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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

On Monday night last, in Har.
risonburg, La, Rev. NJ. NJ. Black,
of this city, United in the indissol.
uble bonds Mr.. 81. 81. Mobley, of
Alexandria, La, and Miss Lottie
dolloman. Life is a precarious
journey at best; but to a man es.
pecially the voyage of existence is
much safer when he sails to his
destiny under the guidance of a
mate as reliable as . good wife.
We trust that clouded skies may
never o'ersha.low the home and
hearts Of the twain that are now
as one; that the gentle lady, whose
name and identity, to q degree,
have been merged into that Of her
husband, may find none of hel
roseate hopes dispelled, and tina,
he who is thus honored may re.
main loyal and faithful, as all who
know him believe, through the
passing, even through the life un'
known.-[Natchez Democrat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

tive had an epidemic of dys-
entery in this vicinity last sum-
msr," says Samuel s. Pollock, of
Rriceland, Gal. 'I was taken
With it and suffered severely until
some one called my attention to
Chsmberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. procured u
bottle and telt better after the first
dose. Before one. half of the bot
tie had been used ! was we'll. /
recommended it to my friends aud
their experience was the same. We
all unite in saying it is the best"
For sale at the Phoenix Drug
store, f. j. Sullivan, Proprietor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

Among the numerous persons
who have been cured of rheuma-
tism By Chamberlain's Pain Balm,
mention should be made of Mrs.
Emily Thorne, Of Toledo, Wash,
who says: 81 have never been able
to procure any medicine that
would relieve me of rheumatism
like Chamberlain's Pain Balm. l
have also used it for lame back
with great success. 1t is the best
liniment l have ever used, and /
take pleasure in recommending it
to my friends" For sale at the
Phoenix Drug Store, E. j. Sulli
van, Proprietor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

COUNCILMAN RESIGNED. - Mr..
r. w. Bringhurst has rendered
his resignation as a member of the
City Council for the 9Th ward of
Alexandria. A petition has been
circulated and numerously signed,
requesting the Governor to ap.
point Mr.. L. J. Hakeny0s to ill
the vacancy.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
TAKE Your CHoICE.-The LO

TAKE Your CHoICE.-The Lou.
Is1ANA DEMOCRAT and Semi.
Weekly World, one year for S1.5O.
The LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT and
Detroit Free Press one year for
$3.50. The LOUISIANA DEMO
Graf and Louisville Courier Journal
one year for $l.6O. The LOUISA.
MA DEMOCRAT and Semi. Weekly
st. Louis Republic for SLIGO. The
LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT and Home
and Farm one year for $1.1O. The
above are splendid combinations,
any one of them being worth ten
times the price of subscription.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

SURVEY CoMPLETED.-The pre-
liminary survey for the extension
of the Kansas City, Watkins &
Gulf Railway from Alexandria to
Vidalia has been completed. The
distance is 6 miles. The corps
will return and then survey the
route from Alexandria to Shreve.
port.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
NOTICE.

OFFICE CT KANSAS CITY, WAT }
KINs & GULF RAILWAY,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. F. S. Hammond having re.
signed as General Manager, Gen
eral Freight and Passenger Agent
of this Company to accept service
with the Kansas City, Pittsburg
& Gulf Railroad Company, Mr.. A.
Thompson, Vice President is ten.
l'orarily appointed in charge Of
the Departments made vacant by
the resignation of MIR. Hammond.
Effective August lst.
j. b. WATKINS,
President.
Lake Charles, La, July 22d 1895.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

An electric light has been
placed in position at the crossing
of the Morgan railroad track. 1t
will prove to be a very great con.
yenience to nocturnal pedestrians
and was an oversight that it was
not placed there when the lights
were first erected.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
A DIAMOND THIEF ARRESTED

A DIAMOND THIEF ARREsTED:.
Sheriff Stafford arrested last
Friday, on a letter from Chief Of
Police Caster, a white man named
Howell, charged with stealing a
diamond pin worth 3l3O, from Dan
Carroll, several weeks ago in New
Orleans. Howell had been seen
with the pin BY several parties,
but when taken into custoly, did
not have it and claimed that it had
been taken away from him u ct
arms by two strangers, who had
been in Alexandria for several
days. These men were arrested,
as we'll as two women, the other
occupants of the h0use-a negro
dive-.where they had been lodg.
ing and the house searched, but
no trace of the missing pin could
he found. AS there was no in.
eliminating evidence tending to
connect them with the mysterious
disappearance of the stolen dia.
mond, the men were discharged
the next day, after remaining in
the lookup through the night.
Howell is still in Jail and will be
held to await the arrival Of the
Crescent City authorities. Sheriff
Stafford has offered rewBrd OF
ten dollars for any information
which will lead to the recovery Of
the pin. We clip the following
from the Times Democrat in refer.
ence to the arrest of Howell:
WHAT CHIEF CASTER SAYS.
The man arrested in Alexandria
is supposed to be the thief who
stole a diamond from Mr.. Dan
Carroll about three weeks ago.
Superintendent Caster received an
anonymous letter Thursday from
Alexandria, announcing that tue
thief was there with the diamond,
but that he could not be arrested,
as he stood in with the authorities.
superintendent Caster inclosed
this letter IN one to Sheriff Stat
ford by return mail, knowing that
it was false, and believing that it
would lead to the arrest of the
guilty party. The result was the
news received last night of the ar
rest of the man. Sheriff Stafford
is the same who effected the ar
rest of Harris, the famous sneak
thief, some two years ago.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

Eliza Hamilton, an aged col.
ored woman, supposed to have
been more than 80 years Of age,
died on the 23rd of this month, at
the residence of Deputy Sheriff
VIM. French. The family were
very much attached to the old
woman, as she had been with
them for many years, having mars,
cd his own, as we'll as all the chill.
dren of his father, the late DR..
French.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

The articles of incorporation
of the Presbyterian church of al.
exandria have been drawn up, sub
scribed by the incorporators and
sent to the District Attorney for
approval, as is required by law.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
"A rumor was in circulate

"A rumor was in circulation
yesterday, just before going to
press, that the Governor had par.
doDed Montfort Wells, who was
convicted of forgery at the Novem.
Der term of Court and sentenced
to four years Imprisonment at hard
labor in the penitsutiary.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
A Pioneers Recommendation.

Mr.. J. W. Venable, of Downey,
q pioneer of Los Angeles County,
CAL, says: "Whenever | am trou.
bled with q pain in the stomach,
or with diarrhoea, l use Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. 1 have used it for years,
know it to be a reliable remedy,
and recommend it to every one"
For sale at the Phoenix Drug
store, +. j. Sullivan, proprietor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
SHOULD NOT OBsTRUCT THE


SHOULD NOT OBsTRUCT THE
CRosslNG.-Our friend, MIR. John
w. Prescott complains. that him.
self and wife, en- route to Alexan
dria, were detained fully an hour
last Thursday at the Bayou Rob.
ert crossing of the Texas & Pacific
Railway, their passage being OBJ.
structed by a freight train. While
the railroads have the right to the
free aud andisturbed use OF their
tracks under certain reservations
and restrictions, the travelling
public also have the right to cross
their tracks on foot, on horseback
and in vehicles and they should
not be permitted to obstruct their
passage and detain them for an
unusual or unnecessary length of
time. It is true that the switch.
ing and side-trackiug of freight
trains requires time, but it should
not be done at crossings OIL the
public road. We believe that the
Texas & Pacific officials are ac-
commoda,ing gentlemen, who
would not usurp any rights to the
detriment OF the public and it is
only necessary to call their atten-
ton to the detention complained
of, to prevent recurrence i'll the
future.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

DIR. Sylyester's Specific for
Bots, Collie aud Tympaultes i'll
horses, mules and COWS is the
best remedy that medical science
has ever discovered. For sale at
the Eagle Drug Store, }. Geiger.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
Rudy's Pile suppository.

is guaranteed to Cure Piles and Consti-
patton, OF money refunded. SO cents per
box, Send two stamps for circular and
Free Sample to MARTIN RUDY, Regis
tered Pharmacist, Lancaster, Pa. No
PosTALs ANSWERED. For sale by all
tirst-class druggists everywhere, and in
Alexandria, La. by L. Il. Baynard.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

Every person owning horse,
mule or COW, should have a bottle
of DIR. Sylvester's Specific in the
house at all times. No telling
when required. For sale at Eagle
Drug Store, j. Geiger.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

DIR. Sylvester is Veterinary
Surgeon for the last 80 years and
Professor of one of the principal
Hospitals.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY
NOTES.


Count Ben Schmalinski spent
the day at Wells last Sunday.
MIR. Ben We'll is rusticating
in the pine woods at HinestoD.
MIR. T. q. Bush, Of Fairmount,
Grant parish, gave US an appreci'
ated call Monday.
MIR. r. J. Peterman left Sun
day on visit to friends at Bay
st Louis, Miss.
Mr.. Henry Geiger returned
Saturday, from the White Sui
phur Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. + Powers re-
turned from Pass Christian last
week.
Prof. II. II. Harper, recently
from Luke Charles, gave us a
pleasant call last week.
MIR. Emile Scbmalinski, Of
We'll Z. O., was in town last week,
visiting his father and mother.
Miss Ida Goldenberg has re
turned from a visit of several
weeks to relatives at Levin's Sta
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Gilmore
returned Saturday night from a
six mouths sojourn at at Ontario
Canada.
MIR. Geo. r. Waters will please
accept thanks for a basket of de-
licious grapes sent this office last
Saturday.
MIR. Earnest McGinnis expects
to leave this week for Texas, width
sr he goes to accept a position
with his Uncle.
MIR. l.. E. Bentley, the talent
ed editor of the Donaldsonville
Chief was in town last Wednesday
and gave us an appreciated call.
Mr.. Bernard Mayer and FAM
ly left several days ago for the
pine woods near Forest Hill
where they will spend the sum
mer.
Mrs. j. T. Liverman, of Mans
field, who has been visiting hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Is. Bay
uard, for several weeks, returned
home Monday evening.
MIR. N. G. Watts, editor anG
proprietor of the Boyce Enterpris,
was in town last Friday and favor
ed the DEMOCRAT with au enter
tanning visit.
-Messrs. Sol Mayer and Eu
gene ROsenthal returned Saturday
night from a weeks recreation al
the White Sulphur Springs, ii
Catahoula parish.
Mr.. John j. Ferguson, oul
we'll known and reliable Secont
street jeweler, returned Saturda!
from o weeks "outing' at tn
White Sulphur Springs, in Catah
ouls parish.
Mrs. Mamie Doonar and he
sister, Miss Lii Smith, after spend
ing short season with relative
in our city, returned this morning
to their home in Monroe. Mis-
Adelia Racial accompanied them
Mrs. Peterman and her son
Master Justin, left for their hom
in Alexandria last Sunday. W
have missed Justin very mucl
this week, as he WAS quite fire
quent and pleasant visitor at thi
Office while here.-ISabine Banne,
Mrs. G. NJ. Moore, wife G
"mine host" of the StOnewall Ho
tel, accompanied by Miss Jenni
Hale, left Monday night for Ne,
Orleans, where they will take pas
sage on the steamship Louisian
for New York City and will be al
sent about q month.
Mr.. Tom Charles, the genis
"knight of the grip" who ha
been taking a we'll earned vacs
ton tor several months, has a.
copied service with Nicholson
Co., of Cincinnati and will stal
out on "the road" again to-day, j
the interest of this house.
MIR. W. Fl. Kline, formerl
connected with the editorial staff
the Lake Charles american, b1
now a member of the surveyiu
corps of the Kansas City, Wa
kius & Gulf Railway, gave IL
DEMOCRAT q call last week. W
understand from our conyers
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
The Many Have Too Few and the Few Too
Many!

~ Big prices will not do in these bard times, when
W&S even the wealthy cannot afford to waste their
49, money and the poor require double duty OF eve
ry dollar and every penny.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
In WetllOck's Golden Chains.

Lake Charles, La, July 22d 1896
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-12-11
Orange Growers Chat.
? Florida Agriculturist:

Editor Florida, Agriculturist:
Winter is with us again, such winter
as South Florida generally has-of
bright, sunshiny days and cool nights.
There was light frost last week that
has changed the color of the m aples and
gum trees in the swamps, and touching
a few potato leaves. 5 #
Orange trees have grown fast the lat
ter part of the summer and fall where
they have received the proper care.
Many of the best bid fair to begin to
bear again next year. 1t is unfortunate
that great many of our residents have
not been able to work and fertilize their
groves. This has been the great oppor-
tunlty of the. wealthy orange grower
who could push his groves right along.
There is grove Of forty acres near here
that is real beauty now. Some sprouts
are fifteen to twenty feet high and climb
ing out of the tops Of the dead branches.
There are about 500 trees that came out
above the buds and will bear from one
quarter to box per tree next year.
ml. A. all as.,n- -x.slAaS- -AnANnss- and nnHan0aa
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-12-11

the dry season. The Crescent will
stand much more dry weather than the
Newman.
During the past season we lost all our
Newman; while the Crescents nearly all
lived in the same bed. We have never
lost our stand of Crescent kut have fire.
quently had TO buy Newman. There are
undoubtly other varieties that will do
as wei or better than the Crescent. | do
not understand why amateur garden
who wish to raise few berries for home
use do not make more effort to find a
more desirable berry than that generally
found in gardens. | put my plants
closer together than many do | cover
the entire ground with plants not more
than fifteen inches apart, sometimes
less, every eighth or tenth row some
staminate variety like the Newnan or
Early Michel. The main thing is 10 be
sure that there is plenty of fertilizer
used and that the ground does not get
too dry. Any kind OF we'll rotted
manure from the stable or chicken
coops will give plants start, but to
make sure of success l generally give
several applications of the fertilizer
manufactured by E. o. Painter & Co.,
of DeLand. I like to start plants early
in August or September if possible.
Large thrifty plants yield many more
berries. When the berries are nearly
ripe I mulch them with pine straw
to keep them out of the sand, giving a
good application of fertilizer just before
mulching. The pine leaves also help to
keep the ground moist. l have had
berries bearing we'll in January and
sometimes as late as the 4th of July.
G. W. WEBSTER.
Lake Helen, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-12-11

would be best to pick out to make the
future tree out of, as every now and then
some shoot would get sick and die back
to the ground. thought best to leave
all until next spring, when they can be
thlnned out to advantage. Where foot
rot has been prevalent in groves the
freeze has not checked it, and [ think
has rather helped it along.
S. P. SHEPHERD.
Palm Springs. Orange County.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-12-11
Vol. XXI, No. 50. Whole No. S94,
For the Florida Agriculturist.
The Strawberry IN Florida.

Inc strawberry III flOIlua'
There are a great many fruits and
vegeta bles that can be successfully
raised here in Florida, but for those
who take pleasure in amateur gardening
one Of the most satisfactory investments
is nice bed of strawberries. always
have small bed of them and generally
feel we'll paid for the trouble in caring
for them.
So far as my observation has extended
the leading strawberry in Florida has
been the Newman This is solid berry
that stands shipping we'll, which | think
accounts for it's general cultivation.
Some varieties that do well further
north seem to be nearly worthless here.
| have tried several kinds with varying
success. The sharpless, Jersey Queen
and some others were total failure.
The earliest berry that l have ever
found was the IronclId. | picked ripe
berries of that variety two days after
President Harrison was elected, Novem-
ber 9th, think. 1t produced some very
large berries. | measured one over six
inches in circumference but the yield
was not as satisfactory as some other
kinds. Twelve years ago | planted
several varieties as an experiment but
finally discarded all except the Crescent
Seeding and the Newman, depending
mainly upon the Crescent Seeding.
This is a pistillate berry or at least
does not produce sufficient stamens to
bear full crops without the aid of some
staminate variety planted near. For this
purpose have always used the Newman
till recently. The Crescent is an earlier
berry than the Newman and for us has
horne think twice as much fruit, the
berries being much larger and of better
quality, 1t is rather soft berry hence
not good for shipping. For family use
or for the home market | prefer it to
ANYTHING have yet found. For Stam-
nate plants l am now using the Early
Michel. and think am going to like it.
This variety is still earlier than the Cres-
cent and very vigorous growing plant;
both kinds have now, (December ~
heen IN blossom for some time. There
is one objection to the Early Michel
that applies also to the Newman itpro-
duces too many runners; many more
than the Crescent. 1t certainly produces
very strong plants and has the reputa-
tion of doing we'll in Florida. have not
tested It's bearing qualities sufficiently to
give an opinion. One reason that the
Newman is SO universally used by anna
teur gardeners is the fact that 1t IS
about the only variety that can be had
here in Florida at cheap rate. Nearly
every one in the vicinity of Lake Helen
who raises strawberries depends on buy
ing plants. Unless on low, moist ground
or where there is excellent facilities for
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-12-11
Cream Raising.
Agriculturist:

Editor Florida Agriculturist:
Comparative tests of cream raising
are frequently published in which 1T is
shown that more cream has been Oh
tanned by one method or apparatus than
by another. Extravagant claims of
manufacturers are made in their circu-
lars, When people are properly educated
on the subject of cream raising these
absurd claims will go in one ear and
out the other.
A DUTY FOR EDITORS.
Milk set when first drawn, or at q tenn
perature of SO or 95 degrees. will yield
all its cream as soon as or very soon
after its TEN perature has been reduced
to As degrees, if the reduction be quickly
made. If there is any process, method,
apparatus or device, by which more
than all the cream can be obtained, it
is the duty of agricultural and dairy
papers to ascertain what that process is
and let the world know it Just as soon as
they can.
THE REAL QUESTION.
A comparative test amounts to but
little, if it does not show that the pro-
cess or apparatus producing the most
cream obtains it all. However, | do
not remember ever to have seen in any
published statement of comparative
tests the additional statement that pains
were taken to demonstrate that all the
cream was obtained by the successful
competitor To determine the value of
any system of cream raising a compare
tive test is not necessary, nor is 1t of any
value unless the additional fea ture above
mentioned is taken into consideration.
HOW TO SETTLE 1T.
To dete mine whether all the cream
has been obtained, especially where the
cold, deep setting or Swedish system has
been used, the creamed milk should be
heated up TO temperature OF 100 de-
grees or SO degrees and reset-the tenn
perature being quickly reduced to 45
degrees limo cream comes to the sur
face it is pretty good evidence that it
was all obtained at first setting. There
will nearly always be slight scum that
will come to the surface at such time,
but 1t will not be cream. There will be
no butter in it.
Another way is GO use the Babcock
test, now acknowledged to be reliable
and accepted as such in the courts Of
Justice. +. w, MOsELRx.
Clinton. Iowa.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-12-11
DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, December IL, 1895.

rance will do. The work on this grove
has been kept right on as usual, giving
employment to the neighbors living
around that needed it badly to help
them tide over this hungry gap until
their groves bear again, who, otherwise,
would have been forced to quit their
homes and seek employment elsewhere.
Had this been done more generally, g.
great many good men would h ~ been
saved to the 5 ate.
The borf rs did not do the damage that
great many writer's have claimed. l
am inclined to believe that they have
been an actual benefit. The bodies that
they haYe bored into were sour, and
these minute holes helped to dry out the
old stock. When they bored into living
wood, the sap filled the holes, killing
the insects. have seen some umbrella
trees that had been attacked, but the
trees are still fourishing.
We have been congratulating ourselves
that yhe scale insects were all frozen
out: but such is not the case; for some
trees that had been wrapped in broom
straw, that saved few inches of their
bodies, saved some scales, too, which
are spreading over the trees.
The question of banking sand around
the tender sprouts is agitating the grow
ers now. Some are not in favor of it
believe that if we had banked two feet
high around all the trees in the State,
that 1t would have made the difference
of many thousands of dollars Of value in
our groves today. l can easily see that
if all of our budding had been done
close to the ground and one foot Of sand
had been thrown up around them every
winter, that many more thousands
would have been saved IN loss of buds
question is, how high should they be
banked? A mound one foot high and
two feet across at the bottom will con-
tain little over one cubic foot of sand.
Now raise it to two feet high and four
feet across the base, and it will contain
over eight cubic feet. AS sand will not
stay long at slope of one to one in rain
and wind, the base will have to be made
wider to keep the height to twofeet. At
any rate, it will take eight times as
much labor to raise the mound two feet
as it will to make it one. am banking
one foot high at present, as the most
danger of splitting the bark is close to
the ground. If it comes cold enough to
take the leaves off down to the mound,
then will consider the question of rails
ing the mound to two feet. The sand
should be taken as close to the trees as
possible, 80 that it can be pulled away
with hoe next spring.
have let all the sprouts grow thisyear
that would. l wanted to get as many
leaves as possible to relieve the roots and
get some protection from the cold; be-
sidas. 7 could not tell which shoots