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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-28
Henry L. Biossat, Business Manager
DEATH OF NONRESIDENT
HENDRICKS,

By the sudden and unexpected
death Of Vice President of the Uni.
ted States, Thomas A, Hendricks,
of Indiana, which sad event We fpd
chronicled in the City papers of the
, goth, the Democracy loses its prin-
cipal champion. Truly speaking,
his death is calamity to the coun-
try and to his party, by whom he
was regarded as the personification
of its ideas aud principles. By all
who knew him, whether of the same
political creed or not. he was regar-
ded as a chieftain and Democrat
OF the purest metal; no wishy-washy
man, but strong one in whom all
could trust. The Democratic party
Of the United States will feel sore
iy his death, and to- replace him
will be no easy task, indeed. As
one of our contemporaries has al
ready said -
! By his death, the Presidency of
the United States Senate falls into
the hands Of the Republicans, who
recover a power that they will not
hesitate to utilize to their advan-
tage. Relieved of the presence and
influence of this great champion of
Jacksonian Democracy, the doetri-
mares who are seeking to establish
distinctions and to create preferred
Glasses in the Democratic party,
will have easy sailing under Pre-
sident whose political convictions
are in total disaccord with those
that his lamented coadjutor wonld
have upheld with that steadfast-
ness that had endeared him to the
Democratic party.
In the death of Vice-President
Hendricks great pillar tn the tenn.
pie of Democracy has fallen, and
alas, we see no Samson at hand to.
take his place.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-28
A Mothers Loye-A Practi.
Cal Illustration Of Its
Power.

A mother'ss love! What a poten,
thing it is. 1t will melt the heart 81
the most hardened criminal, when nc
other INFLUENCE would be cffectnal. No
one but . mother knows its full
meaning, lat every one can appreciate
itif they will. It is known, though,
that it means slecpless nights, care. in.
convenience. and. if necessary, want,
ha dship, md death. But the subject
has bee" '"'Aeloquently treated by the
sweetest loets and the ablct writers to
'urn'>ll, IN essay for these columns,
Too many practical illustrations occur
ncvvry day lii for ii to be dwelt up-
~ SO that it IS II necessary to speak Of
he subject further in order to mnke the
"'ad'r Understand the fnll meaning Of
hat is 10 follow.
Mrs Eenry Schualen, of Ashland
Y writes that her daughter has been
'nre'i OF deafness which resulted from
,'lronlc catar'h. She tells how she had
lost all hope. vi her daughter cher idoD
y ing cured, and how overjoyed she is
It the result, Af'cr trying many rene
Ns. sl,s says rERUSA brought a cure
mt The dangn IRIS hearing is restored.
he conciudea: by speaking in the most
i"tt ring terms OF l'ERUSA, and then
,t'scr'bes in tlN. most lovely manner the
happiness it k:.s brought her, ana r.-
views fh.'H's'ress sl'" cxperienc, d W. lie
nor dau= i't' r was afflicted.
Or ~. Il. One, Martins Ferry, O.
writes: II have u ,rse .r,ulc in your
'E.u> y. Think j: is > grand rcmcLv"
Mr. Il '''"rt G Hannah. To!esbo-
'nlh' lewis "naty, Ky, writes: II
"r'e 10 iatorn You Of the erea, bcrc.
1t | received from the use az yorr
nesi'cims, PESu,sA and MAxAi1N
: had b en- low spirited and very SEX
or alb IL. xix mna.hs with IA had cough,
aud my friends thought 1 had con-.
'ump'lon, tried number. OF. patent
'"eaicinc ami most of the doctors in
ne vicinity ( nd We have some of as
|"od rs you can fin / in the countrvl.
mt they did HE no good whatever
DIR NJ rc}ant, iIr. Gillespie, insisted
'pH' ne irving yonr r m"tlies. ! did
o. but ln'' tsay l lad little faith in
hem at first. Before / lad consumed
ny first bottle, ! noticod !. change for
ne better, and to-day 1 am entirely
veil, and as sound a man as there is in
he vicinity. I credit my cure to your
'alnable remedies, PERuNA and MAN
AIN, and recommend them to all of
ny friends
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-28
Bucklen's Arnica Salye.

The best salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Soros, letter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or 10 pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price
% cents per box. For sale by ia
cob Geiger.,
For SALE-The undersigned Of
ters a fine lot of horses and mules
for sale to the people of this and.
adjoining parishes. They are we'll
broken, of good size, and thor
uughly acclimated. FERNS, cheap
for cash. Apply to
BEN We'll,
Alexandria, La.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-28
The Ague-Shaken Sufferers

The Ague-Shaken Sufferers
Who resort to Hostetter's Stomach
Bltters, experience speedier and
more complete relief than they can
hope to do by the use of quinine.
This we'll authenticated fact is of
itself sufficient to have established
a high reputation for the Bitters.
But the article is not a specific
merely for the various forms Of ma
lariat disease, it endows the system
with a degrea of vigor,. and reforms
its irregularities with a certainty
that constitutes its best defence
against disorders of the stomach.
liver and bowels, specially rife
where the atmosphere and water
are miasma tainted. Fever and
agne, bilious remittent, dumb ague
and ague cake are re,nedied and
prevented by It, and it also. re-
moves dyspepsia, constipation,
rheumatism, &c. Take this medi-
cine on the first indication that the.
system is out of order: and rest as
sared that you will be. grateful for
the hint.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-28
Succession of Walter Q. VIM.

No: 4o-Pfobate Docket, Tweli,A
Judicial District Court, Parish If
Rapides, La.
PURSUANT to commission and Dr.
der of sale issued by the Honora.
BILE the Twelfth Judicial District
Court, in and for the Parish and
State aforesaid, in the matter Of
the succession Of Walter @. Vim.
No. 40 Probate Docket said Couu.
commanding me to sell foz the pay
ment OF debts, for cash and in &C.
corlance with law, the Lsreinaiter
described property, l shall offer for
sale at pnblic auction, at the front
of the Conrt House door, in til.
Town Of Alexandria, La, between
the hours prescribed by law, on
Saturday, the 9Th day Of December,
A. D. 1885,
the following described property,
to-wit:-
l. A certain tract Or parcel Of
land, a part of the Cropland plan.
tation, In quantity two hundred
(2Oo) acres, more or less, being the
rear half Of the said plantation,
bounded in front by the lands Of
Al. Ryan, also by a small strip Of
land belonging to VIM succession;
ON the lower side by Hynson, and
in the rear by lands of A. Hey
man, situated about three miles
above Alexandria, and bounded on
upper side by lands Of Maddox.
2. Also a tract of land contain
ing about sixty (60) acres, more or
less, and being part Of the Crop
land plantation, bounded in front
by Bayou Rapides, on upper side
by Maddox, below by lands of N.
Ryan, and on the back by lands
(rear half of the succession of
VIM. The said sixty acres to DO .
sold in two lots, by a line dividing
it into two equal lots running from
Bayou Rapides, to the lower line Of
the upper half of said plantation.
s. Also three hundred 1900 acres
OF land, more or less, of woodland
Situated about two and one-half
miles. in rear of said Cropland plan
tation, bounded on the East by
lands of Or. Maddox, North by
lands of johnson, Beatty, South by
lands of John Maddox, West by
lands Of Archinard. All of said
tracts OF parcels of land with I'M
provements. thereon, will be sold
separately.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to
d. G. PAUL,
Sheriff and ex.officio Auctioneer
Oct. 2S-tds.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-28

as is used in the Royal Palace.
Accompanying the rug is descrip-
ton of the manner in which rugs OF
kind are made. From this descrip-
ton it appears that the fibers used
in the construction are made from
the root of a native plant called
the piper metustricum. The fibre
is prepared by young girls selected
by the King for the task, the pre-.
paration consisting in chewing
pieces of the root until the fibres
are thoroughly separated, after
which the material thus prepared is
exposed to the sunlight until it is
"leached. The weaving is done.
entirely by hand. Thejuice of the
root which is extracted in the pre-
paratioa of the tibres is used in the
preparation Of a liquor called the
kava, which is the favorite drink
in the royal household upon state
occasions. The saliva it is said
produces fermentation and the Ii
quor is slightly Intoxicating. 1t is
to be regretted that the piper me-
fust'Scum is not Il plant indigenous
to American soil. What boon it
would be to our fashionable board
ing schools, as the fair inmates, in
stead of wasting their valuable time
in the mastication of tolu,. wonld
each be able to prepare ruficieut
material to luxuriously carpet her
apartment with rugs. The spirit of
rivalry engendered would be ear
red to such an extent that any we'll
regulated American boarding house
would be able to display an array
ofrugs, which both in point of num-
bers and elegance of design would
awaken envy even in the King of
Samona.
The members of the Commission
which was intrusted by Congress
with the duty of selecting the de
sign and site for the proposed sta
tue to he erected to Lafayette, have
not as yet decided upon the site, as
the appropriateness of the site de-
ponds upon the character of the
proposed statue. If a small statue
is to be erected it will be PLACED in
one of the parks, while if large and
imposing, it will probably be placed
IN a conspicuous place near some
'ne of the Government buildings.
As yet only three designs have ar.
rived. These are by Bartholdi.
The French sculptor; Daniel c.
French, Of Massachusetts, and Lar
kin G. Meade, a noted American
artist, who is at present the profess
'or OF sculpture at the Academy of
Art in Florence. Fl /
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-28

The New Orleans papers Of
the 26th contain, the news of the
death of King Alfonso, of Spain.
The Princess Mercedes, the Swear
old daughter of Alfonso, will be
Qaeen under the regency Of her
mother, Christina.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-28

-B1LLY's little sister had fallen
nnd hurt her nose, and she cried a
great deal over it. Hearing his
mother tell her to be careful lest
she'd spoil it next time, he said !:
whats the use of a nose to her
she never blows it,"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-28

The prohibition election pass.
cd off quietly in Atlantn, Ca. on
the 25th. Seven thousand votes
were cast. The majority for prohi-
bition was 1926.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-28

You can get better bargains at
the Red Pillow store in dress goods
and dry goods than you can else
where.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-28
WASHINGTON CITY LETTER,
w AsHINGToN, }
Nov. 90, 'S5. {

=
Editor Democrat:
The past week has been devoit
of incident of special interest. Ear
ly in the week Miss Cleaveland re
turned to Was hington and assumed
her accustomed place at the White
House, Mrs. Hoyt, the Presidents
sister, will remain for two or three
weeks and it is announced that af
ter a short visit to her home she
will return and assist Miss Cleve.
land in entertaining during the so.
cial season.
As the President is no longer
overwhelmed by office seekers, he
has been able to devote his time to
the preparation of his message to
Congress, and parts of it are now
in the hands of the printer. Mr..
Rounds will have personal charge
of the composition, and stakes his
official destiny on his ability to
keep it from premature publication.
AS this is the first message trans
mltted to Congress by Democratic
President since 1860, there is much
speculation as to how the Silver,
Indian, Mormon, and other great
questions of the day are treated.
The removal of tho last of the
Pension Office force to the new
building was completed early in
the week, and thus an army Of
nearly 1400 clerks nave been fur
nished with accommodation beneath.
single roof.
Col. Robert G.. Ingersoll, who
for a number of years past has made
Washington his home, has sold bis
fine residence IN this city to Mr.. A.
B. McCreery, of Baltimore, Md,
for s45,o00. The purchaser takes
immediate possession, and the Col
onel will remove with his family to
New York City, where be will
spend the winter. He will be much
missed by his professional associ-
ates here, as will also bis wife and
family by their large circle of So
cisty friends.
General Sheridan, in his annual
report as General-in. Chief of the
army, urges that lands, be settled
upon the Indians, in severalty,
three hundred and twenty acres to
each family, and that the remain
ing lands be purchased by the Gov
ernment, and the, sum derived. from
their sale placed in United States
bonds to suppors them. He urges
the concentration of troops in garri-
sons near the large, cities, as they
can be supplied cheaper, and may
be readily moved by rail to points
where needed.
The hearing of arguments in the
telephone case,. which has been &C.
the attention of the Secre-
AIRY of the Interior for some time.
past, has at last been closed. 1t
will probably be some time before
decision is reached. The general
impression is that the Secretary
will recommend that the United
States be made a party to a suit to
est the validity of the Bell patent.
Conspicuously displayed in a
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-28

"A JUSTICE in Georgia recent.
ly undertook to marry two couples
at once and married both women to
one Of the men before he was uware
of the fact. He afterward' got the
matter Strengthened out to the salts;
faction of the contracting parties.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-28

The history of Vermont
mou. qtain town is thus epttomized
by a sgood observer: "The early
settlers Cleared up good farms and
the childreAp got rich from them.
The grandchildren ran them down,
and loaded the hSown with debts.
The next generationl skipped away
to the West" ~.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-28

-W1rH bright eyes and elastic
step, yet gray, lusterless hair. 1t
is unnatural, needless. Parker's
Hair Balsam will restore the black
or brown prematurely lost, cleanse
from all dandruff, and stop its fall
ing. Don't surrender your hair
without making an effort to save it.
= You can get pair of rubber
overshoes at the Red Plow store
for so cents.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-07-03

A negro and his family, residing on
the Decatur division OF the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, recently at
tempted one Of the most sensational
swindles Ofthe day. There are ten chill.
dreD In the family and the husband and
wife find IL hard work to feed 30 many
mouths. At family council there was
q long discussion OF ways and means.
and IL was finally decided that one Of .he
children should sit down on the rail-
road track and be run over by passen-
ger train. The parents would then take
advantage Of the affair 70 sue the COM
pany for damages with which the re-
naming youngsters could be fed, cloth
ed and educated. One Of tho boys was
so much struck with the prospect that
he volunteered 10 sacrifice himself for
the good of the others. Shortly before
the tiain was due he took bis seat on the
track and waited. The train came thun-
dering along. The little darkey held
the fort. He was true grit until ths en-
gine got within ten feet Of him, when
he gave an uDearthly yell, and bound
into mid air, made tracks for the woods.
The authorities investigated the matter,
and the above facts all came out. A
more cold-blooded conspiracy to defraud
= railroad company and destroy human
life has never come 10 light.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-07-03
SaIn Jones.

"Sam JONES'" as he calls himself, is
the "Rev. Samuel Jones, of Georgia,
Evangelist" has been creating stir in
the Southern States and is now whoop-
ing up the ungodly in Nashville, Tenn.
He indulges in no doubts as to the
authenticity Of the Scriptures. He ac-
cepts them as the mandates of his Faith
er, and goes without question to the
performance Of what he conceiyes to DO
his duty.
The following are few OF his say
ings, and there is n whole sermon In al
most any one Of them:
"Talk about an honest man starving
to death; they won't starve. God will
feed an honest man II he has 10 put the
angels on half rations."
whats culture worth? It's only
white wash on a rascal. I'D rather have
TO learn my A b C's in heaven than to
know Greek in hell"
"Many good Christians sleep so sound
that the dsvil can como up and saw of
their heads with dull caseknife before
they wake"
''The best woman in this town is the
woman that has wsded through trouble
that an angels heart could not have en-
dured. When God wants to strike us
with Affections let us not run, but stand
and take EN-"
GA lie is always on the down grade,
but the truth you have TO hitch an en-
gine to-"
81 can get along better with most ev-
erything in this world than with people
who talk too much"
ga woman that marries man with
whisky on his breath is the biggest fool
in the world, except the one whe stirs
his toddy for him after she marries him.
II you don't like that sort Of talk you
can rack out Of here"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-07-03

Phrenology and chiromancy have
long ago become established branches
Of pseudo science, and books and pam.
phlets on these subjects are within the
reach OF everybody. There Is, however,
a new branch Of the curious methods Of
physical research into physical cbarac-
ter, which il as yet very little developed.
II is the study Of the 6Dger-nails, the
shape and color Of which are said 10 In
dicate certain traits Of character. FIN
ger-nails, according 10 the experts Of
the new fad, II long and slender, denote
imagination and poetic feelings, love Of
art, and lazisess; IL long and nat, they
are the sign Of prudence, good sense,
anG grave mental faculties; IL wide aud
short, anger and rudeness, controversy,
and obstinacy; healthy color signifies
virtue, health, happiness, courage, AID
liberality; dry and brittle nails are
signs Of anger, cruelty, quarrel, culmi-
mating even In MURDER; curved In the
shape Of claws, hypocrisy ard wicked
ness; soft, feebleness Of body and mind;
and, lastly we are told that short nails,
gEawsd down 10 the hssb, signify still
ness and dissipation.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-07-03
EVERYTHING EARTH

not kept at my store. but / have almost
Il everything that housekeeper needs. Pure
and Fresh Groceries, Woodenware, Queens
ware, Glassware, Hardware, Dry Goods. No
uons. Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Tobacco, Ci-
sars, Eatables Of all kinds, in fact whole
store full OF goods. n. S. j. STRIDER.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-07-03

"No, my son." he replied, as he put
on his hat, "you can't 20 to the circus"
"But why, father?"
"well, in the first place, / can't fool
away money on such things"
eyes, but l have enough Of my own"
"And in the next place 1t j. rough
crowd, the sentiment is unhealthy, and
no respectable person can countenance
such things"
"But, father"
"That's enough, sir! You can't go. /
want you TO enjoy yourself, but you
must seek some more respectable amuse-
ment.'
An hour later q curious thing hap
pened in the circus tent. A boy climbed
to the top flight Of seats and sat down
beside a man who had just finished
glass Of lemonade and was lighting a
cigar. He had his plug hat on the back
of his head, and seemed 10 be enjoying
himself hugely. 1t was father and son.
The father had gone straight to the
grounds from dinner, and the boy had
run away. They looked at each other
for half minute, and then the boy got
| in the first blow by whispering:
"Say, dad, IL you won't lick me
won't tell ma you was here"
The father nodded his head to the
agreement, and the great spectacular
parade in the ring began.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-07-03
NEW VOL. 2O-NO. A.

| but TO be as comfortable as possiole ana
wait for the end. Like General Grant,
Mr.. Leslie refused to take his bed. He
was up and dressed every day. His voice
became thiekened and husky, as Grants
is. The reader will remember that
about two weeks ago Grant had very
worrisome dream about being obliged
to 60 8 long journey and having no
money to 60 with, and being only partly
clothed. Mr.. Leslie was q sound sleeper,
never had any slumber-visions in his
lite that he could remember, but 1t is q
curious coincidence that shortly before
his death he had much the same sort.Of
wearisome dream that General Grant
had. He thought there was some treas
ure deep in the ocean, and that he and
his wife were trying in vain to dive for
! il. He fancied she was trying to go,
and that he kept pushing her back, and
Insisting that he must dive for tho treas
ure himself.
The day he died he arose early in the
morning and dressed himself, to the
last minute, carefully as was his wont.
He had six good hours sleep, the at-
tendant said.
"But don't feel refreshed after it,
somehow" he told his wife, "and l
haven'tany appetite. i think took so
much food last night that am not hum
cry this morning"
Mrs. Leslie was obliged TO go out on
business. She went to the publishing
house, and was busy throughout the
morning. At o'clock she received Il
telegram to come home at once.
81 knew what it meant" she said.
She hastened home with all speed. Mr..
Leslie appeared to be sleeping quietly,
with nothing alarming in his appear
ance. She turned to the nurse:
"Why did you send for me like that ?"
she asked. "You drove me almost
mad"
A little while before her husband had
undressed himself with his own hands
and gone to bed. 1t was the first time
since his illness. AS he lay down he
said to the nurse:
"It's come"
Mrs. Leslie went to the bed, with her
bonnet on still. Her face was flushed
from the rapid walking. She reused
her husband.
"What is the matter ?" she asked him.
"Do you feel worse?" He raised his
eyes to her flushed face and smiled.
CHOW pretty you look"
Those were his last words. lie sank
into Inconsistencies, and breathed
more and more softly, till about six
o'clock, when he was no more. The
pressure Of the swelling upon his wind
pipe caused gradual and progressive
| imperfect aerifcaton Of the blood, aud
the effect produced was as II he had
taken a narcotic. He became slowly
stupefied. In that way he passed away
| without n struggle or DanC