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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-11-27
ALEXANDRIA POST OFFICE DIREC.
TORY.
Post Master

Jonas Rosenthal.. Post Master
VIM Maddox. Asst
Office- hours from = O'Clock a nj to I p N.
Money order business closes at 4 p NJ.
Registered Letters close ut 5 o'clock pm.
DISTRICT NAILS.
Hineston, six times a week. Leaves
Alexandria at ll::W Il +; arrives at 6 y NJ.
Pineville, fourteen times a week.
Leaves Alexandria at 1I:30 a m and 6 y NJ.
Arrives at Alexandria 10 a III and 4 p III.
Poland, three times a week. Leaves
Alexandria Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays at 6 a III: returns same days ! pm.
Iatt, once a week. Leaves Alexandria
on Fridays at 6 a III and returns lam
day at $50 pm.
Kansas City. Watkins & Gulf Railway
to Lake Charles aud intermediate pest
u~tices, daily and return am day.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-11-27
DANGEROUS FlNSNclERlNe.
Free Coinage of Silver Would Bring Chaos
to the Commercial World.

Free Coinsge of Silver Would Bring Chaos
to the Commercial World.
II substantial advantages were certain
to attend the establishment OF the silver
standard in this country, the damage
in~separable from making the change
would deter all prudent men from a step
not unlike committing suicide as a
remedy for illness. A gradual financial
change might possibly be effected with
out damage, but a sudden and radical
change cannot be made without epor-
nous harm. The free coinage OF silver
would Danish the gold standard almost
Immediately, and the dollar would drop
in a few weeks, or at the most a fe"
months, to about one-half OF its present
value. So sudden q change would bring
the commercial world into a state OF
chaos.
Yet that very change is sought as an
unspeakable blessing by the silver men,
to whom the commercial world is an ag-
Rregate Of a multitude Of debtors and a
small number of creditors. A reduction
of the money unit would scale down
debts, and according to these theorists
would afford debtors a happy release
and only iniure a small number OF men,
who would remain rich after the sums
due them had been cut in two.
Every rejecting business man knows
what a caricature such a picture IL. AL
mnst all business is done on q greater or
less basis of credit, and very much OF 1t
could not survive anything more than a
momentary suspension of credit. Any
financial change, Or even threat Of it,
which would draw deposits from the
banks would deprive them Of the ability
10 extend credit and would bring nc
small amount Of business to an absolute
stop. 1t is or'y 2A years since we ga"
this thing happen. But i'll addition to
this the certainty that the value OF the
dollar was to be at once reduced one
half would dry Up every stream OF credit.
Who would lend $1,000 to he repaid II
a thousand half dollars? Who woulc
lend 81, 600 on tho gold standard to b.
repaid in 81, 900 on the silver standard
Were such a change IN the money uni
imminent there would be a boarding o
money in every quarter, and loans woult
only DO affected on suicidal tqEms, VIZ"
would protect the lender from loss b,
the change. ..
Were there such advantages i'll th
silver standard as its devotees ima9in
it is impossible for us to reach it Will
ont causing a financial panic and a lon
prostration of business beyond anythln
we have ever experienced, because I'll
business of the modern world cannot
done without assuming obligations IL
tho future. Credit is absolutely essel
tial, and it is impossible without a col
spicuous degree Of steadiness in Il
monetary unit, the common demon
nator Of values, the measure Of deferrt
payments. Changes in prices can be c
timated, though even these are SOM
times disastrous. A change in the val
~ of money from decade to decade, or ev
from year to year, within narrow linn
can be provided against, but a chan
Of one. half or even one-fourth in I
value Of money within a few month
or perhaps a few weeks, is more tn
business can adapt itself to. 1t mea
ruin. Iron Age.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-11-27
SHERiFF'S SALE.
State of I.ouisiana-Parish "S Rapfdes-
Tenth judicial district
Court.
Mns. r. 4. IICCHEz
M HUSBAND
ALLEN a. GOODWIN.

VS..
ALLEN a. GOODWIN.
10y VIRTUE OF AMI TO SATISFY A
- writ of fieri Farias, bssuea from
the Honorable The TtMth judicial Dis
trict Court aud tai me directed as Sheriff
oftle parish of Rapidrs, Louisiana, ON.
manding and authorizing me to sefzs anu
sell the Property, Rights and Credits Of
Allen A. Goodwin, I have seized and will
oiier.far sale at public a%nction to the last
and highest bidder, between the hours
prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9rh A. D.,
1895,
the following described property to-wlt:
A certain piece or parcel OF land sltiat
ed in Rapides parish, L., being u part OF
Section Is in Township 5, North Range
8, West, containing 96 aud 5o-lW acres,
bounded north by land Of Green Il Bro
gan, south and west by land of hrs. An
liza G. Boyce, east by land of A. A. Coed
win, being same land acquired by H;rrL.
Dairre from Mrs. Mary Hartlens, and by
| A. a. Goodwin from II. l.. Daigre by
| act of sale passed before e. l.. Ransdell
clerk, on October Eth. 1893. recorded II
Conveyance Book So" PIP. $40 and 81
in the Office of the Clerk aud Recorder o
Rapides parish. La.
IermsofSale-Cash subject to appraise
ment. d. t. STAFFORD,
Sheriff Parish OF Rapides, La.
Oct. 80, 95.-t-ds.
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POLICE JURY.
W P Flower, Alexandra $500.
L. oa'i'oro,. nynr
w Ford .Gl.en., willie
IN Randolph. ..spring Hill
4 81 White Ga'o"''s"
) Il sofeile ''' ts'.;,a
n:i n..;Is,n Ra,,i,lcs pVI
EJ Hardtuer ............... Piheyille
Tx Smith, ''s"ie''c
s.iiooh noS p.o,,.,t
c A scl,nack, Aiexandr'a; -. fIesiaeh.
Ho Wat's Aleaala'ia sup a"
Il W '";in
s;snacl W. ~
| Spence e;hs.n 49,. n,lon
Samuel MaiIette. D,'lsc
II II p;nnviila
" W Bra
Ben Wslehtsa
| JUSTICES OF THE pEACE AND CON
STABLES:
Alexandria Ward
,.,:.as p.,rc-W w Wilmington an.l
Justices
A Is Raehai.
Constables-M w Baltic and eias :
DIXIE.
r.,;,e w,ra
Co'i'e "a'
justices Peace-Julm Dawson, J!
Henderson, I " sorrclle and } +
w.oa.rl
- .r,. u ,.r,e.
Constitutes Z h'naas' ''''es
Eli Cleveland and ) nj Dui'lnn.
Calcasieu Ward
1~,vt;c.s p.ace-.Iohn Dixon and Y
yns1''os A0"
i! 49,, Perkins and X \
co..
u,,,l-
L ,"n".s Peace Robert Martin an
,,:an nn,..
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Bncklen's Arnica salve.

The Best Saiye ia the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Riieam, Fever
Sores, letter. Chapred Hands. Chifhlains,
Corns, and all Skin Ernptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required II
is guaranteed tosgiye peiirr: satisfaction
or money refunded. Price p cents per
ak. For sale by MIA G Gefsrr, Eagle
a,Iug siare.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-11-27
N. C. MOSELEY,
ATTORNEY AT Jaw
ALEXANDRIA, LA.

Rpractices in all classes of eases i'll
all the Courts OF the parishes Of Raoides,
Grant. Natchitoches. Avoyelles, Sa'nner
st. Landry, in the Supreme Cont of tue,
State and in tiirFetlerai Courts.
Ditee up s,aiEs evsf " Alhsits sters'
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LODGE MEETINGS.

/NDD FELLOWS.-PhGnix Lodge. No.
~ %, /. O. o. +. meets every Tues
,lav night ut s o'clock. All brethren are
cordially invited to attend.
G.. Il. klMBER, n. q.
L. p. WnITrISGroS, Rec. See.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.-Alexan
n dria f.cdgr, No. 50, meets the First
and Third Thursdays at sp. nj. Visiting
brethren cordially invited.
Sunny SenMaLINsKI, Z. Z.
A. %IlILroN, X. Of K. Il S.
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TSIGHTS OF MISUNDERSTANDING
N Lodge. No. $40, meets on the
Second and Fourth Wednesdays of each
mon,l, at 8 p. III. Visiting brethren are
invited III attend.
d. l. ADAMS, D.
A, JARREAU, Rep.
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EH Parties wishing Printing
Gone will consult their own inter-
ests, by calling upon us or wri-
ting for samples, prices, ETC., be-.
fore giving their orders else
where.
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RED RIVER LINE.

p. TRUSLOW, President.
CHAs. W. DROWN, Traffic Manager, |
New Orleans, La.
LEROY A. STAFFORD, Agent, Alex |
andria. La.
This Line is composed of the following
iirst-class steamboats,:
Imperial, capacity 1000 bales Of settoas.
Valley Queen, 5000
Hallctte 2000
W. 7. Scovell 1901
Anna B. Adams 1000
Rosa Bland 500
And Fleet offs Barses, capacity 500
bales nf cotton each.
Boats leave New Orleans Wednesdays
and Saturdays and leave Shreveport
Tuesdays and Fridays.
The new steamer w. t. SsSvels, built
expressly for this trade, will ssahe week
~ trips between Alexandria AND shrere-
port during the coming season.
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DUBLIC NOTICE IS HEl EBf A
given that the regular meet-SxTS1
inrs of Oliver Lodge No. 81, F. FIX
T. 4. NJ. have been changed from Z \
the list and 3b Saturdays of each
month, to the LIST and Sd Wednesdays OF
each month.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-11-27

TERMS OF COURT FOR RAPlpls PARISH:
Civil Trrms-Firss Mondays in Jana-
airy and May.
Jury Terms-First Mondays in April
and November.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
u. y. Senators.

u. =. Senator's.
N c Blanchard term expiring on the
4th Of March, 1897.
Don Gallery, term expiring on the
4th of March, 1895.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-11-27

JUDGES COURT Ok Pr-t ls-3RD CIRCUIT:
w L E,uckmau. land. Robert 5 Perry
Terms of Court-Second Mondays i'll
February aid July.
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Representatives in Congress.

Representatives in Congress.
First District. ....:Gen Adolph Meyer
Second District. ...........M DLagan
Third District. Andrew Price
Fourth District .......... H. W. Ogden
Fifth District. J Boatuer
Sixth District. NJ Robertson
State Officers.
Murphy j Foster..............G Governor
.Lieut-Guvernor
Thos s Adams. ...... Secretary OF State
Milton J Cunningham. ...Atty-General
John Pickett State Treasurer
w W Heard. Auditor Public Accounts
A D Lafargue. ..Supt Public Education
JIG Hawks. Commissioner Immigration
II c Newsom.. Commissioner Agriculture
J s Lanier... Register State Land Office
W G Burt............. Adjntaut General
f Seip,. Senator 18th Senatorial District
Baton Rouge Advocate Estate Printer
Supreme Court.
Francis T Nichols. .......Chief Justice
New Orleans.
ASSOCIATES.
Il A BrGauN
Saml d McEneIy ...........-..Ouacnlta
IL Is Watkins. River
! II & Miller. Orleans
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Supreme Court.
Parish Officers.


G w Bolton...... anl.......S L Meeker
District judges Tenth judicial District.
Jas Andrews......unl. .......A V Coco
PIP Brazeale. district Attorney
L l. Rans,lell .......Clcrk District Coa:t
G N kilpatrick............De Deputy Clerk
u L Stafford ...sheriIi ahl FAX Collector
c. i;arstow Assessor
Dir L l. Luckett, coroner
/. W Bringlurst ........Parish surTev'
Z & Maddox ...........larlsh tIuasarcr
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Has opened on Second street, opposite
City Hall and will do oil repairing IN his
line. Braidins hair chains a specially.
Fine and complicated work promptly
done. Main springs $l.e. Cleaning
81 90 TO Y 90 aud othst work rioforiiol-
1t.l-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-06
Arbor Day Changed.

The wisdom of necessity first sug-
gested Arbor day in the desert West.
Trees are the one requisite to make
many sterile regions in the trans
mississippi country habitable and pro-
ductive. The practice of planting
trees in Montana needs encourage
ment; in some sections of the state a
generous recognition has been ac-
corded Arbor day exercises But here
tofore the day set apart by the statutes
for the tree planting ceremonies has
been observed under difficulties The
third Tuesday in April is much too
close TO the closing days of winter to
make gardening a work of pleasure.
Through the efforts of Senator Eggle-
ston bill has been passed by the state
legislature changing Arbor day from
the third Tuesday in April to the
second Tuesday in May. This is in
line with the requirement of the eli
matte conditions which obtain in Mon
tana in ordinary years; it will tend to
make more popular tine ceremonies
incident to Arbor days observance.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-06

ing 1t is certain that the Rosebery
coterie would have fought the resolu-
ton that came from the Bimetallic
league had il been sure of its ground
and of its ability TO beat the scheme
for a conference. As it is, the govern
ment at London is fully committed to
the policy of working in harmony
with other powers TO the end that the
prevailing evils incident to the worlds
currency may be removed.
That is of great account to silver, ID
is in the nature of success along the
skirmish lines, and the sophistry of
the American press that is opposing
silver cannot change the facts in the
case 1t is said to be altogether prob
able that the day is not distant when
the conservatives will get into power
in England. Many of the conserva-
tiveS who will figure conspicuously in
a new government are active men,
bers of the Bimetallic league.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-06

other fact that my grandfather was
husky old fellow who succeeded in
hanging on until he was sixty-four
years old before he climbed the throne. I"
Prussia was not of very much &C
count, compared with other leading
powers, even as recently as 1861 The
present emperor's grandfather got the
succession at that time; Bismarck did
the rest. This is the Bismarck who
was laying the foundations of the en-
pire when to-day's ruler was playing in
the royal nursery with tin soldiers. He
is the Bismarck who was SUNNI oned
before breakfast one Saturday morn
ing in March, five years ago, that
the young Kaiser might denounce and
then dismiss him. He is the Bismarck
at whose hearth, if present plans are
carried out, the emperor, for policy's
sake, will appear in person three weeks
hence to bring to the Iron Chancellor
birthday greeting.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-06
Concerning the Navy.

Considering the sadly crippled con-
dition of the national treasury the
senate treated tho navy handsomely
when it approved of tho bill provid-
ing for the construction of two new
battleships and a number of torpedo
boats The plan which received the
approval of very large majority in
the house proposed the construction
of three blttleships and twelve tor
pedo boats; the senators cut the ap-
preparation by one-thlrd. The new
warships are TO cost about four million
dollars each, to have a displacement of
about ten thousand tons and are to
have the heaviest armor and the most
powerful ordnance.
This action on the part of the Fifty
third congress is a triumph of the
American national spirit. 1t indicates
that the period of our tutelage as a
nation is approaching an end. II
shows evidence of our decaying colo
nialism and marks the determination
to place the United States in that ex-
allied position among the nations of
the earth, which, by reason of her con-
tinental magnitude, her population
and wealth, this country is entitled to
assume. AS the leading and most pow
erful republic in the world this country
should send her flag into the ports of
all continents and have a power back
of it sufficient TO command and eXtort
respectful consideration.
America does not need such a navy
as England is compelled to support.
BY reason of her insular position,
her exposed sea coast and her dense
population and limited territory Eng
lands wooden walls are an absolute
necessity for her national existence.
But the United States, with her vast
variety of natural resources and her
excellent means of production and
distribution could maintain herself in
definitely if every one of her ports
were closed. And yet this nation has
need of navy; we have vast inter-
ests in foreign ports to guard; Amer
lean citizenship and American inter
ests must be protected abroad as we'll
as at home The navy is the mailed
right hand of diplomacy. This coun-
try must take her share of the burdens
incident 10 shaping the future of the
world in the direction of our own in
situations and form of government
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-06
The Effect of IL.

The goldbug press in the East is in
dustrious in the effort to have il ap-
pear that the adoption in the house of
commons of a resolution looking TO
an international conference is not of
much account These newspapers
quote what Sir William Harcourt said
as in evidence that England will be
courteous about 1t, but that, Just the
same, England will stand out for the
single gold basis first and last.
Indeed, Sir William uarcourt's
words warrant, in a sense, what the
eastern newspapers are saying. Ills
remark was that his government had
received no official communication
from Germany on the question of
another conference, but ito concur in
proposals 10 confer upon subjects of
common interest was what belonged
TO International courtesy" and he did
not doubt that when made "the invita-
tion would be met in the same manner
as the proposal of the United States
was received But, he Furthermore
said, in first suggesting the confer
ence that was aflerward held at Brus-
sells, the government of the United
States had proposed that the gather
ing be held with a view 10 establishing
the ratio of values of gold and silver
by the leading nations by means OF
the free coinage Of silver in their re-
spectiye mints England" he said,
could notaccept an invitation couched
in such terms, and could not enter
into a matter which impeached the
first principles of England's Currency"
That is all very well, but it is 10 be
remember that this chancellor of
the exchequer spoke for a goyernmen,
that even now Is believed 10 be pass
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-06
CAN'T FIND MISS VAN CAMP.
A Sisters Long search For a Woman
Who Was Abducted.

Who Was Abducted.
CLEVELAND, March 5.-Miss Helen Van
Camp of New York has been in the city
for several days hunting for her lost sis
ter, Mamie, who left her home two years
ago, under peculiar circumstances. Ma
mic Van Camp was pretty girl of Is
when she disappeared. Her parents are
prominent in New York, and the mys-
FERROUS disappearance of the young daugh-
ter has nearly driven them crazy.
Miss Van Camps story is that the son
of a New York broker, James Kelly, abb
Quoted her one afternoon two years ago,
as she was going home from school, and
since then she has never been seen by her
family. Kelly was infatuated with the
girl, and his suit was looked upon with
favor by the parents. He was young and
good-looking, and from financial stand
point he was equal to the Van Camps.
But Mamie did not love him, and avoided
him on every occasion. One day, while
she was on her way home, it is said,
Kelly stopped her, and asked her
to walk to the corner with him.
To avoid a scene she complied. On
reaching the corner Kelly motioned to a
hanson driver, and, before she could re-
alize what had happened, she was inside
and was being driven rapidly away.
Helen Van Camp has since been in
nearly every city in the United States and
Canada since then. but only once has she
obtained a clue. This was two months
ago. The family received a short letter
from Mamie, dated Cleveland. She
wanted them to come and take her home.
Helen came to Cleveland and began a
search, but not n trace of the missing girl
was found. Miss Van Camp says Kelly
has been in New York several times dur
ing the past two years, but he denies
knowing anything of the girls where
abouts.
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Welded JUST FOR A JOKE
But These Hilarious Students Found
Their Lark Was Not So Funny.

But These Hilarious Students Found
Their Lark Was Not So Funny.
BUFFALO, March 5.-Horace L. Cutter
of Rochester, of the dental department of
the University of Buffalo, and Lewis
Bacon of Philadelphia, a student in the
medical department of the university,
las: Thursday night, while intoxicated,
married two young women of question
able reputation. The young men live at
81 Days Park. After having a good time
around town they decided to call on the
women, whom they had met in the park
a few weeks before.
They took a carriage and drove to the
house of Minnie Snyder, on Clinton
street. She suggested that they get her
chum and all take a ride, SO the three
drove to 1877 Clinton street, where May
Fulton joined them. They visited several
places and drank freely.
May Fulton proposed that they get mar
ried Just for the joke of the thing" All
assented, providing that May could find a
minister. She gave the driver the address
of the Rev. Frederick Schelle, pastor of
st. Stephens Evangelical church, who
lives at Sc Broadway.
1t was after IL o'clock when Mr.. Schelle
was called into his parlor to perform the
ceremonies. He says he did not notice
that the young men had been drink
ing. Horace Cutter married May
Fulton and Lewis Bacon married Minnie
Snyder. They gave the names of George
Wilder and May Simser and Frances ).
Smith and Florence Warren.
The young men returned to their board
ing places the next day and attended the
lectures in the university as usual. The
following day their wives called at the
university to see them, and when sent
away called at their rooms at night. The
newly married women insist that the
young men must contribute to their sup
port. Cutter and Bacon will ask the
courts TO annul the marriages.
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PATcHooUE's oHAsTLY GHOST.
Believed to Have Risen From the Graves
of Shipwrecked Sailors.

of Shipwrecked Sailors.
PATCHoGUE, L. l., March 5.-There is
considerable excitement here over the
appearance of a strange figure, which the
superstitious call a ghost, and which, it is
claimed, has risen from the graves of the
three dead sailors of the wrecked schooner
Louis V. Place. The graves are in the
Episcopal cemetery on Lake View Heights,
just on the outskirts of the village.
About week ago Annie and Lizzie
Andresbock, while on their way home in
the evening, were startled by hearing I'M
earthly sounds proceeding from the ceme-
terry. Looking across the road they saw
figure standing on the edge of the sailors
graves.
The supposed ghost leaned against
tree, and appeared to be headless. The
arms moved up and down in weird
manner. This was too much for the girls
nerves, and they ran screaming TO their
homes, where their terror was laughed at
The next night, three girls, Lizzie and
Mamie Hassley and Lizzie Gundy, made
an excursion to the cemetery for the pur-
pose of seeing the ghost. At the proper
time the figure appeared and went
through the same motions again. The
ghost has been seen every night since, it
is claimed. 1t has aroused the fears of
the residents of that locality, and very
few persons venture near the spot after
nightfall. The burial plot of the dead
sailors was purchased by Mrs. A. j. S.
Weeks, and donated for the burial of the
Places victims.