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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24
Here IS a GOOD story Of a vampire

Here is good story of a vampire
sucking the blood of its victim:-
Mrs. Cornelius Rainwater, of Savan-
nah, Ga, received recently a letter
from her brother, Jas. Uhl, who is en-
gagged in the wholesale coffee business
in Calabozo, Venezuela, in which
epistle he gave an account Of the sin
gnlar death of his daughter last Sep
TENDER. The young lady, who had
just entered her seventeenth year, had
been somnambuljst since her child
hood, and it was supposed that while
in one of her frequent frances that she
left the house and wandered several
miles out into the country. She was
missed, and, on being searched for, was
at last found near the roadside dead,
with large vampire clinging to her
throat The hat, at the approach of
the searchers, rose from the body of its
victim and attempted to fly off, but
was so gorged with blood as to be I'M
able to make its escape, and was shot
By one of the party. The placidity OF
the young lady's countenance showed
that her death had been painless one,
and it is probable that it was not until
she sank down, still fast asleep, that
the vampire fastened upon her. A
small wound, resembling the puncture
of large needle, just over the jngular
vein, marked where the small white
teeth had liberated the blood which it
had then sucked, all the while sooth-
ing its victim to deeper sleep by a
gentle, lu!ling movement of its out
spread wings which is the habit of
these creatures. The one which killed
Miss Uhl was unusually large, meas
nriug three feet aud some Inches from
the tips of one wing to that of the
other, and, while its weight would have
naturally been ten to twelve pounds.
1t was SO engorged that it was found
to weigh something over twenty.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24
NOTICE TO WHITE SCHOOL
TEACHERS.

There will be Parish Teachers
Institute held ip Alexandra on Janu-
AIRY Esd and Gath, 1891, in conjunction
with the Teachers Association.
Work prepared for the Institute will
he suitable for the Association and
vice versa.
The Institute will be managed by
Prof. w. j. Calvit, who will assign
to teachers the subject they will be
called upon to exefnplify.
Teachers living within the legal
distance who do not comply with Prof
Calvit's request to prepare work for
the Institute will be fined as the
school law of 1883, Act 81, directs.
Teachers Associations will be gov
erned by its President, J. w. Britt.
The general Improvement of public
schools to a better, higher degree of
usefulness aud efficiency are some OF
the landable objects of holding them,
They are held together in order to
show plainly to the public the fac,
that they are closely united in their
efforts to do good for the growing cit
liens of our parish. The more spec
tators we have the more good we will
accomplish. Come and see what
Rapides school teachers can do.
H. +. LONG,
Par. Supt. Of Education.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfeld, H.,
makes the statement that she caught cold,
which settled ON her lungs; she was treat
cd for q Elonth by her family physician,
but grew worse. He told her she was a
hopeless victim of consumption ard that
no medicine could cure her, Her drug
gst suggested DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption: she bought bottle and
to her delight found herself benefited
from first dose. She continued it's use,
and after taking ten bottles, found her
self sonnd and wels now does her own
houseworh, and is as we'll as she ever was.
Free trial bottles OF this great discovery
at Eagle drug store. Large bottles soc.
and ST. 90.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24
Blair Says It's All Right.

Mr. S. 0. Blair, Chicago, says: CIV
could not keep house without your
Clarke's Extract of Flax Skin Cure and
Cough Cure. We have used both for mn
merons troubles, especially for our child.
We recommend the Cough Cure to every
family having children. We used it for
whooping cough with remarkably quick
and satisfactory results, and use it for
any and every cough the family may
have" Only one size, large bottle
Price 81. Ii you want the best toilet soap
get Clarke's Flax Soap, 25 cents. ASK
Jacob Geiser, your druggist, for these
preparations.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24

The New Orleans Carnival this
season promises to be spectacle Of
unusual splendor. His Majesty Rex
has already departed from the Holy
Land and will reach New Orleans,
the Royal Capital, on February g.
with magnificent escort of knights
crusaders, etc. The city, will be
thronged with strangers, and the Mar
di Gras celebration will be of memo
rable success and brilliancy' Vive
lie Roi = La. Review,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24
AT a we'll known private german


AT we'll known private german
given in town near Boston the other
night, the men went up to e slot ma
chine, put in a nickel supplied by the
hostess and received forthwith dain-
ty roll of chocolate with the name of
his partner on the wrapper. Now
that the Slot machines have made
their slebnt into society, remarks the
Boston Traveller, We may expect to be
introduced in one way and another to
the various eccentric members of the
family.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24

"A number of the most wealthy
Arabsans residents of New York at &
meeting held in the Arabian quarter
in Washington street, Sunday night
decided to form a syndicate for the
purchase of a large tract Of land either
IN Pennsylvania or Arizona, to be de
voted to silk culture, fruit raising and
other industries in which the Arabs
excel. Lawyer Townsend ScudaeI
was employed to make personal in
spection of the tracts of land under
consideration. A number of native
Syrian millionaires are interested it
the scheme, and are advising their PEG
Pile to come to America. An effort
will be made to obtain the co-npera
ton of as many as possible of the is,
900 Arnenians living in this country
Those who take up land in the tract
selected will work il for the first tel
wears "on shares" With the syndicate
Il Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24
The third party movement it a

The third party movement it ap-
pears has died i'll the bud, as a meet
ing was held at jacksonville Mond y
night which was attended by Presl-
dent Polk of the National Alliance,
Willets of Kansas, L. Y. Powderly of
the knights af Labor and others and
it was decided to revoke the call for a
convention to be held at Cincinnati,
on February Esd, and its stead, TO
have some time during that month a
conference of committees of FIVE repre-
senting all the industrial organiza-
tons of the country. The purpose of
the action is to look over the field
and decide what action shall! be taken.
The leaders of the Alliance no doub,
discovered that the Southern farmers
were not in favor Of third party, and
consequently decided to abandon the
movement States.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24
PUBLIC OPINION.

The Mckinley tariff has been law
two months, and in that time there
have been two financial frights.-New
York World, Dem.
The United States government can
decide on one of two things: 1t has
got to use silver as money, or it has
got to reduce tue farmers of this coun-
try to a point where they can make
nothing by their labor.-Sait Lake
Tribune, Ind.
1t is stated that the Senators who
are working for the passage of the
force bill are more afraid of Plumb
than of any half-dozen Republicans
combined. Plumb is starting in on
the force bill, good deal like be
started in on the tariff hill at the last
session of Congress. Kansas City
Star, Ind
Poor Grandpa Hoar is still nursing
his little force bill with tender solici
tude. The old gentleman knows tina,
it can't live, hut he fondles it tenderlv,
pats it On the back when it grows red
in the face and easps for breath, gives
it cod liver oil and paregorlc, dandles
it on his knees end tries to hope thai
the dear tootsey s'ootsey may gel
through the Senate. But it won't, al
the same.-New York Herald, Ind
The attempt to secure for the negro
by Federal action, all the rights Of
the citizen, has been and must be &
failure. 1t is part of the theory of onl
government that the individual must
assert himself, must take upon himself
the righting of his wrouga, if he is tc
win full political equality. l f by de
feet of character or education or cxpe
rience be fails to do this, no human
being can do it for him. And it i.
certainly demonstrated that the onl,
effect Of trying to do it is to bar more
efectually the way to his politica
emancipation. - St. Paul Pionee
Press, Rep.
The trainers and tooters Of the Nc
Kinley bill were not ignorant of thu
power of the farmers, and they sough
to deceive them. They could have
done no more foolish thing, as the re
suits of the late elections in the farm
ing States prove. They have nov
largely allied themselves with tht
Democrats, and, unless the fraterniza
ton should be dissolved soon, thu
prospects of future successes will no
be reassuring to the Republicans
They spent all the last session legis
latiag for the manufacturers and tn,
pension claim agents, two numerical,
small classes. They should, and i
| they have not failed to learn anything
from the events Of this fall they will
before the 4th of March, undo some o
the mischief they have done, and d.
something for the farmers, the work
ingmen and all others who were no
blessed, but cursed rather, by class
legislation. The time is short enough
but it is also long enough, to give t,
the country intilnation of repentance
and of disposition to do what the
country wants, and not what one o
two small classes demand. -Philadel
phia Telegraph, Rep.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24

Senator Teller said to his c,

Senator Teller said to his col
leagues in the Senate the other day
that he proposed to vote upon the
Lodge bill according to my Judgment
and conscience"-,hat is, upon its
merits, regardless of caucus dictate or
committee recommendations. 1t is to
be hoped that he will persevere in this
meritorious psrpose and that other
Senators will profit by his somewhat
unusual example. If this was the rule
in all cases what graveyard for jobs,
partisan measures, defective bills and
poor nominations the Senate would be.
-[Springfeld Republican, Ind.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24
Happy Hoosisrs.

VIM. Timmons, Postmaster of Idaville,
Ind, writes: "Elecsric Bitters has done
more for me than all other medicines COM
bined, for that bad feeling arising from
Kidney and Liver tronble" John Leslie.
former and stocknan, of the same place,
says: "Find Electric Bitters to be the
best Liver and hipney medicine, made me
feel like a new man" j. w. Gardner,
hardware merchant, same town, saws:
Electric Bitters is just the thing for a
man who is all run down and don't care
whether he lives or dies; he found new
strength, good appetite and feel Just like
he had new lease an lifeH Only soc. a
bottle ut Eagle drug store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24

"A Good Word for Wagner =
.Policeman-"And are the folks not at
home, Bidd!?' Bridget-"No, in
dade, Mister Bouudsmau; they lave
all gone to the theayter, and its one
of Wagner's operas, hear. God
bliss the man. He wrote such large
pieces that I'm all alone in the house
for the mkt three hours Elk.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24

Upon the petition of John A
Morris, Judge Buckner, of the 18th
Judicial Court of East Baton Rouge
has granted "a mandamus requiring
Secretary of State, L. T. Mason, tc
promulgate the Lottery amendment
act, or to show cause to the contrary.
The case as tried yesterdao. This
will bring decision upon the validity
of the veto of Governor Nichols to
said act.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24

Park Wilson, well known char.
acter about town, was sent to Jail hy
Justice Haasman at Chamhersbnrg
Pa, few days ago for eighty days
fer swearing eighty profane oaths.-
Under the Pennsylvania @.Blue Laws
act of 1904 the penalty for profane
swearing is siSty-seven cents for eacl
oath or, in default of payment thereof
one day in Jail for each oath VIII
son would not pay fine Of 80 fol
the oaths INDUCED in during "a drank
on Saturday night, so he went to jai
for eighty days.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24
q Very Large Percentage

OF the American people are troubled with
most annoying, troublesome aud disa-
greeable complaint called Catarrh. 1t is
not necessary to be so troubled 1t is de
lnonstrated beyond question that Cl.Ike's
Extract OF Flax [Papilionl Catarrh cure
Immediately relieves and permanently
cures catarrh. A thorough and fair trial
will convince you. Use Clarke's Flax
Soap for the skin. Catarrh cure 81. Soap
20 cents-at Jacob Geiger's Eagle drug
store
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24

Its a stern public duty to knock
out the force election bill, and there
not now one chance in hundred that
it can pass the Senate; and if passed
by the SENATE with amendments, as it
will be if passed at all, it's an even
chance that it won't pass the Honse.
It's knocked out, and there never was
public measure shouldered by great
party since the Lecompton infamy of
generation ago that died SO little
lameu.ed. = Philadelphia Times, Ind.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24

The New York Sun says that
the Democrats who favor Cleveland
and are opposed to Hill for the Presi-
dencv in 1892 live outside the State.
Yes, Mr.. Dana, and we beg leave to
inform you that there is an awful big
crowd of them which you will see il
Won attend the next National Demo
cratic Convention. - New Orleans
States.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24

One patient has died in New York
after inocn!ation with DR.. Koch's
lymph. She was a little girl at the
New York Founding Hospital She
was an outside patient, aud was eigh-
teen months old. Her disease was
tubercular meningitis. The inocuia-
ton was made by Dr. jacobson Fri
day hast Exactly how many hours
after the inocnlation death ensued,
House Surgeon Clark, of the hospital,
said to-day he was not willing to
state. 1t should tie said, however,
that the patient when admitted to the
institution was speecbless and mort
bund, and that the case being other
wise hopeless it was thought that pos
sihly DR.. Koch's lymph might do
good. The incubation did not pro
,luce The slightest reaction, ana seve-
raj physicians agree with DIR. CLARK
that the lymph had no appreciahle ef-
feet in Fastening the foundlng'sd eath.
= Exchange,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.

Sitting Bulls death has elected
many obituaries, not very eulogistic.
Ais death is regarded as removing a
tirebrand from the midst of very com
hustihle material. May be rest in
peace, which he never did while liv.
ing. Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24

The ordinance proibiting cattle
from roaming at large in the parish
will be settled by Iberia voters on
January II.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24

The natural successor of the force
bill is the silver bill. The first means
disorder, stagnation, retrocession. Tie
latter is the synonym of prosperity,
progress, an increase in the products
of the earth aud better and happier
times throughout the land. One is a
storm cloud, the other the sun of pros
perity and plenty Elk.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24

Farming always was, is, and
always will be tie best business under
the sun, when the right man under
favorable circumstances eiDtarks in it.
1t is not a business 10 which one can
become Suddenly and violently
stricken" with superintendent wealth,
but it is one in which liberty in its
fullest sense, and plenty in its amp'i.
tude may be realized and enjoyed. II
there We're no briefiess lawyers, no
seedy doctors, no poverty laden me.
chanics and laborers then one might
be discouraged with the fact that there
are many exceedingly poor farmers,
who fail to make the two ends of tie
year meet. But the "poor We have
always" with us and this class can
never by auy system of laws, political
or social, be entirely done away with
at least during this life. We may,
however, reduce then numbers and
amelinrate, to some extent the condi.
ton of the remainder This good work,
however, must be doue by the farmers
themselves, and they seem recently to
have caught on to this fact. Let
them not turn it loose.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24
ALEXANDRIA.

T HAVE RECENTLY FITTED UP IN
l. the best manner two dental parlois.
one of which is for the nse of white and
the other for colorei citizens. Tn select
ing my furniture and tixtur | have
tried to purchase the best ANA am pre-
pared to do all kind of dental work
promptly, in the highest professional
manner, and at reasonable rates. am
prepared, with the use of gas, to extract
teeth without pain. Ny gas apparatus IS
the best manufactured, the same as that
used by the lurgest dental establishments
in the Union. Do not think of going to
New Orleans or elsewhere to have dental
work done, when yuu can receive as
good service at home. ! am fully pre-
pared to do Grown and Bridge work.
This is method by which teeth may be
saved after the crowns are too far decay
ed to fill. Persons living in the country
will please notify ME before coming to
have work done, so arrangements can be
made to attend to them upon arrival.
g Office hours from a. m. to p. IN.
The patronage of the public is respect
fully solicited.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24
Par. Supt. of Education.

To the Members Of Rapides Teachers
association:
The general meeting of the Teach
ers' Association will be held in Alex
andria, La, on 23rd and oath of Jan
uary, 1891. All members of the a $50
citation will please prepare work on
some subject pertaining to schoo}room
management. l have seen Parish
Superintendent, Ii. f. Long, on the
subject Of Teachers Institutes. He
desires to hold an Institute in Alexan-
dria on the same date. This will in
no way conflict with the Association
since both are working for the same
cause, and work prepared for one will
be appropriate for either.
JNo. W. BRITT,
D,,;1.. rlNo,,l., 49,:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24

Buy your Groceries from Bauer
& We'll.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24

Buy yonr Boots, Shoes and Hats
from Bauer & We'll.
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WEEKLY,
OUR AGENTS ::

Thomas MCINTYRE. ..... New Orleans
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Nelson Chesnian s. Co. -. st. Louis, Mo
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-24

Fire Works, Fire Works, at the
Eagle Drug Store.
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JNo. W. BRITT,
President Teachers Association.

STILL PROGRESSING. The DLanu-
tactWers' Record OF December Is says:
The organization Of new mapnfac-
turing enterprises in the South goes
steadily on, notwithstanding the severe
financial stringency which restricts all
business operations throughout the
country. Tie indications are favora-
BILE for an early Improvement in money
matter, and then we may look for a
very decided increase in activity
throughout the South. With money
troubles promptly settled, the coming
spring would show greater develop
ments than have yet been seen in this
section. During the week there have
been organized $4,000 nail works
company at Salem, Va; a $50, 900
lumber company at Pulaski, Va; a
$4,000 lumber company and a $50.
600 lumber company in Florida; a
100000 manufacturing company in
Lynchbnrg, Va; a $50, 900 brick com
and a $4,000 manganese grinding
company at Svernake, "; to which,
point $4,000 hardware factory is
to be moved from New England
Front Royal, v; has $4,000 tack
factory company; Montgomery, Ala,
a $50, 900 lumber company; Darlinton,
S. c., $4,000 water and electric light
works; Dayton, Tenn, a $4,000 can
ming factory, and Petersburg, Va, a
$4,000 phosphate company. A mum
Der Of important enterprises, the organ
ization of which has been under way.
will he delayed until after the begin
ming of the new year, when money is
expected to be easier.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-11-22
able at less than letter postage requires
the payment of return postage.

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the payment of return postage.
II it be borne in mind that only such
unclaimed and undelivered letters and
other matter prepaid at full letter rates of
postage as do not bear the name and ad
dress of the sender, and such other mat
ter mailed at less than letter rates of
postage as does not bear request for its
return, is required to be sent to the Dead
Letter Office, the Importance of the sug-
gestions in respect to placing the name
and address of the sender, etc, on all mat.
ter mailed, is apparent.
All matter mailable at less than letter
rates of postage must be so wrapped or in
closed that it can be readily examined at
the office of delivery, as we'll as at the
mailing office, without destroying the
wrapper otherwise it is subject to letter
postage.