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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17
Evans Commercial School, Glen.
mora, La.

The annual examination and
closing exercises OF this school will
take place during the week end,
ing August 9th, 1895, when the
following program will be OBJ.
served.
Monday, August 9TH, at $50 a.
m. and 3 p. NJ. examination and
exhibition in reading, penmanship,
spelling, dictation, U. s. History.
Tuesday, August 9th, at $50 a.
m. and 3 p. m. examination and
exhibition in physiology, (accom
panied by an address by DR.,
James 7. Phillips) English gram
mar and composition, (accompa-
MED by an address by Rev. B. L..
Price, Of Alexandria) geography.
Wednesday, August 9TH, at $50
a. m. and 8. p. m. Arithmetic, al
zebra, general history, (accompa-
med by an address by Rev. Sam
nel Mallett.)
Thursday, Aug. Sth, $50 a. m.
English literature, accompanied
by an address by some prominent
speaker) General exhibition of
work.
Thursday, Aug. sth, 5 p. m.
Awarding diplomas and certifica-
ties of merit to those who will have
been successful at the examina-
ton.
Rev. B. L. Price will ofIiciate on
this occasion.
Address to the students by the
teacher, Mr.. Jno. Evans.
Friday, Aug 9th, 8 a. m. A
GRAND soCIABLE AND PICNIC on
the beautiful banks of sparkling
Spring Greek. Some Of the
leading orators of the state have
indicated their intention of being
on hand OH this occasion.
All are welcome to be present
at the above exercises, and RS the
accommodations at Glenmora are
limited, it is recommended that
those intending to remain Il time
to attend the examination should
write to the undersigned, and ac-
commodations will be reserved for
them at reasonable charges.
JNo. EVANS.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17
Another plaintive Blast From the
Silver Rugle.

Every i'll that flesh or the body
polite is heir to, has been ascri
bed to the "monumental crime OF
1873" We had supposed that the
catalogue Of ills was complete ana
that no more could arise or be at
tributed to this source. But it re.
mains for Senator Stewart, the sill
yer ma gnate of Nevada, to startle
the cuu TRY with the proposition,
that the "gleat crime" against civ
iIization, christianity, morals and
even liberty itself has been the
prime cause of decreasing the mar
rage relation between the sexes.
The Nevada silver millionaire is
quite positive that only those who
deal in money are able to get mar
ried and support wives. While
it may be generally tue that a
man Of means is better able to
rear, support, maintain and edu-
cate a family, than a pauper or
tramp, yet it by no means follows
that matrimony has decreased or
even if it has, is it to be attributed
to the cause which he alleges.
The Senator has an immense
amount of silver bullion which he
is anxious to unload upon the Fed
eral Treasury. An equitable di-
vision of this among the poor peo-
pie who are pecuniarily unable to
get married, would be more sub
stantial token Ofhis commiseratiOn,
than the public expression of an
opinion entirely unsupported by
facts or figures.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17
FITZSIMMONS ACQUITTED

AS was to have been expected,
the trial of Bob TitzsimmOns, the
murderous pugilist, in New York,
last week, for the killing of his
antagonist, Con Riordan in the
prize ring, resulted in an acquittal.
OF COURSE, it WAS an accident He
did not Intend to kill him. But
the 'sEenIial ingredients of man
slaughter were present and If the
j.!ry had been observant Of their
"atlls. be would have been con-
victed Of that nffense. This de.
grading exhibition of brutal prov
css must be suppressed at all haz-
ards. Had Fiizsimmors been CON
victed-as he deserved to have
becN-ansl been consigned to the
penitentiary for life, it would have
exercised a wholesome effect III tie
terring this class Of pugnacious
sp0rtsmen from entering tie pugii-
istic arena and thus have saved
the lives Of perhaps score Of I'M
fortunate pngilists; whose only ob
ject in entering the ring, is to Sc
cure Il handsome competence much
sooner than it could be done be.
tween two p!ow handles.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17
SUCCESSION SALE.
State of I.ousiana-Parish of Raples-
Tenth judicial District
Court.
SUCCESSION OF S. CULLEN

Succession OF S. CULLEN
ADMINISTRATION &c.
DuRsuhNrT TO a COMMISSION AND
Order of Sale issued from the lion
ulabic the 10Th Judicial District Cou!t
and To me directed as Sheriff and En-
Uiiiciu Auc.ioneer OF the Parish OF Rap
laeS, La, commanding and authorizing
nc to sell Tor the pay nlent of debts for
Cash, after due advertisement and in ac-
co,dance with law, the hereinafter de-
scribed property. belonging to the SH-
cession OF ). Cullen, Will offer for sale
at Public Auction to the last and highest
bidder at the front Door of the Court
House in the town of Alexandria, La,
between the hours prescribed by law, OH
SATURDAY, JULY GOTH, A. d. 1926,
the following described property to-wit:.
The one undivided one-balf interest in
aud to Il certain tract of land lying and
adjoining the City of Alexandria in Rap
idcs Parish, Louisiana and being descrlb,.
cd as follows, viz:
Lot marked "a" bounded West by
Bayou Robert Road, North by Corporate
limits of the City of Alexandria, East by
the Morgan Rail Road and South by the
Texas and Pacific Rail Road. Also Lot
marked "B" bounded West by Morgan
Rail Road, North by property (lot) which
is marked &C." East by lands Of E. B.
Wheelock and South by Morgan's Rail
Road Sand Pit. And also Lot marked
sc" bounded West by Casson street Of
the City of Alexandria, North by the
centre of the Town Ditch, East by lands
of Cullen, Marye and Ariail and lands be-
longing to the heirs of Esther Lurcy and
South by the said Lot marked 3D." All
three of said lots, a." "B,' and &C."
containing in the aggregate the quantity
of Seventy Three and 5l-l0O acres (73-5l)
more OF less and including the old track
and embanlkment OF the Ralph Smith
Rail Road.
Terms. of Sale--Cash, subject to ap.
praisement on file, in Clerks Office.
u. 4. STAFFORD,
Sheriff & Elk Officio Tax Collector, Par
ish of Rapides, La.
June 10Th 1895.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17

Tire democratic press Of this
State is almost y unit on the prop.
osition thHt the financial question
is purely national one and should
not properly be brought into the
State campaign. - Baton Rouge
Advocate.
The Item hopes the Adc0cate,
the lheryilIe South and the Alex
andria DEMOCRAT are not the
only democratic papers in I.ouisi-
ana. AS they seem to be about
the largest per centage of those
who are unit against Introducing
the financial question into State
politics, we take it Tor granted that
our neighbour has applied the toe
"f his boot to the balance Of IFS
some forty odd papcrs aud lifted
us out OF the party Capital IT. m.
If c0uirere AnniS will examine
his excilaI ges Il little mere closely,
we think he will find that q large
majority of The Democratic papers of
the State, are opposed TO the in
jrction Of the silver question into
the State campaign. Neither do
they Intend that the Democratic
,,,,t,. cbaii t.a .iisiau,,..I nn on
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17
the peuple ofthis par

What the people of this parish
want to know is, is Gov. Foster a
friend OF the free and unlimited
colnage Of silver at the ratio Of lG
to L. Capital Item.
We should like to know how
Bro. Annis acquired the informa-
ton that the people of his Parish
are so direct J interested in the
financial views of the Governor
1t may be that he has felt their
political! pulses correctly, but it
occurs to Us that the friends OF
Governor Foster do not care ga
continental as to his position on
the all absorbing silver question
and intend to support him indie
pendently of that or any other
eplIemeral heresy.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17
FOSTER AGAINST THE FIE

FOSTER AGAINST THE FIELD -
Judge Davey, who is supposed to
have represented the only formida
bic opposition to Governor Foster
in New Orleans, has Withdrawn
from the leadership of the Anti,
Foster forces. The ward bossrs
have all fallen into line and will
support his Exceliency. This
means that he will have Il virtual
"walk over" for denomination, ST.
far as Orleans is concerned. AS
yet, the attitude of the rural par.
ishcS has not been foreshadowed,
but one thing is as certain rs the
Sun rises and sets ana the Stars
shine at night, and that is, that it
is Foster against the field or any
body to beat Foster, bat the aufiS
have not yet determined upon and
selected that fortunate individual.
He will be grOomea and entered
in the race at u later day.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17

Kansas has suddenly grown
old in her youth, says au ex-
change. There are twenty well
built towns in that State without
an inhabitant. Saratoga has a
$4,000 opera house, a large brick
hotel, a $4,000 school house and
a number of fine business houses.
and yet there is not a single per
sou to claim that city as il home.
Fargo, once an incorporated city
and a county seat. is low inhahi,
ted by a herder and his family
alone IberviIle South.
The depopulation Of these towns
like everything else under the
sun-is chargeable to the ahcgcd
decentralization of silver. OF
course, the grass hopper, blizzard
and general failure Of crops, had
nothing to do with it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17
Cure For Eeada Re.

AS a remedy for all forms of Headache
Electric Bit!ers has proved to be the very
best. 1t effects permanent cure and
the most dreaded habitnal sick headaches
yield to its influence. We urge all who
are afflicted to procure Il bottle, ard give
this remedy a fair trial. ln cases of l,:l-
bitual constipation Electric Bitters cnres
by giving tho needed tone to tue bowels
and few cases long resist the use
Of this medicine. Try it once. Large
bottles only Fifty cents at Mrs. G. Gel
gers Drug Store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17
ARGUMENTS.

w Q uCnA ~ SoSN VITA VI WAN
about the "crime Of 1873" and
the characterization of silver, two
strings on which the advocates of
free silver delight to play, yet if
any person will stop to seriously
analyze the question, they will
speedily realize that the act Of
1878 was considered for several
months by Congress and given
the greatest possible publicity be
fore it was passed, and that silver
has never been demonetized in ANY
sense of the word. Webster de.
fines the term "demonetize" as :
''To deprive of yalne, or withdraw
from circulation." All who han
die money, even the smallest guam
titles, know that silver has neither
been deprived of its value, nor
withdrawn from circulation; but,
on the other hand, its circulation
has been encouraged by the ma
tional government by making it
receivable for all dues, and its
parity with gold has been scrupu.
lousy and steadily maintained.
1t is only the unthinking people
who accept the arguments, or
rather the assertions, entirely I'M.
sustained by facts, OF the free sill.
verites, that silver has been demon.
cited, and Disseminated against
by the government. The treas.
ury vaults at Washington are now
full Of the white dollars, and the
reason therefor is that the people
do not want them, preferrine
either paper or gold for the sake
of convenience in the transaction,
of ordinary business. The fact is
notorious too, that the coinage OF
silver dollars. has never been sus
pended, the output Of the minis
for the month of May having beer
$3.50, $50, and the average for eacl
calendar month of the year thus
far S17O,094. This does not lool
as if silver had been demonetized
or that it had been Disseminated
against, or that we are to loose il
from circulation.
This plain statement of fact,
should knock some at least of The
arguments Or the assertions of til,
free silverites silly, and cast dis
credit on others they make wh;ls
trying to boost up free coinage
SO far as the State of Mississippi
is concerned we venture to say
there are not hundred men il
the State who do not believe il
silver as a part Of the currenc,
system OF the nation, and who d,
not desire to see it's use continued
but they want it's value preserved
as it is now, by the guarantee 0
the government, and not destroy
ed, as it will be, if we have fire,
coinage and the white metal turn
ed loose promlscuously to staut
upon Its own merits and alon,
without the credit of the Fedora
government behind it to maintain
It's parity with gold Natche;
Democrat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17
Tulane University.
OF LOUISIANA.

l. UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF
PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE.
II. COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
III. COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY.
With extensive Laboratories and Work
shops.
". II. SOPHIE NEWCOMB MEMORI-
AL COLLEGE, for Young Women, with
Boarding Department.
Fall Term of the above beginning Octo-
Der I'd.
Law Department opens November 18TH
Medical Department opens October 18th.
Fer catalogues address the Secretary of
the University.
VI NJ. PRESTON JOHNSTON,
President.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17
SHERiFP.S SALE.
State of Louisiana--Parish of Rapides--
Tenth Judicial District
Court.
The CANADIAN & AMERICAN
MORTGAGE 81 TRUST
co. LIMITED, mo

MORTGAGE ~ TRUST
co. LIMITED, No. 1855.
VS..
HENRY j. LUCKETT. y
10y VIRTUE OF AND TO SATISFY
ID an order of seizure and sale issued
from the Honorable the Tenth Judicial
District Court and to me directed as
Sheriff of the Parish Of Rapi,les, La,
commanding and authorizing me to spe-
c,ally seize and sell the hereinafter des-
rribed property belonging to defendant,
9lrnry 7. Luckett, have seized and will
offer for sale at public auction, 20 the
last and highest bidder at the front door
nt the Conr, lionSe, in the Town of Alex
audria, La, between the hours prescribed
by law, on
SATURDAY, the 10th day of AUGUST,
A. d. 1895,
the following described property, to-wit:
A certain tract of land on the right
descending bank of Red river, about
twelve miles from Alexandria, bounded
on the north by Red river, on tue south
by lands of the Estate of Willis Bonner,
w. i. Sanford and James, east bv lands
of Estate AIRS, j. =. Hickman, and on the
west by lands of Estate Robert l.. Luck
cit, and being part of the Estate of DR..
levin l.. Luckett, otherwise known as
'Ashbourne" plantation, containing four
teen Q40W hundred acres of land, being
the same land sold by James Jetfries to
Henry p. Lnckett, by act before l.. V.
Marye, Notary Public, OH the 18th day of
June, 1883, recorded i'll Rapides Parish,
Louisiana. IN Notarial Book G, page $50,
reference to which act is hereby made,
together with all tho buildings and i'm
provemcnts, machinery and appurtenan-
ccs thereto belonging or in any wise ap-
pertaining, less the following described
portions of above tract: five hundred
acres of land, with all the buildings and
improvements thereon, fronting on Red
river, bounded above by lands Of Mrs. X.
l.. Lnckett, below by lands of tho Estate
Mrs. j. p. Hickman; also another tract Of
woodland, containing one hundred and
fifty acres land, adjoining the above
tract, bounded north by Sandy Bayou,
south by lands of Sanford, east by tho
first above described tract, aud west by
the lands of the Bertrand plantation.
| Terms Of Sale-Cash, without the ben
eft of appraisement.
d. T. STAFFORD,
Sheriff Parish of Rapides, La.
July 10, 1895 tbs.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17

1t is said that the "sllvel
tongued' eloluence of Col. w. G.
Z. Breckenridge, was not heard i'll
the recent state convention of Ken.
lucky, the fist time such a thing
has happened in thirty years.
His failure to come to time on this
occasion, however, is quite likely
due to an avenging Nemesis, bet
ter known as Madeline Pollard i,
who has been Jete a0ire in the po-
litlcal pathway of the once honor
ed and distinguished Kentuckian,
for the past twelve months.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17

Much is being said about cf
forts of so called gold bugs using
money to advance their interests,
and whether this be true or not, il
the people think the silver bullion
owners are doing nothing to assist
in this campaign and are now Civ
ing no financial assistance, is to
attribute to them angelic disinter-
estedness, which is almost often
sive to US ordinary mortals. AS
long ago az April Both, 1891, the
"Salt Lake Tribune" (mine owners
organ), had the following:
owe believe that by the expcn-
diture of $4,000 or $4,000 the
Boards of Trade of Chicago and
New York, and even old goldite
Boston, could be made to pass res.
olutions asking Congress to give
full recognition to silver. The sill
yer committee, who are working
for silver, think that with small
amount of money, used this year
right away, they could bring such
a pressure behind Congress and
the President next winter as to Sc
cure needed legislation. That leg
islation would make to men who
produce silver in this territory a
difference of S3,0OO,oOo a year"
What have our free silver friends
to say to this statement made four
years ago?
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17

Private John Allen, of North
Mississippi, better known as the
inimitahle humorist and clown OF
the House Of Representatives, has
announced himself as Il candidate
Oh a free silver platform, to sue
cecd General James u. George,
whose term in the United States
Senate expires March 4th 1899,
but whose successor will be
chosen by the Legislature OF 1896.
"PriVate John" has made an ex-
cetlent record and been a very
good member Of the House. He
has generally voted for the best
interests Of his congressional dis
trict, the State and entire nation
and has always been able by his
witlicisms to excite the disabilities
Of the House and galleries, but
the people Of Mississippi want
something more substantial than
a mere butfoon to represent them
in the Senate of the United States.
Hence, it is quite probable that
"priyate Johnn must either re.
linquish his Senatorial aspirations
or be lelegated to the obscuri5y OF
private life, after the expiration Of
his present congressional term.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17
The ubi0uitous and 0,

The ubiquitous and o'nni
present individual, better known
as the "caIamity bowler, Is abroad
iu the land, with his dircful proph
ecies of ruin, disaster and devas
tation, unless the free, independ
cut and unlimited coinage of silver
is aaoDleu.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17
1t is a matter of 10 signi1

1t is a matter of no signifi
cance that the Colorado Democrat
ic convention declared for free
silver. 1t certainly would not be
foolish enough to take any action
which would jeopardize the prin-
cipal Industry of the State. Free
siiverism is about as essential
to tiie-prosperity of Colorado, as
the r,oyerbiat Dutch is to the ex.
istcEce of Holland.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17
DEATH FROM BICYCLE

DEATH FROM BICYCLE COL
LIsION.-A death occurred in
Louisville, Ky, several days ago,
from injuries received in a coils
ion between two bicycles. DR.. Ed
ward Palmer, prominent physi-
elan, is the victim Of the collision.
He was knocked down, run over
by both rider and bicycle and died
from internal hemorrlage in a few
hours. Yet it Ms seriously con
tended by those who indulge in
this species of locomotion, that it
is entirely harmless. unattended
with danger and ought not to be
restricted from the freedom of the
side. walks.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17

L. Molino.
Trustees for white school-Coleman
Levy, Henry Rougeot, John Laird. COL
ored SCHOOLGIRLS. Harris, H. T. Carter,
3. p. Curtis.
CHENEYvILLE WARD.
High School, seven months f. B.
Norman, principal: J. Lloyd Hartman,
Miss Jenny r. Ford, Miss El:z. Mage
vain.
Lecompte, seven months-J. ]. Vaughn,
principal; Mrs. Smallwooa, assistant.
Lloyd, six months.
Cedar Grow, six months-Miss c. K.
Herbert.
Lecompte, (colored), six months-U.
Tarver.
Lloyd, (co!ored), four months-A. F.
Smith.
Chenayville, (colorel), six months.
Boonville, (co!ortd), four mouths
Joanna E. Sewell.
PINEvILLE WARD.
Pinevi!le, five and a half months-Miss
F. Barrett, assistant.
Wise, five and h..lf months-Be!t, or
Philadelphia, five aud half month
Upper and Lower, tSo and three fourth
months each.
Borla nd, five and half months.
Holloway, five and half months.
Slash Bayou, five and a halt months.
Big Island, two and tn rec fourth months
-FIore ice Brashear.
Wiley Point, two and three fourth
months--F,orence Brashear.
Piuevil!e, (col3red), four m)uths-GoO.
Wells.
R1GoLETrE WARD.
Brashear, six months.
Prestridge, four months.
Levin, four IN onths.
10th Section, four months.
Avoca, (colored), three months-Bow-
man Fl. johnson.
Brashear, (col.) three moaths-Eowman
H. Johnson.
CALcAsIEU WARD.
Bethel, four months-Luna Calhoun.
Occupy. four months-W. r Hargrove
Union Hill, four months-E bridge
Mallette.
Mercer, four opths-Emma Calhoun.
Big Hammock, three months.
SPRING HILL WARD,
Glenmora, four months-R. A. Parrot.
Babbs Bridge, three months-Pinkie
Britt.
Smiths MIL, four nonths-peter Mai
lette.
Bentley, three months.
| Cocodr,a, four months two months al
Walnut and two months at - Hill.
| Csmp Ground, four months.
Roaring Creek, four months vii! Cal
hoon.
Spring Kill, three months-Mary Wiley.
Hurricane Creek, tcol.) three months
w. j. Williams.
HINEsToN WARD.
Chevallier, three and half months
Edwin Orr.
Elmer, tnree ana naif Inontns--N. u
Orr.
Dixie, three and half months-Laura
McAlpiu.
Shady Grove, three months-T.J Davis.
New Hope, three months-P. F. Swami.
Oak Grove, three NOTWITHSTANDING
Davis.
Hineston, three months.
Pisgah, three moGths-T. J. Henderson
St. Clair, three months-T.J. Ersady.
| China Grove, two nontts-S.!iie Gran
ford.
There being no further businesr, the
School Board adjuur. ed to the mex. regu-
lar meeting. G. y. ScHNAcK,
| GEO. 0. WATTS, PRESIDENT.
Secretary.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17

If III the neighborhood Of Mr..
Simon Wells, on Bayou Rapides,
call in and get a bottle of DR.. SNl,
vestel's Specific for Bots, Collie aud
Tympanites in horses, mules al"
cows. You will be highly pleased
with it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17

If you should see a man riding

If you should see a man riding
along the road you don't know,
don't ask anybody who it is, and
thereby expose your ignorance
its a candidate. If a man rides up
to your house after nightfall aud
asks leave to stay all night, don't
be alarmed and make all the chill
dren get under the bed-its only a
candidate. If you are taking up a
collection in church and u man
throws III 80 cents more than you
think he's got, don't hold to the
back of the bench for supports
the candidate, you know. If the
sun goes down behind a bank Of
clouds on Sunday evening you are
sure to have good shower of can.
didates before Wednesday. IF
you get out OF bed on the left side
you will see candidate eefore yon
get through breakfast. Don't cut
down any trees in your new ground
at this season of the year, because
you might kill a candidate, and
we think that's against the law.
Il Lawrence County Miss. Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-17
There is only fifty cents worth

There is only fifty cents worth
of difference between the green.
back craze Of a few years ago aid
the free coinage hercsy CT to day,
The former was based on worth
less paper, while he latter has if
ty cents ogtH of metal TO sustain
it.