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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

RIVER NEws.-The river at this
point continues to rise, though the
rise is decreasing daily. From s
o'clock Thursday morning to the
same hour on Friday the govern
ment guage marked a rise of !
inches. 1t now stands 1915 above
low water Of 1881.
The Jesse X. Bell is due down
to-day from Shreveport.
The light rains which have been
falling here since Thursday even
ing, are bound to effec4 the river,
though as yet no marked change
has taken place.
LATER.-From yesterday after
noon at 3 o'clock until 10 last
night the river rose s inches.
JUST THE THING.-Our Parish
School Board, that is the Alexan-
dria and Pineville members thereof,
have, very properly, had the fol-
lowing reports furnished the teach
ers here and in our sister city, they
in turn to furnish them to each and
every pupil who attends school
They will answer all purposes re-
ouired, and thus be the means Of
showing to parents, just what their
children are doing at school. The
reports are neatly printed on cards,
and read as follows:
Report for month of. ............
Has been absent. times
Has been tardy..
Department has been. ...........
Scholarship.
TEACHER
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08
NOTICE

rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
/ Registration Books will be open
at the following places on the dates
opposite each, for the purpose of
registering all unregistered citizens
of Rapides Parish, and also to
change the voting places Of voters
when it is desired:
Alexandria: February l8 t" 23d.
Cheneyville: February Is, rs.
Leconte: February ~ and %.
Weems: February %, March l.
Tramway: March 6 and 7.
Poland f: March 8.
Borland's March 10.
Holloway's Prairie: March IL.
Big Island: March II.
Bells: March 13.
Labat's: March Id:
Rapdolph's March 10.
Calhoon's: March 10.
Westport: March 20.
Hammock Church. March 81.
Hineston March %.
Union Church: March "a.
Horns: March Is.
Deloach's: March 81.
Red Store March %, 20.
Rapides: March 81, April l.
Pinevil,e: April 2, 3 aud 4.
After which time the books will
be kept open in Alexandra until
the llth day Of April.
JAMES ANDREWS,
Jan. 80. Registrar.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

MISS Nora De Generes, one Of
Avoyelles' brightest gems, who has
been visiting her uncle, our worthy
townsman, Mr.. L. V. Marye, leaves
tomorrow per Morgan train for her
home. We wish her a bon voyage
and hope that ere long she will re-
turn and dispel the cloud that will
be occasioned by her departure.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

THE Board of Delegates ofthe
Fire Department are to hold a meet
ing this evening at 7:3o o'clock.
They will elect officers Of the De-
partment for the ensuing year, and
take into consideration the question
as to how the anniversary shall be
celebrated. The Delegates from
the Pacifics have been instructed to
vote for a Parade. The "Hooks'
failed to elect delegates. We feel
safe in saying we will have a Pa
rade.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

I'm compliance with a request
made by US, Secretary Of the lnte-
rior w. NJ. Teller, has furnished us
the following list of pensioners of
the United States residing in this
Parish
Woods, Eliza, Alexandria, widow
$40 per month, Oct. 1879.
Fallery, Sarah Ann, Alexandria,
widow 1912, per month, IS, April
1881.
Pearce, Sarah H., Cheneyville
widow 1912, per month IS, Dec.
1880.
Barows, Frank, Pineville, gun
shot wound Of face and right groin,
per month So, Oct. 1878.
Corley, Tabitha., Pineville, wild
ow 1912, per month IS, Dec. 1881.
Editor Democrat
I see in your issue Of March LIST
that the anti $500 license gentle
men are about to call our Police
Jury together for the purpose las ]
understand it) of having them mod
ify or change the resolution offered
by Mr.. Heyman and pass ed as
amended by Mr.. Long, at their
January meeting, for retailing alco-
holic liquors.
Now, it seems to me that before
making this expense to our Parish
that there are two. important points
to be taken into consideration -
! First-After having established
the license, can they change i'll
This being a legal question can
only be solved by the legal profess
sion, and I pass it.
Second-It is we'll known that
four members of our Police Jury
were in favor of the license being
$500. 1t is also known that the
original amendment Of Mr.. Long
was $500. It is also known that
one of the two negative voters on
Mr.. Longs amendment has re-
peatedly said that if the amend
ment had been high enough to suit
his views that he would have voted
in the affirmative.
Now, it is possible that if the Pc
lice Jury are called together thai
instead Of reducing they may in
crease the license.
! CHENEYvILLE.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

In the Republican Nominating
State Convention, began at New
Orleans on Thursday last, Watkins
L. Amber, VIM. Crawford, W. S.
Kelso, and John De Lacey ST., were
admitted as the duly accredited del
egates from this Parish.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

FINE SToCK.-On Thursday last
Mr.. A. Heyman purchased from Mr..
J. R. Silliman a fine COW aud q two
year old heifer, for which he paid
SITS. He gave 500 for the COW
and SIS for the heifer. They were
born and bred in Massachusetts and
are considered by all who have seen
them to be as good as any cattle that
have been brought to Rapides.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

CAMPAIGN OpENs.-There will
be a Mass Meeting at Cheneyville
on next Saturday, March 18TH
All persons are invited to attend /;
the registration books will be
opened for all persons to register.
The meeting will be addressed by
Judge W. F. Blackman, Hon. T.
Overton, Hon. Robt. P. Hunter,
S. Meeker, Esq, and others. Let
the voters turn out.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

-CHAs. w. Drown, our own
Rapides Charlie, has been re-elect-
ed to the Captaincy Of the Cont
mental Guards, one Of the best
discipline and most sterling militia
nv organizations in the State.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

THERE will be only one Mass
celebrated in the Catholic Church
tomorrow, at 10 o'clock A. M.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

DEPUTY Postmaster Budden-
brock will leave for Winfield on
Monday, where he goes on a visit
to his mother.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

Hon. j. F. Hathaway, of LIE
comte, and Mr.. Henry NJ. Robin
son, of Lamourie, were in Town
yesterday on business.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

The campaign opens on Satur-
day week, at Cheneyville, in this
Parish.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

EVERY day during lent divine
services will be held at st. james
Church at 7 O'Clock in the morning,
and at S o'clock in the afternoon.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08
3 A. RACIAL,
SURGEON DENTIST

Corner Fourth and Madison Sts.,
ALEXANDRIA.
Teeth extracted without pain. Ar
tificial teeth made to order, and a
fit guaranteed. Work at New Or
leans prices FOR CASH ONLY.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

POSTMASTER Gordon visited
his plantation on Bayou Rapides
yesterday.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

Col. VIM. Polk was registered
at the Exchange Hotel yesterday.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

SINCE our last report the Clerk
Of the Court has issued the follow
ing Marriage Licenses (: Jos. Ric-
ardo to Louisiana Bradley, Willie
Gray to Emma Palmer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

~ We are authorized to an
ROunce
J. F. HATHAWAY,
as candidate for State Senator Of
this Senatorial District, at the ap-
preaching election.
- We are authorized to an
fl0unCe
H. NJ. ROBINSON
as a candidate for Sheriff at the ap-
preaching election, subject to the
will of the people.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

e. We'll pays the highest cash
price for coal oil and whisky barrels.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.


New Orleans for Alex'a. 1915 p m
Alex'a for New Orleans. $50 p m
ARRIVE.
New Orleans from Alex'a. 500 a m
.Alex'a from New Orleans. 1914 p m
Town and Parish News.
JOB Printing neatly executed
lat this Office.
BISHOP Galleher is expected
here on the 23d inst.
THE political caldron has
commenced simmering.
e. We'll pays the highest cash
price for coal oil and whisky barrels.
Col. VIM. Polk was registered
at the Exchange Hotel yesterday.
The campaign opens on Satur-
day week, at Cheneyville, in this
Parish.
: POSTMASTER Gordon visited
his plantation on Bayou Rapides
Yesterday.
THERE will be only one Mass
celebrated in the Catholic Church
tomorrow, at 10 o'clock A. N.
DEPUTY Postmaster Budden-
brock will leave for Winfield on
Monday, where he goes on a visit
to his mother.
Hon. j. F. Hathaway, Of LIE
comte, and Mr.. Henry NJ. Robin
son, of Lamourie, were in Town
yesterday on business.
EVERY day during lent divine
services will be held at St. James
Church at 7 o'clock in the morning,
and at S o'clock in the afternoon.
SINCE our last report the Clerk
Of the Court has issued the follow
ing Marriage Licenses {: Jos. Ric-
ardo to Louisiana Bradley, Willie
Gray to Emma Palmer.
BY order of Chairman James
Jeffries, the Executive Committee
of the Democratic Conservative par
ty of this Parish, will meet to-day
at the Town Hall, to arrange for
the canvass in the Parish.
TOMORROW (Sunday,) Rev.
II. y. Duncan, will hold divine SER
vices at St. Johns Chapel, Cotile,
at II a. m. In the afternoon of
the same day, at 3 o'clock, he will
preach at the Boyce Hotel.
The charter of the Henry
Frank to the Red River and Coast
Line, for the St. Louis trade, and in
opposition to the Annie P. Silver,
only, is for seventy-fve days, with
the privilege Of an extension.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

THE political caldron ha
commenced simmering.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

JOB Printing neatly executed
at this Office.
BISHOP Galleher is expected
here on the 23d inst.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

BY order of Chairman James
Jeffries, the Executive Committee
of the Democratic Conservative par
ty of this Parish, will meet to-day
at the Town Hall, to arrange for
the canvass in the Parish.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

The charter of the Henry
Frank to the Red River and Coast
Line, for the st. Louis trade, and in
opposition to the Annie P. Silver,
only, is for seventy-tive days, with
the privilege Of an extension.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08

TOMORROW (sunday, Rev.
H. G. Duncan, will hold divine SER
vices at St. Johns Chapel, Cotile,
at II a. m. In the afternoon of
the same day, at 3 o'clock, he will
preach at the Bovce Hotel.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-01-09
The CamOrra.

The secret society still exists in Naples,
in spite of all the efforts that have been
made to root it out. In the vulgar ac-
ceptation of the term the camorra is
simply an association of criminals, but
with ramiications extending through all
classes of society, even to the highest
seat of authority. To give an example
of its most primitive mode of express
sion: You hire a cab, and at the mo-
ment YOU take your seat the driver throws
halfpenny to the ground. A ragged
urchin picks it up, not for himself, but
for the camorra; that is its share-its
tithe on the drivers profit. This camoTa
takes cognizance of everything. If you
rave house to sell you must pay a tax
to the society, otherwise you will get no
purchaser. Do you wish to buy one9
Then nav again, else there will be con-
spiracy to raise the price. Now and again
YOU meet a, Ian with his face disfgured
by scar. Zen gar is the stamp of the
society. TheS4 = er is a camorrista, who
has offended agzhat its rules, and as a
punishment has becn marked with a
razor. know a foreign manufacturer
who dismissed two of his workmen, who
afterward threatened to stab him. At
first he paid no heed to their threats, but
finding the matter become, serious he
acted upon the advice of a friend, and
waited upon a camorrista leader. The
latter said to him: Are you disposed
to pay us ten pounds year, in return Tor
which we guarantee that no one shall
touch you?' agreed" said the tor
eigner. The chief sent for the two work
men, who were members of the camorrl,
and said to them: " From this day the
signore is under our protection" The
stranger was never molested after that
and what is more extraordinary is, that
every time he pays his contribution the
camorrist chief asks him, with an amiablc
smile, if he has no little commission y
for HIM to execute. La France.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-01-09
!, Driving Turkeys to Market.

A Chicago correspondent of the Louis
Vile Courier Journal writes: TO a North
ern mans eyes there is nothing more IN
teresting than driving turkeys to mar
ketn in Kentucky. From about election
day. in all Northern cities, until New
Years day has come and gone, the turkey
is truly the great American bird; but we
seldom think about where the thousands
upon thousands of turkeys come from. l
am prepared to take oath that Kentucky
supplies them all. In one days ride IN
Bourbon county believe / saw $1,000
turkeys. They are punched together In
droves of from 100 to 1000, their wings
cropped. and then driven leisurely to
market, like great droves of stock. am
told that nearly every town of any size In
Kentucky has its regular turkey abattolr,
bearing, in this particular, the same rela-
tion to the place as our great Chleago
slaughtering houses do to this city, where
these fowl are properly prepared for the
more important city markets. The INK
ling | got of the matter will always bring
with my Thanksgiving or Christmas tur-
KEY pleasant pictures of corn-helds stud
ded with girdled, gathered corn, of blue
grass fields, and of smooth, sinuous pike,
crowded with these fowls of the festiva
time-all in land Of opulent plenty lyins
placidly beneath an autumnal Kentuck.
sun,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-01-09
New Work for the Life.Saving Service,

Professor Spencer F. Baird, United
States commissioner of fish and fisheries,
in conversation with a correspondent In
regard to the arrangement made with the
life-saving service for the announce
ment of the stranding of marine animals,
said: GA number of specimens have
been already received, including some OF
much interest on account of their rarity.
The animals reported thus far have been
cetaceans and fishes, but it is probable
that as time passes we shall obtain specl-
mems, not only of vertebrate animals, but
of the invertebrates as well. No such
arrangement exists in any other country.
'Its Importance to the advancement OF
the knowledge of the larger marine verte-
brates cannot be overrated, continued
Professor Baird. Hitherto biologists
have been forced to content themselves
with examination of specimens of which
the stranding has been reported indl-
rectly through the newspapers or other
wise. In the majority of such cases the
rapid progress of decomposition has made
it impossible to preserve more than the
skeleton, and so it has come about that
the external appearance of many large
species is quite unknown. BY the pres,
ent admirable arrangement, however, and
the extension of our railroads, a special
list can be dispatched to almost any point
on the Eastern coast in time to observe II
fresh state any stranded animal which
NAV have been reported"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-01-09
A Pacific Coast Stage Robber.

t'Black Bart" noted stage robber,
has been captured in San Francisco. lie
is known to have 'held up" twenty seven
stages since 1871, when he gave up
school-teaching In the northern part OF
California, having been removed for
playing draw poker. He was tracked
and caught through laundryman $
mark on a handkerchief that he dropped
while Fastening from the scene of his
latest robbery. All the clothes on his
person had the tell-tale mark. He IS
over fifty years of age, He wus living in
San Francisco, and was supposed to be
a miner whose business called him out OF
the city occasionally. He does not
either smoke or drink, and the proceeds
of his robberies have been used in sup
porting himself. They call him the poet
robber, because he has always left at the
scene of one of his exploits slip o.
rhyme in a disguised handwriting, signeo
'Black Bart, Pc s." He wore mask
and flour sack over his head, and al
old linen duster over his person. In at
tacking stage he sprahg out ant
shielded himself in front of the leat
horses. He has not taken human life
On the contrary, he is polite, exceeding
ly so to the lady passengers. He travele'
on foot, and got his food in out-of-the
way places, and never slept in hous
that was occupied After the robbery o
Bear Mountain he might have got tran
for San Francisco within twelve miles c
the scene, but he walked 150 miles owe
the mountains to the Carson mint to d'
posit the gold amalgam that was part
the 81, 900 that he got. The detective
after the successful termination OF tiN
years of "shadowing," hurried him off
Calaveras county jail. His real name
unknown.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-01-09
Machine Guns.

Machine guns in the field arc now en-.
tirely abandoned The French mitrail
leuse, from which such wonders were eX-
pected, was as heavy as a field gun and
required six horses to draw it. Its range
was practically the same as that of in
fantry, and had its disadvantages If the
range was correct and the mark remained
steady, great execution was done, but
the slightest error would throw every
bullet out, unless at short range. Both
French and Germans have given up ma
chine guns for the field, and have in
creased and developed their field artillery.
they both admit that the machine gun
csnnot face field artillery at artillery
ranges, and that its projectiles have no
pbwer whateveragainst walls or buildings
orearthworks but they believe when
tU 3 hostile bodies of infantry are closing
tht machine guns may be brought from
eo,ier in which they should be kept till
thSn, and may then exereisg great inhu'
encA on the result
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-01-09
WISE WORDS.

He is not likely to be true man who
Is false to God.
Falsehood always endeavors to copy
the mien and attitude of truth.
He who can conceal his Joy is greater
than he who can conceal his griefs.
Our happiness and misery are trusted
to our conduct, and made to depend
upon it.
Nothing is ever done beautifully which
is done in rivalship, nor hobly which Is
done in pride.
Let us learn to appreciate and value at
their true price the little blessings that
come to us daily.
There are men who love only them
selves; and these are men of hatred, for
to love ones self alone is to hate others.
Remember that you go grow older
every day, il you have bad habits, they
grow older too; and the older both grow
together the harder they are to separate
Our brains are seventy-year clocks
| The angel of life winds them up once fol
all, then closes the case and gives thu
key into the hand of the angel of thu
resurrection.
Why is it that blessing only when i
is lost cuts as deep into the heart as
sharp diamond9 Why must we frs
weep before we can love so deeply tina
our hearts achel
My friend is one who takes me 70
what / am. A stranger takes me fo
something else than | am. We do nc
speak, we cannot communicate, till W
find that we are recognized. The strar
ger supposes in our stead third persor
whom we do not know, and we leave hil
to converse with that one.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-01-09
Hair Oil.

A youngster on Case avenue had
noticed tall black bottle on his fathers
dressing table, and asked what it was
THAT, my son, is hair oil, " answered
his father with furtive and wandering
look, "and it is not at all nice for little
boys"
The youthful questioner took smell
of the contents and asked no more IN
formation on the subject, He kept up
a rood bit of thinking, however Last
Sunday the family entertained some
friends at dinner, and there was plum
pudding with brandy sauce. The small
boy had found his opportunity. When
he was helped to the pudding he sized Il
up with large eyes
% Pa, " he said, in . loud, shrill tone
as he shifted the sauce afar off, the hal
oil on this puddin' smells awful good. -
Detroit Free Press,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-01-09
NANCY.


AN IDYL OF THE KITCHEN.
in brown Holland apron she stood in the
kitchen;
Her sleeves were rolled up, aud her cheeks
all aglow;
Her hair was coiled neatly, when !, indis-
creetly
Stood watching while Nancy was lneading
the dough.
Now, who could be neater, or brighter, or
sweeter,
Or who hum a song so delightfully."- low,
Or who look so slender, so graceful, so tender,
AS Nancy, sweet Nancy, while kneading
the dough-
How deftly she pressed it, and squeezed it,
caressed il,
And twisted and turned it, how quick and
how slow.
All me, but that madness I've paid for in
sadnessl
Twas my heart she was lSneading as well
as the dough.
At last when she turned for her pan to the
dresser
She saw me and blushed, and said shyly,
please, go,
Or my bread Ill be spelling, in spite of my
toiing,
If you stand here and watch while I'm
kneoding the dough"
begged for permission to stay. Shed not
listen;
The sweet little tyrant said, "No, sir! no
nor
yot when had vanished on being thus ban
ished,
My heart stayed with Nancy while knead
ing the dough.
I'm dreaming, sweet Nancy, and see you IL
fancy
Your heart love, has softened, and pitiet
my woe,
And we, dear, are rich in b dainty we
kitchen
Where Nancy, my Nancy, stands kneadinI
the dough
john A. Frdrer, IN, in the Centurl
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-01-09
oooD-BYE, OLD YEAR, GOODBYE

The bells ring slow, in mufied tone,
The chilling wind makes sadder moan,
The flowers are dead, and all must die
Goodbye, Old Year, goodbye
The laughing streams run coldly now;
Storm winter reigns, with ice-crowned oro"i
Fair summer Is dead and you must die-
Goodbye, Old Year, goodbye
Once you were young, but now you're oldS
Our youth can ne'er be bought with gold;
Your youth is dead; all youth must die
Goodbye, Old Year. goodbye
Your glory came; your gloryis gone;
All glory fades time breathes upon;
All grandeur and pride shall surely die
Goodbye, Old Year, goodbye I
You brought us many glittering joys
That cloyed and broke like children's toys;
Our joys you've killed, now you muss DE
Goodbye, Old Year, goodbye
You brought us much of calling grief,
But, like our joys, its smart was brief;
II Joy must die, then grief must die
Goodbye, Old Year, goodbye
Thou vast year of hundred years.
OF glorious triumph that endears;
But ah as the others, thou must die
Goodbye, Old Year, goodbye
Though husl1 must die. the kernel lives;
| So doth the truth each year eer gives,
Thou brough'st as much that will not die
Goodbye, Old Year. goodbye
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-01-09

An English artist who came to America
in the interests of one of the illustrated
papers of London fell in with bad com
many in the course of his stay in Chicago.
tn the morning he had neither money nor
INV other yaluables but he remembered
rhs faces Of those who had been his com
nanions. SO he made portraits OF them
from memory, mud took the pictures 10 %
The police, who arrested three % 'hs
Originals
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-01-09

Pampas plumes are mentioned for use
in mattresses on steamers. They are
elastic and buoyant pleasant TO lie on,
and valuable as q life preseFyer IN case ol
accident