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Respectfully,
RoBT. P. HUNTER.

"What's the matter SIP" you are not
looking we'll. 90 nothing only q slight
cold." In two days after the above con-
versation Isl" wasvery sick with pneu-
monia. Had ho at first taken a dose of
SMITHS BILE BEANS Il bean) he
would have been surely cured without
harm. A cold is congestion; BILE
BEANS will relieve a cold quicker
than any other remedy, as it relieves the
congestet! part at once. For sale by all
medicine dealers. Price, Csc. per bottle.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-10

Bro. Puckette did not attend the
International Editorial Convention in
Cincincinati "the other day." He was
too busy rejecting liver pad, soothing
syrups and "purgative pellet ads, to
90 there.
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What Can Be Done.

BY trying again and keeping up cour-
age many things seemingly impossible
may be attained. Hundreds of hopeless
cases of Kidney and Liver Complaint
have been cured by Electric Bitters, after
everything else had been tried in vain.-
So don't think there is no cure for you,
but try Electric Bitters. There is no
medicine so safe, so pure and so perfect
Blood Purifier. Electric Bitters will cure
Dyspepsia, Diabetes, and all diseases of
the Kidneys. Invaluable in affections of
Stomach and Liver, and overcome all uri-
nary difficulties. Large bottles only so
cents at Jacob Geigers's.
GEN. Hancock was man of very SYM
pathetic temperament. Some years ago
he was a guest at reception given by the
Arcadian Club and among the other en-
tertainments was the recital of poem
called "Only an Organ GRINDER" in which
was described the death of soldier on
the field of Gettysburg. Gen. Hancock
listened to the recitation with interest,
and, at the more pathetic passages, tears
streamed down his cheeks, and ha did not
seem to he at all ashamed of them.-[N. Y.
{, Commercial Advertiser.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-10

The Police Jury of Franklin Pa
IRISH has fixed the license for retailing
spirituous liquors at one hundred dol
lars per annnm.
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"a Application for rates to clubs
should be made only to the office of the
Company In New Orleans.
II For further information write
clearly, giving full address; POSTAL
NOTES. Express Money orders, or New
York Exchange in ordinary ietter;--
Currency by Express GALL sums of p
and upwards at our expense) addressed
M. A. Dauphin,
New Orleans, La.
"a Make Post Office Money Orders
payable and addreas Registered Let
ters to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL
BANK, New Orleans, La.
A. ALBERT & Son., AGENTS
alexandria, La.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-10

The Post Office Department has
ordered the Inauguration Of mail SER
vice on the Shreveport and Houston
narrow guagc on the 18th instant
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-10

Col. John S. Young, who is en-
gagged in revising the statutes of the
State, is working night and day, and
reports that he will finish the work IN
time to report at the coming session of
the legislature.
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE
TOWN,
Our Agents..

Thos. Mcintyre, .......New Orleans
Dauchy & Co., ...........NeW YORK
Geo. P. Rowell & Co.,....
Nelson Chesman & Co.,....St. Louis
Edwin Alden, ............Cln Cincinnati
n. w. Aver & Son. %. Philadelphia
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-10

Bro. Hulse says The Blair Ed
ucational bill is likely to hang fire in
the lower house of Congress and we
are glad of it. Many of those who
are now supporting this measure will
live to see the day when they will be
glad that it failed to become law.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-10

The hardest thing in this world
to please is woman. Mr.. Young, of
Wabasha, Mimi, locked his wife into
the house; Mr.. Potts, of Wisconsin,
locked his wife out of the house. Now
both women have sued for divorce.
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IT is worth remembering that no.
body enjoys the incest surroundings if
in bad health. There are miserable
people about to-day with one foot in
the grave, to whom bottle of Par
ker's Tonic would do more good than
all the doctors and medicines they
have ever used.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-10
Excitement in Texas.

Great excitement has been caused in
the vicinity of Paris, Texas, by the re-
markable recovery of Mr.. j. E. Corley,
who was SO helpless he could not turn in
bed Or raise his head; everybody said he
was dying of consumption. A trial bottle
of DR.. Kings New Discovery was sent
him. Finding relief, he bought large
bottle and a box of DR.. Kings New Life
Pills: by the time he had taken two boxes
of Pills and two bottles cf the Discovery,
he was well and had gained in flesh thir-
six pounds. Trial bottles of this Great
Discovery for Consumption free at Jacob
Geiger's.
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Baking Powders.
INTERESTING TESTS MADE By THE
GOVERNMENT CHEMISTS.

DR.. Edward G.. Love, the analytical
Chemist for the Government, has made
some interesting experiments as to the
comparative value of baking powders.
DR.. Loves tests were made to deter
mine what brands are the most econ
omical to use, and as their capacity
lies in their leavening power, tests
were directed solely to ascertain the
available gas of each powder. DR..
Loves Report gives the following:
Name of the Strength Cubic in
Baking Powders. ches Gas per each
ounce of Powder.
Royal, absolutely pure. .......127.4
Patapsco, alum powder. ..125.2*
Rumford's, phosphate, fresh. ..122.5*
Rumford's, phosphate, DID,. 32.7*
Hanford's None Such, fresh. ..l2l'6
Hanford's None Such, DID,. S4.35
ASONAOou Sc = 80 - - :" . - ~
Charm, alum powder .........l16.9*
Amazon, alum powder. .......111.9*
Clevelan's, contains lime. .....11O.s
Sea Foam. .................]07.9
Gar. .......... .............lO6 1908
DR.. Prlce's, contains lime .102.6
Snow Flake, Groff7s, St. Paul. 1O1.SS
Lewis's Condensed. ......... 96.2
Congress yeast. ............ 97.2
Andrews & Co. contains alum. 1917
Gillett's ......... ......... 84.2
Bulk. ...."......... sos
sin his report, the Government Che
mist says: 81 regard all alum pow
ders as very unWholesome. Phosphate
and Tartaric Acid powders liberate
their gas too freely in process of bak-
ing, or under varying climatic chan
ges suffer deterioration"
DR.. H. A. Mott, the former Govern
ment Chemist, after careful and elab-
crate examination of the various Bak-
ing Powders of commerce, reported to
the Government in favor of the Royal
brand.
Prof. McMurtie, late chief chemist
for the U. S. Government at Washing
ton, says: "The chemical tests to
which | have submitted the Royal b.
king Powder, prove 1t perfectly health
full, and free from every deleterious
substance"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-10

THREE TYPES OF POKER PLAYERS
''Of the more obvious types of poker play
crs three demand ank deserve considera-
tion," says Brander Matthews. "These
are the cllatterer, the silent man and the
coroner. The chatterer is the player who
is persistent in talking, who is given to
the spinning of yarns, whose tongue runs
on and rattles along in the presence of
death and the four aces. But the chat
tercr is not always bad player; there is
often method in his madness, and now and
again he is not swept away by the food
of his own words. There may be keen
eye and quick brain above the rapid
tongue, and not unfrequently the chatter
er has prescience of the best time for pass
ing out. The silent man rarely opens his
mouth save to put cigar into it; he let's
his money talk for him; he is always rea-
dy with hit chips; he rarely bluffs, and he
never shows his hand unnecessarily or re-
veals card in it. More frequently than
not he is winner. He often takes a
plain soda or glass of sherry when 9th
ers accept the fragrant julip or the seduc-
tive cocktail. When conversation be-
comes general and the game flags, while
the chatterer is coming to the point of a
good story, he is wont to rap on the table
impatiently and to ask: "Oh! let's play
poker. What are we here for, anyhow 7"
Then everybody comes in sedately and
sorrowfully, and he raises the ante and
they stand the raise, and he stands pat
with full. The coroner is the player
who insists on holding post mortem over
every departed hand. We are told that,
talking it over as the ladies call it, fight
ing ones battles DER is one of the best
ways of learning whist, but in poker the
habit of holding an inquest on dead and
gone play is insufferable. The coroner is
also given to congratulating himself on
hypothetical victories on supposititious
draws. If ifs and ands were pots and
pans, he'd always have the best Of hands.
When he is the dealer the coroner is prone
to look at the cards he might have drawn
had he come in thus he gives himself the
JOY of winning many Barmecide potts.
|-[Exchange.
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}CAPITlL1P $4,000 !

u Notice-Tickets are Ten Dollars only.
Halves, IS. Fifths, 81. Tenths, 81.
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Our farmers must realize the fact
that they will be compelled to live
within their own resources. We mean
that the credit system is drawing to a
close and what is bought must be paid
for at the time it is purchased. "The
writing is on the wall-no more credit
for cotton plantors."- Elk.
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skzsf7iTlI7RiSf kss.
La> s. II.
ssll llsgzs

We do hereby certify that we super
wise the arrangements for all the month
ly and quarterly drawings of the Louis
lana State Lottery Company. and in
person manage and control the draw
ings themselves, and that the same are
conducted with honesty, fairness, and
in good faith toward all parties, and we
autl,o.ize the Company to use this GER
tificate, with fac smile of our sigma
lures attached, in its advertisements.
G. 4. BEAUREGARD,
J. A. EARLY,
missioners.
We, the Undersigned Banks and Bank
ers will pay all prizes drawn in the
Louisiana State Lotteries which may
be presented At our counters.
J. II. OGLESBY,
Pres. La. Nat. Bank.
S. Fl. KENNEDY,
Pres. State Nat. Bank.
A. BALDWIN,
Pres. n. o. Nat. Bank.
Unprecedented Attraction !:
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n. W. Aver Il Son.. Philadelphia
- #
The Police Jury of Franklin Pa
IRISH has fixed the license for retailing
spirituous liquors at one hundred dol
lars per annum.
The Post Office Department has
ordered the Inauguration of mail SER
vice on the Shreveport and Houston
narrow guagc on the 18th instant.
Bro. Puckette did not attend the
International Editorial Convention in
Cincincinati "the other day." He was
too busy rejecting liver pad, soothing
syrups and "purgative pellet ads, to
90 there.
Col. John S. Young, who is en-
gagged in revising the statutes of the
State, is working night and day, and
reports that he will finish the work IN
time to report at the coming session of
the Legislature.
THE hardest thing in this world
to please is woman. Mr.. Young, of
Wabasha, Mimi, locked his wife into
the house; Mr.. Potts, of Wisconsin,
locked his wife out of the house. Now
both women have sued for divorce.
Bro. Hulse says: The Blair Ed
ucational bill is likely to hang fire in
the lower house of Congress and we
are glad of it. Many of those who
are now supporting this measure will
live to see the day when they will be
glad that it failed to become law.
1T is worth remembering that no.
body enjoys the incest surroundings if
in bad health. There are miserable
people about to-day with one foot in
the grave, to whom bottle of Par
ker's Tonic would do more good than
all the doctors and medicines they
have ever used.
Our farmers must realize the fact
that they will be compelled to live
within their own resources. We mean
that the credit system is drawing to
close and what is bought must be paid
for at the time it is purchased. "The
writing is on the wall-no more credit
for cotton plantors."- Elk.
PLANTING is now fairly under
Roadway, and when the stubble has
been thoroughly examined, we hear
most encouraging reports as to its
good condition, in fact we have not
heard single planter complain about
che stubble, and almost without excep-
ton the seed cane is in an average
condition. [Sugar-Bowl.
WHAT THEY ARE UoING-At pre-
sent Thos. j. Ford, VIM. Garfield
and VIM. Buckley, are serving out
twonty years in the Penitentiary for
the killing of Cap. Murphy. A States
reporter visited the Office of Col. Sam
nel L. James, penitentiary lessee, and
interviewed the gentleman in charge
relative to what sort of labor these
three conviots were performing. The
gentleman said: Thos. J. Ford is the
assistant to the State clerk, keeping
the books and records. He has plen-
ty of work. I would sooner be out on
the works than be in his position. He
is kept at desk all day. Buckley is
the commissary in the walls; he is
sues and takes charge of the rations.
Caulfield is on the Angola plantation,
in charge of the tool house. He re-
eeives the tools from the hands and
gives them out-plows, harness, etc.
He has charge of tools enough to sup
ply 200 laborers, and has to keep a
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-10

PLANTING is now fairly under
Roadway, and when the stubble has
been thoroughly examined, we hear
most encouraging reports as to its
good condition, in fact we have not
heard single planter complain about
che stubble, and almost without excep-
ton the seed cane is in an average
condition. [Sugar-Bowl.
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the following extract IRON the paper
which is dated August 18th, 1874, viz:
'But even the pittance of increase of
taxation, which we have presented, is an
over estimate. 1t leaves out of consider
alton the millions of other property,
which the railroad will bring into our
midst stocks of goods, work stock, build
ings and improvements, saw mills, factO-
ries; the hundreds of carpenters, black
smiths, attorneys and others, who are tax
ed as property, and the immense amounts
of money emigration will bring. AL this
is left out, and who can limit its value 7
We have gone so far this week, that we
have 20 pass over the consideration, at
this time, the increased value, which will
be given to lands and Town property. -
How many, now poor, will be made rich
How our taxation will diminish from ten
to less than one mill, and how We will in
three years be ready to aid in building a
road to Little Rock and one 70 the Sabine
river. Our problem we have endeavored
to bring within the comprehension of all,
and we beg of every one the candid and
careful examination which the Importance
of Railroad demands"
Where, 0, where! are ''the millions
of other property, saw mills, factorie:
and stocks of goods" which that rail
road was to "bring into our midst 7
Has anybody seen anything of ''th'
hundreds of carpenters, blacksmiths
attorneys and others who are taxed a
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16
Dying in the Siberian Mines.

London, Jan. 8. "A dispatch
from St. Petersburg confirms the re-
port Of the death of DIR. Weymar ID
the Siberian lead mines. His his
tory is sad and peculiar. He had
at one time the most lucrative prac-
tice in Russia. He was the chief
court physician under the late Gar
and the confidential medical attend-
ant of the Czarewitch, now Alex
ander III. His favor and influence
at court were boundless, but it is
alleged that for years he led q dual
existence. While fawning upon
the court, basking in its favor, and
getting its secrets, he was said to
be the most active partisan in all
the great Nihilist crimes of recent
years.
One day in 1880 all Russia was
shocked by the murder of Gen.
Messendoff. The crime was sur.
rounded with the deepest mystery.
The only clue found by the detec.
tives, after months of search, was
that the carriage in which the asses
sins made their escape was owned
by DR.. Weymar. The Doctor was
arrested and confined in The prison
of st. Peter and St. Paul for many
months. He protested that he
knew nothing Of the plot to murder
Gen. Messendoff, and that his horse
and carriage must have been stolen
by the murders.
While DR.. Weymar was in prison
the Gar was murdered. When the
Doctor was tried it was shown thai
he had been an intimate friend Of
Saloneff, who was supposed to be
the actual murderer of the Gas,
and who was hanged for that crime.
DIR. Weymar was promptly con-
victed, his estate was conflscated.
and he was exiled to Transbaikalia,
in eastern Siberia. In October,
1884, a Nihilist named Lapatin
was arrested for the murder Of Gen.
Messendoff. He was conyi cted and
hanged. His last words were Chat
pr, Wcymar was innocent,
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16
Letter from Jackson.

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 9th, 1886. !
Editor Herald-This is a new
place and new business, and to date
has not proved as interesting as
one would suppose. The trouble
has been little too much bombast
among members obtaining the floor
for the amount of matter contained
in subject. The House, in addition
to organizing, has passed a few To-
cal bills. There seems to be too
great disposition on the part OF
some to adjourn, Friday and Sat
urday both comparatively wasted
by adjourning each day at about y
or / to the next day 10; of course
Sunday was not included, but pass
ed over until Monday. The in
stallation will take place Thursday
next, as per arrangement. Have
not yet decided what day the cleo
ton for Public Printer, Librarian,
&C., will take place, as that motion
lies on the table subject to call
Out of the 120 members, I have
been told there are from 80 to 100
new ones, which Of course does not
facilitate matters any great deal,
particularly at the beginning of the
session. Our Speaker, Gen. Jacob
H. Sharp, seems to be courteous
and afIable, and presides over the
unwieldy body with much dignity
and frmness; and we'll it is 50, for
otherwise we would never get
through the work. Will try to
send you the printed sules, that
you may sec who compose the diff
ferent committees. There seems
to be quite a spirited contest going
on between the candidates for Pub
lie Printer, Librarian, and other
offices, and of course it is no cer-
tain thing who will come in ahead
on the lsst quarter. All hands are
vigilant, and press their claims
with much fervency, and like every
other aspirant, have fully deter
mined in their own minds that
their own claim is best. Mr..
Hemingway is at his post, dis
charging his duties with that ease
and grace peculiar to himself. Mr.,
Stone kindly received US in his
office, Notwithstanding the great
pressure of business at that time
claiming his attention. Mr.. Geo.
NJ. Govan, our efficient Secretary
of State, than whom the State Of
Mississippi can boast of none Of
her officers as being any more fit.
ting for the position they occupy,
is in good plight, and although
having just entered upon the duties
of his office, seems to be at homo
and fills the position with much
dignity. Yours, r. W. B.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16
Editorial Items.

st. Louis had 500 divorce suits
in 1885.
J. NJ. Griffin, OF Bolivar county,
killed eight bears in one week.
The total cash in the U. 5. Treas
ury, as shown by the TreasuFer's
report is $494, ,S61 1855
The wife of DIR, Talmage, Of
Brooklyn, N. Y, lectures every
Sunday to class OF 300.
Of the 4O1 members of Congress,
20e are lawyers, including 76 ofthe
| 7S members of the Senate.
John Higgins has been nominal.
ed as collector of customs district
of Natchez.
DIR. VIM. A. Hammond, of New
York, predicts that at the end Of
one hundred years men will have
no hair on their heads.
Miss Eugenia Galletcs, aged 16
years, fell dead while dancing at .
party in New Orleans, on the even-.
ming of I'd inst.
The reception Of Secretary and
Mrs. Whitney, on Cabinet Day,
was the most brilliant and magni-
fcent ever known in Washington.
There will be no suspension Of
silver coinage or compromise in the
opinion of Geo. 0 Jones, chairman
of the National Committee Of tho
Greenback party.
A Chattanooga liquor dealer who
made an assignment on Monday
attributes his failure to the shrink
age in business produced by the
growth of prohibition.
The Sentinel says that Yazoo
made a bad record for the first few
days of the new year: A suicide,
two accidental shootings, two at
tempts at robbery and an attempt
at murder.
The Oxford Falcon says Judge
Hill remarked, the other day, that
he has been holding court conrinu-
ously for eleven weeks without
having hung jury or single case
appealed.
A prosperous farmer at Marion,
o., has eloped with his hired girl.
The local paper accounts for it by
saying that he had always" man-
ifested deep interest in religious
revivals, but of late had become .
speculator in Bohemian oats"
Some Indian arrow heads were
lately shown at the Societe DAN.
thropologie which were poisoned
with curare over a century ago, but
still retained their deadly power.
Small animals scratched with them
died in half an hour.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16
Adjourned


Tuesday, January 9TH, Board
met. All the members present.
Grand jury for March term Cir
cult Court appointed
The County Treasurer presented
his report, showing the following
results:
General county fund-Amount
charged, $2726 81, amount disburs-
ed, 1921 "a; balance due county,
$4 81.
School fund Charged, $22S4 10;
disbursed, ,s2215 10; balance, 1858 II.
Jail and bridge-Chargad, $764
rs; disbursed, $767 "a; due treas
urer, 50 96.
Old debt fund Charged, $1019
Al; disbursed, $101S 96; balance
As cents.
Report received, approved and
ordered recorded
The bid of B F Cruise, for the
sum of s6 IA per month per capita
for maintenance and burial of in
mates at county poor house, for
year 1886, and the bid Of DR. ] W
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16
In Congress.

Boston Journal: "All is not
gold that glitters" is found to be as
true an adage at Washington as else
where. The average Congressman
finds his life at the national capital
sadly different from his ideal. He
is not the big man in the general
estimation thathe supposed he was.
The Troy Times correspondent re-
lates that on Wednesday, during
the discussion of the rules in the
House, careful scrutiny showed
that only two members out of 300
we're giving the slightest attention
to an orator, who was doing his
level best. He spoke aptly and
vigorously for half an hour. The
other members were writing letters
reading newspapers, or chatting.
A wealthy young Western member
remarked that if it were not for
the look of the thing he wouls re-
sign and go homo. "My work
here" said he, Consists in doing
chores for my constituents. I am
trotting around half the time look
ing after documents and one thing
and another in which / have no
;ntarast -
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

The Second Comptroller of the
Treasury has decided that Oliver
Hayward, late Sergeant secopd
United States Artillery, is entitled
10 the three months' extra pay
allowed to soldiers who served in
the Mexican war. The C0mptrol-
Ter holds that the war with Mexico
ended May 80, 1S4S, when ratifica-
tiOns Of the treaty Of GuadalOupe
HidalgO were exchanged. and not,
rs heretofore beld. on July 6, 1S4S,
the date on which the War. Depart
ment made official announcement
ofthe same underthis ruling. All
soldiers who served in the war and
were not discharged until after
May 30, are entitled to The benefits
Of acts Of July 10, 1s4s, and Feb.
10, 1879.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

continued happiness and prosper
ity. Taken altogether, the message
is comprehensive, well written, and
shows an executive ability not often
observed in the messages of Gov
ernors of the State.