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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-19
Wednesday, NOV. ~
Town and Parish News.

For cheap goods, Bauer & We'll,
Front street.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-19

just about now railroad men are
as plentiful as fildlers in h-l-ex-
Gu t the expression. And the cry is
i'll they come"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-19
1rrival and Departure
- Mails.
,1rxANnElA OFFICE:

ALEXANDRIA OFFICE:
n. o. and NJ. East. .......''.'... ~ d. IN
n O. aud NJ. West .....'..-.....' p. III
n. 0. and Morgan , dana.t 10 10 p ~
...''''' Wv p"'' - ~ az
pineyille. arrive ga. N. and 6 p. m
=. ... depart q. m. and e p. m
u Thursday and Saturday, at p, m, and
departs Monday, Wednesday and Fri
~, Il. IN
paiand and Welchton, arrive Monday and
Friday at 4 p. H., and depart Tuesday
and Saturday. ................at d. III
Iatt, departs Friday ...........'at . a. m
F" arrives Saturday. lat r. III
Eishville and White Sulphur Springs, ar
riyes Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,
at n. M, and departs Monday, We'd
peslay and Friday ......'.....at q. m
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-19

hight about now the people IN
this section are paying little or no at
ten.ion to the rechartering Of the Lou
isiana Lottery.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-19

This will probably be the last
week OF District Court.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-19
Secretary

The Mayor and Councilman Of
this city, over their own signatures
have indorsed the location of tue pro-
jected railroad bridge here-that is
the site selected by Major Woodbridge
and on Monday sent the following
dispatch to the War Department.:
ALEXANDRIA,
Nov. II, go. J
70 Hon Secretary of War, Washington,
ID. c.
Some newspaper comments, prompt
ed by Irresponsible persons, have been
published in reference to the location
of the bridge Of the Houston. Central
Arkansas aud Northern railroad at
this place. There is no possible ob.
lection to the location selected 10y the
engineers for the bridge, provided the
span is sufficiently loug to allow the
free navigation of the river. The
place selected brings the road to a
point where the city Of Alexandria
has donated lands for depot and other
buildings
We are deeply interested in the free
navigation of the river, but do not
think that captions objections should
retard the building of the railroad
bridge, and respectfully request the
approval of the plans submitted.
THOMAS CRAwLEy,
Mayor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-19

-From most of the planters with
whom the DEMOCRAT reporter has
talked concerning the crops, that is
cotton, he is led to believe that this
years. yield will prove an unusually
large one lin many instances a bale
and quarter to the acre is reported.
We are overly pleased to report such
good results, all the more so for the
reason that it could not have come in
a better time. L carries out and
proves what we have always argued,
viz: with anything like favorable
season, with work, our planters can
always make more than they can
gather.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-19

Mr.. John j. Ferguson has re-
turned from New Orleans, where he
had been to bny an immense holiday
selection Of goods.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-19
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
present in town.

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.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-19

Judge A. V. Coco, accompanied
bv his most estinlable wife aud sister,
were in Alexandra nearly the whole
of last week.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-19
The Circus.

Sells Bros and Barretts Circus ex
hilited here on Friday last, as adver-
tised, and proved a grand success.
The whole concern can he praised,
and that, too, legitimately. The per
for,nauce from start to finish was OF a
most interesting character; the most
startling feats were performed. The
menagerie was above anything of the
kind ever seen in these. parts in many
years, comprising, as it did, birds, beasts
and animals rarely seen. The princi-
pal aud most commendable feature OF
the show was the lack of anything
that bordered on the catch-penny man
agement. All in all the Circus lately
combined between the aforesaid par.
ties, is truly a great and wonderful
aggregation Of merit, and is sure to
Get it's share of the public's patronage
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-19

MIR. J. Il. Ringgold, Of Jena,
was visitor to the 'Future Great
on Monday.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-19

IoARTIEs HAVING BUSINESS WITH
/ the Liverpool &. London g. Globe
Insurance Co, will please report the
same to my Office, as have from this date
been appointed their agent for Central
Louisiana. Wy. SANFORD.
Oct. 9Th, 1880
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-05
A RAILROAD MAN's ROMANCE.
knowledge Of Greek Turns the Tide
in Favor or Young Englishman.
Denver Republican,


Chief Engineer Robert w. Day Of the
Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska, and assist
ant engineer of the Rock Island, is one of
the finest civil engineers in the country, and
although comparatively young man, the
story of his r Sc to his present position reads
like chapter cut of story book. Mr.. Day
is an Englishman, born of parents who gave
him an excellent education.
At the best schools in England and on the
continent he became master, not only OF
engineering, but of classics. When his ed
ucation was completed he turned his face to
America, and eventually found himself in
Chicago. he had youth, education, energy
and perseverance on his side, but fortune
frowned upon him and his means running
low he was forced to earn livelihood as a
conductor on a street car.
One morning couple of high. school boys
entered his car and commenced talking
about their studies. One Of them was in
trouble about Greek translation to which
he had been assigned. and was afraid Of the
consequences.
"Beg your pardon said the young con-
may be | can assist"
The boys stared at the man with the bell
punch, but finally as joke, gave him the
sentence and he wrote the translation on a
tablet and handed 1t to the troubled pupil.
When he reached the classroom he found
that the street car conductor was correct.
The boy happened to be the son of a we'll
known railroad man, and to his father he
related the strange story OF how conductor
on plug street car could translate Greek.
The railroad magnate was amused, then
interested He Instituted inquiries and the
result was that one day the street car con-
ductor was given place in the engineers
department of big railroad company.
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PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

A tablet has been affixed to the house in
Lothian street, Edinburgh, in memory of
Darwin, who lodged there during his student
days at the University.
Mr.. Herbert Spencer, when troubled by
outside noises, is said to resort to two curl
ously made buttons, which he inserts in
MS ears 10 produce temporary deafness.
The American Bible Society have found it
necessary to print the Scriptures in twenty
nine languages for circulation in the state of
Pennsylvania.
Thomas Seymour Denton has invented the
word "manuprint," verb, adjective and noun
for work done with typewriter. 1t is at
once more accurate and suggestive than
manuscript" for such work.
The Anaheim California; Budget started q
society column last week with the following !:
An immense bullfIog has taken up his resi-
denee In the culveIt at the corner Of Centre
and Los Angeles streets, and when it rains
he makes music for the neighborhood.
1t is said Boston man has been for two
months trying to decide upon name for his
ed Browning, while his daughter thinks
Ibsben the better name. He, himself, would
have the vessel called Sanscrit,
TamagDo, the tenor, was a baggage por-
ter before his remarkable powers of voice
were revealed. He does not favor his former
craft however, when he is on his travels. II
a porter demands what he regards as toe
much for carrying his trunk he calmly shout.
ders it himself with all his old time skill.
d. I. Mcneil Of Saratoga recently advised
himself to shoot deer in the Adirondack
out Of season. The resulting trial occupied
two days and called in thirty witnesses. and
Mcneil had to pay a fine of 500 and costs
aggregating $500 more.
The Hon. Daniel w. Guernsey, who wa;
appointed by the surrogate to appraiSe the
gifts, requests, legacies, ETC., under the viii
Of John Guy Vassar, has reported that they
are as follows: Home for aged men, $50,
| 56O.59; orphan asylum, 5000, 5O905; hospital
| $500, 05; Vassar College, S65S, $1,000
| This makes total of 81 ,979, 1854.
The health of the Priuce of Naples is caus
ing much anxiety. He is suffering severed,
from the effects of overstudy, and requires
great care and entire rest. The young prime,
| is rather priggish and full of fads and fan
tasticalities, and the King and Queen of Ital!
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-05
Fishes InsenslbIe to Pain.

l have read many articles on the subject
Of whether fish when caught on the hook
feel any pain or whether their struggles
were merely the result Of finding themselves
fast. | fish a great deal in the summer
months for trout, bass and pickerel, and
have done so for many years. Ihave studied
the matter very carefully and have made up
my mind from various incidents that have
come under my observation that fish are not
sensitive to pain as are warm-blooded ami
mails. will cite two instances that show to
me plainly that | must be right in my con-
illusions on this subject.
Last October while fishing for pickerel on
Lake Cary, Wyoming county, Pa, in CON-
pany with companion, among other fish
that we caught was pickerel that would
weigh nearly, II not quite 3lbs. NY friend
pulled 1t up, and as 1t came on to the top
saw ABOUT LIT. OF very coarse brown line
closely found that the fish had in its side
a very strong and coarse hook, to which the
piece ofline was attached. The wound must
have been made very short time previous
to our catching the fish, for 1t was oieeding
quite freely and looked very fresh, ana u
the fish could feel pain It would certainty
have deferred 1t from taking our NOOK so
soon after such an injury. There was only
one other marty fishing on the lake that day,
az IL was cold and windy, and that plckerel
mnst have received his injury from them
and have come nearly across the lake to us,
iragging that piece Of heavy line with him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-05
Politics and Duck Shooting.


There is something absolutely col.ic in
the way in which certain newspapers inject
politics into the everyday affairs of life.
This was curiously shown the other day in
the accounts published of President Harri-
sons duck shooting trip to BeDjies Point.
A Republican newspaper stated that the
President brought down pair of plump
redheads with his first shot, and afterward
several fat canvasbacks, while Democratic
paper AYERS that ne banged away all day
without doing much harm to the ducks,
though he frightened some Of them little.
One paper called the Presidents gun fowl
ing piece, an archaic term. which, however
expressive it may be, passed out of use long
ago. As matter of fact, Mr.. Harrison had
yery good shooting, and on Friday got, we
believe, about forty ducks, chiefly canvas.
redheads and widgeons The weather,
though bad, when. judged by the usual stan
have no doubt that the President had a
capital time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-05
Bay Horse.

Did any one ever see man or woman
with ''bay' hair? asks the Horse World.
No more than he saw an auburn horse. The
word bay does not Of itself signify color.
and its use for the purpose Of designating
the color of horse Is purely traditional. 1t
oripnated in England in district where the
breed of horses was mostly several shades
away from the brown, and yet too brown to
he called red There grew in this district a
great many bay trees, to the leaves Of which
the horse exhibited decided affinity. The
bay tree had long been cherished among the
natives for the medical qualities Of its leaves
and berries, and, in way, was sacred
to them, having had place In many of their
legends and superstitions. Every breeder Of
horses was sure to have number of the
trees, and relied upon them almost exclu-
sively for the medicines wherewith to cure
his horses. The leaves were used in form
entations and the berries in clusters. The
horses coming from this district, reared
among the bay trees, became known As bay
horses, and the uniformity of their color led
to the common use of tie term.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-05
AWAY.
By JAMES wHITCoNB RILEY.

l. cannot say, and will not say
mat he. Is dead he Is just away.
With CHEEKY smile and wave of the hard
lie mas wandered into an unknown land.
And left us dreaming how very fair
IL needs must be, since he fingers there.
And you-O you, who the widest yearn
FOR the old-time step and the GLAD returD,-
Think Of him faring on, as dear
In the love OF There as the love of Here:
And loyal still, as he gave the blows
vi MS warrior'strength to his cOuntry's foes,
Mild and gentle, as he was brave
When the sweetest love Of his life he gave
To simple things:-Where the violets grew
Pure as the eyes they were likened to,
The touches OF his hand have strayed
AS reverently as his lips have prayed;
When the little brown thrush that harshly ehirre,
Was dear TO him as the moeking-bird:
And he pitied as much as a man in pain
A writing honey-bee wet with RAM
Think OF him still as the same. say;
He is not dead-he is just away!
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-05
PRICE So A YEAR IN ADVANCE.

The other instance occurred in this way
/ was fishing for pickerel with skipping
ls-a piece of pork rind or piekerel belly,
and had with me a friend who, though he
could handle brigade under a heavy fire,
was not up to the trick of catching fish that
way. was having fairly good sport, but he
got impatient and finally, when he had a
good strike, he ierked so hard as to break
his line, and away went the fish, and he at
once proposed to go home; but told him In
Joke II he would walt five or ten minutes l
would catch that fish and get back his hook.
soon commenced to cast my hook near where
he lost his fish. had strike, and to. our
mutual surprise out came the Generals fish
with his hook well fastened In its mouth
Now, / don't think the fish would have
taken the bait SO soon again had IL been In
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-05

there are t1co holes One of them-the one
you look down, the one the wire went along
lis straight; the other-the one you did not
look down, the one The string went along
Is curved. There Is the solution of the mys-
terry.
When you tighten the string, you make
a sharp angle with the portion inside. and
tightly that the bali could not move. When
you, loosened the string, you took off the
brake, and the ball slipped merrily enough:
To make ball take TWO blocks Of hard
wood and cut In each channels as indicated
In Fig: 1, make them smooth and exactly
portion must be the reverse on one from
what it is on the other, SO when the blocks
are placed face to face the channels will
come together, and make round holes. Glue
tina blocks together firmly and then, on
lathe turn ball from them, having the
straight hole in the centre. Finish smooth
and paint the ball in any color chosen:
Black Is q favorito color for the sleight OF
hand performer and If the ball is painted
black and also the inside Of the holes, it will
be hard to detect the second hole. Orna-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-05

the wire, whether
tight or loose. But
tighten the string,
and instantly the
ball stops ON the
wire.
Is there anything
in the ball? Pull
out the string and
look down the hole.
Is there anything in
the way? No. Then
thread the strin z
through ii again.
Wonder of wonders
though it is the same
string, the ball now
slips along the tight
string more easily
than it does along
the loose one.
Now cut the ball
open and see what
is inside it. IL you
are lucky, you will
find the line where
its two halves have
been joined.
To cut the ball in
half was to make a
longitudinal section
of the hole. Why.
-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-05
OUR BOYS
conJuring rrIcks-rhe obedient Ball.

COMPUTING TrIcks-The obedIent Ball.
One Of the street puzzles of the day is that
very old friend, the obedient ball. A ball
slides down loose bit of string. but, as
soon as the string is frightened, the ball stops.
This is not behaving as a well-eonducted
ball should do, for surely IL should slip more
easily down taut string than loose one.
Substitute wire for the string, would not
the ball move along that more easily? Why,
then, does the tightening of the string act as
brake on the bali?
Take thin wire and try Do not pull the
string out, but put in the wire alongside of
1.-THE hole is large enough-and try what
the effect will be. The ball slips easily along
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-05

tue cord through the hole and 1t will act as
well, or better perhaps, than the wooden
tubing, made as in Fig. q Under pretense
OF threading the cord, this is inserted in the
mole as In 81; the cord Is then threaded
through It, and it will be seen at glance
that this acts like the wooden ball.
To Copy Scroll Saw Patterns
Take thin wood box that is thin box.
1t must be white inside, If not it is best to
line it with white paper, and remove the
cover Now take a piece of glass-win-
dow glass will do-a little larger than the
top of the box, and lay on the open top of
the box. Now place the box with the open
end on the window seat and support the
other end with stool chair. Place the
pattern to be copied, right side up. upon the
glass, and over this put the paper you wish
to copy the pattern upon. Use some paper
weights to keep the papers in place while
copying. Now pull down the window shade
until 1t rests upon the paper or glass. This
excludes the light from the top Of the
pattern, and it may be distinctly seen
through the paper and easily copied. This
method saves pattern, and 1t may thus be
used number Of times.
ABoy should Learn.
To build fence scientifically.
To fill the wood box every night.
To shut the doors in summer to keep the
flies out.
TO shut the doors without slamming.
To shut them in winter to keep the cold
out.
To do errands promptly and cheerfully.
To get ready to go away without the united
efforts CT mother and sisters.
To be gentle to his little sisters.
To wash dishes and make his bed when
necessary.
To sew on button and darn stocking,
To be kind to all animals.
To have dog If possible, and make CON-
panion of him.
To ride, row, shoot and SWIM
To be manly and courageous.
To let cigarettes alone.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-05

done In connection
with other tricks,
have a plate OF
oranges and q s k
some one to select
one. Then borrow
a piece of cord and
a knitting needle
from the spectator
or have the same
provided for in adj
vance, and pushing
the needle through
tho OranOn fhraod
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which the second hole runs. so thar no hunt.
ing will be necessary to find IT, If neatly
made many people will never discover what
the trick is until told.
Another method of performing this trick
which may seem more Wonderful to the
spectator is as follows: Surprising 1t to be
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nent { h Q
ball with
o d d q g.
u r Q s in
gilt or col
Ors and
p Il t a
mark near
each hole
on the side
to w DIS
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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
PORTLAND DAILY PREsS.
THE: PR ESS
J. q . o.

The PRESS during 1890 enters upon the
twenty-eighth year of its services to the
Republican Party and to its patrons in
Western and Central Maine AT no time in
its history has the PRESS been so prosperous
and so we'll able to give to its readers the
best service within the sphere of Maine
newspaper. During 1890 all its facilities will
be used to the utmost to make the PRESS
stand still higher in the column of the leading
newspapers of the country. The price will
be the same as the popular price of 1885,
Six Dollars in Advance,
Seven Dollars at the end of the year. No
other paper in Maine gives so much general,
local and county news. together with such
full and able market and marine reports for
so low price. Subscribers wishing daily
paper for special seasons may obtain the
PRESS for
Three Dollars for Six Months,
payment in advance; or if it is desired for
shorter time. the advance price is only
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When payments are not made in advance,
charges are made at the rate of Sc zen Dol
lars year for periods from one to twelve
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POPULAR (sD

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England.
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[Gardiner Reporter.l

In the Portland Daily PRESS the Republi.
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exponent If their political preferences, as
well as a most valuable dispenser of the
news of the day, always served in an attrac-
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paper establish ment, the PRESS takes rank
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justly enjoys lucrative patronage
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-05

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DANUBE MUSkC COLLECTEON Dr
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the best new Dance Music.
Any book mailed promptly for retail price.
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