaves nothing for it's VIC
TINS.
The prohibition of the sale Of
liquor in these counties is the proud
est thing Georgia has ever done.
The remaining forty-two will fol-
low their example ere long. The
prohition counties have demonstra-
ted the possibility Of driving out
the stuff and the good that has fol-
lowed will induce the others to fol
low suit.
Why Eve Never Wore Bangs.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-05-17
Nasty IN THE SOUTH.
WHAT HE SAW IN GEoRGIA-TEM-
pORANCE IN THAT STATE.
BENEFITS OF PROHI-
BITIoN, ETC.

but in many others it is a long way
in advance Of them. Georgia comes
very near to being a Prohibition
State.
The experiment Of Prohibition
has been tried and found to work
admirably. The law enacted few
years ago provided that the coun-
ties might vote upon the question
as to whether the sale of liquor
should be prohibited or licensed.
The license law was very strict,
but there was a demand for some
thing more than license.
Whisky was running, Georgia, as
it is all other States where it is
given free course. The State was
infested with little cross-road dog
geries, each one a breeder of pau.
perism and crime. The laborer re-
ceiving his months wages was sure
to be enticed into one of those pla-
ces and robbed Off Drunkenness
made labor unreliable, and as the
evil was increasing, something had
to be done to check it. An attempt
to prohibit the sale of liquor in the
State was defeated, but the coun-
ties were given the power to pro-
hibit it within their own borders by
popular vote.
One by one they fell into line,
and to-day 95 Of the 1877 counties
are we'll nigh free from the curse.
Every land owner has an interest
in the enforcement Of the law, every
laborer desires it, for his own pro-
lection, and everybody wants it but
the liquor retailers in the State,
whose business has been killed, and
the wholesalers Of the commercial
centres, who find Georgia no longer
a field on which to browse.
The effect in the Prohibition
counties has been startling. Labor
has been improved 100 per cent
and the condition of the laborers
1000 per cent. Men who never
worked but part Of a week now
put in six good days, and those who
spent their entire wages at the dog
geries, leaving their wives and
children to shift for themselves, are
now saving money, and are looking
forward hopefully to the time when
they shall own land themselves
something very easy to accomplish
in almost any part Of Georgia.
In one little village in a county
south of Atlanta prohibition was
most bitterly opposed. The village
was at the junction oftwo railroads,
and a very large force Of men Mas
employed by the companies. There
were a half dozen grogshops in
fourishing condition before prohibi-
ton, but the railroad managers, for
their own protection, enforced the
law and closed them.
Up to this time payday was be-
ginning of a saturnalia that lasted
half the month, and such a thing as
saving a dollar never occurred to
but very few Of the laborers.
| After the grog-shops were shut
and the proprietors thereof compell.
led to seek pastures new, il was
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-05-17

On the occasion of her visit
to Alexandria, to witness
the grand STREET PARADE
of the
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-11-02
AYERS PILLS.

large proportion OF the diseases which
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AYER's q TuARTIC Pills act directly uton
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sni host OF other ailments, Tor all Of
which they are safe. sure, prompt. nnd
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Pills 10y eminent physicians ia regular prac-
i'ce. shows unmistakably tue estimation in
which they are held by the medical probes
Sion.
These PILIs arc compounded Of vegetable
substances only, AMI are absolutely free from
eaIon'ei or any other injurious ingredient.
a Sufferer from Headache writes:
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Franklin ST.. Richmond, Va, June ), lSss.
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the desired result We constantly Keep iLem
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II. HAYES"
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Tbs REV. FRANCIS II. NNRIowr, writing
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AYEH's CATHARrIc PILLS correct irreSu,
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Sold by all Druggists.
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KENTUCKY PRODUcTl0A.

MEDICAL JOURNALS SAY THAT
SiMMONDE SNBpB WHISKY Is n safe
stimuIani and very wholesome. can be safely
used by all invalidf: nll who value their
health should use simmond's Nabob whisty:
II the best In the market: being auulyycd
hy the most eminent professors and pro.
honnccd by them to be iroo from any adutcr.
alton, ana recommended flr medicinal aud
smIy Use. Lafg ord r. coming from every.
Whcfo for barrel. And hiif fbsriols. shipped di
rect from = ,!a'i,;tr ~ Kentucky. II has
very nmc flavor and mild from old age give Il
atrial. yon hci can JUICE TO- yoursoire. 4;
sold 10y barrels baifba ols and cascs. Ivy my
agent Oh liberal terms. Endorsed By all lite
phyH i1us: kept by al druggists. cioccrs and
lea Gfsi.C!ass s7loons beware Of co5n
tcrfcits. no genuine unlrss nJricd with NY
signature, o. sINMONns. c.oss the cory
and brand on tie barrel
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$500 REWARD.

Tho above rcwrd viii re paid for tho nrso.i
and conviction ~ any party or plrtlrs fupd
guilty Of si'aiing. Killing or running on.
siicring brand. or masks Of any tive At 1oN
belon sing TO any monbor Of th, Nevada Live
Stock Association.
C. W. cRUtcuEn, President.
y. 2. SwsaT,sR, Secretary.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-07-25
boI8tll IatIGalII d. Flo. Ri.CC
JUEvEs, "a DE JULIO DE 1884.

Las salvas de las baterias,
la gala que viste ell ejercito,
la reception Official, en- fin,
habida en- ell Palacio de nues-
ira primera Autoridad nos
han anunciado que es hoy ell
Santo de nuestra Augusta So
berana doha Cristina de Haps-
burgo de Borb6n.
Ell BoLETIN MERCANTIL, tiel
a sus tradiciones y d su amor
a la egregia Dinastia que ocu-
pa ell solo de San Fernando,
sc identified con tan fausto
acontecimiento, y tomando la
parte que lie corresponds en-
ell jdbilo de la Patria, tiene ell
honor de elevar su leal y re-
verente felicitaci0n a las gra-
das del trono que con tanta
gloria comparte con nuestro
Rey su amada consorte, nues-
ira ilustre Soberana.
Que Dios proteja siempre
la preciosa vida de nuestros
Monarcas !!
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-07-25
ENVIDIABLE INSTITUTION.

Nuestra muy qnerida patria puede
vanagloriarse de contar entire las insti-
taciones armadas con la mas dtiI y
provechosa que existe en- la mlsma,
Creada la Guardia Civil de Espa1a
en- ell aflo 1874, en- la fecha es impo.i-
bic relacionar los servicios que ha pres
tado q todos los intereses Nacionales.
En- su va larga historic Sc encuen-
ira multitnd de hourosos hechos; de
aqui que todo ciudadano yea en- cad4
individuo de ese benemerito cuerpo al
tiel defenscr de sns intereses, al celoso
guardian de So familia.
Obs6ryese como donde reside la
Guardia Civil reina la tranquilitlad pd-
blica, pues ell ladr6n y ell ratero esqui-
van la vista de sus constantes enemi-
COS y hnyen de sus tan pdblicos como
secretos parseguidores.
Todo, todd es palido ante la realidad
lie cuanto pudiera manifestar la pluma
para relatar los reconocidos m6ritos que
la referida institution tiene conqnista-
dos en- todo Ell territorio patrio; por 10
tanto, va que por causa de mis- escasos
conncimientos intelectuales me es i'm
possible resenar los importantes servi-
clos que comprueban la utilidad de la
misma, s9ame permitido referir algo
respecto de 10 ocurrido cou ell puesto
que hace POGO Sc estableci6 en- esta
Playa.
Ha POGO mas de IN aflo que a pedl-
mento de varios se10res c0merclantes
de esta plaza, y por consecuencia de los
continues robos que en- este barrlo dla-
riamente Sc cometian, fue instituida
Ell esta Playa la Guardia Civil, y sin
embargo del escaso tempo trascurrido,
va pueden estos vecinos dormlr tran
quilos, sin cuidado de que ratero la
dr6n alguno les moleste.
Rapida, pues, ha sido tan favorable
transformation; mas como qulera que
algin lector podria dudar de la verdad
de ella, aqui existen mas de tres mil
vecinos que pueden atestiguarla.
El ladr6n ell ratero no siempre te-
men que la Guardia Civil les sorprenda
en- ell acto de consumar sus dellto; te-
men sus constantes persecuciones, sa-
biendo que al fin siempre tropezaran
con sus perseguidores, y en- esta per-
suasi6n descansan los vecinos, vinien-
do d ser "a referida institution una
segura prenda, uns garantia de paz y
bienestar pdblicos.
Antonio Morera Y Lamboy.
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3 A n DO.

Por Ia Acadia de esta Capita
Sc ha dictado, con fecha II de-
corriente, y expue>to al publico TN
Bando tendente mejorar las con
diciones V situacidn higitnicas de
esta ciudad.
Por el Bando en- question sc
prohibc colocar en- las Gales los
dep6Sitos de agla5 Sucias antes dc
las l2 de la noche, hora en- que
precisamente deben ser derrama
das, Sc prescribe adcmi5 la linn
piczl de patios ln.eriores, bodego-
nes, casas de comida, tiepdas de
where's Y panaderas, caros, alji-
bes, azottas, cuadras Y corrales;
el cierre hermetico de los carros,
barriles y demas en- que sc con-
lucen basuras, Y Il desalojo de
los insalnbres apost1tos llamados
vu]garmente coractaS, que en-
realidad no son otra co~a que an
tros sin aire y sin lu: y focos de
infection.
Sc prohibe aSi M smc en- el
Bando que nos ocupa la aglome-
raci6n de muchedum,re en- los
velorios por los malos resultados
que clio puede reportar a Ia salud
pdblica, V Sc concede III plazo de
diez dia, d fin de que ientro del
mismo queden ejecutada' las pres
cripciones que antecedei.
Terminate este plazo, una Co.
mission debldamente autorl.ada ha-
ra yisitas domiciliarias, t,mando
las necesarias medidas Y amtando
las faltas Y contrayencion,s que
tenga OCCASION de observar IN las
viyiendaS del vecindarlo.
trgia, no nty que du(arlo,
tomar grandes precaucions de
a~eo y de limpieza, dadas las cir
cunstancias por que atraviesaesta
ciudad Y las p6simas condolences
de hygiene d que, desde ab NJ
ito, esta sometida Ia inmensa ma
yoria de la poblacidn.
Que Sc cumplan sin demra
las prescriptions de! Bando della
Acadia es 10 que ahora Sc IT.
cesita para bien de todos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-07-25

Con atento B. L. NJ. nos ha re
mitido ell Excmo. Sr. Gobernador
General un ejemplar de la "Ex-
posici6n { Informa sobre la crea-
ci6n en- Puerto-R Rico de una Es
cuela Regional de Agriculture,
publicados por acuordo de la Jun
ia Provincial de Agricultural, In
du>tria y Comercio.'
Como va nos hemos ocupado
de tan importantes trabaJos, solo
nos resta dar expreSivas gracias
al Sr. Marques de IA Vega Inclan
por la fineza que lie hemos mere
cido.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-07-25
Calenturas ajenas.

FL Deber de San German, ator-
tolado, y con razon, por 10 que le
esta pasando, dedica un suelto tan
falto de bucn sentidO como de
ortogratia al BoLETES, tomando
por pretexto Ia carta que nume-
rosos v dignos dependencies de
Comercio de esta capital Iirigie-
ron a FL Ciam0r del PaiS hace
POGO desde nue-tras Columns.
FL colega de San German nj el
merito de In novedad, nj mucho
menos ell de la inventiva revela
al hacer blanco al BoLETIN- de su
Iespecho.
No hace otra cosa que plaglar
las sandals vulgaridades de cajon
que un dia Y otro han vertido
contra el BoLETIN, falto5 de razo
mes, sus impotentes Gmulos y al
vcrsarlos.
AhHttt SUI SDtp NOCHW.
Nos 10 ACADIA de probar una
vez mas FL DeJer de San Ger.
man.
Respecto a la defensa que pre-
tende hacer de FL CIam0r del Pals
contra los apreciables dependien
tes de comercio a que aludimos,
solo una cosa Sc nos ocurre OBJ
servar y que pone de relieve 10
que es FL Deber de S,.n German:
;Es chocante e5e Juror para
defender al prdjimo en- quien no
sabe defeaderse 4 81 mi3mo.
Chocante tambitn yer como sc
empena en- sudar calenturas aje-
mas quien no esta muy bueno de
saIud, que digamos