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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09
Bueklen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chlI6lains5,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 70 cents per
box. For sale by Jacob Geiger, Eagle
drug store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Rapldes-12th Judicial Dis
trict Court.
MINOR ALlNE W1LL1AMs
-FoR- No. 578.

~ u ~
FOR }No. 578.
FAMILY MEETING, &c.
PROBATE DOCKET.
TN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF
J. sale issued by the aforesaid Court and
addressed to me, in abe above numbered
and entitled proceedings, I will offer for
sale at public auction, at the principal
front door of the Court House, in the
Town of Alexandria, between the hours
prescribed by law, ON
MONDAY, the 2sth day of APRIL, 1890,
the following described property belong
ing to said minor, to-wit:
The undivided one-half interest in and
to Lot No {3) three of Square No. ~
One, of the Town of Alexandria, Louisi-
ana, with all the improvements thereon,
said property being bounded on two sides
by DeSoto and Second streets, and on the
remaining two sides by property belong
| ing to julius F. Ariail.
TERMS OF SALE Cash, subject to APP
praisement by family meeting on file in
record. JOHN A. WILLIAMS,
Mch 26-tds. Tutor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09

Who have used Clarke's Extract of Flax
(Papilion) Skin Cure award it the first
and highest place as remedial agent i'll
all cases Of skin diseases. Erysipelas,
Eczema, Pimples, unsightly blotches, hui
initiating ernptions, Boils, Carbuncles,
letter, etc, all yield to this wonderful
preparation at once. Price 81 for a large
Lpttle at Jacob Geiger's drug store
Clarke's Flax Soap is good for the skin.
Try it. Price 25 cents.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09
A suspicious subscriber who fot

a spider in his paper, wants to know if
it is considered bad omen. Nothing
of the kind. The spider was merely
looking over the columns of the paper
to see what merchant was not adverti-
sing, so that it could spin its web
across his store door and be free from
disturbance Ex.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09

Salesman (seductively): A great
bargain, sir. They have been reduc-
ed to fifteen cents. Tom Allbroke:
So have I; aud | haven't dined yet.
-[American Grocer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09
The Annual Convention of thu

The Annual Convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union of Louisiana is called to meet
at Ruston on the 18th, 10Th and goth
of April next. The presence of Mrs.
Clara Hoffman, President of the W,
C. IT. Z. of Missouri, and other able
speakers will make the occasion later
esting.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09
Our Agents..

-Deschamps the New Orleans girl mnr-
derer has again been tried and convicted
and sentenced to be hanged.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09
The election held in Natchito,

The election held in NatchIto-
cbes parish on the 1st, on the question
of levying % mills tax for ten years
for the benefit of the tap road, resulted
adversely to the tax. The votes Tor
were 295; against $50. The amount
of property voted for was S27o,22o;
AGAINST s246,2s5.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09

Stevenson Archer, treasurer of
Maryland, is said to be short 100000
in his accounts.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09
The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends and neigh
bors talking about it. You may yourself
be one o, the many who know from per-
sonal experience just how good thing it
is. you have ever tried 1T, you are one
of its staunch friends, because The Won
derful thing about it is, that when once
given u trial, DR.. Kings New Discovery
ever afler holds place in the house. If
you have never used it and should be al
flcted with a cough, cold or any throat,
lung or chest trouble, secure bottle at
once and give it a fair trial. 1t is guar
anteed every time, or money refunded.
Trial bottles free at the Eagle drug store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09

ry Just as sure as hot weather comes
there will be more or less bowel complaint
in this vicinity. Every person, and es
pecially families. ought to have some re-
liable medicine at hand for instant use
in case it is needed. A 25 or so cent bot
tie of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera aud
Diarrhoea Remedy is just what you ought
to have and all that you would need,
even for the most severe and dangerous
cases. 1t is the best, the most reliable
and most successful treatmens known and
is pleasant to take. For sale by E. j.
Sullivan,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09

Georgia editors who have receiv-
ed nominations for the Legislature are
declining gracefully. The Atlanta
Constitution says that they would ra-
Their remain at home and advise the
to adj 'nrn = Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09


Caldwell Parish is unique in many
respects. 1t is a verltable paradise.
Sunstrokes add mad dogs are nn-
known. Grapes and all other kind OF
fruits ripen weeks before they do in
any other part of the State. Frosts
are very scarce. Winter is conspicu-
Gus by its absence. Butter, milk and
honey are too plentiful. Flowers
thrive severy month in the year
Pumpkins grow SO large that negro
has to gear up mule to turn one
over. We are proud in possessing the
richest land, the best navigable river,
finest climate and the prettiest girls in
the State. Cotton, cane, corn and
babies grow faster here thap any place
we ever heard Of Watchman.
--~~---~.--e-.-~~-~-
A POLITICAL VETERAN. - The
death of General Tom Anderson and
the neglected condition of old Gov.
Mad. Wells suggests the question
whether it pays to be true to ones
partners in the game of politics. Had
these men accepted the vast sums OF
money which .sswere secretly offered
them to not cast rhe vote of Louisiana
for Hayes, they might have ended
their days in wealth and been accord
ed subsequent honors by their OWE
people. But being loyal to their par
ty friends, they have since been avoid
ed and deserted by the beneficiaries o
their acts-correct or wrongful as yo'
may judge them-who feared to share
the obloquy attached thereto by thu
popular vote City Item.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09

"A white lark, the first ever seen
there, was killed near Leesburg, Ga,
a few days ago.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09
The First Step.

Perhaps you are run down, can't eat,
can't sleep, can't think, can't do any
thing to your satisfaction, and you Won
der what ails you. You should heed the
warning, you are taking the first step in
to nervous prostration. You need nerve
tonic, and in Electric Btters you will
find the exact remedy for restoring your
nervous system to its normal, healthy
condition. Surprising results follow the
use of this great nerve tonic and altera-
tive. Your appetite returns, good diges-
tiou is restored, and the liver and kidneys
refume healthy action Try bottle.
Price so cents at the Eagle drug store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09
La. State Lottery co.


~ Incorporated by the Legislature
for Educational and Charitable purposes,
and its franchise made a part of the pres
emit State Constitution, in 1879, by an over
whelming popular vote.
70 IT'S GRAND EXTRAORDINARY
DRAWINGS take place Semi-Annually,
(June and December,) and its GRAND
SINGLE NUMBER DRAWINGS take
place in each Of the other ten months in
the year, and are all drawn in public,at
the Academy of Music. New Orleans, La.
We do hereby certify that ace 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 NTH honesty, fairness, and in
good filth to,rard all parties, and sre author
i've the Company TO use this certificate, arith
fac simiIe Of our signatures attached, in its
ulrertisemeuts
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09

The OLD RoMAE-While the wri-
ter has been willing to accord great
credit to Mr.. Cleveland, candor forces
the confession that he did not and
does not forgive him for his treatment
of Judge Thurman. This declaration
may not mortify the ex-president to
any considerable extent, but it is
made nevertheless, and has been sug-
gested by the following paragraph in
the New York World
1t is reported that a movement is on
foot to honor ex-senator Allen G. Thur
man with birthday banquet in Novem-
Der next and that Grover Cleveland has
been asked to cooperate. The old Ro-
man deserves all this and more too. But
he should have been honored with place
in the first Democratic cabinet chosen
in twenty eight years. Mr.. Cleveland
when president should have awaited him
self of Mr.. Humans great experience
amp undoubted talent. The entire Dem
ocratc party of the country thought 81
and said so, Still, it is not too late tt
demonstrate to the sturdy old Democra
that the believers in true Democracy still
honor and respect him. [Caucasian.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09

The Universal Verdict of the People
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-14
ENORMOUS SHIPMENTs.

Frequent shipments of carload lots
Of DIR. Piercc's Medicines. to all the
principal commercial ccnters OF this
country, are necessary to supply the
unprecedented demand for these world
famed remedies. No other medicines
ever attained anything like the popu-
larity which they enjoy. No other
medicines possess such superior and.
positiue curative properties as to war
rant their manufacturers i'll selling
them, as the proprictors of DR.. Picrcc's
Medicines are doing, through druggists,
under q positive guarantee of benefit
Or cur IN erery case, OH fair trial, on
money refunded.
There are scores of sarsaparillas and
other blood medicines advertised. but
the "Goldcn Medical Discovery" of DR..
Pierce is the only one ever backed up by
a positive guarantee from awcll-known
and thoroughly responsible house. Tho
conditions are. that, given u fair trial. it
will do all that is claimed for il, OF
money paid for it will be promptly re-
funded. A Certificate Of Guarantee
wraps every bottle.
To attempt the sale of an inferior, or
wen a fairly good, blood-purifier under
such trying conditions as these. would
mean bankruptcy to its proprictors.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-14

adopted 1t because It shortened the
distance by mor than one half, from
that Of the regular wagon road.
We were, as nearly as Icould esti-
mate, within five OF six miles of
destination when, to my CONSERVATION,
I saw that the prognostication of the
old skidder was about to be verified.
The sky had become overcast with
clouds, the tall pines were rocking in
the rising wind, and flakes of snow
We're beginning to futter to the
ground.
1 tried to increase the speed of the
horse, but found it impossible by rea-
sou of the numerous instructions in
the form of trunks of trees.
'"Don't be afraid, Robbie." said I, in
as cheerful tones as I could command.
"Not q bit of it. 1 think it just
jolly. I'll make the eyes of the boys
| at home open"
\ swapping sound cut short the lads
remark and caused his own eyes to
| open pretty wide, ] fear.
An upward glance showed me the
green top of Il huge pine, describing in
our direction an awful circle in the air.
dug my heels into the TANKS of the
horse and shouted ut the top of my
voice.
This seemed to increase the terror of
the animal. which stopped stock sill.
Another instant and the tree WIS
upon IFS.
1 felt a sharp twinge of pain and lost
consciousness.
My first thought was of Robbie, and
the groan 1 uttered was caused not 80
much by pain as hy the dreadful fear
that l had lost him forever.
Judge of my Joy when / SAW him not
only alive but actively engaged la
clearing away the branches which COW
cred me.
The horse had been killed outright,
and my right leg broken above the
knee.
With the assistance of the cool
headed boy I changed my position SO
as to lean against the body of the dead
horse, which somewhat relieved my
pain.
Our situation was desperate in the
extreme, and Robbie realized it as sOol
as myself.
"Brace up, father" said he, "I'll run
OIL, ana De Dack before long WITH lots
of help"
But / at once ~interdicted this plan.
The storm had become furious by this
time, and ] we'll knew that the boy
could never face it and live.
Toward evening. however, it abatci
and finally ceased altogether. But tho
wind, howling through the only avenue
afforded it, had piled the snow into
enormous drifts, which precluded al
thought of the child's working his wa,
through them.
No words can describe my anguish
My pain was forgotten in the awful
consciousness that my foolish fondnes'
for my boy had brought him to a terri
BILE death in the wilderness.
where do the telegraph lines run
father?" asked Robbie suddenly.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-14

Only a medicine possessed Of extraoEdi-
nary merits could sustain itself ufdtr
such 81 business policy. The "Golden
Medical Discovery 81 is such a medicine,
and has proven its ability to sustain its
proprietors, even though sold on such
extraordinary terms.
AS q remedy for all Blood, Skin and
Scalp Diseases, it has won for itself
world wide fame. Especially has it
manifested its potency in curing Salt
r,eum, Eczema, letter, PfmplEs,
Blotches, Eruptions, old Scrofulous
Sores, Ulcers, and kindred ailments.
as u remedy for the peculiar weak
ncsses, distressing Irregularities, and
painful arrangements incident to
women, DIR. picrce's Favorite Pre-
scription stands alone as the only REM
edy guaranteed to give satisfaction in
eocry case, or money paid for it is
promptly refunded.
1t is but natural that the people
should bestow their patronage upon
these medicines, since none other are
sold on such fair and liberal TERMS.
They are manufactured by the Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association, of Buff
fnlo, n. Y, 81 house whose financial
standing and reputation for fair dealing
is ~well-known to every publisher, as
we'll as to every druggist, throughout
the civilized World.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-14

as I have, a fortnight for snow to start
the sleds, SO that you could earn the
grub you was a-eatin'. Well have n
storm, and q big one ut that, afore
dark"
aBut I've lots of time. It's only a
few hours ride"
II hope so, for I sees you's bound to
go. Well, hustle along, an don't waste
time a-talkin' to me-"
The old man had judged me rightly;
I did design to go, seeing nothing por-
tentous of evil. Accordingly, / acted
upon his suggestion, and rode away
from the log buildings that consti-
tuted the camp.
For some miles there was a fair bridle-
path through a wilderness of stumps
and underbrush, and We made good
progress. At length we reached a
point where we were obliged to make
q turn, and strike into the heavy tim
Der, through which the remainder Of
our journey lay,
A railroad line had been projected
here some years before, and abandoned,
after the timber on the course had
been felled, q telegraph line con.
structed and some little grading done.
we'll knew that it was but . poo,
apology for . road, sud had only
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-14
Acquisitions OF Imnortance.

The department of Greek and Roman
antiquities at the British museum has re-
Gently received several acquisitions of i'm
portance. Among them is q fine seal of
banded agate in the form of o scarab set in
gold, with o silver hoop fitting it for "a
ring. ut is described as a very choice
specimen and wns found in Cyprus. Its
date is about $40 b. G. 1t represents,
nearly in profile and at full length, with
the characteristic di%sproportions Of the
period to which it belongs, Athene, clad
in semi-transparent robes, both wings,
OF an extremely early type, being ex-
tended behind the figure. The goddess,
who holds a spear, wears q helmet with q
prodigions crest. Apart from les technical
merits the extreme historical interest of
this relic will be manifest to students Of
Euripides who remember that the turning
point of the plot of the Ion is concerned
with the blood of the slain Gorgon. Over
the shoulder of the goddess the head of
Medusa is seen dropping blood, clots of
which fall from it behind the figure and
close to her feet. This is supposed to be
tho only known representation of the sub
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-14
The Musical Tree.

A foreign traveller tells of seeing a mu-
steal tree in the West India islands and in
Nubia. 1t has a peculiar shaped leaf and
pods with o split or open edge. The wind
passing through these gives out the sound
which gives the tree its peculiar name. In
Barbadoes there is q valley filled with these
trees, und when the wind blows across the
island a constant moaning, deep-toned
whistle is heard from it, which in the still
hours Of the night has a very weird and
unpleasant effect. A species of acacia,
which grows very a%bundantly in the Sou
dan is also called the "whistling tree" BY
the natives. Its shoots are frequently by
the agency of the larve of insects distorted
in shape and swollen into q globular blad-
der from to two inches in diameter.
After the insect has emerged from a circu-
lar hole in the side Of this swelling the
opening played upon by the wind becomes
a musical instrument equal in sound to a
sweet-toned flute.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-14

In this I was meeting with decided
success, and was making money at a
rate i had not, in my widest dreams,
anticipated.
was a widower. and, as will readily
be believed, was devotedly attached to
my only child, an active und unusually
bright boy of eight years. A father
particularly a doting one, as / admit
myself to have been-is apt to eNag-
gerate the abilities and attainments of
his children, and I.well know that the
first branch of my statement will be
given greater credence than the last.
/ will not stop to argue the matter
with the incredulous reader, but pro-
ceed to relate the story upon which 1
have already made u beginning, conf
dent that it will convince the most
skeptical of the quick wit and nerve of
my little Robbie.
i had brought him with me to Mich
igan, and left him ct school in East
Saginaw while I conducted my profit
eble canvas among the pineries. Late
i n November the friend. with whom l
had left him wrote me that he had be-
come exceedingly lonesome, and could
not apply himself to his studies.
1t required no great evidence to OH
vince me of tho truth of the report,
for o months separation from my boy
had brought me to a similar state of
mind. The letter decided me upon q
course that for some days i had been
considering-a foolish course any man
in full possession of his faculties would
have said. / directed that Robbie he
sent forward to. me in the vast pine
woods.
Three days later he joined me, hay
ing been placed i'll charge of n kind
hearted lumberman, who delivered him
safe enough, though with but little APP
petite for the sweetmeats / had pro.
vided in honor of his advent.
But the mpened harvest of dollars
awaited my sickle, and not even the
pleasure of playing with my boy could
dctain me from business.
1 had worked all the camps in that
section, and decided to start the next
morning for a point on the river, some
twenty miles away, where I was conf
dent of disposing of a number of ma
! chimes.
I was to make the journey OH horse
back, Robbie riding behind me. We
had mounted. said good-by to III new
: hut none the less warm friends, whel
an old skidder came running toward
don't start to-day!s cried he, whe,
within speaking distance.
"Why moi? 2" 1 asked.
@'Cause we're goin' to have a storm
an it's o long an lonely stretch you've
got before you"
II see no indications of it,"
"You would, if you'd been waitin'
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-14
MI lost THvuoI


,Tis vanished. 'tis lost, and | very much lear
hear,
That / never again shall see fask Of It's wins,
Did you ever, dear friend, en- a sad, dismal day,
By your windox st idling the moments away.
lmpasslvo. unit linking, yea. only apart.
VI the gloom that enwrapped you, invaded your
heart?
All, how sweet ct such moments to suddenly
Some blithe little songster dart out of the sky!
just a dun, tiny bundle of feathers, mayhnp,
Just q trembling, ecstatic and crazy msdcap?
So small in this great world of sorrow. and yet.
AS he lights somewhere near you aud firts off
AZ he shouts a wild yodel of hope and of CLEO.
All the chill seems to vani. h, the darkness to
deei
And my beautiful thought like q bird fluttered
From the gray, misty space Of dimness and
But it paused but a trice my souls window be.
Then It darted away and 1 saw IL no morel
Oh. this bird of my fancy was timid, I weet,
For IL stayed not 20 sing me its song new and
And 1t vanished 60 quick in the skies of no.
Thst | knew nothing more than IL is, and ia
fair.
For tits now in the midst of an infinite throng
OF fancies forgotten, fart echoes of song,
Dim melodies oft by the ear almost caught.
And thoughts of which poets have never YET
thought.
But II ever again l see flash of its wing,
Or get any trace of the beautiful thing,
I will pause not q moment. but quick as g. wini
l will fetterit fast with a drop Of inkl
I will rise, If need be. in the midst of the night
To capture this thought by ths dim candle
light,
And long ere the waters of darkness shall ebb
Twill DO safe in a flne chirographical web!
-(3eOr0e Horton.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-14

The costliest cigar smoked in New York
is said to be q Havana Henry Clay, which
is usually sold wrapped in gold or silver
foil and which costs Sl.25 apiece at retail.
As to the cost Of manufacture of such a
cigar a manufacturer says that it is wholly
impossible to make q cigar whose actual
cost, with the use of the choicest and most
costly material throughout, can exceed 25
cents. The cigar retailed in the market
for 81 costs the manufacturer about Is
cents. There is q small added item of OK
pense in stamping. and the boxing may be
made more or less costly; but even with
these added it will be seen that the profit
on the higher grade of cigars is immense.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-14

The directors of the De Beers company
in the Kimberly, South Africa, mines, gave
o Christmas picnic to their 5000 employees,
at which were eaten 1900 fowls, 400 tur.
keys, $50 geese, 100 hams, 1000 pounds
spiccd, roast and boiled beef, and 1900
pigeon, veal and ham, and chicken and
ham pies, washed down with 5000 bottles
Of English and German beer, 1O0 cases of
champagne, 200 cases of claret, aud 100
cases Of Burgundy, besides brandy and