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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-07

The Birmingham Sweetheart" of
Wilkes Booth has awakened cousin
of Tom Ochiltree's in Texas. The
Laredo correspondent of the Morning
Express telegraphs as follows:
Wilkes Booth is not dead. In JAN
nary 1865, he roomed for three weeks
with me in the City of Laredo. He
has been twice in Texas since then.
His whereabouts, up to a year ago,
were well known to prominent parties
living in the town Of Victoria, Texas,
and in the county of Victoria. One
year ago Wilkes Booth, quite an old
man, was in Texas. Where he is now
l do not know, but | can prove what |
say.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-07
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Rapides-12th Judicial Dis
trict Court.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VS.. >NO. 1890.
MONTFORT WELLS.

MoNTFoRr WELLS.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
DY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF FIERI
- facias issued and to me directed III
the above entitled and numbered suit,
and to satisfy Judgment therein in IA
vor of the State of Louisiana, and against
Montfort Wells and Mrs. Fannie Nj. Wells
in solido, have seized the hereinafter
described property belonging to Mrs.
Fannie M. Wells, situated in the Parish
of Rapides, Louisiana, and will offer for
sale at public auction, at the principal
front door of the Court House, in the
Town Of Alexandria, La, between the
hours prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, the Oath day of MAY, A. D.
1890,
the following described property to-wit:
Twohundred and twenty five (225) acres
of land, more or less, situated in the Pa
IRISH of Rapides, Louisiana, and being a
part of the Lodi plantation, bounded in
front by Bayou Robert, above by Mrs. s..
Gehr, below by Frank Peterman and Mrs
Ida F. Wells, and in rear by undivided
woodland of Mrs. Fannie Nj. and Ida F.
Wells.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to APP
pralsement. d. T. STAFFORD,
Apl 23-tds. Sheriff.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-07

Last week ex-Speaker Carlisle
presented the minority report of the
Ways and Means committee to the
House. 1t takes the Mckinley bill
in detail and shows the injustice of that
measure, and goes into the strongest
kind of argument in favor of genu-
Inc tariff reform, one that will afford
the coutry some real relief instead of
deludiug, as the Mckinley bill will
do, those who know no better, into
expecting benefits that will never
come until the democrats are returned
to power.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-07
An Eminent Doctors Prescription

DR.. G. P. Henry, Chicago, ILL.,, who
has practiced medicine many years
says: Last Spring he used and pre-
scribed Clarke's Extract of Flax Pa
pilion) Skin Cure in 40 or SO cases,
and never knew case where it failed
to cure. 81 know of no remedy | can
rely on so implicitly" Positive cure
for all diseases of the skin. Applied
externally. Clarke's Flax Soap is
best for babies. Skin cure 81. Soap
25 cents. At Jacob Geiger's drug
store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-07
AT a mass meeting of the citize,

AT a mass meeting of the citizens
of Carencro, in the paaish of Lafa-
yette, held one day last week, the ac'
ton of the Louisiana Lottery Com
pany in saving the lives and property
of the people of this State, was hear
tily Endorsed and a resolution was
adopted requesting their Representa-
tive and Senator in the General AS
sembly to urge that body to submit
the Lottery question to the people OF
the State in the shape of an amend
ment to the constitution, so that they
may have the opportunity to vote on
the matter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-07

The Trinity Herald very wisely
says Among the many subjects that
should be taken action upon by the
nert Legislature, which convenes next
month, is law requiring railroads to
provide separate cars for negroes. The
law in Mississippi has recently been
pronounced constitutional by the Su-
preme Court of the United States.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-07
n.y. Mr.. Van Pelt. editor of

sGs~ Mr.. Van Pelt, editor of the
Craig, Mo-, Meteor, went to a drug
store at Hillsdale, Iowa, and asked
the physician in attendance to give
him dose of something for cholera
morbus and looseness of the bowels.
He says: II felt SO much better the
meet morning that | concluded to call
on the physician and get him to fix
me up supply of the medicine. |
was surprised when he handed me a
bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. He said he
prescribed it regularly in his practice
and found it the best he could get OF
prepare. I can testify to its efficiency
in my case at all events" For sale
by E. j. Sullivan.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-07
Our Agents.
U A carpenter, by the name OF NJ.

10 A carpenter, by the name OF NJ.
S. Powers, fell from the roof OF a
house in east Des Moines, Iowa, and
sustained painful end serious sprain
Of the wrist, which be cured with one
bottle of Chamberlain's Balm Balm.
He saws it is worth SIS a bottle. 1t
cost him SC cents. For sale by E. j.
Sullivan.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-07

"A cave of extensive dimensions
has been discovered near Normandy,
Tenn. A party of adventurous small
boys enjoy the honor of unearthing
this natural curiosity, and of making
the first explorations
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-07
McEIree's Wine of CarduI

and THEDFORDS BLACK.DRAUGHT are
tor sale by the following merchants in
Rapides Parish:
}. Geiger. ..Alexandria
Henry St. John. Z"
Ben Turner. ............. .Pineville
j. W. Miller. .........-.....B oyce
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-07
M. C.'iNIOSELEY,
ATTORNEY : AT LAW,
ALEXANDRIA, LA.

DRACTICES IN ALL CLASSES OF
i cases in all the Courts of Rapides,
Grant, Natchitoches, Sabine, st. Landry
and Avoyelles, in the Supreme Court Of
the State, and in the Federal Courts.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-07
La, State Lottery Go.

II Incorporated by the Legislature
for Educational and Charitable purposes,
and its franchise made a part of the pres
ent State Constitution, in1S79, by an over
whelming popular vote.
w ITS GRAND EXTRAORDINARY
DRAWINGS take place Semi-Annually,
(Jnne and December,) and its GRAND
SINGLE NUMBER DRAWINGS take
place in each of the other ten months in
the year, aud are all drawn in public,a
the Academy of Music. New Orleans, La.
We do hereby certify that ,ce supervise the
arrangements for all the monthly and SEMI
annual drawings of the La. State Lottery
Company, and IN person manage and control
the Drawings themselves. and that the same
are conducted cith honesty, fairness, aud in
good faith to,uard all parties, and ace author
ise the Company to use this certificate, ,cith
fac simile Of our signatures attached, in it,
advertisements.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-07

1874 prizes amounting to-. Isl, 054, 800
AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE.
~ For Club Rates, or any further in
formation desired, write legibly to tie
undersigned, clearly stating ,our lesi-
dence, with State Coanty, Street and
Number. More rapid return mail delive-
ry will be assuled by your enclosing an
envelope bearing your full address.
IMPORTANT.
All ordinary letters containing Postal
Notes, Money Orders issued by all Express
Companies or New York Exchange.
Addressed
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La
Address registered letters containing
Currency to New Orleans National Bank,
New Orleans, La.
"REMEMBER, that the payment of
prizes is guaranteed by four National
Banks, of New Orleans, and the Tickets
are signed by the President of an Institu-
ton, whose chartered rights are recog-
nized in the highest Courts; therefore,
beware of all limitations or anonymous
schemes.
| ONE DOLLAR is the price of the small
est part or fraction Of q ticket ISSUED
BY US in any Drawing. Anything in
our name offered for less than Dollar is
a swindle.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-04

silk figured in dainty oolors with an all
over pattern of conventionalized flower
and leaf. The bodice is finished with a
fuil-shirred vest, coming to point at
the waist line. 1t is an excellent ex-
ample of the seamless bodice, the deftest
art being displayed in draping the figured
silk with fine effect. Little rosettes in
groups oil three are made of the narrow
est picot- edged ribbon, in pale tomato
red, olive and lettuce greens, and all the
other colors of the silk trim the bodice
on one side of the vest.
The skirt of the dress is fully draped
and finished at the bottom OF the front
breadth with ruche of the narrow rib
bon. The skirt is fastened over the
bodice and finished at the top with a
careless sash, which Is fastened at the
back under large rosette of the many
colored ribbons; this rosettee seems to
hold up the black draperies.
NOTES.
Very short gloves have appeared.
Fanciful house jackets sre all the rage.
Black branding adorns new tennis
blouses.
Petticoats of soft surah silk grow in
favor.
Leaves of black lace stand up among
the flowers on many stylish bonnets.
For ''half'' mourning, lavender suede
gloves with black points are prepared.
Black Leghorn hats trimmed with q
wreath of buttercups or daisies are worn
by the smallest girls.
Pretty striped silk serge blouse waists
are shown, which are designed to n ear
with skirts made of muslin, organdle,
erepaline and batiste.
One of the novelties for the present
season is the gored skirt of silk corded up
each seam, even in the front, and fin
ished with cord as thick as the thumb
around the foot.
Dainty plaid ribbous, in such COM
binations as pink and cream, pale blue
and leghorn. Nile green and old rose
are used in preference to plain ribbons
for trimming white summer gowns.
Open work stockings are displayed of
silk in every hue that can be selected for
dresses, which apparently signifies,
though ladies will never quite give up
the convenient black hues for general
use, that the dainty custom of accom-
panying gowns with appropriate stock
ings for dressy occasions viii once more
be revived.
A very old fashion has been revived
in the cording OF each seam af the bodice
and also the closely gored skirt. A
heavy cord goes round the bottom of the
skirt and up each seam. SILK generally
covers the cord. When the gown is OF
figured or striped fabric the cording COR
responds with the flower or stripe In
shade.
The trimmings upon the new prineesse
toilettes for evening wear differ consid-
erably some being made up with Greoian
drsperies of crepe iisse caught upon the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-04

appropriate is made of French nainsook,
with hem and Eve tucks on the full
skirt. The sleeves have band cuffs of
fine embroidery and the high collar cor
responds, as do the three Iengthwise
bands of insertion, back and front, set
in between clusters of tuoks. A wide
sash of sureh ribbon, held by deep
curved buckle in front, is worn with the
frock.
There is q fondness for embroidery
that is certainly pardonable in women
young or old, and the following descrip-
ton of pretty dress is likely to find fa-
vcr in the eyes of mother and daughter
for it's simple prettiness. 1t is of Victoria
lawn, and has full skirt, broken by
panels on either side of strip of en-
broidery about ten inches wide put on as
revers. The round bodice Is cut like q
half-low neck and gathered to yoke of
embroidery SO as to form an erect ruffle.
Collar of embroidery and cuffs to match
on the full sleeves.
A white serge that can be made to do
service on other occasions has full
skirt, leg-o'-mutton sleeves and jacket
bodice, rows of white or light-colored
velvet in several rows; trim the skirt,
collars and cuffs. The pointed vest has
pearl buttons and a velvet yoke, and
sash ends of velvet from the side seams
knot in the back.
One of the softest and prettiest, and
best calculated to show of fine figure
is gown made of white silk, literally
trimmed with valenciennes lace and
bands of inserting let in at intervals on
the skirt.
Cascades Of silk are carried down at
intervals. Above the hem is q frilling
of lace, and soft accordion plaits intro
duced here making combination that
it is difficult to describe and impossible to
excel In beauty.
Silk muslin made baby waist, full
skirt, shirred, elbow sleeves, and q
shiTred gulmpe with the ct coeteras of
ruffie at neck, sash. loops and ends,
makes q most charmingly youthful oos-
tune. Wide sash ends are allowed 10
fall on the left side or in the back, and
white wooden and silk gowns are trimmed
with gold buckles, buttons and galloon
or fat braid.
There Is infinite variety in the cut of
bodices, but amid all drapings and varied
crossings the glove fitting corsage laced
up in the back grows in favor. To make
successful it is necessary TO have deep
seam down the center of the front, which
is covered by plastron that narrows to
q point below the waist line. This plas-
tron is always most handsomely oeoo-
rated.
Writers on fashion are forced TO
admit that gowns for full dress
are demi-traIned as are Partisan
street gowns. The English compro-
mise by lengthening the skirts of theirs
so as to touch the ground in walking
This fashion has no fellowship with clean
illness and very little with economy, viz
tues that no woman can afford TO overlook
whatever may be her income, and no
practical woman will readily adopt dc
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-04
tate of fashion that is conducive to sOned

tate of fashion that is conducive to soiled
skirts and ruined dresses.
1t is prophesied that the use of China
silk in summer costumes will bring out
foot ruffies, triple fonnces on the
back and apron fronts aud back of
skirts laid in deep full plaits. There Is
hint in this that plain effects IN
drapery are no longer to hold undisputed
sway, the graceful little panier used
upon gowns for dressy occasions being
the first departure. Jsbot draperies are
successfully introduced in the new suits
and are frequently made of two colors,
the under side showing the lighter shade.
Fans, parasols and neck finish are
among the important adjunots to n
ladies toilet. For the neck finish Moth
ing is prettier than lace. and few will re-
greet the disappearance of the extremely
trying linen collar. There has been in
troduoed this season, what the merchants
call ribbon ruching which is much used,
and wanting this, picot edged ribbon is
basted in the neck and sleeves of dresses.
Parasols to suit the costume are univers-
ally carried. Good taste has at last pre-
vailed ever the use of the loudly orna-
mented, long handled affair of last sea-
son. Many of the covers are mass of
frills of lace or muslin, and some are
even flower covered. These can hardly
be considered more than mere toys, as
their gauziness affords no protection
against the rays of the sun. For genu-
inc use dark parasols with natural wood
handles, medium length and dome
shaped tops, are in good taste.
Vatican fans in lisse or lace are the
favorite. Some of the lisse ones have
sticks of carved wood the color of the
lisse, and along each fold pendant metal
lie beads. For service the Japanese fans
are in request. These come in odd shapes
and queer folds, black and gold or black
and silver being the most approved.
The description of two ravishing cos
TUNES will suffice as a conclusion to THE
GAZETTE s weekly chat with its fair read
ers on the all-absorbing topic, show to
dress beautifully.
A DAINTY COMBINATION
Is Parma violet, with pale Spanish yell
low, the bic FOR of the French. A
charming little gown in Spanish effect
was lately made of black silk figured
with Yiolets and combined with pale yell
low silk yelled with black Escurial lace.
The bodice was composed OF the lace
over the yellow draped with the silk
across the shoulders and down the front
in scarf effect. The large leg-o'-mutton
sleeves were of the silk. The skirt was
composed of the silk but draDed up in
front to show band of black lace and
yellow silk and finished at the back with
insertions OF black lace showing the ell
low silk underskirt through. A gown
OF black IndIa silk with rose figures was
made up in combination with panels of
black lace over rose pink, feature of
the dress being a smart little bolero
jacket OF black liice over rose silk.
THE SEAMLESS BODICE.
A pretty summer gown is of India
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-04

drain, wipe dry and place on a Rridirou
done, take up in heated dish, season
with salt and pepper, and pour oves
melted butter. Serve with tomato sauce.
Corn gems.-One-half a pint finely
bolted corn meal, one-half pint -four,
one tablespoonful white sugar, half q
teaspoonful of salt and two heaping tea
spoonfuls of baking powder; mix to-
gether thoroughly while dry; then add
two well-beaten eggs and cold sweet
milk, or milk and water, to make q
moderately thin batter; bake in gem
pans or mt fin rings.
Layer spone cake One tesoup sugar,
yolks of three eggs we'll beaten together;
then add the three whites when we'll
beaten; also one coffee cup of -four with
one teasponful of baking powder sIfted
with it; last of all add FIVE deser. spoon
fuls of boiling water: beat all together
for few minutes; have two jelly tins
buttered and divide the mixture between
them. The oven must not be too hot.
Try with straw before taking from the
oven. When cool spread with jelly and
sift pow dered sugar over the top.
Salt-rising bread--Take pint of new
milk, set on the fire aud stir in corn meal
to make thick as mush. Set In q warm
place all night. In the morning 1t Will
be light Put gallon of sifted flour
in a bowl, pour in the mush and mix
with warm milk and water, add table
spoonful of sugar, q teaspoonful of salt
and pinch of soda; make stiff batter.
cover aud keep warm. In an hour it
should be light; work in -four to make
stir dough, let rise, mold in loayes. put
In CREASED pans, Let rise again and bake
in rather quick oven.
Chocolate tarts-Put one-h alf cup milk
and one-hslf cup water over the IRE in q
bright saucepan; add one cupful sugar,
one teaspoonful butter, pinch Of soda,
one-half cake grated chocolates; then,
when it boils. add one-third cup Of wa
ter, in which has been dissolved one ia
blespoonful Of corn starch; let the whole
boil for few moments and take from
the stove; when cool add teaspoonful ex-
tract of vanilla. TINS win make about
dozen tarts. Line patty pans with good
fiakeY PIE crust and bake; when done put
"a this mixture, ice the tops, and let ~
rosting harden IN the open air.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-04
LADIES' COLUMN.
May Queens Find Wind and
Weather Rebellious Subjects.
Sweet Girl Graduates with the June
ROSes-POstulates Pale Before Co.'S
tumes-White They Are.
Fields Of Usefulness Open to the Nineteenth
Century Woman If Fully Equipped.
Fashion NOtes-RecIpes.

Aay-day came and with it came the
usual Disappointing rain. Mothers and
uame nature seem in league to thwart
Tue youngsters and their less wise seniors
u their pursuit of outdoor sport. Even
n Texas it is better to dance around the
say-pole in June and to have overshoes
Auu Umbrella within reach.
me unusual duration of cool weather
=. 1As given ample time for prepara-
Hols Tor summer, and there ought
~ uo1 10 be anything very start
lug IN the fact that but four
eAs separate us from its dust and
S deat. The busy week that is before the
eeu,Lens Of this city will give little time
VI thought for the matter of clothes, but
Ouf country friends and those in towns
so'e, would miss the weekly chat OF
omitted.
"A. AS June draws on apace, the sweet girl
n n,aluA'e grows in Importance, and her
p'Sper gowning is matter of no small
Tn' 10 mamma and to herself.
~, A =, the bride at marriage portals,
s snS tue novitiate at convent gate, the
IN. ehefglng from school life and stand
inS on lhe rivers brink can have moth
M. 80 appropriate as q white costume.
sns materials used are almost infinite,
rsn, N cost and quality admit a wide
voa. Se OF selection. Never were there in
n, ys ~. more beautiful wool fabrics than
-. present and they successfully contest
Tbob laoe with China and India silks.
nan ME IS however, an old-fashioned (it
oul preference for thin cotton fab
can IN dresses for this al-important oc-
ee 1r'', oil young gisl S life. Nothing
wbi,I ue more dainty than costume of
is ~ null. The skirt, 1--WE yards wide,
yl.,sled with deep hem and o row of
tba ,s ai', inserting set in above it,
on , ,Art gathered at the top or shirred
T,,s ee cords. The sleeves are full,
ron1s : mi Of lace at the wrists, and the
ha Suu waist is Tapped at the waist line,
jsho, a turn-oYer frilled collar and
ersDs VI lace down the front. Sash of
nbbo5, surah, tartan silk or brocaded
AO'ner white dress that is extremely
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-04

not conducive to holy living.
Then followed dark centuries for woman
until chivalry idealized her, and glori-
fed love. ToilIng up the road by these
rugged steps, woman at last stands upon
a common platform with her associate,
man. He has kept pace with her, and
to-day he is willing to help her. The
yoke OF centuries Is thrown off and in the
main she finds man fair and just.
In this as in all great advances mis-
takes have been made, enthusiasts and
fanatics would have woman Ger leap
the bounds divinely placed and defy the
eternal laws af her being. Nothing is
better on earth than the ideal home,
nothing is grander within the scope of
female accomplishment than to wisely
order that home and to have sens and
daughters rise up and call woman
blessed. No higher destiny can await
one-that is woman's sphere-out of
that, as class, women can only
hope to attain msdiocrity. Individual
women may exceed in deeds individual
men, but by this the truth Is unaffected.
Yet the advance is all along the line, and
are parents preparing their daughters
for it? The sweets of independence are
precious, and at home and at school
Chivalry as sentiment is fading before
the light of the Nineteenth century and
feeling is fast growing that women must
earn what they would possess. A ca
pacity for independence is now a woman s
birthrlght, and she has reason TO expect
that broad, practical culture will be
given her. Neither does this unfit her
for the ideal home that enters into the day
dreams of almost every woman. What
ever the sphere, through culture and
careful training equip for potent work
and practical sagacity. If parents
would only think that their daughters
may have to stand shoulder to shoulder
with men in the workshops of human in
dustry, and that the day has come when
the quality Of the work Is considered and
not the workers, there would be more
anxiety shown to fit their daughters for
usefulness at home, in the Office, or
wherever necessity and sense Of duty may
call them.
RECIPES.
Tomato sauce-Tomatoes sliced; put
them into stewpsn with little brtfaTs.
pepper, salt and q little sugars alelt
them. Rub through sieve, III up,
and improve the consistence with littse
corn Hour mixed IN cold water.
Sponge cake-SIft two cups g -Four
with tablespoonful Of baking WIDER,
add one cup Of sugsr, three weHbeaten
eggs and half cup Of cold water. Fla
vor with extract Of lemon. and bake in
quick oven.
Breakfast Bacon SLICE breakfast ba-
con thin, dip IN grated bread crumbs.
Put in frying-pan with parsley. sprinkle
with pepper; take up when done. pour
half teacupfnl of milk in the gravy,
stir, and take up in q gravy boat.
Boiled Sweetbreads. Soak four 1ssf
breads in boiling ssIt wafer. take ont