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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

"A 14-YEAE old girl, daughter
Of a citizen of Groton, VT, went to
sleep on the 9TH of last January,
and is said to have slept from that
time until now, except for a few
minutes at a time, when liquid food
is administered. The account says:
"She has not lost much flesh and
does not seem to be in any pain.
She is as helpless as baby. Va
rious doctors have been called to
see her, but do not know what to
call the case"
JOB Printing neatly executed
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16
STATEOFLOUISIANA

District Court Parish of Rapides.
No. 4S4-Whereas Julius A. John
son has made application to this
Court to be appointed Administra-
tor of the Succession of Malissa
Maxwell, deceased F.: Notice is here
by given to all whom it doth OF
may concern, to show cause within
ten (10) days from the date hereof,
why the same should not be
granted.
By Order of the Court.
Clerks Office, Alexandra, La,
this I'd day. of September, 1885.
G. L. RANSDELL,
Sep sgt. Deputy Clerk.
Na-- -a III 4 80
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

hASnC new. blS10p Leray decOm-
mends the Faithful to Address
Fervent Prayers to the Father
Of Mercies to Avert Threatened
Calamity.
The following is officially pro-
mulgated in the Morning Star Of
the 18th inst:
We must confess that our dear
State of Louisiana has of late been
tried very bitterly and in many
ways. For two years in succession,
owing to various causes, the crops
upon which is grounded its indus
try and prosperity, have failed in a
great measure. And behold that
this year again the rice crop, which
constitutes the principal resources
of our river Parishes, has been very
much endangered by the late inces-
SAINT showers. The cotton crop also
is somewhat imperiled. And the
poor planters who, after long days
of privation and miseries, were on
the eve Of beholding their labors
and tolls recompensed by a most
abundant and exceptional crop, see
themselves suddenly threatened in
their most cherished hopes, and fear
to be doomed to misfortune and
ruin. For US Catholics, who be-
lieve that nothing happens in this
world except by the dispensation Of
an all-ruling, wise and just Provi-
dence, which Furnishes us but for
our own good, our duty under those
circumstances, is first ofall to hum.
BILE ourselves under the hand which
strikes us; to acknowledge our
wrongs and weakness, to grieve
over them with a true and hearty
sorrow, and then, taking courage,
to strive by earnest prayers to rem
der heaven more propitious unto us.
To this effect we recommend to
all the faithful and to the numer-
GUS religious communities of our
Archdiocese, to address most spe-
cial and most fervent prayers to the
Father of Eercies, and beseech Him
to avert from us the great calamity
with which we are threatened. In
the meantime, and to the same end,
we hereby ordain to all priests Of
the Archdiocese, to add to the usual
prayer at the Mass, when it be al
lowed by the Rubric, the prayer
Pro qnacumQue ''ecessitate, and this
until otherwise ordered.
By order of His Grace.
MOST Rev. +. X. LERAY,
Archbishop of New Orleans.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16
fore God, the w-o-r-r o-m-s

-"FoRE God, the w-o-r-r o-m-s
have eaten Up all the cotton leaves,
but den | believe we'll make twice
as much as we made last year, and
not Kill ourselves either" was what
an old darkey said the other day
when being questioned by one of
our Town merchants.
The Auxiliary Bucket Com
pany was organized on Monday
night, and the following young
gentlemen were chosen as officers !:
Henry Radcliffe, President; Oscar
Fitzpatrick, Vice-President; Frank
Grayson, Secretary; Norman White,
Treasurer; Charles Duke, Fore.
man; L. Duke, Custodian. The
Company will hold meetings on
the first Tuesday of each month.
HE various business houses
of Alexandria and Pineville have
received their Fall and Winter
goods, and the proprietors thereof
are now ready for::customers. Cot
ton will shortly come tumbling in
and it remains to be seen who will
give the highest price. One
thing is certain-he who buys the
bulk of the cotton will do the lions
share Of the business. No further
explanation is necessary.
~ THERE is no more attractive
ornament to the handsome figure of
a man or the lovely form Of wo-
man than neat, well-fitting shoe;"
and there is no place in town like
the Red Plow store to procure Just
such shoe. If you need a shoe,
and we know you do, do not hest
tate a moment, but go at once, and
MIR. L. P. Wilmington, the gentle
manly manager of this popular es-
Establishment will convince you that
we know whereof We are writing.
PUSH and rush seems to be in
order at the establishment of Mil
Ter, Brady & Co. The orders for
goods which are daily received from
various portions of this and adjoin-
ing parishes demand their imme-
date attention, and business men
as they are they fill the same at
once without delay. Tue sound of
the hammer, breaking open boxes
and mailing up same for shipment
can be heard all day long. Their
success is due to cheap prices, strict
integrity and true politeness.
VIZ deeply sympathize with
Mr.. and Mrs. Mires Rosenthal in
the death of their little son, Julius,
aged 4 years, 8 months and %
days, which sad event took place
in this Town on Saturday, the 18th
inst. The announcement of this
calamity will strike the saddest
chord in the hearts of all who knew
the little fellow, for he was to his
parents their greatest joy. In little
Julius death they have lost
bright sunbeam that seemed to have
strayed from heaven and found a
resting place on earth for a brief
season to gladden. and hallow. each
life that fell in its way.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16
SHERIFF'S SALE.
T. p IS: Hatch }ro. ,,,,.

Mrs. II. j. Ierado.
Twelfth Judicial District Court,
Rapides Parish, La.
By virtue of writ of fieri facias
issued out Of the above named
Court in the above entitled and
numbered suit and to me directed,
have seized and will offer for sale
at public auction. at the front Of
the Court House door, in the Town
of Alexandria, La, between the
hours prescribed by law, on
Saturday, the Sd day Of October,
A. D. 1885,
A certain tract, piece or parcel of
land, situated, lying and being in
the Parish of Rapides, State of
Louisiana, together with all the
buildings and improvements there
on, and being described as follows:
Start at the mouth of the lane
which divides the property of this
mortgagor from the plantation for
merly belonging to G. NJ. Long,
thence up the front line fence of the
property on Bayou Rapides Of this
mortgagor, such a distance and to
such a point on the said front fence
line. as where a line is extend
ed from it parallel to said lane,
the area enclosed of open cul-
waited and fenced land shall be
fifty acres and thence both of par
allel lines shall be extended until
they reach Bayou Beouff, and shall
include all the other open land i'm.
proved and wood land in the rear
of the aforesaid fifty acres of open
fenced land, that may be included
between the said parallel lines the
front line and the Bayou Beouf,
provided that if the said front line
running from the mouth of lane up
the said Bayou Rapides is found to
include the dwelling house on
said plantation, then the upper line
above described shall be run as
nearly parallel to the said lane as
may be possible to exclude the said
dwelling house and its appurtenan-
ces, until the rear Of dwelling house
and appurtenances is passed thence
to run parallel to said lane to Ba-
you Beouff as aforesaid. The above
described land is to be so acres Of
the open fenced land and all the
land lying back, Of it to the Bayou
>Beouf:, with the exclusion of the
dwelling house and its appurte-
? Terms Twelve months credit,
the purchaser furnishing bond with
good and sufficient security, bear
ing eight per cent per annum inter-
est from date, and special mortgage
on the property sold until final
payment. Said purchaser shall
have to deduct and pay in cash,
the printers, clerks and sherif's
fees, amounting to seventy $50
dollars, or thereabeuts.a
~ @ 2it D. C.lPAUL, ss
Sep. l6, 1ss5-tds. Sheriff. {
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16
Town and Parish, News.
The Phil E. Chapel passed
up Monday night.

5>-t' 2 80 49, - I = - =
up Monday night.
Mr.. Henry Heyman, of New
Orleans, paid our Town a flying
visit this week.
MISS Mary Hadnot left by
train Friday night for her home
near Hahnyille. -
liz you desire a stylish hat,
or a nice fitting shoe, call at. the
Red Plow Store.
BoRN:- To Mrs. John Laney,
on the morning of Friday, Sept.
18th, 1885, g boy.
THE rains Of the past week
have caused a slight rise in the
river at this point.
Buy your Boots, Shoes and
Hats at the Red Pillow, corner Sec
oud and Jackson SITS. @ RI
WE had the pleasure of a call
on Monday from Mr.. R. VIM. Bar
ton, travelling correspondent Of the
Tines Democrat.
The Rod and Gun Club meet
to-day, to perfect arrangements for
grand field trial hunt, which will
come off shortly.
For the year 1885 the Tax
Rolls Of Rapides show that $751;
OS7.sl State and S25,130.62 Par
sh is collectable.
UNDER the laws of Louisiana
PERSONAL property tax is delinquent
after the LIST of October. Tax-pay-
ers take warning, and save the
penalty. -, .-..g .....,.,,
MAJOR Pendleton's son, AL
len, left on Saturday nights train
for the Virginia Military Institute,
at Lexington, where he will attend
school the coming session.
Mrs. Geiger was busy yester-
day unpacking and marking a large
lot of millinery goods, which she
received by the steamer Phil. E.
'Aappell on Monday night.
AMONG the visitors to our
Town this week was Mr.. Don Sor-
telle, who was here in the interest
Oh MS paper, the Vernon Condenser,
and Mr.. M. NJ. Marler, hailing
from Hineston.
-IHE Rapides Academy, Mrs.
T. Matthews, principal, opened on
monday. But twelve scholars were
~ attendance. Come Rapidians,
,uls will never do. Patronize your
nome institutions, especially those
Of earning.
The ladies especially go into
ecs'acles over Parker's Hair Bal
SAM" writes Mr.. j. H. Decker, a.
afnggist of Findlay, Ohio. "They
say 1t is the most elegant dressing
,,aey ever used" Stops falling
saar, restores color and promotes
growth.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

, UNDER the laws of Louisiana
PERSONAL property tax is delinquent
after the LIST of October. Tax-pay-
ers take warning, and save the
penalty. =, ......,s
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

MAJOR Pendleton's son, AL
len, left on Saturday nights train
for the Virginia Military Institute,
at Lexington, where he will attend
school the coming session.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

-MRs. Geiger was busy yester-
day unpacking and marking large
lot of millinery goods, which she
received by the steamer Phil. E.
ohappell on Monday night.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

For the year 1885 the Tax
Rolls Of Rapides show that $751;
os7.sl State and ss5,13o.6s Par
sh is collectabIe.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

Mr.. Henry Heyman, of New
Orleans, paid our Town flying
visit this week.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

THE ladies especially go into
ecs'acies over Parker's Hair Bal
sam" writes Mr.. j. II. Decker, a
arnggist of Findlay, Ohio. ."They
"a say is the most elegant dressing
ney ever used" Stops falling
'aalr, restores color and promotes
growth.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

JOB Printing neatly executed
at this Office.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

In another column we publish
an earnest appeal from Right Rev.
Bishop. Leray, of this Archdiocese,
wherein he expresses the desire
that the faithful throughout his di-
Geese offer up fervent prayers to
Almighty God to grant more IA
vorable season for the growing
crops, now threatened to be des-
troyed. In response to this wish a
Novena was begun yesterday morn
ing, and will be continued for nine
days, in St. Francis Xavier's Cath
Ole Church. Mass will be cele-
brated and prayers offered up each
morning during the time, at $50
O'Clock, with the intentions express
ed in the appeal.
Ion PRINTING neatly aYacnted
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

-M1ss Mary Hadnot left by
train Friday night for her home
near Hahnyille.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

The Rod and Gun Club meet
to-day, to perfect arrangements for
grand field trial hunt, which will
come off shortly.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

If you desire a stylish hat,
or a nice fitting shoe, call. at.the
Red Plow Store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

AMONG the visitors to our
Town this week was Mr.. Don Sor-
Rlle, who was here in the interest
Oh his paper, the Vernon Condenser,
and MIR. NJ. NJ. Marler, hailing
IRON Hineston.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

BoRN:-To Mrs. John Laney,
on the morning of Friday, Sept.
18th, 1885, g hoy.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

THE rains of the past week
have caused a slight rise in the
river at this point.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

-THE Rapides Academy, Mrs.
T. Matthews, principal, opened on
Monday. But twelve scholars were
10 attendance, Come Rapidians,
,als will never do. Patronize your
Of learning. -.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-09-16

We had the pleasure of a call
on Monday from Mr.. R. VIM. Bar
ton, travelling correspondent Of the
Tmes-Dem0crat.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-28
Eggs More Probable than Chickens

We make no allusion to those large
chicken establishments where rails
ing chickens as chickens for q near
city market Is undoubtedly q paying
business. But We address the COM
mon poultry raiser, living perhaps q
considerable distance from market,
who wishes to make the most and
the best Of his stock. And to such
we say raise every pullet your prem
ises will accommodate. Treat them
in such manner that they will lay
early and constantly through the
winter, and you will make more
money than you can by raising
chickens for broilers, unless at tho
fancy prices such things bring in
cities.
Most country breeders have no
such market for what they chance 10
have to sell, and the prices they OBJ
tain q. the country hotel or the
house ri the wealthy citizen by no
means pays them for the extra care
and trouble that early chickens cost.
or course II you have a large num-
Der Of fowls, there would necessarily
he cockerels and old hens to faiten
for sale. but do not make your bust
ness to sell dead stock, instead Of
making live hens give you hundreds
OF eggs every year Of their lives
American Poultry Yard.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-28
Feeding Milk to Poultry.

A neighbor Of ours whose hens, to
our evaporation, kept laying on
when eggs were forty five cents pei
dozen. while ours persistently laid
on during the same season, on being
questioned, revealed the fact that his
hens had pailful OF skinned (per-
haps clabbered) milk each day, and
no other drink. On comparing notes,
We each, found that our management
OF our fowls was almost exactly
alike, with this single difference
difference that had put many 4 dol
lar to the credit side Of his ledger
while our own was left blank during
the same period. and this thing had
been going on for years, with the re-
suits always in favor Of q milk diet.
Young chickens should be encour-
aged to grow a. rapidly as possible
both for their own good and the
pecuniary advantage Of their owner.
Sooner grown less feed Is sure rule
always. TO breeders located In q
butter-making district there IS nc
food more Of profit for this forcing
process than curd made Of skinned
milk separated from the whey.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-28
Dunlap's Champion StylOgraphic
Pen.

II any Of our readers have ever
used q Htylograrhic Pen, they know
something Of the convenience attend
It's use, and II they never have used
one they should try the experiment,
and II they get the best and latest
improvement, they will never use
any other Pen.
We have used for two years past q
Stylographic Pen, presented tous by
Mr.. u. Z. Dunlap, OF Boston, Mass.
We are advised that Mr.. Dunlap has
recently invented and patented Nov.
18th 1884, aE improvement, which he
justly styles the champion" Stylo-
graphic Pen; the improvement be-
ing d 6onlpoupd spiral spring formed
from tube OF hard rubber, while
other Stylographic Pens, have fine
gold wire or metallic springs which
soon rot and corrode. This newly
jnyepted Pen, contains several other
improvements, and is endorsed
unanimously by the trade rs giving
perfect satisfaction to their custom
lers.
In order to successfully introduce
to the public this pew and valuable
Pen, the manufacturers Dunlap
Stylograph Co.. 206 Washington
Street, Boston, Mass, offer (for y
short time only. to send hy return
mail to any address In the U. S., a
Champion Pen, 6 months supply OF
ink, aud beautiful gold mounted
pencil. on receipt OF the price Of pen
" hich Is 500 each for plain, and
$3.50 each for gold mounted. The
Champion Pen is the same. In style
and finish us Pens sold everywhere
Mt 1850 and &4.OO each.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-28
Teach the Colt 10 Walk Fast.

One experienced IN the manage
uent OF horses says that uny colt
may be taught TO be- Il fast walker,
by u little continued care IN hand
ling. A fast walk In horse IL the
most valuable gait that training can
acquire. It Is valuable in plow
horse, In y team horse and particn-
larly 50 in y driving horse. Some
horses will trot along very well uHlil
they come to ascending ground,
when you wish to relieve him by let
ting him walk up the grade. lie
then falls into q slow, lazy walk: that
is very trying to the ,s'1vefs pa!lcnee
but we'll trained walker WI stfl'
off briskly ut the rate Of four miles
Nm hour. and the driver feels that he
has been tletainetl but very little by
letting his horse walk mp the hill us
he starts uff at his usu.l tiottinE
speed, being relieved by the change
81 walking up the hill. Colts should
be trained to walk fast before there
is any attempt made to improv
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-28
Lots II Psopls say,
~OH NY
RAcx.'
|7f1fHSVf(fll Here II Solid
~ Al TESTIMONY
IRON Hard Working 1sn.

1Gaeaan1se anA Builder.
- have been troubled years with kidney md
h,aAds, dffaculty. After using four bottles Of
Huvrss Kidney ana Liverl RENEDY Ihave bssn
eomp,eteIy cured. "-william c. Clark, Macon md
Dsilder, Auburn, Mt.
. "Health II better than wealth."
lGaeafa1se.
n George Karg. 1aentnisS ~ Mdees AZ,
4 - oafte : Young iad By having weak kidneye:
M ssed lust III bottlesof HU1r's Kidney ss1
Liyerl R...o1,, and so'snn'y pf'e'a'"' ! reel
> good counsel has no price, obey t." :
II. Henry williams, Mechanic. 1ass Bddge.
MT Conn. ssys:-"About two months ago
caught . heavy cold, which settled IN ny ndneys
/ eot bottle Of HUxr's Kidney ana Lverl
RsuYpY and with the Art dose began to get we'll
Light suppers makes long hves."
RaalsoaA Mar.
Frank ,. Lee, once y. =. e. IL Au!:
yss1s oi la severe faas7 md b.4ass dsss.
lcs - yesra. urination causing acute pain. TIL
1900 vas = E e x.s 9GS Sgs e x Esss
Rr~Sur eounistciy euisd lin, and No eon.l1sF 4
rs1aSkaile. Ne eAssrfully recommend y"
. : speeds - bsttss tAan words"
Hur.ss fEidnsy aad Liverl R1MHDY has STOOD
- ~ az dine Il has been before tho public ~
tvsny pen "a has esssd every zsss - ~
Ti{nsvs "a LIVER. ana Kindred disorders. who b!
oileA % 9et relief from doctors and who expoctee
= cured e. ,s,as q o9
~Alle well that ends well"
Sold b oil druggists. Price SiS.
HUNTS REMEDY CO., Providence, ;. !.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-28
How He Made aGilt-Edged" burner


A Berkshire county, Mass. farmer,
writes the Scientific American how he
makes quick selling and high priced
butter. It has common sense truths
In it. He says: my object has al
ways been to make the best butter
not the most profitable, necessarily,
but the best. Having this object in
view, / have been compelled to dis
card oil meal, and thus reduce the
quantity Of my butter and the value
Of the manure. Ihave been obliged
to take the cows out Of all basement
cellars, and have consequently re-
ceived less butter for given amount
IT food. / have been forced, instead
Of dropping the man ure into o con-
venient celler below the cows to give
up this cellar, and wheel manure
into q shed. I have been obliged to
discard deep setting and to content
myself with the open, shallow meth
cd, which Is more expensive, and re-
quires more attention, and returns
less butter. have been obliged to
reject all feed except corn, wheat,
hay, beets and carrots. Ihaye been
Obliged to give up using the milk Of
COWS that have calved too recently
or too remotely. I have for dozen
years carefully and faithfully tried
10 make good butter-as good as i
could be made. This has always
been the first consideration: proflta.
bleness has always been secondary
The result has been for many years
this butter has brought higher
Iprice than any butter In the count.
Of Berkshire, where 50 much good
,h,,,,. = made. end 1t has taken the
, firs. prize over the co4..-.: - 80
, been in such constant demand AT 6;
gents Q pound, the year through
that when making 100 pounds y Yeel
, there have been untitled orders to
! twenty-five to thirty pounds more.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-28
Farm. Garden and Household.
Kindncss to Animals.


That animate appreciate kind
treatment requires TO further proof
than II exhibited In every look and
act OF the snimal itself, It takes
but . few minutes for the temper Of
tho master Of animals TO be impaired
to the animals In his charge. II he
goes to the yard with y club In hand
and boister0us words and 0aths In
his mouth, there will soon he COM
motion In the entire yard; the
stronger animals will commence to
gouge and hook at the weaker, and
there is Q general spirit Of anger and
dissatisfaction manifested at every
point. Now, the farmer who creates
such q telling among the dumb beasts
which have been committed to his
care and keeping IL to be pitied. It
was never intended that though the
weaker should be subject to the
stronger It should be as with rod
OF iron, but In the spirit OF kind
nees.
How much pleasanter it IS for the
farmer to enter his yard and have
the animals confined therein manifest
q show Of pleasure at his approach
as though expected kind word o.
caress, than to start away as though
| Interpretation Of y harsh word or kick
Kindness pays at vi times. Inspire
confidence In animals; let them know
that you are their protectors, ane
the Willingness with which they vii
obey will be very marked. Another
thing, an animal or animals that re
pose IN quiet are much more easil!
kept than those that are kept in
state Of nervous excitabillity By
harsh treatment. The principle j
illustrated In the case Of milch cows
Their dow OF milk may be arreste.
and very much impeded by harsl
language, or kicking. or pounding
when ID the stable. II the best result
would be obtained by those VIII
have stock In their charge kindness
to them must be observed.