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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15

THE heavy feeding and deep drinking
characteristic of the English dinner of
years ago is said to be rapidly disappear
ing and with them much of the govt and
indigestion that have been regarded as
national complaints. The change is as
eribed so the impression made ON the pub
lie of late years by hyglenists, schools of
cooking and education generally.-[Ex-
change
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15

THERE can be no laws made to instill
humanity into the hearts of men, but it is
time that laws were matte and enforced
to make all combinations restricting the
production of the necessities of life con-
spiracies against the State. We hear
much of the dcspotism of labor. We
should have livelier public sentiment
against the despotsm that makes capital
of the necessities of the Chicago
News, Ind.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15

Miss Sadie Allen, the young Buffalo
woman who went through the whirlpool
rapids in barrel with the young man
Cooper Hazlett, is now on exhibition at a
dime museum in New York.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15

unll CAN LIVE AT HOME, AND
HH make more money at work for
1OO us, than at anything else in this
world. Capital not needed-you are star
ted free. Both sexes-all ages. Any one
can do the work. Large earrings sure from
first start. Costly ontfit and terms free.
Better not delay. Costs you nothing to
send us your address and find ont; it yon
are wise you will do so at once. Address
H. HALLETT & Co., Portland, Maine
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15
APPLIES and oran res. mince mcaI

APPLES and oranges, mince meat,
[Atmore's, the best, citron, raisins,
currants, almonds, mace, spices, can
ned goods of all kinds, in fact the
best of everything-by every boat and
every Car goods are received, by
every mail more are ordered to meet
the demand. Go to Rosenthars.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15

ONLY a few days remain before Christ
mas, and yon must hurry up with your
fruit cake. Mires Rosenthal has all the
ingredients.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15
FOR RENT OR SALE

A SMALL FARM ABOUT FORTY
"a five to fifty acres open, and 80 to s.
acres wood land; one and half miles
below Alexandria. Rent for the year 1887.
Good house and stable, well fenced, and
one cabin. j. A. WILLIAMS.
Nov. II, 1856.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15

Buy yonr Holiday Goods now
while the STOCK is complete, and be
sure to see Albert's stock before buy
ing. The goods aud prices will as
tonish YOU.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15

LAND, three miles from Birmingham,
Alabama, sold one day last week at over
1890 an acre.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15
BucAlsn's Arnica Salse.

The best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar
auteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by Jacob Geiger, Ea-
gle Drug Store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15

Or President Arthur's cabinet
Frelinghuysen and Folger are dead.
Hatton is editing the Chicago Mail.
Lincoln is practicing law in Chicago.
Gresham is on the bench. Brewster
is taking care of a large law practice
in Philadelphia. Teller is in the Uni
ted States Senate.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15
8. @ ULLEN.
SUCCESSOR TO
q CULLEN { ROGERS E
ALEXANDRIA, LA.
t,a1 s'''ivings Forwarding Merchant,
Keeps on hand for sale Lime, Cement,
Coal, Corn, Oats, Hay
and Bran.

10 Will make liberal advances on
Cotton ond other produce, and will al
SO pay the highest market price for
Cotton Seed.
70 Agent for the Milburn Gin and
Machine Co. Memphis, Tenn.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15

JUST WHAT They ALL Say
Hon. D. D. Haynie, Of Salem, Ills,
says he uses DR.. Bosanko's Cough and
Lung Syrup in his family with the
most satisfactory results, in all cases
of Coughs, Colds and Group, and re-
commends it in particular for the little
ones Sample bottle free at J. Gel
gers Drug Store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15

We see it stated that authority has
been given at Washington for the estab-
lishment Of the First National Bank of
Shreveport with a capital of $500, 600.
The bank will be successor to the bank
ing house of E. & W. b. Jacobs, and all
the stockholders are citizens of Sh,eve-
mort
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15
REGTUJLI ATo r!

Send for our book containing valuable
information for women. twill be mailed
free to applicants
BRADFIEID REGULATOR Co.,
Box %, Atlanta, Ga.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15
official Journal Of the Town.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL of the DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY of RAPIDES.
Our Agents.

Thos. Mcintyre, ....... New Orleans
Dauchy & Co.,. New York
Geo. P. Rowell & Co..
Nelson Chesman & Co.. st. Louis
Edwin Alden, Cincinnati
N. w. Aver & Son. Philadelphia
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15

THE total visible supply of cotton for
the world is 1892, 742 bales, of which L.
8s4,S42 are American, against 2,1sS,682
and / ,92s, $50 respectively last year. Re-
ceipts at all interior towns, 1874, re-
ceipts from plantations, 3lI ,;s3: crop in
sight. 2.3I6, $50,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15

ALL who see the grand rivers of Lou
isiana teeming with fish, her magnificent
forests, with It's thoueands of flowers, mu-
steal with birds and full of game, fine
land and beautiful scenery are sure to be
pleased with them and willing to confess
it almost an earthly Paradise And Ger
tainly Louisiana is blessed with mild
and delightful climate were the extremes
of heat and cold are unknown, with fair
and radiant skies outrivaling those of It
ally, and fruitful soil, which "when
tickled with hoe laughs back an album
dant harvest. u Maurepas Gazette.
FATHER Phillip J. Duffy, who is the
head of the Parish in which is located the
Seminary of st. Agnes for Young Ladies,
which is attended by the daughters of
prominent Catholic families of Brooklyn,
has just made an attack on baugs and
frizzes and has issued an order in relation
thereto. They must wear their hair plain
and off their foreheads and not over their
eyes like poodle, is the substance of his
order. All the students transgressing
will have ten points taken off their week
ly report-thOse persistlng in disobeying
will be suspended. Those who obey the
order will have ten points credited to
them.-[ Exchange.
"A TELEGRAM from Chattanooga, says:
"The movement of the great iron masters
of the North toward the South is becOm-
ing more manifest every day. To-day
Perry Il Co., the great stove founders of
Albany, N. Y, closed negotiations for re-
moving their entire plant from New York
to the South, There was a great contest
between the Chattanooga and Birming-
ham district over the prize, and to-day
the Chattanooga district camo out victor
The firm closed arrangements to build the
foundry at South Pittsburg, town on
the Tennessee river, just below Chatta-
nooga. 1t will employ from 500 to 1000
hands. -[Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15

In all the attributes of an ideal
wife and woman Mrs. Grover Cleve.
land has reflected credit on her sex,
aud it is not strange that she is be.
loved by all who can penetrate within
the charmed circle of her sunny, joy
Gus, fruitful daily life. Even Boston
conservative and conventional, if you
will, yet keenly and intelligen,ly dis.
eliminating, welcomes Mrs. Cleveland
as wife who is the worthy ''theme OF
honor's tongue Boston Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15

Gov. McEnery closed his tour
through several of the North Louisi-
ana parishes at Bastrop, where he de-
livered an interesting speech last Fri
day. The hearty welcome accorded
must have been deeply gratifying to
the Chief Executive of the State. At
the towns where he made stop he
was received by the people with an
enthusiasm that demonstrated that the
administration and the masses are in
thorough accord Farmerville Home
Advocate.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15
IUEsDA, JAN'Y 11TH, 1887.

p! 100, 000.tickcts at Ten dollars each.-
Halves, So. Fifths, So. Tcnths, 81.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-15

LIVER PILLs.-Use DR.. Gums Liv-
er Pills for sallow Complexion, PIN.
piles on the Face and Biliousness.
Never sickens or gripes. Only one for
a dose. Samples free at Jacob Gel
gers Drug Stole.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-11-20
THE TRICK TAKEN OFF.
VINO Removed the "Spell" from
Poor Little Bobbs?

"'N'. honey, ef yoh gwan prone
nadin' down de road, s'posin' yoh stop
N Glib piece OBJ yoh min to dat Clossy'
Tell her de wash amt fit fob nothin'
an dc cuffs m collahs limp N yal-
labs ducks foot! Hyar's her boy
Bobbs, N done tolc him my 'pinion.
But he won't neber car it to he's
mudicr'
A muiatto boy of ten standlng by
Aunt judy looked up at me with a
scared, deprecatory face, but when |
smiled, his eyes twinkled with such
mischief that | laughed outright.
"Whcre does Glossy live, Aunt Judy,
or can you show me the way, Bobbs?"
"Lohd sabus, dat chile neber walk
dahl Pom voh know, Bobbs, Miss
lucye Jes' yoh 90 yoself, N keep on
de road TO big clump live oaks. Dah's
on ole cabin dab; got pecan-tree grow
in on front on de 'banquettc. OATS
Clossv's,"
bobbs, as she spoke, began to make
Nls way to the street, with n motion
that was neither a hop, a jump nor a
crawl, but a mixture of all together.
one leg hung paralyzed from the hip
down. The little fellows face looked
up from the pitiable tumble of legs,
arms and crutch, still with a smile,
matt sad, half-quizzical.
Aunt Judy siezed him. .Yoh chile,
cum back hyar! Yoh gwan kill yoself?
Wait until Uncle jerry gwan wild de
cart, n he glib yoh lift"
She dumped the helpless Bobbs
down on the kitchen floor, and fol-
owed us to the gate. DR.. Macticr,
"no was with me. fingered, looking
rurlously at the miserable cripple,
Nhls'ling, as if half ashamed of his
pity.
ION yoh member dat ar Glossy,
Miss Lucy?' said Aunt Judy. "She
'Ohged to old Mist Yokum fob de
Vah' Used to git sent to de whippin'-
pos rcg'lar."
stopped. "Was she tho girl who
Inc old negress nodded significant
Hush, chile! Yes, dat was Glossy.
nus hab been a poor niggah allus.
an wash collahs now no moah'n a
a,. Hlb her piece oh yoh min, honey.
on kin jcs' say dat Bobbs hyar safe.
Rne makes monsous count OBJ dat boy
Bobbs."
mad been absent many years from
native village in Alabama, but |
nn'y recalled the story Of Glossy.
mad belonged to an ignorant
omah named Yokum. who was
aunned by the respectable planters Of
~ ue'ghborhood because Of the cruel
WIN Which she used her household.
o'ossy, a girl Of sixteen. it was
"speted, had been abused so inhu-
sA'y That she lost her reason. DR..
ons .e. listened eagerly to my recollec-
= VI the story. He was o cousin OF
husband, a wealthy young Penn
"".an' who was concerned in some
"a'hes in the neighborhood. Be-
stranger, every trivial feature OF
~ ,ern life was interesting to him.
i, nave discovered a mystery" he
livery night on my way to
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-11-20
-

A light frost after potatoes have
fully ripcned does them little or no
harm. If a potato sticks above the
surface it will be made worthless; but
sach a specimen has already been
spoiled by s~un-burning for any other
purpose than planting. Some kinds
of potatoes set more deeply in the
ground than others. In old times,
when pcach-blow potatoes were
grown, we have dug them where in
the morning the earth would be frozen
half an inch deep, and yet no potatoes
were injured. NJ y. HeralI.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-11-20

Some persons have a great liking for
the large, round dining tables on ac,
count of its social character. but it Is
not as easily decorated as tables of Other
shapes. Quite Il novel effect, however,
was produced not long ago on one OF
these tables. The candles, shades and
tint of the room were made as pink as
possible. At each lady place Il basket
of fern grass gracefully formed to fall
from the sides. was filled with pink rose
buds and 4 sprinkling OF maiden-hair
ferns. These baskets We're attached to
the lower ring Of 4 Gas shade by means
of pink satin ribbons two inches wide.
which were tied to the handles of the
baskets and hooked to the ring OF the
shade. --Uetyot Free Press.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-11-20

ment. The day came at last. l went
over to Clossy's cabin early in the
afternoon, followed by Aunt judy, car.
rying roast chicken and pouad-cale,
which she had prepared to feast Bobbs
on his return. Glossy had been at
work since daybreak, decorating the
cabin and setting forth her new pos
sessions most effectively. She too had
supper in a high state Of preservation.
Then she put on her Sunday frock, an
"oil Calico Of brilliant red and black
splotches, a high comb in her head,
set with green stones.
Hell like to see his nanny look
like lady she said, with a laugh that
ended in q cry.
But as the time OF sunset drew near.
she rose and held out her hand to me.
The extremity Of the moment gave her
4 certain dignity,
Il done 90 wait fob my chile Pray
fob me, Miss Lucy. | pray SO long,
my min got stupid-like.'
could not speak. The faith in her
straining eyes awcI me. 1t seemed as
if such prayers must bring her boy,
She went out to the ~pccan-trcc. and
satdown on a log, looking acrcss the
great empty fields. | stood on the
porch, and Aunt Judy and a dozen
other darkies filled the steps, for once
silent and awed. The sun, Il red bail
! Of fire, touched the horizon, sank slow.
ly below it.
'WiIl he come in 4 lightnin'-hash OF
a black cloud?' whispered Toby,
whercat Aunt judy hit him a vicious
blow in the back. All was silent,
Clossy's head dropped on her knees,
her eyes were shut, she trcmbled from
head to foot. | strained my eyes,
searching the great p lin, but it was
fiat and empty. Not 4 shadow crcpt
across it. The sun sank lower, disap-
peared, struck bold red lines up to the
zenith. Just then there wa a slight
stir behind us. and 4 child ran from the
back OF the cabin and threw his arms
about CloSsy's neck.
Its Bobbs, nanny. Bobbs! And
look aheah." jumping AMI leaping
before her. ending with q somersault
and q tumble. She was on her knees
in the dust gathering him up, while
the negroes cried and shouted: Dress
de Lohd.' But Glossy did not shout or
sing; she painted. under her breath
Its Bobbs. Bobbs.'
| turned, and saw DR.. Mactler ard
George, looking us ii they were ready
to shout too.
.'You lifted the SPELL" cried, SUI.
denly enlightened.
''Yes.' said Dr.. Mactier. at i" not
a difficult cure, but it was necessary t.
have the patient entirely under my
control, and his mother never would
have gwen him to me. so we had t.
keep our own COUNSEL
Glossy came up to him, with TIL
tears streaming down her happy face.
and prayed Gods blessing on him.
But 10 this day suspect she is doubt
full whether she owes most of Bobb's
cure to DR.. Mactier or the ''olc
mist'.'-Rtbccca Hnrding DariS, il"
Youths Companion.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-11-20
nav THOUSAND A YEAR.

Imet n fair maid
And to her J said:
.ob will You for aye be my dear9
know that with you
Nv wants will be few
n, We live on my thousand a years
"What father has done
The son should not snun-
VII. easy to do 'twould appear.
For father has said
That when he was wed,
ue,d less than q thousand a year."
"lndeed. sir" said she,
"Your wife l will be.
Nh, of money pray don't let me hear;
care naught for it,
And so ] submit:
We can live on your thousand a year."
Said | to myself:
.ste cares naught for pelf.
And so it would seem to be clear
That VIC lovers true
This trile can do
Can live on my thousand a year."
Expenses were great
beg leave TO state,
She cared nallght for money | fear:
And ! of myself
Used lots of our pelf-
We gpent Il tWO thousand n year.
IN tell in my song
Just where | was wrong,
The reason would seem TO be here:
Ny father was poor,
Had never had more
Than just Il mere thousand q year.
IT'S all in the life,
And | and my wife
Had never had poverty neari
know that had we
Been brought up as he -
We'd haze lived on u thousand a year.
Robert .AinslcM IN Rambler.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-11-20

A fine saw is Il good implement
for cutting off the larger limbs and q
sharp knife for the smaller ones. In
all cases make u clean cut, without
hacking or bruising the wood which is
to remain. so the wound will heal up
neatly and not have a shattered stock
TO bleed and rot. Cleveland Le0de7.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-11-20
A pcculiaritv II Oglethorpc Coun'

4 peculiarly a Vg1r0HOrPV Vo"H'
tv, Ga is the marked division between
the red and gray lands. The line be-
tween them can be plainly seen and
can be followed its entire length. Even
in roads it is So distinct that it can be
marked out to the inch.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-11-20

Puget SOUND writes Miss Kate
Field, picturesquely, ''lies IKE a hand
with its fingers stretching in and out
of the shores that come plumply down
to meet it IN every side. 1t is a very
wcll-kcpt hand, neat around its edges.
never saw salt water and land agree
so well BEFORE
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-11-20
4 HUGE BAROMETER.
A New York Mans Experiment with
Thrce-Story Tube OF GjyCerinc.

something less jl.n three lee. long,
and in u lincIy-aj l8.ad instrument the
scale by which it, changes are read is
divided into thousandths of an inch. 50
that to take IN evact reading some
times I magnifying glass i. used. in
the hall Of the Royal Society. Somerset
House, Eng. is a water barometer forty
feet long.
Mr.. Zophar Mills, IT.. has recently
found pleasure and profit in expert
menting with a glyceriae cistern ba-
rometer. SO far as Mr.. Mills knows,
lis is one of three eIycerinc harometers
in the world, There is one in London
and one in Scotland. Mr.. Mills has
had = glass tube drawn tnirty-one feet
long and with an outside diameter Of
one and one-foUrth inches. The inside
measurement or bore Is just an inch.
Seven of these tubes were drawn al
Grecnpoint before one sufficiently per-
feet for practical purpose, was OBJ
tanned. Then j, was hoisted to the
roof OF the Front street building and q
hole lorro pnourh TO admit the tube
was bored through the roof and down
throlrb the several floors to the cellar,
The tube was carefully lowered through
this hole and suspended by a brass
collar a~rainst the wall in Mr.. Mills
Office, which is or the second floor.
The Lower end of tie tube hangs in a
ci>tern filled with rIyccriue in the
floor Of the collar.
HAVING Tins suspen1cl his man.
moth class tube. after breaking one
,,,ho in the frs a.tr,oD+. Mr. Mil, 81
about filing il. To get a vacuum in
nm ordinary mprcurigl barometer the
onan tubo * filed with mercury. one
end bainr closed and then. with the
omen end ,tonrcl the tpbo j, simp'y
reversed and the stoned end is i'm
mnrsnl in fine ci,tarn Of rcraurv and
npstonnnd thara. AZ fine 'ufl talIs by
its own wcirlt in fho tgba rn-il the nj,
nres,1re outs;de holds il in balance a
vocnrm !, nro5ucqI in tbc upyar end
Of the t,hp' Mr. Mills conIIn't Very
well turn his tbirty-ono-toot tube up-
side down in order to ret 4 vacuum.
and co CLOSING the lower end Of the
,,ho bo fIrod If with o,vca~ino from
tho t,, Thon ba ,.ornll rlo unnor
=,
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-06-11
CHARLOTTE FEMALE INSTITUTE.
The Commencement Exercises--The Adj
dress OF Rev. Mr.. Lacy.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRONICLE

Especial Cor. STATE CHRoNICLFl
CHARLOTTE, June Z, 1SS6.-I had the
pleasure of attending the closing exercises
of Rev. W. r. Atkinson's Institute for
young ladies in Charlotte, n. G. The i'm
preston made upon me is that the usual
complaint of superfieiality in the educa-
ton of women is not well sustained by
facts. OF course there are schools for girls
in which thoroughness is unknown, as
there are such schools for boys But when
we consider the accomplishments with
which young lady comes forth from her
college, we cannot justly complain that
her time has not been profitably spent.
In music and in what is usually called
cart as though music We're not art
Mr. Atkinson made display of which he
tanned two hundred and thirty drawings
and paintings by thirty two of the pupils.
/ am not an art critic, but | have a suffi-
cient love for the beautiful, to entitle me
to pass general judgment upon the whole
collection, pronOuncing it very good: it
reflected great credit upon the msi ructOr,
Miss milford, and upon the students, and
maintained the very high reputation the
Institute has always enjoyed In this de-
partment.
The music on concert night was well
i CuOSeu anu we'll eAtculcu. LII. IMltZ Is
| known to be an efficient instructor, and
his concerts show that ho is classical, ed
ucating his pupils to All appreciation Of
| the highest music rather than merely meet
| ing the ordinary requirements. There We're
| other singers and pianistS worthy Of men
/ tion-if | had space-I may mention
Misses Allen, DuFour, Jones, Marshall
| Osborne, Winston, and Yates
The address to the graduating class was
delivered by Rev. W. S. Lacy, OF Jones
boro, \. c. His subject was Tact and
| his management of it was good object
lesson on his subject. His elegant di' ton,
his sparkling wit, his refined taste, his
intelligent and moral force are too well
known to require any mention. His ad
dress consisted of an analysis of Tact,
and of illustrations of its component ele-
IneIts-an enlightened conscience, fertl
/ ity of resources, promptneSS IL action and
delicacy-an he dwelt on the Importance
of each of these qualities to womanly per
fection. His illustrations were numerous
without being wearlSom, We're happy ant
often witty 1t would not be too higl
praise to say that, while the address wa:
greatly enjoyed by every one, there wa!
much in it that appealed only to cultivated
minds.
Such a Successful commencement il
such successful institution, must b.
gratifying to every one who has the caus'
Of education at heart, and who delight
to see the natural dignity and grace o
Southern woI1anhood perfected by culture
NEG.